Concentrated Evil

Is it 2020 yet?

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Additionally here are some costume variants of current characters I'd like to see (several of which are already available as lobby characters): normal Goku, normal Vegeta, Majin Vegeta (Super Saiyan 2), first form Frieza, cyborg Frieza, gold Frieza, normal future Trunks (Dragon Ball Super), Piccolo with cape and hat, imperfect Cell, police officer Krillin, Krillin with hair, original outfit Yamcha (Dragon Ball), and baseball uniform Yamcha.

Marvin Gaye — I Want You

Danny Brown — Dance In The Water

Big K.R.I.T.

7) Security and privacy need to be priorities.

Edit: I finished the first the other two episodes and my opinion hasn’t changed a bunch. There’s some promise, but elements that sour the experience like the dialogue, the pacing, and the unlikable protagonist. It’s not terrible by any means, but it certainly doesn’t feel a whole lot like Castlevania. Oh well. At least that intro with Dracula was kinda cool.

While this show has been predictably underwhelming, there are some games I'm excited about. Some that I'm cautiously optimistic about. And a bunch that I don't care about that won't be mentioned. I'm not going to rate the different press conferences. Everybody had games. I like games and will play some of these new games. In alphabetical order: Beyond Good and Evil 2 I've only played a bit of the first game, but I know it's made a favorable impression on people. This reveal was unexpected; as were the superfluous f-bombs that flowed from the mouths of pigs and monkeys. I'm surprised that the art style is realistic now and I'm hoping the game isn't reliant on cussing. Because this was just a CG trailer, I'm not expecting to see the actual game for at least two more years. Cuphead Even though I've read that Cuphead aims to be brutally hard on purpose (which makes me not want to play it), I can't help but love the art style of Cuphead. I've always liked the look of those old cartoons from the 1930s and 40s that you'd see on Pee Wee's Playhouse during the King of Cartoons segments. I just hope that I end up enjoying playing the game as much as looking at it. Destiny 2 I wasn't expecting to be interested in this game at all given that I don't care one iota about the first game, but from the recent reveal that was hosted by Luke Smith, I've come around. The way they've talked about how people who prefer single player experiences will still be able to enjoy all of the content of the game with no real commitment to online clans and whatnot was like a message specifically for me. The news that it would be on PC pushed me over the edge. Dragon Ball Fighter Z This game looks fun even though I'm not a Dragon Ball Z guy (I like the OG Dragon Ball cartoon a lot and the first season of Z, but I find the rest of the franchise to be pretty dumb). The art style is on point, but all of the recent DBZ games have nailed Akira Toriyama's art style with beautiful cel shaded models. If it plays like a Capcom fighting game (and maybe has a half speed mode), then I think I might pick this one up. God of War (2018) I like the new direction God of War is going in. I think "mature" is an apt descriptor in terms of story, tone, and gameplay. I thought the PS2 franchise was just OK, but this looks far better and like it won't have any eye rolling moments that involve pushing a button to have an orgy. Horizon Zero Dawn DLC: The Frozen Wilds I've got a copy of the vanilla game just waiting to be played as soon as I get a PS4 this holiday season. So sure, I'm interested in new terrain and content for a game that already looks badass. Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle I guess this is kind of Final Fantasy Tactics with Mario and Minions, er, Rabbids? I don't care for them Rabbids, but this could potentially be fun. (Also weird to see Mario with a gun... the guy can throw fireballs, hammers, and boomerangs you know.) Marvel VS Capcom Infinite I don't know about story mode for this game... I'm also not seeing any X-Men or Dr. Doom and that makes me nervous. I hope this game doesn't end up like Street Fighter V; I hope it's strong out of the gate, but Capcom doesn't inspire hope. Maybe in several years this game will be everything I want it to be, but at launch things are already looking sketchy. Metroid Prime 4 and Metroid: Samus Returns OK, OK, OK... Please, please, please be good! (Thanks for listening, Nintendo!) Moss Mouse Guard maybe? I'm cautious about this being a VR game and am wondering if this will be a better story than a game, but the trailer was a nice little breath of fresh air. Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom I think the first Ni No Kuni was underrated and Ni No Kuni 2 is coming out at a time where I could really use something that's kind and goodhearted. With the second game coming to PC, I'm hoping that the first game also makes its way there. Ori and the Will of the Wisps I've yet to play Ori 1, but that doesn't leave me any less intrigued by Ori 2. I love Super Metroid-style games (such as Axiom Verge) and the Ori games look marvelous. Pokemon (Switch, 2018) Nothing is known except that we should "please look forward to it". I have lots of big dreams for a new Pokemon game. Will those dreams come to fruition? Probably not. But here are my hopes: it contains the entire world of Pokemon (not just one set of islands), it revamps and simplifies the various stat systems (goodbye IVs!), breeding and trading are as easy as X/Y and OR/AS, Pokemon Bank integration, minimal forced tutorials, have only one version of the game, and have Pokemon retain all learned moves but have it so that they can only equip four moves at a time from their list of moves. Sonic Forces and Sonic Mania Forces is basically a sequel to Sonic Generations which I actually quite enjoyed (until the later levels which paid homage to newer Sonic games). Sonic Mania is the much hyped game that takes all its cues from the classic Sega Genesis Sonic games. I'm stunned that there are not one but two new Sonic games that I'm looking forward to. Will wonders ever cease? South Park: The Fractured But Whole I enjoyed Stick of Truth a lot and even though I don't think Obsidian is behind this new game, it seems like it will be very similar. Spider-Man (Insomniac Games, 2018) This game looks spectacular -- amazing even! (Excelsior!) This game basically looks like the Batman Arkham games through the brighter, more vibrant lens of Spider-Man as brought to you by the guys who have gave us Ratchet and Clank. This has the potential to be not just the best Spider-Man game ever but maybe even one of the best super hero games. If I get to face off against a bunch of Spidey's classic foes and there's a good story to it, then from the looks of things I'll be pretty happy. Super Lucky's Tale Sure, I'll support playing new platformers that aren't Mario. The style for this one intrigues me. Even if it turns out to be a B level Rare wannabe, that's still more interesting to me than more games with guns and zombies. Uncharted: The Lost Legacy I'm still confused about this one. Is this DLC for Uncharted 4 or a whole new $60 game? At any rate, I love Uncharted and I'm cool with playing characters that aren't Nathan Drake for a change. So those are the games from this E3 that I'm interested in. I'll wrap up by talking a bit about Nintendo. I wish that Super Mario Odyssey wasn't so... weird. I'm sure it's the number one complaint that the different art styles are incongruous. I also don't like that hat. And I especially don't like the Super Mario Sunshine vibes I'm getting (Sunshine being my least favorite Mario game of all time). Odyssey comes off more like the direct to DVD version of Mario; it just feels tremendously off and like it doesn't have the Mario A Team behind it. I wish that Metroid: Samus Returns used 2D sprites. The ugly 3D already looks worse than AM2R, but I guess I can't look a gift horse in the mouth. Yoshi and Kirby... are pleasant but toothless. I wish they were a little more engaging and less sedate. I want a platformer with a challenge and depth more along the lines of the original Yoshi's Island or Donkey Kong Country 2. Trust me, young children can handle that level of challenge. I don't care anything about ARMS or Splatoon or Pokken... Breath of the Wild DLC was underwhelming. I was hoping for a quest to make weapons unbreakable (because fuck weapon degradation) or some new dungeons or regions. Happy E3, everybody!

Great games aren’t disposable; they’re not immediately forgotten about because something newer has come along. Great games are ones that you want to replay over and over like Super Mario World or A Link to the Past. Being assured that I will always have access to those games that I bought would be a tremendous relief and a big selling point whenever I set out to purchase a new console. After all, I’d be willing to spend more money on games if I had a guarantee that my copy wouldn’t become invalid once a new console comes out.

It still doesn’t sound like Valve has any good ideas on how to turn the tides of trash that have infested Steam. Going forward it doesn’t sound like the service will be improving, and that still leaves five years worth of asset flips, clones, survival games, early access scams, and games about ogling anime girls that need to be eradicated from the store. Or at least let the user filter them out, dammit! Last I checked, there’s no way to hide all Greenlight games -- even with a browser extension like Enhanced Steam.

Tax the rich, feed the poor, until there are no poor no more

Forget Breath of the Wild; the best game I've played all year is the A Link to the Past Randomizer. It's incredible how much life there still is in this game and how addicting that feeling is when you're about to open a chest and hoping that it's something good. It's really made me appreciate ALttP on a new level. This game is somehow even more brilliant than when it came out.

I'm hoping the Wikipedia entry on persons prosecuted for treason in this country grows tremendously.

I will definitely be trying to put Fishman Fluence pickups into my future guitars. As a matter of fact, I’ve been thinking about getting a MIM Fender Strat and modding it with two Fishman single coils and a Classic humbucker. I’m also interested in hearing the Killswitch Engage and Tosin Abasi sets. Fishman has made a fan out of me and I would recommend their pickups to everybody.

The title should pretty much say it all. I would love to be able to listen to soundtracks ranging from Mario, Zelda, Donkey Kong Country, Metroid, Final Fantasy, Secret of Mana, Chrono Trigger, EarthBound, Legend of Mana, Mega Man, and Tales of Phantasia on Spotify and other streaming services. I've been playing a lot of A Link to the Past randomizers and the soundtrack never gets old. And because it bears mentioning every time I mention Spotify: Spotify, please add a five star rating system and smart playlists!

I agree with this article 100%. Capcom’s business model is terrible.