So there seems to have been a production glitch with some Samus amiibo that results in her having a cannon on her left AND right hands. Now I want a Metroid game where she has that option and can dual-wield weapons, combining them in various combat and puzzle-solving applications ( Read more... )

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Yep, I have a Wii U now, along with Hyrule Warriors. This I must say: I'm only a couple stories in, and IMPA IS A BADASS ( Read more... )

Long time no post, I know. I've been rather busy as of late. And preoccupied. And stomach-bugged or something the past couple days too. So yeah.

First off:
http://aesmael.tumblr.com/post/95234529792/robothyenawasteland-jchastain
Awesome.

( Pods of FREAKIN juffo-wup! )

So in the previous entry, I did some brief speculation as to what Pokemon might be used by the heroes of Dissidia. Now let's go with the antagonists.

( TURTLE!! )

Curses upon me for playing Pokemon X at the same time as Dissidia 012 - yes, I didn't have access to my PSP for that long. So first, some silly thoughts as to what sort of Pokemon the Dissidia characters would use. OMG WARNING POTENTIAL DISSIDIA SPOILERS, no Pokemon spoilers though. I think I'll limit it to 3-4 Pokemon. Long since there's like ( Read more... )

Found something nifty on the random-nets... when it gets here, it will be here but a short time before being sent on to someone else. Yes, I'm speaking in vagaries. Suffice to say that it's video game related, and hopefully will get to its FINAL destination (which is not me) within the next two months ( Read more... )

First, one last nitpick on Damsels in Distress:

( First of two cuts this time. )

What I plunked down yesterday was a problem with facts and approach. Basically, the Damsel in Distress video contained several errors, fallacies, and weasel-words that make it rather difficult to support its arguments without sounding like one also opposes its premise.

Personally, I don't disagree with the premise that we could use less of ( Read more... )

I'm sure that, by now, y'all have heard of or actually seen Damsel in Distress which deals with the trope of, well, female video game characters becoming quest targets ( Read more... )