Monday, December 8, 2008

Welcome

If you're reading this, then you are among the first to visit "Dead Critics Society". Congratulations! 

You've probably noticed that the title is based on that of the film Dead Poets Society. It's one of my favorite films and it also provides the grounds of what I want to accomplish here. In the film, the main characters were striving to find a life of passion in their monotonous world. This isn't to say that gaming or film has become monotonous, but that they need a little more passion. I'm going to try to do my part and give them just that. 

This blog is going to cover both gaming and film, but it'll have a bit more emphasis on gaming. I have some pretty unique views on how both should be reviewed. It's probably best put that my inspirations are loosely Giantbomb.com and the all-powerful Yahtzee. For now, my grading system is going to basically be Giantbomb's. I find it the best right now, but that may change in time if this blog takes off. 

I'll have a review up soon so you sample my writing. It's probably going to be Fable 2 or Gears of War 2. I also have a tendency to review older games, which I feel casts light on games with no hype. Hype is a dangerous thing and I'll try to keep it out of my blog. 

I'm looking into having some other people write here. For now, I can only cover 360 games and a limited number of PC and Wii games. I'll try to get as much in as I can, but I'll definitely defer you to another review of a hugely-hyped game.

Anyway, my name is W.A. Julian and this is Dead Critics Society.

- W.A. Julian

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