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What Was Good About Doctor Who: Series 8?

The Best of Series 8 Doctor Who: Series 8 - End of Series Review by Nathan Brooks Nobody hates Doctor Who more than Doctor Who fans. Sometimes I feel like the only Doctor Who fan who actually likes the programme. So, whereas most ‘Whovians’ right now would be thinking of another reason to decapitate Steven Moffat, I’m going to look back at what the Doctor Who crew gave us this year and decide what truly shined in series 8. Best Change: The Doctor Oh Nathan, you picked the Doctor as the best change, how original!  Capaldi doing the hand thing. I don't get it either. Okay, hear me out. The Doctor in this series probably had the biggest change he’s ever had since Doctor Who’s 2005 revival. Although each Doctor since Eccleston has all been different, they’ve also all had at least one thing in common. They were, more often than not, nice people. Capaldi on the other hand, is extremely different. A lot of the time he treats the people he’s wo...

Is Hyrule Warriors Any Good?

A LOVE LETTER TO ZELDA FANS, WRITTEN IN SOMEBODY ELSE’S WORDS Hyrule Warriors - Video Game Review by Nathan Brooks Hyrule Warriors is Nintendo’s first attempt at a hybrid. In this case, it’s a hybrid between Koei Tecmo’s Dynasty Warriors series and Nintendo’s very own Legend of Zelda series. Hybrids, obviously, don’t always work and considering how each of these games have quite different gameplay styles (mindless killing vs puzzles and adventure), this was a serious gamble. At the same time, this game is a massive celebration of all things TLOZ and if anything TLOZ related is messed up, Nintendo are in serious trouble. So, does this game work or is it just a mess of two styles that should’ve never tried to get along? Story Even the Triforce has turned up to the party! Compared to other games in TLOZ franchise, the story in Hyrule Warriors isn’t anything spectacular. It lacks the depth of the stories in normal TLOZ games and isn’t anywhere near as interesting. It’s o...

Is Transformers: Age of Extinction Any Good?

The Age of Explosions Transformers: Age of Extinction - Film Review by Nathan Brooks Michael Bay returns with another robot filled film that’ll make lots of money, and prove that he still hasn’t decided to do something original with the franchise. Like make a good movie. Be prepared for little story and lots of explosions, it’s Transformers: Age of Extinction. Story Cade and Tessa Yeager, along with Shane Dyson, AKA "Team Cliché"  The story is just as mediocre as the previous movies, but bizarrely the first half of the movie is actually very story-heavy. Although it still isn’t very good. So, lets have a look at this "story". Mechanic/inventor, Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg) is lacking money, due to spending it all on useless inventions. He ends up buying this really old truck, which turns out to be Optimus Prime. Meanwhile, his daughter  – Tessa Yeager - is doing everything teenage daughters always do in movies and her dad, obviously, is really overp...