Raycevick Recommends: March 2019

I could write a paragraph about how exhausted I was after completing Metro Years Later and that being the reason why I dropped off the face of Patreon failing to keep my promise of hosting a post-video hangout... but actually its just because I got caught up in Wolfenstein. Having killed my sleep schedule as a result, I have returned to this website to give you the content you were promised, with a Randomly Mine coming out this week, as well as a hangout and giveaway in the next.

In the meantime, what do I think you should check out?

Green Room Directed by Jeremy Saulnier

Remember Don't Breathe? The horror movie about a bunch of thieves stealing a from a blind man who happened to be a war veteran? I didn't care for it... at all. Honestly, that film seemed so silly I wondered if I was watching a different movie than the critics endlessly praising it.

I bring it up because while watching Green Room, the follow-up to Blue Ruin by director Jeremy Saulnier, I couldn't help but feel this was the movie Don't Breathe should've been. The film is properly tense with a terrifying scenario worth going into blind that steadily builds the tension to a palpable level.

It's been a long time since I've seen a movie that made me ask "how are they going to get themselves out of this?" and I absolutely loved this film as a result. It's a shame that Jeremy's latest Netflix film seemed to get a mediocre reception because as a writer/director, I think he might be the most talented when it comes to portraying violence in a manner that's truly terrifying.

Formula 1: Drive to Survive

Something I couldn't help but feel while watching Netflix's Fyre Festival documentary was "I could've done this."

I promise that's not because of my ego, but because the film-making really was that basic, utilizing the exact techniques and editing that anyone that who's spent a few hours in Adobe Premiere or setup a tripod could make.  What's interesting about Drive to Survive is that it technically does the same, but doesn't feel as such because of F1's native production value.

I'm only a few episodes in but honestly, what I've seen so far are already like their own dedicated documentaries. It's a short-story collection with some episodes focusing one event from the perspective of 3+ teams, and others focusing almost purely on two drivers. It's a phenomenal format and makes someone like me, whose failed to watch an F1 race since Childhood, wish that I tuned into last season.

Ratz instagib by Lino Slahuschek

My attitude to Battle Royale is that it's a game-mode and just because games are going to feature this phenomena, it doesn't automatically mean that the game's core is going to be tarnished by what is essentially the 21st century's CTF. However, Ratz Instagib does serve as a reminder that even the most basic "game-modes" are at their best when placed into a dedicated game.

What's based off of Arena shooters like Quake 3: Arena is taken to the extreme with incredibly fluid and fast movement with powerful beam weapons that reduce enemies to nothing but bloody bits. Like Warframe, for as chaotic and fast-paced as this game looks on the surface, it's oddly relaxing. You're free to just casually laugh at friends talking smack while indulging in the joy of falling into the groove.

It's also the game to use as your sensitivity benchmark. I would however advise only getting this game on sale so that one person can buy a 4-pack for the price a single copy.