Sounds similar to the purpose of boxing gloves.

Bonus rankings! This one is more straightforward. Teams get points for wins. They get more points for beating good teams and fewer points for beating bad teams. (+32 for beating the best team, +1 for beating the worst). Teams lose points for losses. They lose more points for losing to bad teams and fewer points for losing to good teams. (-32 for losing to the worst team, -1 for losing to the best). The points total has been reset with the first game of the season.

I definitely played SMB this year. I may have played Pac-Man.

But I also played mancala which is 8,000 years old.

I just played Mancala the other day which may be up to 8,000 years old.

There are some very memorable games.

No game has ever matched the freedom of Morrowind. You are only limited by yourself. Even Oblivion and Skyrim feel restricted by the game itself.

Half-Life 2 interacting with the environment. I must have played with the can for hours the first time.

Final Fantasy VIII though was the single most impressive game for the hardware it came out on. The character models being actual human proportion, the summons looking like actual monsters, and the FMVs where people look like damn people in a movie.

In the same vein, FFX being described as looking like FFVIII’s FMVs but all the time. And then living up to the hype.

Since you mention it, I do see some similarities with VII. Although I think IX does a lot of it better than VII. Kuja actually has a connection with Zidane and rooted in jealousy. Where Cloud’s obsession is the opposite and rooted in revenge (the clone part in particular ending up being a false flag for Cloud).

I think a lot of the similarities are superficial. The actual story is quite different. But it’s interesting to see common tropes in Final Fantasy games. Lost memories, for example, is extremely common.

Tetra Master is almost a lot of fun. It just needs to turn down the RNG and not be so mysterious with digit meanings.

I liked the story. Although most of the substance is late-game, which is common for FF games. But I thought it was pretty solid.

Character writing is definitely top-tier. The style is perfect for PS1 too. I think it has aged the best of the PS1 games.

I love a lot about IX. However the combat is much slower than the other games. IIRC, an attack has to complete entirely and the character returns before the next character goes. While in VIII, the next queued attacker starts moving before the last one finishes their movements. Additionally, IX has 4 characters in battle. If you’re bring strategic, it can be very slow moving. Also, every boss has a valuable steal, but chances of stealing it are low. So if you take the bait, you will spend a lot of time repeatedly trying to steal. Also, your abilities are tied to your equipment unless you grind out enough points to unlock them, meaning you either keep bad equipment, upgrade and abandon abilities, or grind until the abilities are unlocked.

Also, the chibi-style art isn’t for everyone. I had more issues with 7’s style. But it’s a preference.

Copied from another comment of mine, I have beaten 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 13-2, 15, 16, Crisis Core, Dissidia, Dissidia 012, Theatrhythm Final Bar Line.

My top 3 are X, VIII, and XII in that order.

I didn’t love 7’s story. There’s a bunch of fluff with every side-character having their own mini-story. The amnesia plot line in particular was annoying.

I generally like the whole lifestream stuff. But I think the whole story is pretty mid compared to the storylines of other Final Fantasy games.

Wow, I didn’t realize what I said was actually a paradox. lol, I’ll reword.

FF7 is the worst Final Fantasy that I’ve beaten.

When I was a kid, I didn’t really get into RPGs until after 7 was already out. I got into Arc the Lad, Jade Cocoon, and FF8 on the PS1. When I tried to go back and play FF7, it looked so ugly, I had a hard time connecting with it.

As an adult, the story and mini-games were frustrating. The obsession with the game is annoying as well. Although it’s undeniable the impact it has had on gaming.

For the record, I’ve beaten 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 13-2, 15, 16, Crisis Core, Dissidia, Dissidia 012, Theatrhythm Final Bar Line

I’m a huge Final Fantasy fan. Ocarina of Time is the better game.

Every Final Fantasy I have beaten has been better than 7.

From my understanding, these don’t have any additional content that the other releases. Any additional dungeons, bosses, equipment, or story will not be found in the Pixel Remasters. It’s the original game.

However, there are quality of life additions like maps, save spots, auto-fight, “fight next enemy when it dies”, and translation and bug fixes.

For the record, I only beat FF1 on Pixel Remaster, the 3D FF3, and the now-defunct previous re-release of FF5.

Indie titles tend to be more reasonable, don’t they?

Looks cool. I’ll pick it up on the Switch if it’s under $20.

Is that a Bluey reference?

Also, I’ve been saying the kickoff team should just be set up like a normal play, 4th and 25 on their own 25. Most will punt, some will go for it.

I think it’s important to note that Paradox was explicitly acting outside of the TVA’s authorization. That machine seemed to be a last resort mechanism that he was using liberally.

Aside from that, the sacred timeline still exists. It would have made sense to call it Prime or something. But it already has the branding.

I liked it, and loved all the cameos. It’s definitely the weakest of the three Deadpool movies though. I didn’t expect it to take place almost entirely in the void/TVA.

Also, I was kind of expecting it to introduce mutants and the X-Men to the MCU and it really didn’t (I had similar expectations from a previous Marvel project too). It’s disappointing, but I guess that’s my fault.