@jesus_phish: I'm not sure what you mean. I never said Iron Fist season one was better than two. Jessica Jones is the only one that got worse after season one IMO.
@korwin: Actually, after looking into it more, it sounds like there were creative differences between Luke Cage's writers, Netflix, and/or Marvel since they were in the middle of writing season 3 when the plug got pulled. If it was about ratings I doubt they would've had them working on season 3 for so long. It definitely wasn't quality since most Netflix Originals suck and season 2 was better than season 1.
I think you could be right about Iron Fist, but Luke Cage definitely had a strong following with plenty of people liking it. I would've liked to have seen another Defenders and it be good the second time, but looks like that won't ever happen.
@cure_optimism: Luke Cage was far from bad. Iron Fist started off bad, but season 2 was okay - it pretty much was on par with a CW show, which is no great achievement. However, most Netflix originals suck and are probably less popular, so I think it's more politics that they don't want to help their biggest enemy anymore. I only know one Iron Fist fan, but I know a lot of Luke Cage fans.
With Iron Fist and Luke Cage both getting cancelled in the last week or so, I've seen a lot of theories online. Some people seem to think Netflix and Marvel are ending them together since Disney is soon going to want all of its content on its streaming service, others seems to think a team-up series between the two might be coming, or maybe it was a mixture of low ratings and reviews. I'm not sure if the "popular now" row on Netflix actually means anything, but I always see Luke Cage in it, even today after its been cancelled.
If it was based on quality/ratings then Jessica Jones should probably go before Luke, since JJ season 2 was pretty awful (worse than every Marvel Netflix shows besides Iron Fist season one). It is annoying since Luke Cage and Iron Fist both ended on cliffhangers and could've had bright futures. I get the feeling that Jessica Jones won't ever top season one, which I liked a lot. I'm also hoping that this doesn't mean Daredevil will end in season 3 or even after season 4. I could see Netflix letting go and becoming less reliant on Disney and cancelling all their shows, since Disney will soon be their biggest competitor. Marvel has talked about doing Loki and Scarlet Witch shows on their service, which sounds pretty boring/lame to me, but good luck.
Update: Daredevil is now over, which doesn't shock me. I think Netflix is killing the shows since Disney is an enemy now. New seasons for Punisher and Jones were already being made.
Graphics are fine, but most games this gen are boring or derivative. There aren't many classics like last gen having Bioshock, Mass Effect, Red Dead,TLAU, etc.
The most obnoxious/annoying game at the moment does something positive, but for me personally this doesn't do anything, since I don't play the game and most my friends have a X1 and PS4. PC gamers kinda need to be kept separated, since a mouse/keyboard is a big advantage. If I was playing PUBG on Xbox and PC players were allowed to play too I'd be pissed.
I really just use the forums here and listen to the bombcast. I've hardly done the latter since Vinny moved to NY. I don't really care about any gaming site's reviews anymore. I'm much more likely to watch a roundtable or spoilercast, but I can see why that would bother someone like the OP. I just want to know if a game has any major technical issues and its length - I can decide the rest from gameplay videos.
It's really a story/mission focused game that happens to be open world since it's fun to traverse as Spider-Man. The main missions and story are top notch. The side missions are for XP and other activities are for different kinds of tokens for unlocks. The side stuff is fine, I don't think any open world has very fun or great side missions or activities - not GTA, Saints Row, etc Spider-Man's is as good as those games side missions. It's easily the best superhero game. I think Batman fell off after the first Arkham game, that series going open world was a mistake.
Also, 15 hours is for the main story, not everything in the game, since doing bases and other things takes a while and I doubt the random crimes ever stop.
I like it a lot so far. At first I was worried that it was just Batman combat in another game, but unlocking gadgets and attacks helped with that.
The only thing I don't like is playing as MJ. It's not awful, but when they make you control her during her reporter missions it's pretty boring. Also, she doesn't look or feel like MJ at all, it feels like Nathan Drake's wife dyed her hair red and started dating Peter.
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