The DrkNite's Shrubbery

It's the 48th anniversary of the premier of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. So what better way to celebrate than by giving a brief rundown of my relationship with the fandom over the years. Let me set the table for you. I grew up in the 90s. Endlessly watching the Original Trilogy on VHS. Return of the Jedi is my favourite of the franchise, fuelled mostly by being the first one I saw on the big screen during the Special Edition release. I saw Phantom Menace opening night and loved it. I played the tie in PlayStation game religiously. Attack of the Clones was just as thrilling. I was excited to see so many lightsabres in one setting and Yoda being an absolute badass. When Revenge of the Sith came out I thought it was one of the greatest send offs to a film franchise we would ever get. Fast forward some 20 years and now there are numerous tv shows, spinoff movies, books, comics, video games and also, sadly, a great deal of "fans" that will tell you everything they make no...

  There is a famous quote in Jurassic Park from Jeff Goldblum's Dr Ian Malcolm. "Scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should." Last week Rockstar released a new trailer for the much hyped GTA 6. Viewers were amazed by the technical marvel that Rockstar had delivered. Many reviewers and gaming sites were picking their jaws up off the floor in reaction to the brightly lit and colourful display of Vice City it's various attractions and activities. One thing that stood out to me was everyone reacting to a clip of a customer walking out of a store with a six-pack of beer. They zoomed in and watched in disbelief as the individual bottles all had liquid that had been rendered to realistically move and splash as if in the real world. I might be showing my age as someone that grew up with a SEGA MegaDrive and looking like Abe Simpson yelling at a cloud, but when did we get to this point in gaming? Don't get me...