ShadeStrider

Honestly for me, this Recent Nintendo Direct was pretty boring.

I didn't care about Isabelle, no news about Metroid Prime 4 or Fire Emblem, and they had to show me the embarrassment that is Pokemon Let's Go. And that Switch Online deal still sucks.

The only thing I really cared about was being able to play Final Fantasy VII, IX, X, XII, XV Pocket Edition and Chocobo Mystery Dungeon on my Switch. And What the hell happened to VIII, VI, V, IV and Tactics?

I guess there is plenty of stuff for fans of other franchises. I personally don't care about Luigi's mansion 3, but that might be appealing to other people.

All in all, this direct failed to hype me up for anything. It was better at E3 and 8/08/2018.

If you liked this direct, then fine. I guess you liked something that was showcased. Just understand why I was disappointed.

Sorry if this offends, It really shouldn't, but...

It's the good old days, boys.

My uncle was actually visiting one of the twin towers the day before the attack. My cousin was with him. He was only 2. That was close.

Did you know that Metal Gear Solid 2 had a sequence involving arsenal gear crashing into the statue of liberty and destroying manhattan? It had to be cut because of the terrorist attacks. So, I think it's fitting that Metal Gear Rising had this quote years later.

I never really got into NES Final Fantasy.

The SNES and Playstation era Final Fantasies all had active time battle, letting me react and make quick decisions.

But NES Final Fantasies had you choose all of your attacks before they executed. I found that to be too slow paced, and I didn't really enjoy it that much. Plus the whole "If two characters attacked the same foe, and the character that attacked first KO'd, then the second attack will be ineffective" thing really got on my nerves.

I understand that It was supposed to slow you down and make you think, but I just never could get into it.

I just like choosing an attack and seeing my character immediately perform that attack.

So, I recently got the Sorcerer's class in Octopath Traveler.

This is how I felt.

(At least until you run out of SP).

So when writing the Plot for my JRPG Extraordinaire, I wanted an overuse of People having their arms cut off in Slow motion. 

I therefore decided that there should be a spell that can replace a cut off arm. However, Such a spell is difficult to perform and renders the caster unconscious for hours. This means that the spell is extremely expensive.

I also thought of ways that you can use this to drive the plot along. For example, let’s take my main protagonist: A young Streetrat-turned Mercenary who hates nobility because he thinks of Them as pompous and Corrupt. However, he has discovered he is of noble blood, but doesn’t return to his clan because of his hatred of nobility. While encountering another important character in the Story, he has his arm cut off. Now he has to put aside his pride and go back to his noble clan if he is to get his arm back, as he’d never be able to get the funds on his own.

How else could this plot element be used?

So Nintendo put off the direct because of an Earthquake.

I’ve heard that they are expecting more Earthquakes as powerful as this one. So hurry up and evacuate the places where it is expected to strike.

Ninkender the chicken tender is my favorite anime.

Budew > Incineroar.

Budew is adorable. And the very mention of Budew being in Smash Bros Ultimate doesn’t make me feel sick to my stomach. Incineroar, on the other hand...

So, what do you think of Roserade?

The Guy who made this deserves to be commended. It was awesome seeing these characters in Old Anime form.

Solid Snake, Revolver Ocelot, Gray Fox, Meryl Silverburgh, Johnny Sasaki, Colonel Roy Campbell, Gekko, Big Boss and EVA escaping the Shagohod, that scene on the bridge with Vamp running on Water, and finally, Liquid Snake chasing down Solid Snake and Meryl, before finally dying of Foxdie. I recognize the Hind D as well.

Although I question why Vamp was in it and characters like Raiden and Otacon weren't in it. Seriously, Akiba made it in and those two didn't.

Solid Snake was actually partially inspired by Lupin III. I don't think Lupin III is that recognized in the west, but he's one of Japan's famous Icons.

I can't believe Shrek Super Slam has a legit competitive scene, while SSBB's competitive scene is... dead.

When you are little, you don't exactly have much access to a lot of video games. As a result, you tend to appreciate the games you already have. When I was in first grade, all I had was a Gameboy Advance, a Nintendo Wii, a Playstation 2, and a Nintendo DS.

I still have my Nintendo DS collection, and my 3DS is able to play all of those games. My Gameboy Advance is still going strong, but my Nintendo DS broke a long time ago. So, thank god for 3DS Backwards compatibility. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, Black, SoulSilver, Platinum, Chrono Trigger, Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals, New Super Mario Bros, Final Fantasy IV, The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks were actually all I owned for the Nintendo DS.

My Playstation 2 collection also had only a few games. The First 3 Devil May Cry games, Final Fantasy VII, Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake eater, Final Fantasy IX, Final Fantasy X, Kingdom Hearts I and II, and a... Bee Movie video game.

One day my dad sold my Playstation 2 and got a non-backwards compatible PS3. This kind of upset me, but in the long run, due to HD releases of those games, and the fact that Final Fantasy IX, VII, and Metal Gear Solid were all actually Playstation 1 games, It wasn't that big a loss. Final Fantasy X was rereleased on PS3 as an HD Remaster, and this time I managed to get my hands on X-2. Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3? HD Collection, which came with the Substance and Subsistence packages, and Peace Walker as a bonus. Devil May Cry's 1-3? Devil May Cry HD collection. Although 2 was nothing special, It was still a childhood favorite. Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2? Actually it was 1.5 and 2.5. The Only game that I never managed to get back was the Bee Movie game, but let's be honest: I never really cared about it in the first place. Who would?

So, with your limited access to video games during childhood, what games did you play?

Love Island is the show that finally destroyed my image of British People as Posh, elegant, finely dressed folks.

It's also really damn terrible. I would not rewatch this show if you paid me.

You know, if I was in Light's shoes, I probably wouldn't have fallen for such an obvious trick.

Even as I watched this scene for the first time, I thought, "Light. That definitely isn't L. Why would he show his face on live television at a time like this?" And then my suspicions were confirmed.

It highlight's one of Light's major character flaws, though: He's extremely overconfident and arrogant. And that's actually what led to his downfall in the end, didn't it? He had too much faith in Mikami and the system he set up, and then Near found him out.

For this reason, this scene was extremely well written, and it's very necessary for Death Note's plot as a whole.