May you get lots of treats, and hopefully aren't the victims of any tricks! Fire up your favorite horror movies, because this is the day when Freddy and Jason and Leatherface and the zombies come out to play! Dress up, because this is the day you can be someone...or something else! Be wary of that old house in the backwoods, for this is the day when the worlds of the living and the dead cross over, and you never know what could be in that house!
May your day be fun and frightful! Again, Happy Halloween!
With how successful the Guardians of the Galaxy's film debut was with critics and fans, it was not surprising that a sequel would be in the works. The Guardians' fans eagerly awaited any tidbits of new information on the upcoming film, from footage of Zoe Saldana and Karen Gillian training together, to the announcement of Kurt Russell being cast.
Recently, Guardians fans got a special treat: A trailer for the sequel. Here it is!
The first thing I noticed was the return of Blue Swede's "Hooked on a Feeling". I have heard an acquaintance of mine comment that it would've been nice to hear a snippet of some music from Awesome Mix Vol.2.
Minor spoiler for the first movie, at the end of it, Star-Lord finally unwraps his late mother's final gift, and it was revealed to be another cassette tape, the second Awesome Mix. I understand why he thought that, but perhaps "Hooked on a Feeling" was used to hide the music from the second tape, and the new songs on the soundtrack will be revealed when the film finally comes out.
I did get a chuckle out of the panel that said "Spacesuits For Emergency. Or Fun." I heard this sequel would be darker than the original, but this moment gives me some hope that the humor that helped make the first film so great won't be completely ditched.
We get some brief teasing shots of Drax. Gamora, and Star-Lord. We then get an amazing shot of Gamora unsheathing a sword and charging into battle. We also get some shots of the members of the Guardians, including Yondu. We also get a brief shot of Nebula. Evidently, she's gotten some more cybernetics in her head, based on what we can briefly see. She had to have a new hand for sure, as she cut off hers to escape Gamora in the last movie.
We do get some great dialogue from Drax, where he remarks that there are two kinds of people: Those who dance, and those who don't. In a bit of a clever moment, when Drax says "those who dance", we see Star-Lord (He danced to distract Ronan), and when he says "those who don't", we get a shot of Gamora (who said in the last movie she doesn't dance). A very clever subtle call back to the last movie. And it is nice to see that Drax is as blunt as ever. I laughed when Drax hugged Star-Lord.
We also briefly get to see Rocket Raccoon shoot something. And Baby Groot. Who is adorable.
I really enjoyed this trailer. It was wonderfully put together, and a joy to watch. It gave some laughs, and it made me excited. I LOVED the first Guardians of the Galaxy, and I have always wanted to see a sequel, but this trailer has gotten me more hyped. I can't wait for it to come out next year!
Another day, another Pokémon Sun/Moon reveal trailer! This one is focused on the guardians of the islands of Alola, and we reveal the full evolutions of the starters! Let's take a look!
First, let's meet Rowlet's final evolution, Decidueye! I have to admit, I think it looks really awesome! I love that its head feathers and wings make it look like it's wearing a cape and hood. It has a move called Spirit Shackle, which prevents its opponent from switching out. The attack itself is done by Decidueye firing an arrow from a bow, which gives the Pokémon a Robin Hood vibe, which is really cool. I wouldn't be surprised if the legendary English outlaw was some inspiration for this Pokémon. Another really cool thing about this Pokémon is that it's a combination Grass and Ghost type. That's a rather unique combination. This Pokémon is awesome!
The next Pokémon revealed is Litten's final evolution, Incineroar! It's a Fire/Dark mix, a combination that also deserves more love (as far as I know, only the Houndour line has this combination), and it's an awesome Pokémon! It's essentially a cat-like pro wrestler, and as a pro wrestling fan, that is awesome to me. It has a signature move called Darkest Lariat, which ignores status changes the opponent has underwent. It's essentially a Discus Clothesline on steroids and on fire. It's really cool!
Third is Popplio's final evolution: The Water/Fairy type Primarina! It reminds me of a mermaid, which is neat. It's like this was designed by Disney. It has a move called Sparkling Aria. Strangely, it heals burns of any Pokémon it opposes. It's a strange effect. I'm not sure exactly how this'll help a Trainer win.
The focus of the trailer is the reveal of the Alola archipelago's Guardians! We've met Tapu Koko already. Next is the Guardian of Akula Island, Tapu Lele! Tapu Lele is a Psychic/Fairy, and it has the ability Psychic Surge, which makes the battlefield...get weird. Literally, the game says it gets weird. That's hilarious.
Second is Ula'ula Island's Guardian, Tapu Bulu, which is a Grass/Fairy type. It vaguely resembles a bull. It has the ability called Grassy Surge, which makes the battlefield get covered in grass.
Third is Poni Island's Guardian, Tapu Fini! Tapu Fini's design makes me think of a narwhal a little bit. Tapu Fini is a Water/Fairy type, and its ability is Misty Surge, which makes mist cover the battlefield. You know, there is a pattern with these Tapus. Their Abilities all fit their elements. Not to mention look at all their designs. I'm not sure how to describe it, but it seems that they may all be like those old Mighty Max or Polly Pocket toys. They can hide themselves by closing up certain parts of their bodies. It's especially obvious with Tapu Fini. The panels on her top and bottom can close up like a clam shell.
The trailer also reveals that the Alola Guardians all share a Z-Move. Appropriately, it's called Guardian of Alola. Basically, it summons a big energy body (I'm guessing the color will change depending on the Guardian), the Guardian forms the head a la Voltron, and it smashes its fist down on its opponent. That poor Probopass... The Z-Move looks awesome, and painful, and makes me glad I won't be on the receiving end of it any time soon.
We also get to meet another new Pokémon: Cosmog. I think it's supposed to be a living cloud of cosmic dust. It's neat.
Since Meowth got an Alolan variant, it's appropriate that its evolution, Persian, get one. The Dark-type Persian makes me think of Garfield a bit in the face. I'm expecting it to hate Mondays and love lasagna now.
We also get to see the beginnings of the Alolan Pokémon League. Hmm, this is interesting. I guessed that the Kahunas and trials would take the place of Gyms, and this certainly adds credence to my theory. After all, if Alola's Pokémon League is just starting out, they may not have been able to organize any formal gyms yet.
The trailer also reveals that Alolan Champions can take on something called the Battle Tree, which may be...a big tree. But it does have something that is REALLY cool! You can battle and team up with various past Trainers, like Cynthia, the Pokémon Champion of the Sinnoh region, and Wally from Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire. And even more amazing?
You can battle Red and Blue from the original Pokémon games. This is INCREDIBLE! This is a FANTASTIC way to pay a nod to the original games, and it's a neat way to celebrate the franchise's 20th Anniversary. I also liked it when Blue remarked that Red was as silent as ever. I also like the new looks of Red and Blue. They look older, but still recognizable. They aren't the ten-year-old kids who started off on a journey anymore, they are experienced adults...much like many of the players who have been playing from the beginning.
This is amazing. Game Freak is really going all out with these games. I am sad that we didn't get 3DS remakes of Red and Blue, but considering what we're getting with Sun and Moon, I can forgive Game Freak. Sun and Moon are going to rock!
A new trailer has dropped! This one is for the film that is intended to be the swan song for Hugh Jackman's portrayal of Wolverine, the film known simply as...Logan. Yup. The title may not seem like much, but I think it fits. Give it a view!
This film appears to be based on the Mark Millar-penned and Steve McNiven-drawn Old Man Loganstoryline published in 2008. In that story, an elder Wolverine travels a post-apocalyptic alternate future of the Marvel Universe that had been conquered by the supervillains and that had wiped out most of the superheroes.
When we get our first glimpse of Logan in this trailer, he looks...worn out. We see his hand shake, possibly from nerve damage, his hair is grey, he's got a beard and scars, showing that his famous healing factor may be badly weakened or even gone.
One line we hear Logan mutter is "Mutants...they're gone now." This one has made me wonder. Minor spoiler here, in Old Man Logan, Wolverine (under the illusions of Mysterio), killed the other X-Men. It's possible that the X-Men's lives may have ended the same way, but I doubt they'd retain that part of the story. The line seems to indicate that mutants in general may be practically extinct.
I love the song choice here, Johnny Cash's take on "Hurt". It's such a perfect choice. The sound and lyrics really seem to fit Wolverine at this point.
From what the trailer shows, Logan and Xavier will be travelling to help a little girl who is, according to Xavier, "a lot like (Logan)". Welcome to the X-Films, X-23.
We get a brief glimpse of a blond man with a robotic hand. That has to be Donald Pierce. I have heard the Reavers will be the villains of this movie, so it'd make sense for him to be there. I hope the film version still retains the fanatical hatred of mutants the comic version has. Mainly because I want to see Pierce ranting and raving while fighting Wolverine that he's a "real" human even though he's mostly a toaster.
The bit with Logan, X-23, and Xavier at the dinner table together made me smile and go "aww" a little bit. It was cute. They were like a little family. It was adorable.
This was a nicely-done trailer. Logan appears to be a much more personal and "grounded" superhero film than the rest of the X-Films, and that's a nice change of pace. It's also rather appropriate for Logan. I hope to give this a watch when it comes out.
Well, Nintendo has finally done it! They have revealed their next system! Originally called the NX, it has been officially revealed to be called the Nintendo Switch. And they just put out a teaser video for it!
The big selling point of the Switch is heavily emphasized in this teaser. Basically, it's a console that you can take with you and still play games on it. It's essentially a tablet-like console. I do like the look of this thing. It's rather sleek.
I have to admit, the idea of being able to take your console with you and play games anywhere on it is pretty cool. Nintendo did describe this thing as a "Hybrid Device", and the Switch certainly does appear to live up to that. I just hope it has very good battery life.
I hope that this has backwards compatibility with the Wii U. Since it uses cartridges, maybe it's also compatible with the 3DS. Unfortunately, we don't really get a good look at what the cartridges look like. If they looked like 3DS cartridges, that could've hinted at backwards compatibility. Imagine being able to play any of the Pokémon games on a big screen. Or Dragon Quest VII.
It has two controllers: A standard-style controller, and one called the Joy-Con. The Joy-Con can be taken apart and docked onto the Switch to play on the go. The Joy-Con's pieces can also be used as separate controllers if two people want to play the Switch on the go. This is amazing. This offers a variety of options for how you want to play games on this thing. That is incredible.
The game footage shown in the teaser is very interesting. One is clearly The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which may be a launch title for the Switch. Another is a possible new Mario game, which makes sense. Except for the Gamecube, Nintendo has always launched a console with a Mario title. A third is possibly Skyrim. Since Nintendo has announced that Bethseda is one of the third-party partners they got to develop games for this system, Skyrim may get ported to this thing. A third game represented in footage is Splatoon. This may hint at a sequel to Splatoon, but I think it's more likely the game may be ported to the Switch.
All in all, this teaser was incredible. It had a great song playing through it, it showed people having fun with the Switch, and it showed the Switch was capable of as a hybrid console/handheld device. I think I'll get this baby come next year.
Yup, another trailer has been released for Pokémon Sun and Moon! And this one focuses on Pokémon Evolutions! Let's take a look at it!
First if all, I have to say I eally loved the music for this trailer. It's so funky.
The first evolution revealed is for the chimera-like Pokémon known as Type: Null. The evolution is called Sivally, and it looks pretty cool. It has an ability called the RKS System, which makes it change its type based on what item it holds. This has led many to theorize that this Pokémon may have a relation with Arceus, as it looks similar to Arceus, and has a similar ability.
I have heard the theory that this Pokémon may have been an artificial creation, muck like Mewtwo was. I think that theory may make some sense. After all, people have tried to create Pokémon before. And it would be a great way to pay a nod to the original Red and Blue. Which leaves a couple questions. If Type: Null is an artificial Pokémon...who created it? And why? The Aether Foundation may likely have the resources to create this Pokémon, but if it was them, why?
Next, we reveal the evolutions of the Pokémon known as Jangmo-o (How is that pronounced? I normally go with "Jangmo-Oh"), Hakamo-o, and then Kommo-o. If there's a theme to the name, I'm not seeing it. They are bizarre-looking Pokémon. They kind of look like mutated dragons with gold coins attached to them. I can imagine hearing lots of clinking and clacking when they move around. And they are Dragon/Fighting. Interesting combination, indeed. In fact, Kommo-o has a unique signature move called Clanging Scales. Ha.
Next, we meet Bounsweet's evolutions: The Grass-type Steenee, then the Grass-type Tsareena. Steenee is cute, and Tsareena looks rather...regal. Which works, considering where her name comes from. Although, I think this is the third plant-like Pokémon to have a final evolution that looks humanoid. I'm going to guess the designers have a theme going, one plant girl per generation. She has an ability called Queenly Majesty, which I'm guessing always gives her the first strike. She also ha her own signature move: Trop Kick. The effect is really neat.
Next is revealed an evolution for Cutiefly, called Ribombee. It's a cute little Pokémon. Makes me think of Tinker Bell for some reason.
New Alola forms! This time, the Grimer line has alternate forms. Their Alolan variants are actually a mix of Poison and Dark type, and They have funky forms. Alolan Grimer is green with what looks like yellow lipstick. And it has teeth! Well, from what I understand, the "teeth" are crystallized poisons. Can that happen? Maybe it's caused by impurities in the sludge that makes up Grimer? I don't know.
Alolan Muk looks...like a head trip. Seriously! It's a neon head trip! And the colors move! They move! That, I admit, is pretty cool. That's an amazing effect. Really shows how the technology has grown over the years. You'd never see something like this twenty years ago! It's amazing. It also seems to be able to learn Bite, based on the footage. Makes sense, with its crystal "teeth".
New trainers introduced! The first one revealed is Olivia, the Kahuna of Akala Island. She uses Rock pokemon, according to her dialogue. It's nice to see the game makers are diversifying the Kahunas a bit. based on this, I think we can safely assume that the Kahunas are the Gym Leaders of Alola. It's a nice change-up of a classic mechanic if that's the case.
The next one revealed is Ilima, a trail captain specializing in Normal-type Pokémon. Yeah, these Trail Captains are the new gym leaders. Ilima is...rather androgynous-looking to me. Is Ilima male or female? Well, maybe we'll find out on release.
Can't wait for these games! I will download the demo!
The Power Rangers are returning to the silver screen with a bang! A reboot of the franchise is coming in 2017, and the trailer is here!
Like many kids growing up in the 1990s, I loved Power Rangers. It always got me hyped as a kid. I remember wanting the original Megazord and Dragonzord toys, but they were always sold out. Literally, they were impossible to get. The toy stores were always sold out. That was how crazy Power Rangers-mania was in the 1990s. The shortages made the news.
The franchise has continued on in various incarnations over the last 20 years, some seasons were good, and some were bad. If you want some great stuff on the history of the franchise, I recommend Linkara's History of Power Rangers series. Great videos, very informative and entertaining.
The trailer seems to hit that this version of Jason is may be a bit of a troublemaker, based on the ankle bracelet, but he may have a bit of a heroic heart in him, as showing of his fighting off some bullies. And speaking of bullies, I think we may show that the new Kimberly and Trini may be the victims of bullying themselves. We also see the new Billy getting picked on, too. This and the various scenes we have seen in this trailer with the future Rangers have gotten me very interested. The film does seem interested in portraying these characters as more realistic teenagers, instead of the admittedly rather one-dimensional goody-goody paragons of the original series.
I have heard this film being compared to The Breakfast Club, and I certainly can see why. It does have that vibe slightly. Helps that one could argue the Rangers can fit into the archetypes a but , with Billy the Brain, Jason the Criminal, Kimberly the Princess...wait, what does that make Zack and Trini? Which one's the Basket Case and the Jock?
We do see hints that our heroes get civilian powers of sorts, and I have no real issue with this, considering what the powers are. I watched Linkara's look at SPD, and it made me scratch my head. The powers they had were incredibly neat and useful, but they only used them when unmorphed. You'd think those additional powers would be useful in combat in their Ranger forms, but nope! They never use them in their Ranger forms? What's the explanation in-universe? Did the Ranger forms somehow shut off those powers? Ah, the limitations of editing around Sentai footage.
So why am I not bothered by THESE particular civilian powers? Because they seem like powers they will be using in their Ranger forms: Enhanced strength and durability. The Power Rangers are known for their skills at hand-to-hand combat, so these abilities make sense for them. The Rangers have to be able to take a beating and hand out one. And also, the bit with the bully getting knocked out by trying to headbutt Billy is pretty funny. Not to mention these are abilities they may actually USE as Rangers.
Rita saying she has killed Rangers before in the trailer does raise some interesting questions. Who were these previous Rangers? How did Rita kill them? And what were the circumstances of their battle with her that led to their deaths?
The teaser was also surprisingly colorful, which I liked. They're superheroes, the film should be colorful. I did like the Saban and Lionsgate logos showed the Power Ranger colors. Nice little touch there.
I do like this teaser. I felt it did its job as a teaser. We don't get any full-on reveals, just little tastes of who the new Rangers are, their powers, of Rita, and what they're up against. It has done its job very well, and I am interested in seeing this movie.
Yup, yet another Pokémon Sun and Moon reveal trailer. There's getting to be about a many of these as there are getting to be actual Pokémon in the games. Wow. Anyway, this one focuses on the Starter Pokémon's evolved forms. Let's take a look!
The first evolution revealed is Rowlet's evolution, Dartrix. I have to admit, I like the name. There's something kind of...cool about it. I do like that it does keep the leaf bow tie from the Rowlet stage, and the green fringe bangs make me chuckle. I wanted to make a joke about it being emo, but the default expression stopped that. It looks...cheerful and perky. Not bad at all. I had seen some fan designs for a Rowlet evolution that I thought were very nice, but this one is pretty good.
Next to be revealed is Litten's evolution, Torracat. This one is easily my favorite. It may not be the most imaginative, but I think it's a very sensical-looking evolution, if that makes sense. It reminds me of how the original starters looked when they evolved. It looked similar to the previous form, but it also has signs of being a bigger, stronger, better form. And it's also a big kitty, and I like kitties.
The third is Popplio's evolution, Brionne. I do get what they're going for with this design, trying to maintain the idea of the clown theme a little bit. Like Torracat, Brionne is keeping with the design tradition for starter evolutions, which I do like about the design. I think it looks really cute. Very nice.
Another new feature is revealed: The Festival Plaza! It looks like a gigantic theme park, where players can interact and earn coins by interaction. Said coins can be used to buy items at various shops and also pay for rides that help train your Pokémon and improve their stats. I think this is very clever. It's a great way to encourage people to go out and play together. The Pokémon series since Gen 1 have tried to encourage trainers to interact with each other, and I think this new feature will go great.
Another new feature! Poké Pelago! It's a special place for Pokémon that you store in your PC boxes! The various island in the Pelago allow Pokémon to lure wild ones to join you, search for rare items, and train them. I think this feature is absolutely brilliant!
It really is! It actually does allow the Pokémon you keep in your boxes to have a purpose besides sitting in them all day. Makes me wish they came up with this sooner...although to be fair, the tech to pull this off probably didn't exist until now. Still, Poké Pelago is an incredible feature! I imagine this one will be used heavily! I know I'll be using it heavily. I do feel kind of bad about the Pokémon sitting in boxes, never to be used. At least collecting them will have a real point now besides bragging rights.
Mega Evolution is making a comeback, baby! Yup, Mega Evolution will return in Sun and Moon! I hope there will be some new Megas! I wonder if any of the Alolan variants will be able to Mega Evolve? I highly doubt it, but it would be neat if there was at least one that could.
The last thing the trailer reveals is that ademo will be made available in a couple weeks, in which the player can use Ash-Greninja. Now, I know it's slightly different-looking from other Greninja, but why is it called Ash-Greninja? Is this a Pokémon Ash uses in the anime? I don't know. But you can transfer it to your copy of Sun or Moon, so that's nice.
This trailer is very nice. Revealed some awesome new features. Can't wait for these games! Now I have to get through Omega Ruby and Dragon Quest VII...
After so long, I finally got back to my Let's Play of the fan game Pokémon Insurgence!
The reason this one took so long was because of real life stuff, and I had done some grinding that was unrecorded because I wanted to prepare for what was going on ahead.
The funny thing about the Telnor Cave when I went through was that I found a whole bunch of Pokémon in it, but no Zubats. It's kind of funny to see a cave in a Pokémon game that isn't full of Zubats. Although to be fair, this is a fan game. And there was a nice variety of Pokémon in the cave, so I managed to increase my collection quite a bit.
I really like the idea of the hidden grottos. I just wish they spawned new stuff and Pokémon more often than 12 hours. Also, I wish they provided an item AND a Pokémon to catch. Would make it a little easier for a collector like me.
I also really like the idea of the Torren region being an area full of cults. It's a nice change from the usual criminal teams of the official games. I wonder what other interesting twists this game's story will take in the future, especially when this game is completely finished.
I had fun making this video, and I hope you enjoyed watching it!
