worth it for devil times five
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<div id="video-block-R1XAKKT8DUO7X3" class="a-section a-spacing-small a-spacing-top-mini video-block"></div><input type="hidden" name="" value="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/D19FpQ-73PS.mp4" class="video-url"><input type="hidden" name="" value="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61i6VS1bqhS.png" class="video-slate-img-url">&nbsp;Tom and Ashley review Mark of the Witch and Devil Times Five aka peopletoys
3816260
This books goes further into the past with the B5 plot then any book did before. its writen well, and despite the fact that it happens well in the past, its still a great reading for a B5 fan.
it was a pleasure reading it again after the nightmare trilogy of the passing of the thecho mages.
3084895
Great artwork, lots of fun, but it does rely on some lucky draws from time to time. Well worth the $5 it currently sells for.
4831526
The book isn't the best in the series by quite a bit, but was fun read anyway. The reality show always felt contrived and was a mediocre register use to mostly add to Caine's entourage and power.  As the series has progressed, he is truly becoming the powerful demon Lord he professes to be. I hope that series returns to better plot devise than  a reality shows to justify the supernatural conflicts.  The fighting is very well done and dangerous situations are horrific. I definitely recommend the series if you are in your safe space holding your ears to keep out a non pc world.  This episode was a transition devise to solidify his lordship from being mostly a hired gun.  Some old characters didn't show up and I missed them. I think he maybe getting too many interesting characters to weave into the story lineup which I find unfortunate because some were quite well done and added to fun. I will continue to read this series and am interested in where it is taking us.  I hope it doesn't develop in to an episodic supernatural crime thriller and is going someplace fun.
3754790
Our favorite Neteru duo is back with their Guardian family....intent on locating the Antichrist and stopping Armageddon.  With the help of Yonnie---Carlos's brother, who is acting as a double agent on the dark side--the team is able to gain valuable intel on what is going on with Lucifer and his dark agents in the bowels of Hell.  What they have discovered is that councilman Sebastian has used his talents for reanimation to bring back from the dead two of the most evil women in history to fill council seats---giving the Guardian team even more to deal with.  But with the help of the Kings and Queens on high, the team is once again able to stem the tide of evil that seems determined to take over the world.  Will they be able to find the Antichrist before his birth?  Or will Lilith and Lucifer prevail?

This tale shows all once again that Ms. Banks is the reigning Queen of Dark Literature.  This novel has been somewhat relieved from the overuse of outdated slang (although, the cliche "fair exchange is not robbery" is still repeatedly used.  Why, I must ask???), giving this novel the extra shine it deserves.  And I must add...if her affinity for dark tales begins to wane, Ms. Banks most assuredly has a career penning erotica.  This series contains some of the hottest sex scenes that I have ever read.  A must-read for fans of the series.

DYB
3931655
I would recommend it for the open minded. It can be funny and it can be graphic. Makes a trip to Hell pretty tempting.
902543
The Hellhammer demos and the ep were very good. Demon Entrails is 10 out of 10, a black metal opus. This will definitely please fans of Celtic Frost, Venom, Bathory, Mercyful Fate, King Diamond. This is a must-have.
2127639
OK, so, we're at the 5th and final collection of the shared world of the Crimson Pact books. This one does not disappoint. It feels a bit different than the earlier books. A minor nit to pick wodl be that there are some new stories with new characters. For me personally, taking a macroview of the series, I really liked the stories that either continued a tale from an earlier volume, either directly or indirectly. There are some continuations here, but some stories apparently have either been finished, or were (in my opinion) left somewhat hanging in the aforementioned volumes.

With that said, the quality of the stories is quite strong. This is tribute to the editing prowess of Paul Genesse, and his ability to find some good authors. I liked most of the stories in all 5 books. Some more or less than others of course (personal taste!).

If this is somewhat vague, it's because  I don't feel like recapping the premise of the multiversal demonic invasion, or spoilling anything. I will say that the last story that "closes" the book was a lot of fun, and had some neat callbacks (especially if you are a Larry Correia fan). It's a nice coda.

I wish the authors and Paul success- I definitely noted some names to check out in the future.

Recommended to all fans of the anthology. If you are reading this and haven't read the earlier books, by all means, go do so.
3413479
If you like monsters, and I mean big monsters, this book is for you. I bought this book without knowing of parkers work but quickly found out, his writting is pretty good, although the end seems a little rushed, its a consistently good read. I really don't wanna spoil too much of the story but give it a chance, it grows on you until you want more. The art is incredibly good and should merit a review all by itself. This was a carefully crafted story in the art department, worthy of the deluxe edition if it ever gets made that is...
1068080
I'm not going to go into much detail since everyone seems to be on the same page here. The MM3 it literally a monster manual, and not a, "how to play your monster's manual." I'm vastly impressed by the lore and specificity on the demons and devils -- which was perfect for me since my players at the moment are playing in a post-apocalyptic hell-world that's parallel to the Nine Hells, so the demons, devils and evil creatures made it vastly easier to get a hang of creating malicious creatures. Ogremoch is a notable name, I very much enjoyed everything about this guy and I suggest you go buy this book and read about him as well.
641296
I have tried DMC 3 and 4, and I have to say DMC 5 is my favorite. It is a big improvement for Capcom, a Japanese company, finally willing to hire non-Japaneses. The old DMC are too all two-dimensional and linear. The previous skill upgrade system is a hassle and I found the control a mess. This new one uses the Unreal engine, which makes it 3 dimensionally more acceptable, and the mechanics is a bit better. (Still not quite up to the standards, if you ask me.) The heterogeneous nature of the production team improves the gameplay. Video game industry is evolving at an alarming rate. The Japanese style was great, 20 years ago, but since then many things have changed. It is nice to see finally Capcom is willing to compete on an international scale. This game style is similar to Darksider and Darksider is more mature in terms of mechanics and story.
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GOOD MOVIE. Its more of a gore flick, and shows a different idea of how the devil is/works. I find this film a great gem if you truly get the concept. Cunningham portrays his role nicely, the slow pace with his is charming, letting you slowly find out exactly what he is about. It definitely is worth a shot.
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In which our hero reveals that he may not be oh-so invincible after all.  In which he tries to undo a great wrong once performed on an innocent woman.  In which the legions of Hell itself are released into space and Lucifer decides to go into retirement.  And finally, this is a book in which a huge course of events has been begun simply because a brother and a sister have a quarrel.  "Season of Mists" is the fourth in the collected Sandman chronicles and as such it's an interesting story.  We get to see almost all the Endless siblings gathered together (save one) and we journey from Dreams to Hell and back again.  With this novelette it seems as though Gaiman is beginning to move away from the series' horror-story beginnings into a whole new realm.  It's a refreshing change of scenery.

Destiny has called his siblings, Desire, Death, Dream, Delirium (formerly Delight), and Despair together after a visitation by the three sisters (the crone, the maiden, and the matron).  As a result of this meeting, Desire taunts Dream with the fact that he once sentenced an innocent girl to an eternity of Hell simply because she didn't want to stay with him.  Dream is initially angered by this accusation but when Death concurs with the usually malicious Desire, Dream has to face facts.  He has grievously wronged his once beloved Nada.  He anticipates great problems when he returns to Hell to rescue her, but is instead greeted with an empty world. Lucifer himself explains that he's given up the job and as punishment to Dream (who once bested him on his own turf) he gives his guest the key to Hell itself.  Suddenly every mythological god you can think of (Norse, Egyptian, manifestations of order and chaos respectively, etc.) is scrambling to get possession of that key.  Dream can only give it to one group and his beloved Nada is being held as a bargaining chip by one of the factions.  Smart stuff.

There are some wonderful mysteries introduced here that we've not seen much of until this time.  For example, there seems to be a missing member of the Endless who, in this collection anyway, remains unnamed.  There are also two infant children born, both of whom have direct ties to the Dream lord.  One is a child of dreams, the other his former lover.  Either good or bad things may come of this.  I enjoyed the fact that characters from previous collections (like Hob, the man who lives forever and the ever malicious Cain with his schlimazel of a sibling Abel) make at least a token appearance in this book.  Gaiman doesn't forget past storylines or people.  It's part of what makes him such an interesting writer.

As for the story itself, it's passable.  It does seem a little strange that despite the closeness between Dream and Death, she's only brought up his colossal mistake some ten thousand years after the fact.  But I loved the flow of ideas in this book.  I enjoyed the range of gods that come to feast with Dream and the variety of ways in which they attempt to reason with him.  There's a nice range of different artists in this collection as well, and their skills are honed perfectly with each and every story.  Maybe I found the brief odd tale about the schoolboy in the haunted dormitory a little out of place (why was Death wearing legwarmers?) but if you removed it I fully believe that "Season of Mists" would be near perfect.

Some might call this collection simplistic.  Others might berate it for its scope.  But gol durn it, I like it.  I like almost everything about it.  It's just another great series of Sandman tales, reaching a little further into the mythos and getting a little more interesting each and every time.  A fine fun set.
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Seriously? How can you object? The artwork alone of each of the monsters is enough to make this purchase really worth it.  Seeing the parody version of Jersey Shore and Lady Gaga die is another plus.  Seriously, forget the Jersey Shore.  Plot line is not grade A and they are making world/military leaders look relatively stupid in this series thus far but it's still a pretty good comic.  A few pretty good laugh points and some pretty good action scenes really help with the stale plot.  If you're a Godzilla fan I think this is a worthwhile addition to your collection. They do a pair of survivors that make for a pretty decent sub plot.  The plot thickens too...I can't tell ya how but just know that it does.  Let's not forget about the Art Gallery in the back of the comic; again, that alone made the purchase worth it for me.  I like this and I think it's worth a buy if you're a Godzilla fan.  If you're not...maybe I should point you to the My Little Pony comics or something.
1963178
24 Hours in and having listened 5 times through, I can honestly give this a five star rating. Not a bad song in the bunch and as good as the songs are individually, they are even better as a whole. If you are a fan of the previous studio albums, or the live disc, make the purchase. It's well worth it.
3678892
Ok...There a few songs here that don't seem to fit but, there are more that just RIP!  I was a little apprehensive about picking this one up but, I'm glad that I did.  I absolutely love The Dagger, In the Fire, Independent, and Army of the Sun.  I think these 4 songs are worth the price of the disc alone.  The rest of it is pretty decent but, that's just it, decent.  I love the idea of this album.  As a few people have said, I would die to see something like this from Century Media, that would be killer!!  Anyways, overall this is a good c.d.  In the dvd Dino Cazares mentions something about possibly setting this up as a band in the future.  Would be nice as far-fetched as that seems.  Worth a shot for any metal fan.
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Devil may cry 3 for the PS2 was considered to be one of the best PS2 games ever released and i tend to agree with that. but people still had a few problems with it. for one the difficulty was really high and  some  people had a few problems enjoying game. in DMC 3 Special edition this has been fixed the difficulty of the normal game has been lowered considerably to allow more casual players to play and have fun.

one of the biggest draws of the DMC series as a whole was the ability to play as a bad ass tough guy who is half human and half demon known as dante. dante can use a variety of weapons ranging from swords to tri-chucks as well as a pretty wide assortment of guns(which never run out of ammo so have fun blasting away) but the real meat of this game lies in the ability to switch "styles" which gives dante a very wide variety of moves. he has a few different choices that u can choose. for example the "gunslinger" style puts more focus on the use of firearms and has additional moves and techniques when using his guns or "devil arms" as they are referred, to in the game. while the "swordmaster" style gives dante the ability to throw his sword at enemies and is more focused on close combat.

Killing enemies in the game will release orbs which can then be used to buy more moves for each style, giving dante more options when fighting. the game also rewards the player by making flashy looking kills and by chaining together attacks by giving the player more orbs when an enemy is defeated.

DMC 3 Special addition also adds the ability to play as Dantes brother Vergil who has his own unique move set.

this is definitely one of my favorite games and the ability to play as vergil is great. and now that the difficulty has been lowered everyone will be able to enjoy this great title.