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...would never suggest that the advanced technology is itself anathema to good narrative, except in one instance: Voice-overs. When read off a screen, the dialogue’s overall care in character shines through, and its many stupid moments are forgiven. In FFX, they’re highlighted by often-disastrous acting. In flashbacks of Tidus’s youth, his father grunts like a pro-wrestler, a bad-dad act so bad it wins a chuckle. Yuna can only say two words without inhaling hesitantly...
...recent books are devoted to video games, one, the [i have these titles in my notebook, just not on me right now] shows a young couple in their pajamas, bathed in the blue glow of a tv screen. She has spiky hair; the two of them look like they belong in a Volvo ad (drivers, not passangers.) Another book, [title here] catalogues the “golden age of video games”, reflecting perhaps the simultaneous vogue of the eighties and video game culture. The Final Fantasy music video played on MTV. Movies based on video games proliferate...
...replete with refrigerator, sink, microwave, wood cabinets, a Poland Spring water cooler and a bar-style seating area with funky wood and red fabric stools. In the main lounge area are two couches, some tables, three computers, a circle of swiveling easy chairs, a pool table and a giant-screen TV. The center seems ripe for a party. “The center puts student social life in the center of the department, both literally and figuratively, and that’s a good thing,” Dransfield says...
...comedy Clerks, was recruited to bring the blind vigilante Daredevil back from cancellation. It is now a top-five-selling title and positioned to benefit even more from the 2003 Ben Affleck movie version. DC Comics, Marvel's rival, also has plenty of projects slated for the big screen. Wonder-Woman, Superman, Batman: Year One, and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (to star Sean Connery) are all in the pipeline...
...room to complain - about the introduction of an American character, Tom Sawyer, into the mainly British League comic community, or the new black leather X-Men costumes - all fans of this genre should be thrilled. Thanks to Hollywood, their favorite heroes will not only be saving the world on screen, but will be rescuing the comic-book industry as well...