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| Poker Night 2 | |
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| Developer(s) | Telltale Games |
| Publisher(s) | Telltale Games |
| Composer(s) | Jared Emerson-Johnson |
| Engine | Telltale Tool |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360,[1]iOS |
| Release | Xbox Live Arcade Steam (Windows & OS X)
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| Genre(s) | Card video game |
Poker Night 2 is a pokervideo game developed by Telltale Games.[1] It is the sequel to Poker Night at the Inventory and, like its predecessor, features crossover characters from different franchises. The game was released for Steam, PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade in April 2013, with an iOS version released the following month.[2][3][4] Due to expiring licenses, the game was pulled from sale in September 2018.[5]
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Gameplay[edit]
Like the original game, Poker Night 2 is a computer-based poker simulation between an unseen participant (the player) and four characters. Each player starts with the same amount of virtual money, and competes in standard poker rules to try to eliminate all the other players by exhausting their money. In addition to Texas hold 'em style of play, Poker Night 2 includes Omaha hold 'em as well.
The four additional characters in addition to the player are Sam from the Sam & Max franchise (voiced by David Nowlin), who is assisted by Max (voiced by David Boat), Brock Samson from The Venture Bros. (voiced by Patrick Warburton), Ash Williams from The Evil Dead franchise (voiced by Danny Webber), and Claptrap from the Borderlands series (voiced by David Eddings). GLaDOS (voiced by Ellen McLain) from the Portal series takes a supporting role as the dealer. During the hands, these characters provide humorous chatter between each other and towards the player. Reginald Van Winslow (voiced by Roger L. Jackson) from Tales of Monkey Island reprises his role as the host.[1][6][7] Additional brief cameos include Steve the Bandit and Mad Moxxi from Borderlands, Doug and a Save-Lot Bandit from The Walking Dead, and a waiter from Gravity Bone.
The game features unlockable in-game card, chip and table designs, as well as 'Bounty Unlocks' for completing certain goals, which unlock Borderlands 2 content and, depending on the platform played, Team Fortress 2 items on Steam, Xbox Avatar items, or PlayStation 3 themes.[6][8] Simultaneously using chips, cards, and tables sharing the same theme alters the design of the Inventory, opening up new conversation possibilities. Players can also buy the other characters drinks in order to more easily expose their tells.
Development[edit]
The first Poker Night game was developed by Telltale during a lull in their release schedule, and proved to be successful; Steve Allison, vice president of publishing at Telltale, believed it was the relationship between Telltale and the Valve that contributed to the success of the game, luring players with Team Fortress 2 items for performing well in the game.[9] As completion of The Walking Dead neared, Telltale found themselves in another lull, and returned to the Poker Night concept as a way to fill the gap.[9]
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Character selection was more direct than the first game, with Telltale wanting to bring in characters from movies and television. Allison had a good relationship with MGM Studios who were eager to offer characters, and was able to secure the character of Ash from Evil Dead, which also was timed well against the release of the 2013 remake.[9] Similarly, Allison stated that Cartoon Network readily agreed to the inclusion of Brock from Venture Bros., one of the Telltale team's first selections.[9]Gearbox Software, the creators of Borderlands, appreciated the first game, and allowed the Claptrap character to be used.[9] The final spot at the table was to be left open for a character from a Telltale game, eventually resulting in Sam. They had considered using either Marty or Doc Brown from the Back to the Future game but realized that they would not be appropriate in a game with mature spoken content. Similarly, characters from The Walking Dead series would not be a thematic fit for the poker title, as it would make people emotional about the game.[9] To help make the play more personable, they needed to have a dealer for the table, and GLaDOS was considered an obvious fit.[9]
Marketing[edit]
Telltale started a website called The Key Party in 2013 in order to promote the game, with a new keychain related to the game characters revealed every working day from March 25 until April 1, when the game was officially revealed.[1]
Reception[edit]
Anthony Gallegos from IGN gave the game a 7.5 out of 10.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ abcd'Telltale Teasing The Key Party'. The International House of Mojo. 2013-03-27. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
- ^'Ash, Claptrap, Sam and Brock Samson Ante Up For Poker Night 2'. Kotaku. 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
- ^Usher, Anthony. 'Take Evil Dead protagonist Ash Williams to the cleaners in Telltale Games's Poker Night 2 for iOS'. www.pocketgamer.com.
- ^'Out Now: 'Combo Crew', 'Poker Night 2', 'Epic', 'Stickman Tennis', 'Zombie Fish Tank' and Much More'. Touch Arcade. 2013-05-23. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
- ^'Why is Poker Night 2 no longer available?'. Telltale Games. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ^ abMiller, Greg (2013-04-01). 'Telltale Games' Poker Night 2 Announced'. IGN. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
- ^'Poker Night 2 – YouTube'. YouTube.
- ^'Poker Night at the Inventory 2 Leaked Through TF2 Promo Items List'. Softpedia. 2013-03-14. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
- ^ abcdefgMcElroy, Griffin (2013-05-07). 'How Evil Dead, Venture Bros. and Borderlands Ended Up at the Poker Table'. Polygon. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
- ^Gallegos, Anthony (2013-04-30). 'Poker Night at the Inventory 2 Review – IGN'. IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
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| Julia | |
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| Directed by | Matthew A. Brown |
| Produced by | Matthew A. Brown Ty Walker |
| Written by | Matthew A. Brown |
| Starring | Ashley C. Williams Tahyna Tozzi Jack Noseworthy |
| Music by | Frank Hall |
| Cinematography | Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson |
| Edited by | Sverrir Kristjánsson |
Farraj Factory Kinetic Arts Tycor International Film Company | |
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| 95 minutes | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Julia is a 2014 American neo-noirhorror film and the feature film directorial debut of Matthew A. Brown.[1] The film stars Ashley C. Williams as a woman who seeks revenge for her brutal rape. It had its world release on 19 July 2014 at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival.[2][3]
Synopsis[edit]
Julia (Ashley C. Williams) is a young woman that was drugged and raped by Pierce (Ryan Cooper) and three friends, who then left her for dead. She manages to make her way home, where the viewer discovers that Julia has spent most of her life being abused by various tormentors and has turned to self-harm as a result. Later Julia overhears someone discussing a therapy that has rape victims taking back power from their attackers. She's introduced to Dr. Sgundud (Jack Noseworthy) through the mysterious Sadie (Tahyna Tozzi). Under her guidance, Julia seduces a man (implied to be a rapist of one of the past patients of Sgrundud), lures him to her apartment, where the rest of the sisterhood restrain him, make Julia emasculate him (taking genitals as a trophy), kill him and dispose of the body.
After several more hunts, Julia one day sees one of her rapists, Adam, in the clinic where she works, and decides to seek revenge on them all using Sgrundud's methods. She convinces Adam to assemble a meeting (claiming that 'in a way, it [what happened] was the best thing to ever happen to me') but leaving Pierce, the rapists 'boss', as last. The night of the meeting, Julia drugs Adam and the other two friends who raped her, surgically removes Adam's eyes (as he did not actually rape her, only watched) and the other men's genitalia, then leaves for the last one, Pierce. However, she finds him killed and evirated by the sisterhood, while Julia herself is knocked unconscious and taken back to Dr. Sgrundud after Sadie snitches on her.
Sgrundud tells Julia that she has violated the rules of 'taking medicine' and therefore, drugged again, is about to be dissected alive. He also reveals that the idea of emasculating victims came to him after he himself went through such a procedure performed by his father after he discovered his son's homosexuality, as he liked to dress in his sister's clothes. However, before he starts to operate on Julia, Sadie saves her, entering the building and starting to kill Sgrundud's associates. The doctor confronts Sadie and points his gun at her, but Julia manages to get free from the operating table and decapitates Sgrundud from behind. Before Sadie can thank her friend, Julia shoots her in the head and leaves towards an unknown future.
Cast[edit]
- Ashley C. Williams as Julia
- Tahyna Tozzi as Sadie
- Jack Noseworthy as Dr. Sgundud
- Joel de la Fuente as Dr. Lin
- Cary Woodworth as Scott
- Darren Lipari as Matt
- Ryan Cooper as Piers
- Brad Koed as Adam
- Sean Kleier as Tim
- Bridget Megan Clark as Yael Frankel
- Chris Cardona as Macho Corp. Executive
- Kumiko Konishi as Female Bartender
- James Henry B. as Pig F*ucker - Man
Poker Night 2 Cast
Reception[edit]
Nerdly praised Julia, writing 'Julia is an evocative and engaging watch more from its uniquely cinematic stylings than through anything given in the narrative. While certainly not perfect, overall it is a decent entry in a genre which is troubling at the best of times and I certainly will be remembering writer/director Brown’s name for the future.'[4]Grolsch Film Works also recommended the movie, comparing it favorably to American Mary.[5]Flickering Myth gave a mixed review for Julia, commenting that the movie was 'a lot better than the I Spit on Your Grave remakes and it’s a lot smarter than the original on which they were based, but it’s also fairly forgettable.'[6]
References[edit]
- ^'First trailer for Julia, starring The Human Centipede's Ashley C. Williams'. JoBlo. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^Shotwell, James. ''JULIA' TRAILER: RAPE AND REVENGE ON THE STREETS OF NYC'. Under the Gun Review. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^''Human Centipede' Star Gets Revenge In 'Julia''. Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^Loring, Ian. 'FrightFest 2014: 'Julia' Review'. Nerdly. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^Bitel, Anton. 'FRIGHTFEST 2014: JULIA'. Grolsch Film Works. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^Owen, Luke. 'Film4 FrightFest 2014 Review – Julia (2014)'. Flickering Myth. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
External links[edit]
- Julia on IMDb
- Julia at Rotten Tomatoes