#dark thief vs dark thief the rivalry is RIGHT THERE

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i like to think they've run into each other a lot while trying to steal the same things, maybe even worked together in the past?

too bad it didnt work out well for TKC lol

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Top 10 Games Of 2017

Almost the end of the year, YouTube is making people cringe with YouTube Rewind, so why not release my list of top 10 games of 2017? Thing is, I’m taking a Dunkey approach and one of the games on this list isn’t from this year, but I’ve been messing around with it. Also, I have not played anything on Nintendo Switch, or Cuphead, so don’t rage at me, I’m sure they’re good.

10: Injustice 2

Fighting games have always been fun for me, but hard to stick with. I lose interest and move onto something else. Injustice 2 found a way to keep players like me coming back, with its wide array of customization for each of its 24 (maybe more) characters, not including the DLC characters. It's also one of the most visually impressive fighters I've seen to date.

9: Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

Several years later, I still find myself going back to this game, wanting to better myself. It's a love/hate relationship, but it's wrapped in this strong vibe, that I try to capture in my own life, with the colorful environments and the amazing soundtrack, using music from some of synthwaves biggest names, covering action movie-esqe shootouts, hazy drug fueled massacres, and can go from making you grin, to a dark, atmospheric song that makes you squirm in your seat, unsure of what's next. The ending? Yeah, it's a easy cop out, but the ride there is all good...except for the reporter levels.

8: Destiny 2

I don't care what anyone says, this was a step in the right direction. The free roam maps are so much larger than in the first, and the story has more presence (I don't even remember what we were doing in 1). But, what's most important, is how it plays. I'm glad to say it's very well done, if not meant to be enjoyed with friends. I'm currently waiting for my paycheck so I can get the expansion and play some more with my friends again.

7: No Man's Sky

Oh...you think I'm joking here? "You like No Man's Lie?" First off, wow, what an original comment. Bet you watch your Rick and Morty every night. Second, time to face facts: NO MANS SKY IS A MORE COMPLETE GAME NOW THAN STAR CITIZEN WILL BE IN A YEAR. You can build bases, get a vehicle, even roam with other explorers (if, you know, you can find them, so many planets), take jobs, there's factions, freighters, and there's an actual story now. It's still got a bit to go before it becomes that god tier game we heard about, but the team has shown they're committed to fixing their mistakes, so, can we STOP using the same cringey dead memes? Just go on spotify, throw on a playlist, and go out exploring.

6: Fire Pro Wrestling: World

When I found out this game was available on Steam, it was an instant buy. At first glance, this game seems lackluster. The roster is either japanese wrestlers you probably wouldn't know unless you were a hardcore fan, or some characters the dev made up. But, before you boot up the game? Check out the Workshop for the game, and you will find yourself in heaven. If someone created the character, you can download them into the game. You also could make one yourself...but come on, that system is way too complicated. Hell, even if the fighting system frustrates you, it's fun to set all the fighters to AI and watch Shrek vs Big Smoke vs Hulk Hogan vs Filthy Frank.

5: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End 

I finally got to play this game, finding it for 20 bucks at Gamestop. Uncharted is probably one of my fave Playstation franchises, and it's amazing how close all the games were released, but not one is a slip up. That said, 3 was the series weakest leg. The story was ok, but the villains were lackluster. This? This ramps up all the action to 250%, brings some of the most stunning visuals I've seen on the system TO DATE, and is a fitting end for the story of Nathan Drake, as well as a great cast of characters, old and new. I can't really describe it in text, you just gotta go play it. Also, you can dab in multiplayer.

4: Middle Earth: Shadow Of War

If you see me on facebook, you know this was coming. I'll be honest, story-line wise, this game is not great. If you're a Tolkien lore nerd, you'll prolly rage jizz 8 times in the first act. Hell, playing the story is a bit boring as well. They try, but the story missions STILL feel like shit you do to get the next ability unlocked. When it comes to playing the main missions, it feels like every basic free roaming games missions, where it's linear, the objectives range from go here to kill this. When you're just killing captains, though...that's where the stories start. You'll build armies, suffer betrayals, play orcs against one another, and build these intense rivalries! Some of these I will never forget, and I'll suffer through a bastardization as long as you make it fun.

3: Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus

This game...is just pure video games. You know how people describe video games in TV Shows, like they live a different life?  That's Wolfenstein 2. I'm not me. I'm BJ Blaskowitz, gunning down Nazi's with the dual wielding power of god in the form of the most devastating weapons known to man! The story, much like one, is better than what you would expect out of a gory violent shooter. I could go on, but honestly, I couldn't do it anymore justice. I'm going for a 100% with this game. Go pick it up, sit back, and embrace the primal side.

2: Yakuza Zero

I have always loved this series. I was in a nice place when I played the first on PS2 about 10 years ago. I think I didn't hear much about Zero prior to its release, but I saw Angry Joe review the game, and I remember how much I loved playing Yakuza 3. With my next paycheck, I picked up the final copy at my local Gamestop. You play as two characters, one being the series protagonist, and the other, a fan favorite secondary character. The first is framed for a murder, and the other is asked to carry out a hit, but complications arise. It sounds generic, but only because I don't want to spoil you, as this game is a trip. Think of it as if anime existed in real life. There's dramatic situations, with some serious themes, but at the same time, you and your enemies have goddamn fight auras, and can dish out these attacks that you say "Ok, that killed him." only to see him either get up or just be knocked out. I won't even get into the various side quests for each character. The downsides is it's not for everyone. Japanese only audio with english subs, the free roam is more akin to a town in a Final Fantasy game than GTA, although it fits.

1: Horizon: Zero Dawn

I didn't really start digging into this game until a month back. I bought it shortly after E3, Gamestop had a promotion knocking the price to half. I also bought a new computer monitor I needed to make my graphics card compatible. HZD languished a bit as I explored a bunch of new games. Then, last month, a few friends were getting into a talk about their game of the year. I said Shadow Of War, and a few others went against me, with this. I said that while it was decent, it felt like a generic overstuffed free roam game. I'm a fucking idiot. Upon replaying, I was treated to a beautiful open world that actually MAKES you want to explore it. I didn't get involved in too many side quests, sticking to those that branched off the main plot, and I was surprised with my progress. When a free roam game doesn't make me want to use a fast travel, it's a W, man. I'm nearly done, and look forward to picking up the DLC. There's other stuff too, but this list is gonna be too long to hold people's attention as it is.

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Pokeani Big Bad Scene Count

Proving my point on this post that things picked up in BW and onward (except for Ghetsis.)

GIOVANNI: Battle Aboard the St. Anne = 2 scenes Island of the Giant Pokemon = 2 scenes The Breeding Center Secret = 1 scene Battle of the Badge = 4 scenes It's Mr. Mime Time = 1 scene Showdown at the Poke'Corrall = 1 scene The Evolution Solution = 1 scene Mewtwo Strikes Back = 3 scenes Scare in the Air = 1 scene The Fortune Hunters = 1 scene Mewtwo Returns (1) = 3 scenes Mewtwo Returns (2) = 3 scenes Mewtwo Returns (3) = 8 scenes Dues and Don'ts = 2 scenes TOTAL = 33 SCENES / 14 APPEARANCES ------------------ A Ruin with a View = 1 scene A Three Team Scheme = 1 scene Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend = 1 scene The Scheme Team = 1 scene TOTAL = 4 SCENES / 4 APPEARANCES ------------------ Two Degrees of Seperation = 1 scene Malice in Wonderland = 3 scenes The Thief That Keeps On Theiving = 1 scene Memories Are Made of Bliss = 1 scene TOTAL = 6 SCENES / 4 APPEARANCES ------------------ In the Shadow of Zekrom = 1 scene Enter Iris and Axew = 1 scene The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice = 1 scene Triple Leaders, Team Threats = 1 scene Dreams by the Yard Full = 1 scene Snivy Plays Hard to Catch = 1 scene The Bloom Is on Axew = 1 scene A Venipede Stampede = 1 scene Team Rocket vs. Team Plasma (1) = 5 scenes Team Rocket vs. Team Plasma (2) = 2 scenes Unrest at the Nursery = 1 scene Meloetta and the Undersea Temple = 5 scenes Unova's Surival Crisis = 10 scenes Farewell, Unova!  = 1 scene The Dream Continues = 1 scene TOTAL = 33 SCENES / 15 APPEARANCES -------------------- A Battle of Aerial Mobility = 1 scene Heroes Friend and Faux Alike = 1 scene An Explosive Operation = 2 scenes Battling at Full Volume = 1 scene Battling with a Clean Slate = 1 scene Til We Compete Again = 1 scene TOTAL = 7 SCENES / 6 APPEARANCES --------------------- Loading the Dex = 1 scene The Sun, the Scare and the Secret Lair = 1 scene Acting True to Form = 2 scenes Why Don’t You Give Me a Z-Ring Sometime? = 1 scene Tough Guy Trials  = 1 scene Filling the Light with Darkness = 1 scene TOTAL = 7 SCENES / 6 APPEARANCES --------------------- TOTAL = 90 SCENES / 49 APPEARANCES

MAXIE: Gaining Groudon = 5 scenes The Scuffle of Legends = 7 scenes TOTAL = 12 SCENES / 2 APPEARANCES

ARCHIE: Gaining Grodoun = 4 Scenes The Scuffle of Legends = 8 scenes TOTAL = 12 SCENES / 2 APPEARANCES

CYRUS: Losing Its Lustrous = 6 scenes A Double Team Turnover = 6 scenes Saving the World from Ruins = 4 scenes Unlocking the Red Chain of Events = 2 scenes The Needs of Three = 4 scenes The Battle Finale of Legend = 8 scenes TOTAL = 30 SCENES / 6 APPEARANCES

DR. ZAGER: Scraggy - Hatched to Be Wild = 1 scene A Venipede Stampede = 1 scene Team Rocket vs. Team Plasma (1) = 5 scenes Team Rocket vs. Team Plasma (2) = 2 scenes Scare at the Litwick Mansion = 1 scene Archeops in the Modern World = 2 scenes The Beartic Mountain Feud = 1 scene Battle for the Underground (1) = 4 scenes Battle for the Underground (2) = 6 scenes The Lonely Deino = 1 scene Stopping the Rage of Legends (2) = 2 scenes A Restoration Confrontation (1) = 3 scenes A Restoration Confrontation (2) = 6 scenes Rocking the Virbank Gym (1) = 1 scene Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times = 1 scene Goodbye Junior Cup, Hello Adventure = 2 scenes Unrest at the Nursery = 1 scene Meloetta and the Undersea Temple = 4 scenes Unova's Survival Crisis = 10 scenes Farewell, Unova! [ED Credits] = 1 scene TOTAL = 55 SCENES  / 20 APPEARANCES

GHETSIS: Team Plasma's Power Plot = 1 scene Team Plasma's Pokemon Manipulation = 3 scenes Secrets From Out of the Fog = 3 scenes Meowth, Colress and Team Rivalry = 1 scene Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals = 1 scene Team Plasma and the Awakening Ceremony = 3 scenes What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals = 6 scenes TOTAL = 18 SCENES / 7 APPEARANCES

DR. COLRESS: Team Plasma's Power Plot = 5 scenes Team Plasma's Pokemon Manipulation = 7 scenes Secrets From Out of the Fog = 1 scene Meowth, Colress and Team Rivalry = 7 scenes Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals = 2 scenes Team Plasma and the Awakening Ceremony = 6 scenes What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals = 7 scenes TOTAL = 35 SCENES / 7 APPEARANCES

LYSANDRE: The Strongest Mega Evolution: Act 1 = 1 scene The Strongest Mega Evolution: Act 2 = 10 scenes The Strongest Mega Evolution: Act 3 = 3 scenes The Strongest Mega Evolution: Act 4 = 8 scenes From A to Z = 2 scenes Meeting at Terminus Cave = 1 scene A Meeting of Two Journeys = 1 scene An Explosive Operation = 5 scenes Championing a Research Battle = 1 scene A Full-Strength Battle Surprise = 1 scene Kalos League Passion With a Certain Flare = 5 scenes Finals Not For the Faint-Hearted = 3 scenes Down to the Fiery Finish = 3 scenes A Towering Takeover = 6 scenes Coming Apart at the Dreams = 6 scenes The Right Hero for the Right Job = 6 scenes Rocking Kalos Defenses = 1 scene Forming a More Perfect Union = 3 scenes TOTAL = 66 SCENES / 18 APPEARANCES

XEROSIC: From A to Z = 2 scenes Meeting at Terminus Cave = 2 scenes A Meeting of Two Journeys = 2 scenes An Explosive Operation = 5 scenes Unlocking Some Respect = 1 scene Championing a Research Battle = 1 scene A Full-Strength Battle Surprise = 1 scene Kalos League Passion With a Certain Flare = 2 scenes Down to the Fiery Finish = 2 scenes A Towering Takeover = 1 scene Coming Apart at the Dreams = 2 scenes The Right Hero for the Right Job = 2 scenes Facing the Needs of the Many = 7 scenes TOTAL = 30 SCENES / 13 APPEARANCES