Megadoomer

With just a few hours left, what are your expectations/hopes for Nintendo's E3?

I'm expecting that it's probably going to be a fairly tame Direct (though probably considered the best presentation almost by default), with the only Zelda news being Age of Calamity DLC and ports of Wind Waker HD and/or Twilight Princess HD. Maybe we'll get one last trailer for No More Heroes 3 since the game launches in August.

I'm hoping for Bayonetta 3, a Metroid game by MercurySteam, Rare Replay on Switch, or the long-rumoured Halo: The Master Chief Collection port, though none of those seem especially likely. I'm also hoping for Crash or Dante in Smash, though I think I'd be fine with most characters.

Bandai-Namco has a presentation today as well - not sure what to expect there, but I'm hoping for some kind of Tekken collection (I'd be happy with 1-4 and Tag Tournament) or an anime fighter by Arc System Works. (anime licenses seem to change hands, but Bandai-Namco consistently works with One Piece, Naruto, My Hero Academia, and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, so there's a lot of potential there) Again, that seems wildly optimistic on my part, and I figure that if any fighting game news is going to be announced, it will probably be at EVO.

EDIT: I've read that Bandai-Namco's stream is for one game. Not sure how accurate that is, but if that's the case, I'm not expecting much. (it's called House of Ashes)

Generally speaking, Microsoft's presentation tends to have two or three things that interest me, and that tradition continued this year:

-Psychonauts 2 release date (easily the highlight of their show for me - I've been looking forward to that game for fifteen or sixteen years)
-The Outer Worlds 2 (I'm completely unfamiliar with the first game, but that trailer reminded me of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which is usually a plus)
-and, to a lesser extent, Halo Infinite's multiplayer being free to play

I didn't watch the Ubisoft or Square-Enix presentations live, but from the sounds of it, I don't think I missed much. (it's weird that Square-Enix is bringing FF1-6 to mobile versions and Steam, again, but not to the Switch, or any consoles for that matter) I saw some things, like the Mario + Rabbids trailer, the Guardians of the Galaxy S-E game, and the FF Origins trailer, but they didn't really hook me. (FF Origins seems like an unnecessarily gritty take on a game that looks like this:


)

Capcom seems to be the main one tomorrow, but it's only half an hour, so I'm not sure if they'll have a lot of announcements. Then it's Nintendo and Namco-Bandai - not sure what to expect, but I'm hoping we get some Bayonetta 3 news from Nintendo (I'll take concept art at this point - something to show that the game actually exists in some form), and a One Piece fighting game (or any fighting game in the style of Dragon Ball FighterZ - Naruto, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, My Hero Academia... you name it) or a Tekken collection for Namco-Bandai. (though all of those seem like pipe dreams)

I think we're nearing the end of the PlayStation All Stars 2 thread; at the very least, we're starting on DLC characters/stages.

So, if you look at this line-up and think that any character seems like they're missing, now's the time to fix that.

Bandai-Namco seems weirdly reluctant to include another one of their own characters in Smash (considering that they're helping to develop the game), but if one if these last two characters is from that company, who would you like to see?

I'm honestly surprised that they didn't include Heihachi - while I feel like Tekken should get into Smash (it seems bizarre that it's not in here already), I'm not super familiar with Tekken, so I'm not sure whether Jin or Kazuya would make more sense, and I prefer Heihachi between the three. I'd probably pick Agumon from Digimon.

I made a thread about Smashboards users putting together a sequel to PlayStation All-Stars, in case anyone's interested in participating.

Playing Crash 4. While I'm not a huge fan of the series placing a huge emphasis on trial and error (since, unless you have an Aku Aku mask, you die in one hit - it feels like trying to do a 0 rings run of every Sonic level) but also requiring deathless runs if you want to fully complete the game (at least in Crash 4), the inclusion of a modern mode that gives you unlimited lives is a huge improvement in my eyes.

I wish that (and the yellow circle that appears under you when you're in midair, to show you where you're going to land) was included in the N. Sane Trilogy as an option.

Not sure what that new Avatar is but nice!

Hey Megadoomer, alexxxela and I were wondering something regarding how profile posts work and maybe you could help us understand things better.

So there are some times when we want to reply on some profile posts, but for reasons we don't know we just don't have the square thing to write down replies towards them.

I personally doubt It has to do with the person blocking one of us because It seems to happen with people who would be very unlikely to block any of us.

Could you maybe as a mod help us both understand better how that whole thing works?

I'm going to try taking suggestions when it comes to writing Smash (or, in this case, Smash-like) moveset ideas for indie characters. I figure it's a good way for me to get creative, and it gives me the chance to learn about indie games that I might not have played otherwise.

Can I be added as a supporter for the Cranky Kong Comes Out Of Retirement thread, please?

I'm not sure how to get the word out there about this sort of thing, but I've made a discussion thread for Fraymakers (an indie Smash Bros.-like game made by the people behind Super Smash Flash 2) if anyone wants to talk/speculate about that game.

I think I'm going to try to finish Final Fantasy 9 - I have way too many RPGs in my backlog, and I find that I'm more likely to finish an RPG if I focus mainly/entirely on it when I have the free time to play a game. (I'm currently on what would have been disc 2 in the original release)

In terms of Final Fantasy games alone, I also have Final Fantasy 4, 8, 10, and 10-2 to play through, though unlike three of those four other FF games, I've actually started (and gotten a decent amount of the way through) 9.

I'm finally making progress on an Avengers fan-game that I've been wanting to make for a while. Even if it's just walking sprites for the founding Avengers and Loki, and the sprites themselves are likely fairly basic, it feels good to accomplish something on that front.

I'm watching Thunderball. So far, it's got a strong opening, and a top tier Bond theme in my eyes. (Up there with Goldfinger, Skyfall, and Casino Royale, from the Bond movies that I've seen)

I just saw that Sega's putting out a Yakuza/Streets of Rage mash-up on Steam, but only for two days for some reason. I haven't played much of either series, but I've enjoyed what I've played of Yakuza Zero and Streets of Rage 2, so I'll pick it up.

Made it to K. Rool's Keep in my replay of Donkey Kong Country 2. I'll have to stock up on lives, though - I think I've gotten the hang of Arctic Abyss, but it took quite a few attempts, and Windy Well ate through a lot of my lives before I figured out the trick to getting through some areas unscathed. (though I got a game over before I beat it)

Doc said Michael Myers

THIS IS MIKE MYERS

No the Halloween mask

THIS A HALLOWEEN MASK

No the killer dude from Halloween

Oh you mean Jason

NO

An avatar change? I. am. flabbergasted.

After looking up who the characters are for the new Suicide Squad movie, I am convinced that Firestorm has the lamest rogues' gallery in existence. He seems to be a living sun that can warp matter however he sees fit (as long as he knows the chemical formula), and his opponents are... Killer Frost, Slipknot (who has ropes), and Weasel (who's a man with all of the powers of a weasel).

Also, I feel like the Polka-Dot Man is going to be an unexpected highlight of the movie.

Just found out about the Direct, and the fact that there's no unannounced games, along with it being ten minutes long.

No idea why they're even doing a Direct, in that case. At best, I feel like it's going to be 2-3 trailers and the announcement of some release dates for games like No More Heroes 3 or Doom Eternal. Even then, that seems optimistic, unless the Direct's closer to 12 or 14 minutes.

Here's hoping we get a Bayonetta 3 trailer, or some kind of Smash news, even if it's a short trailer with no gameplay like what Joker initially got. (I just don't want it to be another guessing game) I just find it weird that Nintendo seemingly had no plans for E3, or no apparent plans for any first party titles for the rest of the year. (E3's usually the time that they'd announce their plans for the rest of the year, and it seems telling that Nintendo itself has nothing)

Edit: a Persona 5 Scramble release date for outside of Japan would be nice, though. My hopes are a Bayo 3 trailer, release dates for No More Heroes 3/Doom Eternal/Persona 5 Scramble, and (depending on whether or not the Smash devs count as partner studios) a Smash teaser. I doubt we'll get all of those, but hopefully we get one or two of them.

ayyy is that Alexandra Roivas in your sig? CULTURE. (plus I share her first name irl)

I beat Donkey Kong Country - this was my first time playing through the whole game. (before this, I had a hand-me-down cart that had already been beaten, so I didn't have much of a reason to play through the game myself since I could jump straight to the final boss)

It was tough but fair, and grinding for lives definitely helped. (whenever I get back to playing Crash 1 or 2, I'll keep that in mind)

From what I've heard, it's your birthday.

Happy birthday!

Happy birthday

Happy birthday and also thanks for changing the title in the RTC thread whenever TCT~Phantom was unavailable

Happy Birthday!

Once I've beaten Bug Fables, I'm not sure if I should play Halo 1, Skyrim, or Heavy Rain next; I haven't played any of those games, though for Halo 1, I've got a rough idea of what happens since I've played Halo 3, 4, and Reach.

Hello, Megadoomer. If you don't mind me asking, is it possible for me to be the new owner of the Mona for Smash thread? The original owner hasn't been around for a long while and I don't know when they plan to return (if ever). I'd take over the thread, but I don't know who to ask to transfer ownership...

I've typed up movesets for Doomguy from Doom and Miriam from Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.

https://smashboards.com/threads/at-smashs-gate-the-doom-marine-doomguy-doom-slayer-thread.446546/page-101#post-23997410
https://smashboards.com/threads/the-bloodstained-shardbinding-maiden-miriam-support-thread-wip.491913/page-2#post-23997672

If I keep this pace up, I might have eight to twelve characters done within a week!

After typing up a Dante moveset, I figured I'd try my hand at a Geno moveset, which didn't take nearly as long as I thought it would: https://smashboards.com/threads/geno-%E2%99%A5%E2%99%AA-return-of-the-starsend-savior.446378/post-23996831

I think I'll try Doomguy next, though I'm not sure if I'll base it on Doom (2016) or Doom Eternal. (Doom Eternal gives me more options, especially for melee moves, but I wouldn't want to over-complicate the character)

Happy Canada Day!

I typed up a Dante moveset - https://smashboards.com/threads/keepin-it-in-style-dante-for-smash-ultimate.446379/post-23995463

Thankfully, it isn't as insanely long as my first attempt, since I worked under the assumption that he'd stick with his basic sword and two guns combo as opposed to going into weapon switching like before. Plus, I managed to include Style Switching, which I somehow didn't include in my first moveset. (in my defense, I had only played DMC1-3 at the time)

Tempted to come up with my top 50 most-wanted character list to pass the time and try thinking outside the box when it comes to character selection. (I find that my top ten list hasn't really changed much in the past year or so) Would anyone be interested in reading that sort of thing? (I'd likely try to provide a reason, or reasons, why I want to see them in Smash, so that there's more to it than just listing characters)

Congrats to all of the Min Min fans out there! This opens up a lot of doors for speculation (spirits don't disqualify characters; the first character in a series doesn't necessarily have to be the main character, mascot, or face of the game), so I'll be interested to see where this goes!

Shame about Heihachi (assuming that Mii costumes rule a character out, though it would be hard to confuse Heihachi with his Mii costume), but now Min Min's opened up the door for the best Tekken character: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esYDLlIYRPE (just kidding; not overly familiar with Tekken, but Heihachi would still be my preference)

I just got ending B in Nier Automata. Most of it was a retread of Ending A's story, at least until the very end. The point where the stories diverged had some pretty interesting reveals, and I'm interested to see where it's going to go for Endings C, D, and E.

I feel like doing something creative. As much as I'd like to try my hand at making a Youtube video, I'd have no idea where to start (and I hate the sound of my voice when it's recorded, though I suppose I could make it like a slideshow), so I think I'm going to try working on Dragon Ball and One Piece MUGEN characters.

In Nier Automata, I just found a merchant who speaks like the Merchant from Resident Evil 4. He is, objectively, the best merchant in the game now.

I played my first game of Predator: Hunting Grounds as the Predator. (I've done a few matches as the fireteam - the addition of Arnold Schwarzenegger's character was a very easy way to convince me to play the game) It was fun, even though I felt like I was lacking options (I can't wait to unlock the bow, as well as gear to make tracking the fireteam easier), and my only ranged weapon (the shoulder cannon) is extremely visible. Still, I downed two members of the fireteam despite my inexperience, and killed three by self-destructing, so I'd say it went well.

Illfonic did a great job with making the game fun to play for both sides of an asymmetrical multiplayer game, which from what I've seen is tough to do. The Predator seems a little underpowered (against an experienced team, it seems more like the Predator is the one running in fear), but maybe that changes as you get more gear for him or her.

I beat Doom Eternal and Kirby Planet Robobot today. Both games were a ton of fun, and I'm tempted to 100% complete them.

However, doing that for Doom Eternal would mean playing online, which I'm hesitant about - I'm only counting Steam achievements for completion, so no Ultra Nightmare for me, thankfully. For Kirby, I'm hoping that the in-game completion percentage doesn't count stickers, because that's pure randomness as far as I can tell.