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July ended with bang in Dell Rapids. Albert and Gage, the Austin, Texas-based recording artists, performed at the Grand Opera House July 31, and the crowd was dazzled and delighted. Chris Gage grew up in Pierre and Christine Albert grew up in upstate New York. After nearly 20 years of marriage, they are happily situated in Austin - the "Live Music Capital of the World." It's only fitting that these two gifted musicians should live in Austin. The Red Willow Band Reunion was cause for the couple to travel to South Dakota this summer. Gage was a founding member of the band. With performances from one end of the state to the other in a matter of a few short days, Albert and Gage were gracious enough to book a return engagement at the Grand. Their first appearance was in 2011. The crowd loved them, and they loved the crowd. The couple openly chatted with the audience between songs and shared personal snippets throughout the evening. The setting was akin to a private party with the 300 or so in attendance enjoying the intimate setting. Outbursts of applause during solo performances revealed the depth of appreciation for the amazing talent on stage. As they traveled from the Black Hills to Dell Rapids on July 31, the couple posted a message on one of the Internet's social mediums: "The journey across the plains continues...The Grand Opera House Dell Rapids tonight. 7:30 show. Lovely venue; great folks. Can't wait." The Grand Opera House can't wait until you return for a trifecta, Chris and Christine.
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Web users concerned over the possible effects of the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud. Hosni Mubarak could be set to make a public apology, which Egyptians refuse to accept. And YouTube has set up a channel devoted to France's 2012 presidential election.
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These images of the eruption of Icelandic volcano Grimsvöetn bring back bad memories for travellers. One year on from Eyjafjöll, European air space has once again been disrupted by a volcanic ash cloud. Numerous web users have their eyes riveted on Grimsvöetn, fearful that air traffic will once again be brought to a standstill.
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A key advisory board member James Smith, an associate professor at Boston College, said he hoped the Government was listening.
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The website reports that companies "are increasingly encouraging workers to seek additional medical opinions before proceeding with expensive medical treatments — and they're using both financial carrots and sticks." For instance, MarketWatch.com notes, "getting a second opinion before surgery might earn someone a lower deductible on their health insurance; failing to get one could mean higher premiums or lower reimbursement."
Second-opinion services, which employers provide to employees for free, ask independent specialists to remotely review medical case files and recommend a course of treatment. Employers look to second opinions "as a potential solution to their onerous health bills, as well as a way to keep workers healthier," according to the story.
For instance, Cigna began offering second opinions to some of its U.S. plan members through a trial partnership with the Cleveland Clinic in 2008, and it has continued and expanded the program due to positive feedback.
"Our medical directors are frankly quite high on it," Joe Mondy, a Cigna spokesman, tells MarketWatch.com.
Cigna says its MyConsult program has not resulted in high rates of treatment switching, and the doctors providing the second opinions are all hired by the Clinic — not recruited by the insurer.
Even so, the story notes that the second-opinion services "say it can be hard to convince employees that they might be better off with a treatment plan other than the one their doctor recommended."
One expert tells MarketWatch.com, "How do you convince someone who thinks they need back surgery that the best thing to do is lose a little weight, or do exercises, in a world in which someone says look, you're just trying to do this to save money?"
Also, employees "generally don't expect or trust their company to make medical decisions for them," according to the story. Only 2% believe their employer is a completely trustworthy source of health information, according to a 2011 survey of employee attitudes by the National Business Group on Health.
Strength in diversity
In her latest
for Forbes.com,
CEO Rebecca O. Bagley looks at a central dilemma for growth in the U.S. economy: While our talent pool is rich, we're "not reaching our full potential" because "not every member of our society has equal access to the innovation economy."
For the country to "sustain and grow its competitiveness in a constantly changing global market, we need to make sure we leverage the diversity of our work force," Ms. Bagley writes.
To that end, she notes that more than 200 "inclusion thought leaders" from the business, nonprofit, government, education and tech worlds met recently in Washington, D.C., to look at ways to "ensure all Americans, including those from underserved and underrepresented communities, have the opportunity to successfully compete in the technology sector of our economy."
In Northeast Ohio, she writes, African-Americans and Latinos comprise about 20% of the population yet account for only about 2% of businesses in tech-based, growth industries; little more than 1% of sales and receipts for all high-tech firms; less than 10% of employees in tech-based, growth industries; and less than 2% of the gross regional product.
"These troubling statistics exist despite the fact that 30.4 percent of degrees earned by Latino students and 23.5 percent of degrees earned by African American students were in the STEM fields," Ms. Bagley writes.
She notes that one D.C. speaker proposed several steps urban leaders can take. Among them:
Analyze your city's innovation economy assets to understand your ecosystem, competitive advantages and how new linkages can be made to minority and underserved populations.
Provide city hall leadership and support for the local entrepreneurial ecosystem, creating an inclusive culture that embraces entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds.
Provide tax incentives to create locally managed angel funds and seed and early-stage capital focused on minority high-growth entrepreneurs.
Support STEM and entrepreneurship education in your K-12 system and ensure colleges and universities have robust lifelong learning strategies that reach and serve all parts of the local community.
Awards season
Kaiser Permanente
was named one of two recipients of the annual John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards.
The company said in a news release that the award recognizes Kaiser Permanente's implant registries, which "help care teams to improve the quality of care provided to its 9 million members by using integrated data systems and advanced statistical analyses to monitor patient outcomes, evaluate new and established device technologies, and identify and facilitate implementation of clinical best practices."
The patient safety awards program, launched in 2002 by the National Quality Forum and The Joint Commission, honors Dr. John M. Eisenberg, former administrator of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, who was an advocate for patient safety and health care quality.
The National Quality Forum and The Joint Commission applauded Kaiser Permanente for "the pioneering innovations of their implant registries, which have shown unsurpassed and proven benefits for patient safety, quality, outcomes and cost effectiveness in their integrated health care system."
Another big Northeast Ohio company,
FirstEnergy Corp.
, said a team of employees at its FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co. (FENOC) unit won the Technology Transfer award from the
Electric Power Research Institute
The award recognized "successful research, development and implementation of technology solutions that benefit the electric power industry," according to a news release from the company.
FirstEnergy says FENOC "was the first company in the U.S. nuclear power industry to use a standardized process developed by EPRI to train and confirm workers' abilities to perform plant maintenance activities." A key benefit of this process is that qualifications earned at one plant "also are valid at other U.S. nuclear facilities, reducing the time and expenses associated with training workers," according to the company.
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Due to what the writer calls "two postage stamp-sized images of gay sex," Apple has refused to release Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples "Saga" #12 via comiXology's iOS app.
Cover of the Week - March 20
This week, Kate Kane is on fire, B.P.R.D. braces for a cold day in hell, the Devourer of Worlds is feeling a little puckish, Marko's father has a way with flowers and private eyes (clap-clap) are watching you.
5-STAR REVIEW: "Saga" #11
Kelly Thompson gives "Saga" #11 5 stars, calling the issue by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples "a perfect blend of humor and drama that will make readers gasp alternatively in horror and hilarity at every turn."
Vaughan & Martin Want You To "Like" Their New Project
The creators behind the critically acclaimed "Doctor Strange: The Oath" re-team on a new creator-owned series as "Saga's" Brian K. Vaughan and "Daredevil's" Marcos Martin tease their future.
ECCC: Image Comics Puts the 'Graphic' in Graphic Novel
Joe Casey, Howard Chaykin, Brandon Graham, Matt Fraction and Fiona Staples talk about sex in comics, from indie porn comics to creating brothel planets in a galaxy far, far away.
Image Comics Solicitations for May, 2013
Image Comics has provided CBR with its complete May solicitations featuring covers and previews for JMS' "Ten Grand" #1, "The Bounce" #1, "The Dream Merchant" #1, "The Walking Dead" #110 and more!
Steve Niles Uncovers "Mystery Society Special 2013"
Steve Niles discusses his upcoming "Mystery Society" special for IDW, dishing out plot details on the genre-bending comic, updating CBR on his and Wes Craven's "Coming of Rage" and "Chin Music" with Tony Harris.
Cover of the Week - January 16
This week, The Stalk gets clingy, Agent Anders gets creepy, "Comeback" gets minimalistic, the Illuminati gets the fingers and Conan gets bloody.
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Vaughan & Staples' "Saga" #9
Courtesy of Image Comics, CBR presents an exclusive preview of Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples' "Saga" #9. Find out why "Saga" was named CBR's #1 comic of 2012 when it hits stores January 16!
When Words Collide - 1/7/2013
Tim reflects on the CBR Top 100 Comics for 2012 and looks back at the Best of the Best since 2008 to find out what has emerged from the CBR hivemind and what's still worth talking about.
CBR's 2012 Covers of the Year
CBR staffers Steve Sunu and Kevin Melrose count down the top 15 covers of 2012 with showings from Dave Johnson, Jock, Rafael Grampa, Paolo Rivera and more of the industry's top cover artists.
ROBOT 6's Favorite Comics of 2012
As ROBOT 6′s fourth-anniversary celebration winds down, they look back at some of their favorite comics of 2012, from "Building Stories" and "Saga" to "Goliath" and "Bandette" to "Life With Archie" and "Hawkeye."
Cover of the Week - December 19
This week, Reptil goes all "Lord of the Flies," Alana gets lost in a book, Wonder Woman gets personal with Orion, Moloch gets mystical and Tom Taylor goes to Hades.
Comics A.M. - DC Comics Confirms Loss of Pulp Hero Licenses
Co-Publisher Dan DiDio confirms DC no longer has rights to The Spirit, Doc Savage and The Avenger! ComiXology serves more than 2 billion pages of comics in three years! Retailer Brian Hibbs on how he orders "Saga"!
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: BKV & Staples' "Saga" #8
Courtesy of Image Comics, CBR has an exclusive preview of "Saga" #8 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples. New mom Alana faces her toughest challenge yet December 19 -- her in-laws.
Image Comics Solicitations for March, 2013
Image Comics has provided CBR with its complete March solicitations featuring covers and previews for Joe Casey's "Sex," Jonathan Hickman's "East of West" #1, Jim McCann & Janet Lee's "Lost Vegas" #1 and much more.
Cover of the Week - November 14
This week, Hobgoblin gets bombed, Conan gets regal, Maine gets creepy, Marko gets bloody, and the X-Babies get in trouble.
Image Comics Solicitations For February, 2013
Image Comics has provided CBR with their complete February solicitations featuring covers and previews for "Chew," "Cyber Force," "It Girl & The Atomics," "Spawn" and many more.
EXCL. PREVIEW: Vaughan's "Saga" #7 & Harris' "Great Pacific" #1
Image has provided CBR with advance looks at "Saga" #7 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples; and "Great Pacific" #1 by Joe Harris and Martin Morazzo, available November 14.
NYCC: Creating Comics with Two X-Chromosomes - Real Talk with Image's Female Creators
Fiona Staples, Ming Doyle, Amy Reeder, Christine Larsen, Alex de Campi, Jordie Bellaire and Jennifer de Guzman discussed the unique challenges facing female comic creators during their NYCC panel.
NYCC: Vaughan & Staples Deliver Sex, Drugs & Rocketships in "Saga"
At New York Comic Con, writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Fiona Staples discussed the latest twists and turns in their smash hit Image Comics series "Saga" in front of a packed house.
Comics A.M. - Sweden's Tintin Debate Continues; More On NYCC
Sweden's "Tintin-gate" rages on! Wrapping up New York Comic Con! Tom Spurgeon donates 1,300 minicomics to Dylan Williams Collection! Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples talk "Saga"! Kieron Gillen talks "Three"! Plus much more!
NYCC: Wood, Vaughan & More Discuss Sci-Fi at Image Comics
Fiona Staples, Brian K. Vaughan, Brian Wood, Ming Doyle, David Hine, Joe Harris and Glen Brunswick discussed world-building and their preferred brands of sci-fi as seen in their Image Comics titles
Fiona Staples Designs the World of "Saga"
Artist Fiona Staples talks working with Brian K. Vaughan on their hit, creator-owned Image series "Saga," adjusting her approach to illustration and designing unique worlds & characters. Plus, the dynamic cover to issue #8!
CBR TV @ CCI: Image Publisher Eric Stephenson on Big Names & "Walking Dead"
Image Comics Publisher Eric Stephenson stopped by the CBR Yacht at CCI to discuss Image's massive announcements featuring top flight creators, "The Walking Dead's" effect on the industry and more.
Covers of the Week - August 15
This week, the Lizard's up to his eyeball in Spider-Man, Batwoman chants "Bloody Mary" three times, Daredevil keeps watch over Hell's Kitchen, we wonder what's behind the blue-green door and go leaf watching in space.
COMMENTARY TRACK: Brian K. Vaughan Plots His "Saga"
"Y: The Last Man" and "Ex Machina" creator Brian K. Vaughan discusses the finer points of "Saga," his and artist Fiona Staples' hit Image Comics series. Plus, an exclusive first look at Staples cover for issue #7!
Comics A.M. - Kodansha's "Attack on Titan" Tops 9 Million in Japan
Eight volumes of Kodansha's "Attack on Titan" sell more than 9 million copies in Japan! The Scottish influence on Judge Dredd! Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples talk "Saga"! Marjane Satrapi talks "Chicken With Plums" movie! Plus more!
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Vaughan & Staples' "Saga" #6
Image Comics has provided CBR with an exclusive preview of "Saga" #6. The latest chapter in Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples' hit sci-fi epic goes on sale August 15.
Covers of the Week -- July, 18
This week's Cover of the Week nominees bring with them a Martian attack, a royal portrait, a mysterious hand, a Gotham shapeshifter and Matt Murdock in the trenches.
REVIEW: "Saga" #5
Doug Zawisza gives "Saga" #5 4.5 stars, saying the issue by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples contains "jaw-dropping, gasp-worthy moments involving characters we didn't even know about in 2011."
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEWS: "Saga" #5, "Glory" #28
Image Comics has provided CBR with exclusive advance looks at two of this week's new releases: Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples' "Saga" #5 and Joe Keatinge and Ross Campbell's "Glory" #28!
Covers of the Week -- June 20
This week's group of nominees sees a glaring Victor von Doom, an anguished Casanova Quinn, a sun-bleached Henry Baltimore, a relaxing Will and a fragmented Banshee all vying for the title of Cover of the Week.
REVIEW: "Saga" #4
Greg McElhatton gives "Saga" #4 4 stars, saying the issue by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples is "one of those comics where the only real danger is realizing just how quietly the series has utterly hooked you."
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: "Saga" #4 Journeys To Sextillion
Image has provided CBR with an exclusive preview of Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples' "Saga" #4 featuring the debut of the planet Sextiliion! The issue hits June 20.
The Mayo Report: Analyzing "AvX," "Batman" Sales For May
John Mayo goes in-depth with May's numbers, examining the halo-effect of "AvX" and "Night of the Owls," explaining why "Earth 2" sales numbers may climb even higher and looking at the "Walking Dead" sales phenomenon.
Covers of the Week -- May 30, Plus Cover of the Month
A return appearance by Loki, Peter Panzerfaust taking a break from the war, Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim keeping watch over the city, the world's worst - or best - tailgater, and Hollywoodland's fastest-rising star.
PRESS RELEASE: Image's "Saga" #1 Elevates to Fifth Printing
Covers of the Week -- May 16
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EXCLUSIVE: Image Comics Solicitations For August, 2012
Image Comics has provided CBR with a look at its August solicitations, featuring solicit text and previews of "The Walking Dead," "Saga," "Black Kiss II" and many more.
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Brandenton, FL — Dr. Sarah H. Pappas, President of Manatee Community College (MCC), welcomed Congresswoman Katherine Harris (R-13) and Jay Hibbard of The Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility, a national not-for-profit organization funded by distillers dedicated to fighting drunk driving and underage drinking, to MCC to showcase a national public education and awareness campaign today. The national bilingual effort is a response to recent research demonstrating that seven out of ten adults report that they do not know the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit for driving in their own state.
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Evony Overview
Evony is a tradition browser based strategy game. Set in a medieval world, Evony offers players a slew of features to help out during the beginner phase. A huge list of quests are available and reward players with bonus resources and gold for constructing certain buildings. Newbie packs come with premium items that temporarily increase your resource production but wear off over time. The game is open ended, players are free to build up their city and eventually settle new ones. The main sense of purpose comes from PvP, players can raid towns or form alliances and participate in much larger conflicts. Evony has a bright and organized graphic display and is easy to pick up and play.
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Account creation is a breeze in Evony, players simply enter their email address, which acts as their username, and provide a password. Email verification isn't even required so players can jump into the action right away. The first screen you'll encounter after the game loads is the quest menu. The only text worth reading in a quest is the objective which is usually something along the lines of 'build x.' Completing quests provides beginners with extra resources and since you'll need all the buildings the quests require anyway, it makes progression that much easier. The first quest involves building a cottage than upgrading it, a process that can be done almost instantly. Like in Freesky Online, buildings and upgrades that normally take 5 minutes or less to complete and be constructed instantly by hitting 'speed up.' Buildings or upgrades that take more than 5 minutes can be completed instantly, but only by using the game's premium currency called 'cents.'
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Besides quests and the ability to instantly build certain buildings, Evony offers new players several free premium others through a 'newbie pack.' These increase your resource gathering rate by a certain percent but only last 24 hours. They help, but new players are likely to have low resource rates in the first place so even a 25% gain won't seem like much. Like most browser games, Evony isn't meant to be played for hours on end. Instead, checking up on your city for a few minutes a day is more efficient. Unfortunately, Evony has no queue system. Most games of this nature let players queue a long list of buildings and upgrades so that when one finishes, another automatically begins. That is not the case here. The fact that only a single building can be under construction at a time means you'll have to check in on the game often. Eventually, you'll use up your few free premium items that allow instant construction of longer-term buildings and will be forced to wait several hours at a time for a single building to finish construction. This can no doubt get irritating but is a familiar theme in browser strategy games. The trouble Evony is that players willing to pay up can ALWAYS move things along instantly. Even the four primary resources are for sale at any time at a conversion ratio of 1 cent per 4000 resources.
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Combat troops can be trained at the barracks, once constructed. There are currently 12 different military units ranging from the lowly 'worker' to the powerful siege catapults. Troops are used to occupy nearby valleys which provide bonuses to resource production. Valleys come in various types such as Hills, Deserts (iron bonus), Swaps, Lakes, Grasslands (food bonus), Forests (lumber bonus), and others. Troops are also required to scout or raid the towns of other players. All military expeditions must be led by a Hero recruited from the Inn. Heroes come in many levels and have several stats including attack, loyalty, politics, and intelligence. The higher level a hero, the higher its salary will be. Heroes you recruit gain experience through combat and can level up and grow in stats along with your town. One hero can even be placed as the mayor of each town you control. The heroes a play purchases are stored at the Feasting Hall which can hold up to 10 heroes when fully upgraded. New players are given a 7 day safety period during which they cannot be attacked. Thanks the heavy marketing, most players who sign up won't actually play Evony for 7 days which means a huge proportion of towns will be abandoned. But if you're unlucky enough to start near a long term player, you'll need to beef up your defenses to make a potential raid too costly. This means upgrading your walls and training a large army.
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Oddly, one of Evony's slogans is 'play discreetly.' I'm not sure what is meant by this but I suspect it has something to do with the developers lack of mastery of the English language. While there are no spelling mistakes in Evony, a lot of the text is written poorly. How much this annoys you is a personal matter but does stain the otherwise sharp presentation. The game does have an addictive quality to it, I found myself spending several hours with it and awaiting the construction of each new building and the completion of each now technology at the Academy with baited breath. Evony isn't a very complex game which is actually a good thing since players can wrap their heads around it within an hour. There are only 19 buildings and the maximum level for each is 10. Each player starts with a single town but can settle up to 9 others for a maximum of 10. At times it can get annoying if you overlook upgrading something, for example the number of military expeditions you can have out at a time is controlled by the level of your 'Rally Spot' building. I wanted to settle another town but was told I couldn't until I upgraded my rally spot, so I did. That unplanned upgrade cost me 2400 lumber, which I needed to in order to have the minimum 10,000 required for settling a new town. Because of that, I had to wait another 15 minutes until my resources were replenished.
Final Verdict: Good
Evony is a great looking strategy game for the browser that has already attracted a huge audience. The gameplay is easy to pick up and rewarding. Unfortunately, the game's advertising campaign has attracted a lot of people that have no interest in a medieval strategy game. Another problem with Evony is the huge scope of benefits players receive if they are willing to spend some cash on the game which causes severe balance issues.


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Known well as one of the first successful implementations of an MMORTS, Saga allows players to control an entire army of units and battle in both quest-based PvE, and fast action PvP game modes. Saga is a game that requires patience above all else, as everything from constructing new buildings to gathering resources takes real-world days to complete – but continues while you are logged out of the game.
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Playerbase: Low
Graphics: Low Quality
Type: MMORTS
EXP Rate: Low
PvP: Skirmish, Open PvP, Guild Wars
Filesize: 448MB
Pros: +Unique RTS gameplay style. +Loads of quests/content. +Global chat help system. +Card style gameplay. +Game continues while offline.
Cons: -Long loading screens. -Real money required for new units. -Cities are instanced, not open world.
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Saga offers players choice between 6 playable nations, with 3 'good' factions (Humans, Elves and Dwarfs), and 3 evil factions (Dark Elves, Orcs and Undead) available from the beginning of the game. As all units in Saga are card based, players are required to purchase 'booster packs' in-game with real money in order to successfully create their army. Having done so, players will have access to a variety of different quests, and highly advanced PvP options including open world PvP, and Guild Wars.
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Back in the day, when I was a lad, games were different. We didn't have flashy graphics, or high powered what-cha-ma-call-its – it was a simpler time, a time of strategy, and tactics. In those days, the RTS genre reigned supreme. But somewhere along the line, the RTS genre vanished into thin air; tactics and strategy were abandoned and replaced with grinding and perseverance. No longer does the best man win, but more, the man who has played for the longest. I wouldn't say that it was a bad thing… just that it's different.
So what happened to the RTS genre then? One would think a genre that thrived so well in multiplayer would have easily made the jump into online gaming, yet it didn't. If I had to guess, I'd say it has a lot to do with the graphics. There's just no way for the graphics in an RTS to compete with those found in MMORPGs, and console games. Sure, it's possible to get nice graphics in an RTS. Games like the new Battleforge and Savage 2 are a perfect testament to that, but you never really get to see them up close, so it never looks as good. Games like Saga… well, they didn't even seem to try.
Saga succeeds as an MMORTS game in a number of ways, but graphics and model animation aren't included. The overall visual style presented in Saga isn't bad. It's dated, sure, but it's not bad. The model animations however – are nothing short of atrocious. Zooming in up close to a group of units is painful in a number of ways, but mostly because they look like the painted model figurines you would find in a tabletop game of Warhammer 40K. Gameplay however is both innovative and exciting – but requires a large amount of patience, something that will prevent many gamers from fully enjoying it.
You begin playing Saga with the choosing of your faction, which determines your race, and your starting units. Choose to play on the good side, and you'll be playing as either the nation of Light (Humans), Nature (Elves) or Machines (Dwarfs and Giants). Choose the darker path, and you'll find the nations of Magic (Dark Elves), War (Orcs), and Undead (Undead, duh) at your disposal. Choosing your faction will determine, among other things, the look and style of your base and buildings, and the units that you will have at your disposal from the beginning of the game. After choosing your nation you'll be presented with your base, and begin a short tutorial to help you ease your way into the overly complicated world that is, Saga.
Unfortunately, the tutorial in Saga isn't great. Actually, it's quite bad. It drops off quite frequently leaving you confused and annoyed, and explains little of how the game plays outside of quests. You'll complete several mundane tutorial quests that introduce you to battle and units before moving forward into the real quests that are equally mundane, and would leave even the most optimistic player craving more.
Saga uses a card system to acquire new units, a system that requires you to purchase booster packs in order to properly advance. This is where Saga feels like a let down, the quests are uninspired and generally boring, and the only way to get more powerful seems to require a credit card. It's where I believe the vast majority of people that play will decide that Saga just isn't for them, which is a shame considering the potential it has much later in the game.
You see, Saga like many an RTS game before it, revolves around one thing. PvP. The main attraction of Saga lies in the sole fact that when you log out of the game, your base doesn't. It stays, along with your units and defenses, and can be attacked by an enemy player at any time. You'll also continue to gain resources while you're logged out, and your buildings will continue to build. Everything keeps going – and it's a concept that has never really been seen before now. Of course, there are many other PvP options available in Saga that follow a more traditional path, such as Guild and Skirmish battles, but there are other, better games out there already that offer that. If you're going to play Saga, you'll be playing because you like the innovation and style that other games don't have.
Saga is the video game equivalent of a see-saw – while the music is fantastic, the sound effects are horrible. The graphics can be nice at times, but the animations look like plastic figurines. The PvP is sensational, but the quests are slow and mundane. Ultimately, it will be up to you to decide whether or not Saga is your cup of tea, and that decision will revolve solely around whether or not you enjoy the innovation style, and good, old-school, methodic RTS combat.
Final Verdict: Fair
Saga has a great many flaws, and at the same time, a fantastic, fresh, and innovate style of gameplay. The PvP is nothing short of sensational, but it requires patience and discipline to fully enjoy, and with such a dated graphics engine, many players may find it hard to stay in long enough to experience it.
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June 21st, 2011, 12:04 AM #1
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Casting Ideas Season 2/3
Who would you like to see play the key players in season 2/3 of GOT?
i personally imagined davos as something like mads mikkelson, and melisandre as someone like january jones. mads mikkelson doesn't give enough of that 'average joe' kind of vibe that i got from davos though, but he's pretty awesome, so i dunno.
i have no idea who could play stannis...
as for theon's father. this guy.
but hey i'm not a casting director, what do i know . what would be your suggestions anyway? feel free to do whichever, and how many characters as you want.
June 21st, 2011, 02:52 AM #2
In an ideal world and a limitless budget and no clashing:
Stannis Baratheon - Mark Strong
Balon Greyjoy - Ian McShane
Davos Seaworth - Dominic West
Brienne of Tarth - Eva Damen
Maybe one or two of them a real possibility
June 21st, 2011, 03:32 AM #3
Davos - Vincent Gallo (from Buffalo 66)
Damphair - Peter Capaldi (from In the Loop)
Strong Belwas - Byronn Minss (from Black Dynamite)
June 21st, 2011, 08:40 AM #4
Apparently the IMDB page for episode 10 lists (or listed, it looks like it's gone now) Gerard Butler as Stannis. Though it's not really confirmation of anything, that would be fantastic.
Here's a link to the story on Warming Glow (site may be slightly NSFW. I don't have a problem but you never know...)
June 21st, 2011, 08:43 AM #5
Pretty sure that's already been proven to be a hoax. Thank God.
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June 21st, 2011, 08:47 AM #8
Looks exactly how I imagined Stannis.
June 21st, 2011, 09:58 AM #9
Mark Strong isn't impossible, but he's becoming a bigger and bigger player in Hollywood movies. Given Stannis is a recurring character across potentially 5+ seasons, I don't think it's likely.
My picks:
Davos Seaworth
Philip Glenister, best-known as Gene Hunt in Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes. He has a strong everyman, no-nonsense vibe like Davos, but also has a wounded, vulnerable side (particularly in his lesser-known roles) that Davos displays.
Stannis Baratheon
With Strong likely unavailable, this one gave me some considerable headaches until someone on another forum suggested Robson Green. Green is the former acting and singing partner of Jerome Flynn (who plays Bronn), but more recently has made a name for himself in dark, haunted and serious roles, most notably as the werewolf MacNair on Being Human. His steely-eyed thousand-yard stare, unyielding determination and uncharismatic charisma (if that makes sense) all fit Stannis perfectly. Plus he's one year younger than Mark Addy and has very short hair, which is a bonus.
Tricia Helfer. Sorry to be Captain Obvious on this one, but she's a good actress who does 'intense' very well, has a notable individual fan following and, more realistically, has already auditioned for a role (Cersei in S1) so is known to the casting directors already. Her new show just got cancelled after the pilot stage, so she's available. Finally, she looks good in red and has a proven facility with wigs.
Ian McShane. Because we need McShane for something, and if it's for two scenes a season apart from one another in which he just acts like an old git, so be it
Maester Cressen
Roy Dotrice. Dotrice was supposed to be Pycelle, but had to pull out for health reasons. Cressen is a short but notable one-scene role that is quite memorable and Dotrice should do it brilliantly.
Edmure Tully
Jamie Bamber. Edmure is a bit of a wide-eyed, idealistic and headstrong guy, but due to the aging-up of Cat and Lysa, he also needs to be able to sell these qualities convincingly whilst being at least in his thirties. Bamber (Lee Adama from BSG, for those who don't know) does all those things quite well, plus he has an open schedule and is known to the casting director (he auditioned for Jaime in Season 1).
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David Bamber (best known as Cicero in Rome and Hitler in Valkyrie). He has a slightly off-kilter charm and a proven ability to play two-faced characters excellently.
Ramsay Snow (aka Bolton aka Reek Mk. 1)
Daniel Mays (most recently seen as Keats in the final season of Ashes to Ashes and Cromwell in Outcasts). He does bug-eyed crazy-one-moment-but-rationale-the-next brilliantly.
Asha Greyjoy
Nora-Jane Noone. Best-known for The Magdalene Sisters, she's the right age, resembles Alfie Allen a bit and has the strength and intensity that Asha needs to do the role (a great suggestion by the Winter is Coming site).
Balon Greyjoy
Keith Allen. Possibly slightly gimmicky (Alfie Allen is his real-life son) but he's got the acting chops to do it and he looks like Balon right down to a tee (seriously, put a kraken on him and he's good to go).
Jaqen H'Ghar
(Technically introduced in the final episode already but they cheesily stuck a cloak over his head) My preference is Idris Elba, but between him helming his own BBC TV show and a growing movie profile after Thor, I don't think it's likely. Though obviously Jaqen is the only castmember who can be recast at will and it not be jarring to the audience, so that's not so much of a problem
Qhorin Halfhand
Sean Pertwee. If you want a grizzled-but-still-capable-of-kicking-butt veteran who looks like he's been through the wars, Pertwee is your man.
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Peter Capaldi (from The Thick of It). Charming, obseuiqious (sic) but with a hint of threatening steel. Anyone who's seen him as the Angel Islington in Neverwhere knows he can handle that, no problem.
Brienne of Tarth
Eva Damen. She wants it, the fans are keen, she seems to have the acting chops to do it and she's got the looks (those looks being 'Hollywood unattractive' rather than 'actually unattractive' of course, but that's the way these things roll).
This is almost certainly going to be an unknown, since they need an up-and-coming actress who looks of an age with Jon Snow, or maybe a year or two older. I don't have any ideas at all for this one. The same for Magaery Tyrell and Quaithe.
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I just saw a post on GRRM's Facebook page saying that HBO had cast Alan Rickman as Stannis. Can anybody confirm or deny.
I personally think he would be perfect, and is a little higher profile actor than what I would have expected. Great news if true, IMO at least.
June 21st, 2011, 06:35 PM #13
Never mind. I misread. What I saw was a facebook page that somebody made, saying that they should cast Alan Rickman.
While I agree with this, it's a pipe dream. He's way too big an actor to play what amounts to not a main character in a cable series.
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nice choices werthead. can't believe i didn't think of tricia helfer though, i love battlestar galactica! but i still believe january jones would be really good, her demeanor and look is just exactly how i pictured it, and she does it quite well even if it's the only thing she can do.
mark strong would be perfect for stannis now that i think about it, obviously that's probably not going to happen though, he's in a lot of films these days (none of them on par with his talent, minus kick-ass ).
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