Glen-i

I'm just gonna go to my local independent game shop tomorrow and get it there. Proper Old School, me. Which I now realise is incredibly ironic given my stance on Pokemon Pandering these days. This game is going to be far worse on that account, isn't it? I bet Team Plasma only gets mentioned once, by Ghetsis and only because he's contractually obliged, as long as they don't pull a "Battle Frontier reference" like in ORAS again. That was actually offensive.

Just a reminder for the post Mario Kart Splat. Next N-Europe Splat-up: 16th November 9:15pm Players: @Glen-i, @RedShell, @Sméagol, @DuD Assuming no-one else joins, I guess that's Private Battle this time.

Guys, if you keep using Fresh Prince GIF's, you're gonna run out once 2027 rolls around... Then what? Next League Night: Tonight 8pm Group 1 @BowserBasher is host @Glen-i @BowserBasher @martinist @punio75 @viceview51 @S.C.G @Nicktendo @RedShell Still to declare @Sméagol @Vileplume2000 @Blade Remember that you can't mix and match these pieces, whatever character you choose, you must use the setup on the same row. Alternate Parts Personally, if you don't have a specific part, I'd prefer it if you went with the other setup where you'd have all the parts. But if for some reason, you don't have a part from both... Bowser Setup Mr Scooty - Use the Buggybud (Not available from the start, ask me if you have none) Roller - Available from the start Bowser Kite - Use the Parafoil Bowser Jr. Setup Bone Rattler - Use the Steel Driver Monster - Available from the start Wario Wing - Use the Plane Glider

Naw man, gotta get that Physical copy for a much higher price!

Oh my daze! Do it! Now!

It's booooooorrrring! I can forgive a lot of things, but boring is not one of them, especially coming from Nintendo. As for the whole bloat thing, both my WiiU and 3DS only take a maximum of two taps to get to any piece of software. You want to get to a game you haven't played in a bit on a Switch, and you're going to the dreaded "All Software" section. It's DSi menu levels of basic, but even that had reorganisation options, atmospheric background sound and the option to have your photos appear on the top screen.

Put me in the "Switch Menu isn't as nice as the 2 previous consoles" camp as well. Apart from the small little sound effects when you select something like your profile page, the whole thing just feels soulless. I open my 3DS and it's got Folders with humourous names, badges all over the place and a random theme with music playing in the background and alternate sound effects which makes my poor little Switch menu look utterly pathetic.

I was watching @Dcubed play this a bit, and I just want to say one thing. I really like how there's an option to have your gun centered like the original Doom. It's the small things, you know?

Before I forget. I might as well do this. I assume @RedShell is already IN! based on his previous comment. Next N-Europe Splat-up: 16th November 9:15pm Players: @Glen-i, @RedShell Like before, the mode will be dependant on how many people join in.

Well, that one was bloody close! OK, I'm done for the night. Thanks for the games @DuD.

Huh... I'm not sure. Best ask @Serebii

I think I'm more to blame, didn't kill a single person. Give me a minute, game froze on me once maps were updated.

Hey @DuD, you up for forming a League Battle pair? I don't think @Sméagol is showing up. EDIT: Hah! You ninja'd me! I've opened a room, Password is 4444.

It almost never works, but I love the "SURPRISE" factor you can do with the roller. Puts a big smile on my face whenever I catch someone with that.

I hate Moray Towers, such a dreadfully restrictive stage. I just wanna roll without being sniped a million times, thanks. Yo, @Sméagol, where you at?

Try now.

OK, so seeing as we have 3 people, shall we do Turf Wars tonight? @Sméagol @DuD ready when you are.

This might not be the perfect place to put it, but M2 have told Game Watch that they're working on a 3DS remake of the Master System game Aleste. No confirmation of a western release as of now.

Final Fantasy III is a Turn Based RPG for the Super Nintendo. No, I'm right, it's for the Super Nintendo. It is not to be confused for the NES game of the exact same name. It's named as such over here because at the time, it was the third Final Fantasy to make it out of Japan. In actuality, this is Final Fantasy VI, the sixth game in the series and the last mainline Final Fantasy to appear on a Nintendo console to date. It was released only in America in October 1994. It wouldn't be until March 2002 that Europe saw it on the Playstation. For context's sake, I played the SNES version, on the recently released SNES Mini. The story mainly follows a woman called Terra Branford. She's quite special in that she can use magic. She and a couple of soldiers arrive in the town of Narshe in some kind of mech. They then proceed to invade the town looking for a creature known as an Esper. Upon finding it, something strange happens, killing the soldiers and destroying a special piece of headgear that robbed Terra of her own will, setting her free from it's hypnotic spell. Terra tries to escape Narshe, (Because they kinda want her dead) runs into difficulty, but gets saved by a treasure hunter (Blatant thief) called Locke. He helps her escape and asks Terra for help with fighting an Empire. Terra finds herself with a difficult decision, should she help Locke take down the empire? Does she even know the reason why she's so sought after? And just why is the Empire looking for these Espers? And more importantly, why are there so many random monsters harassing her all the time? Maybe they're trying to sell her Time Shares... Up until this point, Final Fantasy games have had straightforward plots. Save the world, crystals are involved, yadda yadda yadda. Final Fantasy VI marks a remarkable departure from those plot points. Crystals are nowhere to be seen, the setting resembles more of a Steampunk setting instead of the expected medieval fare and while Terra is the main character, the story switches between different character's viewpoints quite often. There is no doubt in my mind that the story in this game is much better written than the previous games in the series. This is thanks in part to the more complex story and also the surprisingly good localisation (RPG's back then had... let's go with odd writing) thanks to Ted Woolsey's great work. (He worked on Mario RPG and Chrono Trigger as well) I can't stress enough how amazing the production values are in this SNES game. The sequence I detailed in the spoiler is something you don't really see in RPG's these days. Sure, they're epic and all, but there's something intricately special about how this game builds up to that final climactic moment and manages to blow me away every time I play it. It's truly chilling and to this day, is my favourite RPG moment ever. The Gameplay plays much like the Final Fantasies you see in the Playstation Era, it utilises the ever present ATB (Active Time Battle) system the series is well known for. Turns happen in real time and stuff happens even when you're going through menus. While this game is certainly not the hardest RPG game you'll ever play, it has it's moments where you might have to rethink a strategy. This game's key feature is the Esper system, throughout the game you can collect Espers and equip them to your party. Do this and win some battles and sooner or later, your characters will start learning magic. It depends on what Esper they have equipped, which means that there's a lot of customisation options here. Each character has their own special ability as well. Locke can steal items, Edgar can use special tools and Cyan can never be in my party setup because he's utterly worthless. With 14 characters available (3 [or 4] of them being completely optional), there's a lot of fun to be had experimenting with what works. If you've been reading my previous Final Fantasy write-ups, you'll remember my grievances with how obtuse some of the more hidden goodies are. So in the interest of fairness, I decided to consult a guide for this playthrough so I can see if Final Fantasy VI falls into the same trappings. The answer is, well... Kinda? I should probably explain. My major issue with the Playstation Final Fantasies is that if you want some of the more useful equipment, you're gonna absolutely need to consult a guide. There's no way around it. It was no doubt done to sell the player's guides that were quite prevalent back then. Final Fantasy VI most definitely has a few items that no normal sane person would ever even see. But there's one major difference that makes this fact much more tolerable to me. All of these ridiculously hidden goodies are stuff you can easily get later on in the game. Well, that's reasonable... Sure, this Ribbon is in a stupid place. But as long as you are even remotely thorough in opening chests, the average player will still end up with a couple by the time you fight the final boss. In other words, it's all stuff you can get pretty easily later on. And that makes it much easier to swallow. In fact, in a strange way, it sort of becomes a little helping hand for people who speed run games. Speaking of... This game is not without some issues though. This game is ambitious for the hardware it's on, and with ambition comes Glitches. And this game has some whoppers! Word to the wise... Never use Sketch, trust me on this I touched on the music a little while back, but that was in a spoiler, so I'll reiterate. This soundtrack in Final Fantasy VI is nothing short of masterful. Opera plays a huge part and this little SNES game cranks out some remarkable tracks. From the hilariously catchy battle theme to some great somber pieces. And I can't stress enough how amazing the Final Boss track, Dancing Mad, is. The visuals are a step above previous SNES Final Fantasy games. Character animations are full of life and the sprite work is top notch. Definitely one of the prettier SNES games. Final Fantasy VI still remains my favourite Final Fantasy game to this day and is part of my personal "Holy Trilogy" of SNES RPG's. You can't call yourself a proper RPG fan until you try this game at least once. Go on, give opera a chance.

No, it's not. Because I want it too. Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition Switch Edition please! (I'll super buy it if it's actually called that) Or just bloody localise Monster Hunter XX Switch!

Ah, so I was right. EA didn't bother. Well then. Time to whack out this badly delivered line again.

I'll be up for some Splatoon as well tonight. Hopefully we can get at least one more person so we could at least make a 4-person Private Battle team. @Ugh first aid is working tonight, so she won't be able to take part. We almost had 6 people on Thursday. So I think 3 VS 3 private is possible. Technically, we do have enough for 4 VS 4 here, but the issue is that quite a few people have moved on from Splatoon 2. I guess if we're really desperate for a full Private Room, I could always hit up some of my Flipnote Hatena/DeviantArt friends, see if they'd be interested in filling up the spaces. Only if everyone here was OK with it though. I have no idea if any of them even have the game though, so it could amount to nothing.

No! You? Really!? I had no idea. Who woulda thunk it?

I KNEW IT!

Next League Night: 16th November 8pm Group 1 @BowserBasher is host @Glen-i @BowserBasher @martinist @punio75 @viceview51 Time for a brief explanation. Next week, it's time for... Tiny HUGE League It's simple really. This time, you have a choice between two different setups. A comically small bike for Bowser or a ridiculously massive Quad for his little bundle of joy. Keep this in mind though, you can't mix and match these parts. So if you go with Bowser, you have to choose every part from his row. Alternate Parts Personally, if you don't have a specific part, I'd prefer it if you went with the other setup where you'd have all the parts. But if for some reason, you don't have a part from both... Bowser Setup Mr Scooty - Use the Buggybud (Not available from the start, ask me if you have none) Roller - Available from the start Bowser Kite - Use the Parafoil Bowser Jr. Setup Bone Rattler - Use the Steel Driver Monster - Available from the start Wario Wing - Use the Plane Glider Sign Up Now!