Quake II Remaster game review

Pounding Heavy Metal music, heavy metallic alien monsters, the story of intergalactic war, of a man far behind the enemy lines and heavy sci-fi weaponry to go with it. These are the aspects that marked Quake II as a game, and my favorite Quake game still to this day.

MarkaN’s Doom update: Trailer and new screenshots

As the project advances the time has come to officially announce the game. Two Demos are available for download and play. Additionally, I share some new screenshots and tidbits about the game and it’s development.

Rebel Moon review – Another woke fail or stupid fun

As an old fan of space operas I was looking forward to this one, despite terrible track record of movies in the past decade. And to be honest, I did kinda liked it but it’s overwhelming flaws still deem it a failure.

The “Modern Audience” is a myth

Like many things in the Woke politics, the so-called Modern Audience is nothing physical or existing. It is a wishful thinking. A projection. A lie.

Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness review – This should’ve been a Blockbuster

Apart from the infamous live action movies, animated Resident Evil pictures always tend to stay more true to the games. With a recent disappointment in Welcome to Racoon City and the woke live action series, the burden falls to yet another animated picture…

Castlevania: Nocturne review – Insulting and nothing like the first one

To summarize it quickly: Imagine if that cringy woke cartoon (“slaves built this country”) infiltrated Castlevania, married it, got kids, divorced it, took the kids and took the house, took half of its stuff including alimony, then started telling its story. That is Castlevania: Nocturne.

I’m making a Doom game!

No, it’s not a joke. It is real and well under way! What is it, how it started and where it’s going – click to find out!

Degradation of YouTube amid media madness

Talking about the changes regarding YouTube and my channel To The Core, to keep you updated on the current situation. Also, the issue that has massive impact on media and the world of entertainment. Be it games, movies, series etc.

Unreal Series Review – Part III: Return to form

After initial success Unreal got a cult following. With the commercialization (as many call it), which brought both good and bad, it only became more popular. Later, with the new publisher and the new technology, the series began to escalate (in a good way).

Unreal Series Review – Part II: Modernization

With success comes the opportunity. With opportunity, new changes are made. Good or bad? As always, it is something only history reveals. Unreal games were modernized, they were changed and this is how they turned out.

Unreal Series Review – Part I: Breakthrough

It can happen that the name of a successful product overshadows the name of its creators. One of such cases might be Unreal, especially if we’re talking about the game engine which became so popular that a couple of generations ended up being powered by it.

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales review

What is usually a pretty predictable situation, with Polish developers comes with a twist. What was once imagined as a single player mode for an official release for Gwent, an online card game, was saved for later and made into a standalone game. One would now expect to see a card game with a story mode tacked onto it but what we got was quite a contrary.

My culinary journey so far (in pictures)

One of my earliest hobbies (and passions) that I can remember was food. Ummm, I mean preparing food.

Trekkie mode activated

The past few months woke up the old Trekkie in me. It all began with sharing memes with local community which led to sharing discussions which led to invite to Discord group etc. I joined Section 31 (Croatian Trekkies) and had alot of fun sharing meetings, discussions, making graphics, event planning and more.

New designs

Recently, a couple of new designes broke through the barriers of the editing purgatory and went straight to my store on Teespring!

Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods – Part II Review

Each saga has it’s beginning… And the ending. Id took us on a wild journey to hell and back, to earth and other planets and dimensions, but it has to end somewhere. Come and see what’s in store for the Doom Slayer’s final strike.

Serious Sam 4 – The Definitive Review

Just like the year, the first impression of the new Serious Sam game also proved to be unexpected. Technical disaster at the start was hardly washed out in time and it almost felt too late to start enjoying the game. How did it turn out? Let’s find out.

Castlevania – HELL of a Series!

You know these movies and series nowadays that are driven by spineless corporate bullshit, gender politics, social agendas and political correctness? Well thank Kain and Belmont because this one is a complete opposite.

Blood of Zeus – Netflix series review

You ever heard Greeks are bad at tragedies? Yeah, me neither. From the studio that created Castlevania here comes the new Netflix animated series – Blood of Zeus.

Ghostbusting time! Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods 1 review

You think you are prepared now? Spoiler Alert! You are not! The Ancient Gods is gonna kick your ass!

Who’s that on Resi 1 cover art? – Mystery solved!

In the earliest of days, back in 96′ one of the now most famous survival horror series was just starting to find it’s identity. The most obvious indication of this was the very cover of the first game.

Why you should play Serious Sam 4 before VS after Serious Sam 3

Ah, Serious Sam. This Croteam’s magnum opus is the Doom for the wacky and the wicked among the bravest of the shooter fanatics.

Serious Sam 4 Game Guides

Long anticipated Serious Sam 4 was released, but then things started going in unexpected directions. The game had many problems on the release so I decided to delay my review until I get to experience it in more stable state. Thankfully, I was able to explore a bit which ended up in making two complete and exclusive game guides for the game. Making best from the bad situation.

Serious Sam HD: Legend of the Beast – game expansion Review

Weirdly enough, Legend of the Beast is the expansion for The Second Encounter HD. Sam returns to his favourite place – the ancient Egypt.

Serious Sam 3: Jewel of the Nile – game expansion review

If you want to play another one against the world game, but you find it difficult adapting to the challenging arcade style gameplay than this could be your cup of tea.. Or juice, or beer, whatever works.

My Top 5 Retro Shooters to play in 2020 and beyond

When the first Doom came out it started evolution in the shooter genre. Now, decades later it still inspires creators to make new games in that same vein. Behold – the new wave of retro shooters, now, in 2020 and beyond.

Star Wars: Jedi – The Fallen Order game review

As a long time Star Wars fan I longed for a quality Star Wars gaming experience, especially after the Disney takeover, shutdown of the legendary LucasArts and the cancellation of promising games like 1313, Rogue Squadron 4, First Assault, The Imperial Commando, Shadows of the Sith and brutally looking Darth Maul game.

DOOM Annihilation – Movie Review

Yes, you’re reading right. Believe it or not, we’ve got a new Doom movie. Yes, the NEW Doom movie. If you haven’t seen an old one, it’s probably because you heard it was bad. I won’t try to argue with that, though it had a few good moments.

To The Core – My new channel for all geeks, gamers, rolleplayers, sci-fi & fantasy fans out there!

I’ve decided to start a new YouTube channel as an official name for the videos such as those I made on my current channel with the potential to grow into something more. It is a slightly different format as it covers complete stories in a new, more consistent way.

Mark 1 Design – a single name for my graphic design work

I’ve been an independent graphic designer for years and it work constantly shifted from professional to personal. I always knew that someday I’ll need a name to represent all of it but coming up with it was the hard part. It came to me when doing the last project, I started making designs for t-shirts and the shop required a name, the rest is history.

A hell of a bunch of new videos!

A lot has happened since the last post, but mostly in a good way. I was working on new gaming videos and a channel started to thrive. There are some single videos as well as the complete series of game videos online, so let’s get to it!

New videos online!

As promised – the new videos had arrived on my YouTube channel. If you were awesome enough you might have seen them already by tracking the channel, if not here’s where this article steps in.

Locked and Loaded – More videos incoming!

Despite a numerous setbacks it is finally done and so I’m happy to announce that I’ll be uploading much more videos on my YouTube channel from now on. I managed to get faster internet and so uploading stuff is no longer such a chore. To mark this occasion (and to try out new speed) I’ve uploaded my gameplay collection from a game called The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing.

Lords of the Fallen – A solid effort

In a bleak and dark (but surprisingly colorful) world, a world that has turned victim of a fallen god’s revenge You the notorious convict are it’s last chance. The question is not whether you’ll succeed or not but is this game more than just a fallen Dark Souls clone.

Quake Champions – Early Access Review

There were a few attempts to bring back Arena Shooters into the foreground of the competitive gaming. Toxikk, Xonotic, Diabotical, Warsow and Reflex Arena were more or less decent games but have made little or no impact whatsoever. Hell, even Quake Live that is reworked Quake III Arena has gone seriously downhill in the modern competitive gaming scene. This could indicate one thing: That old arena style is gone. Simple arena combat isn’t that interesting to people anymore, it needs to evolve. 

On Star Wars books – Part IV: When Force Awakened

In this special article I’ m taking the opportunity to review 9 books surrounding the events around Rogue One and The Force Awakens era. It is my assessment as a fan for those interested to tell which ones are more or less vital for reading regarding the Star Wars canon and what kind of secrets do they hold. From Ahsoka novel set after the Clone Wars to Catalyst leading into Rogue One novel to numerous pieces set between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens.

Rogue One review – A brand new world for Star Wars

While The Force Awakens gave us a new hope for the Star Wars episodes and sequels, Rogue One represented a new hope (pun intended) for the prequels as well as standalone movie stories alike. Can we have separate stories that whether tie some of the episodes or stand on their own, shown on the big screen? Rogue One says yes!  The barrier is pushed and the doors to the expanded Star Wars universe are officially opened for the cinematic experience. As stories are told, the questions will be answered. The first one being: How did the rebels get the plans for the Death Star? Well now you have it. Enter Rogue One: A Star Wars story.

Star Trek Beyond: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

I honestly can’t remember, have I became a Star Wars fan, or a Star Trek fan first. Ultimately, it doesn’t matter. I’ve seen it all. The good, the bad and the ugly. Now it’s time to explore the Star Trek Beyond and some of it’s aspects. What makes it special, what makes it to stand out or what makes it a downer. The design, the themes, story directions, canon changes & parallels etc. Spoilers incoming.

Space Marine – There is only Waaagh!

In the grimm darkness of the far future there is only Ork … Erm… Waaagh! I mean, war. Still, none of this is far from truth actually what you’ll see in this game.

WarCraft – The movie worthy of the name

The Alliance and the capital of Stormwind had their troubles, but when the unknown tide begins to rise, colored in green by a magic called Fel, the threat of war emerges as the unknown race called the Orcs invade the lands of Azeroth. This is the movie that goes into the story of those events and to be honest – it’s good.

Captain America: Civil War – A development in the right direction

After so many title announcements of Marvel movies throughout the following years one would think that sooner or later some are sure to fail. That still might happen but thankfully, it is still not the case. The new Captain America sequel, Civil War represents a bold new direction made in a right way. A development done right in various different forms…

My HearthStone Tavern Brawl TOP 2 adventure

I’ve been playing HearthStone ever since the game released and I enjoy it on primarily on casual level (despite having some of pretty competitive decks). In my eyes it is a game that simply contains way too much luck involved to ever be able to considered as properly competitive. Taking it seriously would be silly if you ask me. It is just for fun, and speaking of fun – the latest Tavern Brawl challenge was pretty crazy. Two cards limit resulted in some of the most overpowered combos this game has ever seen.

Rogue One – Teaser Trailer impressions and analysis

Finally after so many days and months of being in the dark while others got their glimpses at Comic-Con and other exclusive selected showings, the official Rogue One Teaser Trailer has finally been made available to the rest of us mortals. Here are some of my impressions and thoughts on what I’ve seen in it and how it looks in the eyes of a fan that’s been with this universe ever since the originals. Rogue One reporting in!

StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void – Game Review

One of the most complex, dynamic and fun strategy games is finally complete. For all the Protoss fans, this was the one long anticipated. As the shadow of the fallen god Amon falls over the galaxy no one is safe. While the Terrans fight among themselves and the others, while the Zerg is swarming across the galaxy obeying their Queen (still in identity crisis) it falls to the Firstborn to set the fate of the galaxy. Little they know of the future that awaits them as they still struggle to survive and reclaim their lost homeworld of Aiur.

On The Force Awakens reactions and what it means for Star Wars fans

The first reactions of The Force Awakens were mostly positive and some even pretty overwhelming. That being said, the backlash and the reactions to reactions further on, were inevitable.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Movie Review

There’s been an awakening, and I left the theater dizzy. The impact of this movie is one to be remembered. On the one hand it’s everything the fans were hoped it would be, but on the other hand there’s alot of it to take in, for a single movie. However, the danger is gone. There were so many ways it all could have gone wrong but rest easy because ever since the 80’s the Star Wars is finally a STAR WARS again!

On Star Wars books – Part III: Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire

This is the part where I start covering books that are officially canon. From the very first serious act of rebellion to the very peak of the Empire’s might, crowned by the construction of the Death Star to the very events that lead directly into the story of The Force Awakens!

On Star Wars books – Part II: Birth of the Galactic Empire

After the Old Republic and the Bane trilogy time has come to review something from the clone wars end to the very beginnings of the great Galactic Empire. From Plagueis to Vader…

My version of the Official Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer

Right after I’ve seen the second official teaser trailer I was immediately inspired to make some combination of those two. Plus I added some little flashbacks to connect the whole current canon together. It was important to me to include only official footage, because I am too eager to see more of it in the future.

My thoughts on the 2nd Star Wars: The Force Awakens teaser trailer

If the first teaser trailer was missing something rest assured, this one delivered at most. The very first shot is literally like taken from one of my fan fictions. The mighty Star Destroyer crashed, rusted and embraced in the warmth of the dry sand, weathered but not forgotten. Just like some old relic. Better yet, we discover that the desert planet in fact is not Tatooine. Thank the force!