Arrow and Flash: Legends of Tomorrow Crossover

I've been watching CW's Flash and Arrow almost since they originally debuted.  I didn't catch on to Arrow until I binge-watched the first season on Netflix shortly before the second season was to begin.  After that, I was hooked.  For Flash, it took me a few episodes to warm up to it, which was fitting since the show itself took a few episodes to find its footing.  After the proper introduction of Reverse Flash, Flash put the pedal to the metal and has been racing ever since.

That said, the first crossover event between Flash and Arrow during Flash's debut season and Arrow's third season was lackluster.  The two episodes really had nothing to do with each other.  While it was fun to see the two series crossover, it wasn't much in the way of a continuing event.  This year's crossover is an actual two-part event, but it's also functioning as a backdoor pilot to a third series, Legends of Tomorrow.

None of that is my biggest problem.  My biggest problem was with the portrayal of this guy: Vandal Savage.  My issue isn't with the character himself as I'm not really all that familiar with the comics, but I am concerned with how he's supposed to be the primary villain on his own show when he wasn't all that intimidating here.  He didn't have the gravitas of Damien Darhk nor the subtle danger of Malcolm Merlyn.  He came across as a bit campy and not in a fun way.  Maybe that's intentional and he'll be edgier in Legends of Tomorrow. 
 

Final Fantasy VII Remake Trailer Footage

At the 2015 Playstation Experience event, Square Enix showed off the first gameplay footage of the Final Fantasy VII remake.  It looks incredible, which I already thought it would.  They're doing away with the old turn-based combat system from the original and switching to a more action-style system.  That's fine with me.  They didn't show how that would affect boss fights.  With the Shinra soldiers and similar characters, that would make sense to have a sweeping combat area.  Not sure about boss battles.

I'm liking the character redesigns though.  Barrett's design here is much better than his Advent Children model.  Cloud looks kinda lanky and ill, which might be intentional.  Can't wait to see what Tifa, Aeris, and Red XIII's models will look like.

Another interesting detail about the remake is that it will apparently be a "multi-part series."  That heavily implies that it will be more than one release, but the question is how many and at what price?  Will it be episodic like The Walking Dead games or Resident Evil: Revelations 2-style?  Or multiple games telling one story a la Mass Effect?  Only time will tell.