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Send In Your Rise of Skywalker Thoughts!

On Sunday we are going to record our Cheerful Ghost Radio review of Rise of the Skywalker and if you want us to read your thoughts on the show, private message me directly on Cheerful Ghost! In the comments i'll have a thread open where you can tap or click the message icon to send me your thoughts directly and make sure you focus them down to some easy to read on the air!

Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 73: Alyx <3 Maclunkey

In this episode we discuss Valve's announcement that a new Half-Life sequel is coming to VR and the newest addition to Episode IV that makes it a super special edition, Maclunkey! And we talk about what we've been playing and watching over the past month, as is tradition.

Note: In this episode we incorrectly conflate Rob Thomas, the TV producer, and Rob Thomas, the lead singer of Matchbox 20. Apologies to both Rob's.

Warcraft III: Reforged Releasing Soon (Jan 28)

Just a quick note here to let you know that Warcraft III: Reforged is going to be released on Jan. 28. It's not that far away, yet it feels like it's been a while since we've heard anything about it. I don't recall hearing anything about it at this year's Blizzcon, which comes as a surprise now that we have this release date. Maybe I missed something, after all I was only playing attention to Diablo IV anyway.

You can buy a digital version of the game for $30 (which is $2 per mission) or spend an extra $10 to get some bonus stuff. See the link below for more info.

Is anyone planning to get this at launch? I'm not sure myself. I've played all of Warcraft and Warcraft II,... Read All

My Favorite Gaming YouTube Channels

I thought I'd share with you some of my most favorite gaming channels on YouTube. Please feel free to let me know if you're also a fan of these channels, too. Also, share your favorites with me in the comments!

I've mentioned Paul Soares Jr. before in my posts on here. His was one of the first channels I started watching years ago. I've watched all of his Minecraft Survive & Thrive series, I've even watched some of them multiple times. I believe he's the first to have posted a Minecraft tutorial on YouTube. He's featured in the Minecraft documentary I've shared in a Minecraft post. He is also one of the few who brought Ark: Survival Evolved to my attention. I've... Read All

Shovel Knight Treasure Trove Ends With An Incredible Showdown!

jdodson gives this an astounding "Must Play" on the Ghost Scale

This achieves something special, and it would be a shame to miss it.

jdodson gives this a "Must Play" on the Ghost Scale

This achieves something special, and it would be a shame to miss it.

Back in 2013 a new Indie game hit Kickstarter that we covered here on Cheerful Ghost called Shovel Knight. We were immediately interested in its hilarious premise and chunky pixel art indie vibe. A month after Travis covered the Kickstarter for Shovel Knight we were able to interview Sean at Yacht Club games and it's a piece that I look back and am fairly proud of (interview linked below). Since then Shovel Knight launched to critical acclaim and later saw the base game morph into Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove which is a collection of the base game Shovel of Justice with every other new expansion game such as Plague of Shadows and Specter of Torment included. Recently... Read All

The State of the Wyvern, December 2019: Fishing for Seasons

Hello everyone, welcome to The State of the Wyvern for December 2019! Before we get into the changes, we want to shout out those brave adventurers making their names on the leaderboards. These numbers may be a little different from the audio above, as we recorded this a few days ago.

The Leaderboard of the Dead Top 10

MyDude: 108 Deaths

Gemini: 100 Deaths

Golok: 91 Deaths

Conan: 85 Deaths

Maverick: 80 Deaths

Declan: 61 Deaths

Marixu Cas: 59 Deaths

Zehronious: 51 Deaths

Digg.com: 47 Deaths

Ktara: 47 Deaths

PvP Leaderboard Top 10

Mydude: 115 kills

Maverick: 89 kills

Caz: 80 kills

Gemini: 60 kills

Zehronious: 48 kills

Tiberius: 43 kills

Button Smasher: 40 kills

Rodnalf:... Read All

New Nintendo and Super Nintendo Games Coming to Nintendo Online!

On December 20th Nintendo Online is adding a handful of retro titles to the Nintendo and Super Nintendo to help ring in the new year. On the NES front players are getting two games such as the classic RPG Crystalis and Journey to Silius. On the Super Nintendo people can enjoy Star Fox 2, Super Punch-Out!!, Kirby Super Star & Breath of Fire II. After the Super Nintendo hit Nintendo online they mentioned that the monthly flow of retro titles wouldn't be coming in favor of a handful every few months and this seems to be the first launch of games to fill that promise. The stand out title of this release pack are Star Fox 2 which originally released on the Super... Read All

Rise of Skywalker Friendship Featurette

Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker is coming to theaters December 20th and LucasFilm is in full hype mode. As part of that a brand new featurette is out that focuses on the relationships the cast has built up over 40 years as the series finally comes to an end. This short seems like it would be the kind of thing to hit the special features of a blu-ray release so it's fun to see it now.

Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition Review

Azurephile gives this a solid "Rad" on the Ghost Scale

This is fun, with very few issues, and is well worth your time.

Azurephile gives this a "Rad" on the Ghost Scale

This is fun, with very few issues, and is well worth your time.

Review

Recommended

RPG, turn-based combat, similar to Final Fantasy games

Customizable characters and classes

Loot system and weapon attributes similar to Diablo games

Variety of spell types and skills

Craft (and steal) just about everything

Humorous

Many quests

Great music

Some minor annoyances

Enhanced Edition > Classic

Multiplayer

Divinity: Original Sin is pretty much a must-play, especially if you’re into RPGs. I realized the popularity of Divinity: Original Sin 2 some time ago and decided to look into it. I later bought a huge pack on sale which includes pretty much every game in the Divinity series, although I believe they’re pretty much unrelated. However,... Read All

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 12/05/2019 at 08:54pm

Limited Run Games will have the sequel for switch up for sale tomorrow:

https://limitedrungames.com/collections/neo-frontpage/products/switch-limited-run-55-divinity-original-sin-ii-preorder

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 12/05/2019 at 09:09pm

Cool. I don't have the Switch, but I do have D:OS2 on Steam.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 12/05/2019 at 09:13pm

The switch version has cross-play with the steam version.

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 12/05/2019 at 11:21pm

Awesome! I don't think there are a lot of cross-platform cross-play games, so that's pretty cool. I intend on playing D:OS2 when I finish w/ this one, but I have other things coming in January that might distract me. I feel like I'm near the end of the game, but I'm not so sure. Thanks to this game, I'm most definitely looking forward to playing the second. I definitely feel that if this one is pretty much a must-play, then the second must be as well. I can see, even though I haven't played that second one, why it's so popular. I'm sure it's really good as is this one.

jdodson Admin wrote on 12/06/2019 at 04:21pm

Will: that LRG copy looks great. I’d get it but I have a few switch games I have yet to get through. LRG is doing some great work.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 12/09/2019 at 11:08pm

Woot, I just won the D:OS2 Switch from LRG.

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 12/10/2019 at 02:35am

Whoa, that's awesome!

jdodson Admin wrote on 12/10/2019 at 03:52am

You are incredibly lucky. How many free games have you won from them now?

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 12/10/2019 at 05:12am

4 or 5 and then one from the charity stream.

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 12/13/2019 at 09:28pm

@Will_Ball, are you going to play D:OS before D:OS2? As I said in my review, from what I've read, I don't believe it's really necessary. Also, if you read my review, you may want to take a look at the additional note I just added. I haven't played D:OS2 yet, so I don't know if this will apply. I expect to get to that game before the end of the year or during the beginning of next year. We'll see, but I will probably very likely write a review for it when I've played enough of it that I'm ready to write about it, just like I've done with D:OS.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 12/13/2019 at 11:46pm

I don't have D:OS, so I don't know if I will play it before D:OS2. I too hear that they are pretty independent, so it is not necessary.

As for the note, thx! I will try to remember it when I get to the either game.

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 12/13/2019 at 11:49pm

Are you going to play D:OS2 soon? Feel free to let me know what you think of it. You can post here if you want, send me a message, or connect to me on Steam (gregopeck).

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 12/16/2019 at 10:15pm

Probably not soon. LRG takes a while to ship games.

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 12/16/2019 at 10:15pm

What is LRG?

jdodson Admin wrote on 12/16/2019 at 11:17pm

LRG == Limited Run Games. They release limited numbers of certain games that don't get wider physical releases.

https://limitedrungames.com/

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 12/16/2019 at 11:25pm

Yeah, I think I've seen you, Jon, mention it here before, but I never paid much attention to it. Thanks for sharing that with me!

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 12/17/2019 at 03:06am

Jon knows what’s up. Kids and their boutique publishing houses!

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 03/22/2020 at 09:32pm

Hey Will, have you started playing D:OS2 yet? I've already written a review for it, even though I haven't finished it yet. I like it, I think it's popular and I fee like I can see why.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 03/28/2020 at 06:13pm

I just got my copy yesterday!

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 03/28/2020 at 07:01pm

Wow! I restarted my game yet again yesterday. LOL

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Black Widow

The first trailer to Black Widow is out!

I'm still a little worried that this will suffer a similar fate as Rogue One and Solo for (prequels where we know the ultimate outcome, thus making the stakes for the main character not as high, because ultimately they live), but I am more excited for this than I thought I would be.

Maybe because I'm in the middle of a Winter Soldier rewatch (as I'm rewatching it, I honestly wonder if I ever actually saw it? It feels like the first time I'm seeing scenes in it lol), but I'm just lately getting into Nat's character. Endgame was sad for her, but wasn't *that* sad to me, but I bet next time I watch Endgame, it'll hit even harder... Read All

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 12/03/2019 at 03:39pm

Awesome! The only thing that's always bothered me about Black Widow is that I always thought she was from Russia (or the area), but she doesn't have a fitting accent. The other characters in the trailer from her past do, I wonder if that ever gets explained.

There is the Endgame question, too. Didn't Cap return the soul stone? If so, does that mean Nat comes back? Maybe Tony's sacrifice brought her back. Although, she could be "back" but only in an alternate timeline. Maybe some of the characters she reunites with return in later movies and (Disney+) shows.

Thanks for sharing the trailer! I recently got caught up w/ the MCU movies and have been watching a YouTube channel called New Rockstars, which analyzes these movies (and more like Star Wars, I wrote a post about it in the forums).

AdamPFarnsworth Post Author wrote on 12/03/2019 at 03:52pm

New Rockstars is one of my absolute favorites! Another channel I recommend is Emergency Awesome :)

jdodson Admin wrote on 12/03/2019 at 04:40pm

I give this trailer four spiders! 🕷🕷🕷🕷

jdodson Admin wrote on 12/03/2019 at 04:41pm

Also. Is David Harbor the Russian equivalent of Captain America? PLEASE BE REAL

AdamPFarnsworth Post Author wrote on 12/03/2019 at 05:02pm

Yes! He is!

Travis Admin wrote on 12/03/2019 at 06:31pm

Greg this takes place after Winter Soldier, so well before she died. Thus Adam talking about it being a prequel where you know the character’s eventual outcome.

I’ve always just assumed that she’s a super spy so she has to blend. Actual Russian spies lived in the US in the 70s and 80s and spoke with a perfect American accent so they could blend in.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 12/03/2019 at 08:26pm

Yeah, when it takes place wasn't a question. I expected it to take place then, probably because of New Rockstars. As for the accent, good point, Travis.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 12/03/2019 at 09:34pm

"I’ve always just assumed that she’s a super spy so she has to blend. Actual Russian spies lived in the US in the 70s and 80s and spoke with a perfect American accent so they could blend in."

Travis seems to know a lot about this. Hmmm

Travis Admin wrote on 12/03/2019 at 09:51pm

Hahaha

I watched The Americans then read about the real stuff it was based on.

Travis Admin wrote on 12/03/2019 at 09:52pm

And that paragraph that starts with “there is the endgame question too” made it seem like you thought she was alive after endgame

jdodson Admin wrote on 12/03/2019 at 10:05pm

WAIT GUYS WHAT HAPPENS IN ENDGAME? SPOILER MUCH?

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 12/03/2019 at 11:30pm

I realize that for sure, Travis. I was just speculating on a "what if" post-Endgame thought. I think it was New Rockstars that said it should take place just after Civil War. This was before the trailer was released. I guess the question of this movie is, why? Why are they showing us this? Does it some how connect to past or future MCU movies and/or Disney+ shows? Or does it just fill out the character, letting us get to know her better. Maybe I'm looking too deep into it.

Yeah, Jon, well yeah, Adam did kind of put a spoiler in the post, so I've kind of gone with the assumption that all of us here have seen Endgame. I think you're joking, though, it's hard to be sure. LOL Still, I'm glad I just recently watched Endgame. Although, I knew of Tony's fate before I watched it, I some how caught a spoiler, but that didn't make it any less dramatic, I just didn't know how it happened or when.

AdamPFarnsworth Post Author wrote on 12/04/2019 at 03:19pm

What if everything about Black Widow taking place in the past turns out to be only the first half of the movie, with the second half being in the MCU present day, with Belova fighting as a good guy? Perhaps Nat captures Taskmaster, but somehow he escapes in the present day, and Belova is recruited by Fury to hunt him down?

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 12/05/2019 at 04:02am

All characters will be played by skrulls.

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