I Was Watching The Gameplay Reveal For The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Earlier, And Man Does

Man. I really just want to play Scarlet. I want to meet a bunch of new Pokémon and have a great time. Unfortunately, my double pack is getting delivered so I can’t play it right away on Friday. Got the double pack because my wife and I both love Pokémon. And this way we can trade version exclusives! Really should’ve ordered it for pickup. Oh well. I’m going Ninja Sex Party in concert tomorrow so that’ll tide me over. And if the games take a while to come in I can just watch the new episode of the Bleach dub. It’s been pretty good so far. I’m starting to ramble a bit, aren’t I? Anyway, I’m excited for Pokémon and I can’t wait! :D

yuzu sent them on an errand hehe

yet another day of me instantly recognizing junichi suwabe's voice in another anime

Just a reminder! Going live tonight! We are definitely playing Paper Mario! Should be fun! 😊

Stream schedule for this week:

Tonight: Nothing! I’m taking the day off!

Thursday: Paper Mario or a one shot in another game at 7:30 pm (CT). We’ll see how I’m feeling.

Man, between Shadows Over Loathing shadow dropping on Switch last week, Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed dropping yesterday, and Tears of the Kingdom coming out in less than three weeks, I am set on video games for the next couple of months. 🤩

these are my demands

Got back from Planet Comicon with such a great haul of art! And a phone charm. 🤩 Let’s go over the art first.

These are all so sick. Most of them were “buy 2, get one free” so my wife and I went on a shopping spree. The Hollow Ichigo, Gear 5 Luffy, and inky Hollow Knight prints are from shanesauerart on Instagram. The other Hollow Knight prints on the right are from @itsmandymo here on Tumblr and other platforms (I have their business card in another photo). The Splatoon 3 Deep Cut print is from Andy Kluthe (again, business card in another photo). The Mario print at the top is from Amourable Art (business card photo). I actually have three other prints I got from them last year of Ichigo, Luffy and the Elric Brothers.

My wife also got some prints from them this time of Howl’s Moving Castle and Majora’s Mask.

All in all, some pretty cool stuff. BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE!

These lovely Bleach, Chainsaw Man, and Samurai Jack prints are from Sketch Cartel who can be found on Instagram. I also got a print from them last year of Sukuna and Yuji from Jujutsu Kaisen.

They’re all so pretty. 🤩 Now, this next photo is all of the business card we acquired for some of the artists mentioned above.

Finally, the last thing I got was THIS!

A Magnemite phone charm! Isn’t it adorable? FYI, I’ve owned the Bleach phone case for about a month or two now. It’s not new but it is neat. Anyway, this little guy was being sold with other Pokémon merch not normally found outside of Japan. So that’s pretty neat.

All in all, I had a pretty great time at Planet Comicon and can’t wait to go again next year. I’ve been to it about five times and had a blast each time. This October, they’re gonna open a new sister con, Planet Anime. I am stoked for that. More cool art to add to my collection!!! And maybe some autographs from english dub voice actors. 🤩

Last week, Nintendo had an Indie World Showcase. It's like a Direct but primarily for indie games from developers all around the world. A lot of cool games were shown (Have a Nice Death, Pepper Grinder, and Oni, to name a few) but the one that really grabbed my attention was this weird looking game that was released on the same day. Once Upon a Jester. It's about these two friends, Sok and Jester, and their quest to win a chance to perform at the kingdom's Royal Theatrical Spectacle. This, however, is a ruse so they can steal the Royal Diamond! A game where two idiots perform improv theatre so they can steal a big jewel? Sign me up!

The game itself was really fun! The developers, Bonte Avond, recorded most of the dialogue in one take. It definitely shows. But this is by no means a criticism. In fact, the way the dialogue is recorded makes the improv in the game feel much more authentic. Plus it's really funny to see what they came up with. The gameplay is pretty simple, with the player needing to complete quicktime events during the performance to get a good score. The main goal with each performance is to get 5 bouquets from the audience, with a total of fifteen in each town you perform in. If can't get five in one performance, no worries. You can keep trying as long as you need. The plot isn't going anywhere. Also, since the developers are primarily musicians, the music slaps. As someone who spent all of high school and college doing theatre, I can't recommend this game enough.

This isn't so much a review as much me wanting to talk about this really charming game. If you have a Switch or Steam and an appreciation for theatre, then Once Upon a Jester may be for you.

Oh, also Corpse Husband has a cameo in the game. It's hilarious.

「 You Need to Go Back to your Roots 」

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