2014 Events Review

Since I'm a little late on this, I'll be reviewing all of the events we've had so far this year in one post: Welcome Russia, Funny Hat Week, Penguin Prom, and Turbo Race 3000.

Welcome Russia

 

The decorations at Welcome Russia were pretty much what you would expect from a mini-party about, well, Russia. We got a nice item too, although it was one of those weird ones that looks good until you actually put it on your penguin and it looks ugly. So yeah, it was a decent event, but not the greatest. Score: 3/5

Now HERE'S what we wanted! The party's decorations were pretty cool, kind of similar to the classic parties where the rooms were actually decorated instead of "transformed". The items were all pretty cool, my favorite being The Donut Conquerer as it reminded me of an old friend. The music is a cool tune that's a nice throwback to the first ever Music Jam. It's kind of funny, because I considered Funny Hat Week better than all the parties before it that year! Score: 5/5

The Penguin Prom, while I wasn't looking forward to it at first really, turned out to be a pretty awesome event! Unlike most other events, three rooms were decorated for the event: the School,
Mine Shack, and Stadium. While the Stadium's decorations were very minor, the School and Mine Shack had really nice decorations. As far as items go, I found it really weird how you got a graduation cap, but no gown, and I know others did too. The background is nice too. The music in the School is awesome, being an instrumental medley of The Party Starts Now, Gotta Have A Wingman, Ghosts Just Wanna Dance, Cool in the Cold, and Anchors Aweigh. What's not to like? Score: 5/5

The Turbo Race 3000, while cool in theory, was kind of a flop. The actual "racing" was very flawed, as you couldn't race with other users and it only activated based on what you did, so it didn't make much of an actual race. The decorations felt kind of cramped, although it was nice to see the Stadium's old design again after the Penguin Cup. The items were pretty nice, although the helmet feels incomplete without the actual suit, so non-members kind of got a bad deal there. The song is pretty nice and sounds like something you might hear in a slower-paced racing video game. Score: 3/5

Chill is out, peace!

Music Jam 2014 Review

Hey guys! Chill here. Today I'll be reviewing the... Music Jam this year... oh brother.

First stop, the features. Or, lack thereof. SoundStudio aside, the only real features are watching the performances of Cadence and the Band, Violetta (WHY?!?!?!), Cole Plante, Sabrina, and Zendaya. The only performance I could sit through the whole way was Best Day Ever, and all the others bothered me, especially Violetta (again, WHY?!?!?!?). While Cole Plante's remix of Gotta Have A Wingman was pretty nice at first, Stompin' Bob's messed-up voice ruined the entire song. Meanwhile, it seems Sabrina's song (Can't Blame A Girl For Trying) was aimed purely at the female audience, while all the others were gender-neutral. Except Violetta's. I don't know what that one was about. In terms of mascots, as you'd expect Cadence and the Penguin Band are back. THANK YOU! It's been way too long since we've seen the Band.

Decorations are mostly where the party falls flat on its face. While previous Music Jams have been known for being island-wide celebrations, this one consists of two decorated rooms on the island and six party rooms. The Dock (pictured) is nice I suppose, but the Town is merely recycled from the Teen Beach Movie Summer Jam, meaning they couldn't even take time to create a new look for the Town. Aye aye aye... The party rooms are the Music Cruise, which, although the designs are decent, really don't stick out and aren't memorable like past Music Jams have been.

So, the Music Jam gets back up on its feet after the decorations mishap... and falls flat on its face again with items. There were VERY few items and not a single catalog, unlike previous parties. All but one of the items are presented in the "come back tomorrow to get this item!" format, which is really annoying. While some of them are decent like the Beat Dropper Hat, most of them are pretty garbage. Also, it seems like a lot of them are directed at girls only, such as the Urban Diva Outfit or Here Comes Treble. Also, CP thought it would be a good idea to put the Miner's Helmet as a free item for some reason, even though pretty much EVERY penguin has it and it's available all the time. While the special guest backgrounds are nice, nobody will really care about them. How many people do you honestly see wearing Rocky and Cece's background nowadays, or Brady and McKenzie's, or Kermit's? While they ARE rare, they won't really have much value. And for some reason, a lot of the signatures are cut off by the player card...

And lastly, the music. As we all know, music IS the biggest part of the MUSIC Jam, right? RIGHT?

...well, uh, no, apparently.

Besides the performances, there are only four songs at this party, each used in only one room, and the rest are all ambience. That's right folks, at the MUSIC Jam, only HALF of the rooms actually have MUSIC! The few tracks that are actually used are pretty decent at least. As for the performances themselves, I already went over them in the features section, so I won't talk about them here.

And you know your party is bad when the best thing is non-member friendliness. Non-members can watch all the performances and get almost every item at the party, with a few exceptions. (Although most of the items they can't get are terrible imo)

All in all, the Music Jam was a terrible departure from a once beloved party. Even the Ultimate Jam was way better! At this point, do we really want to have CP attempt another Music Jam?

Score: 1/5

Chill is out, peace!

My Thoughts on the Sasquatch

Hey guys! Chill here. Most of you probably already know about the brand new mascot, appropriately named by fans the Sasquatch.

I REALLY like this guy a lot. He's just so mysterious. Nothing has been heard of it, and then suddenly it pops up in the files and a few days later it's a mascot, merely named ??????. I'm very excited to see what Club Penguin will do with this character in the future, it seems very promising.

Aunt Arctic, you've got a big article to write!

Chill is out, peace!

Is the Music Jam Ruined For Good?

Hey guys! Chill here. Today I have a sort-of-kind-of rant for you guys, for the first time in forever a while.

The Music Jam has been one of my favorite parties on Club Penguin since I experienced it for the first time in 2009. I looked forward to it every year, until it was seemingly "replaced" by the Ultimate Jam in 2012, technically being a Shake It Up takeover. This was pretty bad, as it combined the classic Music Jam with a bunch of new stuff, creating a giant mess.

The next year, we got the Summer Jam, another "takeover" for Teen Beach Movie. It was pretty good, and I considered it one of the two best parties that year (although to be fair the parties that year weren't really good in the first place). I assumed the Music Jam was gone for good...

But then, this year, the REAL Music Jam was announced to finally be returning! And... we got special guests.

Oh gosh.

But hey, how bad could it POSSIBLY have been? VERY, VERY BAD. The party itself was complete garbage (I won't go into detail here, stick around for my Music Jam 2014 review in a little while), and all the guests just felt so... out of place. Sabrina singing about girls having relationships? Violetta singing about... uh... something not in English?

Honestly it just feels like it's IMPOSSIBLE for CP to do a Music Jam anymore without feeling the need to get Disney Channel involved. The Music Jam was fantastic before, why did they have to change it? I don't mean to sound like a whiny kid who hates change, but they could've just kept going with the regular Music Jam and everything would've been fine; at least we probably wouldn't have the abomination that was this year's Music Jam.

Chill is out, peace!

Penguin Cup Review

Hey guys! Chill here. Today I'll be reviewing the Penguin Cup. (oops i'm late) I'm going to be reviewing it a little bit differently, but not much.

The Shootouts get old and repetitive, and they do so very, VERY fast. The only reason I did hundreds of them, was to get all the items on my penguin. The only thing to mix it up was the power shoes - which were honestly nothing but cheap. If you don't wear the shoes, you have pretty much no chance to beat someone who does wear the shoes, especially the final ones.

Playing Soccer at the Stadium *cough*Soccer Pitch*cough* was way more fun though, oddly. I liked how it actually kept score and you knew which goal was which. I don't like how it completely randomizes the teams that you're playing on for that though, but whatever. It brings a lot more life to the game either way.

Also, who EVER doubted the Sharks were going to win? Just like the Scare Games, the Sharks crushed all the other teams by a landslide. What's the point of these events if everyone flocks to one main team? There's no real competition here at all!

The decorations were, nyeeh...... they weren't bad by any means, I actually thought they were pretty great - but what's with all the cement and grass? I thought this was the Penguin Cup. It kinda bugs me how CP keeps putting cement in at parties - when there's barely even any cars to begin with! The decorations are still pretty awesome, but that really bothers me. Oh and the Ski Village area is forgotten. Again.

The items are pretty decent. While there are a few oddballs like The Fan Fro or the Unbeatable Keeper Costume, for the most part they're all pretty nice. I was on Team Hot Sauce during the party, and my favorite item was probably the Fire Power Shoes, because they matched my outfit pretty well. 

The music selection was pretty decent, and they were all pretty good. The only one I didn't like that much was the weird fan cheers at the Stadium, they just didn't feel right.

As far as non-member friendliness goes, this party does pretty well. All penguins can get the vuvuzelas, Penguin Cup Ball, and the actual Penguin Cup. As for the items earned by the Shootouts, for every item that members can get, non-members can get one too. However, they can't get any power shoes, which puts them at a SERIOUS disadvantage in the Shootouts as I mentioned before.

The Penguin Cup is, without a doubt, the best party of the year so far. While it's not that great, it definitely beats all the other parties this year.

Score: 4/5

What did you think of the Penguin Cup? Also, did you like how I'm doing the reviews now? Leave a comment!

Chill is out, peace!