Board 8 > SaveEstelle/LeonhartFour in Different Houses: Rise of Skywalker Edition [SELF]

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when I think about how disappointing the Cowboys have been for the last several years I just tell myself

hey at least I'm not a Giants fan

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LordoftheMorons posted...

FF14: black mage GET

prepare for fire 3. you know, so you can follow it up with more fire 1s

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augh I decide to start up Last Specter again and immediately get stumped by the first puzzle I encounter

don't make me visualize 2-D images on a 3-D cube darn it I'm not very imaginative

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I think you may have had this recommended to you before, but even if you have, I'm still coming in hot with a flash anime recommendation at the confidence level of Steins;Gate if not higher - Kaguya-sama: Love is War.

It's been on my radar for a while because I had heard nothing but good things about it even though romantic comedies aren't really in my usual wheelhouse of shows I watch but I finally decided to start it last night and uh... it kinda turned into a bit of a binge watch that I couldn't stop. Amazing show and I really think you'd enjoy it!

It's 12 episodes and I watched it on Crunchyroll, not sure if it's available elsewhere. The only possible downside for you is no dub (that I know of). I know a Season 2 was announced a few days ago but I have to double-check when it's planned because this is DAY ONE for me now.

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It's on Funimation, so it definitely has a dub. I know pyre recommended it to me a while ago and it sounded interesting, so I added it to my queue. I just saw it won Best Cast in the anime awards topic thing, and I usually try to check those out if I can because that's something I care about a lot in a show (it's why I watched Nozaki-kun and SNAFU). I might have to move it up my priority list once I finish up something else.

Speaking of which, Dragon Ball Episode 22 complete! They haven't really taken any of these fights seriously so far, but it was cool seeing Roshi in action.

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Yeah, the main cast being absolutely incredible is why my confidence level is so high here. That and the humor is just too good. I was constantly laughing during it and I'm usually stone-faced when watching stuff even during humor bits.

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LeonhartFour posted...

Speaking of which, Dragon Ball Episode 22 complete! They haven't really taken any of these fights seriously so far, but it was cool seeing Roshi in action.

Roshi? I think you must be mistaken...!

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Excuse me, I meant Jackie Chun...!

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Scooby-Doo: Mystery Incorporated Episode 4 complete!

This Skipper Shelton dude is a great minor character. Also, I know it's Scooby-Doo, but man, the villain's motivation and plot made no sense whatsoever!

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So favorite mob character/episodes? I forgot to ask that whn you finished.

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pjbasis posted...

So favorite mob character/episodes? I forgot to ask that whn you finished.

Oh right, I guess I forgot to rank those! I thought both seasons had really strong finales, so I'd probably rank those up near the top. I think I liked season 2 more than season 1 overall, but they were both really good.

Character rankings: Mob > Reigen > Ritsu > Hanezawa > Dimple > Shou > Suzuki

The rest are all difficult to rank because they're not really around that much. No female characters strong enough to add to the rankings!

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Violet Evergarden Episode 5 complete!

The unfortunate (but historically accurate) situation of a 14-year-old princess being arranged to marry a 24-year-old prince aside, it was a touching episode. I guess I can somewhat relate to it because there's a 7 year age gap between me and my fiancee, so I can understand the concerns they voiced. And speaking of voiced, that was Elliot/Felix's voice actor in that episode! He was kind of a blend of both of them here, actually.

Also, Violet stretching her face to form a big smile for the princess was fantastic.

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So it appears I'm on Chapter 3 of Last Specter now, so I really didn't get very far last time! Thankfully, they have summaries to help me remember what has happened up to this point so I'm not completely lost!

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Whew, finished the Forlorn Ruins in Ori. That escape section wasn't quite as fun as the Ginsu Tree, but it was still pretty cool. Seems like there's only one dungeon left, so it shouldn't take me too much longer to finish!

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why am I just now learning there was a Kirby's Epic Yarn remaster/remake

also poor FFVIII Remastered

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DQ XI is doing pretty well, all things considered!

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maybe this is a sign I need to play a Dragon Quest game next

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I wholeheartedly endorse that interpretation...!

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This looks really promising:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6iK6DjV_iE

I loved Your Name, so I might try to catch this one in theaters (though unfortunately it'll only be in a semi-convenient theater for two weekdays... hope I have nothing going on then!)

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I didn't realize that was getting a showing near me. I should get tickets.
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Oh, that's cool. I doubt it's playing anywhere near me, but Your Name was pretty good.

(A Silent Voice the best anime movie of that year though!)

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Team Rocket Elite posted...

I didn't realize that was getting a showing near me. I should get tickets.

...good call, probably don't wanna roll the dice getting tickets day of with like three screenings a day

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oh yeah two more Star Wars movies to rank

tomorrow

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Whew, Ring Fit Adventure day 7 complete! Finally able to get some time in again after the holidays. That World 3 boss level wasn't messing around!

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I feel like I blinked and suddenly Leon played/watched a trillion things yesterday

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https://kotaku.com/a-final-fantasy-xv-mmorpg-for-mobile-is-coming-1840872090

Ready for parallel universe Noctis.

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#2. Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

The Good: One of the most intriguing aspects of Episode V is that the bad guys win and the good guys fail at almost every turn. The Rebels might win small victories here and there, but the Empire ultimately wins the battle. The Empire destroys the base at Hoth. The Millennium Falcon seems to get away from the Empire, only to find that Boba Fett tracked them to Cloud City. Luke repeatedly fails during his training sessions with Yoda and then bails out to go help Han and Leia despite Yoda's and Obi-Wan's protests. They might finally manage to escape at the very end, but at the cost of Han being frozen and Luke getting whipped by Vader, physically and mentally. This is exactly the way you handle the middle part of a trilogy. You build up the bad guys and instill doubt about the ability of the good guys to actually win to make it more satisfying in the finale when they actually do win (The sequel trilogy partly managed this but they undermined Kylo Ren a bit at the end, which I guess is fitting because he's just a wannabe Vader). I can't imagine having to wait three years to see how the original trilogy ended back in the day!

The Bad: Honestly, it's difficult to find anything to criticize here because it's such a well done movie. Anything I say would feel like nitpicking. This isn't necessarily a criticism of the film itself but it does feel like George Lucas didn't plot out all the details ahead of time (or at least he changed a lot of them along the way). Luke and Leia's kiss suddenly feels really gross after Return of the Jedi reveals they're twins. They also had to do a lot of damage control in Return of the Jedi (similar to what Rise of Skywalker did for The Last Jedi, I guess...!) to explain why Obi-Wan told Luke that Vader killed his father. I also wasn't necessarily a fan of the Han/Leia romance, but eh, they made it work in the end, so whatever.

The Best: The Luke/Vader lightsaber duel is so good. It doesn't have the flash and flair of other duels in the series. It's just Vader largely toying with him, with Luke occasionally showing moments of potential in the fight, culminating in Vader deciding to stop fooling around and slicing his hand off. It's just a visceral, brutal fight. Then he follows it up with the most famous spoiler in movie history (Seriously, what other contenders are there?). You don't even get modded for posting this one without warning!

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SaveEstelle posted...

I feel like I blinked and suddenly Leon played/watched a trillion things yesterday

I'm dabbling in a lot of things all of a sudden! I don't normally do this, so it's weird. I only used to watch and play this many different things at the same time when you were here.

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LeonhartFour posted...

also poor FFVIII Remastered

Honestly I can't get over how much I hate the updated art. He might actually be the best looking guy here now, but he also looks far more generic.

And Link's Awakening looks beautiful!

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pjbasis posted...

Honestly I can't get over how much I hate the updated art. He might actually be the best looking guy here now, but he also looks far more generic.

It's not necessarily more generic. They made him look exactly like his Dissidia version, which I'm just not a fan of, personally.

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All abilities unlocked in Ori!

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If I were to play a DQ once I'm finished with Ori, should I go with 8 or 11? I wonder if 8 would be difficult to go back to after playing 11.

8 is the 3DS version and 11 is the PS4 version, just for the record. I bought 11 when it was on sale and had no idea there was a definitive Switch version coming, or I'd have just waited for that one!

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I don't think 8 would be hard to go back to; you just might appreciate some of its improvements less. IMO the only ones that might be hard to go back to are 1, 2, and maybe 3 (and I still like them!)

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Oh and I guess the PS1 version of 7 might be rough, though most of the issues people have with it are deliberate design decisions that I love (mostly that it's super slow paced, which allows for imo great worldbuilding)

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DQ7 sounds like it would be right up user SaveEstelle's alley imhotbqh

then I might play DQ11 next since I'm already playing Last Specter on my 3DS

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wait for the switch version to go on sale and play that one instead!
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I mean I already have the PS4 version

if I like it enough I'm sure I wouldn't mind getting the Switch version and playing it again

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#1. Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

The Good: It's a good conclusion to the original trilogy that manages to wrap up all the lingering plotlines and questions from the first two movies. It has its share of poignant moments with Yoda's death and Vader's deathbed repentance, proving that Luke was right all along. The final act of the movie is as good as it gets in Star Wars. By the time it's finished, I'm feeling satisfied and content with how everything has played out. It does exactly what you want the last part of a trilogy to do, but it's able to do so without overextending itself or ruining the pacing.

The Bad: In some ways, Episode VI almost kinda feels like a precursor to what George Lucas would do with the prequels with too much cutesy silly stuff, like the Ewoks (and I like the Ewoks!). He also made a lot of missteps with the Special Edition updates, like the musical number in Jabba's Palace. Boba Fett perhaps get the most ignominious death in cinematic history. It kinda feels like Han really has nothing to do after they rescue him, so he strangely turns into a comic relief character (a good one, but nevertheless!). Perhaps the greatest troll job Lucas has perpetrated in the updated versions is adding a random "NOOOOOOOOOO" to Darth Vader's back and forth at the end before choosing to save Luke. It's just like, why? But perhaps the worst part was changing Anakin's Force Ghost into Hayden Christensen, whom Luke wouldn't recognize as his father, and it almost kind of justifies Obi-wan and Yoda's view that Anakin died when he became Darth Vader. It's just bad, and sometimes it's hard to tell if George Lucas is bad at what he does or great at what he does.

The Best: Luke, Vader, and the Emperor in the throne room is the high point of the entire series. I love everything about it, and it's the main reason Return of the Jedi is my favorite Star Wars movie. Luke struggling with the Dark Side within him (it wasn't something they invented in Last Jedi, people...!) as he tries to turn Vader back to the good side is phenomenal. That look on Luke's face when he chops off Vader's hand for some poetic justice and realizes that he's well on his way down the same path as his father is excellent. The Emperor just has a fantastic performance and so many of his lines are well delivered and memorable. It was a really interesting twist that Luke needed Vader to turn back to the good side in order to defeat the Emperor. He doesn't outright challenge him or beat him. He activates pacifist mode and appeals to Vader's paternal instincts, and it somehow worked! That took a heck of a lot of faith in a person who honestly didn't deserve it, and it's really cool that it all paid off.

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actually I do need to go back and finish PW Trilogy at some point too and with all these people playing AA these days it might be a sign

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Dragon Ball Episode 23 complete!

That fight was a bit more dramatic, although the ending was anticlimactic. Also, I see this was the precursor to Mario 64 as Goku swung Giran around by the tail before throwing him out of the ring.

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Scooby-Doo: Mystery Incorporated Episode 5 complete

Savage line of the episode: "Hey, we're supposed to be married. Don't look so happy!"

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Youll certainly get your fair share of climactic battles throughout the course of the franchise

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Man, this last dungeon in Ori ain't messing around.

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Whew, Ori and the Blind Forest beated! That was a really good game. It's beautiful graphically, and the gameplay evolves in a really fun way as you progress, although by the end, you have so many powers and abilities, it can be difficult to hit the right button on the fly when you're in a tough spot. Thankfully, you can save instantaneously most of the time, so it doesn't hurt too much to die and have to redo things. The soundtrack is simple but haunting. It doesn't have traditional boss fights, per se, but you have escape segments after each dungeon, which can be really thrilling and tense.

also I'm watching the credits and friggin' Ted Woolsey is listed in here whoa

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Ted! Wow.

So this Pokemon Mystery Dungeon demo is super fun, whoa. Surprised I never tried this subseries before.

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So I decided to get the Mega Man Legacy Collection on Switch. I might try to go back to the MMX Legacy Collection and finish playing MMX6 (not sure I'll bother with X7 and X8, at least not for now). The MMZ Collection is coming out next month, too. For some reason, I'm suddenly in a mood to get Mega Man games. I haven't played MM Classic in forever and I never played MM9 or 10, so this will give me a chance to do that. Then I might roll into MM11 afterwards depending on my mood.

I don't think I'll necessarily start on it right away (or I might split time between this and DQ11, depending on my mood, I suppose), but I just want to have them available for when I'm ready to play them. Plus, they were on sale for 10 bucks each on the eShop.

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User @SaveEstelle do you want to make the next topic?

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I do!

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then I leave it all to you

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Yeah, I'm gonna be back here later tonight to post more Star Trek character rankings so I'll tackle our new thread then as well!

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