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Diablo IV Announcement

Diablo IV was announced during this year’s BlizzCon. We were able to see three classes; a druid, sorceress, and a barbarian. It looks as though the druid can transform into an animal, the sorceress can combine magic attacks, and the barbarian can dual wield.

The game play and cinematic trailers look very good! I’m glad that it still looks like a Diablo game. There is vertical terrain and mounts to help you traverse the larger map containing five regions. It seems mounts will be customizable and each class will have their own abilities for attacking while dismounting. The events of the game take place decades after the Reaper of Souls expansion. You can see Lillith, “... Read All

jdodson Admin wrote on 11/03/2019 at 11:44pm

I was mixed on seeing Diablo IV announced. The first part is I think the response by J Allen Brack about how Blizzard handled the situation with Blitzchung and the protests in Hong Kong have been horrible. J Allen opened up Blizzcon by apologizing BUT didn't say how anything would change. I find that kind of thing hallow even though he looked like he wanted to cry the whole time. Brack doesn't need to cry for forgiveness, he just needs to not bow to pressure to stop people from protesting. That aside.

My first reaction to Diablo IV wasn't great. Again, i'm not to hip on the current Blizzard situation right now but over the last few days my thoughts on Diablo IV have come around a lot and i'm firmly in the excited for Diablo IV camp.

jdodson Admin wrote on 11/03/2019 at 11:49pm

I'm pretty sure i'll be a day one Druid, the class looks incredible and I can't wait to tear though everything as one.

That said, i've been reading a lot of gamer critique of Diablo and it seems people are saying that Diablo III was a failure because it wasn't dark enough or the graphics were too cartoony. This is fairly reductive and fairly wrong as the biggest mistake with Diablo III wasn't the graphics, it was the real money auction house.

So many poor things from Diablo III rooted to the real money action house and frankly if I were in Blizzard at the time I would have supported adding one to the game. Allowing players the ability to buy and sell items for gold or real money seems like a no brainer until you realizer you have to gut the legendary and item drop rate so people have a reason to spend gold and money. One Diablo III dropped the auction house and increased the item drop rates, nearly halted white item drops and gave legendary items actual legendary stats and abilities alongside adventure mode and rifts the game really opened up. Diablo III isn't a perfect game and I think that hanging all the classes abilities/power off weapon attack seems like an odd choice (We do it in Wyvern and it's because, frankly, it's an easy thing to calculate).

jdodson Admin wrote on 11/03/2019 at 11:51pm

I'm not sure how the system in Diablo IV will work, but I hope it's not just going back to Diablo 2 because even though a lot of very vocal gamers say that's all they want, I'm fairly certain it's not. Moving the franchise forward is a better thing and I hope they take a bit of a look back at what worked with skill trees and give us a fresh take on Diablo too. One other downside of Diablo III is that they created a game for a very wide audience that left the gameplay feel a bit shallow. For someone that wants to kick back on the couch with their Switch, Diablo III is perfect but I wonder if Blizzard can build a game for hardcore players as well?

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 11/04/2019 at 12:24am

I didn't pay attention to anything regarding BlizzCon except for this announcement and I'm totally on board for it. Why weren't you initially excited for this? Was it because of the Blizzard controversy? I just watched the game play trailer and it was all I needed to get hyped. :) I'm thinking I may also be a day one Druid. Morphing looks cool! I might be a Barbarian though.

I feel like D3 was a big success, but that's just my opinion, not necessarily based on facts. It seems as though it had a bad start, but improved greatly afterward, some time before I started playing it. I recall something being said about the auction house and how that supposedly was bad. I never got to experience it. I thought the graphics of D3 were perfect. I didn't see them as "too cartoony." This argument reminds me of Zelda: The Wind Waker where people whined about its art style, which I enjoyed. I couldn't get myself to play another Diablo game, because of the dated graphics. D3 really impressed me though and I felt like what I saw of D4 was really D3 with improvements. I didn't pay attention to the graphic style, just the technological upgrade. It looked like something that was more HD or more technologically current, if that makes sense. What I want from D4 is pretty much just more D3. I like what I've seen of D4 so far. Other than what they've shown, what I want most is for the game to give us more classes to play with. Three just feels too few and makes me feel like if it's limited to that, then I probably won't want to play it as much or more than I've played D3.

I hadn't installed Battle.net/Blizzard's launcher on my new PC until I found out about this announcement. Now I'm just waiting to find out when I can order it. :) When or if I find more details I may post them here or make a new post, I'll figure that out when it happens.

jdodson Admin wrote on 11/04/2019 at 10:43pm

A few things I've watched and appreciated in regard to Diablo IV:

Diablo IV World & Lore at Blizzcon 2019: https://www.youtube.com/embed/8HMM3xnbcpU
MrLamaSC Talks about D4 (he's a huge D2 speedrunner): https://www.youtube.com/embed/Bg3mFSbkaN4
Really good gameplay demo & d4 developer video from blizzcon: https://www.youtube.com/embed/6ZtmNAMxwMM
1 hour of Diablo IV gameplay minus any streamer commentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0CntI1Ez_U

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 11/05/2019 at 02:36am

Thanks for the links. Some of those videos (at least the first according to my just clicking the link real quick and the last according to your description) seem near an hour long. So, I may check them out some time. I haven't been watching YouTube as much lately. There are some D4 videos in my YouTube subscriptions list, but I don't think I'm going to watch them. All I needed was the game play video I shared and embedded in this post. This is an odd thing to say, but I am a fan of Diablo (the games or at least D3), but I don't like blood at all. So, I could have gone without watching the cinematic, although it looked like a great piece of work, technically speaking along with the great amount of graphical detail.

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 11/09/2019 at 02:14am

"Diablo 4 - 5 BIGGEST Changes You Need To Know About" https://youtu.be/3-etWtnoGxk

There are a couple of things I want to say about these changes. The video says the game may not be out for "years." I was hoping much sooner, like one at max. But, I also realized we found out about the Warcraft III remaster quite a while ago and it's still not out, so I guess this should be expected.

One of the first things mentioned is the "shared world," in which you'll be running along side other players. You can play a private session, but you cannot play offline. If there wasn't a private session, I would probably be much more hesitant to play it. I don't want to play with strangers. I want to play D4 just the way I play D3.

What do you think about these changes?

jdodson Admin wrote on 11/09/2019 at 03:16am

I’m ok with world events and even think they might be fun. And occasionally seeing a random player here and there might be fun too. It’s nice you can turn all that off but I’m looking forward to a more shared Diablo.

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 11/09/2019 at 03:52am

I'm the opposite. When I found out about D4's "shared world" my anticipation for the game nearly died and I decided that I may have to rethink my desire for the game, but I found out you can play it alone and that made me feel better. I feel like games are getting too saturated with multiplayer aspects and they're ignoring the single player. I don't want to play with strangers. I do like playing with friends, though. There are "MMO" games I like to play, like Ark: Survival Evolved and Atlas. These two games have a single player mode, but too much in them is still much too difficult to do alone and I hate it. I believe that is why the most recent expansion for Ark was a sever disappointment to me, it added more things that pretty much require multiplayer. Monster Hunter: World is kind of like this, too. You create an online session, but you're not automatically paired up with other players. However, there is content you can try to do on your own, until you get your ass kicked badly and realize that that content is not for the single player. I feel like the single player game is dying or obsolete and now a "revolutionary" idea. This is my most recent video game rant. Tale of the White Wyvern is different, pretty much, in my mind. You don't have to do PVP (I don't, because I don't want to) and interacting with other players is fun, even humorous at times. But, that game doesn't kick my ass for not trying to do something in a group when I'd rather play alone.

jdodson Admin wrote on 11/10/2019 at 04:52pm

> I feel like games are getting too saturated with multiplayer aspects and they're ignoring the single player. I don't want to play with strangers. I do like playing with friends, though.

They are for sure because that's what keeps games alive long after the single player is played. In some cases it's done fairly well, like with Rage 2.

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 02/26/2021 at 01:27am

I just found a new article from GameSpot about Diablo IV, which includes new information released at this years BlizzConline. In it, you'll find a video I'd never seen showing off the classes, it's a must-see. Check it out: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/diablo-4-everything-we-know-so-far/1100-6487815/

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Happy Halloween - What is Everyone Playing & Watching?

Wanted to wish everyone a very Happy Halloween as everyone eats way more candy than they should and hangs out at The Pumpkin Festival in Tale of the White Wyvern! As this spook season is upon us, i'm curious what everyone is playing and watching? I started a play through of Final Fantasy IV on Gameboy Advance which has been a fun way to replay this classic RPG. There are a lot of noticeable changes with the Super Nintendo version and so far, it's nothing too intense but I'm not sure I love all the translation changes they've made.

#pinkgba4life

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 10/31/2019 at 05:20pm

Playing Tale of the White Wyvern (of course) and Monster Hunter: World. I plan on watching the rest of the extra features bonus disc of Iron Man Blu-Ray I watched the movie (not for the first time) last night and will continue my MCU watch with Iron Man 2.

Travis Admin wrote on 10/31/2019 at 05:31pm

Wyvern of course! But I may also fire up Rage 2, I kinda forgot there was new DLC our for it that I’ve barely touched.

I may also play some New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Special Victims Unit: Miami because I started that a while back and never finished.

Maybe some Borderlands 3?

Man, I have too many games that I want to play and not enough time.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 11/01/2019 at 02:21am

> Man, I have too many games that I want to play and not enough time.

Truth.

Travis Admin wrote on 11/01/2019 at 03:11am

We ended up both being kinda exhausted and wanting to do nothing so we plopped on the couch with some Mike Flanagan movies. This guy is the master of horror. Gerald's Game and Hush. I can't wait for Doctor Sleep. Even though I've heard it's pretty tame, his character depth is fantastic.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 11/01/2019 at 04:08pm

We watched Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. Not really spooky or anything but there are a lot of people dressing up like characters from history! Dude. Can't wait for Face The Music in 2020!

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 11/01/2019 at 04:55pm

Dude! Bill and Ted are coming back! Did you know?

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 11/01/2019 at 05:06pm

Yep.

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Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 70: The Rise of Skywalker Halloween Special

The final trailer for The Rise of Skywalker is out, and we have some opinions about it! We talk about our thoughts and predictions for the Skywalker Saga finale, as well as what we've been playing and watching this past month.

Paragon Points Coming to Tale of the White Wyvern Wednesday!

If you've been keeping up with Tale of the White Wyvern development and the happenings in-game, you know that the fifth wyvern kill is the "last" one, as in the one where you unlock all the game story, and the one where you need some intense grinding to win. And you may also know that a few have already hit that threshold and are working on their sixth time through. Well, if you're wondering what comes next on this journey, look no further: Paragon. Here's how it works:

After your fifth wyvern kill, the five repeat themselves. The 1st and 6th fight are the same, the 2nd and 7th, and so on. But every fifth wyvern kill will get you a paragon coin that you can spend... Read All If you've been keeping up with Tale of the White Wyvern development and the happenings in-game, you know that the fifth wyvern kill is the "last" one, as in the one where you unlock all the game story, and the one where you need some intense grinding to win. And you may also know that a few have already hit that threshold and are working on their sixth time through. Well, if you're wondering what comes next on this journey, look no further: Paragon. Here's how it works:

After your fifth wyvern kill, the five repeat themselves. The 1st and 6th fight are the same, the 2nd and 7th, and so on. But every fifth wyvern kill will get you a paragon coin that you can spend whenever you like. (And not to worry-- if you've beaten the 5th already, you'll retroactively receive one).

Each time you spend one of these paragon coins, you will lose all of your charm and your dead card and be reset back to the starting point of 1 charm and 0 dead card punches. These are things that never reset by default when you start back at level 1, but in order to use these coins, you're cashing them in.

But it's worth it because you get some pretty great perks:

+1 to your player paragon points.

A permanent +5% boost to forest exp gain.

A permanent +5% boost to forest gold find.

A permanent +5% boost to your bank interest.

New titles, up to your third redemption:
- First redemption: Prestigious & Prestidigitonium
- Second redemption: Demigod & Demigoddess
- Third redemption: God & Goddess

These are additive, so on your second redemption you'll have +10% experience gain and gold find, for example.

To redeem these new coins, just pay a visit to Wrymdoor's favorite healer, Helga. She'll perform some secret magic and you'll be gaining experience and gold much faster! Just don't be surprised when Crugg acts like he doesn't know you anymore.

As I said above, you can redeem these whenever you like-- if you want to wait until you get into the later levels before losing your charm, you can do that. If you want to hoard your paragon coins you can do that too. The choice is yours.

We should have Paragon Coins in the game for you to redeem by Wednesday. Prepare yourself for speedy leveling!

If you haven't played Tale of the White Wyvern yet, head over to https://thewhitewyvern.com/ now to play for free!

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 10/29/2019 at 05:30am

Cool! I was wondering what would happen after that final kill, since I'm extremely close to accomplishing that now. I think losing all your charm is a bit of a small price to pay, yet it also kind of sucks. I think there shouldn't be any negative outcome for getting that final kill. Although perhaps it's kind of a balancing act so that players don't get too OP. Losing all your charm isn't too bad since we all seem to accumulate so much of it that at a certain point it no longer matters if you end up losing some of it in the forest. So this change kind of puts some polish on the charm stat, I think. When some of us stated how much charm we had, we were around 100-200+. I don't remember how much charm you need for that ultimate NPC interaction, but I'm guessing it's no where near that much. It doesn't take very long to accumulate enough charm to get to that point, but it's very easy to get so much charm that if you lose some in the forest, it's no big deal at all, other than a wasted forest fight.

Anyway, thanks again to you and Jon for making the game and continuing to develop it.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 10/29/2019 at 01:55pm

Thank you and everyone for continuing to play it!

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 10/29/2019 at 03:56pm

And yeah, you’re right about the reasoning a bit.

Once you’ve gone through maybe 18 levels total or so, those lower-charm responses from
NPCs just become worthless, and your charm stat effectively doesn’t matter. This gives it meaning again, but definitely pays you for taking away your charm.

And you can always choose not to use this if you want to keep that charm, but you’ll lose out in the long run. It’s really a better deal for you than it is Helga. 😂

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 10/30/2019 at 03:40am

We are live! The 5+ crew should have a shiny coin in their inventories now.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 10/30/2019 at 09:52pm

Crugg acts like he doesn't know me!

But, I am swimming in gold, so I will just find someone I can pay to be my friend.

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Why Do We Play Games?

Why do we play games? Game Informer has a great video explaining how games meet some of our psychological needs as psychologists and sociologists continue to study the affects of games on us. Check out the embedded video!

This is a very good question! I feel like it's entertainment. Some people watch TV, I play video games instead. Without video games, I feel lost actually. Playing video games is a bit of a hobby or occupation for me. I can agree with what's said in the video. However, I think there are other pieces that weren't mentioned. I think some people want to feel powerful or challenged. I don't like to be challenged at all, but I do like the feeling of... Read All

jdodson Admin wrote on 10/27/2019 at 01:56am

I really enjoy films and TV but one downside is they are passive entertainment. I love running because I can take part in where I go, how far I go and such. I view video games in a similar way to running and adding on that I think video games are more replayable and you can, typically spend a bit more time with them.

I've really enjoyed making the switch to making games and have really found a lot of personal value in creating and continuing to improve Tale of the White Wyvern. Making a game is a lot like playing a game about making a game except it's way harder and more rewarding.

All that said, nothing beats kicking back on the couch in the evening with the Switch.

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 10/27/2019 at 02:45am

:) Sounds good! I'm sure making a game takes a lot more of your time than playing a game. Just think about it, we waited so long for Terraria's 1.3 update. It came and within 1-3 months, I was done with it. Kind of sad. I can see various ways in which developing and playing a game are similar, both can be frustrating, but also rewarding at times. I think it would be cool to be a part of something like that, but I lack the programming skills. Many Math courses are required along with programming courses in college and I hate Math! So, I felt like programming isn't really for me. I like the easy, basic (no pun intended), stuff, but once it gets more complex, I get frustrated. Still, as I said in my post, I have enjoyed being part of some communities for Early Access games.

I also see video games as a means to escape. I think you're right about films and TV. I don't think they incite brain activity as much as a video game, although I guess that depends on what you're watching.

Again, I think this question of why we play is really a tough one to answer, even though I've been playing video games just about all of my memorable life and I continue to do so. Honestly, I can't even imagine a time in the future where I'm not playing video games. I don't think I'm "addicted" though. When my Alienware PC failed me and I had to wait for new parts to come for my new build, I didn't play any games at all. Instead, I watched YouTube and surprisingly, I didn't even watch videos about video games, I watched videos about PC tech. :)

Thanks for your input and for all you've done to add to the experience of video gaming!

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Monster Hunter: World's Expansion Iceborne is Coming to PC Jan. 9

Monster Hunter: World Iceborne is Coming to PC Jan. 9th

Monster Hunter: World has become Capcom’s highest selling game. After it’s success on consoles, it came to PC a bit later (last year). It’s first paid expansion pack DLC, Iceborne was released for consoles some time ago, but it is coming to PC on Jan 9th. Not only is the game coming to PC, but it includes new upgrades such as DirectX12 and “better” keyboard and mouse controls.

I got MHW this Spring and started playing it this Summer. I can only imagine how people play the game with a keyboard and mouse. I decided early on to use an Xbox controller for the game as I read that it was recommended. I’ve always found... Read All Monster Hunter: World Iceborne is Coming to PC Jan. 9th

Monster Hunter: World has become Capcom’s highest selling game. After it’s success on consoles, it came to PC a bit later (last year). It’s first paid expansion pack DLC, Iceborne was released for consoles some time ago, but it is coming to PC on Jan 9th. Not only is the game coming to PC, but it includes new upgrades such as DirectX12 and “better” keyboard and mouse controls.

I got MHW this Spring and started playing it this Summer. I can only imagine how people play the game with a keyboard and mouse. I decided early on to use an Xbox controller for the game as I read that it was recommended. I’ve always found Xbox (360 and One) controllers to be very good and easy to use for PC gaming.

You can now pre-order the expansion for $50 on Steam, but you can also get a special bundle that’s $40. It’s actually confusing, because it seems the $40 bundle comes with a few extra things along with the pre-order bonus, but is less expensive, while the $50 version only comes with the pre-order bonus. There will be another bundle that will include the base game and the expansion. I think that bundle is coming with the release of the expansion. Now is a good time to buy the base game as it’s on sale. It’s also a great time to play the game as there is a holiday event going on that contains quests and items that are available for a limited time. These quests usually come back to the game every now and then, but it seems all such quests come back on holiday events like this one. I imagine there will be another similar event in December, though I could be wrong.

The expansion obviously requires the base game, but in order to access it, you have to have at least finished the story mode of the base game. There is plenty of time between now and then to do so. There is also plenty of time to get a lot of things done, like collecting items and materials you will need. Check out the links provide below for details. I’m also including a playlist that includes weapon tutorials, so you can pick the right one for you.

I’ve already reviewed the base game here on Cheerful Ghost, feel free to check it out. In short, it’s a great game, I like it a lot. I’m not too keen on the multiplayer aspect, though. I don’t really want to play with strangers and I have no friends on Steam that own the game. There are certain quests that were designed for multiplayer in mind, trying to do these by yourself is extremely frustrating. However, I think the game is great, you should definitely check it out. If I had bought this game last year, it would have definitely been my pick for Game of the Year.

My MHW review: https://cheerfulghost.com/GregoPeck/posts/4197/who-know-monster-hunting-would-be-so-fun

Video links:
A short video pointing out PC upgrades coming to the game with Iceborne (*edit* some of these are already in the game): https://youtu.be/9PyHePaNodY

12 things you should do in-game before Iceborne is released: https://youtu.be/gby5dgDSF3c

A good set of weapon tutorials to help you pick the right weapon for you: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHc2Wj95htvMxZR7dvgYwevupNBy9imiu

Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 69: The Pumpkin Spiceasode! Reviewing ALL the Pumpkin Spice!

It's that time of year, folks. The scent of pumpkin spice is in the air. So we thought, what better time to try out all the pumpkin spice flavored things we could get our hands on and review them live? What could go wrong? Come experience the flavor of the season with us in this special episode!

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 10/23/2019 at 10:27pm

I want to do a bit of a followup here. I gave some of these another shot and wanted to share my updated tasting notes. I had gotten overloaded on sweet and some of my reactions were due to that.

The Krispy Kreme Pumpkin Spice Crullers are still divine. Easily the best of the bunch, and something I could eat until I got sick, which to be fair probably wouldn't be that many.

Both the Little Debbie cakes were better than I thought in the episode. I was rinsing between every taste but there must have still been some residuals there, because these are both pretty dang good. The Pumpkin Roll is still too sweet, but I didn't get that weird kick in the back of my mouth.

The pumpkin spice twinkies are FAR better than I thought during the episode. This one must have suffered the most from crossover flavors. Pretty decent overall, still not as good as a regular twinkie

The oatmeal is still bland but not as much as I initially thought. If you're ok with adding some cinnamon or something, go for it.

The M&Ms and Kit-Kats are still abominations and should be cleansed from the planet.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 10/24/2019 at 06:45pm

Guys, you must cleanse your palate between food tastings. Leave the food reviews to Guy Fieri.

BTW, I love Starbuck's Pumpkin Spice Latte and their Pumpkin Scone.

Later Haters!

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 10/24/2019 at 07:37pm

Haha

I attempted to cleanse between tastings but it clearly didn’t work.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 10/24/2019 at 08:03pm

Thanks for trying, Travis. Maybe there is no cleansing of pumpkin spice? :)

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 10/24/2019 at 08:06pm

Maybe not! Haha

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Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker - Final Trailer

The “final” trailer for Episode IX is out now. I say “final” in quotes because we will surely see more footage in TV spots and international variants.

But here we go, the last major US trailer, and we are about two months out from the film’s release.

Tickets are available now, and I’ve already got seats for the Friday of release.

There’s a lot to unpack here, but I’ll get the discussion started with three things:

1. The scene of the new crew in the Falcon is something I’ve been wanting since TFA.

2. That arrangement of the main theme was sublime.

3. Threepio, you ok?

So go forth, watch it, and tell us what you think!

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 10/22/2019 at 02:30am

Real quick fourth thing: I think I spotted the Ghost, right next to the Falcon in the scene with all the ships.

jdodson Admin wrote on 10/22/2019 at 02:33am

AND if you didn't watch the Rebels show (like me) then here's what The Ghost is. https://www.starwars.com/databank/the-ghost

I'm getting Disney+ so when that happens I'll prob watch it to know first hand

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 10/22/2019 at 02:34am

Yeah thanks I should have pointed that out 😂

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 10/22/2019 at 04:04am

Holy crap, yes!

jdodson Admin wrote on 10/22/2019 at 04:47am

Thoughts: I don't think this was better than the teaser they released during D23. I'm curious about the Emperor stuff and how Kylo and Rey interact as they look like they are more working together than not. That said, in general, i'm not sure what i'm rooting for. I'm not sure what's going on at all and I don't know how this is even set up. Like things are happening and the Emperor, but I don't quite understand any of it and maybe that's a good thing because spoilers. I mean, clearly The Resistance is gathering and there's gonna be a big shootout at the end but I'm not sure what the point is? Maybe I just had some bad food and the grump is setting in, but didn't we have that in Jedi, like the Death Star fight scene and big space battle? Literally this fight is on the same Death Star in water with the Emperor in a chair and Lando is flying around outside 🤣WHAT'S AT THE END FORCE GHOSTS SMILING AT OUR HEROES? 🤣

Ok, i'll tune the cynicism down a tad to say that i'm gonna pre-order this and i'm gonna watch it and my expectation is it's gonna be great and I bet it will be. That said, this trailer isn't getting me there and in the end that's fine because lowering my expectations a bit seems like a good strategy to have a good time watching it.

PS I love you Star Wars, this trailer is neat, it just didn't work for as well as the last D23 teaser, in my opinion that's one of the best cut trailers of all time and they didn't quite get to that with this one.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 10/22/2019 at 04:58am

I think this trailer got me even more interested in the Emperor's part in this movie. It seems he comes face to face with Rey, although we don't see him directly, so maybe he has some other form. We see Kylo and Rey fight each other, but we also see them fighting together. Maybe they're tied together some how beyond just Light vs. Dark sides of the Force.

I want to see this for sure, but I don't think I'm going to do anything extra ordinary to watch it. I'll probably go in December, probably with my son at out local movie place. The local place isn't as bad as it used to be, they got new seats!

I've watched plenty of theories about this whole thing like how the Emperor returns, how that's possible, who are Rey's parents, who is Rey, etc.

I just feel like this movie is going to be pretty bad ass (that's a good thing). Like holy crap, where did that Star Destroyer come from? Has it been sitting in the sea this whole time? Whoa, dude!

jdodson Admin wrote on 10/22/2019 at 05:21am

> Like holy crap, where did that Star Destroyer come from? Has it been sitting in the sea this whole time? Whoa, dude!

I FOR ONE WELCOME OUR NEW SUBMARINE STAR DESTROYER OVERLORDS 🤣

That said, it was a totally bad ass shot!

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 10/22/2019 at 05:21am

Not enough lens flares. You have failed me Jar Jar Abrams.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 10/22/2019 at 02:23pm

I dunno man, the D23 teaser was more a celebration of the saga than a teaser for episode IX. It was neat but forgettable. In fact the dark Rey tease is basically all I can remember. And maybe Rey and Kylo fighting outside the DS? I can’t remember if that was in that one or the one before. Or both. But I wanted more from that. I know it was just a teaser but still. This one has built my hype more than any of the other ones honestly.

I mean yeah there’s going to be a big space fleet battle but it wouldn’t feel like Star Wars without a space battle and this is the last one so it’s gotta be huge.

I will say, though, that I’m still not sure about bringing back DS2 and Palpatine. People say that The Force Awakens kinda undoes the work of the original trilogy and this tears it down even more. BUT I’m withholding judgment on it until I see it, the explanation could be incredible.

And JJ has said this will close out the story of all nine movies but we’ve only gotten hints of the OT plot leaking in, I wonder what the prequel influences and plot threads will be.

But yeah I LOVE that at this point we still can’t really piece together any plot. We have no clue what’s going to happen and that’s pretty fantastic. And kinda rare for modern movies

jdodson Admin wrote on 10/22/2019 at 03:26pm

Oh darn, I mentioned the wrong trailer. I meant the original TEASER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adzYW5DZoWs

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 10/22/2019 at 03:53pm

Ok yeah that one was absolutely incredible.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 10/22/2019 at 05:19pm

This has been my favorite trailer. None of the others has gotten me as excited for the movie as this one had. I can't wait to see how this movie unfolds!

I have theories about what's going to happen, but I don't want to spoil anything, in case I'm right. But I think this movie will fit in nicely with all 8 previous movies (yes, even the prequels!)

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 10/22/2019 at 06:40pm

I hope it does. I’m honestly hoping the “Skywalker” in the title is Anakin ... somehow. In some magical way that doesn’t feel hamfisted.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 10/23/2019 at 10:20pm

Trailer breakdown https://youtu.be/odyP6GqyzEs

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Revenge of the Bird King is Practically Free for Switch Players

This game is weird.

You're a humanoid bird. Guns grow from plants. Out of ammo? Just plant a gun. That's pretty much your intro.

Right now, Revenge of the Bird King is NINE CENTS on the Switch. You probably have enough Nintendo coins on your account to buy it with those right now.

Beyond being weird, this is a fun game. The platforming is tricky but satisfying, though it does have its cheap moments. For nine cents you can't lose.

The Outer Worlds Launch Trailer

The Outer Worlds will be with us in just a few days, and we've gotten a final launch trailer to tempt us.

As if I needed tempting. A new Obsidian RPG? Yes, please. In space? Even better.

I don't think this trailer really sells what the game is about, but it may set the mood pretty well. There are some gameplay videos out there that give you more of a feel of the flow of the game, like this one from Kotaku: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9xOtElr6mw

But even if I hadn't known what kind of game this is already, the trailer would have grabbed me. While it's clear they're trying to borrow some of Gearbox's trailer tricks for this, the game seems to have a voice of its own.

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Azurephile Super Member wrote on 10/19/2019 at 08:34pm

That really is a good trailer! If I'm correct, it's going to be an EGS exclusive for a while. Steam says it'll be available next year.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 10/19/2019 at 11:20pm

EGS and Microsoft’s Windows Store

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 10/20/2019 at 12:31am

So, I just read a bit of an article that says this game is coming to Steam one year after it releases on other platforms (EGS & Windows Store). This is starting to get annoying. A new game comes out and I have to wait a whole year after it actually releases before I can play it on Steam or buy it from another platform. Damn.

I also want to repeat that this is a really good trailer! I was really impressed by it. I can't say that about the Red Dead Redemption 2 PC trailer that just released. I guess part of it was that this trailer is so good and humorous. This game does remind me of Borderlands. I also kind of felt like "oh another shooter," but then I decided I had to keep in mind that this is probably Fallout: New Vegas (some what) in space.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 10/22/2019 at 07:49pm

Here's a review https://youtu.be/4B6t9U1pRok

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 10/25/2019 at 08:32pm

A Gameranx Before You Buy (Good) Review https://youtu.be/4f4d6E22aRI

I like how colorful the game looks. It seems as though it doesn't take 100 hours to finish the game, which I find kind of disappointing (I want good RPGs to be long). But, this seems to be a good game. I'm also really impressed that it's a single player game! I recently thought about that (single player games) as revolutionary (LOL), because too many games now are multiplayer or pretty much require multiple people to complete. I mostly play alone and don't want to play games with strangers. But, that's a gaming rant for another time, some where else, or just for myself. This will probably be the last review I share. I wasn't "sold" on the game at first, but since the release and seeing these reviews, I think it's something I want to check out.

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