Thursday, September 24, 2009
Here is another short post coming at you. I had nothing to do today. After spending the other days of the week mostly out of home, I just felt the urge to be lazy and stay at home for a day. Besides, I had Halo 3: ODST to keep me company.Still, a game can only keep you occupied for so long. The appeal lasts even shorter when you've only got access to Firefight mode, because your sibling forbids you from playing Campaign mode without him.
I visited my usual few websites which I frequent daily, which isn't a lot to be honest. Soon I got bored and started reading random pages in Wikipedia. Then I stumbled upon the Wiki page for Marvel's recent World War Hulk series.
So I went to get the complete World War Hulk arc. I've only read the first few issues so far, but it looks promising. As we all know, the Hulk is one of the most misunderstood super powered beings in the Marvel universe.
Despite the amount of times he has unknowingly saved the Earth, majority of its occupants consider the Jade Giant more of a threat than a hero. After way too many of his rampages, Iron Man, Black Bolt, Doctor Strange and Mr. Fantastic meet to discuss a solution.
Finally, the decide to play God, and they vanquish the Hulk to a faraway planet by tricking him into a space capsule. However, the navigation on the capsule malfunctions halfway, and the Hulk crash lands onto the wrong planet.
Initially, the Hulk was meant to be headed to a planet with conditions close to Earth's. It had wildlife and vegetation, but no sentient life forms. No one the Hulk could hurt if he were to lose control.
Instead, the Hulk was now stranded on a planet with some of the toughest and most brutal species in the galaxy. Weakened by his entry to the planet, the Hulk is captured, and sold as a slave.
He is later thrown into a gladiator's arena, alongside other alien species. A towering alien beast is let lose upon them. The crowd grows wild rooting for the beast, especially when it swallows the Hulk, but soon silence falls upon the crowd as the Hulk tears his way out of the beast.
It takes a while for the crowed to recover from the shock, but soon they direct their cheers at this new champion. Unhappy with the results, the ruler of the planet, known as the Red King, dons his suit of battle armour, and he attempts to slay the Hulk.
The overconfident king charges head on at the Hulk, and he manages to create some deep wounds with his sword, but it only makes the Hulk angrier. Grabbing the king's arm, the Hulk tosses the King to the ground, and uses a blade to slash at the king.
Silence descends upon the crowd a second time, as they are shocked that the Red King, who claimed to be a god, could actually bleed. The king himself is shocked. The Hulk attempts to deal some more damage to the king, but the Red King quickly retreats.
His bodyguard, a female alien known as Caiera, defends him, and while the Hulk is distracted, the king attacks from behind with a powerful jolt of electricity, rendering the still weak Hulk unconscious.
That's about as far as I've read. Like I said, it's looking promising. On Earth, the Hulk is considered an Omega level threat. A force of nature. Amongst the top of the food chain. On this planet, he is close to the bottom. Interesting series.
Speaking of the Hulk, I unlocked him in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2! I had to search for 5 hidden Gamma Regulators throughout the game in order to get him as a playable character. While I'm not exactly that satisfied with him, I'm not disappointed either.
For starters, Hulk is the most damaging and has the most hit points among all the characters in the game. He has all his standard moves, like the ground pound and sonic clap. He also has a guided attack, as well as a powerful debuff.
I find the ground pound most useful because it uses up little energy, does moderate AOE damage, and it can be used in rapid succession. The sonic clap is alright, especially when surrounded, since it pushes enemies back.
But then, if I wanted to push enemies back, then I would just use the ground pound, since it's more damaging and has a larger AOE. What's more, the ground pound can juggle enemies in the air, and they still get damage while in mid air.
The guided move is basically a dash attack. Use it, and Hulk runs at an enemy like a mad gorilla. Of course, you can control the direction he's running in. This move is fun, especially when used on larger foes, because if you collide into them successfully, the Hulk will leap onto and pound the shit out of them.
But I find it stupid that the move cancels out upon the first hit. I mean, when the Hulk collides into smaller foes, why can't he just continue charging while battering other foes out of the way. Why the hell does one small soldier stop the Hulk from charging.
Finally, the debuff. While it might not seem like it, it's Hulk's second best move, right after the ground pound. When you use it, the Hulk bellows in rage, causing the entire area to shake. All enemies on screen get stunned for a few seconds, and their defence points go way down.
I guess Hulk is a fun character. He's biggest problem is probably the fact that his ground pound is overpowered, making his sonic clap and charge redundant. Still, it's awesome being a mindless beast who specializes in smashing.
Today was more of a boring day. But some times, boring is good. I don't mind going out, but I also don't mind staying at home and lazing the day away. Also, by staying at home, I don't spend a single cent!
Oh, and Yiling finally called me again today! ^^
posted @ 11:10 PM
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