#spectrobes series

[sonicasura]

Diarbbitmon (Digimon, Storage: Data/Elec.Devices)

War Rock Meteoragon (Yu-Gi-Oh, Storage: Card/Charm)

Thanatos (Persona, Storage: Tarot Card/Mask)

Hisuian Samerott (Pokemon, Storage: Pokeball/ Charm)

Harumitey (Spectrobes, Storage: Data/Crystal)

#sonicasura #toa #toa trollhunters #tales of arcadia trollhunters #trollhunters #tales of arcadia #james lake junior #james lake jr #jim lake junior #jim lake jr #mentioned fandoms #digimon #spectrobes #yu gi oh #yugioh #digimon digital monsters #persona #persona series #spectrobes series #pokemon

[karlobears]

I miss Spectrobes man, that series was dope af

Back when Disney wasn’t you know, as fucked up as it is today. The designs were dope, the gameplay was just so nice to my little childhood adhd. Wish it had its popularity and name spread about. There’s no chance in hell it’d ever make it to Switch. But a dog can hope.

#Spectrobes #please I want that fun series to come back #I need to find a Wii emulator online to play it or something just itching to play the game again

[spectraltenkai]

"Ok boy, here's your-- oh, you're extra eager for a treat, huh?"

Featured song: Database/Card Input

Komainu is always there for you for day 18! The mascot and consistent starter of each game, Komainu is a solid little guy. In my runs, I never evolved mine. A cute little fella who loves those curly ears being pet can turn into an absolute monster in the final evolution-- thing is though, I always end up finding this guy sort of late game? Or at least when you're 60% through the game.

Oh and have this cursed WIP shot of when I was drawing the eyes, I was cackling for a good 20 minutes because this is almost exactly what one of my dogs looks like when you show a treat. Buggy eyes and everything-

#familiaugust #spectrobes #spectrobes origins #spectrobes fanart #komainu #please tell me someone knows this series exists #yes i'm the one who did Spectrobetober in 2022 #it was fun and i should do something like that again #but still #petition to bring spectrobes back #weird dog #rallen

[talesofsonicasura]

Light Overload

It's only natural for something to become overloaded with energy. The question is what if saving your best friend came with an unforeseen price?

Based on this poll. Enjoy.

Daxter didn't know what had gone wrong. Jak and him had just finished restocking ammo only to accidentally eavesdrop on some monks. They were talking about an some unexplored chamber within their temple. One which could possibly lead to a rare Light Eco treasure.

Daxter and Jak knew that Count Veger had an unhealthy obsession with Light Eco. Something nastily similar to Baron Praxis And Dark Eco. If what the monks said about this room was true, then somebody needed to beat the screwball to it.

Should be a piece of cake! After all Jak had a brand new spanking Light form that could get past those trippy traps. It should've been easy but the situation was so much worse as Daxter watch his friend howl in pain inside a glass tube.

That 'secret room' led to a giant silo of Light Eco! Kinda like a reverse sibling to the Dark Eco one Gol and Maia tried to open at the Precursor Citadel. However this one didn't require a robot but instead a conduit. And Eco Channelers apparently count as substitutes!

Jak had went to look inside the strange chamber only for it to close on him. Now so much Light Eco was being pumped to the point he been forced into Light Form and... his body slowly began cracking. "Don't worry Jak! I'll get you out!" Daxter gazed around the room.

So far, there were busted consoles, more crappy Precursor tech, a display of 5 sealed metal boxes and... "Bingo!" A glass tube filled with glowing Light Eco crystals. If he breaks it then the machine couldn't pump anymore power through Jak.

Luckily, Daxter had some metal boxy ammo. He should've paid attention to the strange symbols on the boxes before he began throwing. Cause if the ottsel did then what would be unleashed on his best friend wouldn't happen.

"TAKE THIS STUPID BATTERY!" Metal edges of the sealed container shatter the glass case. The Light Eco crystals were sent airborne as the box snatched their spot. "Power should cut off right..." One side of the box began to burn an eerie purple as a symbol reared its creepy markings at the ottsel.

Dark Rabbit

A violet emblem with a jester cowl and long torn ear things looked back maliciously before breaking apart. Daxter watch as the white stream of Light Eco take a sickly greenish purple while the silo seal itself shut. "RAAAAAAARGH!!!" Jak's sudden inhuman howl nearly made the ottsel jump out of his kid but the sight was much worse.

Color began taking over Light Jak's form except it definitely wasn't the right ones. Dark greenish teal crawled between bluish dark violet, a thick blue stripe on the center of his face as zigzagging green stripes separated the violet outerside and those white eyes now a mean looking yellow. His clawed fists... Wait.

Daxter unconsciously took a step back as Light Jak began to shift into something bigger. It barely took seconds for violet and green to overtake the glass. The ottsel immediately took cover behind a dead console as cracks spread across the the tube before- *BOOM*

Daxter winced at the glass shards flying over him and the streams of smoke from an Eco powered explosion. He slowly began to step outta his makeshift blast cover. The floor by Jak's container been scorched black, the wall it hanged now a huge hole and a mass of smoke shrouding something.

Burning yellow eyes quickly met Daxter's brown ones as the little ottsel watch the owner stumble out. A large 25 ft humanoid rabbit bearing the same colors that took over his friend's Light form. Those once twisted tip ears now look like torn yet feathery, three horns messily wrapped in his red scarf now protrude from his forehead, and sharp teeth peaked out his round muzzle's mouth similar to the Dark Eco Plant on their first huge adventure.

That greenish yellow prison hair returned with streaks of bluish violet alongside now reaching his lower back, Jak's arms were huge, especially the hands, compared to the slightly long starter dad bod he's sporting, wild starburst jester cowl flair around his neck and those big feet replaced by bigger rabbit ones.

His wastelander outfit was completely wrecked. The only things that survived were his googles, scarf, remnants of his destroyed pants held by the leathery waist strap skirt albeit with two violet coat-tails now peaking out from it, and the large straps from his ruined blue shirt.

"D-d-axter??" A scratchy, growlish, and slightly deeper version of Jak's voice whimpered from the monstrous rabbit. Daxter's small form was a blurry mess as his eyes didn't want to stay open. The last thing Jak heard is the ottsel shouting his name before everything went dark.

Beastial Vampire

Daxter flinched at he saw the burning yellow bat on the box's side as the glass broke apart. Whatever been inside turned the Light Eco stream a sickly reddish orange before going into Jak. The reaction on his friend was instantaneous as those white eyes explode into a vicious violet.

Only on pure instinct did Daxter duck behind a desolated console before the container holding his friend explode. The ottsel didn't dare move as Jak's painful growls grew deeper and monstrous. He needs to be alive if he's gonna snap his best friend outta any feral haze.

Minutes felt like hours and Daxter went still at two long arms and bat wings laid strewn on both sides of his hiding spot. The limbs were covered in a dark teal caparace from the visible segments on the clawlike fingers. Wings weren't any better as that dark teal hide hung over torn black skin. He didn't miss the familiar yellow bat symbol glaring on the back hand's black hide.

Daxter gulped as silence took over those painful whimpers and a shadow hung above him. Slowly he looks up to meet the large bluish grey face of what was once Light Jak. His messy greenish yellow mane from prison returned to frame a dark teal antler horn mask as sickly yellow eyes stare down at Daxter.

"D-d-dax? W-what hap-pened?" The ottsel wince at his best friend's confused deep growl sounding whimper. "I don't know. Whatever was in the box got into your system through the Light Eco link and did...this." Daxter couldn't the small pause upon seeing the rest of his friend's changes.

That dark teal caparace took over his upper body except the sides of his abdomen, Jak's lower half was bigger and more beastly than the top half. Thick dark brown coat with stripes lazily strewn about, a red bat emblem hung over two pairs of eerie orange eye patterns, red claws held onto the man's knees, those big feet now huge three toed bat ones and a long rat tail wag behind Jak.

He had to be at least 30 ft in size from how hunched over the man is, his back still hit despite the ridiculous size of the chamber. "Don't worry buddy. Everything will be ok but we need to get out of here. Although the monks might have to deal with a huge hole in their temple."

Masked Angel

An insignia of horned demon wearing a top hat been burnt into the ottsel's mind alongside the Light Eco stream's shift from white to red. Daxter couldn't help but feel stupid as he currently look at the aftermath done to his best friend Jak. The demonic angel which was once his light form.

Glowing dark blue skin had been overtaken by a dark blue scales, Jak's fingers were sharp claws that would make his dark form jealous, long jagged black horns poke from the prison hairdo he once had, huge black feathered wings hung from the young adult's lower back but his face or lack of took the cake.

A black mask replaced his friend's facial features with burning blue flames to copy any expressions. Even Jak's outfit wasn't safe as it been transfigured into royal blue tuxedo facsimile. Short long sleeve coat, large red cravat that had once been a bandana, his goggles now hung from a top hat and a white tuxedo shirt. He had no pants his lower half became similar to a doll as red leg armor ending in epic knife heels took over for the old pair.

"Daxter, it wasn't your fault." Jak's new echoey voice had the ottsel look into those flaming blue eyes. "But I was the one to toss that freaky box!" "And I was the idiot who walked into the chamber." Daxter went quiet as it became clear that they were both idiots.

He could already hear Damas scolding- Uh oh. "Jak, I think we might've set off a certain pointy headed royal bomb." The flames on the 15 ft giant's face quickly sputter upon realization that they were in big trouble. "Fuck. Think you can drive the Tough Puppy back cause well..."

Daxter sarcastically rolled his eyes as he knew about Jak's new height problem. "I drove a Zoomer by himself for that second class race! The Tough Puppy should be a piece of cake! Although you owe me some pants for the scolding were about to get."

Vengeful Remnants

"You think those boxes had different stuff in them? Or did they all have that creepy skull emblem with mismatched eyes?" Daxter absently mumble as he try to ignore slightly rotten meat smell under the huge blue trenchcoat covering his best friend's 17'5 misshapen form.

Whatever been inside that metal box clearly belonged to a R rated zombie film if it could transfer something like Light Jak into a Terminator dressed Frankenstein Monster. Bluish gray rotten skin, hulk like body with massive bone spikes that jut from; shoulders, knees, back, to even the top of his head(eeriely similar to Damas' crown), two holes on each side of his legs alongside a new back toe for his feet, greyish skull mask covered Jak's except for his pelican teeth like mouth and newfound heterochromia (right eye is now red).

Although the half broken rib cages decor on his friend's new outfit wasn't as bad as the chimera that made up of the entire right arm. One horror made from wriggling mass of snakes, mismatched reptiles, blue lights that were clearly eyes, two cawing bird fingers amongst the 'normal' ones and the mouth on the bottom palm. Yeesh!

Jak's outfit was now a huge dark blue trenchcoat decorated in spiky red straps, light gray flames embroidery on the back tail ends of his coat n sleeves, his bandana now a massive torn scarf and a large hood that hid his goggles alongside his hair. Overall the man could've easily scare off Kor with his new looks.

"Ow!" Daxter rubbed his head as he glare back at the snake head responsible. It carefully nudge the ottsel over to see the lost look on Jak's face. Guess even zombie animal parts are as observant as their alive counterparts.

"Jak! You better not be pouting about your looks again. We all know no one can reach my level of handsomeness but looks don't always matter." The undead man glanced at the small ottsel that hanging on his chimeric arm.

"No one in Haven could stand my Dark Form! Even our friends were afraid of me possibly becoming fer-" "Sig and Tess would say otherwise. Damas is too dad-like to even judge plus I bet even Kleiver doesn't give a shit on your new appearance."

Daxter climbed over and made himself comfy on his best friend's head. "Despite everything that happens, you are still Jak. My crazy best friend ever since we were dumb children poking Wumpbee Nests and driving grumpy Green Eco sages nuts. Can't be a Demolition Duo with one person after all!"

The undead giant stared back at his friend for a seconds before breaking into a deep chirr like chuckle. "You got that right Dax. Thanks for always having my back." Daxter merely noogie his friend as things felt a little too sappy.

Toxic Griffon

"... this is the insignia of the 5th Forbidden Treasure. We believe the undiscovered room uses these for some unknown mechanism." A violet outline of a bird face breathing smoke stare back at the paper in Damas' hand. Seem had approached him for a potential sweep of the temple after uncovering a secret passage which led to Haven City.

Guess the threat Count Veger posed was enough to spur the monks to seek his help personally. Sig stood beside him as the man had discover Jak and Daxter weren't in their rooms. Damas knew the boys' habit of getting into trouble especially when it stems from trespassing. They already snuck inside the Monk Temple before.

"What the absolute hell is that?!!" Sig's sudden shout Damas and Seem quickly turned to the desert. It was Tough Puppy but Daxter is the one driving with Jak nowhere in sight. A bad picture that only got worse as they saw the cause for concern.

Following behind the ottsel was a large 20 ft griffin like humanoid that eeriely resemble the insignia Seem just showed him. It had the white feathery head of a bird with piercing yellow eyes, a violet beak full of sharp teeth, red n gold blades on top its head, a yellow green fiery mane too familiar for Damas' taste that went from the head and stop halfway down lizard like tail.

Violet spiral markings covered the beast's muscular body specifically the upper chest, shoulders, ankles, wrists alongside the sides of the tail. Sharp red claws protrude from the birdlike talons whilst four large red rimmed white wings that protrude from the head and neck was what let the giant glide after Daxter.

However Damas felt his heart drop as he notice someone hanging off the gold horn. An item that revealed just who this giant bird was: a familiar spare of goggles that could only belong to the ottsel's best friend. "Sig, tell our men not to shoot down that beast immediately! It's Jak!"

The Wastelander's non mechanical eye went wide as he look at the giant bird and saw the goggles. "By the Precursors, I swear those two never cease to surprise with their antics. I'll alert our fellow Wastelanders to stand down but Jak's definitely sleeping in the Leaper Lizard pen for this."

Damas looked at Seem who manage to mask their shock although he could still see cracks in the monk's calm demeanor. "To think these boys couldn't get into anymore trouble." He'll need a good cup of tea later but he had two youths in need of huge lecture right now.

And that's it! Our dynamic definitely gotten an earful for this little mishap but Jak's form could be considered enough of a punishment. I wanted to try a slightly different writing style for these snippets that the story slowly progresses through each one despite the different iterations.

Jak doesn't blame Daxter for this. Things were clearly out of their control and his friend did the best he could to save him. Is this new form permanent? Yes but it can be mostly suppressed into something smaller and more manageable for Jak.

He still has his Light powers but also access to Dark Jak. Although some Light Eco based abilities been altered depending on each version of Jak's new form.

That's all I have for now! Until next time folks, I'll see you back in Spargus!

#sonicasura #tales of sonicasura #jak and daxter #jak and daxter au #jnd #jak 3 #jak mar #jak #daxter #light eco #light jak #poll based fic #mentioned fandoms #digimon #yu gi oh #spectrobes #persona series

[echoesofdusk]

I think the reason there's been so much pushback and apathy towards claims of Palworld pals being ripoffs of Pokemon is bc it's a boy that cried wolf situation.

Pokemon fans have accused so many series and monster designs of being Pokemon ripoffs throughout the years, even things with just surface level similarities, and oftentimes acted like Game Freak has a monopoly on designing creatures for monster taming games. They've levvied this at Digimon, Yu-Gi-Oh, Monster Rancher, Yo-Kai Watch, Spectrobes, Fossil Fighters, hell they've levvied this at Dragon Quest whose monster taming in V served as inspiration for Pokemon, and even Megami Tensei which is the OG monster taming series!

Various indies have also been accused of being ripoffs even when they do things differently and follow different monster design philosophy and art styles. Cassette Beasts was accused of being a ripoff while failing to understand what makes Pokemon Pokemon (whatever that's supposed to mean since it's so obvious Cassette Beasts is just doing its own thing and isn't trying to be Pokemon).

And now that we have a game with a number of designs that are so blatantly ripoffs, people are just tired. They've had enough of Pokemon fans calling anything with surface level similarities a ripoff that they're pushing back now and even actively laughing with Palworld having sold 5+ million copies already. The fact the last few main series Pokemon games particularly the Switch games, have been so half baked, doesn't help either.

#hazy rambles #palworld #pokemon

[randomisedgaming]

In rather sad news last week it was announced on his twitter and covered on TimeExtension, that the artist Yoshitaka Tamaki had sadly passed away in July of this year. He drew the iconic artwork for many of the games including The Shining Series, Landstalker, Alundra, FEDA: The Emblem of Justice & Spectrobes.

A detailed list of many of the games he worked on can be found here: https://www.mobygames.com/person/65625/yoshitaka-tamaki/

The above artwork comes from Landstalker & Shining Force: Legacy of Great Intention.

#Yoshitaka Tamaki #artist

[ouarmy]

Master Krux ✌

Man I love body horror so much.

He was hard but fun to draw, I think I'm done with this series of drawings. It was great to work on it, it reminded me how much I love Spectrobes and I'm very nostalgic for this lisense.

I think that no new game will be released, but I thank the fandom for keeping it alive 💛✨

(Oh and I am open to suggestions for future drawings 👀)

#spectrobes #spectrobes beyond the portals #spectrobes origins #krux #spectrobes krux #high krawl #illustration #drawing #fan art

[ofpokemon]

Anyway people wanting other fun games similar to Pokemon,

Yokai watch is a favorite series of mine, there was spectrobes I played on my original DS and I also enjoyed by time with temtem. Out of them all id recommend yokai watch the most.

#[smeared paint] : ooc

[kingboohoo37]

KBHs Random Rant: Spectrobes

Just remembered I do not have a post about one of my favorite childhood game series which is Spectrobes.

It never took off as an actual monster-catching game since its last release was in 2011, however, we do have three strong entries.

Most people probably have never heard of this game but trust me if you're one of those people you were missing out.

I cannot tell you what my fascination was with this game but I just found the gameplay so refreshing considering Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Ranger were the only DS games I really played before and this game made me realize there were other interesting games out there.

The basic plot:

So what is this game about? Well, you're playing a young officer named Rallen who is kind of working for a galactical security service (NPP - Nanairo Planet Patrol) in the Nanairo planet system. His partner is a woman called Jeena who usually handles the technical stuff. One day they find an unidentifiable escape pod on one of the planets in their solar system. In it was an old man and a device that appeared to contain monsters they had never seen before. As Rallen tries to understand what he found he gets attacked by a mystical dark force of enemies which he later finds out to be "Krawl". A race of planet-eating creatures that go from solar system to solar system and systematically wipe them out. The only thing that can fight them: Spectrobes. A race of ancient creatures that have the sole purpose of fighting the Krawl since normal weapons don't work on them.

So Rallen and Jeena go on a journey to learn more about Spectrobes which can be awakened from fossils to defend their galaxy.

I know I know it's nothing crazy but the gameplay mechanics are so unique, from digging up fossils and minerals that Spectrobes need to eat to get stronger to the battle system...

There is way too much to talk about but damn these games left an impression on me that can't be replaced.

AND THE DESIGNS ARE CRAZY.

JUST LOOK AT MY BO SPIKANOR

OR MY FAVORITE RYDRAKE

The battle system works like a real-time action RPG where you basically need to mash the right buttons at the right time. They kinda revamped this system a little bit from game to game but the core gameplay stayed the same.

Krawl on the other hand mostly looks like blobs of dark matter xD

As I have never finished the third game (I never had a Wii okay?) the second game Beyond The Portals was definitely much better than the first. It gave the antagonists new characters that were actual characters and not just random black blobs xD

I don't really wanna go into more details but feel free to check out these games, they are really fun!

Oh did I mention I love the characters? Rallen is like a really good fighter and has good instincts but sucks at basically anything that involves technology. Jeena is the one who tends to lecture him when he touches anything that would be better left in her hands xD Then there is the old man Aldous who has an interesting backstory. He is the one they found in that escape pod. The only survivor from the Giorna system that the Krawl already devoured. He takes the place of the mentor role and teaches Rallen anything he knows about Spectrobes and Krawl.

Oh and as the game progresses it gets crazier when you learn how to summon Ultimate Form Spectrobes...

Ah well, I could go on but I think that's enough...

I leave you guys the main theme of the game here:

A truly amazing melody that rings nostalgia for me xD

#spectrobes #random rant #it's really fun pls try it XD #Youtube

[choccos-aaart]

Some Astra doodles from my last sketchbook

(I just started a new one today)

I like to write Quitterie with typical "valley girl" vocab

Kanata & Zack as the two mains from another completely unknown sci-fi (video game) series, Spectrobes :O Kanata's Rallen for obvious reasons. And Zack is Jeena because they're both (1) insanely smart, (2) skilled pilots (3) skilled engineers, like COME ON.

The first three victims of my Astra Vs the Polymorph (Red Dwarf) fic :D

#astra lost in space #kanata no astra #quitterie raffaeli #kanata hoshijima #zack walker #yun-hua lu #ulgar zweig #fan art #sketchbook #spectrobes

[highkrawll]

Themes- Space, existence. Should humans really expand pass what they know of?

Indie multi muse for Spectrobe Series, focus on the Krawl [aka the bad guys] written by nugget. mun is 27, here to have fun. crossovers would love to happen.

blog is mutuals only and free to like starter calls and inbox calls, and invading asks.

#video games rp #spectrobes rp #ooc #self promo

[sonicasura]

*looks at @frenchie-sottises Knack designs: this, this, and this*

The idea of Knack being an entity powered by relics than made from them sounds so interesting. Everything about relics is already a huge mystery other than they can be found in structures that are usually guarded by Guardians and can power various machinery. The Hidden Land in the first game raises even more questions.

My own iteration on this idea would share some similarities to Spectrobes. The collectible creatures, who also share the same name, actually start as fossils. You have to excavate them first and awaken the sleeping Spectrobe with your voice.

Doctor Vargas finds a fossilized Knack on the pedestal. His chest orb is dormant but flashes when the younger scientist reaches out as if accepting to be taken. It takes a few years for Knack to awaken since energy is still needed than just a vocal command. His body is similar to living stone like with the trolls from Trollhunters so he is quite durable.

Relic energy affects his growth and can be gathered by touching relics. Dispersing it or taking too much damage will make Knack shrink. He's still mute when little as his vocal cords aren't developed enough for usage. Knack can grunt or roar though but not talk.

When I do draw my own version, there will be added details than just his normal canon design. Knack gains fur and thick spikes once he surpasses 10 ft. He'll have a tail that becomes similar to an ankylosaurus. Knack also has a scaly hide which is a mix between beetle chitin, fish and reptile scales.

Can't forget hooked claws since he tends to climb a lot. Basically a chimera version of Godzilla that can become a full blown Kaiju. As for the element and gem transformations, they are adaptations than armor. Each shifts temporarily shifts his form to suit the item in question. It's easy to see what material Knack used as it is more prominent.

Simplified Examples

Ice: Thick blue fur and clusters of ice on his back

Wood: Grassy mane with wooden quills

Metal: Prickly metallic hide paired alongside serrated blades

Stealth: Chameleon hide coated in reflective scales

Guardian: Humanoid with all inhuman traits as tribal armor

Dark, Brittle, Sunstone, Massive, Diamond, Vampire, Speed, Power, Saber and Shooting would operate a bit differently. They are more like enhancements similar to weapon parts from Spectrobes. Boost some stats and weaken others with physical changes such as Harumitey with its defensive Lazos part here. 👇

There is a bit more worldbuilding but I'll save that for another post. What do you think so far?

#sonicasura #knack #knack videogame #knack 2 #playstation knack #knack ps4 #ps4 knack #living stone #monster knack #monster!knack #mentioned fandoms #spectrobes #spectrobes series #frenchie-sottises

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[wereallylostnowbois]

Skrew it im going to go off about the High Krawl anyway. Basically, the Krawl are the antagonists of the Spectrobes series. They're amoeba-like creatures that swarm and destroy solar systems, they're described many times as unintelligent and non-sentient, and they have a tendency to pick up whatever is in their environment to integrate it into themselves. Everything from rocks and branches to hologram technology and laser guns out of the NPP's base.

The High Krawl differ in that, unlike their lesser counterparts, they're intelligent, and at least vaguely humanoid. The first one you encounter is Jado, who, when asked what he is beging to monologue about how he is special and ascended because of the powers his master gave him. The master in question is Krux, who serves as the main antagonist of the series. The third and final game, Spectrobes Origins, centers around how Krux came to be. In short, the Krawl began to invade the star system Krux lived in thousands of years prior to the first game and Krux, being the mad scientist he was, fused himself with a Krawl and, by merit of sentience and the hive-minded nature of Krawl, gained control of the hordes. He would not use this power for anything good, but thats a story for another day.

Now back to the High Krawl. Initially, going into this game, i was scared that the presence of sentient humanoid Krawl would somewhat reduce the horror of these unfeeling and unthinking planet killers. I realize now that that was a foolish thought, Beyond the Portals is arguably one of the most ambitious and well polished games I've ever played on the DS, and that extends to the continuing horror of the Krawl. Now, i haven't finished the game, I don't know the full story yet, but given what i accidentally spoiled myself on in terms of Krux' backstory and Jaro's monologue, it seems an awful lot like Krux went around Krawl-ifying victims from the star systems he destroyed. Which is. Undoubtedly messed up. This is a game produced by Disney I'd like to remind everyone, and Disney in 2008 no less.

The High Krawl with their warped personalities and physical appearances which border on body horror do a lot to enhance the overall scariness of the Krawl. In the first game they were non-sentient planet killers, which is scary, but to say "the Krawl are controlled by an immortal mad scientist who mutates people into Krawl" forces them into the genre of "this could be a horror game if the devs wanted it to be".

But its not a horror game. Its Spectrobes, a game about punching monsters and excavating fossils from the ground. Anyway 10/10 I have serious concerns about the lore of a 14 year old game now.

#lore #theory #spectrobes

[cocosnowlo]

6 and 16!

6. A series you’ve enjoyed since your early days of gaming and still enjoy to this day whether it still has games coming out or is one you return to

Aside from the Pokemon main games, I really enjoy the Star Ocean and Spectrobes games. Star Ocean has thankfully been revived (though the two latest games were a bit disappointing) and Spectrobes is pretty much dead. The fandom is still alive on here though :D

16. A game you’d like to replay that you haven’t

I often get the urge of replaying Ys VIII and IX. Those two games are amazing and exactly to my liking.

#ask game #thank you so much! ;)

[zatauzul]

🧡My top favorite games🧡

Kindoms of amalur

Ever oasis

Fantasy life

Spectrobes

Any Pokémon game

Xenoblade chronicles x

Daemon x machina

Slime rancher

My Sims series

The division

Clash of the giant dragons

Petz dog and cat 2

🧡There's more but wanted to get these out of my mind palace🧡

#my favorite #best games

[magpiejay1234]

So if Disney gets away with the KH live-action movie, I guess we will get like Disney+ Spectrobes show next.

Of course, if there is any non-game adaptation of KH done by western side of Disney, this would also basically confirm they are assuming more direct control over the series from now on.

#keyache #shitposting

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Watch the American Climate Leadership Awards 2024 now: https://youtu.be/bWiW4Rp8vF0?feature=shared

The American Climate Leadership Awards 2024 broadcast recording is now available on ecoAmerica's YouTube channel for viewers to be inspired by active climate leaders. Watch to find out which finalist received the $50,000 grand prize! Hosted by Vanessa Hauc and featuring Bill McKibben and Katharine Hayhoe!

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