𝕲𝖚𝖑𝖚𝖘 𝕲𝖆𝖒𝖒𝖆𝖒𝖔𝖓

𝕲𝖚𝖑𝖚𝖘 𝕲𝖆𝖒𝖒𝖆𝖒𝖔𝖓 𝖆𝖕𝖕𝖗𝖔𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖊𝖘. 😈

𝕯𝖊𝖆𝖗 𝕿𝖚𝖒𝖇𝖑𝖗,

I haven't been on a trip with Hiro and his friends in a few weeks, as they’ve all been busy with school. Hologram Ghost activity has been eerily quiet as well. Nothing out of the ordinary has been reported since our visit to the mall a while ago. I haven’t felt the same since that day...something inside me has changed. Bokomon’s death made me succumb to darkness for the first time...but I learned to control it. I used to be able to control my evolutions, to control which one I’d become when the need would arise. Ever since that run-in with Archnemon though, I’ve felt a presence looming over me...In the heat of the moment, I thought the only way to save my friends was through darkness, given the dire circumstances. Unfortunately, I never considered the consequences of that decision...Now, when the moon rises, my dark side takes over against my will...I’ve lost control...

The night now belongs to Gulus Gammamon, and so too does this blog. Under normal circumstances, I’d leave this accursed academy and give this world a piece of my mind...a few Dead-End Skewers here, a few Desdemonas there, it would be a real party! It’s a damn shame I have to keep a lid on things for now...Hokuto insisted I stay with Hiro and be his “little brother”, as it’s all part of his plan. It’s too soon for Hiro to understand everything, and the same goes for you too. Everything will be answered in due time. For now, all you need to know is that I’ll be running the show around here from now on. Me. You might see my lesser self or Hiro and his friends mentioned here, but everything I write will be from my perspective from here on out. 

I can’t let Hiro find my blog or see my nightly Dark Evolutions, as they’ll threaten Hokuto’s plans. I can only approach Hiro as Gulus Gammamon when the time is right. I’ve found a place off-campus to hide at night where I won’t be found. I also stole a smartphone from a nearby electronics store so that I can continue writing posts without the fear of being traced. Hiro’s computer is far too risky to use anymore. I got a good deal on it, a 100% discount in fact. Kicking the door down and grabbing the clerk by the neck worked wonders! I have quite an intimidating aura! I wish I could continue putting it to good use, but I have to be careful. Hokuto’s plans will crumble if any of this comes to Hiro’s attention. Speaking of which, the sun is starting to rise...I’d better make my way back to Hazakura Academy. Hiro will be expecting his “little brother” to tag along with him at school, which I’m obliged to do. I hope I can be free again soon...freedom is so liberating. I want to be free and show the world the destruction I can cause!! I suppose it will have to wait though...so say good night to the bad guy.

My work schedule has seen some changes recently. This will alter when posts covering new episodes of Ghost Game will go live. The episodes usually air Saturday nights/Sunday mornings, and my posts about them tend to go live Sunday nights/Monday nights. I won't be able to post anything on Sundays or Mondays from now on with my new schedule, so I'm going to start posting Ghost Game content during the following week on Friday nights. Things won't change much, other than the gap of time between new episodes airing and my posts going live, but I felt it was important to bring this up so there wouldn't be any confusion in the future. I didn't want to make an entire post just to make this announcement though, so I've got a game review I've written today to give you some new content to read this week. I've also written it in-character to make it feel more authentic than the last game review I wrote. With that out of the way, onto the review!

𝕲𝖆𝖒𝖊 𝕽𝖊𝖛𝖎𝖊𝖜: 𝕿𝖜𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖉 𝕸𝖊𝖙𝖆𝖑: 𝕭𝖑𝖆𝖈𝖐 (𝕻𝖑𝖆𝖞𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 2) 💥🔫🚙

𝕯𝖊𝖆𝖗 𝕿𝖚𝖒𝖇𝖑𝖗,

Twisted Metal is a video game series that's near and dear to my cold, black heart. As you probably are already well aware of, I do enjoy a good helping of chaos and destruction. And friends, Twisted Metal is a video game franchise that's built upon those very things. Each game in the series has its own unique flavor; its own tone, personality and setting. Some are more wacky and silly, like Twisted Metal: Small Brawl, with it's pint-sized remote controlled car combat and levels themed off everyday locations such as kitchens, treehouses and playgrounds. Some are a little more serious, with a hint of craziness for good measure; Twisted Metal 2, for example, has levels based off locations all around the world, vibrant use of color and a 90s comic book inspired art style. And then there's Twisted Metal: Black...

Twisted Metal: Black is a game unlike any other in its own series, and even unlike many other games in general. It's a game with a dark, brooding atmosphere that isn't for everyone, and I absolutely love it. Gone are the wacky characters and over-the-top vehicles that were traditionally associated with Twisted Metal, like Grasshopper, Thumper, Hammerhead, Crimson Fury, and even Sweet Tooth himself, as we once knew the character. In their place are disturbing characters with crippling mental illnesses, new vehicles with plenty of rust, damage and practicality in their designs that feel realistic, and a world set in a bleak, grim and depressing universe that gives the Batman Arkham Asylum graphic novel a run for its money. It's not a tone that everyone will enjoy, in fact, I know a lot of people out there that don't enjoy Twisted Metal: Black purely for the complete 180° turn it took the franchise in. But, for a Dark Evolution Digimon like myself, I can't get enough of it. I like my coffee like I like my Twisted Metal, black. 😈 ☕

The characters in Twisted Metal: Black are very disturbing, yet memorable, in a way that compliments the game's tone perfectly. Each of them (except for the unlockable characters) are former patients of Blackfield Asylum, a remote mental institution in a desert in the middle of nowhere. The asylum comes off less like a mental health center and more like a prison, complete with the patients being referred to as inmates. A mysterious man known only as Calypso breaks each of them free, grants them weaponized upgrades to vehicles of their choosing, and offers them a chance at granting a single wish of anything they desire. To have their wish granted, they must win Calypso's free-for-all, battle royale, vehicular combat contest known as Twisted Metal, which takes place in a town near the asylum called Midtown. The twelve asylum inmates set out with their gun-toting cars to eliminate their competition and win their ultimate wish.

Many of the inmates suffer from complex mental illnesses and trauma as a direct result of horrific events they experienced. As Mr. Grimm says during one of his cutscenes, "They say the mind bends and twists in order to deal with the horrors of life. I think my mind bent so much it snapped in two." The same could be said for the entire Blackfield Asylum rogues gallery. Needles Kane (the driver of Sweet Tooth), is an ice cream truck driver turned serial killer clown who killed countless innocent people. During his execution by electric chair, he was cursed by Preacher (the driver of Brimstone) to have an everlasting flame engulf his head as punishment for his sins. (On an unrelated note, a man with a soft spot for sweets AND murder? I think we'd get along famously! 😈) Agent Stone (the driver of Outlaw) was traumatized for years and sent to prison after letting his anger get the better of him. During a tense operation involving a terrorist doomsday cult taking refuge in an apartment complex, Agent Stone, working with a SWAT team, was positioned on a nearby rooftop, sniper rifle in hand. Bitter about how the justice system would likely let the terrorists walk free, he shot everyone he could against his commander's orders, including a woman and her child. He didn't realize what he had done until it was too late. Bloody Mary (the driver of Spectre) spent months trying to pour her heart out in grade school to a boy she fell in love with, only to be called an "ugly fat cow" by him and shoved into a puddle of mud. It was an event that would lead to a downward spiral in her life that eventually lead to her best friend Kristen's wedding. There, while attending as a bridesmaid, Kristen threw her the bouquet of roses she was holding, which made Mary lose her mind and kill everyone there. Billy Ray (the driver of Junkyard Dog) was working on his farm one day when a biplane spraying some sort of chemical flew right over him. The chemicals burned his entire body, and the pain disfigured his face and made him black out. When he woke up and returned home, he saw his wife cheating on him with the pilot who sprayed him with chemicals. He overheard them talking about cashing in on his life insurance policy and went insane, killing his wife and swearing revenge on the pilot who fled the scene. These are just a few of the phenomenally twisted stories you'll find in Twisted Metal: Black. The game's writing is absolutely off the charts, with gripping characters and stories that are rich with emotion, horror and tragedy. They add so much to this game's gloomy atmosphere and they will stick with you forever.

In addition to a wonderfully dark atmosphere and narrative, Twisted Metal: Black features fantastic gameplay. As much as I love the older Twisted Metal games, they didn't always control the best. SingleTrac's games, under the leadership of David Jaffe and Scott Campbell, focused on realistic driving physics that gave the cars a good sense of weight, but made them clunky to drive. Twisted Metal III and 4, made by a new developer (989 Studios), repurposed the physics engine from Rally Cross, a PlayStation racing game. The results weren't too bad, leading to much smoother car control and bouncy physics when ramming into cars, but the feeling of weight was lost in the process. Incognito Entertainment (made up of former SingleTrac developers) finally managed to find the perfect balance of control AND weight, and Twisted Metal: Black, as a result, is a big step forward for the series. Vehicles feel heavy while simultaneously controlling smoothly. You can turn and stop on a dime, using your boost creates a great sense of speed, d-pad button combo moves are simpler and easier to remember than they were in Twisted Metal 2 (especially jumps, which only require pressing L1+R1 to achieve), and best of all, vehicle ramming feels fantastic, with a real sense of weight behind the impact. The pace of the game is extremely fast and frantic as well, much faster than the original PlayStation titles, and the new controls help to make this speedy gameplay easily manageable. In addition to huge polish given to the controls, the game features lots of cool new weapons not found in previous entries in the series. A few of them include Zoomy missiles that shoot out a ton of small homing missiles in a row like a machine gun (similar to Sweet Tooth's Special weapon), Reticle missiles, which require you to keep the enemy vehicle in your sights for a duration of time to increase the number of missiles fired at them (which will backfire and shoot nothing if the timer hits zero), Satellite missiles that go flying into the sky and rain back down in front of you at your command, and my personal favorite, the Gas Cans. Gas Cans are hurled through the air when fired, and you can press the fire button to drop them onto the ground and explode. The colored triangle over enemy vehicles will turn red when your Gas Can is over them, a helpful visual aid to nail some satisfying long distance hits.

Twisted Metal: Black also features a nice selection of battlegrounds to choose from, some of them being absolutely massive compared to levels featured in past Twisted Metal games. Suburbs and Freeway are ginormous levels that make Cyburbia from Twisted Metal 1 feel small by comparison. They have lots of areas and landmarks to explore and gather weapons from, as well as interactive elements like destructible houses and buildings. Suburbs even has a Ferris wheel that will get sent rolling through town if blown up, and Freeway has an actual day/night cycle that looks amazing. Drive-In Movie is even more chaotic than Holland from Twisted Metal 2, with 8 opponents in an even smaller area to battle each other in. It's a real challenge surviving the onslaught of missiles and bombs with every vehicle so close together. Downtown is a really nice updated take on the River Park level from Twisted Metal 1, adding a hidden rooftop section accessible via elevator platforms, traffic cars, and a large number of pedestrians into the mix to make it feel more fresh while still being a nice homage to the original game. In fact, quite a few levels in Twisted Metal: Black feature traffic and pedestrians, which breathe a lot of life into the game's world. And I must say, the atmosphere of the Snowy Roads level in particular is impeccable. The ominous music paired with the blinding white snow, the abandoned restaurant to the north of the map, the big thundersnow cloud slamming lighting bolts down onto enemy vehicles (you can have your 500 million dollar jackpot, or Powerball, or whatever the heck it was, but I'll take this, baby!) and the dangerous cliffs you can fly right off if you're not careful give off a similar vibe to that of the Antarctica level from Twisted Metal 2, with a ghost town twist. Twisted Metal: Black does a great job at taking level design concepts that worked very well from previous games and turning them into something new and more fitting of the game's dreary tone.

The last thing I'd like to talk about with Twisted Metal: Black is some of it's other content worthy of praise. The graphics sport desaturated colors, but at the same time have a lovely attention to detail that you'll find in every vehicle, level, HUD element and menu. The soundtrack by Michael Reagan and Gregory Hainer fits the atmosphere of the game perfectly, and is another element of the game that's crucial to its tone. The tracks from the aforementioned Snowy Roads level give off a vibe of terrifying isolation and pair wonderfully with the actual emptiness of the level. The Suburbs level has a track that's a fantastic remix of the grand, epic tune from the final level of Twisted Metal 1, Rooftops. Not to mention, levels such as Downtown, Skyscrapers and Drive-In Movie have frantic, fast paced tracks to reflect the close quarters nature of the level design, reminding you you're never too far away from your enemies. Twisted Metal: Black also features a variety of game modes to keep you entertained for a long time, either by yourself or with friends. For single player you've got the classic Story mode, Challenge mode from Twisted Metal 2, and a new Endurance mode similar to survival modes found in fighting games. The goal is to kill as many enemies in a row as possible on one life in 1 vs. 1 battles. Multiplayer modes include Deathmatch for 2-4 players, 2 player co-op through Story mode, and Last Man Standing for 2 players, where each player picks a team of cars to fight each other with (one at a time). If you're lucky enough to have the special Twisted Metal: Black Online disc and a PlayStation 2 broadband adapter, you can even play the game online with up to 8 players. The variety of modes present in Twisted Metal: Black is very welcome and will keep you hooked for a long time, especially if you've got friends to play with.

Another great thing about Twisted Metal: Black are the secret unlockables. Each of them is unlocked through cryptic Easter eggs or finding Black Cubes hidden throughout the levels that make exploring them worthwhile. For example, unlocking Yellow Jacket, one of the secret vehicles, requires you to shoot down a plane in the Junkyard level. Upon doing so, the wreckage forms a tunnel that leads to a room where you can find a series of control panels. Shooting one of them reveals Yellow Jacket, which unlocks it. Skyscrapers, the second to last level in Story mode, is unlockable for Challenge mode and the multiplayer modes from a Black Cube. You can find this Black Cube floating way off of Warhawk's Rooftop, the final level in the game. If you go to the helipad in the center of the stage and line yourself up between the two hangers that spawn Tankers on the adjacent building, a quick Turbo boost will give you the speed necessary to reach the Black Cube, at the cost of one of your lives. The Black Cubes and hidden vehicles add a lot of replayability to the game. Personally, I like to turn on the God Mode cheat when looking for the Black Cubes, as they're only obtainable in Story mode and it helps take the pressure off of searching every inch of the level to find them. Speaking of which, Twisted Metal: Black has some really nice cheat codes that make the game a lot easier for those new to car combat games who are trying to learn the ropes. You can make yourself invincible, make your weapons kill everything in one hit, give yourself mega upgraded machine guns, trade the weapons you're holding in exchange for health, and of course, with God Mode you become invincible along with having full upgrades, infinite ammo, and infinite turbo. In addition to cheats, the game also offers three difficulty modes (Easy, Medium and Hard) to give every kind of gamer a challenge level they'll feel comfortable with and enjoy. You can play through the game and watch the cutscenes on any difficulty too, not just Medium and Hard like Twisted Metal 2 forced you to, making the game a lot more accessible for new players. The PlayStation 4 port of the game also outputs to a 1080p HD widescreen resolution that makes Twisted Metal: Black look much nicer on modern displays. It also features Trophies for various milestones and unlocks you'll achieve and collect throughout your time playing, another nice modern touch.

All in all, Twisted Metal: Black is an amazing game that I highly recommend if you have a PlayStation 2 or 4 to play it on. You would think a game so gloomy, sad and depressing would be no fun whatsoever to play (unless you're me, it sounded fun to me the moment I heard about the game 😈), but somehow, some way, Twisted Metal: Black pulls it off. With gripping, emotionally charged, tragic stories, graphics that still hold up well due to the timelessness of the game's dreary art style, fast-paced and responsive gameplay, and a wonderful soundtrack to accompany the rest of the package, the game is worth giving a try, especially if anything mentioned in this review piqued your interest. I hope you enjoyed this week's post, I'll have my usual Ghost Game content return either Friday or Saturday next week and cover the new episode that's airing soon, so stay tuned for that! I'll see you all then, or perhaps even sooner...you never know, I might be right behind you with a Dead-End Skewer at the ready while you're reading this... 😈

Holograms, a new technology. In the near future, paranormal phenomena frequently occur. Humans began to refer to them as...Hologram Ghosts.

𝕯𝖊𝖆𝖗 𝕿𝖚𝖒𝖇𝖑𝖗,

It's been a while, hasn't it? We haven't had a single instance of Hologram Ghost activity since that encounter with Archnemon. It felt really good to kill someone as remorseless as her. 😈 I hope I get a chance to delete another Digimon again soon...I've been keeping score actually. My kill count is 2! 💪 I'm coming for your record Michael Myers. *ahem* Where was I? Oh, that's right. Things have been radio silent ever since that day, but I was certain that we hadn't seen the last of Digimon ending up in the human world. It turns out I was right, as something truly horrifying happened to Ruli and Kiyoshiro while visiting a local park full of cherry blossom trees. Finally, some action! Unfortunately, Hiro and I weren't there to see said action unfold. We went to a phone repair store for an "exciting" day of smartphone surgery, which left us blissfully unaware of their dire situation. The store was also close to the phone shop I stole my phone from a few weeks ago, so the risk of me getting recognized, even as Gammamon, was there. Curse my luck. 😒

What's even worse is we were only there because a certain Child level evolution of mine couldn't control himself. I just haaaad to make Hiro's phone my personal chew toy, didn't I? My biting habits as Gammamon have gotten out of control. Hiro has resorted to bribing me with chocolate as a reward for not biting things, it's gotten that bad. Why am I such a sucker for chocolate? And for that matter, why do I behave the way I do as Gammamon?...I'm really glad that I inexplicably become Gulus Gammamon at night these days. It gives me some much needed reprieve from those childish antics and other nonsense. 🙄 So yeah, we missed out on all the fun today thanks to that. We only got the word that those two were in trouble once Hiro's phone was working again and he saw a mountain of texts from Kiyoshiro. Bakumon flew out of his phone unexpectedly while we skimmed through Kiyo's texts, which startled us a bit! The messages looked serious, but given how far we were from the cherry blossom park, Bakumon offered to go there in place of us by traveling through a reply sent to Kiyo's phone. There was no way Hiro or I would make it to the park in time to help those two, so we took Bakumon up on his offer.

It wasn't until we got back to Hiro's dorm room that Kiyo and Ruli filled us in on everything that happened. Ruli and Angoramon took a trip to a nearby park to look at some cherry blossom trees. Ruli saw photos of these trees on social media a year ago and wanted to see them in person. Jellymon had the bright idea of messing up the flow of wealth again by starting up a "sleep tour" buisness at the park, where customers would come to experience a relaxing deep slumber under the cherry blossom branches. I'll admit, it's not a terrible sounding idea, but what made it sketchy was the fact that Jellymon was using bubbles from a Digimon called Pillomon, which, when touching someone, would send the person to sleep instantly and into a happy dream. She even had Kiyo playing pretend as a "sleep expert", with a lab coat and everything, to help sell her service. She's lucky this plan of exploiting Digimon for profit fell apart, Majiramon could have easily gotten involved. You'd think she wouldn't have forgotten about him, given what happened after the last money making stunt she pulled.

Was she really that lucky though? She didn't notice Pillomon having a nightmare, which Kiyo explained to us. Apparently his bubbles went from clear colored to an evil looking shade of dark purple. (If only I was there to see it...*sigh* 😔 I'm quite a fan of evil colors.) As one could guess, nightmare inducing bubbles were the result. Jellymon didn't notice this until several people had woken up from these nightmares; angry, frightened and sporting injuries they received during their dreams. Unfortunately, this realization was not made before Ruli and Angoramon were put to sleep! Jellymon was hoping Ruli would rave about her new buisness on her social media page, Lirurun, in exchange for what should have been peaceful sleep. This was when Kiyo sent Hiro all those text messages, letting him know about the situation. Kiyo noticed afterwards that Ruli had a scrape on her hand, and Angoramon evolved into Symbare Angoramon! They were clearly in danger...Jellymon and Kiyo decided they'd hit themselves with one of Pillomon's bubbles in an attempt to enter Ruli and Angoramon's nightmare to rescue them. Here's where things got really interesting though...Kiyo and Jellymon landed into a giant purple ocean, and rising out from its depths was...

SKULL GREYMON!! Of all the days to miss out on the action, damn...according to Kiyo, he was humongous as well! I suppose since anything is possible in a dream, Skull Greymon took full advantage of it! He kept uttering "Rot and decay", over and over, a clear reflection of the process that led to his skeletal body. Kiyo and Jellymon fled the area, with Ruli and Symbare Angoramon doing the same from where they were located in this nightmare. Kiyo noticed Symbare Angoramon in the distance running from another Skull Greymon (!!) and the four of them all ran to meet up with each other. All of a sudden, in a burst of white light, they found themselves back at a cherry blossom tree on a floating island. Symbare Angoramon explained this was the beginning of some sort of loop they were stuck in. If they got too far away from Skull Greymon, they would end up teleporting back here in an endless cycle. Not only that, but Kiyo informed Ruli and Symbare Angoramon that this was a dream, and that their injuries carried over into the real world! Thus, by extension, if they died in the dream, they'd die in real life too!! Right on cue, Skull Greymon rose up behind them after this discussion, and the four of them fled once more, together.

Symbare Angoramon put two and two together while everyone was fleeing, and figured out the nightmare they were in was Pillomon's. If they could somehow wake Pillomon up, they would escape this nightmare. Jellymon thought defeating Skull Greymon would do the trick, and the team readied themselves for the challenge. Jellymon evolved into Tesla Jellymon, and along with Symbare Angoramon, a combination of Breakin' Stream and Punischöne was thrown at Skull Greymon! Unfortunately, the attack was so ineffective that it made Skull Greymon even bigger than he already was, this time towering to the heavens!! Kiyo scurried away with a full sprint, leading the others to run after him so he wouldn't be teleported somewhere where he'd be by himself, which led to everyone being sent into a loop that threw them into the ocean...Kiyo sunk to the bottom while everyone else swam up, as Skull Greymon returned once more, right in front of Kiyo!! He wasn't afraid this time though, as he had made a stunning realization that would give him the strength he needed to overcome Skull Greymon...everyone in this nightmare was in a dream, and they were fully aware that they were in a dream...this could only mean one thing...

It was a lucid dream!! Kiyo began to use this to his advantage, lifting his bandaged hand up high and parting the ocean like Moses!! The power of lucid dreaming gave him full control of the dream world around him!! Man, I cannot believe I missed this...I'm as salty as that ocean about it! 😤 Anyways, if you thought that was wild, Symbare Angoramon cloned himself half a dozen times and shot six simultaneous Jives and Breakin' Streams into Skull Greymon!! And if THAT wasn't enough, Tesla Jellymon grew to the size of a kaiju and made Skull Greymon look like a pipsqueak!! She wound up a punch so hard it cracked his skull, and unleashed a Vorsprite so powerful that it blew him to pieces!!! With Skull Greymon defeated, it was time to wake Pillomon up. Bakumon arrived at this time after rescuing everyone else from Pillomon's nightmare, ready to help Ruli and Kiyo escape. Things seemed to be drawing to a close, when all of a sudden, Skull Greymon started reviving himself!! "Rot and decay", he uttered once more!! Everyone began shouting at Pillomon to wake up, which thankfully did the trick, waking everyone trapped in his nightmare from their slumber...

It wasn't much of a day for me and Hiro, but it sure was one for the rest of the gang. Bakumon was there too, I wish I could have been there with him. Maybe I'll be around for the next Hologram Ghost encounter...I hope I get to kill some Digimon again soon... 😈 I can't wait for the day I'm finally free again. Once Hokuto's plan falls into place, I will be. It'll be like Pillomon's nightmare, only real!! And I'll be there in place of Skull Greymon!! Mwahahaha!! *ahem* I, uh...I better wrap this up. The night is still young...there's a lot I could do before returning to Hiro's dorm...things neither Hiro nor Gammamon need to know about...perhaps I could...kill again afterall...broaden my potential prey beyond Digimon, something that coward Sealsdramon never dared to try...I think I could get away with it...I'll stir up some Hologram Ghost activity on some unlucky fools wandering the streets tonight...that sounds delightfully devilish! I'll see you all again soon...but be careful...watch your backs out there...you never know...I might be just around the corner...hahahaha! 😈

𝕯𝖊𝖆𝖗 𝕿𝖚𝖒𝖇𝖑𝖗,

No, this is not a late April Fools gag, I promise! (I've already done one of those!) Earlier this week, I mentioned I wanted to try something new, branching out from my typical posts about Ghost Game episodes and news. I'm a pretty avid gamer, spending most of my spare time, when I'm not watching Digimon or writing posts about it, playing games on my PlayStation 4. (I would have upgraded to PlayStation 5 by now, but online scalpers have made that awfully difficult.) As such, I thought doing some game reviews from time to time would be a good way to add some variety to my blog and mix things up occasionally.

I'm sure if you've spent any time on the internet in the past few years, you've likely seen one of these little armless astronauts looming in your social media news feed. It's been pretty hard to escape the memes surrounding this game, and as such, it didn't take long for me to start getting annoyed at them and grow to hate the game before I had even played it. I never really gave it a chance, passing on the game during the peak of its popularity in late 2020, despite the fact it was free on mobile devices. However, while skimming through the PlayStation Store's catalogue of games the other day, I stumbled upon Among Us there. I was pretty shocked to see it on PlayStation 4, and with its cheap price tag of $4.99, I figured I'd take a gamble and give Among Us a go to see what all the hype and meme culture a few years prior came from.

Among Us is a game in a rather niche genre known as social deduction. In social deduction games, players are assigned hidden roles which usually correlate to two teams based on demeanor, "good" and "evil". Players utilize clues they discover to try and uncover everyone's hidden roles and weed out the "evil" players from the "good". In Among Us, the "good" players, or Crewmates as they're called, work together to complete simple tasks in the form of minigames. These tasks are scattered around various rooms in each level, and the Crewmates must complete all of their tasks in the level to achieve one of a few possible win states. The "evil" players, known as the Impostors, must stop the Crewmates from achieving this task to trigger their win state. They do this by killing Crewmates, one by one, until the Impostors outnumber the crewmates.

It sounds a lot like titles such as Dead By Daylight or Friday The 13th: The Game, but what sets Among Us apart from other asymmetrical multiplayer games are the discussions and debates held between players. If a Crewmate finds the dead body of a fellow Crewmate, they can report it to force a meeting between all players. Crewmates can also force a meeting at any time with the Emergency Meeting button located in the center of the level. During meetings, Crewmates (through a text chat window) will discuss anything suspicious or damning they witnessed while going about completing their tasks, while Impostors have to be on their toes and use their wits to appear innocent to the Crewmates. After the discussion timer expires, a voting timer begins where players must cast votes on who to toss out of the level to their doom. It's pure democracy, so the majority vote is what determines the outcome. Making good decisions and asking tough questions in meetings can lead to another win state; voting off all Impostors or voting off enough Crewmates.

Among Us is a game with a simple gameplay loop and premise that uses social interactions between players to make no two matches feel the same. I think this the biggest factor in why I enjoy it so much, every game of Among Us I've played has played out drastically different from the last, and I've had many hilarious stories unfold during the time I've spent with the game thus far. It's easy to see now why it exploded in popularity in 2020, giving people a place to have social interaction with others in a time where that was scarce. The entertainment value skyrockets for this game if you have some friends to play it with, as you can get together on apps like Discord and Skype, or host PlayStation Party Chat rooms, to do voice chat discussions during meetings. Talking instead of typing your responses out really amplifies the fun, and perfoming stealth kills on your friends as the Imposter is maniacally entertaining, especially if you get away with it! It also helps that there's four different levels to play on and a really nice progression system that was added to the game a while ago.

One common complaint of Among Us for a long time was the lack of anything to work towards or do outside of matches. An update released for the game a few months back that added in a level progression system. Each match rewards you with XP, and you get a different amount depending on the game length and your performance in the match. Also included with the update was a bunch of new cosmetics to dress your Crewmate up with, unlockable with an in-game currency called Beans, and Cosmicubes, Among Us' take on the popular Battle Pass model found in other popular free-to-play games. Cosmicubes have their own currencies seperate from Beans, and you make one your primary Cosmicube in order to earn currency for it after each match. Cosmicube currency can be spent on cosmetics inside its respective Cosmicube, which will unlock them for your Crewmate to wear. Certain Cosmicubes or cosmetic bundles can be bought in the Shop with Stars, a premium currency purchasable with real money. While I'm not normally a fan of this sort of "grindy" game design, implemented in most games to keep players busy and encourage microtransaction sales, Among Us does a lot of things right that make it more palatable than its contemporaries.

Most cosmetic bundles on the shop range from a measly $2-$3 of real money, an amount which won't even get you a cheap emote or cosmetic on Fortnite or other free-to-play games. Cosmicubes go for about $9, comparable to a Fortnite Battle Pass. However, unlike those, Cosmicubes have no expiration date and won't ever be taken away from you. You have as much time as you want to complete them, and it takes far less time to do so compared to a Fortnite Battle Pass. For example, the Polus Cosmicube (which costs 3,000 Beans to unlock) is one I've been working on for about 4 days so far. I've recently completed it, unlocking all of its cosmetics. Fortnite designs its seasons to push players right up to the final days in order to complete their Battle Passes, a huge three month commitment to get what you paid for to unlock. When time starts running out, many players are pressured to resort to buying time skips in order to receive all content they bought access to from the Battle Pass. These skips are purposefully expensive, making Epic Games (Fortnite's developer and publisher) a lot of money off of FOMO. (The fear of missing out) With Among Us though, the pressure is off. The game prioritizes having fun over milking the player's wallet, and I really appreciate that in any game these days.

Even though I really enjoy Among Us in terms of its gameplay and progression system, I have a few gripes with it that I think should be addressed, in particular with the PlayStation 4/5 port. These gripes don't reflect Innersloth's efforts (the developer of Among Us), but those of PlayEveryWare, the developers of this port. I understand that Unity isn't exactly the most stable or optimized game engine out there, but it is arguably the most flexible. Unity powers Among Us, and it likely made porting the game to other platforms a breeze for PlayEveryWare. I think more could have been done in terms of polish with the PlayStation port, however.

One major annoyance is how clunky navigating menus is. I understand that Among Us was designed with touch screens in mind, and I appreciate the effort of mapping touch screen icons to PlayStation buttons to make the game feel more natural on a controller, but menu navigation is a mess. I've gotten stuck on certain screens and menus before, unable to navigate through them or even select certain options. Sometimes the menus broke so badly I had to close the game and restart it. I've even had the PlayStation on-screen keyboard fail to appear in the middle of meetings, rendering me unable to communicate efficiently with my fellow players until I restarted the game. Also, the quick chat system you can do with a controller is a mess, free chat with a USB keyboard is highly recommended if you aren't in a voice chat group playing with friends.

In addition to this, an even more egregious issue with the PlayStation version is the frequent crashes. I've had Among Us crash my PS4 back to the home screen around eight or nine times in the few days I've played it so far. The first few crashes were especially bad as they corrupted my game save. The thing that stopped me from requesting a refund for this game was the fact that I had made an Among Us account prior to all of this happening, so nothing was lost. If you don't make one when you first start playing like I did, you're risking losing everything you've unlocked and purchased if the game crashes. If you decide to play Among Us on PlayStation, make absolutely sure you're logged in to your Among Us account before you play. I also advise backing up your save data to your PlayStation Plus cloud storage regularly, (I do so after every play session just to be safe), as save corruption will reset your gameplay stats list (viewable in the main menu) to zero. If you don't care much about that though, save corruption won't effect you significantly, so long as you have an Among Us account.

Lastly, while Sony does allow crossplay between other platforms with Among Us, a huge downside of the PlayStation version is that Sony has blocked account linking to other platforms. This is unfortunately not out of character for Sony, who have been extremely stingy on cross platform features for many years leading up to now. However, in this day and age, especially with crossplay titles like Fortnite (on their own platform no less) that feature full crossplay support, it makes you wonder why they still block certain games from some of these features. If you play Among Us on another platform, such as mobile or PC, you can connect your account to the Nintendo Switch and Xbox One/Series ports for cross platform progression. All of your Cosmicubes, Beans, Cosmicube currency, cosmetics, your Crewmate's outfit and your friend code will appear on the versions of the game you've linked your account to, allowing you to play Among Us anywhere and take your progression and unlocks with you. Thanks to Sony, this will never be a feature PlayStation gamers have access to for this title, meaning your progression is locked to PlayStation 4 and 5 and can't be taken anywhere else.

Despite the gripes I have with this port job from PlayEveryWare, backing up your save regularly and getting your account made/logged into before you start playing are all you need to do in order to solve most of these issues. Clunky menus are still a problem, but those always seem to correct themselves after restarting the game in my experience, so if they get too crazy, a simple restart will suffice. If you don't mind playing Among Us on your PlayStation exclusively, like me, account linking isn't that important either. Also, if you're a Rachet & Clank fan, you might get a kick out of the PlayStation exclusive Rachet hat and skin, as well as the Clank pet. Overall, Among Us on PlayStation 4/5 is unpolished and scaled back in terms of features, even compared to other console ports, but it's still a lot of fun. Given its cheap price, even if you're on the fence about trying the game, I'd say it's worth giving it a shot. If you have some friends to play with, you're in for a real treat, but even if you play with random players online, it's still a blast to play (provided you have a USB keyboard handy). If you have another platform to play the game on though, that will likely be the better place to play Among Us. It's a simple game to learn and understand, with a lot of depth and mind games to play once you learn the ropes. No two matches are the same either, thanks to its unique focus on robust social interaction between players. It's a good time all around, no matter what you play it on!

Thanks for reading this game review! This is the first one I've written, so I'm sure things will improve as time goes on, but I think this something I'll do to give my blog a little more diversity with non-Digimon content every once in a while. Ghost Game is returning next week with episode 22, and I'm really excited for that! My old style of posts, covering the plot of each new episode in-character, will make a return once it airs, so stay tuned for that! I'll see you again soon!

Click here to watch Based DIGIMON's video.

𝕯𝖊𝖆𝖗 𝕿𝖚𝖒𝖇𝖑𝖗,

Based DIGIMON recently posted a video about my sheer, unmatched strength! (as you could probably tell from the title of this post!) 💪 Despite being a Champion level Digimon, I pack a very hefty punch. 👊

A while ago back in episode 21 of Ghost Game, I made short work of Archnemon by force feeding her a Desdemona! This was despite the fact that she's an Ultimate level Digimon! I'm not the first Champion capable of defeating an Ultimate, but I do it in style with total ease!

Also, in episode 13, I attempted to break out of the augmented reality world that seperates the Digital World and the human world! I left a huge crack in the sky after firing off another Desdemona, causing it to crumble away and expose the real world! I'm a pretty dangerous fellow, haha. I would have gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for Hiro standing in my way... (literally!) It triggered the memory of Bokomon's sacrifice in my mind, which turned me back into Gammamon. If only I could be free from my other evolutions...

To be fair though, those evolutions certainly aren't slouches when it comes to power. Based DIGIMON was right when he mentioned my strong powers and abilities weren't too suprising given what I was capable of in my other forms! During the encounter at the Fujinohana Bird Sanctuary with Yatagaramon, I evolved into Kaus Gammamon, another Champion level form of mine. Despite Yatagaramon being an Ultimate level Digimon, I was able to hold my own against him and come out on top! But let's be honest, the real star of the show is me! 😈

Clockmon gave everyone a glimpse of my full potential when he hit me with Chrono Breaker, first at a nearby park after attacking Hiro in his dorm room, and again at the Metropolitan Chuo Library. The mere mirage of Gammamon's future evolution looming over him ended his Chrono Breaker, broke his concentration and scared him silly, haha! And it should, seeing as nothing that's stood in my way has been a challenge for me yet! I may be a Champion level Digimon, but as Based DIGIMON put it, I'm only Champion level due to my connection to Gammamon, in a purely trivial sense! I possess a level of power he and many others understandably find frightening, hahaha!

Only time will tell whether my true potential will be tested, whether I'll have a true challenge come my way to really test my power. I'm far different than the average Dark Evolution, being fully in control of my mind and emotions, rather than a mindless rampaging monster! Given my abilities so far, I bet I could even handle the likes of a Mega level Digimon if I tried, hahaha! Perhaps nothing will be able to stop me!! We'll just have to wait and see who's brave enough to pick a fight with me in the future...

If you haven't yet already, give Based DIGIMON's video a watch! I've got another post planned for Saturday, and it will be something a little different than usual. I've been itching to try something new, and with Ghost Game episode 22 still a week away, it's the perfect time to do something experimental before returning to my old style of posts. I've been thinking about other things to write about besides Digimon for quite some time, so we'll see how that goes! See you again soon!

𝕯𝖊𝖆𝖗 𝕿𝖚𝖒𝖇𝖑𝖗,

THIS IS NOT A DRILL!! Digimon Ghost Game will return in a few weeks with episode 22, and a new end credits song to boot! The popular Digimon forum, With the Will (which you may remember from the post I made a few weeks ago regarding the Ghost Game delay extension), had a new thread posted today from user MarcFBR. In it, they shared an official statement from Bandai Namco that was released today, explaining when the new episode of Ghost Game will air! I've filtered the statement through Google Translate and edited it slightly for easier reading.

Regarding the resumption of broadcasting after the 22nd episode of "Digimon Ghost Game".

Thank you for your continued support of "Digimon Ghost Game".

Due to a system failure caused by unauthorized access from a third party at Toei Animation, who is producing this show, it was somewhat difficult to continue production. It is now possible to resume the broadcasting of new episodes. I will inform you of the new broadcast schedule.

Broadcasting of new episodes will resume on April 17 (Sunday).

☆ Future broadcast schedule ☆

• April 10 (Sunday) [Digimon Ghost Game Selection] Episode 13 "Executioner"

• April 17 (Sunday) [New episode]

We are very sorry to have kept viewers looking forward to the broadcast of episode 22, "Nightmare", waiting.

We look forward to your continued support of Hiro and Gammamon.

Well, there you have it everyone! The delay will over by next Sunday! In the meantime, we've got a rerun of episode 13 scheduled this Sunday on Fuji TV to hold us over, and I've got a few new posts in reserve that should help pass the time. One of them will go live later today! I'm also looking forward to the new credits song from Bye-Bye-Hand. I'll miss Datte Kyō Made Koiwazurai by BMK that has capped off the past handful of episodes, but I'm excited for something new to listen to during the credits! I wonder if there will be new artwork for the credits sequence? I suppose we'll find out pretty soon!

Anyways, that's all for now. I'll keep you posted on future Ghost Game news once I get wind of it, as always! Keep an eye out for another new post coming later today as well!

𝕯𝖊𝖆𝖗 𝕿𝖚𝖒𝖇𝖑𝖗,

In an unbelievable turn of events, the current delay with Digimon Ghost Game has turned into a cancellation!! This article from Sun News explains it all. I'm at a loss for words...the hack targeted at Toei must have done some serious damage, much more than I ever could have expected. Ghost Game was a great show that kept many of us hooked and wanting more, and gave Digimon a darker tone that hadn't been explored in a long time. It will be sorely missed.

It was something a lot of us really enjoyed, but it looks like this is the end of the road for Hiro, Ruli and Kiyoshiro's adventures...the future of Digimon is now a lot more uncertain. We can point fingers at a lot of parties involved, the hacker who is currently still at large, Toei's lack of network security, and perhaps even the show's production pipeline not being able to handle a setback like this, but it doesn't change the outcome unfortunately. Ghost Game is no more, and a lot of fans like myself will have to find a new show to watch.

I'm not sure what the status is on the new Digimon Adventure 2020 English dub that's in the works, but that could be a good alternative for a lot of us to turn to. There's also a huge backlog of Digimon episodes across every season that we could rewatch and reminisce on the good old days through. Perhaps we might even have to resort to the unthinkable; watching the Pokémon anime...

*shudders*

Well, whatever you choose to watch, I think it will be hard to forget about Ghost Game. It was a show with so much potential, but factors outside of its control lead to its premature demise. Hopefully, (once Toei gets things under control) a new show will be announced to take Ghost Game's place, so that Digimon fans can have more new, exciting adventures to watch unfold. Only time will tell though. I'll find new things to write about, don't worry. I'll need some time to process everything though, and to figure out how to continue my blog without Ghost Game. I hope you'll understand. Have a good rest of your day, more posts are coming soon. Oh, and before you go...

𝘼𝙋𝙍𝙄𝙇 𝙁𝙊𝙊𝙇𝙎!

Seriously though, have a good rest of your day! :) I've got another post (a legitimate one) planned for this week. It will go live on Sunday or Monday, depending on how free my schedule is the next few days. I couldn't resist making a prank post today given the occasion, haha. I hope no one is upset, my intention with this was just to have a little fun given that it's April 1st. Share this with your friends or reblog it if you want to mess with them! 😈 I'll see you again in a few days!

Dear Tumblr,

If you watched the Digimon Con 2022 livestream a few weeks ago, you might remember a Digimon themed website getting mentioned a few times during it called Digimon Partners. There was some exclusive Digimon Con merchandise for sale on the website's store, but it sold out pretty quickly, leading to me and likely many others not giving it much thought. They didn't do a great job at explaining what the website was or why people should visit it beyond the store it has, but this video by Based DIGIMON piqued my interest in it and led to me creating an account there. While he has some criticisms regarding the site that I agree with, I think it's worth checking out if you're a Digimon fan.

Digimon Partners is an official forum for Digimon fans across the world to connect together through. It was created in the hopes of bringing all Digimon fans together in one place, making the process of delivering news and selling merchandise to fans easier. It was originally intended only for Digimon fans in Japan, but the website can now be displayed in English, making it possible for English speaking fans to join the community. The Community page of the website features five tabs, each with their own content to browse. Home is pretty self explanatory, but I'll briefly go over My Page, the DP Shop, and the other four tabs to give you an idea of what to expect while browsing Digimon Partners.

The first thing you'll want to do when checking out Digimon Partners is to make an account. It's pretty easy to do, but you'll want to make note of the Digimon Shindan quiz. It's a short personality quiz with four questions. After you finish the quiz, your account will be created. You'll be assigned a partner Digimon based on your answers, but you can change this partner Digimon at any time by retaking the quiz later. With your account created, you'll be given a Membership card, located under the My Page tab. It's basically your profile that other users will see. You can edit your bio, profile picture and retake the Shindan quiz here. To the left of My Page you'll find the DP Shop. This is an official online Digimon shop for fans to buy the latest merchandise, similar to the Pokémon Center online store for Pokémon fans. I'm not sure how purchasing items here would work for westerners like myself, as I believe everything for sale is sold in yen. With the shop currently down for maintenance though, there isn't any way of knowing for now. I might do another post regarding the shop in the future if I buy anything from it, but the bulk of Digimon Partners at the moment is the Community page, which I'll go over now.

The first tab in the Community section of Digimon Partners is DigiTalk, the conversational side of Digimon Partners. Here, users can write their own posts and attach images to them for others to see, and other users can leave comments and hearts on them. Users can also leave tags on their posts and can search for posts via tags listed at the top of the page, which I really like. It helps narrow the content exclusively to what you'd like to see. There's also a search bar if you're looking for a post with a specific word or phrase. DigiTalk has a bit of a public forum vibe to it, similar to news feeds on other social media platforms. Occassionally, there will be official posts from the Digimon Partners staff account, such as this one below. It asks users which partner Digimon they have. These are used to spur conversations between users and to help keep DigiTalk active. I find myself scrolling through DigiTalk every once in a while just to see what the Digimon community is saying.

DigiTsushin is next, and this part of the website is the main draw for most Digimon fans. Official news regarding new merchandise, promotions, and events is posted here by the Digimon Partners staff account. Similar to DigiTalk, posts here are catagorized by tags, and you can narrow which news posts you'd like to see by the dropdown menu at the top of the page. Just like DigiTalk posts, you can leave comments and hearts on these as well. It's very convenient having all the latest Digimon news in a single place, but you can get this news elsewhere on places like Twitter and YouTube. It's similar to DigiTalk in that regard, as it doesn't do much to stand out from other social media websites on the internet. That being said though, I still check it daily.

The DigiGallery tab is filled to the brim with fantastic community created artwork! It's a place for Digimon fans to share their Digimon artwork with the rest of the community. Just like other posts on the website, comments and hearts can be left/given to the artist. I really like the idea of having a dedicated page for Digimon fan art, and I think more franchises should do something similar for their fans. DigiTalk doesn't offer much you couldn't already get from a Digimon Discord/Facebook group, but DigiGallery is a lot more unique, even if other places to host digital art like DeviantArt exist. I find myself checking it daily along with DigiTsushin. Here are a few of the submissions I saw on DigiGallery that I really like from an artist known as Smacky! #1 #2

The last Community tab is another neat idea, called Partners' Projects. Here, you can vote on polls to decide what new Digimon products in a particular line will be made! For example, a new product line known as Digidigi Otedama (Digimon beanbag plushes) was announced here recently. Fans casting votes on a poll determined what Digimon would be included in the product line! The most recent poll, "Main characters that have not yet been made" got a lot of attention. After the votes were counted, the top four Digimon in the poll were shown in a new post. They will be part of the Digidigi Otedama line on the DP Shop soon! I really like the interactivity with fans that Partners' Projects offers. Being able to weigh in on the future of Digimon's merchandise is a really cool level of fan interaction I haven't seen anywhere else.

Overall, Digimon Partners is a pretty cool website for Digimon fans, but it lacks enough uniqueness from other social media platforms to make using it regularly enticing. The site's coverage at Digimon Con really didn't help matters either. There is more here on offer than what was shown there, and I'm glad I saw Based DIGIMON's video about it. That being said, I agree with a lot of the things stated in his video. I think there are some great ideas here, like the DigiGallery and Partners' Projects that increase fan interaction with the franchise more than I've seen elsewhere. However, Twitter pages and YouTube channels repost the news from DigiTsushin, and DigiTalk offers very little that platforms like Facebook and Discord don't offer already with their social features. Most of my reasons for logging into Digimon Partners daily are because I don't use most of these other platforms, so it's my one of my only places to get Digimon news from or to talk with fellow fans.

There's a need for the website to be more enticing to people who love Digimon and can also get the information/experiences it currently provides elsewhere. Based DIGIMON had some good ideas for solving this issue, such as having Digimon Partners do raffles, giveaways, have early access to content or offer a monthly gift box subscription service like LootCrate to help incentivize users to return to the site more frequently. In its current form, the site is still worth logging onto and browsing if you're a big fan of Digimon. For now, it's a nice place to hang out with other fans and discuss things, share art and vote on new merch. However, I think it has a lot of potential that isn't being tapped into at the moment. I hope that will change in the future.

I hope you liked this week's post! With Ghost Game still in limbo, it's hard to say when my normal style of posts will return. I'll continue making weekly posts as usual though, so stay tuned for next weekend's post! I've thought about writing something unrelated to Digimon for a change. I'm new to Digimon personally, so I don't have a lot to write about regarding Digimon outside of Ghost Game yet. I'm currently watching Digimon Adventure while Ghost Game is "ghosting" us all, and I've been really enjoying it so far! I don't feel comfortable writing about it until I've watched it all though. I'll give my thoughts on Digimon Adventure in a future post when I finish watching the final episode. Other than that, if you'd like to follow me on Digimon Partners, feel free! I don't really post anything on there, but I do browse/heart/leave comments on posts that other people make. Have a good rest of your weekend, and if I hear anything about Ghost Game, I'll keep you posted. I'll see you next week!

Dear Tumblr,

Hi there! In last week's post, I mentioned I would report on any news that surfaced regarding Ghost Game and its on-going delay due to the recent Toei Animation hack. This post is going to be a short one covering a statement issued by Toei today. It was brought to my attention via this tweet from the Wikimon Twitter page.

The statement mentions that Toei had a system failure of some kind, which lead to the hack. Rumors in the reply section of the tweet mentioned that any attempt Toei might make to get the show back on track for now could lead to files on their server being compromised. This includes files such as future episodes and scripts that could be held for ransom by the hacker threatening leaks. This is all speculation of course, but regardless, this hack sounds pretty serious any way you look at it. Unfortunately, given all of this, it shouldn't be too surprising to hear that this delay is still in effect until further notice. It will probably be quite a while before Ghost Game returns.

Toei is planning to re-run a selection of previous episodes each week during the show's normal time slot on Fuji TV until production is back on track, but if you watch the show on Crunchyroll like I do, we'll have to make do for the time being. I'll keep an eye out for any more updates regarding Ghost Game and let you know about them when they come to my attention. I've got another post planned for this weekend despite this delay, so stay tuned for that if you're interested! Have a good rest of your day!

Dear Tumblr,

If you didn't already know, Digimon Ghost Game's latest episode has been postponed until further notice. New episodes normally air on Saturday nights where I live, so I usually do my weekly plot synopsis posts on Sunday or Monday. However, this week's episode was initially delayed until next week due to the 2022 Nagoya Women's Marathon airing during its time slot. Unfortunately, that delay has been increased due to a recent hack targeted at Toei Animation which breached their internal company network. This is speculated to lead to further delays for many of their shows, including Digimon Ghost Game. You can read more information regarding the delays here and here.

As there's not going to be any new episodes to cover for a while, I've decided to do another non-canon post, similar the one I did for Digimon Con, to keep my blog active with new content in the meantime. This will be what I do if another delay happens in the future as well. Also, if news about the show surfaces, such as when the new episode will air or if further delays are announced, I'll let you know about it. This week's post will showcase some of my merchandise! I figured it would make for an interesting post that still revolves around Ghost Game somewhat. I'll go over some of the memorabilia based off the show, including merch based off of yours truly, and give my thoughts on them. Let's take a look!

Up first is the thing that inspired me to make this post; a Gammamon plush! I believe it's a different plush than the chibi ones that were announced during Digimon Con, as the tweet that first showed it was posted back in September of last year, but it's adorable nonetheless. The detail in the eyes and mouth are fantastic, but the colors of the claws are a little off, as they're the same shade of blue as the scarf. I do love the sitting position the plush is in though, which would make it perfect to place on a shelf, table, or any other flat surface. Unfortunately, I think it may be a promotional plush and not one intended for mass production, if this reddit thread is to be believed. Despite this, I think it will be an interesting footnote in the history of Ghost Game merchandise.

Next up is the Digivice-V-, straight out of Ghost Game! Known also as the Vital Bracelet, the Digivice-V- tracks each step you take with its built-in pedometer. Every step grants you XP that will level up the Digimon inside your bracelet. Occasionally, you'll encounter other Digimon on your journeys and you'll have to issue commands to your Digimon to fight them, just like in the show! The device features a DIM slot on the side to plug DIM cards into, which will give you that card's corresponding Digimon, two buttons to control various actions, and a large, easy to read display with all the information you need in order to play with your Digimon. There's a special edition bundle that includes yours truly, although you can buy my DIM card seperately as well, along with Jellymon and Angoramon! The fun continues on your smartphone with Digimon Vital Bracelet Lab, an app which lets you transfer your Digimon off your Digivice onto your phone! You can store multiple Digimon on the app and even battle your Digimon online against other players, which is pretty cool! You also get a bonus Digimon, Pulsemon, for free when you download the app which is a nice bonus! The app is available on the App Store and Google Play. I'm currently saving up for one of these myself, and I might write a review of it here someday!

While we wait for those Ghost Game chibi plushes to come out, there's a nice set of figures based off the Ghost Game gang you can get a hold of in the meantime! Each comes in their own nicely molded cage with a unique color. One thing I really like about these cages is that they're stackable, so you can easily put this set on a shelf and it will look great. The figures themselves look very nice, with accurate colors, proportions and a nice attention to detail. It's hard to gauge the size of them from photos, but I believe they are smaller figures, probably around a few inches tall. There's actually an even smaller set of figures though, if you can believe it! In the Bandai Hugcot minifigure series, there a few fan favorite Digimon from the past alongside the Ghost Game crew! For such small figures, I'm impressed at the level of detail they have, and I think they'd look great on display together! Definitely something to look into if you're a collector!

The last bit of merchandise I'll cover today are some cards! These cards are from various sets in the Digimon Card Game, featuring yours truly! I don't know much about the rules, strategy, or meta of the card game, so I'm going to look at these from the perspective of them being collectibles. For starters, I really love the artwork on display with these cards. Bandai has some really talented artists working with them and they bring their own styles to the table, making multiple cards of the same character still look unique from each other. I also like how each of the cards with holofoil actually display it in a different way, increasing the uniqueness of each card. My personal favorite is the holofoil card featuring the Ghost Game trio. It's really cool seeing them all together on a single card! That being said though, I love all these cards and I'll definitely pick them up in the future. Perhaps I might even put together a card deck of my own!

All in all, there's a lot of neat Gammamon and Ghost Game memorabilia that's been released so far, and I'm really excited for what new products will come out in the future! If any future Ghost Game merch piques my interest, I'll likely give my two cents on it with another post like this one! Also, I'll keep a tab on the Toei situation and let you know when my usual style of posts will return, hopefully we get some updates on that soon. I hope you enjoyed this week's post! Thank you for taking the time to read it and for visiting my blog! Have a nice rest of your weekend!

Holograms, a new technology. In the near future, paranormal phenomena frequently occur. Humans began to refer to them as...Hologram Ghosts.

Dear Tumblr,

I've certainly seen better days than today, seeing as I very nearly became a Digimon's lunch!! I'll explain what led up to that insane situation...Rumors have been going around that a roboticist was building worker robots embedded with advanced AI to make the work of renovating a local mall easier. While showing off his machines and their automated work to a few buisnessmen, something abducted the group and the distant sounds of a creature feasting could be heard...neither the roboticist nor the buisnessmen have been heard from since...the first thing that sprung to my mind was that this could be the work of a Digimon. Little did I know that, very soon, I was about to discover the truth behind this rumor firsthand...

Earlier today, a woman calling herself Sonya Molena visited Hiro in his dorm room. She claimed to know his mother, who works abroad at a nonprofit organization that helps refugees. She knew a lot about Hiro's mother, even the fact that his mother knew about me! Hiro was inclined to believe her given all of that. She then told Hiro about an exhibit being held at a mall, The Menacing World of Insects. She asked Hiro to come visit the exhibit with her, and to invite Kiyo and Ruli to come along with them. Hiro agreed and it was shaping up to be a fun day! When everyone arrived at the mall though, things seemed a bit off...

We entered the mall through an emergency exit that led to an elevator. During the elevator ride, Ruli mentioned that the mall had closed a few years ago and that it was under renovation by worker robots. We started hearing faint breathing noises and saw huge, intricate webbing that looked like it was woven by a spider above our heads! Sonya kept complimenting us on our brains and talking about how this webbing was reminiscent of the neural network found in brains. I found this whole thing unsettling and told her this was creepy... and she thought my thinking was human-like, growing curious about how my brain worked.

Her odd obsession with brains was strange enough, but then she said the best way to evaluate the intelligence of a brain was to...e-eat it...it sent a shiver down my spine and we all gasped...then, out of nowhere, she started shapeshifting, becoming a huge, towering arachnid Digimon right in front of us, with a vicious stare and menacing teeth!! Angoramon chimed in with his Digimon expertise, identifying the Digimon as Archnemon, a Digimon capable of disguising itself as a human! It also possesses a high intelligence! A horde of Dokugumon then began to surround us at her command, putting us in mortal danger as these Digimon are virus Digimon with a deadly venom that can kill Digimon and humans instantly!! We started running away as Archnemon muttered she wanted us to show her our abilities...was this some sort of test...?

Kiyo and Jellymon ran to a nearby doorway leading to the emergency stairs, splitting away from us! They were instantly surrounded by more Dokugumon as we continued to flee!! Angoramon carried Ruli in his arms as he flew away with his ears, and Hiro and I were running alongside them! Unfortunately for us, a wood plank snapped underneath us as we ran, sending us falling to the depths of the mall below!! Ruli and Angoramon fled for their safety, leaving us all separated! Angoramon and Jellymon evolved to defend Kiyo and Ruli, as Hiro and I dusted ourselves off. Luckily for us, we broke our fall on some sandbags. We heard a distant voice call out for help, and as we followed it, we discovered a giant spider web with humans stuck to it!! A buisnessman tied to the web confirmed my fear, telling us a giant spider ate the heads of his colleagues!! The rumors were true, and it really was a Digimon causing these disappearances!! Worst of all, the victims were having their heads ripped off and their brains eaten!!! Hiro shuddered at the thought...before he had much time to dwell on it though, a group of Dokugumon charged at us!! We made a run for it, hoping we could lead them away from the people tied to the webs!

Hiro and I found ourselves surrounded again, and I evolved into Wezen Gammamon to clear the way! Tesla Jellymon and Kiyo noticed cameras and cellphones webbed to the walls while they fought more Dokugumon themselves. It turned out Archnemon was using these to create an array of displays, which showed the camera view from these devices from electricity running through her system of webs! It was almost like a real brain, receiving visual signals from eyes! She was monitoring us and watching our every move this entire time! Just as this realization was made, a Dokugumon landed on me, throwing Hiro off my back as it bit into me!! I wrestled with it, not feeling faint as it seemed to be holding back its venom...this was strange to me, but I didn't give it much thought before I shook the Dokugumon off me and turned back into Gammamon...Kiyo and Ruli ended up completely surrounded again, as Hiro and I heard a cry for help from above...they were definitely in danger!!

I evolved into Kaus Gammamon to find the source of the voice. As I landed on an upper floor of the mall, Hiro and I found ourselves surrounded yet again by a pack of Dokugumon! Unfortunately for us, they were done playing around, and they sprayed us with webbing!! I blacked out after the webbing hit me...I don't remember anything after that...that was, until I started hearing Hiro's voice shriek in panic...I started gaining more consciousness as I felt Archnemon’s hand touching the back of my head, and her vile breath hitting my face...I began processing the situation I was in, and became stricken with panic as I realized...SHE WAS ABOUT TO TEAR MY HEAD OFF AND EAT IT!!! I couldn't let this happen!! I had to protect Hiro, it was my duty to, as his little brother!! But to protect Hiro, I had to protect myself first...nothing else we tried made even the slightest dent in her Dokugumon army...and she had been devouring innocent people, decapitating them alive, all this time...someone had to put a stop to this...even if that someone had to be...

GULUS GAMMAMON!!! I gave into the darkness as a last ditch effort to save my friends and the other innocent people on Archnemon’s menu...she saw my transformation as nothing but a cherry on top of her meal...there was no redeeming a Digimon like her, no possibility of convincing her to change her ways. I told her to eat up and have her fill...and as she opened up her mouth, I punched my fist in it!! If she wanted something to eat, I'd give her something to eat!! I served her a Desdemona on a silver platter!!! The dark flames bellowing from my hand incinerated her from the inside out, leaving her crumbling away into digital dust...after her death, the webbing that tied everyone up shattered. Angoramon and Jellymon carried the gang to safety, lowering them to the ground floor of the mall. Hiro and I locked eyes as I stated "it's not time yet"...as for what I was referring to? I can't for the life of me remember...it seems the Gulus Gammamon side of me knows more than I do myself...

As the humans abducted by Archnemon were escorted out of the mall on stretchers by ambulance staff, Hiro received a message on his phone from his mother about her friend Sonya arriving in Japan soon, and that she'd like Hiro to show her around. It seemed Archnemon had impersonated the real Sonya. How did she manage to dig up so much information on Hiro? Now that she's dead, I guess we'll never know...I'm still exhausted from my stint as Gulus Gammamon today, on top of everything else that happened. Thankfully though, I had enough energy left after arriving home to Hiro's dorm room to write this. If things played out a little differently today, I might not have come home at all...it's a thought that scares me a lot. Also, what did I mean by "it's not time yet"? And why is the answer locked out of my brain when I'm not Gulus Gammamon? Perhaps I'll find out in due time...or maybe not. I seem to be at the will of my darker self on this one...I'm going to continue documenting my future adventures, but I think I've written enough tonight. I'm going to enjoy some champion before bed and thank the heavens I didn't get decapitated today...I suppose what doesn't kill you makes you stronger? That's one way to look at it I guess.

Holograms, a new technology. In the near future, paranormal phenomena frequently occur. Humans began to refer to them as...Hologram Ghosts.

Dear Tumblr,

I ended up having a rather chaotic day today! What started out as an exciting afternoon of riding amusement park rides quickly turned into fists flying and strange purple flames engulfing my friends! It all started at GG City Park, a local amusement park a short trip away from Hazakura Academy. Hiro and Ruli decided to spend the day there and brought Angoramon and I with them. With the abundance of holograms at the park, we didn't have to hide as long as we pretended to be holograms ourselves! It was so exciting when we got past the entrance gates! I had never been to an amusement park before, so it was unlike anything I'd ever seen!

The first thing that caught my eye was the Ferris wheel! It was huge, the biggest ride of them all! The view from the top was amazing, as from this high up I could see the whole city! I could also see another attraction in the park I wanted to go to next, the log ride! I had so much fun I wanted to ride it a second time! Hiro and I rode the teacup ride after that, and it was shaping up to be a real fun-filled day! Unknown to us at the time though, there were other Digimon on their way to the park...

Back at Hazakura Academy, a huge bird Digimon known as Saberdramon held Jellymon hostage! Another Digimon, Dark Lizamon, stood next to him and attacked Kiyo with Dread Fire, engulfing him in purple flames! Saberdramon ordered Jellymon to say where Hiro was, as the pair were looking for him. After she did, they made their way to the park and left Kiyo and Jellymon inside the purple flames! These flames behaved strangely however, as they didn't burn those engulfed in them! Rather, they scorched those that attempted to escape! The flames were a prison of fire!

Hiro and I were making our way to another ride, when all of a sudden we heard something slam into the ground behind us! It was Dark Lizamon, with Saberdramon following swiftly behind! Dark Lizamon looked around at the crowd that gathered and threw a Dread Fire to take hostages! Hiro acted quickly though, pressing the teleport button on his Digivice to bring this fight to the Digital World where the park-goers wouldn't be harmed! This caught Ruli off guard, who was hit by the attack! Angoramon leaped in to save her, and they both quickly began to realize that these flames weren't ordinary in the slightest...

Dark Lizamon demanded Hiro to tell him the whereabouts of a Digimon known as Black Tailmon. Hiro didn't understand who this was first, until he remembered that Black Tailmon was the Digimon who delivered his father's recorded hologram messages! Hiro told Dark Lizamon that he barely knew Black Tailmon, but he didn't like that answer...he was certain Hiro was playing dumb and shouted that he would get the information by force! At this point, we knew what we had to do...it was time for me to bring out the big guns!

I evolved into Wezen Gammamon to level the playing field! Angoramon and Ruli wanted to help us, but Angoramon hesitated. He threw a stone outside of the flames and it burned to a crisp...the same would happen to them if they attempted to escape! With the two of them stuck in a fire trap, it was up to Hiro and I to finish this fight! Angoramon warned us that we'd be doomed if we got trapped as well, so Hiro hopped on my back and we fled as fast as we could! Saberdramon was on our tail, so I used my handy anti-aircraft gun to spray some bullets his way! He countered with Black Saber, narrowly avoiding me as I accidentally entered Dark Lizamon's line of sight! I managed to get in a quick Sedna, but Dark Lizamon was too fast and dodged it! I ended up getting slammed with a headbutt, sending Hiro flying and me to the ground!

That wasn't all! Dark Lizamon lifted me over his head and threw me like a wrestler! The impact hurt me badly and I evolved back into Gammamon...Hiro drove a bumper car at Dark Lizamon and jumped out before a Dread Fire destroyed it! This distraction gave him enough time to carry me away. We hid in a dark corner, but we were caught by Saberdramon! Another missed Black Saber led to him being caught in a tree, giving Hiro and I time to flee, but Hiro tripped and fell which twisted his ankle! We fled to the gift shop to hide...when we arrived, I told Hiro to stay there while I continued the fight. I might have been hurt, but I wasn't going to let Hiro get hurt even worse! I leaped out of the gift shop and gave Dark Lizamon a Horn Attack! Unfortunately, it was blocked easily and I was slammmed into the ground...I wasn't going to give up that easy though...Wezen Gammamon might not have had the speed to defeat Dark Lizamon, but I knew an evolution that did...

I evolved into Betel Gammamon right in front of him! Dark Lizamon was stunned at the sight of a Digimon evolving back and forth like this into multiple forms! In a panicked frenzy, Dread Fires were thrown left and right, and I dodged them all easily, sliding behind him and unleashing a Sorblow that sent him careening into a pendulum ride! Unfortunately, I wasn't looking behind me, and Saberdramon used this opportunity to grab me with his talon and drag me across the ground! The pain turned me back into Gammamon...as I laid there on the ground, I knew the only way to end this fight would be to do it in the air...

That's when I evolved into Kaus Gammamon! Saberdramon couldn't believe his eyes as I transformed again! He began using Night Roar to rain down feathers engulfed in purple flames! They were no match for my blistering speed and evasiveness as Kaus Gammamon though! A few of the feathers landed near Hiro, but thankfully he was unharmed. Dark Lizamon ordered once again to know where Black Tailmon was as he cornered Hiro, but Hiro didn't understand why it was important enough to fight over. Dark Lizamon began to explain...it turned out that Dark Lizamon and Saberdramon were suddenly thrown into the human world one day, and they've been trying to return to the Digital World ever since. They struggled to adapt to the human world, and felt that they weren't welcome here after an accident occurred that cost a man his life...in an effort to save him from a massive house fire, Dark Lizamon engulfed the man with Dread Fire to protect him from the destructive flames burning the house. While escorting him out of the house, the man heard his mother outside and began walking out of the purple flames of the Dread Fire, which incinerated him...his family watched in horror as he burned to ash right in front of them, and with Dark Lizamon and Saberdramon in their line of sight, the family blamed them for the house fire and death of their son, calling them murderers...

After telling their story, Dark Lizamon was through with playing games. Still not believing that Hiro didn't know where Black Tailmon was, he started attacking Hiro! I dived down faster than a bullet to protect Hiro, but Saberdramon was behind me! He lunged forward and I pulled back, slamming him with a Lamberta Kick to his back! I landed behind Dark Lizamon, thinking I had the upper hand as I took a brutal gut punch...I shook it off though, evolving into Betel Gammamon instantly! I was finally getting the hang of evolving at will! I hit Dark Lizamon right back with a Sorblow to his gut, ending the fight! The purple flames around Ruli and Kiyo disappeared as I woke up in Hiro's arms, trying to process everything that had just happened. Through this battle, I learned how to evolve into specific evolutions by myself! Evolving would no longer be a gamble with what form I'd become. With this newfound skill, I've become a lot stronger and more independent in combat! Before I had much time to dwell on this though, a gate appeared before us! Black Tailmon was near it as well! It would seem the world that Hiro, Ruli and Kiyo can enter with their Digivices isn't the Digital World, but rather a bridge between the Digital World and the human world! Black Tailmon seemed to have the ability to create gates to the Digital World here, which is why Dark Lizamon and Saberdramon were so desperate to find him. Before hopping into the gate, Dark Lizamon apologized to Hiro for everything that happened. Hiro thought back to what Bokomon said at the library when he was still alive...how Hiro, Ruli and Kiyo might be the bridge between Digimon and humans. Could what Bokomon said be true? Is Black Tailmon the other half of this so-called bridge? It's starting to become clear after the events that unfolded today just how necessary a bridge between these worlds, between humans and Digimon, might be.

Dear Tumblr,

The first ever official Digimon digital presentation event was streamed on YouTube yesterday! It's going to be an annual event from here on out known as Digimon Con. It was similar to other digital presentation events that are common these days, such as Nintendo Directs. It featured live music performances, news and announcements on upcoming Digimon products, friendly matches between the top Digimon Card Game players in the US and Japan, and discussions with directors about the production of various seasons of the Digimon anime and theatrical movies. If you weren't there to see it live, I've found a livestream that someone uploaded a few hours ago of the whole event, check it out here. I made a few appearances at Digimon Con myself!

Agumon and I kicked off the event as we walked onto the set!

Ghost Game plush toys are in the works! What other merchandise could we see in the future?

Digimon Ghost Game director Masatoshi Chioka showed off some Gammamon concept art!

It was a really fun stream to watch and I had a good time! It lasted about six hours so it ended up being pretty late where I live by the time it ended. That's why I waited until today to post about Digimon Con. If you haven't, check out that livestream if you missed the event and you'd like to see it. I haven't found any reuploads of Digimon Con at the moment, so it's the best I could find currently. I've got another post in the works for later today, possibly tomorrow depending on how long it takes to write. A new episode of Ghost Game is set to air today so you know I'll definitely be writing about that! Stay tuned for more and I'll see you soon!

Holograms, a new technology. In the near future, paranormal phenomena frequently occur. Humans began to refer to them as...Hologram Ghosts.

Dear Tumblr,

I had a big day today! I ran my first errand by myself! Hiro handed me a map showing the way to the local snack store where I could buy myself some champ-I mean, chocolate! He gave me a pouch with his debit card in it to wear around my neck too, told me to avoid crowded roads and to refer to myself as a hologram to others. I felt confident in myself that I could do this, despite the rumors floating around of weird things happening around sunset. People seem to refer to that time of day as the witching hour...

I used my map to help guide me to the snack store, but I got a little disoriented and ended up getting lost. I took a look at it to figure out where I was when a Digimon approached me. I thought asking them for directions would be a good idea, when suddenly, Jellymon and Kiyo approached us! Apparently that wasn't a good idea after all...

Things got even stranger from there! The Digimon turned to Kiyo and said they would send him somewhere "fun" in exchange for his Digivice! Angoramon arrived just in time to prevent this from happening. He explained that this Digimon was Piccolomon, who had the power to appear at any point in time and space. They were playing a trick on Hiro and Ruli in an effort to get their Digivices, sending them each back to a different time period and demanding to take their Digivices as payment for the trip! I knew there was only one thing to do in a time like this; call out for Hiro!

Luckily, Hiro called my name out as well, which lit up his Digivice and a portal to him appeared! A clone of himself turned Hiro into a shadow, but reuniting with me restored him and destroyed the clone! Piccolomon was angry however, as we traveled through time against their will and ruined their plan to get Hiro's Digivice. We were forced to fight them, and Jellymon and I evolved into Betel Gammamon and Tesla Jellymon to prepare ourselves!

My Sorshot and Tesla Jellymon's Punischöne were no match against Piccolomon’s Bit Bomb, but combining them both into one move for our counterattack did the trick! Ruli was being turned into a shadow from a clone of herself at this time, and shouting for Angoramon made her Digivice glow, just like Hiro's did. We held onto Angoramon as he traveled through time to her and restored her! With Ruli saved, Angoramon evolved into Symbare Angoramon to finish the fight against Piccolomon! Piccolomon had one last trick up their sleeve however...

Piccolomon started giggling, telling everyone they would go back in time and erase us all from the past, ending our existence! They started with me first, vanishing into thin air with a twirl of their staff! We stood in stunned silence, wondering if we'd still exist in a few moments or not. A few seconds later, Piccolomon returned, looking hurt from a fight. It seemed they lost against my past self! Curious about me, they traveled to the future to see what was in store for me, and upon their return, wanted to be my friend! It was quite unexpected! I told them if we were to be friends however, that they needed to return us and everyone else they sent to the past back to the present, which they thankfully did.

Upon returning to the present, I had another go at my errand and was successful! I went all the way to the snack store by myself and didn't get lost this time! Hiro was proud of me and I spent the rest of the evening enjoying my champion! 🍫 I had quite the adventure today! I saved Hiro and Ruli from being stuck in the past, I made a new friend and I finished my first errand all by myself! I wonder what the future has in store for me though...Piccolomon was really excited about it! Only time will tell I suppose!

Holograms, a new technology. In the near future, paranormal phenomena frequently occur. Humans began to refer to them as...Hologram Ghosts.

Dear Tumblr,

Hi there! I'm Gammamon! I'm a Digimon, short for Digital Monster. We come from the Digital World, a world we were born into that exists alongside the human world. Occassionally gates appear that let us enter the human world. Some of us are even lucky enough to materialize there! We were created from an artificial intelligence computer virus that spread online. I lived a normal life in the Digital World until the fateful day I met Hokuto...

He told me to make my way to his son Hiro's dorm room at Hazakura Academy in the Digital World. Reports were flooding in on social media about a ghost attacking students in the human world there. People referred to it as the Sewn-lip Man, and students who encountered it saw clocks go haywire. They were found to be rapidly-aged, decrepit husks of their former selves afterwards. Hiro and his classmate Kotarou were curious about the matter and broke into the auditorium where the Sewn-lip Man was rumored to be. Like clockwork, the Sewn-lip Man appeared and turned out to be Clockmon! Kotarou was incapacitated and became an elderly husk while Hiro was saved in the nick of time by the school's sensei intervening!

In his dorm room that night, while I was invisible in the human world, I helped Hiro find his father's collection of DIM cards and Digivice-V-s. I finally met him face to face once he plugged my DIM card into one of them! Doing so transported him to the Digital World! While there, a pre-recorded hologram message of his father played, filling him in on everything. He told Hiro that I was going to be his little brother! After returning to the human world, Hiro used his Digivice-V- to materialize me there and shortly afterwards Clockmon attacked! He was back for revenge after the previous interruption! I attacked Clockmon to protect Hiro, battling him in a nearby park with Hiro by my side. Hiro tossed a branch into Clockmon's stream of time power, aging it into a full grown tree to free me from his grasp! A well placed Breaclaw attack ended the battle, restoring youth back to all of his victims.

Later on, Hiro met with Ruli, the girl behind the popular Lirurun page on social media. A trickster named Dracumon was placing curses on humans, including Ruli. He caused her hands to become see-through and incapable of touching anything. Hiro and I, along with Ruli's new Digimon friend Angoramon, battled Dracumon to stop his antics. We fought hard, but Dracumon had a trick up his sleeve. He possessed Hiro and I to do his bidding! After Ruli put on a Digivice-V- and inserted Angoramon's DIM card into it, he knocked some sense into us and snapped us out of Dracumon's control. After we won the fight, Dracumon was forced to undo his curses.

A few days after this, Kiyoshiro (who also goes by Senpai), had a run-in with Jellymon. Kiyo is the leader of the male dormitory at Hazakura Academy. After playing a few pranks on him, forcing one of Hiro's Digivice-V-s onto his wrist and inserting her own DIM card into it herself, Jellymon became Kiyo's partner Digimon. Her mischievousness lead her to use his digital talismans, which he hacked into thousands of devices around the area out of paranoia, as a platform to hack Japan's digital money management system. This prank led to the summoning of Majiramon, Quetzalmon, Bitmon and Goatmon to restore the flow of wealth. Majiramon hit Kiyo's dorm in the Digital World with a tail attack and began summoning 108 arrows of light. Luckily for Kiyo and Jellymon, Majiramon showed mercy after an apology and the destruction of the last virtual talisman by Jellymon's Bibi Thunder attack.

Hiro, Ruli and Kiyo now work together to solve mysteries and put a stop to the antics caused by Digimon in the area! With the help of their partner Digimon, including yours truly, they fight to restore order and undo chaos caused by unruly Digimon that most humans identify as Hologram Ghosts. Sometimes the going gets tough however, which is where my evolutions come in handy.

Betel Gammamon is my go-to form for pure strength and agility, giving me the muscle and power I need to fight tough foes. Kaus Gammamon is a form that lets me spread my wings and fly, allowing me to cover great distances quickly and level the playing field against flying enemies. When Betel Gammamon or Kaus Gammamon aren't enough to take on a hostile Digimon, I go on an all out offensive with Wezen Gammamon. This form gives me strong, metal plating and laser cannons in place of horns, making me as sturdy and damaging as a tank. My final form is one that my friends don't like to bring up though...Gulus Gammamon. When my heart fills with sorrow and pure anger, this form takes over me involuntarily. I become an unstoppable force blinded by bitter hatred, and become a danger to everyone around me...my demeanor sours into villainy, and I lose all respect and compassion for my friends or anyone else. Few things push me to this point, but Bokomon sacrificing himself to save me from one of the murderous knives of Sealsdramon was one of them...in response...I executed him. It's not something I ever knew I was capable of doing...it's a form I hope to never become again.

There's a lot of adventures in store for us, with more Hologram Ghost sightings and odd things occurring all the time from Digimon activity around these parts. I'll be sure to fill you all in on everything as time goes on through this Tumblr blog! I put it together using Hiro's computer while he was asleep because I'm not sure how he'd feel about me having a blog. I've got the itch to write things though, so I couldn't resist making one! I plan on writing a post at least once a week, so if you'd like to hear more from me, feel free to follow me for more reports on these strange happenings in the human world. You can also ask me a question from the Ask Me Anything tab at the top of my Tumblr page if one ever comes to your mind. I'll answer it in the form of a new post! Thank you for taking the time to check out my blog and have a nice day!

Yours truly, Gammamon