Admit it, you’ve noticed the plethora of space marines tromping around in your favorite vidya. They are white, bald, gritty and probably don’t wear helmets so as to improve their peripheral vision, lower their wind resistance and generally improve their bad-assery rating. Every once and a while you may get one who is vaguely ethnic, or has some hair, but for the most part, they are all the same. And for a good reason.

Simply put, space marines kick ass.
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What is Gears of War? Is Cliff Bleszinski really all that talented? Gears of War is a welcome change of pace. Cliffy B. is talented, his writers aren’t, and I’m probably going to get flak for saying this, but neither are his artists. The Gears setting is gross and putrid and ugly and unsightly; a blight on this Earth. However, the gameplay hidden beneath is gold. Say what you will about its shotgun and chainsaw dominance, but the game is a mystical piece of work. I don’t like Cliffy, I think he’s a douche, I think he’s stupid, I think he’s a cliche typical fratboy out to please them as far as the context of Gears goes; but when it comes to gameplay and content, he shines. I respect his choices with GoW, the first and the second. He designed a game that was no longer about skill and dexterity with the analog sticks, and it’s not about holding down the trigger. It’s about timing. To be a bit speculative, it’s the future of turn based gaming.
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My friends say that I like weird games. And it’s true. But, do you think a 3rd person shooter with football elements is weird? …  Well, I think it is.

S4 League is the “acronym” for Stylish eSper Shooting Sports. Yeah, I don’t really get it either.

About S4 League

Actual In-game Screen

This game is like football (you get the ball and try get it to the goal with the other team trying to stop you) but it has guns, swords and a bat.

The teams are split in two teams of 6 members each (they can be less or even one member): Alpha and Beta.

The rules are the same as football: take the Fumbi (a doll-like item that takes the place of the ball) and place it in the enemy base. The other team must use any weapon or tactic to stop you, get the ball and place it in your base.

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