Pahrak Model ZX

And thus begins the Sharknado spinoff series "Sharkano".

Ah, wasn't that the thing that let you get the GS Ball and Celebi?  That'd be awesome!

Crystal’s absence is a bit odd.  Maybe its extra features require more time?

With how little we know about Necrozma it’s certainly possible.  But I think it’s interesting that the result looks like a suit of armor, since Necrozma’s ability is called Prism Armor.  Now I’m wondering if that ability is going to get passed to these forms too…

GOT looked fun from what I saw, and I have always wanted more Bara Magna.  I'd probably play.

Will this one be about the Shadow Realm

*Optimus Prime voice* GIVE ME YOUR FACE

I like this plan.  I'm gonna try that.

Update, back from the doctor's and do not have cancer.  Yep, he took a real close look at it and said "Yeah that's nothing to worry about," which I feel is a hilarious way to punctuate this whole thing.

Sorry, I've got a pun planned and I have to follow through

So does that make you SwagtronSNOWLO for now? *high-fives self*

(Best of luck friend!)

Cut the last point and I will sign on to this project

It's not actually rain--a little known fact about Minnesota is that it was originally named Minnesoda, because soda falls from the sky instead of water.  You should bottle it if you can, it sells for a fortune.

WOOO ROAD TRIP!!

*holds up boombox blasting anxiety-busting tunes*

Happy Birthday!

Congratulations!

Turtwig, Chimchar, or Piplup?

Wait did that actually happen

I have to admit, I'm beginning to feel a little impatient myself.  The X set of games just have so little relevant plot spaced out over such a long period of time, and other than that the only break from remasters has been 0.2, which is short and packaged with a remaster.  Also I haven't been able to play it myself.

I would say that 3D is important (as well as BBS, which I already mentioned).  There was an interview (here) where Nomura talks a lot about how he considers 3D, 0.2, and KHIII all part of the same story, and says he’s put parts of it out to benefit pacing of the plot and give players something to tide them over.  How that can be received, well…

In any event, the short version of KH3D’s relevance: it tells us what to expect in KHIII, with Xehanort’s new scheme, (some of) the new incarnations of Xehanort, some concepts that might become relevant, a tentative lineup of Good Guys ™, and a reason for Sora’s level to go back to 1. (Not gonna lie I like that they always have a reason.) Pretty much all of that is in the last world so if you’re curious I’d say just look up a playthrough of that bit and consult the Wiki for any questions that you find yourself with.

There is a decent chance cash grab is involved—the compilations are really only notable for bringing Final Mixes out of Japan, 2.8 is an oddity in and of itself, Days and coded contribute little if anything to the overall story (the former debatably just a display of Organization XIII fanservice)—but 3D is…well, I guess you could say it’s somewhere in the middle.  It definitely has important story developments and is considered a main title, but said developments are spaced out quite a bit for a game that feels a little short.  Not to say I didn’t love it, the gameplay is phenomenal and Riku claimed his birthright as Best Guy, but you’d have a case for saying a large portion of it is filler.

I just have never felt saying we've waited forever for KHIII is entirely fair.  It makes it sound like Square has been holding out on us and doing nothing the entire time, when we've gotten a bunch of games since then, most of which have had massive pot developments.

Like, KHII is a pretty good endpoint for everything that's happened up to then, and what is put in there to hint at the future was all pointing to/picked up in BBS.  The only things that we've been reasonably expecting since then but haven't gotten yet are the title Kingdom Hearts III (which I am honestly fine without) and Keyblade transformations as a functioning game mechanic (okay that one I have been lusting for).

Imagine going back to 06 and talking to someone who had just beaten Kingdom Hearts II.  If they asked what III was going to be about and you said "Well seven Guardians of Light, including Axel who has a Keyblade now, are going to be fighting thirteen different versions of Xehanort who are all existing at the same time via a combination of heart-splitting, possession, and time travel in order to stop him from forging the X-blade (no, not Keyblade) and reigniting the apocalyptic war Kairi's grandmother vaguely alluded to in the first game", they'd be kinda lost.

It's just...a lot has happened, and I feel like many fans tend to act like none of it matters solely on the basis of the title.  That the work Square has put in doesn't matter.  It just bothers me.

  (just pretend I keep a file with all of my OCs in it)

Wait, you don't do that? *glances nervously at hard drive, nonchalantly pushes documents folder off-screen*

(Also I feel sad for Sora now ; _ ; )

Speaking of new games, isn't it interesting how out of the four Pokemon in the movie not from Gen 1, two are from Gen 4? I wonder...

I'm conflicted, because on one hand I want Sinnoh remakes dearly and this does get me thinking about it, but there's another part of me saying this isn't really anything substantial and reminding me that I did tell my sisters to hit me if I started making "Sinnoh confirmed" jokes.

*sits down and cradles Azure Flute*

HORSENORT CONFIRMED

X [chi] is actually a Greek letter.  Technically I should probably be using the actual letter and not just X, but...eh.

And I feel like I've seen X used in relation to cross before, though I don't remember where and it's definitely still weird.

But hey, Kingdom Hearts naming!  Kingdom Hearts U [horseshoe] does not sound at all out of place.  I would buy it.

In the case of B, it may be worth holding off until we see how easy it'll be to get others in the international version of the game.  Of course I used both of mine on my Lea medal so I understand the desire to put them to use.

Ah, that's right, I forgot some of the upgrades were on jewel boards.  Hm, they should really fix that...

 

 

I'm annoyed that the passive skills don't retroactively apply. Most of my medals have dots on them and now they don't get this perk? Grr.

 

Yeah, I was hoping they'd give boosts to all the medals I've spent time building.  Or at least the event medals.

Wait, are we talking Fantasia Mickey A or Fantasia Mickey B?  A is the one you can get on weekends and evolve 5 Stars into 6 Stars, but we've only been given two Bs so far, and that's the one that adds dots/Guilt.

As for cost, I believe the current limit with all Avatar Boards is 183, which lets you use all 6 Stars with only 47 Cids.  Investing in that is definitely worthwhile.