Welcome back to Thrak Attack! It's been a crazy week! House warming party, getting sick, Winter Festival, it's been a long week but we're pushing through. I got a great game and a good trailer to get me through the week. I also have a lot of news from a variety of things, so let's get started!
NEWS!
-MTV is contemplating rebooting Celebrity Deathmatch and I could not be more excited.
-Netflix is paying $100 million dollars to keep friends streaming for 1 more year... That's seems a bit excessive.
-Joker from Persona 5 is coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as the first DLC character out of 5... Can Banjo Kazooie be the next? Please?
-The Beauty and the Beast attraction that's being built in Tokyo Disneyland received a trailer this week and it looks super good! #Tokyo2020
-Disney also released the "Global Avengers Initiative" involving guests in fighting the forces of Hydra in three different Disney parks around the world starting in Hong Kong Disneyland, then California Adventure, and finally Disney Studios in Paris. Who's ready to join the fight? I'm ready to join the fight!
TRAILERS!
Game of Thrones releases it's Season 8 teaser trailer which is legitimately shows nothing which is fantastic. Trailers lately have been giving away too much of the movie or show. This one does finally show the "Song of Fire and Ice" that the book series is named. I have read all of the books but I do need to catch up on the last 2 seasons of the show so I'm ready for it.
Avengers: Endgame is the official title. That is the only thing I will spoil from this trailer. I will say it's not a great trailer it just reminds you of what happened during Infinity War and where the characters are at. It really was hoping for just the opening show and that's it, I didn't need to see anything else because I will be seeing this movie opening day!
REVIEWS!
I honestly want to quickly go through this review so I can play more Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, that's how much I love this game. There is minimal story, it's not open world, and it's not a battle Royale. It's just a fighting game featuring all of the best Nintendo characters along with many special guests. The fighting mechanics and controls are smooth and polished, there are 74 playable fighters with more coming for DLC in the future, and there are many different ways to play. Let's get into the bread and butter of the game, World of Light.
World of Light started off with an amazing cut scene which was showed off during one of the Nintendo Directs. After that you are plunged into this over world map featuring famous places from video games such as Bower's underground lair, Lumiose City from Pokemon X and Y, a Pac-man Maze, and even the real world where Street Fighter characters can be fought and unlocked. There are only 74 playable characters but there are countless Assist Trophy characters and Pokemon from Pokeballs that can emulate characters from 100s of video games. These "spirits" can aid you in battle and have a "Rock, Paper, Scissors" effects and other various effects that help in different battles. Some of these battles are a cakewalk and some are super difficult. My least favorite one was the Paulina battle.
It was a Peach in her red outfit along with Mario (with a hammer to start), and Donkey Kong appears when the hammer runs out on the 75m stage. Oh also, your character has limited movement and jumping ability and there are multiple items that show up AND Peach consistently runs away. It's the worst level but I finally beat it after at least an hour of attempting with Link. My only issue with this is the lack of cut scenes after the first two. It's a little disappointing to have such a cool start and then nothing. It's exactly like Mario Tennis Aces earlier this year.
The online isn't exactly ideal but it works if you want to play random matches. I need to finish world of light first and get better with some characters before I get into but it seems to work just fine. I did experience some significant lag because of all of the people on the servers.
The classic mode is also super interesting and different which I really enjoy. Each character has their own "mission" and have specific challenges for their classic mode. For example, Peach is the "Damsel in Distress" and has to fight all of the characters who would capture her such as King K. Rool, Ganondorf, King Deedeedee, and of course Bowser. Some of the end with Master Hand but Yoshi's ended in one of the most surprising and exciting boss battles I've experienced. There is also a mural with different levels that scrolls higher or lower depending on the difficulty level which is a really nice touch.
If you don't have a Switch and you love video games, I don't know what you're doing with your life. Breath of the Wild, Odyssey, Octopath Traveller, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Pokemon Let's Go, and now this? You gotta get on board. This should be a system seller for most people if not, Pokemon next year should be. This is diffidently going on my ultimate video game shelf. Now excuse me I gotta go play more Smash Bros.
All the Best, Ross
NEWS!
-MTV is contemplating rebooting Celebrity Deathmatch and I could not be more excited.
-Netflix is paying $100 million dollars to keep friends streaming for 1 more year... That's seems a bit excessive.
-Joker from Persona 5 is coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as the first DLC character out of 5... Can Banjo Kazooie be the next? Please?
-The Beauty and the Beast attraction that's being built in Tokyo Disneyland received a trailer this week and it looks super good! #Tokyo2020
-Disney also released the "Global Avengers Initiative" involving guests in fighting the forces of Hydra in three different Disney parks around the world starting in Hong Kong Disneyland, then California Adventure, and finally Disney Studios in Paris. Who's ready to join the fight? I'm ready to join the fight!
TRAILERS!
Game of Thrones releases it's Season 8 teaser trailer which is legitimately shows nothing which is fantastic. Trailers lately have been giving away too much of the movie or show. This one does finally show the "Song of Fire and Ice" that the book series is named. I have read all of the books but I do need to catch up on the last 2 seasons of the show so I'm ready for it.
Avengers: Endgame is the official title. That is the only thing I will spoil from this trailer. I will say it's not a great trailer it just reminds you of what happened during Infinity War and where the characters are at. It really was hoping for just the opening show and that's it, I didn't need to see anything else because I will be seeing this movie opening day!
REVIEWS!
I honestly want to quickly go through this review so I can play more Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, that's how much I love this game. There is minimal story, it's not open world, and it's not a battle Royale. It's just a fighting game featuring all of the best Nintendo characters along with many special guests. The fighting mechanics and controls are smooth and polished, there are 74 playable fighters with more coming for DLC in the future, and there are many different ways to play. Let's get into the bread and butter of the game, World of Light.
World of Light started off with an amazing cut scene which was showed off during one of the Nintendo Directs. After that you are plunged into this over world map featuring famous places from video games such as Bower's underground lair, Lumiose City from Pokemon X and Y, a Pac-man Maze, and even the real world where Street Fighter characters can be fought and unlocked. There are only 74 playable characters but there are countless Assist Trophy characters and Pokemon from Pokeballs that can emulate characters from 100s of video games. These "spirits" can aid you in battle and have a "Rock, Paper, Scissors" effects and other various effects that help in different battles. Some of these battles are a cakewalk and some are super difficult. My least favorite one was the Paulina battle.
It was a Peach in her red outfit along with Mario (with a hammer to start), and Donkey Kong appears when the hammer runs out on the 75m stage. Oh also, your character has limited movement and jumping ability and there are multiple items that show up AND Peach consistently runs away. It's the worst level but I finally beat it after at least an hour of attempting with Link. My only issue with this is the lack of cut scenes after the first two. It's a little disappointing to have such a cool start and then nothing. It's exactly like Mario Tennis Aces earlier this year.
The online isn't exactly ideal but it works if you want to play random matches. I need to finish world of light first and get better with some characters before I get into but it seems to work just fine. I did experience some significant lag because of all of the people on the servers.
The classic mode is also super interesting and different which I really enjoy. Each character has their own "mission" and have specific challenges for their classic mode. For example, Peach is the "Damsel in Distress" and has to fight all of the characters who would capture her such as King K. Rool, Ganondorf, King Deedeedee, and of course Bowser. Some of the end with Master Hand but Yoshi's ended in one of the most surprising and exciting boss battles I've experienced. There is also a mural with different levels that scrolls higher or lower depending on the difficulty level which is a really nice touch.
If you don't have a Switch and you love video games, I don't know what you're doing with your life. Breath of the Wild, Odyssey, Octopath Traveller, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Pokemon Let's Go, and now this? You gotta get on board. This should be a system seller for most people if not, Pokemon next year should be. This is diffidently going on my ultimate video game shelf. Now excuse me I gotta go play more Smash Bros.
All the Best, Ross
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