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[Ivander]

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— 桜井 政博 / Masahiro Sakurai (@Sora_Sakurai) February 4, 2022

oh Guh-Huh

I'm pretty sure it's not a reference, but the first thing that came to mind looking at this was Konami Wai Wai World, with Simon on top of a Moai head with Banjo representing King Kong. Otherwise, I don't know what this is referencing.

 

[TheCJBrine]

I got a full-odds shiny in PLA today, the first one for the game. A Mothim. Not one of my favorites, but it has a nice shiny color scheme.

 

[Kirby Dragons]

Speaking of, do y'all hace a naming scheme when it comes to Pokemon?

In BDSP, I named them after fictional characters except for my Houndoom who wa named after my dog. In PLA, I named them via puns.

Usually I just name them whatever silly/stupid thing comes to my head first. Though I haven't bothered naming any of my Pokemon in Legends Arceus.

 

[TheMightyP]

Legends Arceus Spoiler no context

Spoiler

Kamado:

 

[TMNTSSB4]

I'm pretty sure it's not a reference, but the first thing that came to mind looking at this was Konami Wai Wai World, with Simon on top of a Moai head with Banjo representing King Kong. Otherwise, I don't know what this is referencing.

or Sakurai is beginning a story for his next game (or anime franchise)

 

[ZephyrZ]

I think the grass and rock textures in PLA do look kinda bad, but the game is so fun that I don't care that much. And the pokemon themselves look really good and that's what really matters.

I'm still excited at the prospect of future games in the Legends series that have improved graphics. And the game is doing well so we know we'll probably be getting sequels, which is great since this new series as so much room to improve.

 

[ZeldaFan01]

but why is Daisy dating someone not named Luigi?

Dunno what exactly the context here is for all this, but I point to Mario Party 3 as a possible explanation to why Bowser doesn’t kidnap Daisy

It's a parody on YouTube, it's from Dorkly Bits lol

 

[Dutch Raikuna]

Welp, my post from earlier got buried so mental health...................I'll stop posting those I suppose.

But..........................I probably have the most wholesome lockscreen on this forum so there's that:

 

[MooMew64]

So it's probably just me, but I honestly can't see much of an issue with PLAs graphics.

Like, yeah they aren't the best but uh, I haven't had any issues with it the more I play

I stand by that the game is honestly pretty darn close to BOTW, it just doesn’t have things like fog masking pop-in and culling

Which is what you brought up one time and yeah, that’s pretty much the only issue. BOTW would have these exact issues if you ripped away the huge amounts of fog it uses.

 

[Hex D. Jess]

Good Morning My Gamers

I overslept hard to the point it's not actually morning anymore, it's almost 2 PM

 

[Pokelego999]

What I love about PLA animations is how they made all the models for Pokemon look natural. They even made Scyther's really weird flying model fit right into the game, and even changed a bunch of animations specifically for battle or reused normal and Amie animations for out of battle. Using all of them in one fluid ball really makes them feel more alive. I don't think any of them have looked off putting when I've fought them outside of minor glitches where they spin in circles.

 

[Lamperouge]

I finished reading Kizumonogatari and, I gotta say, it was quite the ride despite the occasional bits of clunky narration and odd fan service with Hanekawa (although some will argue that there's some deeper meaning behind it since that's how Araragi personally views her in this story, hence her emphasized...uh, "features"). The relationship between Araragi and Kiss-shot was surprisingly moving as well, and I can't wait to see more of them.

And differences from the light novel (like the meeting place of Kiss-shot and how the final battle with her unfolds) and a lack of Araragi narration aside, the film trilogy is a visual delight and has some outstanding music. I wouldn't necessarily say that they're superior or even equal to the book, but they compliment it quite well and I appreciate the characters even more now.

 

[Tankman from Newgrounds]

What if this was the roster for Mario Kart Crossroads?
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[osby]

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What if this was the roster for Mario Kart Crossroads?
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Let's see:

• only Tellius and Blazing Blade characters
• only Gen 1 characters
• no third party other than Sonic for some reason
• miscellaneous characters are almost exclusively from Smash
• Ridley

You can't make a more stereotypical Smash fan roster even if you try.

 

[Tankman from Newgrounds]

Let's see:

• only Tellius and Blazing Blade characters
• only Gen 1 characters
• no third party other than Sonic for some reason
• miscellaneous characters are almost exclusively from Smash
• Ridley

You can't make a more stereotypical Smash fan roster even if you try.

Yes, I can't.
The only change to make it stereotypical is replacing sonic with Mii/Amiibo.

 

[Wademan94]

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What if this was the roster for Mario Kart Crossroads?
(Credit to unknown person)

The hell are those Jessie & James renders?

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Whoo! We're only one month away from The Batman! :D

 

[MooMew64]

I'm off today due to weather.

...

Now what

 

[Dutch Raikuna]

So after being annoyed last night and this morning (got denied a placement at a company I wanted to work for) got some clarity.

Also had a Chicken Big Mac for lunch so there's that as well.

Yes.

CHICKEN Big Mac. It doesn't make sense.

I'm off today due to weather.

...

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Now what

You play games.

Easy.

 

[Hex D. Jess]

I'm off today due to weather.

...

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Now what

You play Pokeymanz

 

[MooMew64]

So after being annoyed last night and this morning (got denied a placement at a company I wanted to work for) got some clarity.

Also had a Chicken Big Mac for lunch so there's that as well.

Yes.

CHICKEN Big Mac. It doesn't make sense.



You play games.

Easy.

You play Pokeymanz

guess 5 more Alpha Lopunnies aren't gonna catch themselves

 

[osby]

So after being annoyed last night and this morning (got denied a placement at a company I wanted to work for) got some clarity.

Also had a Chicken Big Mac for lunch so there's that as well.

Yes.

CHICKEN Big Mac. It doesn't make sense.

You have chicken Big Macs?

That's it, I'm going to Ireland.

guess 5 more Alpha Lopunnies aren't gonna catch themselves

I know the answer is "never enough" but how many Lopunnies do you need???

 

[MooMew64]

how many Lopunnies do you need???

bottom text

 

[Michael the Spikester]

So how y'all doing? Y'all enjoying Garfield and Shredder on Nick All-Stars Brawl? Are they as you hoped or expected?

 

[Pokelego999]

So in my hunt for Bonsly I decided to get all the Wisps in the Coronet Highlands. I am now one off and cannot figure out which one it is. To vent my frustrations, I went to reset the area and see if Bonsly would show up, but then I noticed a Zorua outbreak in the Alabastar Highlands. As I was flying there, I noticed some sparkles and

I finally got a Shiny outside of the free Ponyta. And full odds at that. Super stoked right now.
Evolved her all the way as well.

Now I need to figure out where that damn last wisp is

 

[Hex D. Jess]

So in my hunt for Bonsly I decided to get all the Wisps in the Coronet Highlands. I am now one off and cannot figure out which one it is. To vent my frustrations, I went to reset the area and see if Bonsly would show up, but then I noticed a Zorua outbreak in the Alabastar Highlands. As I was flying there, I noticed some sparkles and

I finally got a Shiny outside of the free Ponyta. And full odds at that. Super stoked right now.
Evolved her all the way as well.

Now I need to figure out where that damn last wisp is

I can't find the last wisp in the Coronet Highlands either

Pain

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

TheMightyP my mom just told me that she bought the family some Black History Month gift if she said they will absolutely love it. I'm not sure what she bought but it sounds pretty God damn good and I know its gonna be beautiful

 

[Wademan94]

I'm off today due to weather.

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Now what

Lucky *******.

 

[Pokelego999]

I can't find the last wisp in the Coronet Highlands either

Pain

Yep, there's me going through the entire video guide for every individual location

AGAIN

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Imagine if PLA was a live service game and did events and **** for holidays

 

[MooMew64]

Imagine if PLA was a live service game and did events and **** for holidays

I imagine that's the future we're eventually making our way to. Nintendo has said in multiple investors meetings that they're interested in that format, and games like Splatoon and Animal Crossing are them slowly adapting it. I think we'll start to see games like this from them come the next Switch.

 

[Deleted member]

Found a shiny Golbat during an outbreak. Kinda lucky as well, because I didn't really care, I just passed by to get a Machop for a request. But hey, I love shiny Crobat so that's nice. Too bad I just don't have space in my team for it.

 

[osby]

DAILY DEMON SHOWCASE

This showcase's demon is of the Raptor race:

“I’m Raptor Gurulu. I’ve been waiting to be summoned for a long time. Surprised to see my face?”

Alignment: Dark-Law

Origin: Sri Lankan mythology. In Buddhism, Gurulu is a giant, carnivorous, evil eagle monster who eats the flesh of humans. Originally the holy bird Garuda of Hinduism, it was later demonized as a rakshasa. Some say it’s a solar bird that devours snakes and decorates itself with its bodies. Wearing the mask of a Gurulu was said to bring protection and good luck. This may due to its role in eating lower evil spirits or as a remnant of Garuda.

Skills: Mazanma, Axel Claw, Mudoon, Dekaja

Next time, you will meet a demon of the Element race.

Spoiler: Design Notes

As it’s the case with some other demons, SMT uses an uncommon and possibly wrong Romanization for this demon. “Gurr” yields very little results when doing research so I went with Gurulu. I love its skeleton bird look that hides a real flesh body as if you can still see the myth of Garuda under the exoskeleton of a demonized version of it. Its golden accessories also fit its associations with decoration and vanity.

 

[Kirby Dragons]

So how y'all doing? Y'all enjoying Garfield and Shredder on Nick All-Stars Brawl? Are they as you hoped or expected?

I've yet to try Shredder, but Garfield was fun, all things considered.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

DAILY DEMON SHOWCASE

This showcase's demon is of the Raptor race:

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“I’m Raptor Gurulu. I’ve been waiting to be summoned for a long time. Surprised to see my face?”

Alignment: Dark-Law

Origin: Sri Lankan mythology. In Buddhism, Gurulu is a giant, carnivorous, evil eagle monster who eats the flesh of humans. Originally the holy bird Garuda of Hinduism, it was later demonized as a rakshasa. Some say it’s a solar bird that devours snakes and decorates itself with its bodies. Wearing the mask of a Gurulu was said to bring protection and good luck. This may due to its role in eating lower evil spirits or as a remnant of Garuda.

Skills: Mazanma, Axel Claw, Mudoon, Dekaja

Next time, you will meet a demon of the Element race.

Spoiler: Design Notes

As it’s the case with some other demons, SMT uses an uncommon and possibly wrong Romanization for this demon. “Gurr” yields very little results when doing research so I went with Gurulu. I love its skeleton bird look that hides a real flesh body as if you can still see the myth of Garuda under the exoskeleton of a demonized version of it. Its golden accessories also fit its associations with decoration and vanity.

Damn I figured it was a mistranslation but I didn't read the lore so I assumed it was Ghoul

 

[TheMightyP]

BHM day 4:
Any American (and plenty if non-American) shouod know American Footbal. The mist popular spirt nationwide, and the bughest event of the uear, the Super Bowl, is coming up next. And with great popularity comes great video game franchises. Lets look at Madden, so no introduction is needed for this. A football simulator = representation of real players, and real players should equal good diversity, like the NFL has (57.5 are black). Well, keyword should, but that hasn't always been the case...

Meet Gordon Bellamy, born in Washington DC. Gordon would take up roles in various companies, such as Tencent, but the main focus on today's is his role in EA. At the time, Madden wasn't at all diverse. Each if the ivers only featured white players, black players straight up weren't in the game at all, stated because of "hardware limitations". Of course Bellamy took it upon hinself to change that.

Bellamy wasn't really one for sports; his homosexuality as led him alienated from real world sports. However, when it came to sports games, he would be one to work on it. He was the one who actually introduced black athletes in Madden 95, something that was seemingly not possible at the time, leading a charge to more diverse players in sports games.

Aside from that, Bellamy also had a chair in the Game Developers Association, a non-profit orginization dedicated to betteeing the lives of developers. He also worked at companies such as Tencent, and THQ, as well as being on MTG and Spike. Fun fact: he was involved with Spike's VGA with Geoff Keighley, the director of the VGA today.

Today, he lives with his husband and their many dogs in San Francisco.

Works cited:
https://www.slashfilm.com/575912/netflix-high-score-review/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Bellamy#:~:text=Gordon P.,August 2010 until July 2012.

Sorry this one was so sjort, but the was so little information online. The Netflix documentary, high score, has some more info in you're curious

 

[Michael the Spikester]

So being we're over a month in 2022. How's the year been so far for everyone? Hope you're all doing well.

Seems the virus has peaked here in Canada. Things could get back to "normal" in the Spring. Hope same goes for you guys in your countries as well.

 

[osby]

Damn I figured it was a mistranslation but I didn't read the lore so I assumed it was Ghoul

Nope, SMT always localizes Ghoul correctly in English.

Though, seeing how early Sri Lanka adopted Islam from Arabian traders, it's not impossible that they adopted certain folk legends from them. So maybe there's a loose connection?

 

[TheMightyP]

Btw, all you mayo whities owe me and any other black person on this thread $5 bucks since it's Black History Month.

It's our reparations check.

 

[Hydreigonfan01]

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— Gacha Zone (@Gacha_Zone) February 4, 2022

People really asking for Genshin Impact on Switch when it's clearly there, just called "Xenoblade Chronicles 2" for some reason smh.