Rhys' Media Blog

 Zoom in on a specific scene:  https://youtu.be/kX3Dwx-t0Gk (Video in reference) 0:00 - 4:47 In the early days of the scene, we are treated to an opening cutscene of a mortar being fired and our main protagonist seeking cover upon return fire impacting your position. An effortless transition is applied as you are thrown into gameplay. A chase-like scene is put in place where a timed sequence is enforced, to which you must make it to your ship "Jackdaw" before the time limit is expired. after utilising a main game feature of parkour. Upon reaching the "Jackdaw" and continuing the 3rd person experience, you take a hold of a new set of controls, to partake in controlling the "Jackdaw" manually. The interface because somewhat cluttered, as your objectives, health bar and other essential points are displayed screen side. Your objective is to "Board the Man o' War" to which you are then presented with various side missions. Gameplay takes into a ma

“The Man” made by Taylor Swift and “Riptide” made by Vance Joy, are near total counterparts. “The Man” centralises on the god complex, that men give off during any activity, as-well as behavioural, socially and physically, “The Man” also promotes the idea of the “ patriarchal” society, as the primary focus of the music video is essentially to be a man and the social empowerment that accompanies it, however, where “Riptide” is concerned the roles are flipped, as women are essentially the main focus as-well as other objects that correlate to the lyrics present at the time of being mentioned, “Riptide” places women in a state of traumatisation and fear, placing them in states of danger and in the forefront. “Riptide” promotes the idea of the female figure being a somewhat important aspect to the video message, “Riptide” also uses post-modern references, where as “The Man” stands to a more modernistic point of view. In “The Man” the male is presented as a “bully” which is in contrast to th