No Lives Left

Elden Ring , probably my most anticipated game in recent memory, is finally upon us. And the game has delivered in spades . I mean seriously, this game is immense.  Elden Ring  is almost an amalgamation of all From Software's recent releases. It's got the bread and butter Dark Souls's combat formula and aesthetic. It utilizes certain stealth mechanics from Sekiro . And there's probably something from Bloodborne  too but...uh... mumble mumble.... And while George R.R, Martin did have some credit for the work on lore building and story, Elden Ring  still uses the sparse breadcrumb tactic From Software loves so well.  Not to say that story in Eldin Ring is a throwaway. In fact the lore is much easier to stomach and decipher than previous From Software game. The breadcrumb trail is a bit more...breadcrumb-y. But the overarching story is just a stable glue that holds your interest enough so that traversing the gargantuan land of this game feels rewarding all the tim...

This might be a bit incoherent since I want to get my thoughts out quickly and get back to playing Elden Ring (yes, it definitely has a hold on me). Possible spoilers below (but I'll try to be cryptic). Batman has been around for 80 years and I think it's safe to say that it's hard to come up with an original story or fresh take on the Caped Crusader. So many writers, artists, and movie directors have taken the reins on his IP and have served up quite a few homers over the decades in every form of media. I'd say that Batman is arguably more popular than Superman, if not, well known.   Despite the popularity, every Batman movie has featured some sort of flashback to Batman's origin story. It's either the gun being held by the crook with Thomas Wayne in the way trying to protect his family or the scene of an orphaned boy on his knees in between his two parents. Heck, even the Joker (2019)  had a scene for that as well. It gets old and it gets tired.  Thankfully M...