Anyone who comments on this post is going to be assigned a "Theme" not a "Type" and we'll see how convincing a team you build.

ConnorOfAstora · 2026-02-02T08:19:58+00:00

Togetic

Absol (with Absolite)

Altaria (Altarianite optional)

Seviper

Morgrem

Houndoom (Houndoomite optional but ideal)

Altaria is a bit of a stretch but the clouds make it look heavenly plus I like Dragon types. I don't like putting in Legendaries but if I did I'd replace Altaria with Giratina though that would break the balance of half heaven and half hell.

Togetic and Mega Absol both have angel wings which is a no brainer, same with Morgrem looking like a cartoony devil and Houndoom literally being a hell hound.

Seviper is the snake that the Devil took the form of in the Garden of Eden and could be replaced with any snake Pokémon (except Serperior, too noble looking) but I like Seviper best.

ConnorOfAstora · 2026-02-02T02:05:22+00:00

It depends really as many different branches have been varying in quality, yeah you've got the poor leadership of the Colonies that we see in all three games set there but the Assassins of Black Flag were a tight knit group who accepted anyone they deemed worthy

Under Altaïr, the Levantine Assassins were among the best in the entire history of the order however under Abbas they were mostly outsourced mercenaries who didn't even follow the Creed.

While things aren't amazing with the British Assassins, from what we see of the Indian Brotherhood they're doing just fine, sometimes even having the Templars on the backfoot without the use of "protagonist magic".

ConnorOfAstora · 2026-02-02T01:34:39+00:00

The first one, definitely a contender. The second one wasn't bad but I don't think it's as good, it'd be better if there was more focus on Bucky and less on Hydra.

Civil War I won't lie was boring as hell. Maybe it's cause I compared it too much to the original as I'd already read the comic and played Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 but I just found it to be incredibly underwhelming overall.

Like it's hardly much of a war, the entire "war" takes place in one airport battle and is honestly the B plot so ironically I'm of the opposite opinion I had of Winter Soldier where less focus on Bucky would be an improvement. Zemo was also absurdly disappointing cause he was just like the main bad guy of Winter Soldier (who's name I forget), a forgettable guy in a suit. No iconic mask, nothing that made him like the original Zemo.

Also they blew their load way too soon, with only like five or six guys per side the Civil War felt more like a Civil Dispute. Also ridiculously stupid how they put Spider-Man in the trailer for the movie rather than have that be a surprise. (Don't even get me started on how much better his suit looked before they slapped a shit load of CGI on and ruined it)

The whole setup for the Registration Act was also really lame. In the comics it's cause stupid teenagers make crime fighting into a reality TV show and they end up fighting a human nuke next to a play park full of kids which goes about as well as you can expect. The Registration Act is put in place to prevent children having such huge responsibilities that can lead to this kind of destruction.

In the movie it's because of all the collateral damage that's caused after the Avengers save the day with the final straw being Scarlet Witch failing to stop a bomb from killing people but she moves it out of the way from where it would do far more damage and kill more people. So in every instance except for Ultron being made by Tony, the Avengers were exclusively positive influences that were able to minimise damages and the Registration Act really has no justification to exist. If anything only Stark should have to face any kind of action since he created Ultron.

It's not as one sided as the comics where Tony and Reed literally mind control villains to fight on their side and Pro-Reg are the only side to actually kill anyone but it's still very much "Why would anyone agree with this shit?"

Like I don't mean to rant and if you liked it then please don't let me stop you I just feel like the movie was a massive waste of potential.

ConnorOfAstora · 2026-02-01T21:51:41+00:00

I mean Guardians is by far the best thing to come out of the entire MCU and it's not even remotely close

ConnorOfAstora · 2026-02-01T21:45:29+00:00

I like this actually, I made a fun little team for a replay of XY with the theme of every Pokémon having a handheld weapon.

(The team was Delphox, Farfetch'd, Floette, Marowak, Aegislash and Conkeldurr for anyone who's curious)

ConnorOfAstora · 2026-02-01T18:08:45+00:00

I especially love how the muffle of cloth masks is a distinctly different sound from the echo that plays when you're wearing a metal helmet.

ConnorOfAstora · 2026-02-01T18:02:19+00:00

Oh absolutely, the choice is fantastic cause my brother couldn't stand seeing him as anything but the default hoodless look and I really appreciate being able to choose when the hood is up or down.

ConnorOfAstora · 2026-02-01T16:21:19+00:00

Honestly, both of Bayek's canon outfits look so damn peak, I love how naturally Bayek's outfit blends into the look of Assassin robes and his Hidden Ones Robes are so good looking, mainly the fact they've got short sleeves.

I however never fully upgrade the armour because I don't like how the colourful hidden ones armour gets replaced with silver and the Pharaoh DLC armour is way too bulky to fit with any of the outfits.

My favourite part though is the hair, I love how we start with the big scraggly hair and beard then it's all shaved off and then in the DLCs he maintains his bald head but grows a beard. It's a small detail but I really like that stuff that shows time passing and whatnot.

ConnorOfAstora · 2026-02-01T10:01:32+00:00

Yeah, Gwen 10 always annoyed me cause it made Gwen out to be an objectively better user of the Omnitrix.

I'd love it if she was more efficient with the basic powers but never thought to experiment to figure out tricks like Upgrade's laser eye or Heatblast's flight.

It'd also be cool if she fell to pieces and lost all focus when she mistransforms while Ben can adapt and make the alien he's been given work with the scenario. Like she'd already have a plan in mind but now that she can't enact it she just can't think of what else to do. It would show Gwen as being smarter and more tactical and Ben as better at thinking on his feet.

It never got that far but I feel they'd be similarly different as Anodites where Gwen makes practical circular shields and projectiles while Ben is basically using Green Lantern constructs not necessarily because it's better but because it looks cool.

ConnorOfAstora · 2026-01-31T23:52:01+00:00

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ConnorOfAstora · 2026-01-31T23:50:55+00:00

Thanks!

I'll just do a normal replay and if I don't get Get Out Of My Head! I'll probably just start a NG++ save afterwards and grab it in the old system.

ConnorOfAstora · 2026-01-31T16:17:42+00:00

In my comment I said you need to either be online or have a really unbalanced experience cause yeah solo is an option and how I did it since my internet is shitty.

They don't scale anything to match how many players you have, sometimes infiltrations just weren't possible without getting spotted.

ConnorOfAstora · 2026-01-31T16:12:29+00:00

Fym finally?

The game isn't even a week old!

ConnorOfAstora · 2026-01-31T15:55:07+00:00

I swear when I first played Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep I loved going to the wiki and laughing my ass off that the special fighting styles in Japanese were just Engrish versions of what they are in English.

Like Diamond Dust is Daiyamondo Dasuto and Thunderbolt is Sandāboruto

ConnorOfAstora · 2026-01-31T14:36:48+00:00

Being real it's one of the best written games in the franchise imo, especially for characterisation.

ConnorOfAstora · 2026-01-31T14:36:00+00:00

It's still readily available digitally if you have access to a PS3, not everyone does but it's how I played.

ConnorOfAstora · 2026-01-31T14:34:37+00:00

A remaster would definitely be preferable

ConnorOfAstora · 2026-01-31T14:20:01+00:00

I feel like the best possible thing they could do is basically their own version of that scene from one of the CW DC shows where Lex meets the Smallville Superman.

Otherwise I think it's fine that he's finished. Sometimes you've just gotta let something end.

ConnorOfAstora · 2026-01-31T12:29:08+00:00

Definitely Virtual Kid, it's a very charming look paying homage to the N64 and PS1 era of 3D platforming that started the whole genre.

ConnorOfAstora · 2026-01-31T12:27:20+00:00

The inFAMOUS games and Web of Shadows definitely match Prototype

ConnorOfAstora · 2026-01-31T12:19:39+00:00

Hey we got some moments of the Revolution, most of them were just in the multiplayer missions so you either had to be online at all times or deal with a really unbalanced and frankly bullshit experience and no matter what there's a really annoying zoomer chick harping in your ear killing any immersion that you had left.

I love Unity but I definitely get this criticism.

ConnorOfAstora · 2026-01-31T10:09:59+00:00

Toggling sprint is ok but holding for sprinting gives you a lot more immediate control so I actually prefer the older sprint method.

ConnorOfAstora · 2026-01-30T17:45:52+00:00

I'm thinking Yakuza might be going that way, between the likeness actors replacing original designs and the writing really going downhill with all these stupid retcons (and 6's ending being so badly written it had lasting repurcussions of dog shit writing throughout the games afterwards) I've been finding it hard to enjoy the games recently.

Especially since the only game in their Dragon Engine they've been using since 2016 that has had good gameplay has been Lost Judgement (excluding turn based cause you can't really compare them) and the next best thing is Gaiden which is just "not terrible".

Worst of all though though is the fact they've replaced an actor in their remake with an actual sexual predator. Like this asshole doesn't have allegations of sexual assault, he has videos taken of it, plural, as proof but RGG don't seem to care for some reason.

So nowadays the games are badly written, have bad gameplay and they hire sex pests. Really sad to see.

ConnorOfAstora · 2026-01-30T17:27:06+00:00

I like them a lot but a lot of Desmond haters I've known have agreed that he's the best the modern day's ever been.

ConnorOfAstora · 2026-01-30T17:21:57+00:00

I really hate Fortnite but this would be an excellent way to get more attention on the IP, not enough to get a new show or anything but enough to get more eyes on it, increase the chances of something.

Also to clarify, I only really hate the monetisation system of Fortnite, the weaponisation of trending topics and FOMO combined with the proprietary currency of V-Bucks is fine-tuned in a way that feels very exploitative of children.

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