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[Hadokeyblade]

That one chapter in Project X Zone 2 where the party trying to put out fires and fighting fire based enemies on a spaceship in the airspace above the Bionis with this music playing in the background is one of those videogame moments that lives rent free in my head alongside stuff like the karaoke minigames in Yakuza or the dog in Silent hill in terms of weirdness.

 

[AndreaAC]

Now that I beat Metroid Dread, I guess my weekend game should be Okami. I finally started it, but I only got an hour into it. I know a little bit about it, how there's basically 3 whole story arcs to play it.



I watched the show as a kid and liked it. I think Battle Network is pretty cool. I hope they do a MMBN collection at some point.



Thanks for the well wishes. I tend to have a few different ideas in my head. I just went with a straightforward one since I'm only starting out and need the experience. Honestly, I'm mostly hoping this'll get me a studio job, rather than getting a larger project out of this one. Though I wouldn't mind that either.

:3 You'll get far, my friend! I know you will! You're extremely talented! Whatever this project and internship leads you to, you'll do GREAT!

 

[Hadokeyblade]

I love the Legends fantheory that's going around thatVolo is actually Lusamine's ancestor in addition to being related to Cynthia, because of his outfit when you fight him looking very similar to Lusamine's with the white clothes with yellow highlights and green gem on his chest. Like Lusamines, and both have an interest in Arceus though Lusamines is more scientific, hence the creation of Type:Null.

 

[cashregister9]

Pure art

 

[Hex D. Jess]

Good Morning My Gamers

 

[Z25]

I love the Legends fantheory that's going around thatVolo is actually Lusamine's ancestor in addition to being related to Cynthia, because of his outfit when you fight him looking very similar to Lusamine's with the white clothes with yellow highlights and green gem on his chest. Like Lusamines, and both have an interest in Arceus though Lusamines is more scientific, hence the creation of Type:Null.

This is an interesting idea but;

Spoiler: legends Arceus endgame spoiler

The outfit is modeled after Arceus. A Pokémon that ancient people vaguely know about. Except Volo who actually knows everything about it. Outside of its true appearance. But they clearly know about the arcs since that is a symbol used everywhere in the game. Which means they know it’s 1000 hands lore wise but don’t fully comprehend what Arceus is, since the ancients did a bad job in passing this knowledge down. Could still be related, but his outfit is definitely inspired by what he knows of Arceus from cogita

 

[ZeldaFan01]

Now that I beat Metroid Dread, I guess my weekend game should be Okami. I finally started it, but I only got an hour into it. I know a little bit about it, how there's basically 3 whole story arcs to play it.



I watched the show as a kid and liked it. I think Battle Network is pretty cool. I hope they do a MMBN collection at some point.



Thanks for the well wishes. I tend to have a few different ideas in my head. I just went with a straightforward one since I'm only starting out and need the experience. Honestly, I'm mostly hoping this'll get me a studio job, rather than getting a larger project out of this one. Though I wouldn't mind that either.

I could noooooooot w/ that show. It was really cool, ok, it's on my list lol. I remember it came out during the release of Latios & Latias. Lmao kid memories

 

[Hex D. Jess]

I caught a shiny

Shiny Alpha Paras

 

[ZephyrZ]

I caught a shiny

Shiny Alpha Paras

I see the RNGods gifted you with tremendous power.

All shall live in fear of your capture.

 

[Dutch Raikuna]

I'm getting sushi tomorrow!

**** yeah.

There goes a hole in my pocket but just this once.

 

[Hex D. Jess]

I see the RNGods gifted you with tremendpus power.

All shall live in fear of your capture.

I neglected to mention that it was full odds too

I don't hunt shinies for the most part

 

[Linkmain-maybe]

I'm getting sushi tomorrow!

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**** yeah.

There goes a hole in my pocket but just this once.

I love sushi. I used to go to this place that had all you can eat for $15 before my uncle died. I used to hate it but I gradually warmed up to it. I can’t go to the place since its closed due to COVI… the virus so I haven’t eaten it in like 3 years.

 

[AlphaSSB]

New Nintendo Direct inbound.

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Star Fox when?

 

[Lamperouge]

New Nintendo Direct inbound.

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Star Fox when?

If we don't get a Xenoblade Chronicles 3 announcement or even a port of X, I am going to ****ing do absolutely nothing, but it'd still be cool tho.

 

[SneakyLink]

New Nintendo Direct inbound.

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Star Fox when?

I won’t be available during the direct due to work (technically my day ends at 5 but I gotta catch a bus).
Not sure I’ll be able to watch the uploaded (non-live) version either due to a conflict of interest.

 

[Hydreigonfan01]

New Nintendo Direct inbound.

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Star Fox when?

What? No Smash?

 

[Wario Bros.]

SWEET!

I'll give it a 25% chance that we'll get some Mario movie news in tomorrow's Nintendo Direct.

 

[osby]

New Nintendo Direct inbound.

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Star Fox when?

I won't be able to watch it live.

Here's hoping we'll see news on Bayonetta 3 and something Sonic related.

 

[Hex D. Jess]

I won't be watching the direct live. I'm supposed to be sleeping when it airs and I don't feel like staying up late just to watch 40 minutes of commercials anymore

What? No Smash?

You're supposed to say that after the direct, silly

 

[Mamboo07]

New Nintendo Direct inbound.

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Star Fox when?

I have now added this to Watch Later on Youtube when it comes soon.

 

[osby]

DAILY DEMON SHOWCASE

This showcase's demon is of the Dragon race:

“I’m Dragon Gucumatz. You know, I was like you when I was young... Oh, there I go babbling again.”

Alignment: Light-Chaos

Origin: Maya mythology. Gucumatz or Qʼuqʼumatz is a wind and rain deity of the Kʼicheʼ people. His name means “quetzal serpent” and can be considered a rough equivalent of the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl. Along with the god of fire Tepeu, he created humanity by shaping them from maize after a couple of unsuccessful attempts. Carrying the sun across the sky and through the underworld, he acts as a mediator between cosmic powers.

Skills: Rakunda, Mazandyne, Ice Breath, Megido

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

Spoiler: Design Notes

Gucumatz’s design is lowkey genius. His head is directly taken from the remaining statues of him and the body more or less fits how great serpents were depicted in Mayan paintings. Other than being a winged serpent just like Quetzalcoatl, even his color scheme is a reference! The bright red and green are also the colors of the resplendent quetzal, a bird associated with Gucumatz. Honestly, he is a better feather snake look than Quetzalcoatl in 3D games.

 

[Hadokeyblade]

New Nintendo Direct inbound.

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Star Fox when?

Everyone having hopes or predictions for announcements while i'm just sitting here with no expectations like

 

[ZephyrZ]

Just found a random encounter for a shiny I've already hunted.

I think the universe is trying to fuel my frog obsession.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

New Nintendo Direct inbound.

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Star Fox when?

I'm not even excited for this because the games I want came out already and the games I'm waiting for a already know when they're coming out like 13 Sentinels so I'm not sure what else they could show in this Direct

 

[Hydreigonfan01]

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Thoughts about this? I dunno guys, he might be making this all up.

 

[Dan Quixote]

Everyone having hopes or predictions for announcements while i'm just sitting here with no expectations like
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lmao same here I almost totally forgot about Nintendo Directs.

EDIT: Hold up isn't that really late in the day for usual directs?

 

[Schnee117]

I can't wait for 'Sequel to Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild' to still be called 'Sequel to Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild'

 

[Linkmain-maybe]

I can't wait for 'Sequel to Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild' to still be called 'Sequel to Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild'

I’m not ready for that game. Still haven’t 100% completed BOTW, FE 3 houses, or Mario Odyssey and they are gonna give me another game to 100%.

 

[Hex D. Jess]

I'm in this weird position where there's only 7 Nintendo series I actively care about that are still getting games and most of them already have games on Switch. The only exception is DKC

Side note but I should really get around to clearing my Switch backlog. Might finally get around to checking out Breath of the Wild after I'm done with PLA

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Inb4 any pokemon DLC is about God sending your character back home but he ****s up and sends Volo back with you.

Your character is from Alola right? ***** can do some real damage there

 

[SneakyLink]

And in non Nintendo Direct news:

Spoiler: Lightyear Trailer

 

[TheMightyP]

Black History Month day 8:
So I'm gonna take a step back from games for a little bit, because I want to highlight an animator. Award season is coming up, and id this thread doesn't love talking abiut vmvidya, then it sire as hell loves talking about animation, super heroes, and movies.

Meet Peter Ramsey. He co-directed Spider-Verse and that's all you need to know about him.

Ok, but seriously, Peter Ramsey was raised in south LA, and took film classes in his homecity. He would get his career start as a storyboard artist, working for films such as Predator 2, Fight Club, Independence Day, and Artificial Intellegence. He would alsi be a secind unit director for films such as Godzilla, Tank Girl, Poetic Justice and Higher Learning.

He woukd mive on ti Dreamworks animation and be a story artist for Shrek the Third and Shrek the Halls. He would then direct Rise of the Guardians, making him the first EVER African American to direct a big budget cinematic animation. He would later help direct Spider-Verse.

Wikipedia (also my cited work)

Also, he was called the Obama of animation.

Idk wtf that even means but it sounds racist.

 

[Mamboo07]

I hope the rumour of Mario Kart Nintendo crossover becomes real so I can play as Kirby.

 

[Megadoomer]

I won't be able to watch the Direct live - not sure what to expect (my go-to prediction, "Bayonetta 3 news", already happened in the previous Direct, so I'm guessing we won't hear anything about it until it's closer to release), but I'm hoping for a new Wario Land game of some sort or Persona 3, 4, or 5 coming to the Switch. (whether it's the regular or enhanced versions)

I'd love to have the Direct end with the "one more thing" being a new F-Zero, Star Fox, Golden Sun, or Eternal Darkness game, or an Earthbound collection to explain why those games have been weirdly absent from the NES/SNES Online apps, but those seem like long shots.

(also, more Rare games on the N64 Online would be nice; I doubt that Conker's Bad Fur Day, Perfect Dark, or Goldeneye would happen, and I don't think any other one would convince me to get the N64 Online, but something like Banjo-Tooie would be amazing with online multiplayer, and games like Blast Corps, Killer Instinct (regardless of what system we're talking about) or Jet Force Gemini would be fun additions)

 

[dezeray112]

And in non Nintendo Direct news:

Spoiler: Lightyear Trailer

Sweet!Let's just hope it keeps its theatrical release this time and not put it straight to streaming like what happened with Turning Red. Also, that re-invented version of Zurg is in this too!

Spoiler: Lightyear Poster

In addition here is the new Lightyear poster:

 

[TheCJBrine]

I can’t wait for my favorite quirky Undertale-inspired RPG to be announced for the SNES Online tomorrow.

 

[Ramen Tengoku]

If the direct doesn't open with the first teaser for the Mario movie complete with Mario and Luigi flossing, I will be sorely disappointed

In all seriousness though, don't have any real expectations for this direct. Just gimme some fun new games to play.

Won't be able to view it live due to work, but I finish up like 2 hours later, so I'll be able to catch it then

 

[Michael the Spikester]

New Nintendo Direct inbound.

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Star Fox when?

Alright! I hope we get the next Smash character revealed in this direct!

Oh wait...

In all seriousness. Predicting Xenoblade 3 reveal, Bayonetta 3 trailer and perhaps a teaser to the new Mario animated film.

Hoping maybe a new Donkey Kong game with King K. Rool and the Kremlings returning.

 

[SuperSonicFlyer]

So, we have a Nintendo Direct. I wonder what will be shown?

 

[Noipoi]

Can’t wait for the next smash reveal.