Ruminations on the Big N’s Blondes

Hey guys!  Want to see me whack a beehive with a hockey stick?  Then let me ask you a question: how do you feel about Zero Suit Samus’ new design?

I’m going to come right out and say it: I think it’s all right.  The high heels are an interesting addition, and one that I wouldn’t have made, but hey.  It’s there, and it’s just a tweak to a character that’s already pretty cool.  But I think the best part of the redesign is ZSS’s face, and head in general; HD graphics have served her well, and believe it or not that’s the part of her I keep zeroing in on.  Now, if only the rest of the internet could do the same, we’d be set.

Then again, it seems like these days there’s always something to rally behind -- some trivial, others…not so much.  Given that I buried my face in my hands and shook my head when I heard that there’s going to be a movie reboot of Power Rangers by the dark forces behind movies like Twilight, The Hunger Games, and Divergent, I’m probably no better than anyone else out there.

Though in my defense…really, Hollywood?  Really?

The Secret Origin of Princess Peach (In Theory)

I know that opinions may vary pretty wildly on the game, but in all honesty I like PlayStation All-Stars.  I like it a lot more than I thought I would, and even months after its release I’ll go out of my way to play online (now more than ever thanks to the presence of Emmett “Easy Money” Graves).  It’ll be interesting to see what comes next for the game, both in terms of new characters and in terms of a sequel that can improve on what we have already. 

Still, if there’s one thing I lament -- coming from someone who’s spent years playing the Smash Bros. games -- it’s the absence of a lot of true all-stars.  Chief among them, Princess Peach.  My brother swears up and down that she’s overpowered/broken, but even if that was the case (and I suspect not, given her tier list placing), I still like her beyond just giving me a good shot at victory.  There’s just something refreshing -- or maybe “hilarious” is more like it -- about being able to fling around gorillas and smack evil warlords in the face with a tennis racket.  She’s THE video game princess, and brings along with her an air of daintiness and goodness; she’s like a breath of fresh air, in the sense that she’s a respite against the MANLY MAN MEN that a lot of games would have you play as.  Don’t get me wrong, there are other female characters that I enjoy playing as or having around (more so than Peach, and by a long shot), but for what it’s worth the pink-clad princess is more than enough to put a smile on my face.

Maybe now more than ever, if my theory is correct.