let down

Although today was relatively uneventful, I still think I have some “blog worthy” thoughts to get out there. It’s been an interesting week; E3 2013, the Man of Steel movie is in theaters tomorrow, there’s a UFC event this weekend, and it’s my last week of being the only one in my group of friends that hasn’t turned 21 years old. Oh, and I started this blog this week, so there’s that. I had high expectations going into this week, as I’ve been looking forward to these things for a long while, but I can’t help but feel somewhat let down.

I have some great memories involving E3; I’ve never had the pleasure of going myself, but I can’t help but reminisce about those early-summer mornings I spent in my mother’s living room, watching G4’s coverage of the event in my boxers. It’s like Christmas morning for gamers, but it’s a whole week long of Christmas mornings. Or, at least that’s how I remember it.

This year’s E3 felt like it fell a bit short for me. Maybe it was because I couldn’t find good coverage (apparently G4 doesn’t cover gaming anymore?), but there seemed to be only a few conferences, most of which happened before the event actually started. This was a bit odd for me, and maybe it’s because I’m not as clear on how the event works as I thought, but I was looking forward to this huge week full of surprises, and that didn’t happen.

Unsurprisingly, the most exciting parts were the Batman: Arkham Origins game-play footage and the news about Pokémon X & Y (if you don’t like Pokémon, you weren’t a 90’s kid, and we aren’t friends). I was also psyched to see Psycho Break, as I’m a big fan of Shinji Mikami’s, but the game-play video didn’t really show much. If there’s anyone that can bring back the Survival Horror genre, it’s him.

While I knew the main focus of the event would be on the two new next generation consoles announced, I remain underwhelmed by both. Nothing really makes me feel the need to buy them, and I probably won’t until next holiday season, at the earliest. All games that were announced that I’m interested in will still be available for the PS3, but I’m sure that both Microsoft and Sony will sweeten the deal next year by adding some bigger games to the mix. I had to update this because I somehow forgot to leave it out, but if I do get one of the next generation consoles, it will without a doubt be the PlayStation 4. I've been screwed enough times by the Xbox 360, that Microsoft will never have my business again. I'm a Sony guy, through and through.

This weekend is going to be a tad different than the usual weekend’s on which a UFC PPV fight is scheduled. While the card wasn’t very appealing to begin with, it’s really fallen apart leading up to fight night, with both the Bantamweight title fight (who I honestly couldn’t tell you was fighting in to begin with) and the Shogun-Lil’ Nog rematch both being pulled from the event, leaving us with the not-so-exciting match up of Hendo vs. Evans. Here’s hoping the next event is more compelling to waste $50 on.

I’ve been waiting for it for a while, and the reviews seem to be pretty decent, so I’m going to see Man of Steel this weekend at Becky’s Drive-in. I have to say, I was a little disappointed (is this post developing a pattern?) to read that this latest attempt at rebooting the Superman franchise won’t be set up in the same universe as The Dark Knight trilogy. Maybe I’m naïve, but it feels like a missed opportunity to link up with one of the most successful comic book-film adaptations of all time, all while WB is inevitably building up to the alleged Justice League movie.

I know Christian Bale has said that he’d be open to donning the cape and cowl again, if Nolan was directing. So, why not have Nolan direct the Justice League film? If I were WB, I’d be taking a look at what Marvel’s doing and taking notes; link EVERYTHING. Arrow, Dark Knight, Man of Steel; link them all. What fan doesn’t want to hear about Superman trying to find Bruce Wayne, who’s left behind the superhero life, to stop Doomsday from destroying Earth on an episode of Arrow?

Last but not least, this is my last Thursday night being 20 years old. After Tuesday, I’ll be a REAL adult. Yip-di-do. To continue the theme of this post, I’m going to go ahead and guess that being 21 years old isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. I don’t want to keep all of this negativity going, because that’s never helped anyone, so I’m going to say this: It doesn’t matter what day it is, or what you’re celebrating, or even how you’re celebrating it; as long as you make the most of that time and make sure it’s with friends that you love, you won’t be let down.