Thieving Magpie

Thiefl by Square Enix has certainly stolen its shadowy tricks into my heart. I never once imagined that a FPS stealth'em up would ever grab my attention. In fact I dismissed it as (stupidly) just anther game  as one of those average titles we usually get thrown at in preparation for the real big hitters.
Lucky then that a generous sized demo was released on the PS Store, and I wisely downloaded it to see if Thief had the skills to nick my heart (okay no more bad puns) and pleased  was I. Last time I got this excited over a game demo was Spiderman on the PS1. I couldn't wait to get my mitts on the full game, so naturally when it was released, I was like a child  possessed  , grabbing it in Game. And the result? F**king epic! (Apologies for the F bomb but its the only way I can sum up the game in case of doubters).
I'm not going to go over the story here, you can read that on a hundred other websites, this blog simply exists to either praise  a game, or kill it dead if its a pile of shyte. Can't comment on how it looks on PS3 but on PlayStation 4 it looks absolutely lush. I can imagine some giving it a kicking because Thief can be quite challenging at times but stick with it and great things await.
The main character, Garrett, reminds me of an 18th century Batman. Gadgets? Garrett has them in spades.

Speed Of Superman

I have been thinking about these 4 hour flights from UK to Australia. Usually takes 21 hours. Well London to LAX (Los Angeles) is 11 hours, while London to Houston is 10 hours. Does this mean we could be in California or Texas in about half an hour? That would truly be a revolutionary step forward in travel, and one could argue even bigger than a certain Neil Armstrongs stroll on the moon. A truly bite sized world which would change a whole heap of things from work to visiting family/friends in distand lands.
Be great for sporting events too! You could be anywhere in the world by early afternoon, hell you could even have dinner at home before setting off! And be back for supper. The more I think about it, the more exciting it sounds. Super quick travel is the logical next step because it needs to keep up with our almost immediate communications. This is not the age of the snail, it is the age of speed and bouncing across the globe like a pinball with barely time to catch a breath. Everything needs to be done YESTERDAY from messaging to meeting.

Bond Games 2012

And, if we thrive, promise them such rewards
As victors wear at the Olympian games:
This may plant courage in their quailing breasts.

William Shakespeare