No Lives Left

It's amazing what Hollow Knight has done. Not just from a gaming perspective, but from an art perspective as well. Team Cherry was able to create a very depressing and post apocalyptic setting but instead of keeping the tone dreadful and dreary, they were able to add life and a sense of wonder to the world. Not only that, but some of the character designs are a bit cute.  And despite the juxtaposition of world design and character design, the game on a general level works well. Hollow Knight isn't for everyone, obviously. But it's content, quality, and art style really puts this indie game on a pedestal above the rest.  Graphics: You can tell a lot of effort had went into the art direction of this game - even the backgrounds The game is absolutely gorgeous. The hand drawn sprites (if you can even call it that) move gracefully. Each character and enemy in the game have an amazing amount of detail and animation. Despite the sad and dark atmosphere of the game, ...

Oh, Bruce Timm, what has happened to you? Champion of my childhood; the brainchild of  Batman: The Animated Series (Batman: TAS) . Now, the villain behind not one, but two terrible animated Batman movies. What happened? Have you contracted the same virus as Frank Miller? Is there a certain lifespan of Batman creativity that stops after the '90s? If only I could peek into that confused head of yours and see if there is a loose wire. I could fix it, and all would be right with the world. We could have good  Batman stories instead of what we have now. Remember good animated Batman shows/movies? Batman TAS  was an instrumental television show in establishing and memorializing the Batman universe for years to come. Not one person who grew up in the early/mid nineties could say they didn't know about the show.  Even with the repetition of villains, the show never got repetitious. It was fresh, exciting, and each episode was  told in a very surprisingl...