Phantom Roxas

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Yeah, they already set up several members of the Sinister Six in Homecoming, so it's weird having multiversal villains for this instead. Was Dimitri's last name ever confirmed? I know there's a decent chance that he is Chameleon, but I doubt they'd use him as Chameleon. Sinister War has come to mind as well, if only because, again, One More Day. This movie is using parts of it, while Sinister War may or may not be reversing it. It just seems... weird to have that story come up so prominently in both the comics and MCU. However, Sinister War won't end until September 22, so I doubt it has much influence on this movie. The coincidence is certainly curious, however. Given how Spider-Man movies get particularly criticized for having too many villains, a roster as big as Sinister War would be overkill. I think we should just have one Sinister Six for this. I know Vulture is going to be in the Morbius movie, so I wonder if that makes a difference here.

I did see the Lizard hint, and I could see that one. Makes sense that it would be him, especially since he was one of the ones meant to set up the Sinister Six. I do have to wonder who the sixth member would be. I think with the teases we've seen so far, I hope the sixth member is the "real" villain of the movie, though I could also see Mysterio somehow, given how he's traditionally a member of the Sinister Six. And while I'm reaching here, that could also fit with how Mysterio was the main villain of Spider-Men because he could access the multiverse. Between the rumors of Tobey and Andrew in this, and possibly Daredevil as Peter's lawyer, people are certainly expecting a very particular movie here. I only hope that this can live up to those expectations, and that people aren't setting themselves up for disappointment.

I feel like sometimes the numbers would only really be good if you already know the boss's total health, either if the game tells you or you know from a guide. In which case, you may as well have a calculator on hand, but at that point, that's just putting more stress on yourself instead of just focusing on taking the boss down. I think health bars are a good way of helping the player pace themselves. In cases where the animations are the same regardless of the strength of an attack, what makes the health bar drop faster is a better indication of what strategies to use.

Between that gif and coming off of the No Way Home thread, I feel like I have to ask a Spider-Man question. What's your favorite Spider-Man video game?

This trailer did just enough to get people hooked. If there is any truth to the rumors of Tobey and Andrew in this, that's probably something they'll show in the final trailer, unless their roles in the movie are much smaller, like a cameo or so. I haven't watched WandaVision or Loki yet, but I have read the spoilers. They are happening close enough together that it's the multiverse basically taking one hit after another. Peter and Strange are just the final straw. Something about this trailer makes me think that it's less Peter traveling between universes, so much as all the different universes bleeding into each other. I've seen a theory based on Peter's outfit at the end that he might be "replacing" Tobey and Andrew in their scenes, and while I could see some merit in that, I'm thinking more like, say, Crisis on Infinite Earths, with all the Earths merging together, but maybe it's not perfect. Like Strange said, "The problem is you trying to live two different lives." Peter cannot completely separate his personal life from his superhero life, so if he cannot make that separation, then all his lives, even from alternate realities, are blending together. Blur the lines even more than the end of Far From Home. I also appreciate that they're taking the barest of bones from One More Day (Technically One Moment In Time, considering Dr. Strange is the one casting the spell here), and going in a completely different direction with it. Peter's unmasking in Civil War was a quick sales boost, and they only did it because they already had One More Day planned. They could afford to unmask Peter because it was just going to be swept under the rug with the marriage anyway. Here, though? There's no marriage to erase. Peter's identity isn't a pretense for revoking something else. At worst, the executive meddling could be that this is how Sony gets the Sinister Six movie they've been trying to make for about the past decade. Even then, I wouldn't really mind that. People have made a good point about Sony endlessly rebooting Spider-Man, and this seems like a decent opportunity to make it all worthwhile. Captain America: Civil War showed that the MCU can take just enough from a bad story and make something great. I hope they do the same here.

Curious what you think about Gladiator Beasts.

After months of waiting, we finally got the teaser trailer for No Way Home. I've been really enjoying the MCU Spider-Man films, so I'm looking forward to this. So far it looks like some of the rumors have been confirmed, though still no sign of Tobey Maguire or Andrew Garfield here.

I really enjoyed Kizuna, so a spiritual successor for that sounds good. Also nice that they're revisiting literally any other time besides the original Adventure team. I hope Ghost Game is good. Young Hunters was bad, the few episodes of Appmon I've watched have been really awkward, and Adventure: 2020 somehow manages to rush through evolutions but still drag its heels with its story, and it lacks so much emotion compared to the original series. So... there hasn't exactly been a good batting average for the past few series. It really lowers my expectations for Ghost Game. I'm going to prepare for the worst, but hope for the best.

Gratuitous bump, but the game has been out for a month now, so I think it's fair. Haven't gotten too far yet; mostly just going back and forth during the same area at the moment, but I really like the day/night cycle, and that Pokemon actually change behavior, so the playthroughs aren't guaranteed to be the same every single time. I don't think people wanted a game that changed too much from the original, but what they're doing so far is nice.

Sacred Cards was... an odd experience, and while I'm glad that they haven't brought back its gameplay style in future games after Reshef of Destruction, I'll give it some credit for experimenting a little.