Youtube Reviews: The Stories of Sodor.

Series creator: Victor Tanzig.

Starting date: 20th February 2017.

Story: The train, for its type, is the most powerful vehicle on land. And the engines of Sodor are the power behind the docks, industries, and pipelines that make up the world renowned North Western Railway. Join Thomas, Edward, Percy, and all of the other Sodor engines in their daily tasks to keep their business going. For these, are the Stories of Sodor.

My thoughts: The great series is based on the popular Thomas the tank engine series. the show itself has three series, many shorts, and a fourth series is currently being made. What I like about this show is that it doesn't follow the books or the tv series at all. It kinda does it's own thing. And it isn't set in one time period. It starts after the first world war and is likely to finish in the present day. And includes many historic events as well. Including the rise in communism, the nationalization of Britains railways, world war two (which was it's own side season called The Stories of War), and even goes into detail on how the railways worked and operated at the time. I was surprised that Edward is the narrator of the show. But then I realised that it might be mainly based on the Railway book series and not the Thomas and friends show (where Thomas is the main character). The show even has characters from a similar show called Tugs.

Any dislikes?: Only a few. One of them being the swearing. I mean I wasn't expecting swear words in something based on Thomas and Friends. But in the third series and the Stories of War side season, there are times that the characters use the F and W words. Also some viewers may not like some strong issues that some episodes are centred on. Such as prejudice, war, bullying, unfairness, and other subjects like them.

Overall: It is a great show and I would recommend it.

My score: Four stars. 

YouTube Review: Turnabout Storm.

Type of video: My little pony/Ace Attorney crossover, court room drama, mystery.

Release date: 2011 - 2013 (five parts in six episodes).

Story: Rainbow Dash has been accused to murder and she is facing huge consequences if she is found guilty. It is up to the great defence attorney/investigator Phoenix Wright to prove her innocence in a court of law. Will he be able to do it? Watch and find out.

My thoughts: I found out about this when I was watching a review of this by the Mysterious Mr Enter. I then managed to find the series and give them a watch. And it is good. There are twist and turns that no one could see coming and there is some great suspense. And there is some comedy as well. If you are a fan of either My little pony or Ace Attorney, then I would give this a watch. But the episodes (apart from the first) are around one or two hours long. Just to tell you.

My score: Four stars.

Youtube Reviews: Crazy Craft

Series created by: iBallisticsquid

Starring: iBallisticsquid, Stampylongnose, and Ashdub.

Number of episodes: 90

Story: Squid nugget, Stampy cat, and Ash travel through the Crazy Craft mod in Minecraft. Where they encounter monsters, build bases, find lucky blocks, fight Godzilla, and all prepare for their final fight against the three headed dragons known only as the King and Queen.

My thoughts: This is a great series. Squid and co are fun to watch and I wish that the Crazy Craft mod is available on the PS4 and the Xbox one versions of Minecraft. I have to admit that I like episodes 1 to 39 more then the rest (episode 40 onwards feels like a completely different series. Which is the part where they build a huge underground cake factory). I also like the idea of the lucky blocks which either hold a good or bad surprise inside them. I would recommend this for everyone who are fans of Minecraft.

My score: Four stars.

Youtube Review: Godzilla and his amazing friends.

Creator: Goji73.

Number of  episodes: 18

Story: The adventures of Godzilla and his friends Anguirus and Rodan on Monster Island. Featuring kaiju from both the Godzilla and Ultraman series.

Completed?: Not yet.

My thoughts: This is a really amazing show. This has a lot of heart and effort into making it and it shows. A lot of your favourite kaijus are in this show. I have to admit I have never heard of any of the Ultraman monsters and I am looking forward to see where the series is heading.

Ideas for future episodes: Gamera appears as a Intergalactic Protector, Godzilla and Geronimon being force to join forces and take on a bigger threat, Godzilla and his friends come across the pacific rim kaijus who are the ancient guardians of a lost civilisation, and perhaps Zilla making a appearance.

Would I recommend this?: Yes

My score: Four stars.

Gaming review: Diamantalia

Creator: Kyokoon64 and Lubo.

Story: After getting fed up with the Hetalia casts and wanting to find a better place, Canada falls into a fountain (in a Alice in Wonderland style) and ends up in a mystical world. Where the only four kingdoms are based on playing cards (the Heart kingdom, the Spade kingdom, the Club kingdom, and the Diamonds kingdom). After learning from the Jokers (Prussia and Sealand) that he is the exact copy of the prince of the diamond kingdom that had ran away ten years ago, Canada travels to said kingdom and is mistaken for the long lost prince. There he finds out that all four of the kingdoms are at war with each other and then sets out to try and make peace between them.

Completed?: No.

What do I think?: I think that this is a good game. The idea of creating kingdoms base on playing cards isn't new but it's nice to see a new twist to the idea. Also the fact that the Hetalia cast are the rulers of the kingdoms (France being the king of diamonds for example). I am looking forward for the update for this game so that I can review it as a whole.

Any dislikes?: None so far. Although the part in the beginning with America stealing both of Russia and Ukraine's lunches was a bit too mean for my taste (but hey that's just me).

Final score: Five stars and six happy faces. 

Gaming reviews: First Date.

Creator: Kyokoon64.

Characters: Germany, Italy, Prussia, and France.

Story: Germany does something out of the blue and asks Italy out on a date. So it's just them going out for dinner, a movie, then a late night stroll through the park. But things are not easy when Prussia and France both find out and decide to stalk them.

Complete?: The full game is out now.

What do I think?: Like Dreamtalia, this is a good game. The art work is also good and it is also a multi choice game. Kyo had made this game especially for her partner Dignified and you can really tell how much work she had put into this just for her closest friend. And also the events in the game actually echo events that they did together in real life (like making flower crowns). Also of note both Kyokoon and Dignified appear in the game as Easter eggs.

Do I recommend this?: Yes I do. Even though it is a short game, you can replay the levels and see the different paths that were available (even though they are just dialog options). It is nice to see people making things for their love ones. Like the saying goes "The gift that shows the most love is the gift that you made yourself".

Any dislikes?: None.

Score: Five stars and ten happy faces.

Gaming reviews. Dreamtalia.

Creator: Kyokoon64 and friends.

Characters: The cast of Hetalia.

Story: After several people began to fall into mysterious comas, England finds out that a dream demon called a Fauchereve had taken over Italy and is using him as a host. After getting the other nations together, England explains that the only way of freeing Italy and the other victims is to enter the dream world and defeat the Fauchereve on it's home ground. But first they had to free the other victims that are under it's control.

Completed?: Yes.

My views: I think that this is really good. There is a lot of ideas and imagination that were put into making this and it really stands out. Also there is even winks to things from the original manga. Also the idea about entering a dream world is interesting to explore. 

Would I recommend it?:  I would highly recommend you to play it.

Any dislikes?: None.

Score: Five stars.

A youtube review. Red Trek.

I have recently discovered this animation some years ago. It is a six act animation cross over of Star Trek. The next generation and Red Dwarf. I have seen is a lot of times and had always liked it. So I have decided to do a review with this ten year old story. This review contains spoilers.

The Story:

The story is basic. After traveling thru a worm hole, The crew of the Jupiter Mining ship Red Dwarf encounter the Star ship Enterprise. There is a lot of chit chat between the characters (which I like to see in a lot of cross overs) and the Red Dwarf crew are invited on board the Enterprise. After Rimmer nearly causes an accident with Star Bug (their ship to planet's surface shuttle craft), both worlds met in the Enterprise's control room. Rimmer then gets invited to have a look around the engineering while Lister, Kryten, and Cat are shown around the rest of the ship by Captain Jean Luc Picard.

After showing them around the hollow deck, everyone discovers that a unidentified life form had sneaked on board as well. They decide to hunt for it in tradition with the Alien films. The alien life form turned out to be the shape shifting creature from the Red Dwarf universe named the Polymorph and it had already attack many of the Enterprise's crew. After a comedic chase, they manage to corner and kill it in the hollow deck.

While all of this is going on, Data (The Enterprise's android) finds a way of restoring Holly's (Red Dwarf's computer) I.Q from six to six thousand. Afterwards everyone learns that (with the aid of the hollow deck) that Holly can bring people back to life. Namely Lister's love interest Kristine Kochanski, Rimmer's love interest Ivon McGruder, and the Enterprise's former security officer Tasha Yar. After some comedic high jinx, all three are resorted to life (including Rimmer. Being their test subject). At the end they all said their goodbyes and go their separate ways. With the Red Dwarf crew heading back to Earth (all though it was never made clear if they had returned to their own universe).

The Animation:

The animation looked liked it was made by Microsoft paint. There are a lot of bright colours and many recognisable objects are oddly shaped. But as a cartoon it is ok by my standards.

The sound and audio:

Again it is basic. Many of the voices are spot on with a view that are off centred. Cat has been given a Australian accent and both Holy's and Data's voices were made by that android voice thing that reads things out to you. The audio can be a bit on the dull side. But the thing that I like is the merge of both the main theme tunes.

Overall thoughts:

Its not that great of a animation show. It can be seen as boring and unfunny sometimes. But it is great to see two popular science fiction shows meeting together. If the original creators are still doing their Youtube channel, then they might redo this. With up to date animation and voice editing. But for me it is great to watch and something to pass the time. Just search Red Trek Flash Animation on Youtube and you will find it.

Rate: Three and a half stars out of five.

Kyokoon64

Kyokoon64 is by far one of the most wonderful people on YouTube. I love her game plays and her voice acting. And she is also a fellow Hetalia fan. I really enjoyed her videos and have been looking forward to future videos. As a request I would like to see her play Minecraft (but that is a just a request and it's her own choice). I also like to get the Hetalia games that she had played but I don't know how. Is there a special website she visits or an Abb store. Anyway Kyokoon64 is the first girl Youtuber I had subscribed to and I'm looking forward to many of her videos in the future.

Batmanmarch. A review.

Batmanmarch.

Batmanmarch is a YouTube channel dedicated to Doctor who. On the channel you can find reviews of toys, games, episodes, and many other things that are Doctor who based (although there are Batman and Masters of the Universe stuff to be found as well). But it's mainly a channel where Matthew Toffolo (with the help from his friends and relatives) create whole new Doctor who adventures with the latest action figures. They are very good and deserve to be watched by all. You really get the feeling that these are ether ideas that never made it to production or Big Finish fan fiction. What is really ironic that they kept these adventures as original as possible. Which is why you don't see Patrick Troughton's doctor meeting the Cybermen from Matt Smith's time. And like I said before Matthew also did some Batman and some Masters of the Universe ones as well (although I would like to see an epic hour long special where Jon Pertwee's doctor and U.N.I.T teaming up with He-man and his friends when Skeletor and his forces invade Earth). Anyway the adventures are great and you should watch them. And these are my top six  favourite ones.

 No 6. The Honour of War.

Doctor: Tom Baker.

Story: The doctor and Adric land on the planet Quorana. Where the inhabitants are held in a grip of fear and distrust of strangers. As they set out to help the villagers, they discover a Sontaran who is plotting something sinister for the whole planet.

No 5. The Cyber Incursion.

Doctor: Jon Pertwee.

Story: The doctor, Jo Grant, and U.N.I.T investigate the disappearances of scientists all through out England. And discover that two of the doctor's enemies had teamed up and have plans for a local power station.

No 4. The Dalek Contagion.

Doctor: Jon Pertwee.

Story: After landing on a plague ridden planet, the doctor decides to help out the last remaining inhabitants in trying to find a cure. But then things get worse when he discovers who's behind it all.

No 3. Screams in the Darkness.

Doctor: Colin Baker.

Story: The TARDIS picks up a distress signal from a space station orbiting Jupiter. So the doctor and Peri set out to help who ever had sent it. The space station turns out to be an insane asylum and it's patients are disappearing without a trace.

No 2. The Ten Doctors.

Doctor: William Hartnell to David Tennant.

Story: The doctor and Donna bump into the past nine incarnations of the doctor on a familiar planet. As they all set out to discover who or what brought them here, an old enemy shows up.

No 1. The Beast of Stockbridge.

Doctor: Tom Baker.

Story: The doctor lands in a quiet English village of Stockbridge. Where he hears rumors of a legendary beast that is roaming around the surrounding area. So he teams up with a villager and together they discover a demonic monster, a haunted house, and a old enemy.