I wonder how humanity constantly falls for the "hidden android" motif in science-fiction stories. Robots tend to paint a giant bullseye on their backs with their fits of the crazy.
Video Blips:
• Binary Domain's perception of starting the workweek involves someone shredding his face amid the opulence of a corporate lobby. It's like a microcosm of the relationship between plastic surgeons and dissatisfied customers.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EQ20rtB0tE?rel=0]
Continue after the break for the multiplayer mechanical mayhem of Armored Core 5, the lavishly detailed timesinks of Final Fantasy 13-2, and toying with Darth Vader's patience in Kinect Star Wars.
• Armored Core 5's multiplayer places the reins of blocky weapons-laden robots in the hands of you and your buddies. If I live long enough to witness bouncing mechs laser-carving their insignia against the side of a building, I'll probably flee in terror while cheering with blind nerd joy.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jenirskjvI?rel=0]
• Final Fantasy 13-2's optional activities provide sufficient distraction from saving the world using oddly shaped weapons. The apocalypse can wait. I'm hitting the slots.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h-RbvNfrbM?rel=0]
• This Kinect Star Wars trailer signifies the admittedly entrancing lightsaber sound in the most ridiculous way possible. "Swing and a miss" couldn't be a more perfect taunt for Darth Vader.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ETUeYihgK8?rel=0]