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#This isn't a Rumble Fish blog!
gear-project · 2 years
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I have 2 questions: 1) Recently, Dimps has announced that they will be releasing the Rumble Fish 1 and 2 on the PC, Switch, Xbox One and Series X/S, PS4 and PS5. 2) Do you think Embracer Group (parent company of THQ Nordic, Deep Silver, Gearbox Software, Saber Interactive, Dark Horse Comics and others) is gonna buy Arc System Works (and perhaps place them under the Saber Interactive banner). Already the purchased a Japanese studio called Tatsujin.
That's not really a question, that's a FACT. Also I am very excited for said fact. I only ever got to play Rumble Fish 1 on the PlayStation 2, but really it's a great game. I would stack it against games like Blade Arcus, Big Bang Beat, Akatsuki Blitzkampf, Daraku Tenshi, and Yatagarasu. It's really that good.
As far as ARC System Works is concerned, while I cannot predict the future… President Minoru Kidooka has recently voiced proactive thoughts about improving the status quo when it comes to fighting games, and given their active track record, I do not believe that will change any time soon.
Even if someone were to slap a convincing pricetag on ARC System Works that Kidooka would consider as CEO, I sincerely doubt he would allow them to change his policies on how he handles game development with the people he currently works with within the company. The company has been around since 1988, and they're only NOW becoming lucrative and more well-known.
I think that says a lot about the way Kidooka does things, meaning that how they do things now is a lot better than in the past.
And there's STILL more room for them to improve as well! AND they're becoming more active developers here in the Western Hemisphere, so I think that's still part of their plan.
It took them 11 years to buy back the legal rights to Guilty Gear (from 2000 to 2011), so go figure, I doubt they want their precious IPs taken away from them any time soon!
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slytherinspired · 3 years
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Better Days - A Sirius Black Imagine
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Hi! :) There you go! I am sorry about the end, I really couldn't help it, I hope you'll forgive me!
For any pending requests, I am very sorry about the delay. As it turns out, my job is taking a lot of my time. When I started this blog, I was still a Uni student, avoiding her studies and essays by writing her fantasy world - but now you know... Adult life is in the way. But I still do want to write and always will be. Just a little less often...
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'Stella!' you mumble under your breath.
You know very well that begging the child to stop running around is futile, but you can't help but scold her. She is no longer a fragile little being that you were once afraid to break with your simple touch. Now this same little person babbles, knows how to walk, and takes great pleasure in knocking all the objects that are in her path, as if every time she'd expect something else than those objects falling to the ground in a disturbing crash. You close the book you are trying to study and take a good look at her. It takes your breath away every time. The little dark curls around her head and her piercing grey eyes, the smirk on her face when she's goofing around. Her warm laugh... It takes all the negative away.
But your tone was too harsh when you said her name out loud and now the child's lips are starting to quiver. You shake your head, preparing to face the tears as as the shrill cry of your daughter leaves its way to your ears. You feel like you're about to cry as well when the front door of your little flat opens. Through the doorway you see Sirius, putting his helmet on the floor, and an innocent smile spreads across his lips. He whispers something, but you can't hear him through the incessant crying of Stella. He tiptoes to you both and takes the child away from you. Taken aback, her crying suddenly stops and a big smile takes shape on her little red face.
'What happened there, bunny?' he asks with a soft voice as he wipes the tears away from her delicate face.
You shrug and sigh.
'I wouldn't let her play with the fish food.'
Sirius snorts.
'Oh,' he laughs while looking at his daughter. 'I didn't know Stella was a fish, are you a fishy, Stella?' He starts to tickle her. 'Are you a fish?'
The child laughs warmly. He scoops over and presses his lips on yours. You feel relieved. You don't even have to ask him; he's already putting the child in her high chair while he goes in the kitchen to prepare her tea.
'What's on the menu, bunny?' he shouts while he rumbles in the little fridge. 'Carrots?' He shakes his head. 'Nah.'
Stella looks at him, completely fascinated.
'Oh! Chicken and peas!' he exclaims, holding a little pot of a questionable colour. He stares at the pot for a coupe of seconds.
'Definitely not,' he says.
'No,' you repeat, laughing.
'HA!' Sirius shows another little pot in his hand. 'I feel like it is a sweet potato kind of night, wouldn't you say bunny?' He flicks his wand and the little pot flies to Stella while a floating spoon flies from the jar quietly towards the child.
'How was your day?' he asks as he walks to her.
'I never thought that studying to be a healer would be easy,' you reply, looking at the many books resting on the side table, 'but with this little monster, it's impossible to retain any information.'
Sirius replaces a strand of your hair behind your ear.
'I know, love. I'm sorry it has to be like that.'
You lean your head on his chest as he plays in your hair a little bit.
'Is it good, my love?' he asks Stella as she's having a fight with the floating spoon. She looks at you both and smiles proudly. Sirius snorts.
'Even with puree all over her face she's the cutest.'
'Isn't she?' you reply. 'That's what makes it hard. I can't be angry at her for too long.'
'I'm probably biased,' he says, 'but I really do think she's the prettiest baby in the whole world.'
'Totally not biased,' you reply, closing your eyes.
You feel yourself drifting from reality. You're so tired you could just sleep there and forget about the whole world. Sirius' presence is enough to reassure you that everything is going to be okay. Your eyelids are heavy now.
'Mama,' says a voice afar.
But you're too tired to get up. Sirius is going to take care of her, that was the deal. He said that you would have your nights to recharge a little bit. But he doesn't get up.
'Mama!'
Now the child is crying again. You feel gradually woken up from your sleep, reality is slowly catching up with you. Something tells you you don't want to wake up, you want to stay like this forever, in Sirius' embrace. Stella is screaming at the top of her lungs and you wake up suddenly.
'Sirius, why are you not -' you stop mid-sentence.
You're alone with Stella. For a moment, you're looking for him, where has he gone? But it slowly comes back to you. Every time you wake up, you have to cope again.
Sirius isn't here. He doesn't know he has a daughter.
Sirius is in Azkaban.
Sirius is a killer.
And Stella only knows to call your name.
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gear-project · 3 years
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Out of curiosity, who currently owns the Rumble Fish IP?
Dimps was the developer, but Sega/Sammy was the Publisher back in the day.
It's worth noting Rumble Fish 2 is still visible on Dimp's Japanese webpage, though they haven't done anything with the IP in years.
This was their older webpage, originally.
I do certainly wish Dimps would revive that series (or at least port it to Steam).
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