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Prototype (2009)
Only for the mindless
If you enjoy mindless violence with no substance then you might enjoy this game, but from my point of view this game blows.
The narrative is the worst part. The plot has the same quality as the plot of your average porn film, meaning that it's just there to set up the next sex scene (or in this case the next orgy of violence) so no real effort is made to make it any good, or even to make any sense of it. The characters motivation especially makes no sense, supposedly it's revenge, but revenge for what? you wake up with awesome powers and no memory of who you were. What is the loss you seek to remedy by seeking revenge exactly? This point is further amplified by the fact that very early in the game the main character finds both his sister and his girlfriend, and in his interactions with them he shows no curiosity as to who he was or who they are, nor do they show any curiosity or concern for him or for what has happened to him they simply lay out the next mission and send him on his way.
This game could have been so much better with a half decent writer, but alas this was not to be.
Angel (1999)
Good for hangovers, but nothing else
Incredibly lame is the best way to describe this show. The jokes are lame, the stories are lame and most of the characters are lame. My guess is that the only reason it has such a high rating is that those that hate it can't even be buggered to vote.
It does have a certain "soap opera" attraction though. You know its utter crap, but you still watch it to see what happens next if only because about once or twice in each season there is an episode that heightens the standard from merely very bad to mediocre, but in contrast to the rest of the show seems very good.
I used to watch it on Sunday mornings, and when you have the aftereffects of a night of binge drinking doing its work on your brain and liver, then this kind of TV is just the thing. (Because engagement of the brain is not required)
But if you are sober (or over the age of 12) then stay as far away as possible from this series.