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eggoreviews · 5 years

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Nintendo Direct Feb 2019 BREAKDOWN

So, that direct was pretty okay right? If you missed it or even if you didn’t, I’m gonna be taking a look at everything announced and giving it a vague excitement rating! Enjoy!

Super Mario Maker 2

This was a pretty great way to kick off this direct. With the promise of a host of new features coming in this entry to build upon the first, including the introduction of slopes (finally) and a new texture pack based on Mario 3D World, I reckon this is definitely one to mark in the calendar. Mario Maker 2 is slated for a, gratefully soon, June 2019 release.

Excitement Rating: YEEHAW

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order

The long awaited third entry in the MUA series, to the surprise of many, is in fact a Switch exclusive. For those who don’t know, this is a hack-and-slash fighting game, of course tied heavily to Marvel comics. This entry seems to be riding in off the back of Infinity War, with Thanos and the Black Order showcased as central villains. Honestly, this game looks like it could be fun, especially with friends, though I don’t think it’ll turn out to be anything special.

ER: Sure, why not!

BOX BOY! + BOX GIRL!

This adorable little puzzle platformer is making its debut on Switch this spring, with the promise of local multiplayer and more levels than ever before. Looks to be a goodun for fans of cute, minimalist art design and box-based puzzles and the like.

ER: Cool! Those boxes can move!

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Ver. 3.0

Nintendo sort of slapped us in the face with a lovely, welcome announcement of a new Smash update! Oh boy! New features! And then they turn around and say they aren’t gonna tell us what they are.

Oh.

Kind of makes me question the point of putting this in the direct a little, but I’m sure whatever they’ll add will be cool! On top of that, a tentative release window for Joker was given (before the end of April this year) and we got a cheeky look at some of the new spicy amiibos, being Snake, Simon and the Pokemon Trainer lot.

ER: Yay?

Captain Toad Treasure Tracker Updates

Here’s one that definitely caught me offguard, but I’m more than happy with it considering I just picked up the game. Part of the new Captain Toad content is free, adding in proper 2 player co-op where you can both play as Toad. The paid ‘special episode’ stuff struck me as a little odd, considering this game was already a Wii U port that’s now getting even more paid DLC. Regardless, it’s not too pricey and you can even pick up the first DLC course now, with the rest coming March 14.

ER: That’s cool!

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

This not-quite-Castlevania game could easily be mistaken for a knock off of that franchise, but seems to have some defining elements of its own. The art style is bold enough to make it unique and the game seems to have an interesting variety of puzzles and side quests to make this more than just a run of the mill 2D platformer. An obvious choice for those with a Castlevania shaped hole in their hearts.

ER: You go bouncy vampire lady

Dragon Quest Builders 2

What is basically just Dragon Quest Minecraft with a story mode apparently, this oddly charming sandbox game was seemingly popular enough to warrant a sequel. And I won’t lie to you, it got me a little excited. As a fan of Dragon Quest its art style and general building-ness, I think I might have to pick this one up. And it’s got a cool retro map!

ER: I’m not excited, you are

Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age: Definitive Edition

In case you hadn’t guessed, I literally adore Dragon Quest. The bright colours, the developed characters, the expansive world, awesome monster designs, great soundtrack and lame sense of humour, it all just gets me. It just sort of sucks I already own this on the PS4, where I can’t access all this new content. Oof. But yeah, pick this up if you can. You won’t regret it if you’re a JRPG fan.

ER: More like echoes of an exclusive age amirite

Disney Tsum Tsum Festival

Oh.

I won’t lie to you right now, nothing screams ‘soulless’ to me more than small Disney plushes with all the personality taken from them being stuck into totally random minigames. Don’t get me wrong, I love Disney (mostly through Kingdom Hearts but that’s besides the point) but I don’t think this elicited much excitement in anyone.

ER: I guess this exists, huh?

Starlink: Battle for Atlas - Spring Update

This was another one that surprised me. Considering how mind meltingly badly Starlink bombed, partly down to its odd reliance on the whole ‘toys to life’ craze that died out in 2013, I really didn’t think there’d be any further support for the game and they’d just sort of slip it under the rug. But nope, we’ve got some more Switch exclusive missions involving some more Star Fox characters, as well as the introduction of Wolf’s buddies. Honestly, I think Nintendo needs to do themselves a favour and just release a new Star Fox game.

ER: Great, if for some reason you bought this!

Rune Factory 4 Special & Rune Factory 5

Here’s a series I’d literally never heard of until last Wednesday, but the only way I can describe it from what I’ve seen is it looks to be a cross between Animal Crossing and kind of also Dragon Quest. You cook stuff, you farm stuff, you fight things and you can get married if you want, so definitely cool if you’re a fan of the series. But also cool if you’re someone who wished Animal Crossing was a bit more JRPG. Alongside the announcement of a remastered Rune Factory 4 later this year, as well as confirmation of Rune Factory 5 sometime in the future.

ER: Cool! Plants and stuff!

Oninaki

An action RPG with an intriguing premise and a rich, dark colour scheme, Oninaki seems very eager to set itself apart from other JRPGs on the market and still manages to stand out just a bit, even in a direct that’s basically been packed with JRPGs. Oninaki explores themes of reincarnation and grief, following the story of one grey-haired dude saving lost souls from a place called the Upside Down the Beyond to stop them from turning into monsters. Another one to add to the list if you like edgy RPGs!

ER: Edgy and cool

Yoshi’s Crafted World

Another update for this adorably cardboard entry into the long running Yoshi series, we’re finally getting close to actually being able to play it. Nintendo showcased some of the more interesting variants of gameplay, with the use of rafts, cars and planes definitely making this seem that there’s some substance here to go with the style. Alongside this, a demo released on the eshop so go play that if you haven’t already and decide if it’s for you!

ER: Wow, this game has a Labo costume! I’ll definitely grind for that!

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Finally some more info about Nintendo’s latest instalment in their anime Game of Thrones series Fire Emblem, we got a big ol infodump about some of the stuff to do with the game. While the video itself will explain everything better than I can, this time players will be able to interact with three kingdoms and three main protagonists, all of this centralising around one academy the game is set within. Overall, this game certainly looks interesting to play, but one I’m not quite sure I’ll be picking up just yet. Basically, if you’re unfamiliar with the games but love a tactical RPG, this one is a no brainer.

ER: Edelgard’s design is pretty cool. If one of them has to get into Smash, I hope it’s her.

Tetris 99

The game many have been calling Tetris Battle Royale, this is the very first Nintendo Switch Online exclusive offering and it’s totally free if you’re a member. It’s Tetris and you have to win against 98 other people, also playing Tetris. Nice!

ER: Tetris block for Smash

Dead by Daylight

As a game I got for free through Playstation Plus, it should be fairly obvious that this port isn’t one that excites me greatly, especially after seeing the quality of the graphics in the trailer the direct showed us. While the concept of an online match with several survivors and one killer sounds good on paper, it seems as if the quality of this port may leave a lot to be desired. But still, this could still only be early development footage and we really have no idea how it’ll look by the end.

ER: Tentative

Deltarune

Undertale is one of my favourite games of all time, so of course it excited me to find out I’d finally be able to play the sort of sequel, Deltarune, which Toby Fox has taken in the interesting direction of splitting the game into chapters. The first of these chapters will be free (yay I like free) and it certainly seems like the same abstract sense of humour and charm present in Undertale has been carried over to this sequel. Definitely one to watch.

ER: Always excited about cartoon doggo

Daemon X Machina

This mech-fighter has been floating around in various Nintendo directs for a fair while now and it’s encouraging to see the game come close to release. In a commendable move, the producer of the game has offered a free demo of the game allowing you to pilot your own custom mech and experience a boss battle in the demo known as ‘Prototype Missions’. The aim of this to gain feedback from potential players in order to make the game as good as it can be, which is amazing! It’s honestly a bit of a dream world where every game developer and publisher is as open and transparent as these guys, so kudos to them. As well as this, the game looks pretty heckin’ fun so it’s definitely worth picking up the demo off the eshop and giving these guys your feedback!

ER: Big ol’ robots hell yeah

GRID Autosport

As of yet, the Switch has lacked a realistic racing game. Enter Grid Autosport, which seems to be packed with a variety of cars, tracks and game modes, including all DLC from the original release of the game. Not one for me, but I’m sure there’s plenty of Switch owners out there whose racing fix isn’t quite satisfied by Mario Kart.

ER: V big if ur a car person

Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice

This game was notably created in collaboration with neurologists and those who experience psychosis in order to properly portray the main character and her mental health struggles. Following the quest of Senua as she fights to save the soul of her dead lover, this game created a huge wave through the industry when it first launched and won major awards for its artistic design and performance. While this isn’t one I’ve had the chance to try yet, it certainly looks as if it provides a brilliant, emotional experience from beginning to end.

ER: A lot

Mortal Kombat 11

This was one everyone basically already knew about, but this direct gave us a reminder of the release date and various features such as custom characters. For fans of this long running, brutal fighting game, get April 23 in ur brains.

ER: Cool

Unravel Two

This adorable puzzle platformer sees you and, optionally, a friend take control of two little creatures made of yarn as they navigate a colourful world and help each other pass various obstacles. For those fans of platformers like the Yoshi series, Unravel is definitely one to consider.

ER: Cool

Assassin’s Creed III Remastered

This is the iconic stealth fighting series Assassin’s Creed’s first outing on Switch, but if this footage is anything to go by, it’s not looking brilliant. While this once again could be put down to unfinished development, the first look at a game is often the most important, and a slow frame rate shown during the direct could mean this game isn’t what fans want it to be.

ER: Tentative

Final Fantasy Release Dates

For fans of the legendary and slightly intimidating JRPG series, several games in the series both new and old will be coming to the Switch in 2019:

Final Fantasy VII on March 26th

Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon EVERY BUDDY! on March 20th

Final Fantasy IX is out now!

ER: Cloud is my favourite twink

Astral Chain

Admittedly, at a first glance, this title in a brand new franchise didn’t particularly excite me. But after having another look, I can definitely see where all the hype is coming from. This looks to be a hack-and-slash sort of action RPG with all the edgy story elements and setpieces of that ever so popular steampunk genre that players seem to love these days. With all these mechs, explosions and edgy voiceovers, it makes me think that Xenoblade Chronicles and Deus Ex had some kind of torrid love affair. On top of this, with a dev team that has Bayonetta, The Wonderful 101 and NieR: Automata under their belt, this is a game that will almost certainly impress when it finally comes out on August 30. Platinum Games might just have another winner here.

ER: Big yes

The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening

oKAY, let’s be real, this is the one that really knocked it out of the park. At least for me it did. As the final reveal, this made me scream a little tiny bit. I think we’d all heard the rumours of a 2D Zelda coming to Switch, but I was highly skeptical to say the least. But a wonderfully charming and artistically bloody P E R F EC T remake of Link’s Awakening?? HHHHHH. They even kept all the Mario enemies for some reason! Oh boy, whenever they release this in 2019 apparently really can’t come soon enough.

ER: AAAAAAAAAAAAA

That was all for this direct! I hope you enjoyed my silly, unplanned breakdown of all the cool things that happened. Til the next direct!

Oh and if you’ve got a craving for more game news, be sure to check back on my blog March 1st for the second ‘issue’ (lol) of my monthly viddy game mag!

Stay hydrated my dudes.

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ourlittlebitofnothinguniverse · 6 years

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All for the video game ask. (do I need to mention only if u r comfy w/ it at this point). Love you!!

alright u done done it now bitchhhhhhhh are u READY 4 THIS SHIT (dshfa;lkj thamk i am so pumped ur my biggest enabler) i already answered a couple of these for anon but i’ll go ahead and answer them here as well

1. First game you played obsessively?hmmmm i wanna say the legend of spyro the eternal night? i played it so much i could beat the whole game in four hours. i’ve heard lots of ppl actually hated the legend of spyro trilogy but honestly they can suck my ass i loved them

2. A game that has influenced you creatively? Writing, drawing, etc.uh besides my answer for anon of skyrim not many games have actually just straight up influenced my art style but i’ve been playing this game called Fe (not fire emblem just Fe) and i really want to draw fanart for it bc it’s super cute if that Counts as influence?

3. Who did you play with as a kid?if this is meant in terms of co-op games nobody bc we didn’t have anyif just in general, my sister for the most part. i’d watch her play things like resident evil and she’d help me with the hard parts in medievil and crash bandicoot warped (read: racing levels)

4. Who do you play with now?myself lmao i don’t rly like co-op and multiplayer games and i prefer to play most games by myself

5. Ever use cheat codes?like i told anon, no bc i don’t know how they work and i’d probably only use them for the sims anyways

6. Ever buy strategy guides?not really? once we bought the collectors edition for diablo II when i was little and it included the strategy guide which i stayed up all night to read (bc i had run out of other reading materials in the house) but like i don’t really use them idk

7. Any games you have multiple copies of?the sims three and i know you know the reason why but in case anybody else wants to know: i didn’t know they had actually completely changed the game since i had played it last probably a decade ago so i bought it @ walmart this year and then i got mad bc it apparently SUCKS ASS now so in search of a copy of the original version i bought a second one from amazon bc the Image being used WAS of the original case but it really was the new version so now i have two SHITTY SHITTY VERSIONS of a game i used to love that i will never play bc it’s shit except maybe i will bc apparently it has real life music in it just replaced with sims language which is amazing and this response is far too long for the question but i asked u if u were ready so u signed up 4 thisi also have an xbox version of it tht i got for like christmas or smth years ago and a,,,,,, ds version??? that i got last year bc somebody was selling “the original version of the game including every expansion pack” for only like $30 and it definitely said disk version but when i got it it was this Pre-owned Dirty Ds Cartridge Covered In What Looked Like Strawberry Jelly and when i tried to contact them they shut their page down so there’s that which equals four shitty shitty copies of the sims three and i will never be more mad about anything than i am about this

8. Rarest/Most expensive game in your collection?uh well back when i had a job i spent A Lot of money (to me it was a lot) to get the collectors edition of the last guardian so that would be my most expensive. other than that i would have to say one of the hardest to find (maybe not rare but not common)games i have currently is medievil for ps1 bc it took me like a week of searching to find a copy in good condition online for sale bc i rly wanted to own it again since we had to sell all my old games when we moved to oregon which sucked bc we had a Bunch of cool games (mostly early ps era)

9. Most regrettable purchase?did you see my rant about the sims three for answer 7? yeah

10. Ever go to a midnight game release or stand in line for hours?never lived in an area where that is A Thing

11. Have you ever made new friends from playing video games?i wanna make a homestuck joke here (srsly probably not like i said i don’t rly do any type of co-op or multiplayer games so)

12. Ever get picked on for liking games?not really?? is that a Thing?

13. A game you’ve never played that everyone else has?uh idk literally any COD game, basketball games, Fallout games, overwatch, anything that’s co-op, shooter games or sports related etc idk i’m a simple fellow these types of games don’t appeal to me

14. Favorite game music?idk what this means? like genre-wise??? idk abt stuff like that i just like good game music but i’ll tell you the fuck what, hiveswap music fuckin SLAPPED

15. If it was a requirement to get a game related tattoo, what would you pick?fuck shit idk man i don’t rly want a tattoo maybe uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh smth that could be vague

16. Favorite game to play with your friends IRL?idk rip lmao

17. Ever lose a friend over a game?Nah man i can’t even imagine smth as dumb as that unless they’re screaming racist or sexist slurs bc then friendship is terminated but otherwise like wtf it’s just a game,,,

18. Would you date someone that hates gaming?i mean?????? sure????????????? they don’t have to game with me??????????? unless they tell me I can’t game bc they don’t like it in which case Bye u controlling piece of shit

19. Favorite handheld console?u kno those games that used to come in sonic happy meals? yah (jk uh i don’t have much experience w/ handheld consoles besides nintendo ds-es and they’re cool)

20. Game that you know like the back of your hand?like i said i played spyro the eternal night so often i could beat it in four hours so probably that one.

21. Game that you didn’t like or understand as a kid but love now?the only games i didn’t like as a kid i p much still don’t like now

22. Do you wear game related clothing/accessories?i am Poor

23. The game that you’ve logged the most hours into?currently skyrim or stardew valley

24. First Pokemon game?I didn’t get to play any pokemon games until this year actually but i got myself pokemon y and ultra sun so those are my first two! although you Could technically say pokemon go bc i played that for the first time like One month before i got y and ultra sun but like idk if tht counts so *shrug emoji*

25. Were you ever an arcade game player?i never lived where arcades were a thing tbh

26. Ever form any gaming rivalries?Why

27. Game that makes you rage?there’s this absolutely adorable and INFURIATING game called so many me that’s a puzzle platformer but the controls are so ridiculously precise that it’s absolutely the WORST to play bc unless you do it just right at just the right millisecond you will die over and over and over

28. Ever play in a tournament?nah

29. What is your gaming set up?the livingroom tv and my mom’s xbox one or my bedroom with my ps4 i got for my birthday and my xbox 360 that i got like 7 years ago

30. How many consoles do you own?alright so If ds-es count i own,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, roughly seven? i have my new ps4 i got for my birthday last year, my 7 year old xbox 360, another xbox 360 i bought from a kid @ school, a ps1 i bought last year for the Nostalgia that’s in rly good condition, a rly old ds lite a rly old 3ds and my new pokeball 2dsxl. i would also say that the ps3 my aunt left when she died is mine bc my mom never used it and she had bought most of the games For Me and Her to play together anyways so the idea that she left it to my mom is,,,, Weird but my mom claims it was left to her so Shrug emoji

31. Does the 3DS and/or Virtual Boy hurt your eyes or give you headaches?“virtual boy” i love it omg. uh not really i don’t use my ds-es that often bc i don’t have a just wild amount of games but when i do use them it doesn’t rly mess w/ my brain or eyes too much

32. Did you ever play a game based on your favorite show/cartoon/movie/comic?probably not?

33. Did you ever have any bootleg games or plug-n-play games?i don’t think so tbh

34. Do either of your parents play video games?my mom does but she really only plays like three games (the newest assassins creed, skyrim, and stardew valley)

35. Ever work in a game store? Or do you have a favorite game shop?nope

36. Have you ever shed actual blood, sweat or tears over a game?man have u ever heard of brotherhood a tale of two sons? mom told me abt it and she didn’t warn me abt how it ended and i had to leave the room and cry bc it broke my heart

37. Have you played E.T. for the Atari 2600? Do you think that’s the worst game ever, or do you have another nomination?i didn’t know that was a thing

38. A game you’re ashamed to admit that you like?i can’t think of any tbh. oh wait i take that back sonic unleashed it’s terrible but i love it

39. A sequel that you would die for them to make?maybe not a sequel but they rly need to come out with another stardew valley type thing or maybe expansions or smth so that you can talk to and befriend more ppl and stuff

40. What to you think of virtual reality headsets or motion controls?never been able to try them but they look super fun and i can’t wait to see how they improve the technology

41. A genre that you just can’t get into?multi-player games period. also first person shooters and sports games. there’s more but i can’t remember the title of the game bc i don’t know what genre it would be lmao

42. Maybe it wasn’t your first game, but what was the game that started you on your path to nerdiness?i assume this means game related nerdiness not just my inherent nerdiness in general so probably the very first spyro game

43. Ever play games when you really should have been concentrating on something else?all the time my dude

44. Arcade machine that has consumed the most of your quarters?none

45. How are you at Mario Kart?probably shit i’m not good @ steering in games

46. Do you like relaxing games like Animal Crossing or Harvest Moon?i love them! i have like 100+ hours logged into stardew valley and i only got it in like november of last year

47. Do you like competitive games?not really

48. How long does it take your to customize your player character?so long. i either have to make them gorgeous or beautifully hideous

49. In games where you can pick your class, do you always tend to go for the same type of character?yah tbh lmao. i have like eight thief stone khajits in skyrim rn

50. If you were a game designer, what masterpiece would you create?i have a Lot of ideas and not all of them are good

51. Have you ever played a game for so long that you forgot to eat or sleep?forgetting to sleep, yes. forgetting to eat? no

52. A game that you begged your parents for as a kid?i was a very sheltered kid i didn’t know about new games coming out when i was little bc we didn’t have any way for me to find out About Them. i’m making up for it by begging as an adult for ni-no-kuni II and the new spyro trilogy remastered

53. What’s your opinion on DLC these days?depends on the game tbh some of it is good and a lot of ppl who make mods are rly talented but sometimes the big companies just make dlc to make more money so it can be rly shitty so it’s kinda a 50/50

54. Do you give in to Steam sales?heck yes rn i’m waiting for house flipper to go on sale bc i’ve been waiting for it to come out since i found out abt it

55. Did you ever make someone you hated in the Sims and did mean stuff to them?no my style of playing the sims was more along the lines of make a hundred houses that are all P Much The Same House and making a hundred familys and never playing literally any of them hadflskja;sdfjdslkhja i just liked building stuff and that’s why i’m pissed abt how much they changed the sims three bc it used to be Way Better

56. Did you ever play Roller Coaster Tycoon and kill off your guests?we didn’t have it but i did have zoo tycoon and i’d release the dinosaurs sometimes

57. Did you ever play a game to 100% or get all of the achievements?legend of spyro the eternal night

58. If you can only play 3 games for the rest of your life, which ones do you pick?uh!!! that’s too much pressure and i would get so bored playing them for the rest of my life even if i loved them so i will not choose

59. Do you play any cell phone games?sort of? i’m big into abyssrium and i like viridi if those Count?

60. Do you know the Konami Code???????????????????????? guess not

61. Do you trade in your games or keep them forever?keep them forever!

62. Ever buy a console specifically to play one game?i got the last guardian before getting the ps4 does that answer ur question? (jk that is not the only reason i wanted and got the ps4 but it was One big reason)

63. Ever go to a gaming convention or tournament? nah

64. Ever make a TV or monitor purchase based on what would be best for gaming?not really? i just use whatever i currently have bc i am lame

65. Ever have a Game Genie, Game Shark or Action Replay? Did it ever mess up your game’s save file?nope

66. Did you ever have have an old Nokia with Snake on it?not a nokia but we had this one handheld thing that had a bunch of games in it that included snake i just can’t remember what it was it had like letters and numbers and it needed like regular batteries and you could only play the games that came programmed on it

67. Do you have a happy gaming-related childhood memory you want to share?i cannot think of any right off the top of my head even though i know i played a lot of video games and loved them when i was little. hm it might not count as like a gaming-related childhood memory and more of just a memory of a game but we did have one really interesting little game that i absolutely loved i think we only rented it but u were a scientist who could turn into a mouse and it was absolutely amazing i loved it i have no idea what it was called hm

68. Ever save up a ton of tickets in an arcade to get something cool?not really we didn’t have arcades around where i grew up

69. In your opinion, best game ever made? there are a lot of rly good ones i can’t choose a best game

70. Very first game you ever beat? like i told anon i’m p sure it was crash bandicoot warped

WHEW this was rly fun thank u for enabling me it took me like two hours to answer this i’m so happy. ilu 2 man hope ur day has been rad!

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smilingdawn · 6 years

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INFINITY WAR FAVORITES (SPOILERS AHEAD)

Okay first off, fuck Marvel for the emotional damage but also fuck Marvel because IW was the shit •Thanos and Black Order entrance was well done 👏 •UHMMM HULK VS THANOS??? HULK GOT BITCHSLAPPED •Heimdall being loyal af to his king Thor 👌 RIP LOYAL BIFROST KEEPER •And oh, how do I even begin with the death of Tumblr's favorite: Loki, Prince of Asgard, Rightful King of Jotunheim, Odinson, and God of Mischief 👑 You don't know how much pain I had just looking at him acting so strong when Thanos threatened to crush Thor's head •Thor saying "You really are the worst brother" NOOOO THOR HE HAD NO CHOICE •"Also, we have a Hulk" Mah baby Loki finally got his clapback 👏👏 •"You can never kill a GOD" -Loki Odinson 2018 •No more illusions, no more tricks •The pain in Thor's eye when he was so helpless to save his lil' bro Loki :( he already witnessed the death of his mother, father, his loyal bifrostkeeper, and his people •Someone please save Thor from the emotional damage •EXCELSIOR! THE GLORIOUS STAN LEE CAMEO •The fake magic hoe Dr. Strange slapping Tony's hands away from the magic cauldron by swishing his cape •I swear there is no sassier scene in the MCU than this •smol banner confused at what happened between Cap and Tony :( •Strange calling Tony a "douchebag" was worth the money •Can we talk about Ebony Maw??? I mean he ain't attractive for shit but talk about crazy op •his movements were smooth af bro •He is every fake magic hoe's nightmare •asshole was element bending and shit •Stark's nanotech and Spidey against Obsidian Cull was just the tip of the iceberg •baby Spidey got his IronSpider •Proxima Midnight is a goddamn goddess •I would've loved to see her fight against Hela, I mean shit if you saw her fight against Wanda, Nat, Okoye and Cap 😵 It was a total catfight •yeah, Valkyrie's gone so sorry to all the bisexuals out there, we didn't get to see her fight against Proxima •Korg's gone too, I guess there wasn't enough pamphlet •Proxima can stab me anytime •Black Order ain't playing around •The Russo Brothers topped their CA:WS highway fight scene by doing a job well done on the Black Order's fight scenes •Wanda and Vision in a room *lenny face* •THE AVENGERS THEME SONG PLAYING WHEN CAP SHOWED UP 😭👏 •best girl Wanda protecting her boyfie Vis ❤ •Pietro would be proud •Proxima taking on both Cap and Nat •Dr. Strange earned his title as "THE SORCERER" by introducing more magic tricks against the mad titan •Strange's magic were pure eyegasm ��Tony calling Strange a "wizard" •well balanced fight sequence that went from Star Lord, Mantis, and Drax vs Iron Man, Dr. Strange and Spidey to all 6 of them against Thanos •the fight choreography was well done, each characters had time to shine all the while maintaining each of their specialty skills •No unasked jokes •there were quips and name calling here and there but trust me, it was all for the sake of staying true to character and progress of emotionally driven story •There were 14million plus possibilities that Dr. Strange looked into •and they only won ONE of it •Thor and Rocket having an emotional talk about Thor's loss and suffering •Thor acting all strong but his voice was cracking and he was really crying •Star Lord getting all jelly and beefy against Thor •"Girlfriend introducing Boyfriend to Father" gone wrong •Star Lord calling Thanos' chin a nut sack •the guy has balls of steel •cute Mantis' facial expression jesus cheesecake just take her to heaven she is too precious •All the Infinity Stones were collected in ONE MOVIE YES ONE PART OF IW AND IT WAS ALL COLLECTED •WE ALREADY HAVE RAGNAROK AND APOCALYPSE BUT WHAT HAPPENED IN INFINITY WAR STAYS IN INFINITY WAR •Mein Gott Red Skull has returned by popular demand of theories •Salute to the theories about him being teleported •Da moment Gamora said "I know something that he (Thanos) doesn't know" I went whooptidoo at dat •Dats da soul stone, amirite •a little "u did ur best" to the theories about the whereabouts of Soul Stone •No theory was actually right of its whereabouts •Thanos' backstory was different, I understand why because translating his comic book story to the movie screen might make him a shallow asshole •No mistress death •not gonna lie, I love the scene between Thanos and Gamora •I teared up a little bit when Gamora threw the food that Thanos gave her and she went monologuing about how she hated that seat/throne and this place •Thanos saying "You said that back then" and looking like a deadbeat father •Now I know why the Russos called him the next Lord Vader •Thanos is an exasperated father •he did his best for his lil' girl Gamora •parallel to Vader and Leia I guess •I guess Ego is still the worst father (Odin and Laufey are still asshats tho) •Black Panther still MVP •Fuck da accords because it literally got fucked •No other Hulk scene which was fine •No Ant Man and Ronin sorry •Thanos' creativity with the Reality Stone •he made Malekith look like a little bitch •The Spidey IronMan Dr. Strange Star Lord Mantis Drax team up was the best •AAAAAAAHHHHH BUCKYYYY •"I love this place" -Bucky Barnes to Wakanda •so exactly how many fangirls are gonna change their status into "Wakanda" •Thor's worthiness goes on and on •ODIN IS PROUD •THOR KING OF ASGARD GOD OF THUNDER'S ENTRANCE IN WAKANDA WITH THE AVENGERS THEME SONG PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND •WE FINALLY GOT THE GODLY THOR WE DESERVE •I SWEAR HIS ENTRANCE WAS SCREAMING "TESTOSTERONE" AND "MAN SWEAT" •STORMBREAKER IS OP AS FUCK MAN •ROCKET AND BUCKY TEAM UP WAS HILARIOUSLY SATISFYING •rocket asking how much for Bucky's gun •ROCKET SAYING THAT HE'LL GET BUCKY'S ARM AAAAHHH THE MEMES •"I am Groot" "I'm Steve Rogers" Cap is still a naive little old baby •i did not expect Tyrion Lannister to appear next to Thor •thanos brutal as hell with what he did to the hands of the forger of Mjolnir •OKAY LISTEN BUT THANOS TURNING BACK THE TIME TO REVIVE VISION AND RIP THE MIND STONE OUT OF HIS HEAD WAS UNEXPECTED •VISION LITERALLY LOST ALL HIS COLORS •WANDA WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WHO WAS SHOOKT •THE WHOLE CINEMA WAS SCREAMING NO •My mind was screaming "GENIUS" when Thanos did just that •The Guardians' reaction towards Thor's news of Xandar's destruction •Okay in a serious note, Thanos literally had the universe left in half with the snap of his fingers •the whole cinema was speechless when he snapped his fingers •i was like "oh my god pls no cliffhanger" my marvel-ass thought that the russos are gonna end it there •i fucking played myself by being played with by the russos •fury almost saying "motherfucker" before turning to ashes •*UNINTELLIGIBLE SCREAMING* CAPTAIN MAAAAAAARVEL •Thanos will return *slow clap* Feel free to discuss the movie with me

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T6T - my full reaction

Right I know this is super late (work project overload, apology posted preemptively), but here, finally, are my actual thoughts on second watch of T6T. This is my first new episode since joining the fandom, so I really indulged. This is like a live-blog meets rewatch review meets spaghetti meta. Almost all of this is uninfluenced by others, since I missed the majority of what’s been written, but I’ve called out a few cases where popular opinion filtered through. It probably goes without saying that to be able to write functionally about any of it, I have to make a baseline assumption that what I’m seeing has enough relationship to reality to be worth reacting to. Doesn’t mean I believe that overall, but I’m not interested (not here, anyway) in playing mistake-lie-or-clue for every detail, so. Grain of fish food.

Under the cut because LONG.

The hearing - uh oh. Retcon technique crashes through the fourth wall into the fictional universe. Or, I’m all up in ur fictional universe, redefining fiction. Meta. I get it: Don’t believe everything we’re about to show you, nor everything we’ve shown you before. Or, at least, don’t take it too seriously. And THAT is actually problematic

For starters, some of the people who abandoned ship last series complained that consequences aren’t real enough on this show. For me, shooting Magnussen looks awfully gimmicky now that they’ve resolved it in this way; they'd never have got away with this if there hadn’t been a three-year hiatus. Mycroft’s “oh Sherlock, what have you done?” is one of my favorite lines in the series. Every. Time. Watery eyes to sobbing in 6 words. It is utterly cheapened by not making the consequences real. A little resistance, an impassioned appeal on the strength of Sherlock’s record of service - these would not have been out of place. “My brother is a murderer”, sardonically, as the episode’s opening line should have been the first clue, I guess.

@ Sir Edwin shutting down the Moriarty discussion quickly and single-handedly: Has following TJLCers made me better at watching television, or was this disappointingly obvious? @ Sherlock in this entire scene: I love it too, baby.

So the scene leaked via KBS dubbing was at the beginning, after all. And completely not serious spoiler material, thanks for the slap on the wrist!

I like this tango they’re playing during the case montage!

Birth scene, :/ cliché. Baby jokes - okay actually really cute. Loving these boys with the baby, and apparently I could go for parentlock if it’s always just side-plots and comic relief. John’s little flirtation - not so much, hope this is going somewhere plotty. John’s backbend to ask about being godfather, though. How flexible is that back, Dr. Watson?

Welsboroughs are pretty adorable. Why does Mr. W. wear his ring on the pinky, though? - asked about this separately and never got a reply. Mirror / magnifier next to Sherlock’s head - I guess this is Meaningful but it escapes me.

Noticing the Thatcher bust / pricking of my thumbs, a little difficult to accept. But, “intuitions are not to be ignored” OKAY DADS. A lot different from previously, though, with “dangerous to theorize without data“ etc. “OCD - my respects”, lol.

Is Mr. Welsborough a John mirror here? They’re wearing turquoise and defending Mrs. T’s existence together. (Is this the same day that John goes home and texts E back? He’s wearing the turquoise jumper?) Wonder where Gatiss picked up this horrific story of Charlie’s death, I was in slight tears. Relatedly (or not), Mycroft is GOLD in this episode.

On the established subject of the client-with-a-spy-wife being a John mirror: Note also, his line “I thought you’d done something clever. But now you’ve explained it, it’s dead simple, inn’t it?” is directly from Watson on multiple occasions in ACD canon. Also, at first I was like, “Why is Sherlock spending so much time impressing this man with his deductions? He doesn’t know yet whether Lestrade (and arguably Hopkins) have brought him anything more interesting.“ Then I realized - he thinks John is sitting there watching him, apparently stunned into silence and charmed head-waving. Awww.

Lestrade saying “straße”, John saying “idée fixe”... it’s clearly Sherlock narrating. Reliably or not, that is the question. Sherlock noticing the scent of formaldehyde mixed with Lestrade’s usual cologne. <3 Sherstrade moment. But why do people think Lestrade is going on a date with Hopkins? He’s not? Sherlock said someone new from forensics; Hopkins is a DI working with Interpol.

“Slow, but sure, John. Not dissimilar to yourself... Well, I like you.” I wasn’t sure I heard this right the first time! Gratuitous compliments why. John’s face does a nice journey after this but unfortunately Mary speaks right away. Lovely on slo-mo. “Having fun while I can” / “a noose for me to put my neck into” - awww, cheer up Sherlock, honey; you can’t die, you’re the star of the show.

When Craig first tells Sherlock the busts are from Tbilisi, he’s already looking up with his eyes doing their deduction dance. The next scene implies it’s because of the Black Pearl of the Borgias case, but is it? Lestrade’s reaction when Sherlock already knows the name of his victim - priceless.

Why does “luxury 1, 2 & 3 bed apartments” scroll across the screen when Sherlock is searching his phone about the pearl? Graphics team: “well ads are unavoidable, it adds to the realism” lol what. Man, it makes me a bit salty that they’re mentioning the blog so much even though we don’t get updates anymore, boo.

Sherlock: “They’re not destroying them, that’s not what’s happening.” Lestrade: “Yes it is.” Sherlock: “Well it *is* what’s happening but that’s not the point. [Okay, thanks AGAIN, dads.]

Floor-to-ceiling Hokusai “Great Wave” print behind the pool - I am in lo<3! Wearing leggings printed with Hokusai’s Phoenix as I type this and I just. Guh. That entire location is beautiful, thank you scouts!

All the ‘hand-waving” instead of proper switches in this house - again, I get it, thanks.

19:00 ... 22:00 flashing on screen.... so Sherlock waited 3 hours. Am I supposed to get something from this? (I hate not trusting anything I see on this show, nor my own ability to interpret art. I take back one of those ‘thanks’, dads.)

Fight scene: gratuitous, fun, hard to accept. Boys will be boys. The people living in the house didn’t wake up?

Why does Sherlock know what John said to forgive Mary? Also, biggest mistake of the episode is right here, revealing he knows what that flash drive is and who had it.

The ambassador says she’s got something they would dearly love if they could get out - amo/ammo... I’m still not sure how she fits in? The flash drive is dangling around Ajay’s neck during the op? So if the rescue goes wrong, AGRA are supposed to kill themselves, and what - hope the hostages are allowed to survive in captivity thereafter?

Lestrade knows about Mary’s past, seriously? Once again the blog and the Internet fame make Sherlock & friends easy targets - though I don’t doubt Ajay could have found them easily enough without that. Wow, shooting up the plaster bust studio must have been a good time ;) Sherlock’s hidey-hole is... epic. He even has a travel chemistry set and microwave (for the real experiments~), all that’s missing is a John Watson balloon, gods. “That was quite a text you sent me” - what did it SAY? At least he’s not giving her an easy time here. And is a different accent coming out?

“We were family.” “Families fall out.” [later, paraphrase] “I don’t know anything about them - happy families.” Break my heart. Sherlock, your mum and dad and big brother love you. Don’t they? Don’t they, Moftiss~?

Mary’s little smirk when Sherlock reminds her of his vow pretty much mirrors mine. Like what can Sherlock Holmes do to protect her family better than a trained assassin? (As we find out, nothing.) The hubris here... it’s a huge part of what goes wrong in this episode, too. Making the vow in the first pace was problematic and one of my least favorite things that Sherlock did, because it’s out-of-order, ridiculous, and impossible to maintain even before we knew anything about Mary and just. Did anyone except Sherlock EVER believe that vow was worth something in reality, as opposed to some sad devotion he pledged to his best friend for wont of any more suitably dramatic exit from said friend’s wedding? This brings me back to the awful angst-fest of a head-canon wherein Sherlock no longer places any value on his life alone, and he’s secretly longing for an excuse to start on a path that will secure his own death. I’ve been there in depression and I’m not sure the writers realize they’re invoking it, nor that I trust them to handle it properly if they do.

Aw, PLEASE give us more of baby Holmes boys playing pirates. Also, again, Mycroft <3. But, Sherlock’s got a cracked rib here and he won’t go to John to get it wrapped. “You don’t have many favors left” - apparently the only real consequence so far. Mycroft: “What then?” - YES, THANK YOU, VOICE OF REASON! “Not on my watch” - first from Mycroft, then from Sherlock. But only Mycroft turns out to be able to back it up. Score one for ice.

Why do the country names include U.S.S.R? LMAO at Gatiss coming up with this sequence, like oh then she’ll grab a passport out of a rock in Norway, then how about a motorcycle in America? I hope alcohol was involved, let everyone have fun with it.

She covers her head but shows her ankles? Sherlock’s game with Karim, again, love. It’s easy to forget why I love this show when I can’t follow the plot, but in the end, I do love it. Sherlock’s little speech that he’s been preparing for ages to rattle off to Mary. And then John walks in and wow, I can feel the smile slide off my face faster than Sherlock’s. Definitely a hell of a lot faster than Mary’s! It’s so awkward that Sherlock is there for the following conversation, especially the point he joins in, literl chills at the creep factor. But - “couples are supposed to stay together and work things through” - as in, what John and Sherlock did while she was away?

And sorry to break in again here, but the “love” connection (lol) is tenuous enough. Who would believe that an intelligence committee member would use a variation of her own code name as a sabotage code word? Trying too hard to be clever, Mark, sorry. Lady S under pressure is pretty hot, though.

Wow, John is so smooth when he’s being hit on. Like the plot or no, really makes me want to try it, hehe. Vampire... this screams foreshadowing but I won’t know of what until I see it, derp.

John’s bus number is 59 (159 return). Another reference to that sonnet?

“How many more times?” Lady S calling Mycroft on putting his brother before his other obligations. Ouch. When this dries up it’s going to be even more painful... And, “you had better be right about this”, 'cept he wasn’t. No wonder Sherlock is ready to die later. There’s no pretty escape at this point.

“The curtain rises” - third time we’ve heard that. He does love a touch of the dramatic. Does it mean something else too? The different text styles, poetry to one, usual demands to the other - I love it but i don’t know why. Does it mean we won’t get poetry anymore from Sherlock?

Ballsy to film up in there. I was expecting the aquarium walls to get shot up at some point. Pity. Well, maybe not. Is this the entire shark analogy - “we’re like them, ghostly, living in the shadows, predators, we have to keep moving or we die”? I guess the last one pretty well clinches it. But it rubs up the wrong way to use the same symbol as for Magnussen, but for different reasons.

So she got involved for money, then she set up both sides of the rescue operation to get the ambassador assassinated to protect the fact that she was ever involved and hopefully make her exit? Why didn’t she retire at that point?!

Hmm, does John call Mycroft or Lestrade from the cab?

So Sherlock going on about the wedding ring relocation here, when John is still wearing his ring on his left ring finger in the chess promo photo from TFP... I blogged some crack about it but now I’m wondering if it’s legit significant. But anyway, Sherlock, shut up about single old ladies, alright.

Mystrade on screen together. Maybe eye contact! And Lestrade putting his brave on when Mrs. Norbury raises her gun. Sherlock staring down the bullet like “I give in, I am yours” - not sure why people wondered at him not jumping out of the way, seems clear he’s ready and willing to die at this point, because he thinks it’s a solution to something. Well, living on borrowed time, now, and with all favors called in, that’ll make for some good drama, can’t wait!

Wow, so, a woman has been on the edge of a dangerous lifestyle, but eventually she just wants a little peace. A man with uncanny knowledge and mysterious connections to the government is on her trail. She tries to confront him, but there are inconvenient witnesses. Eventually she does fire her gun, but someone else gets shot, and it resolves nothing. ...Am I describing Vivienne or Mary?

Pausing between Mary’s moment and John’s so I can appreciate the scene properly. Oh god, I hate myself for this. But really, Martin’s acting in TRF was perfect. I know real primal grief is not pretty and that was probably very accurate, but I don’t come to television to see that much of reality. You’re breaking our contract here a little by shocking me so much in a moment like this. First watch, my tears dried right up. This time I let them fall for awhile, and it was nice. :/

They’re talking about proper portrayal of grief, but isn’t this transition to the anger stage a bit quick? Mystrade and Sherlock facing off above the Watsons - this is very iconic-looking, though for the life of me I couldn’t say why Lestrade is there. Hope it’s a backstory thing that we get to hear about later. So many white men on this show, always coming out on top. How can I adore them all? Feel like I have to take a few punches out of my various identity cards for this weakness.

Roll call, who knew almost instantly that Ella was talking to Sherlock? How did you know? I can’t decide what clued me in - I guess it was the camera angle, the transition from John to her on the same side of the frame? By her second or third line it was obvious, but I swear I knew before that...

It just bugs me when Ella speaks in platitudes. When my therapists weren’t as clever as me, they would do this. It solves nothing. Also I’m pretty sure she would have to recuse herself from Sherlock’s case if he mainly wants to talk about John, another client. They’ve shown in THoB that they understand doctor-patient privilege, so, not sure what to make of this.

Mycroft at home is my severe kink. Him with his lack of furniture in his kitchen, brolly has to lean against his case on the floor. Still wearing his coat and waistcoat when he gets to the fridge (suits are cut much better this season, damn Mark), rubbing his sore neck, takeout menus, cuff links, pocket watch.

It’s hard to express the strength of my yearning to see inside Mycroft’s fridge. Like I love that it’s mostly empty, but not seeing pitiful gaping immaculate interior is still one of the biggest disappointments of the episode, tbh. And frankly that yearning extends a bit further, into slithering up behind and offering a neck rub territory. People who read him as queer, are we talking zero exceptions? Mind if I test that? Antarctica, darling, give me a call. That empty, listless feeling… I can help. I hear you’re the Ice Man. Well it may interest you to know that in certain circles, I’m known as the Ice Queen. I realize you have incredible power and influence - probably enough to stop global warming. Don’t do it, baby, I don’t care about that stuff. I wanna melt with you. (Heh, might send that one to bbcsherlockpickuplines.)

13th in a post-it note, prompting a call to Sherrinford - at this point my money’s on drug rehab facility. That Sherlock burns down. Won’t that be fun. And like season 2, I’m guessing this is setup for a plot arc that will be fully revealed in episode 3. And that’s about the extent of my non-crack predictions for the next few episodes!

John’s balloon drooping off the table, oof. “Work is the best antidote to sorrow” - like sorrow is poison, oh Sherlock, what would Ella say? Not it’s not, it’s normal and it’s a thing you work through. “Norbury” - she doesn’t know the details but she can see the significance, poor Hudders.

Mary making Moriarty jokes on the level of sensitivity that I often display (and which never fails to earn me zero notes)... LOVE IT DON’T STOP BITCH!

“Nothing’s certain, nothing’s written” - the words that overlay John and Mary holding hands in that teaser of all teasers - a throw-away line picked up by marketers or a sign of things to come~?

“The danger was the fun part but you can’t outrun that. You need to remember that so I’m giving you a case.” What, retire to Sussex and stop putting John Watson in danger? This is getting ‘danger’ously close to some of my crack theories for why a longer hiatus should follow. MAYBE I’ll accept but only if they actually film us three episodes of retirementlock - with some quaint flashbacks or something - alright?

I’m glad Molly only says sorry the one time. It’s not her apology to make. Maybe best scene in the episode right here. Reading the letter in the cab... brave.

Path locking around your feet, the demons under the street and the sharks in the river (sharks in a river? really?), etc. - this seems to be confirmation that Sherlock is still awaiting his consequences; okay, good. But “can Samarra be avoided?” - learned nothing, have you? Or is it that your survival is necessary to save John Watson?

Go to Hell - not speculating, too little information. I already know Sherlock’s going to Hell, that he takes John with him, and that they come back - my dad told me.

Summary things:

So live-Tweeting didn’t happen. That was disappointing. What is Joe Lidster’s new project, then?

I already knew the Samarra story really well from childhood and then a brief study in Arabic class once. So the communication of it here felt really heavy handed. Wish I hadn’t brushed up on it (thanks to NYT reviewer, I believe) beforehand. I feel like Benedict’s retelling with the sharks would have been chill-inducing.

Contrasting with my complaint about weak consequences for the Magnussen incident, perhaps I’m supposed to take it that this episode was Mary’s consequences. I wonder if we’ll see Sherlock’s consequences in episode 2 and John’s in episode 3 (or vice versa)? Or, the ensembles (Hudders & co) in 2, and Sherlock & John’s in episode 3? I know it’s a three-part story arc so I hope we’ll see something. Sharks in the river, I’ll get my fishing pole!

Lastly, the “NO WAY” moment that the press reported - which even was it?

- Vivian "Ice Lolly” Norbury as the double agent?

- Mary jumping in?

- Sherlock at therapy?

I seriously couldn’t tell. Again, does that me good at watching television, or bad?!

#sherlock #t6t #tst #s4 #review #speculation #clueing for looks #rewatch #writing #bbc sherlock

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