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  • Pokemon Fire red and Leaf Green Announcement Opinion

    It doesn’t surprise most that for the 30th anniversary of these games Pokemon wanted to do something with Kanto, but this has caused me to ask why. Kanto gets the most callbacks and Pokemon returning out of any generation. Even when they shouldn’t be involved they somehow steal the show.

    Gen 6 introduced Mega Evolution and you would think that the starters and some other easily obtained Pokemon would get Megas, but nope in its debut no Gen 6 Pokemon including your starter could Mega Evolve, you know who could: The Kanto Starters and after the remakes release the Hoenn Starters. In the generation meant to introduce this mechanic the Pokemon meant to introduce you to the world don’t get access to said mechanic.

    Gen 7 introduced Alolan forms and alternate forms of existing Pokemon. While on its own it is fine Sun and Moon came out during the 20th anniversary and advertised as a celebration of the series with tons of easter eggs and secrets to find redesigning some Pokemon to better fit the tropical setting can do wonders, but once again only Kanto got the treatment and this would continue for most of the alternate forms of Pokemon while some do exist of Pokemon from other regions it is still mostly Kanto. Meowth has its original and two other forms as well this one cat Pokemon does not need that much

    Gen 8 had mostly the same this time with Gigantamax forms the Kanto Starter Charmander had a form before anything else and while they did fix this in the DLC. Charmander still stole the show being the partner Pokemon of the Champion and only Gigantamax form actually given to the player as a gift Pokemon in the base game. Along with multiple Galarian forms for Kanto Pokemon.

    Gen 9 actually didn’t do anything that bad all Pokemon can take advantage of Terastallization and change their types. and when it comes to alternate forms Wiglett and Toedscool are vastly different from their Kanto counterparts. Alongside that most of the alternate forms are from other regions or return from previous games. I just wish these changes were in a different game.

    Further there is one glaring problem to these games and that is Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee already exist. If people want to play Kanto again there is really no reason to play anything else. Even the mobile games have more content geared towards Kanto than any other region. I would be happier if the e shop was instead going to have heartgold and soulsilver.

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  • Highguard: Oversaturation At Its Worst

    Highguard is a 5v5 Hero Shooter an absolutely dull game that in its short lifespan garnered 100,000 players. If it seems like I am just not willing to write this it may be because you could just look at Concord and have a very similar if not the same experience. So what brought us to this point? Why was the game bad? What does oversaturation of this genre even do?

    To answer these questions we need to actually go back to the Game Awards in 2025. If you don’t know about it is essentially a rewards show for the games released in the year and seeing which one takes home the gold. While, most can usually guess the winners what people actually tune in for is the last part of the show where announcements for some games are made. This was Highguard’s first drama. Highguard was given the coveted last spot in the show. Traditionally this spot is for the biggest game and the most anticipated the one most want eyes on. While not a bad choice there were other choices that would have seemed a better fit either further in development or from a popular IP.

    Highguard then was in front of everyone making most ask why. Even though this game was from the same developers as Apex and Titanfall it doesn’t show their experience well. Most just wanted either a spiritual successor or something made that felt like both those games. Instead it is a 5v5 shooter that fails to stand out. This is also because it really can’t compete with what already exists Team Fortress 2 and Overwatch 2 have the benefit of being the ones to popularize this genre, Marvel Rivals has tons of characters that fit and stay true to the characters in the Marvel comics and movies, and all three have updated and added tons of quality of life. Highguard came to the table with nothing to offer. Other games did everything this game tried to do and better. Still at its peak the game got 100,000 players meaning people were still willing to try it now all it had to do was keep the players and entertain them. Unfortunately, that doesn’t seem to be happening, the developers seem more interested in fighting critics than showing anything interesting or helping this game stand out.

    Titanfall and Apex Legends are amazing games and this dud in the developers catalogue shouldn’t be the defining factor that leads to closure of the studio. The team can recover either by reworking this game or creating something that does showcase the talents of its developers. People love the work that Apex and Titanfall have that’s why so may were willing to give Highguard a shot while they missed the mark this time hopefully they have learned and are willing to try again or they can keep fighting critics till they have nothing left.

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  • Pokemon Phoenix Rising: From Most Anticipated To Least

    Pokemon Phoenix Rising is a fan game that is under the released demo category on the Pokemon community forums and for the longest time was one of the most anticipated fan games, however time and circumstances have hampered its development. So chapter 1 of this game has been out for years with no update or continuation. It was meant to be a choice based Pokemon game with emphasis on story and despite crashes and bugs what I played was fun.

    Now the creators of this fan game have stated that with Nintendo being more malicious than usual with their properties have stopped development. Which is understandable, but Nintendo really only goes after fan projects if they make money. Nintendo already likely knows about most of these projects and most fan games, including this one, are free and Nintendo is always malicious so the statement on the games cancellation really makes no sense.

    Now technically the game isn’t cancelled, but the creators have claimed they want to change the title, gameplay, and other properties to distance from Pokemon, making me wonder if at that point why not just make your own game and cancel Phoenix Rising directly. Part of me wants this game to release fully under the original direction, but this is not the first time something like this happened some cancelled fan games get picked up by other developers and I hope that is the case with this one or that the original developers can work on something else they are more comfortable with or both, but more likely the game will get buried and forgotten which would be a tragedy considering the potential this game once had.

  • Marvel Rivals Kingsman Kicked From Tournament By Toxic People

    Alright, so this drama has been going on for awhile. This really started with only three to four people, but has since added two to three others because people saw their friends being bashed so tried defending them only to look bad themselves. So how did a small Marvel Rivals tournament turn into this? Why are two streamers mods probably working overtime? And how did so many people get involved?

    This all started when Basim posted a $40,000 tournament for Marvel Rivals now there is no issue with hosting something like this things got bad when he banned Kingsman based on one side of the story and rumors he was toxic to his teammates. He stayed with this belief until Kingsman posted the VOD. Kingsman is not only the best Magic player, but a pro player revealing that Kingsman wasn’t toxic and was just trying to get his team to listen to him. The thing Kingsman was trying to tell them: the best strategy to use to win.

    Marvel Rivals is a game with a unique meta it is a 5v5 game the best strategy is 3 tanks and 2 support. This is the same thing every other team would probably do especially if $40,000 is on the line. For whatever reason Kingsman’s team decided they weren’t going to do that they wanted to try something different (I fully believe it was throwing for views). Kingsman wanted to win so kept trying to tell them this is a bad idea. They ignored then proceeded to insult him, but here is where their lies caught up to them. Kingsman records not only his gameplay, but the discord chat as well meaning everything from insulting him to his teams insults were recorded for everyone to hear and listen too. Proving how toxic Cece and Zaza were to him.

    Cece was the team captain which makes me question why? If she is a captain doesn’t she know the meta? Why was she absolutely willing to ignore a pro player on his advice on how to win? Shouldn’t she know the meta and best ways to win? But no none of that for her vibes were ruined and that means Kingsman’s the bad guy. She feels she doesn’t need to genuinely apologize she can say she is sorry, but we all know she is only sorry she got caught.

    As for Zaza, she ignored everything someone else was saying to her then insulting him. She gave the okay to kick Kingsman because he was telling her their plan sucked. Then her boyfriend went and posted the google doc that was solely her side of the story. You know the same one Basim used to kick Kingsman and painted him in a bad light. Not only that, but instead of clearing things up reposted it alongside Cece. Causing nothing, but harassment towards Kingsman. We all know she isn’t sorry she is only sorry she and her friend were caught. Nothing they say is genuine they only want to try and save themselves.

    In closing if Basim truly wants to make amends towards Kingsman he needs to give him $40,000. We all know if his team was better and given Kingsman is a top player who would actually win that tournament. The best part of this: Kingsman’s former team lost badly to the other team and everyone is clowning on them.

    Another good thing to come of all this: Kingsmans twitch channel gets tons more active viewers and donations to the point he had to tell people to not donate, also the guy was even given in game currency by the developers to buy skins for his account. I hope he does well and can pay the tuition to his schooling (the entire reason he took part). I hope he gets his degree for whatever he wants to do in life he absolutely deserves it for how he handled this and maybe twitch on the side for some extra money and income.

    Mujin. “How 1 Small Streamer Annihilated 3 Popular Bullies Overnight – Kingsman vs Cece, Zazza & Luciyasa.” Youtube, uploaded by Mujin, Jan 25, 2026, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axuoehli-ug.

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  • Raidou Remastered: The Mystery Of The Soulless Army First Impressions

    Raidou is a remaster of the first game in the Devil Summoner series a spin off of Shin megami Tensei. The game is very different from Atlus’ Persona or Shinmigami Tensei series as all battles are handled in real time over turns. First combat the player has access to magic abilites you actually don’t have much control over the monsters they battle on their own with move sets learned over time and you can switch out which moves are used. The player has a sword, gun, and magic and attacking enough can cause enemies to stun. After battle both the monsters and player can level up and get stronger. Also depending on loyalty monsters can attack during a fight even if they aren’t involved. Actually obtaining a monster has a familiar sort of system to Shin Migami Tensei when you weaken a monster you can try to capture them and after a few seconds they may ask a question and if you answer correctly they join your party. There is an exception if you have a lower level than the monster you can’t get them.

    Fusion is the ability to take two of your monsters and create a stronger monster. They retain moves and can have a higher level it is actually closer to evolution in other games and due to the rank up system in this game is a way to keep your number of monsters down given you have limited slots for them until you are higher in rank. You also can’t fuse two monsters into something higher level than you.

    As for plot I’m still early in the game so won’t say anything about it till later or a full review of this game. What I have played so far has been enjoyable and the story so far fits with this series.

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  • Logan Paul’s Pokemon Scam

    Are people still getting fooled by this guy? Are you telling me after Dink Doink and Cryptozoo people still lost money trusting him? After both Prime and Lunchly failed due to being horrible for kids? These are genuine questions asked with such a level of sarcasm that I didn’t think was needed. So how did we get here.

    First, what is the Pikachu Illustrator Card? Why is it special? Why would anyone pay 5.3 million for it (I can’t answer this one I can only dream I had that much money)? The Pikachu Illustrator Card is one of the rarest Pokemon Cards ever it was never released as part of a pack. Illustrator was a prize during an art contest and due to this the rarity eventually climbed up. Think of Illustrator like original Superman Comics or old baseball cards, extremely rare and hard to find. Now what made the card Logan has a scam.

    This has really nothing to do with Pokemon or the card rather Logan’s new company (new way of stealing thousands from people), Liquid Marketplace. Liquid Marketplace was a place people could co own rare collectibles. People could pay money to own parts of certain collectibles. The centerpiece and largest draw to the site: PSA 10 Pikachu Illustrator Card provided by the company’s co founder Logan Paul. Logan obtained this card at an auction for $5.3 million. After advertising the card during his fights he launched Liquid Marketplace and people began buying. After awhile Logan says he repurchased the card for $250,000 and that was supposed to be refunded to the people who bought it. Let it be noted people can’t actually pull their money or any money for that matter. Further, no vote or community talk ever happened and now Logan walks away with the card and no one knows what happened to the people who bought money.

    I know people will call me cruel for this, but if you fell for this after the first two times Logan scammed people than I have no pity for you. This isn’t an accident, it isn’t Logan getting unlucky with the people he works with, this is intentional. Logan at this point is purposefully scamming people this is a sick pattern that a literal millionaire uses his wealth to scam everyone else. He claims its mistakes, well the average persons mistakes don’t cost peoples life savings, at that point it isn’t a mistake. He also never paid back for the first 2 scams either despite bragging how much he made off PRIME, WWE, and Youtube.

    Sources:

    Fame Rant Daily. “Logan Paul Responds To Pokémon Card Accusations (This Gets Bad).” YouTube, uploaded by Fame Rant Daily, Jan 6, 2026, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TITxGDxbFRw

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  • Digimon Story: Lost Evolution English Fan Translation

    After Digimon Time Stranger I wanted to play a different Digimon game, but also something I had never played before. There are only two Digimon Story games that were never released in the west. Digimon Story: Lost Evolution and Digimon Story Xros Wars Red and Blue based on an anime series that was ongoing at the time. Over the years, we have found something like a language will not stop dedicated fans and even though this game released years ago it got a Fan Translation in 2023 and that is the version I am going to play. As this is a translated game I do not know if it is a one to one translation or if anything was changed or not.

    Lost Evolution is an odd game first it reuses most of its dungeons and levels from Dawn and Dusk. Now that is a problem, Dawn and Dusk have some of the worst level design and to see those same levels again was not fun. Lost Evolution is also the first game to tell a much darker story basically all of the Tamers, the group that raises Digimon, from the first two games went missing and the player has to save everyone from the group who caused that. Cyber Slueth, Hackers Memory, and Time Stranger have similarly darker elements as part of their plot. So it is safe to say that this game was more of a transition to the darker plot lines future games would have.

    As for the gameplay changes the more incomplete routes for digivolution were finished in this game and a lot of new features were added. You unlock these by finding plates and repairing them with the touch screen minigame the better you do the better the digimon will be when it digivolves better stats and movesets are unlocked this way.

    Overall, this wasn’t a bad game and the Translation is good enough that you can still finish the whole game. I did have some problems with the repair minigame, but I imagine it is easier with an actual DS and not an emulator.

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  • Digimon Story Time Stranger And Pokemon Legends ZA DLC

    Digimon really doesn’t want the comparisons to Pokemon to stop not only was the base game for these two within weeks of each other, their major DLC was released within 3 days of each other. First Time Stranger as I finished that first. The DLC is releasing its story content in parts and so far part one has come out. I didn’t mind the content so much, but I can see how someone who never played Cyber Sleuth would be confused as to why Kyoko is an important character and Kodai not showing up for half of the base game and where he went. Also the DLC may take place prior to Cyber Sleuth, but sense a lot of this games focus is on time travel it could take place at any point. Now, the DLC does add new and old Digimon and evolutions and as this is a part one sets the story up for what is to come. Will Kyoko be the only returning character or will we see more from Cyber Sleuth or even other Story games as a treat for fans or will they introduce new characters and concepts that might be present and expanded on at a later time.

    Next, Pokemon Legends ZA DLC honestly I can say I didn’t enjoy this one as much. Do you want to know the worst thing you can add to a game that rewards stealth and patience: a time limit. What is worse is that to progress you need to do tasks that used to be optional (such as Blueberry Quests in Scarlett and Violet) this can range from catching a certain Pokemon or destroying objects. Now there are three you can do at anytime within the couple of minuets in Hyperspace and when you complete them you are rewarded with an item you need to break open spawned randomly on the map. Why doesn’t the game just reward you or spawn that next to you? Next this is the first time the games have removed the level cap and through the use of berries and donuts you can increase your level the problem is this is temporary, making it feel hollow you know the next time you see the Pokemon you just caught reduce its level by tons making it pointless to swap your team out unless you really want to use certain Pokemon. This DLC does add new story content and we see Korrina and get introduced to the region Champions daughter, but honestly this really doesn’t add much aside from older Pokemon and as for the New Megas I can’t say I liked them as much. As for additional challenges and boss fights they were okay at best and frustrating at worst given in a game with the ability to dodge you still somehow take damage even if nothing hits you.

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  • Pokepia Set As A Failure

    This game isn’t even out yet and I’m calling it a failure. The problem it is a spinoff game set for $70. Pokemon has tons of spin offs, but they are rarely priced the same as main series. Want to know something else most people have an Animal Crossing, Story of Seasons/ Rune Factory, or Stardew Valley all of which specialize in the Cozy Game genre. Koei Tecmo is taking another crack at a Pokemon game and a genre far outside their comfort zone. Now some say they should just remake Pokemon Conquest (A game that was a crossover with Koei Tecmo’s Nobunaga’s Ambition series) or stick with Hyrule Warriors. Not saying they can’t work outside of their usual style. They are responsible for the Fatal Frame games, but those haven’t had a release in years I think the last game was on the 3DS as a tech demo. Now why do I think this will still be a failure it doesn’t seem to have a lot going on for what it is or justifying its price. As I mentioned Koei Techmo is known for high action and strategy games and not only is this a spin off of a Pokemon game the switch already has games that are likely cheaper and have more in them. Not to mention Palworld is releaseing a highly similar game for much cheaper. I bet you nintendo will try and sue them for made up reasons again because Pocket Pair just make high quality for half the price and Nintendo hasn’t made anything much in quality so far Legends Arceus and ZA are the only diamonds in the rough. Sword and Sheild, Scarlet and Violet, and Detective Pikachu are not really worth their price. Also let’s break down just how much people will have to spend for this game alone $500-$600 for just the console far more than any other console in the past the game alone is $70-$80 not to mention inflation.

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  • Digimon Time Stranger

    I have played every Digimon Story game released in the west and even have a review of Cybersleuth and Hacker’s Memory saved somewhere and forgot about that. Now, before you yell at me about betraying Pokemon or whatever I always felt that Digimon had better games and to be fair I find it hard to actually enjoy Pokemon with how they treat fans of this genre and how they acted towards Palworld. Notably Time Stranger was not released on Switch meaning they are still working on that version.

    Now gameplay revolves around the three primary types while elemental damage and whether or not the attack is magic or physical. Vaccine beats Virus, Virus beats Data, and Data beats Vaccine. On easier difficulties this is really all you need to know. For later difficulties there is elemental damage and physical and magical damage. While these are present in easier difficulties they aren’t really needed I think the only times I changed things was when the opponent would put a physical or magic shied up. Though it should be noted certain Digimon have resistances to some damage. Last is personality at points if you stop moving the Digimon will ask questions and change their personalities depending on this de digivolution and some digivolutions happen. I didn’t like the Starter selections though the three starters are Patamon, Demi Devimon, and Gomamon. Now Demi Devimon and Gomamon I have no problem with they maintain their typing for the most part as they evolve, Patamon is Data, however, all of their evolutions are vaccine and while it makes sense for the evolutions I would have preferred something like Gaomon as a starter instead as its typing is also consistent. It also doesn’t take long to Digivolve them so this comes way sooner than you may think. That really is the only complaint and while the game says you are limited to 6 Digimon you are mostly accompanied by other Digimon and for most of the game a vaccine digimon joins you.

    The plot much like other games is better than Pokemon, but still needs work. It revolves around stopping a war that leads to the end of the world. While a okay plot still needs work.

    Score: 9/10

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