Fire Emblem Fates Review

For my 25th review, I decided something huge was in order. So I chose to review a game I proclaimed to be one of my favorites, bracing myself for the long journey ahead.......

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Really wish Pokemon Uranium was allowed to be made, and didn't have to be hidden in obscure locations to get away from Nintendo/GameFreak.

The Story of My First Pokemon Nuzlocke

Pokemon Leaf Green is now a 20 year old game and a few years ago, my brother offered the idea to do a Nuzlocke on any Pokemon game. For his birthday this year, I decided to take his offer. Happy birthday, Paul!

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Friend of mine made a cute Hi-Fi Rush Drawing!

Also literally why does the coffee machine need a firmware update.

i drew korsica for this month's postcard print! she'll be up for pre-order soon!!! i'm really really happy with how she turned out and i hope you guys like her too!!

Top 10 Favorite Games of 2023

2023 was a year of many things, some good some bad. But I did manage to play some games it had to offer. Let's give 2023 a proper sendoff with my favorites from it!

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Jack the Lightning Ripper 2023 End of Year Survey

I made an End of Year survey. I’d very much appreciate the feedback on my videos of 2023 and what you’d like to see in the future.

Top 15 Favorite Sonic the Hedgehog Boss Battles (2023 Edition)

Seven years ago, I made a video about my favorite bosses from the Sonic series. A lot has changed since then, so I think it's worth closing off my channel's 10th anniversary by revisiting this topic!

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My Thoughts on Wish

I think I might as well use this account to give extended thoughts on any movies or shows I watch and feature in my media threads on Twitter and BlueSky. I always love going to see movies in the theater so might as well reflect that in more detail. So......Wish.

I was really excited for this movie when the first trailer dropped because not only do Disney's musical films pretty much knock it out of the park, with the two Frozen films, Moana, and Encanto being standouts for me, but the animation looked positively stunning, bringing back some aspects from films from different eras and mixing it with what they've done well as of recently. So I went to an early screening earlier this month and to be honest, I loved it! Not only were my expectations met, I was captivated by how everything from animation to storytelling to just how charming everything is. For the story, I really liked how it tried to keep the themes and messages up to interpretation and in the background and focused more on the world and character dilemmas similar to films like Aladdin or Mulan. I think you'll get what I'm getting at this since while I love a lot of Disney's recent films, you can kinda tell the messages were driving the characters more (ex. Zootopia, Raya, Encanto). Not that it's a bad thing, mind you, but it's refreshing to see the messages of this movie take a backseat in favor of everything else. Granted while I do think the side characters could've been a lot better (They get the job done but not a lot more), the movie makes up for it with Asha and ESPECIALLY Magnifico.

Asha's a fun lead not just for how charming she can be, but also I like how they try to show how she believes her attempts to help her friends and family actually had a reverse effect in putting them in a worse spot and how she recognizes this and tries to fix any problems she inadvertently created. She makes for someone you can sort of be in the shoes of and understand where she's coming from, and heck even root for by the end. And then there's Magnifico who I think is a massive breath of fresh air as a villain. I really like how they try to make himself seem reasonable on the exterior to the point of him finding some kind of value in Asha, but not sympathetic since his reasoning for keeping the wishes initially not only removed a lot of what can make people special, but I think was driven more out of his desires rather than his willingness to keep peace in Rosas, despite what he tells others and himself. It does legitimately make him caving into those traits and eventually wiping away any good ones he had much more earned and way cooler. He reminds me of Gaston in a way. I also like how that was done too because while some said "Asha has to stop a darkness", the dark power Magnifico uses isn't a spirit possessing him. It's power he legit wanted to us to make sure everything in Rosas goes his way, or as he puts it "Desperate times call for desperate measures". It was legit great to see him become this big threat which is why I got a lot out of other villains from other Disney movies, especially during the Renaissance era. Also, I loved Chris Pine's performance as him. He nailed the tone of every line he was given and was just fun to listen to.

And speaking of that quote, the songs are legit great. Regardless of what Disney film we're talking about, the songs are usually one thing they always get right if it has them. And Wish is no exception. Ok, there's a weird lyric here and there but there's so much attention to detail from tone to melody and they were just so ear-grabbing. I can understand why "This Wish" is considered the highlight of the movie and the breakout song and why it will more than likely be the one submitted for an award. But I got more out of "This is the thanks I get?!" because it legit describes not just how toxic Magnifico is to his people but also his descent into madness and "Knowing what I know now" because I'm a massive fan of songs meant to signify something big that's going to happen like "Make a Man out of You" from Mulan or "Ready as I'll Ever Be" from Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure. Also, Queen Amaya's contribution to the latter was just chef's kiss.

The animation is absolutely phenomenal. This was probably the biggest thing I was excited for and I was dazzled by how the film looked. This is probably the biggest reason why I say "Go see this on the big screen" not just because footage of it from YouTube videos are compressed and can give the wrong impression to several people, but also because the film not just has plenty of detail oozing from the seems but also takes advantage of bringing a lot of tropes from hand-drawn films into 3D that I very rarely saw from most of their other recent films, especially movements so exaggerated you could probably get a smear-frame pause if you look hard enough. I missed a lot of this, but even with that in mind, I love how colorful everything is and there were some shots that could fool me into thinking I was watching a traditional 2D animated film if I squinted my eyes. And you could tell me Star was legit 2D animated and I'd believe you. Which BTW, Star is precious and deserves to be treasured.

I will agree that the film isn't perfect. The side characters could've been a lot better, there's one in particular I thought they'd do more with but they just stop for some weird reason, Valentino, while he occasionally get a laugh, I think could be a lot funnier, but everything else is just so enjoyable I can get over any problems I have. I neglected to mention the references to past Disney films because the films is already so strong, it doesn't really need them. Plus, I think they were reasonably paced, only really getting a bit self-indulgent at the ending when the main conflict is over, though that doesn't excuse blatant misinformation saying Asha and the Fairy Godmother from Cinderella are the same person and Magnifico becomes the Magic Mirror from Sleeping Beauty. I don't understand where they came from or why people bought it. It's a film I'm so happy I saw in a cinema and I think you should too. I hope it does well somewhere even though I hear it had an underwhelming opening, more than likely because of the $200 million budget and Hunger Games recently coming out, but you are seriously missing out by not seeing this. I actually wouldn't mind seeing this in a theater again and I'd even buy a 4K Blu Ray copy first chance I get. Happy 100 years Disney! Here's hoping for a bright future!

Top 10 Things I Like in Video Games

There will always be moments and aspects in games that can enhance my experience with a game. So let's talk about ten that I especially love!

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St Jude Play Live Update

I recently received a notification that my current campaign St. Jude Play Live campaign will be retired in a week since it's been inactive ever since I created the 2023 version earlier this year. The system does this to all inactive campaigns after a certain amount of time, understandably so. This isn't the first time this has happened. Since I started the campaign more as a side thing to do with my content, to help out people who are sick and show my support to an institute I will always love and respect and to give my content a little extra worth beyond just being fun videos (though I am content with them being fun videos), I'm considering dropping the campaign altogether. It is unfortunate that my campaign didn't do that well, but I am grateful for all who have chosen to donate (or at least spread the word and/or donate to St Jude through other means) and I am not emotionally torn over these results. It was an experiment that I am glad I did but it's clear that with how inactive it has been, it's run its course. I see no point in continuing if I'm just going to revive it by donating myself or trying to get someone else to do it only for it to go dormant again, not to mention I'm not comfortable donating to my own campaign and especially not begging for somebody else to do it. So I'm probably just going to let it retire. I still am happy St Jude is continuing to do great work and that I tried to use my content to give them a small helping hand even if it didn't work out in the end. Thank you.

Spider Man 2018 Review

Ever since 2018, I've really grown to enjoy Spider Man more than I did before then. This game is one of the biggest contributors to that. Let's check it out!

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Top 10 Favorite Beach Levels

Beaches are pretty awesome. Beach locations in video games are pretty awesome. Let's talk about some!

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Top 10 Videos I'm Most Proud Of

It's been 10 years ever since the beginning of this channel? Well, I guess it's time to celebrate it by looking back at my history! Thank you everyone!

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I've had a lot on my plate as of late, but since I feel more comfortable getting back into videos, might as well update you on where I stand now and my plans for this year!

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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Review

A few years ago, on this planet right here, in the face of everything going against EA, a surprise of a Star Wars game emerged.

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