scrybog Reviews

History and Memory: For Akiko and Takashige (1991)

A daughter explores Japanese internment through historical and personal accounts.

[6/10 · 18 November 2002]

An experimental mixture of historical footage and recent video shots

supplement an examination of Japanese internment during WWII that is

essentially made in voice over narration. The creator talks about her struggle to understand the internment through the memories of her mother and other family members. She explores their words as spoken or written by them. She adds

her own comments and uses the historical footage (mostly from military sources) for comparison. While informative and intriguing, the film is rather amateurish and could have been better edited for clarity -- the experimental nature of the filmmaking

precludes the message of understanding at times.

Deus Ex (2000 Video Game)

One of the most interesting non-linear first-person shooters to date

[9/10 · 28 November 2001]

One of the most interesting non-linear first-person shooters to date. It makes great use of a good engine, borrowed from Unreal. You play as JC Denton, a bio-engineered (nano-technology augmented) anti-terrorist special forces operative, who runs around changing allegiances and shooting people (usually in the head) who then call him a homeless person. The audio bytes in this game are great--sometimes comical, always appropriate, and oftentimes insulting. Every cut scene features fully spoken text, and the in-game chatter is convincing, if not incredible! If you like first-person shooters with a bit of RPG added, this game is for you.

A must own for Metal Gear Solid fans.