Environment:

This game is so enchanting that sometimes you just want to sit back and enjoy the beauty that surrounds Ori. The elements of darkness and light are used in perfect harmony. The glowing colors of plants,water and other vital elements imparts a sense of liveliness to them ,whereas the murky and gothy aura emitted from spikes,fire and poisonous water and pits impose a sense of hazard and lifelessness. The background is as lively and dynamic as the foreground. Whenever Ori is in some danger, you will see lightning and feel the thunder (on gamepad :) ) and when Ori finds something mesmerizing then in the background you can see the leaves drifting in the gentle breeze.

Throughout his journey Ori travels various places , like an untouchable magma filled cave,a frozen valley rigged with traps and puzzles, a gusty tree trunk suitable for paragliding and a deep pond full of poisonous fish.This game's environment is better than other 2d sidescroller games like rayman games,claw ,unravel , neverending nightmare etc.

Gameplay:

Skills:

Throught out the game as Ori advances through the forest he gains various skills bit by bit. Initially Ori's skill set is limited to a single jump and walking but eventually Ori's arsenal is loaded with various skills like double jump,gliding,shooting,close proximity blast,ground stomp and my personal favorite enemy bash.

In total there are total 9 skills that Ori gains one by one.

Saving and checkpoint:

Ori can create a checkpoint by creating a spirit link at expense of an energy shard. The spirit well can also be used to save game. The game automatically saves after a crucial sequence. Ori can only create the soul link in a safe zone on stable ground. Ori will be re-spawned at the nearest save point with all the points,life and energy restored .

Maps:

This game uses two maps to guide the player throughout the game. One is the over-map that marks the different regions of all the world and the other is the level map,which is more specific. You use map stone fragment to find or show the hidden locations of various essentials of the game.

Player progression and upgrades:

Ori gains various abilities as he travels the world, solving various puzzles and escaping deadly natural forces. And ori can upgrade these abilities at the expense of ability points which are made up of experience points,which he gains after defeating various enemies.
The ability tree has three branches as shown. Each is focused on Ori's one particular skill.

Major gaming part:

Most of the game is focused on solving puzzles and escaping various forces sometimes magma,water Kuro etc.

Its boss level is actually a race against various elements like magma,water,wind,and the villain Kuro.

In some levels Ori has to utilize additional properties and abilities of various orbs like anti gravity orb etc to get through the stage.

Ori is accompanied by the tiny light called Sein,throughout the game. The light guides ori through the forest explaining the functions of various parts of the forest. It also shoots energy to help Ori defeat the enemy.

Timing and speed are required to advance in the game. Patience with trial and error is required to find the right path to advance.

The game is heavily dependent on trial and error. You will have to memorize each step you take.

Especially in boss stages because in that it is very unlikely to succeed in the first go.

Story and characters:

Once upon a time in a peacefull forest there came a violent storm which seperated Ori from the Spirit light tree . The lost Ori was found by Naru,who adopted him. As the seasons changed Ori grew with Naru and they developed a mother-son relation.

But on one fateful night the Light Tree lit the skies ablaze to call Ori back to home but Ori never came to home. Unknowingly the intense light took life of Kuro's recently hatched offspring. So Kuro in order to save his unhatched egg,took away the core on top of the Spirit Tree,which is actually Sein. This in turn destroyed the balance of the forest which caused a famine. So in order to restore

balance of the forest Ori and Sein traveled the world ,restoring the vital elements of the forest.

Music:

Music of the game is as captivating as the visuals of the game. It is serene in calm areas and pulsating and full of panic in dangerous intense situations.

Final conclusion:

The game's negative points were as follows:

1.lack of any other major boss to fight with.

2.the game becomes a bit repetitive.

The game's positive points were as follows:

1.good story

2.innovative game play

3.excellent environment

So despite its negative points,I would surely recommend this game. For all the 2d side-scroll enthusiasts out there this game is a must play.

1>THE REAL REASON THERE'S AN ANGEL ON THE TOP OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE

When four of Santa's elves got sick, and the trainee elves did not produce the toys as fast as the regular ones, Santa was beginning to feel the pressure of being behind schedule.

Then Mrs. Claus told Santa that her Mum was coming to visit.This stressed Santa even more.

When he went to harness the reindeer, he found that three of them were about to give birth and two had jumped the fence and were out, heaven knows where. More stress.

The when He began to load the sleigh one of the boards cracked and the toy bag fell to the ground and scattered the toys. So, frustrated Santa went back inside the house for apple cider and a shot of rum.

When he went to the cupboard,he discovered that the elves had hidden the liquor and there was nothing to drink . In his frustration, he accidentally dropped the cider pot and it broke into hundred of pieces over the kitchen floor.

He went to get the broom and found out that mice had eaten the straw end of the broom.

Just then the doorbell rang and irritable Santa trudged to the door.

He opened the door and there was a little angel with a great big Christmas Tree.

The angel said, very cheerfully,"Merry Christmas,Santa. Isn't it a lovely day? I have a beautiful tree for you. Where would you like me to stick it ?"

AND SO BEGAN THE TRADITION OF THE LITTLE ANGEL ON TOP OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE.

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2>This is from L K Advani's Autobiography "My country my life"

Nawaz Sharif comes to Delhi for a meeting with Vajpayee. After dinner, Vajpayee says to Sharif: "Well, Nawaz Sahab, I don't know what you think of the members of your Cabinet, but mine are all bright and brilliant."

"How do you know?" asks Sharif.

"Oh well, it's simple', says Vajpayee. "They all have to take special tests before they can be a minister. Wait a second.... He calls Advani over and says to him, "Tell me, Advaniji, who is the child of your father and of your  mother, who is not your brother and is not your sister?"

"Ah, that's simple", says Advani, "It is me!".

"Well done, Advaniji", says Vajpayee.

Sharif  is very impressed. He returns to Islamabad and wonders about the  intelligence of the members of his Cabinet. He calls in his Cabinet  Secretary, recounts the dinner table conversation that he had with the Indian Prime Minister, and asks him to test the IQ of a particular  minister.

The Cabinet Secretary calls in the minister and says: "The Prime Minister has asked me to ask you to answer the following question: 'Who is the child of your father and of your mother, who is not your brother and is not your sister?'

The minister thinks and  thinks and doesn't know the answer. "I'll have to think about it further. Please tell Prime Minister sahab that I'll let him know tomorrow?" "Of Course", says the Cabinet Secretary, "You've got twenty-four hours." The minister goes away, thinks as hard as he can, calls in his chief secretaries and joint secretaries, but no one knows the answer. Twenty hours later, the minister is very worried because he still had no answer and only four hours were left.

Eventually, the minister says to himself: "I'll ask Benazir. She's clever, she'll  know the answer." He calls Beanzir. "Mohtarma", he says, "tell me who is  the child of your father and of your mother, who is not your brother  and is not your sister?"

"Very simple", says Benazir, "It's me!"

"Of course", exclaims the minister and rings up the Cabinet Secretary.

"I've got the answer: it's Benazir Bhutto."

"No, minister sahab", says the Cabinet Secretary, "I'll lose my job if  you give this wrong answer. The right answer is: Advani!"

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On a roof top engineers, teachers and accountants are trapped due to flood.

Many days have passed they are starving and need help…

The teachers and the accountants despise the engineers!

After many more days the taunting continued but the engineers did not repied to them at all!!!!

Several days have now passed!!

A helicopter comes to recuse them …..

All become happy

The helicopter sends a rope to pick them up…….

The engineers climb first then the accountants climb then the teachers

The helicopter begins to fly but due to overload it stops in mid air

The pilot says that we need to let go some of the passengers

Or all will die ……………..

Who will give the ultimate sacrifice…………

After a while the taunted engineers say that we are useless and will lay down our lives for saving you all…………..

Please at least clap for us!!!

And both the accountants and teacher clap!!

And both of them die due to leaving their ropes

MORAL: Father is father.

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An Engineer dies and is sent to hell.

He's  hot and miserable, so he decides to take action. The A/C has been  busted for a long time, so he fixes it. Things cool down quickly. The  moving walkway motor jammed, so he un-jams it. People can get from place  to place more easily. The TV was grainy and unclear, so he fixes the  connection to the Satellite dish and now they get hundreds of high def  channels.

One day, God decides to look down on Hell to see how his grand design  is working out and notices that everyone is happy and enjoying umbrella  drinks. He asks the Devil what's up?

The Devil says, "Things are great down here since you sent us an engineer."

"What?" says God. "An engineer? I didn't send you one of those. That must have been a mistake. Send him upstairs immediately."

The Devil responds, "No way. We want to keep our engineer. We like him."

God demands, "If you don't send him to me immediately, I'll sue!"

The Devil laughs. "Where are YOU going to get a lawyer?"

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A lawyer and a blonde are sitting next to each other on a long flight from LA to NY.  The lawyer leans over to her and asks if she would like to play a fun game.  The blonde just wants to take a nap, so she politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks. The lawyer persists and explains that the game is really easy and a lot of fun. He explains: "I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me $5, and visa-versa."

     Again, she politely declines and tries to get some sleep.

     The lawyer, now somewhat agitated, says, "Okay, if you don't know the answer you pay me $5, and if I don't know the answer, I will pay you $50" figuring that since she is a blonde that he will easily win the match. This catches the blonde’s attention and, figuring that there will be no end to this torment unless she plays, she agrees to the game. The lawyer asks the first question:     "What's the distance from the earth to the moon?" The blonde doesn't say a word, reaches into her purse, pulls out a five-dollar bill and hands it to the lawyer.

     Now, it's the blonde's turn. She asks the lawyer: "What goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down with four?" The lawyer looks at her with a puzzled look. He takes out his laptop computer and searches all his references. He taps into the digital cellphone via infrared wireless connection to his modem port and searches the Net and the Library of Congress. Frustrated, he sends E-mail to all his co-workers, friends, clients, and suppliers that he knows. And then some. All to no avail. After over an hour, he wakes the blonde and hands her     $50. The blonde politely takes the $50 and turns away to get back to sleep. The lawyer, who is more than a little miffed, wakes the blonde and asks, "Well, so what IS the answer?" Without a word, the blonde reaches into her purse, hands the lawyer $5, and goes back to sleep....

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Tom was on the side of the road and noticed a most unusual funeral procession approaching the nearby cemetery. A long black hearse was followed by another long black hearse about 50 feet back. Behind the second hearse was a solitary man walking a pit bull on a leash. Behind that were 200 men walking in single file.

Tom couldn't stand the curiosity. He respectfully approached the man walking the dog and said "Sir, I know now is a bad time to disturb you, but I've never seen a funeral like this. Whose funeral is it?"

The man replied "Well, that first hearse is for my wife."

Tom asked, "What happened to her?"

The man replied "My dog attacked her and she died."

Tom inquired further, "Well, who is in the second hearse?" The man answered, "My mother-in-law. She was trying to help my wife when the dog turned and attacked her and she died."

A poignant and thoughtful moment of silence passes between the two men.

Tom asks, "Sir, could I borrow that dog?"

He replied, "Get in line!"

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One day a man decides that he wants to become a monk, so he goes to the local monastery and talks to the head monk the monk agrees to give him a tour of the monastery. During the tour they pass a corridor with a strange sound coming from the far end. The guy asks the monk what the sound is.

"I'm afraid I can't tell you that because you're not a monk", the monk replies.

So they continue their tour and after it's finished the guy decides he will become a monk and is initiated into the monastery. After a few weeks he walks past the corridor again and hears the sound. So he goes to the head monk and says

"I'm a monk now, can you tell me what the sound is"

"I won't tell you what it is", says the monk, "but you can go and see"

So the guy sets off down the corridor. After a while he comes to a locked door so he goes to the monk and says

"There's a door, can I have the key?"

So the monk gives him the key and he sets off back down the corridor. He gets to the door and unlocks it and continues down the corridor. However he come to a second door, also locked, so he goes back to the monk and gets the key to the second door. And he goes down the corridor but he's forgotten the key to the first door, so he gets the key to the first door and he opens the first door but he's forgotten the key to the second door. So he gets the key to the second door and he opens the second door and he continues down the corridor. However he soon comes to yet another door so he goes back to the monk and gets the key to the third door.

And he goes down the corridor but he's forgotten the key to the first door so he gets the key to the first door but he's forgotten the key to the second door so he gets the key to the second door but he's forgotten the key to the third door so he gets the key to third door and he opens the third door and he continues down the corridor. However, he comes to a pool and he realises he will have to swim underwater to get across. Not knowing how far it is he goes back to the monk who gives him an aqualung.

And he goes back down the corridor but he's forgotten the key to the first door so he gets the key to the first door and he opens the first door but he's forgotten the key to the second door so he gets the key to the second door and he opens the second door but he's forgotten the key to the third door so he gets the key to the third door and he opens the third door but he's forgotten the aqualung so he gets the aqualung and he swims across the pool and when he surfaces on the other side he is faced with a fourth door. So he goes back to the monk and gets the key to the fourth door.

And he goes down the corridor but he's forgotten the key to the first door so he gets the key to the first door and he opens the first door but he's forgotten the key to the second door so he gets the key to the second door and he opens the second door but he's forgotten the key to third door so he gets the key to the third door and he opens the third door but he's forgotten the aqualung so he gets the aqualung and he swims across the pool but he's forgotten the key to the fourth door so he gets the key to fourth door and he opens the fourth door and he finds himself in a pitch black room. He can tell this is where the noise is coming from but he can't see what it is so he goes back to the monk and gets a torch.

And he goes down the corridor but he's forgotten the key to the first door so he gets the key to the first door and he opens the first door but he's forgotten the key to the second door so he gets the key to the second door and he opens the second door but he's forgotten the key to the third door so he gets the key to the third door and he opens the third door but he's forgotten the aqualung so he gets the aqualung and he swims across the pool but he's forgotten the key to the fourth door so he gets the key to the fourth door and he opens the fourth door but he's forgotten the torch so he gets the torch and he goes into the room and flicks on the torch. But he doesn't see anything because the torch has no batteries. So he goes to the monk and he gets some batteries.

And he goes down the corridor but he's forgotten the key to the first door so he gets the key to the first door and he opens the first door but he's forgotten the key to the second door so he gets the key to the second door and he opens the second door but he's forgotten the key to the third door so he gets the key to the third door and he opens the third door but he's forgotten the aqualung so he gets the aqualung and he swims across the pool (having crossed the pool so many times he decides he probably didn't actually need the aqualung in the first place) but he's forgotten the key to the fourth door so he gets the key to the fourth door and he opens the fourth door but he's forgotten the torch so he gets the torch and he goes into the room and he flicks on the torch and he sees ...

well, I can't tell you that because you're not a monk

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The FBI had an open position for an assassin. After all the background checks, interviews and testing were completed, they had narrowed the field down to 3 possible agents. For the final test, the FBI agents took one of the men to a large metal door and handed him a gun. 'We must know that you will follow your instructions no matter what the circumstances.' Inside the room you will find your wife sitting in a chair... we need you to kill her' The man said, 'You can't be serious. I could never shoot my wife.' The agent said, 'Then you're not the right man for this job. Take your wife and go home.' The second man was given the same instructions. He took the gun and went into the room. All was quiet for about 5 minutes. The man came out with tears in his eyes, 'I tried, but I can't kill my wife.' The agent said, 'You don't have what it takes. Take your wife home.' Finally, the last man was given the same instructions, to kill his wife. He took the gun and went into the room. Shots were heard, one after another They heard screaming, crashing, banging on the walls. After a few minutes, all was quiet. The door opened slowly and there stood the man, wiping the sweat from his brow. 'Some idiot loaded the gun with blanks' he said. 'I had to strangle her to  death'.

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Before Marriage:

Boy: Ah at last. I can hardly wait.

Girl: Do you want me to leave?

Boy: No don't even think about it.

Girl: Do you love me?

Boy: Of Course. Always have and always will.

Girl: Have you ever cheated on me?

Boy: Never. Why are you even asking?

Girl: Will you kiss me?

Boy: Every chance I get.

Girl: Will you hit me?

Boy: Hell no. Are you crazy?

Girl: Can I trust you?

Boy: Yes.

Girl: Darling!

After Marriage: (Read from bottom to top)

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IDIOT TEST:

What's the color that starts with "W"...

WHITE

What's the color of a normal cloud...

WHITE

What's the color of salt...

WHITE

Here is a white puppy what color was it...

WHITE

What do cows drink?

MILK?

NOPE WATER!

Cast:

Jamie Bamber

As John Doe

Lachy Hulme

As Ken Rutherford

Gary Abrahams

As Sam Foley

Sam Parsonson

As Murray Whills

Duration: 1hr. 33min.

Genre: Mystery ,Thriller

Rating:6/10

Director: Kelly Dolen

About the movie:

·       It’s a movie about a vigilante aka ‘John Doe’.

·       John Doe is feared as he kills those who have committed horrendous crimes and have escaped the justice due to weak judiciary and law.

·       The whole movie is setup in Australia.

·       Jamie Bamber a common man stands up against the injustice and failure of the legal system.

·       He does this by killing one criminal at a time.

·       In this process he gain incredible attention from media. Inspired by him many people come to the streets to promote and protect his ideology of justice.

·       At the very starting of the movie John Doe has been arrested and awaits his trail. Just before his judgement he gives a final live interview to a reputed reporter ‘Ken Rutherford’.

·       The whole nation wants to know what will come of him.

·       In his final interview he answers all the twisted and offensive questions thrown over him by Rutherford.

·       He lays bare all his ideologies about the legal system, criminals, moral duty and day to day injustice. His ideas are inspiring yet not right to implement as law does not authorise serial killings.

·       In each of his killings, he makes a video and sends it to the media. His videos arouse many uprisings and provocations.

·       ‘Support for the Dead’ a cult, infused with passion and inspired by John Doe’s sense of justice, begun killing people who according to them as serious offenders and a treat to society.

·       In the end, John is recused for his trail at court by the members of SOD.

Review:

It’s good movie worth a watch especially for those who liked ‘V for vendetta’!!

It is thriller start from the beginning, but the trill become a little low at the middle and eventually increases at the end.

It is also a lone vigilante movie. A man frustrated the law takes action in order to make the world a better place to live.

The ideology and sense of the movie is inspiring but at the same time a little too extreme and violent, especially when, the Support for dead cult take tasks into their hand, they start gruesome killings all over the city.

At this point the sense of justice will start to siege and it would look quite wrong.

But overall taking into account only the methodology of John doe ,it is good and inspiring!!   

From jaw dropping graphics to deafening explosions this game has it all. The game has been set in a futuristic world.It is the year 2054 when a terrorist attack happens.

 You are back stabbed by your PMC (Private military corporation) whose head knew about the attack.It is all a part of a bigger plan. Whereby the attack is used to improve the PMC’s reputation. Eventually the head declares war against the world by planning to release a bio chemical agent and you have to make things right as the sentinel.

The futuristic environment, the characters ,combat mechanics have been detailed accurately. This game is a first person shooter. Expect straight forward missions where you have to complete a certain set of steps such as to eliminate certain targets, retrieve certain information and a variety of other tasks which are common in fps. It might give the game a similar look at first sight. But the new game play mechanics(exo suits, grappling hooks) refreshes it completely.

  
The grappling hooks can be used to move swiftly in air from one position to another to avoid enemy fire. It can also be used to kill the pilots by pulling them out of their suits using stealth kill.

Your arsenal is quite impressive having state of the art equipment and weapons. Different types of grenades are available like threat, which show you where the enemy is located in case of obstructions. Emp is used for disabling  electronic weapons and suits. Weapon drops are random, with enemy dropping more customized weaponry with added scope and powerful guns.

The single player campaign is short. Although the story feels captivating. Using different types of abilities in order to complete missions keeps you moving. Well the stealth missions feel a bit difficult because switching between modes is not permitted.

There are a total of fifteen missions as :

Induction:  In this mission North Korea has invaded South Korea’s capital city, Seoul. On your first mission as a U.S Marine, your squad must help to push the attackers back and reclaim the city.

Atlas: At the funeral of your best friend, you meet Jonathan irons. He offers you a second chance, working for the Atlas corporation.

Traffic: Now an Atlas operative, your squad must rescue the Nigerian Prime Minister from the KVA, a global terrorist organization.

Fission:  Stop the KVA from triggering a meltdown at a U.S. nuclear power plant.

Aftermath:  Here you have to gather information about a top official of KVA.

Manhunt: Here you have to find and kill the KVA top brass Hades .

Utopia:  In this mission you come to know of the atlas ulterior motives and join with sentinel task force to stop them.

Sentinel: In this mission you visit the Johnathan irons estate to gather information about upcoming arms deal.

Armada:  In this mission your task is to get control over the carrier which was taken over by atlas forces and then destroying the cargo ships of the atlas.

Throttle:  In this mission you and your allied forces attack Baghdad,where atlas's new headquarters are located and fight until he releases manticore to eliminate all the sentinel forces and you are captured.

Captured:  In this mission you have to escape from the captured prisoner camp and fight your way out of the camp.

Terminus:  The final mission where you stop the worldwide manticore invasion and kill irons.

This game does not have much in terms of campaign. But it has been represented in a well polished manner which most seasoned fps players would like. You won't be disappointed to play this game.