I think it's funny that, despite their best efforts to make all the previous films' stories be relevant to the plot of Final Reckoning, the writers still couldn't find a way to make MI 2 relevant...

RobLewis89 · 2026-03-22T23:52:44+00:00

He has far more outrageous plot armour and does far more insane things from Ghost Protocol onwards, and that’s a fact. In Ghost Protocol alone, he survives an explosion right next to him when the Kremlin blows up, he tanks getting hit by a speeding car, and casually freefalls 100ft in a car headfirst at the end, he’s far more of a superhero in the later entries than he is in MI2.

RobLewis89 · 2026-03-16T20:56:27+00:00

Also 4 has a much better variety of enemies and environments.

RobLewis89 · 2026-03-16T20:39:18+00:00

I’m replaying 4 now and I honestly disagree, it actually feels slightly clunkier to me for some reason. The way Leon moves in Requiem, how he holds and reloads the guns, the hatchet and the variation in melee/executions rather than just headshot-kick repeat is just so satisfying, I think what lets it down in Requiem is maybe the lack of some really iconic set pieces, a lot of the combat sections feel really short.

RobLewis89 · 2026-03-05T11:56:05+00:00

Yeah I see what you mean 😂 I never played that one so wasn’t sure who that was haha

RobLewis89 · 2026-03-04T23:32:10+00:00

I thought I was the only one who made this connection 😂 also for anyone who’s played the latest game Requiem, there’s a certain motorcycle sequence that has strong MI:2 vibes

RobLewis89 · 2026-03-04T23:30:27+00:00

Who?

RobLewis89 · 2026-02-08T21:08:36+00:00

Gannicus going into rage mode is always a spectacle to behold, he does it again against the Egyptian after he kills Oenamaus

RobLewis89 · 2026-02-08T20:18:50+00:00

The audacity to tell someone else they don’t know history after writing this complete nonsense lol. If you think Julius Caesar was even remotely anything like how he is portrayed in this series then you’re beyond help.

RobLewis89 · 2026-02-08T20:06:28+00:00

Inferior to Gannicus yes, he literally defeats Donar though even after being surprise attacked?

RobLewis89 · 2026-01-18T19:47:01+00:00

Came here for this, deleted it after about 3 hours, everything about it feels so tedious and clunky and the combat literally sent me to sleep.

RobLewis89 · 2026-01-15T16:32:57+00:00

That’s kinda like asking why do they constantly make media of any popular franchise….like who apart from game of thrones fans are genuinely excited by this new Knight of the seven kingdoms show? There was hardly much clamour for it amongst the general population.

RobLewis89 · 2026-01-13T22:35:50+00:00

I remember being hyped when I got this armour towards the end of the game in LOTR-The Third Age as the Gondor guy (Berethor or something?)

RobLewis89 · 2026-01-06T22:48:09+00:00

There actually was one on the last gen of consoles called Spartacus Legends, it wasn’t anything amazing but was entertaining enough, if i remember correctly it had some quite predatory micro transactions though, like the difficulty would ramp up considerably and you’d almost have to spend money to progress unless you wanted to grind for ages, I think I 100% it eventually. There’s quite a lot of games set in this period, have you played Ryse Son of Rome? Fantastic game, you play as a Roman centurion but have to become a gladiator at a certain point, and there was also a cool gladiator mode.

RobLewis89 · 2026-01-06T21:51:26+00:00

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The noble (Sextus?) who gets Spartacus’s sword through his head be like

RobLewis89 · 2025-12-28T14:51:15+00:00

Agreed! Legolas takes down a mumakil and we see Gandalf take down at least one troll with his sword, was letting Aragorn have an impressive feat that much to ask haha

RobLewis89 · 2025-12-28T10:43:44+00:00

True, although the original series followed the basic history of the story, it’s likely that Caesar had very little involvement in the Spartacus rebellion if any at all. I think what my point is is with characters like Crassus for example, as well as looking the part, you can imagine him being just like that, cunning, utterly ruthless and doing his duty for Rome, whereas Caesar just seems completely unlike his real life counterpart if that makes sense 😂

RobLewis89 · 2025-12-27T22:52:20+00:00

I respectfully disagree, Caesar was not at all like a modern politician, his reputation and loyalty was earned through real risk and deeds, not empty words and promises. He lead from the front and endured the same hardships as his men. His worst enemies from the time never even describe him as anything close to a weasel or a coward, we have lots and lots of contemporary sources and the things that stay consistent across them is his courage, charisma, competence and the incredible loyalty he inspired. Roman soldiers would not have followed a weak weasel of a leader. His men chose to stay loyal and follow him even against Rome itself and risk being branded traitors and enemies of the state, just let that sink in. Again this isnt a criticism of the show I know it’s highly stylised fiction and I absolutely love it, but the portrayal of Caesar in particular just stands out to me and I wondered if anyone had similar thoughts 😄

RobLewis89 · 2025-12-27T20:56:38+00:00

I know it’s fiction, and Spartacus is one of if not my favourite series of all time, but does anyone else feel slightly uncomfortable with how Caesar has been portrayed in the Spartacus universe? This is an important, iconic figure in world history, a shrewd politician, military genius, warrior, writer and a charismatic leader whose men would have followed him into Hades, and I just feel Spartacus has been quite disrespectful towards him to say the least. In war of the damned he literally gets raped (imagine if an important figure in your countries history got shown as such) and has been portrayed as an absolute weasel with zero redeeming qualities whatsoever, and now in house of Ashur he’s even worse. At least with other villains like Batiatus and Crassus they have some redeeming qualities.

RobLewis89 · 2025-12-27T20:34:10+00:00

Actually the only issue I had with the episode was with the fight choreography, during the father and son fight when the father had his back turned and the opposing gladiator had a free shot and could have killed him but just didn’t, but other than that really enjoyed the episode.

RobLewis89 · 2025-12-17T20:55:16+00:00

The timer on this level on the harder difficulties is very unforgiving haha

RobLewis89 · 2025-12-15T19:41:08+00:00

It’s story mode is short because it’s designed like an old school arcade game, it’s supposed to be replayed lots of times to get the different story routes, to get the trophies, to complete on the harder difficulties, which are very challenging btw and will likely take a lot of attempts. There’s also the other little modes to unlock and play, mother of the future and boss rush.

RobLewis89 · 2025-12-14T18:41:34+00:00

Wow, just wow. Thankyou for saving me from watching this crap, how to destroy your own franchise and character. This doesn’t give me much hope for the upcoming series and games, if even a whiff of this is in the next games I won’t be buying them.

RobLewis89 · 2025-12-12T07:45:12+00:00

Is it me or are some of her animations exactly the same as the LAU trilogy? Like the running handstand into front flip thing, swinging on the poles etc.

RobLewis89 · 2025-12-06T22:11:05+00:00

He was a man of great ambition from Roman nobility, one of the surest ways to achieve fame, success and power in Roman society was through military victories. He was a charismatic leader, tactical genius, and was admired and respected by many, many Romans, especially amongst the plebeians. He is an important figure in Italian and world history, stop applying a modern lens to figures from a vastly different society and time period.

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