Friday, September 26, 2014

Uncharted Trilogy PS3 Game

Today I'm gonna write about a Playstation 3 Game series which I managed to successfully complete over a span of over 6months with lots of breaks (sometimes even for weeks) between playing the game. But yet, it never dampened my spirit to continue from where I left it even then and that's a real compliment to the flow and format of this game.

Uncharted follows a Shooting game format with a great deal of story invoking romance, suspicion, thrill and surprises with a lot of adventure and immense amount of things you get to learn about historical artifacts or rather myths. Even though, its just a game and much of what is narrated must've been tweaked to befit the storyboard of the game this game certainly keeps you hooked onto it, to discover and find out whats coming up next.

Uncharted Drake's Fortune : 



Although, this game is a thrill and personally my favorite amongst the 3 games. It does run the shivers down your spine as those ghostly creatures from the dead spring up from everywhere towards the end. One feels relieved when they're no more.. 
Otherwise, the game is really cool with good lot of stunts and great art direction. In fact, the art direction is superb in ALL the games. 

Uncharted Among Thieves



What I liked about this game is the creativity and ideas that the game designers have come up with. I mean a train falling off almost at the cliff of a mountain and he climbs back on. This is actually the midpoint of the game and yet it is where the game actually starts off. It is really pretty cool.

I feel this game has no levels which are scary and also this game bubbles up the love story to the next level between the two... Oh come on I'm not talking about Sully .. its Elena.. Oh how these guys find love by escaping together from plenty of sticky spots --- really charming!!! Always on the edge of things between life and death and all that philosophy retold over and over... yawn yhawn.

Lastly , coming to   Uncharted Drake's Deception : 




So Naughty Dog also knows how to give a happy ending with a friendship element in the end.. Now, this game was something of a reckoner.. it had a whole bunch of chapters in between which totally fell off the script.. I wonder if they were inspired from Hindu Mythological stories, if they were, total failure at it.. co Hindu mythological stories always makes sense when one sees the bigger pictures later on.. with so much layering in each event that takes place. 
Anyway, personally I enjoyed this game as it covered the desert lands pretty well.. they've got large portions of inaction in this one with more of story enacted here.. for a change it was good.. 

Practically, the time frame in terms of days or years showcased as the running time covering the series of incidents in reality is much less than other games. This game first gets drake kidnapped which is a toal waste plus later he drinks water and is totally gone bonkers in some fairyland illusionary world. 

On the whole, I feel this is the best shooting game series I've played till date... To be honest, I've never been a fan of shooting games but this game turned my perception 180 degrees. The biggest victory any game , story , or work of art can have is by converting a person who despises and hates 
something  into making that person actually not just love it but become a real fan of it.

Kudos!!!


Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Cadbury Silk Caramello

This time its sinfully nothing but indulgence that can bubble your temptations to irresistibility.

Have YOU tasted Silk lately !!!!

This one is a definite must have for chocolate freaks and children. As Cadbury gets you in the mood to slurp up and invent new ways of having a gala time having  this chocolate..... 



 lets see what else is there left to explore. 

Caramello Silk is a chocolate which was launched by Cadbury very recently. Churning up the guilt within you whilst you cherish momentous paradise. Not to mention, a diet conscious person would see the nutritious facts as Excess Carb intake of 38gms with 15gms Fat... But, who thinks of these things when your enjoying something so rich. All that one wants to focus on is the taste. 

This crazy Silk Caramello has been out for just over a short span of time in India, maybe over a month or a little more but what's actually interesting to know is this isn't something new. This has already expressed its presence in few western countries for over two decades. 

Was this made available on public demand?? Now, that's a question I also need an answer to. Curiously enough, this is a question worth putting up on poll and seeing the general response from the masses.  Sure enough, it has to be out after a market research or is Cadbury taken its chances by testing the waters for Caramello's potential in India... 
India a place where it is synonymous to chocolate. 

Except, its digital and online media coverage it has chosen outdoor advertising and print media and magazines to be a very good medium to spread the word about around.. Sure enough, it is done well till now to reach out to a great market of chocolate gobblers. 



The price of the product is on the higher side where it is selling for Rs 70 per bar. Which makes it susceptible to users to only go for it on special occasions like birthdays and occasional celebrations and festivals. It is unlikely that a majority of the Indian segment may opt for it as a chocolate they can have on a routine basis. 

The packaging of the product although is standard and gives a great appeal. I personally feel, can be little more worked on and made more attractive. Just to suggest a few pointers here, the word Caramello does not catch the eye so quickly the font of the text must be made legible. Except that, the inner packaging needs to be taken sensitive attention owing to the liquid nature of the caramel inside the chocolate. 


This product would have much more takers if it introduced miniatures like a pop in choc of just one piece seen in the image above. Perhaps if I'm not mistaken, it already has a bar like 5star available , if it doesn't that'll also do pretty well... 

What are the + points ??? 

1. Its a caramel favorite 's teddy bear. 
2. Its attractive and indulgent and tasty. 

What are the - points ??? 

1. Primarily the packaging. Once I had an experience where I bought one and opened it to find the whole caramel having leaked out into the paper and foil wrapper inside with a total mess. The chocolate was all wasted over. The crack in the chocolate was horrendous. 

The thought that passed me was - this couldn't be just one case. If statistics are drawn, one can derive facts and figures of such cases in a much larger number all across where the distribution channels of cadbury are reaching out this product. 



After all being said, don't look for more here... Just tip toe out of your house and cheat yourself with this delight. Or else, simply run a mile and then stop by a shop and grab a bite... 




ENJOY!!!!!