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Rocket League Impressions

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I was never a huge fan of racing and sports games. Mainly because I was pretty bad at them growing up. I could never get into the car simulator Gran Turismo because I wasn't much of a car enthusiast. I never liked Need for Speed because I just didn't like cars in general. I mean, I am pretty good at Mario Kart, but that doesn't say much. In terms of sports games I've played and owned a few. Most of those were NBA games like NBA Jam . I only played Madden to throw Hail Mary's (Maries?) because who else didn't?  Though I am a football fan, growing up I didn't really care about the intricacies of the game. I mean most American Football probably don't either. So if you came to my middle school self and said, "Yo, buddy (for the record no one called me buddy in middle school)...wouldn't it be cool if there was a soccer video game except instead of people there were hot wheels cars?" I wouldn't have been very enthusiastic about the ide...

Batman vs. Superman Movie Review

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Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice Review It's better than the cereal.  [Note: Major Spoilers!! If you care about the movie, please stop reading now.] I've been thinking long and hard on how to approach this review. Every since I was a kid, I anticipated this movie. So in order to hype me up for the release, I decided to go in without watching the trailers or reading any reviews. The movie was definitely not  amazing as my twelve year old would have liked it to be but it definitely was enjoyable. I came away genuinely excited for the future of DC films and the setup for a Justice League movie. But then I read the reviews, I talked to friends, and read Reddit posts. It was almost unanimous. The movie was not only terrible but a desecration to the DC name. Words that other described it were "boring," "nonsensical," "poorly edited," and the most famous one, "mess." It's sad because I genuinely liked the movie. And when...