Life is Strange

Hello my lovelies,

Spring finally seems to be arriving here in the UK, thank God! I'm so excited for the weather to start warming up and spending more time outside again. How are you all? I've got something a bit different for you today. Not my usual ramble about whether I like a film or television programme but instead, a game. But not just any game, it happens to be the first video game I've ever been bought and the first game I've ever really played for a proper amount of time to get into it. It is as the title suggests, Life is Strange.

I am a total noob when it comes to gaming. Sure there have been times when I've joined friends in games like Super Mario or Just Dance, and there was a short period of time that I actually played Pokemon. However when it comes to games with a proper story I wouldn't even know where to begin. I've watched friends and my boyfriend play and I find myself getting the storyline and wanting to watch more to find out what would happen, so when I came home from work last week to find my lovely other half had bought me a game like this, I was very happy and thought it was a really sweet thing for him to have done.

The limited edition Life is Strange. 

Not only did he buy me the game though, he bought me the limited edition version which just made it that bit more special, and I couldn't help but smile and be very grateful. Just from looking at the art book that came with it, I could tell it would be a beautiful game and from the short amount that I've played so far, it hasn't disappointed me yet. It also came with the soundtrack CD and although I haven't had a chance to listen to the whole thing yet, what I've heard in game play is really lovely and works so well with the game and its story.

Developed by Dontnod Entertainment and published by Square Enix in 2015 in different episodes, Life is Strange is a game that allows you to choose actions which then decide how the story unfolds, and could lead to good or bad consequences. It focuses on Maxine Caulfield, a photography student who discovers she has the ability to rewind time. How cool is that!! We follow her through her days at school and when she's just spending time with best friend Chloe, and see how she realises she has the ability.

I haven't played too much of it just yet but from what I have played I can easily say I really enjoy this game. At first I thought I'd be quite stressed figuring out what to do and how to do things, but I seem to have picked it up quite well. I know that sounds really silly but I really am not a very good gamer at all so this is quite good for me. Compared to other games I've seen, this seems to be a really good choice of game for someone like me. I love the story of it and when I play, I really find myself getting sucked in and not wanting to put the controller down. I really like how at times the story takes over and rather than control everything you get to watch as things unfold before it gives you control to move around again.

I would definitely recommend this game to anyone and everyone and I don't say that easily. I don't know a lot about games but I think this is one that many would enjoy and is definitely worth giving a go. If you're not sure about it, watch the trailer below and you'll see just how amazing it looks.

Until next time my lovelies, thanks for reading :) x

"Phenomenal Woman, That's Me" - Poetic Justice

Hello my lovelies,

Hope your week is going well so far, slowly getting to the weekend. 

Today's film is one that I've been told to watch numerous times and every time I say I'll get round to it, and now I finally have. Sorry to the person that suggested I watch it, but I just don't think it's my thing.

Poetic Justice is an American romance and drama film made in 1993. Written and directed by John Singleton, it stars Janet Jackson as Justice and Tupac Shakur as Lucky. All of the poems that are featured throughout the film are written by Maya Angelou who also makes an appearance in the film as Aunt June.

I won't bore you with a plot line that you could look up anyway, so I'll just give my opinions and what I thought while watching it. 

From close to the beginning I could tell it wasn't going to be my sort of film. At times it felt cringey, and it struggled to hold my attention. I wouldn't say it's a bad film, just not incredibly interesting. 

I wouldn't necessarily call it boring, I just didn't feel hooked on the story line at any point. It didn't feel like very much happened. I think it just needed a little more action for me to enjoy it more.

I liked the poems, and two of them I had actually heard before so I recognised them straight away. It wasn't badly made but it was quite long which could be another reason it didn't hold my attention fully but I still watched until the end, and the end was quite cute. 

I wouldn't write it off completely as a film I wouldn't watch again, but I wouldn't be in a hurry to find it again. For others they might really like it so it still may be worth you checking it out as you could enjoy it more than I did.

Until next time my lovelies, thanks for reading :) x