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Ending a fight with an All Out Attack (Persona 5)

Skuntank

D + E. Escape in the same direction as CU-P5

Oh yes, with D, I wasn't implying that we go back to where we came, but to move on from this part of the sewers. It sounded like Gideon had a destination in mind that we haven't reached yet.

Mesprit

Purugly

Rules

1. You may vote up to 4 entries that fit the prompt.
2. No alts.
3. No deleting or editing posts; though, editing posts shortly after you post is fine.
4. If you change your vote, clearly indicate that you are changing a previous vote. Same for adding or subtracting picks.
5. In general, if there are two picks that can be considered the same product (i.e. Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Adventure 2 Battle), I will combine them.
6. If a vote is vague, I will pick the first available choice that best matches the vote (i.e. "Mario" for Wii Games becomes Super Mario Galaxy).
7. I will post the parameters of each Rushmore topic. Other than that, feel free to vote however you like and based on any criteria that best fits the "Mount Rushmore" of that topic.
8. If a vote doesn't fit the topic, it will count as a blank vote.
9. You may nominate as much as you want and have an unlimited amount of seconds for established nominations.
10. Every Sunday, I'll post the schedule for next week. I will pick based on the number of nominations. Any ties will be determined by RNG.

Spreadsheet & Nominations

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aatA25pW6OsDn2RlAAGP1_GOGCMNvLLumAKckHOhtFk/edit?gid=1117984190#gid=1117984190

Last Topics Results

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I'm sure a lot of this mixes in; it was mentioned that ale and lager are kinda like super-categories in a sense. Well, I kept all votes as-is. I don't drink much beer myself, so I don't think I'm the best person to sort through the intricacies.

Last 5 Rushmores

Ancient Civilizations: Egypt / Mesopotamia / Greece / Rome
McDonalds Menu Items: Big Mac / Chicken McNuggets / French Fries / Egg McMuffin
DC Comic Runs: Green Lantern (Geoff Johns) / The Flash (Mark Waid) / Batman (Grant Morrison) / JLA (Grant Morrison)
Video Game Movies: Mortal Kombat (1995) / The Super Mario Bros. Movie / Pokemon: The First Movie / Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Beer Styles: Lager / Stout / IPA / Pilsner

This Week's Rushmores

Monday: Tarts
Tuesday: Game Show Hosts
Wednesday: Movie Scores
Thursday: Post-Catan Board Games
Friday: Burger Toppings
Satuday: Comic Book Villains
Sunday: SNL Cast Members

Next Themed Week: August 18 - 24 (Video Game Levels)

Today's Parameters

You must pick salad ingredients.

Vegetable, fruits, nuts, protein, dressing, cheese, etc. are all allowed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_salads
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Salads
https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/photos/salad-recipes
https://www.theleangreenbean.com/spice-it-up-salad-topping-idea/
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/healthy-salad-toppings

King's Game

Yeah, I really did not like how they handled Aerith's death. The Jenova Lifestream fight is good and I even like the Sephiroth gauntlet...though, I had a really annoying time with the part where you have to kill Sephiroth's wings with magic since I rolled a party that had basically no magic on them.

Don't forget to do Gilgamesh's part!

Emergency

Good top 10. Wailmer is not a great winner, but not bad.

Resonance of Ray
Kaze no Ne
Forlorn Last Stand

Slaking

Operation Babe Hunt

Nuzleaf

D

I actually meant the Persona 5 tarot card art in particular, so Ill nominate that.

https://i.redd.it/12srst31mwk61.jpg

New York

A

Gear or key would be immensely helpful.

Persona 5 tarot cards

Iclucian Dance
Florest
Meta Knight's Revenge

Rules

1. You may vote up to 4 entries that fit the prompt.
2. No alts.
3. No deleting or editing posts; though, editing posts shortly after you post is fine.
4. If you change your vote, clearly indicate that you are changing a previous vote. Same for adding or subtracting picks.
5. In general, if there are two picks that can be considered the same product (i.e. Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Adventure 2 Battle), I will combine them.
6. If a vote is vague, I will pick the first available choice that best matches the vote (i.e. "Mario" for Wii Games becomes Super Mario Galaxy).
7. I will post the parameters of each Rushmore topic. Other than that, feel free to vote however you like and based on any criteria that best fits the "Mount Rushmore" of that topic.
8. If a vote doesn't fit the topic, it will count as a blank vote.
9. You may nominate as much as you want and have an unlimited amount of seconds for established nominations.
10. Every Sunday, I'll post the schedule for next week. I will pick based on the number of nominations. Any ties will be determined by RNG.

Spreadsheet & Nominations

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aatA25pW6OsDn2RlAAGP1_GOGCMNvLLumAKckHOhtFk/edit?gid=1117984190#gid=1117984190

Last Topics Results

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With how much discourse there was over Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, you would think it had a decent chance on being on the Rushmore! No, the real story is Sonic 3 and Sonic splitting the vote and both being legitimate shots on the Rushmore. Resident Evil felt like a sure win with the Sonics splitting, but Sonic 3 gets just enough to secure the last spot.

Last 5 Rushmores

Historical Figures: Isaac Newton / Johannes Gutenberg / Jesus Christ / Augustus
Ancient Civilizations: Egypt / Mesopotamia / Greece / Rome
McDonalds Menu Items: Big Mac / Chicken McNuggets / French Fries / Egg McMuffin
DC Comic Runs: Green Lantern (Geoff Johns) / The Flash (Mark Waid) / Batman (Grant Morrison) / JLA (Grant Morrison)
Video Game Movies: Mortal Kombat (1995) / The Super Mario Bros. Movie / Pokemon: The First Movie / Sonic the Hedgehog 3

This Week's Rushmores

Saturday: Salads
Sunday: Tarts

Next Themed Week: August 18 - 24 (Video Game Levels)

Today's Parameters

You must pick beer styles.

Beer styles are defined as: "Beer style is a term used to differentiate and categorize beers by various factors, including appearance, flavour, ingredients, production method, history, or origin."

As there's no official list of beer styles, any type of beer style will be counted. If there is a close enough distinction and it would affect the results, I will combine similar styles.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_beer_styles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Beer_styles
https://www.brewersassociation.org/edu/brewers-association-beer-style-guidelines/
https://www.craftbeer.com/beer-styles
https://beerandbrewing.com/best-in-beer-reader-s-choice-2024-s-most-popular-beer-styles/

Game Over the moment the protagonist dies in battle

State

Mortal Kombat 1995
Pokemon: The First Movie
Super Mario Bros. Movie
Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Junes department store

C, crossbow

I was hoping to retrieve the crystal to analyze it and maybe have it as a back-up, but yeah, I dont think its worth it.

Nominate bad video game movies

Rules

1. You may vote up to 4 entries that fit the prompt.
2. No alts.
3. No deleting or editing posts; though, editing posts shortly after you post is fine.
4. If you change your vote, clearly indicate that you are changing a previous vote. Same for adding or subtracting picks.
5. In general, if there are two picks that can be considered the same product (i.e. Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Adventure 2 Battle), I will combine them.
6. If a vote is vague, I will pick the first available choice that best matches the vote (i.e. "Mario" for Wii Games becomes Super Mario Galaxy).
7. I will post the parameters of each Rushmore topic. Other than that, feel free to vote however you like and based on any criteria that best fits the "Mount Rushmore" of that topic.
8. If a vote doesn't fit the topic, it will count as a blank vote.
9. You may nominate as much as you want and have an unlimited amount of seconds for established nominations.
10. Every Sunday, I'll post the schedule for next week. I will pick based on the number of nominations. Any ties will be determined by RNG.

Spreadsheet & Nominations

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aatA25pW6OsDn2RlAAGP1_GOGCMNvLLumAKckHOhtFk/edit?gid=1117984190#gid=1117984190

Last Topics Results

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This was actually a stealth "recommend comics" topic.

This actually still didn't capture the idea in my head, which was DC comic stories like Killing Joke, Kingdom Come, etc. What would that even be? DC Comic Stories? Alas, I won't run a third DC comics Rushmore.

Last 5 Rushmores

DC Comic Series: Action Comics / Detective Comics / Watchmen / Crisis on Infinite Earths
Historical Figures: Isaac Newton / Johannes Gutenberg / Jesus Christ / Augustus
Ancient Civilizations: Egypt / Mesopotamia / Greece / Rome
McDonalds Menu Items: Big Mac / Chicken McNuggets / French Fries / Egg McMuffin
DC Comic Runs: Green Lantern (Geoff Johns) / The Flash (Mark Waid) / Batman (Grant Morrison) / JLA (Grant Morrison)

This Week's Rushmores

Friday: Beer Styles (International Beer Day special)
Saturday: Salads
Sunday: Tarts

Next Themed Week: August 18 - 24 (Video Game Levels)

Today's Parameters

You must pick movies based on video games.

Movies can be theatrical, animated, streaming, direct-to-home, etc.

Movies that take major creative liberties with the video game are allowed. So are movies that don't reference the video game in name but are very clearly based on the video game.

Movies that are centered around fake video games do not count. They do count if the fake video game becomes a real, commercial video game in real life.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_based_on_video_games
https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/video-game-movies/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films_based_on_video_games
https://www.ign.com/articles/best-video-game-movies-of-all-time
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls003042118/

The Velvet Room

Shine On, You Crazy

Agreeing with banananor.

Acrobatics was used for Zix's escape, so makes sense to do it with that skill.

1. Carey
2. California
3. My Old Man
4. All I Want
5. This Flight Tonight - I really enjoy the effect on the "They're playing Goodbye" line.
6. A Case Of You
7. River
8. The Last Time I Saw Richard
9. Little Green
10. Blue

I really enjoy the style here. It's really unlike a lot of songs I'm used to hearing, but it's really nice to listen to.

Akihiko (Persona 4 Arena Ultimax)

At Tokione
Sanctuary
O Mai Padme H, part II

C, then B

Rules

1. You may vote up to 4 entries that fit the prompt.
2. No alts.
3. No deleting or editing posts; though, editing posts shortly after you post is fine.
4. If you change your vote, clearly indicate that you are changing a previous vote. Same for adding or subtracting picks.
5. In general, if there are two picks that can be considered the same product (i.e. Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Adventure 2 Battle), I will combine them.
6. If a vote is vague, I will pick the first available choice that best matches the vote (i.e. "Mario" for Wii Games becomes Super Mario Galaxy).
7. I will post the parameters of each Rushmore topic. Other than that, feel free to vote however you like and based on any criteria that best fits the "Mount Rushmore" of that topic.
8. If a vote doesn't fit the topic, it will count as a blank vote.
9. You may nominate as much as you want and have an unlimited amount of seconds for established nominations.
10. Every Sunday, I'll post the schedule for next week. I will pick based on the number of nominations. Any ties will be determined by RNG.

Spreadsheet & Nominations

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aatA25pW6OsDn2RlAAGP1_GOGCMNvLLumAKckHOhtFk/edit?gid=1117984190#gid=1117984190

Last Topics Results

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Tons of discourse on McDonalds items! Which ones are good, which ones are bad, and if Happy Meal should be included. TBH I don't even know if there's one "standard" Happy Meal, but my reasoning for no combos/no Happy Meals is the same reasoning for no collections for video game topics.

Last 5 Rushmores

Creepypastas: Slenderman / Ben Drowned / Jeff the Killer / Candle Cove
DC Comic Series: Action Comics / Detective Comics / Watchmen / Crisis on Infinite Earths
Historical Figures: Isaac Newton / Johannes Gutenberg / Jesus Christ / Augustus
Ancient Civilizations: Egypt / Mesopotamia / Greece / Rome
McDonalds Menu Items: Big Mac / Chicken McNuggets / French Fries / Egg McMuffin

This Week's Rushmores

Wednesday: DC Comic Runs
Thursday: Video Game Movies
Friday: Beer Styles (International Beer Day special)
Saturday: Salads
Sunday: Tarts

Next Themed Week: August 18 - 24 (Video Game Levels)

Today's Parameters

You must pick DC comic runs.

Comic runs are defined as a set of comic books grouped together, usually under the guise of a particular creative individual or creative group and focused on a singular point in time.

Comic runs usually have a name that they go by, either set by DC themselves or by the fans.

There's no set length for how long a comic run should be. You may pick comic runs inside comic runs if it makes sense to do so.

https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/collections/edt-gdccoatime
https://www.cbr.com/dc-comics-everyone-should-read/
https://www.toynk.com/blogs/news/best-dc-comics
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/16613.Best_of_DC_Comics
https://screenrant.com/best-selling-dc-comics-of-all-time/
https://screenrant.com/best-dc-comics/
https://comicvine.gamespot.com/profile/coolmntreviews/lists/top-100-dc-graphic-novels-and-stories/66007/

6.5

Sandwich

Big Mac
French Fries
McFlurry
McGriddle

junk_funk posted...

If this were actually 2003 I think Puss wouldn't make it this far but those two spin off movies are really pushing him.

Same. Also that if it were 2003, Ron getting this far would not be surprising at all. He was everywhere at the time.

Its been a while since I played X3. Interested in the X and X2 opinions though. Im a bit surprised at the low X stage rankings.

Yeah, Happy Meal would not count.

French Fries count as an item. So would a soft drink.

Rules

1. You may vote up to 4 entries that fit the prompt.
2. No alts.
3. No deleting or editing posts; though, editing posts shortly after you post is fine.
4. If you change your vote, clearly indicate that you are changing a previous vote. Same for adding or subtracting picks.
5. In general, if there are two picks that can be considered the same product (i.e. Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Adventure 2 Battle), I will combine them.
6. If a vote is vague, I will pick the first available choice that best matches the vote (i.e. "Mario" for Wii Games becomes Super Mario Galaxy).
7. I will post the parameters of each Rushmore topic. Other than that, feel free to vote however you like and based on any criteria that best fits the "Mount Rushmore" of that topic.
8. If a vote doesn't fit the topic, it will count as a blank vote.
9. You may nominate as much as you want and have an unlimited amount of seconds for established nominations.
10. Every Sunday, I'll post the schedule for next week. I will pick based on the number of nominations. Any ties will be determined by RNG.

Spreadsheet & Nominations

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aatA25pW6OsDn2RlAAGP1_GOGCMNvLLumAKckHOhtFk/edit?gid=1117984190#gid=1117984190

Last Topics Results

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An interesting discussion came about: does the Mesopotamia region count as a single civilization or multiple? On one hand, yes, they are different civilizations in different time periods. But it's all in the same area and the civilizations are relatively small enough that I think most of us would confuse which civilization is which. I'd also argue that the other civilizations are also centralized to a region and not necessarily the same civilization over a long period of time like China or Rome.

So I combined the various Mesopotamian civilizations and it takes a solid second. I'm a bit surprised China was so far behind compared to the others.

For fun, here is the data with the civilizations separated. We would still get the same result, roughly.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/6/69d125d3.png

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/9/91d5597e.png

Jesus and Augustus felt like it was leading the whole time; though Shakespeare and Einstein kept it respectable.

Last 5 Rushmores

Video Games Ending in "2" / "II": Street Fighter II / Sonic the Hedgehog 2 / Mass Effect 2 / Silent Hill 2
Creepypastas: Slenderman / Ben Drowned / Jeff the Killer / Candle Cove
DC Comic Series: Action Comics / Detective Comics / Watchmen / Crisis on Infinite Earths
Historical Figures: Isaac Newton / Johannes Gutenberg / Jesus Christ / Augustus
Ancient Civilizations: Egypt / Mesopotamia / Greece / Rome

This Week's Rushmores

Wednesday: DC Comic Runs
Thursday: Video Game Movies
Friday: Beer Styles (International Beer Day special)
Saturday: Salads
Sunday: Tarts

Next Themed Week: August 18 - 24 (Video Game Levels)

Today's Parameters

You must pick items from the McDonalds menu.

Items must be individual products. Combos do not count.

Limited time items or items no longer in use count.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_McDonald%27s_products
https://mcdonalds.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Menu_items
https://genius.com/Mcdonalds-full-menu-annotated
https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/full-menu.html

One thing that slipped by on MAGA and Epstein.

The weekend right after the Bondi/Bongino feud was a Turning Points USA summit in Florida. From what I read, there was just a ton of pushback against some pretty well-known personalities. It helps that the personalities were not unified on their talking points yet. I think the aspect of it being live as opposed to through a singular podcast or Youtube video is causing both influencers and rank-and-file to scramble.

Mesopotamia
Egypt
Indus Valley
Rome

Augustus
Jesus

County

Puss