#yeah i play fire emblem heroes. yeah since 2019. yeah.

[abrahamvanhelsings]

tagged by @boogiewoogieweeb thanks! :))) but im not uhh reblogging that whole ass post that came with it sorry. it took me five minutes to scroll through that thing

you’re stuck in a room with the last character in your gallery how safe are you

well i made that dumbass ffvii post yesterday so the last character(s) in my gallery are still tifa lockhart, barret wallace and cid highwind so i think im good tbh. not people who'd hurt me. in fact ig im joining avalanche now 👍🏻 and for novelty, the next one would have been xander fire emblem, who i want to be in a room with so bad bc he is my beloved !!

if you already got tagged you're getting another one now bc i forgot to check @zaegreus @tideswept @tadpal @unrealwasteland

[shinjukuspiritcommittee]

Top 20 2021

My Favorites (updated)

Hello my readers, it’s been a while since I just posted something not related to a headcanon and I am doing one right now. I just wanted to take a bit of a break to just get SOMETHING on here on my days off work. Plus I’m just trying to find my groove when it comes to writing again so hopefully this helps me just get back into the mood of making a post more often lol. I wanted to revisit this topic for a while just because we’ve had a lot more events and a lot more alts in the game were added. And I know for a fact LifeWonders reads these posts in some capacity because I have meme’d an AR into the game with my top picks from the last list I did for Christmas 2019. No I didn’t. I’m just joking around and I know LifeWonders doesn’t read this.

Anyways rather than just make up a list on the spot like last year I decided to use the Housamo Sortmaker (Link: https://club.housamo.xyz/sortmaker/ ) to try and make a list that’s more revealing to what I was thinking at the time. Since I talked about 20 characters ish last time I’m just gonna read from my 20th place to my 1st place spots and try to justify whatever I was thinking at the time. Anyways-

20: Marchosias and Susan: This one was a surprise for me if I’m being honest but I’m just gonna blame the fact on Shukou’s recent involvement with LifeWonders in the form of Live A Hero and how Ryekie and Mokdai live in my headspace rent free whenever I think about the characters in that game. Maybe we can see about getting some LAH headcanons since that’s a LifeWonders property too). So out of all the characters Shukou drew for Housamo why did I pick Marchosias? Easy, it’s been 4 years and this poor man has yet to receive a proper alt or any kind of skin for that matter and I think that it’s a crime. Sure he’s not my favorite but he’s definitely grown on me because he’s just a gentle dad kind of character and his design has grown on me over the years. I just hope he doesn’t get left behind since he has a lot of really interesting and potential things to look forward to in the future given how the main story has unfolded.

19: Shiva/Algernon: The helmet heads are together because DAI XT quickly became my favorite artist for Fire Emblem Heroes and I really just like their designs. DAI XT just knows how to draw robots, armor and muscles well. Also Chapter 11 with Shiva you can read into some interesting perspectives. I don’t want to spoil any of the untranslated content for anyone who’s waiting for the official english translation. But if you are curious Roureem has a blogspot where he posts summaries of the newly released events.

Link: https://housamosummaries.blogspot.com/

18: Cthugha: I love this goober so much. He’d constantly try to act super sentai just trying say good morning everyday. He may not be very bright but that just adds to his charm and honestly I enjoy how he always tries to play the hero in a lot of scenarios because it’s refreshing when they implement him after a bunch of heavy hitting story stuff. I’m not gonna spoil too much about it but I will say he’s more than welcome after everything Chapter 10 and 11 put the reader through.

17: Mineaki: I’ve made a post about him being one of my least favorites way back when I first started this blog and let me just say how times have changed and I’ve learned the value of not judging a book by it’s cover. I still think there’s something a bit off about Kowmei’s style for his characters, but Mineaki has definitely grown on me. He’s a caring instructor who does watch out for his students even if it’s not always in the most direct way possible. Not to get into too many spoilers he’s got a lot of intrigue around him as well and I am curious to see his role get expanded down the line.

16: Ded: Housamo is the reason I really like christmas. The Christmas stories despite following a similar structure to each other do tend to be my favorite stories. Ded himself is also just another good dad character. He’s also two guys for the price of one, so I mean… you know… you’ve got the forever ask your other dad situation. There wasn’t much thought put into this choice I just like santa as a concept because I think the outfits are cute, it’s always nice to get something for people you care about on Christmas and Ded is the perfect embodiment of both sides to Christmas.

15: Shinya: Everyone we need to manifest buff Shinya for 2021, this is not a drill. This is legitimate. We must make Taromati’s and my wish come true. To be more serious again he’s just a sweet and gentle character. He’s also drawn by my favorite Housamo artist. Their characters always just look so naturally good. I’m just surprised he hasn’t gotten much of an alt given he’s perfect material for Valentine’s day. He’s just a soft boy and I would love for him to be in more things because I just enjoy seeing him.

14: Jacob: I have to be honest Jacob is on here because every time I look at him he just gets more handsome to me. I wasn’t all that impressed with his introduction and we don’t know much about his background but I’ve just been drawn to him more and more. Maybe it’s just because he’s drawn by GomTang? I just like looking at him and I can’t help it. To speak a bit less crass he’s another gentleman kind of guy and those are always nice.

13: Shennong: Yeah I like the doc a lot. Firstly, I’m a huge sucker for big bulls and Shennong fits the bill. The white fur really adds to his appeal visually and the purple horns give off a bit of an unnatural appearance. Shen feels like someone who’s been touch starved and alone for a long time given how he acts as a character and when we actually hug him I just lost it. He always has others well being on his mind so he’s not afraid to jump in and help, or give a much needed lecture about when you need to take better care of yourself. He just comes across as very well balanced overall.

12: Heracles: I won’t lie- at first he didn’t interest me much. He looked incredibly plain when among the rest of the cast and he seemed like the typical “bait” character since the banner had Echo, Barguest, Gyumao and Snow. But after reading the translation for Valentine Time Slip I was taken aback at how much of a gentle giant he turned out to be and I just really liked his interactions with the others in that event. And honestly his special quest from that year was one of the more unique ones given the slower pace and more romantic vibe it had. After the event warmed my heart I did a complete 180 and I just knew I really liked him.

11. Yasuyori: Before I start praising him I feel I have to justify why he didn’t quite make top 10 and it will have some mild Chapter 10 spoilers. To be as vague as possible his resolution just didn’t vibe with me at the end of Chapter 10. Like it wasn’t a bad resolution and it was the right choice to make but in my opinion there really wasn’t a moment I felt was clear where he made a choice for himself. Everything just sort of happened around him and it felt like he didn’t really do much to improve his situation. To an extent I kind of see that being the idea given his origins and the story he’s based on and there is some semblance of him coming to terms with himself alongside his isolation being portrayed pretty well, but I just wasn’t satisfied with it as much as I would like to be. With that out of the way, oh my god I just want this boy to never stop smiling and I just want to give him hugs constantly please he just deserves to be happy!!! Yasuyori is a character who’s got a lot of baggage and he’s just trying to find ways to properly cope with his trauma and not repeat past mistakes and I just really like that idea. His role in Xmas 2020 (sorry I just forgot the name of that event, but its when he gets his alt) was a much better representation for his character in my eyes. I’m not gonna spoil anything like I keep saying but he isn’t one to disappoint in future appearances and I just hope this lovable lug keeps getting the support he deserves.

10: Hephaestus: A spicy way to start the latter half of the list. I just want to give this lad a hug and tell him he is worthy of love. But at the same time he is a little shit… and I love that. I can’t fully explain why I grow a paternal instinct in me seeing this grown man sob about his mother but I just do. I want to keep him safe and give him all the affection he wants. Though I am aware a lot of Hephaestus’s interest in his parental figure is… questionable. I am just gonna say I would accept his love for what it is and he just wants approval.

9. Shuten: I’ll be honest I have no proper reason for why I like Shuten so much. He’s just a cool and reliable guy. He just seems like a go with the flow kind of person most of the time and he’s a bit more direct than most of the characters which I always appreciate. Plus I have an unspoken bias for naop guys in Housamo.

8. Durga: While not number 1 on this list, I still really like Durga. She’s quirky but not to an annoying degree, she’s determined and definitely very confident in her own abilities. Her growing to be more sociable throughout her events is something I enjoy seeing because it really creates this sense of growth.

7. Kyuma: I get a lot of people don’t like Kowmei’s art but I really think we should look past it because Kyuma is one of the sweeter picks. He’s someone who just wants to prove himself for his own worth and not what David can provide, but David is part of him and it just creates the potential for a good arc. Plus this boy is unintentionally smooth and will just take your heart when possible. I honestly want to see Kyuma more in events because he’s honestly the jock that carries 3 of the 4 brain cells. He’s also the last one without an alt so I’m just hoping he gets one in 2021 because he really deserves one in my opinion. (Also fan art makes him really cute).

6. Tomte: Tomte is relatively new but honestly his event in 2019 really endeared me to him. I’m trying to be spoiler free because the best way to enjoy these stories is for yourselves but let me just say his arc in the event was really endearing to me and much more than I was expecting. His fan service is also incredibly hammy and I love it. Visually Tomte is one of my favorites, I love his multi colored hair and starlit pupils cuz it makes his otherwise more generic look have some flare. I knew I liked him out the box and when I read about him in the summaries and can’t wait to read the official translation for him. I was just very endeared.

5. Tetsuya: Tetsuya fucks. Moving on…

Jokes aside this one’s a bit simple. I have no shame in admitting I think he’s attractive and his whole resistance towards wanting a relationship is cute in a weird roundabout way. When he says no I just want it MORE. I just really like duo haired tsunderes.

4. Kengo: Kengo 3rd alt 2021. Please LifeWonders I need my favorite Summoner. He’s a bro and that’s what counts. Kengo has got your back, not afraid to rely on you, a very fun and dynamic guy. Sure he’s not that bright when it comes to making plans or any book smart, but there are times where he’s the best at being able to read the room or just understand what someone needs to hear even if it isn’t always what someone wants to hear. His bullheaded nature is actually one of his redeeming qualities because it’s nice to just not overcomplicate things and just understand what’s actually going on. Yes the early story didn’t do many favors for him but to me the events, especially the later ones, do much more work for his character. To me, at least.

3. Ashigara: Ashigara is best bear, and I will defend that stance in 2021. The main thing that draws me to Ashigara is that I can see a bit of myself in him. He gets very emotional when he gets left alone, he’s very loud when with his friends, has a tendency of speaking his mind- just someone who wears his heart on his sleeve. I also appreciate that in spite of the negative he isn’t someone who backs down when the going gets tough and in a few instances he’s able to hold his ground physically at least.

2. Wakan Tanka: Love at first sight. This ray of sunshine still persists as the number 1 husband, but number 2 character. Firstly I am a huge fan of the partial beast aesthetic. The buffalo ears and the horns  are absolutely adorable. Secondly he’s a perfect body type; he’s not too muscular but not exactly flabby. Third he is just so positive and I love that. He’s someone I admire and wanna hug.

1. Taurus Mask: The more things change the more they stay the same. I’m still a big Taurus Mask fan for all the same reasons as last time. I just… relate to this boy. He is an incredibly shy boy who uses his public persona for confidence. Maybe I’m reading too much into it but it’s like we’re soul bros!

So yeah, my tastes haven’t changed in a year and a half.

[markoftheasphodel]

Semi-blind PT#1 (Blue Lions) FE16 reactions: Game Complete!

So here’s a round-up of the inter-house deaths so far:

Black Eagles:

Bernadetta-- dead at Gronder Field

Caspar & Linhardt-- dead in that chapter they show up as enemies ‘cause I just didn’t care to spare ‘em

Dorothea & Ferdinand-- recruited.

Petra-- ended Chapter 21 before I faced her

Hubert-- ded in Chapter 21

Edelgard-- ded to end the game

Golden Deer: 

Leonie & Ignatz-- recruited

Lorenz-- ded in the chapter he shows up as an enemy commander

Raphael-- ded at Gronder Field ‘cause he wouldn’t stop killing my units

Lysithea-- survived Gronder Field, never saw her again

Marianne-- never saw her, read a fan theory suggesting she doesn’t survive the time skip if not on your team

Claude & Hilda-- survived The Golden Deer’s Plea and presumably effed off to somewhere.

Chapters 21 & 22 were pretty awful to play blind. Yay for Casual Mode, because Mercedes died in Ch 21 when a fucking Crest Beast spawned next to her and she couldn’t get away from him before Ashe arrived to save the day. Flayn got ballista’d that same chapter so I was down to Byleth as my primary healer for the rest of that battle. I had Seteth stab Hubert to show him What For.

Then Chapter 22 was more of the same with “Edelmon” tossing fireballs and that shitty Bohr mage and Meteor tomes. My support chains kept everyone alive until Dedue fell to one Meteor blast too many and then Ashe, Alois, and Dimitri his own bad self fell in quick succession. Endgame consisted of the remainder of the Faerghus Childhood Friends (Ingrid, Sylvain, Felix) surrounding Edelgard and using their mega-weapons on her while Byleth stood by to heal and lend support.

And then it was over. 

End of Blue Lions route feels like a Bad Ending, to be honest, in the “Marth if you didn’t save Tiki in FE3/12″ or “Roy if you didn’t face Idunn with the Sword of Seals” way. Yeah, you “won” and have the throne and the new unified kingdom and your peeps are alive, but there’s all this STUFF out there unresolved. Rhea gets freed offscreen and there’s no reckoning for the part where she turned into a giant fucking dragon and flew around blasting the Imperial Army or any of the rest of it. Byleth is the new archbishop but we don’t truly know what’s up with Byleth’s parentage or powers or unbeating heart or all that shit. Crest Beasts? No answer. Fucking creepy Hero’s Relics that glow and wriggle and corrupt the Crestless user? No answers. Flayn takes a Tiki-esque nap (again?). Seteth goes back to his desk job or whatever for the next few centuries. 

Oh yeah. Ashe was using Failnaught in the final battle because why the hell not-- does that mean it’ll turn him into a Crest Beast like Miklan? Like, why can I do this thing with impunity? 

I really, really loved this route, and since the other routes are available on the same disc for the same price and replay is expected the way it was for FE7 and such, I can’t say I feel ripped off by the ending the way I would feel if, say, I bought Fire Emblem: Blue Lions all by itself and now had to pay extra for the ending that actually answered any of those g-damn questions. But I am not satisfied, nor did I achieve any catharsis in Edelgard’s body sliding down Dimitri’s Relic lance. I don’t think there was supposed to be catharsis there.

Guess I gotta play Golden Deer now.

Oh yes, paired endings. How the HELL do they work? I sure didn’t get the pairings in the order I unlocked A-supports when it came to Ingrid, Sylvain, or Dimitri.

I got: 

Mercedes/Alois: the hell? Kinda cute tho.

Ingrid/Ashe: Awwww, I really did love their support line

Felix/Sylvain: They deserve one another TBH

Dimitri/Annette: WHAT THE HELL IS THIS? OTOH, it’s cute and sweet and I like the part about Annette introducing wise counsel and revolutionary policies to the court because she was a little iconoclast in a less-abrasive way than Felix.

And I got Byleth/Gilbert, I mean Byleth/Gustave, so I guess my Avatar is kinda-sorta Dimitri’s stepdad-in-law now? That’s a way of keeping Kingdom and Church close, lol. Anyway, Gustave took his hair down for Byleth and promised to “protect Byleth’s smile” and we all know what that means in old-school coded Fire Emblem, right? 

I’m guessing they figured anyone remotely interested in S-supporting Gilbert was a veteran who’d think “Oh yeah, I have a very own Devoted Knight at my side to Protect My Smile!” and be OK with that instead of a legit 2019 gay marriage.

It halfway worked. ;P

[thegreatpikminzx789]

Yggdrasil’s Nexus: Prologue (Chapter 6) - Etrian Odyssey Nexus Fanfiction

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Summary: Axel takes Korey and Hilda around their guild house. Of course, the Highlander is excited to tell Lynus the good news, so when the opportunity presented itself, so did several others...

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AN: This one actually took a while, mostly because I was playing Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Still gotta play it more, though), and because I had fun playing as The Dragon Quest Hero in Smash Ultimate. This is probably the biggest chapter I’ve written though, so it took some time. Hope you enjoy as always!

Azure, Axel, Lynus, Isiah, Hamza, and mentions of Zesiro, Drayce, the Angelward Guild, and Phaedron Guild (c) @theshatteredrose

Edit: 7/31/2019: I had to put this under a Keep Reading when I was about to head to sleep, and had to fix the tag as usual. Ugh, guess Fire Emblem Three Houses was more important than making sure everything was set up correctly... =_=

"Your guild is going to be that of a 'search and rescue' type of guild?" Hilda inquired, as she stepped past the guild houses' dinning hall, following Axel alongside Korey and Simon.

Axel nodded in response to Hilda's question. "We figured that if that's what it'll come to, we'll do so."

They take a detour to what seemed like a back porch of the guild house. Although they don't enter it entirely, Axel allowed Korey and Hilda a quick look at it, before walking on. The chatter of the other guild members of the Guardians was nearly distracting. And although two parts of the guild was familiar to Korey, they were all but strangers to someone like Hilda.

"Our guild is getting quite bigger, we'll more than likely find it easier to disperse groups of five for those types of missions." The Landsknecht continued, as soon as they were away from the noisy hallway.

"You're telling me." Korey began as he scratched his head. "I feel as if I'm in the same boat as you and Lynus with how many members I've gathered." He chuckled nervously.

Simon adjusted his glasses a bit, before chiming in. "Although to be fair, you never went above thirty guild members, let alone max out a guild to that size before."

The brown haired Highlander simply nodded in response, which was a huge relief to Simon. "Getting back to the topic at hand, it'll certainly be safer on the Maginia with a guild of a size like this to look over everyone." Simon continued.

"Yeah, most people probably wouldn't handle up to sixty guild members..." Axel admitted, making sure Azure was still following him. When he was sure he was, he continued walking, making their way back to the entrance of the guild house.

"But it seems like we're the only ones tolerable enough to put up with that many." Korey admitted, to which gave the landsknecht and highlander a good laugh for a couple of seconds.

"On another matter," Hilda intervened. "This Lemuria you speak of... is that our destination?"

A fair question to be asked, since they weren't told as much when they entered the Maginia. "Indeed it is." Axel answered confidently.

"With this many explorers on the Maginia, it seems that they were anticipating a new journey, even if it took them far away from home. It's an island, however, and though with that in mind, we don't know what it looks like, let alone know what kind of things lie there." He continued, noting that even the Guardians have little idea on what it looks like apart from what they know of it.

Korey  placed his hands behind his head nonchalantly. "Sounds to me like we're heading off to some faraway territory..." He sighed, trying to focus back on the topic at hand.

The landsknecht simply nodded, before slowing down to a halt as he turned to Korey. "Yeah. It almost reminds me of that time we went to that thirty-first floor of High Lagaard's Yggdrasil to help save you and a guild member of ours from dying from a powerful creature."

Hilda couldn't believe what she heard from the Landsknecht's mouth. "He did what?!" She exclaimed, turning to Korey in the blink of an eye, which caused him to flinch back in surprise.

"I-It's a long story, Hilda-" Korey tried to explain.

"Honey, you knew it was strong, and yet you faced it regardless?! Are you insane?!" Hilda retorted, long before Korey could begin to explain.

Hilda tried to grab at Korey's clothes to bring him closer to her, but was stopped by Simon's arm intervening. "Hilda, please, there's no need to panic." The silver haired medic began, trying to ease the tension Hilda had suddenly built up.

Her anger induced eyes all but quelled at seeing Simon's calm and collective eyes. Before she knew it, she was calming down a bit. "B-But-" She stuttered, only to be silenced even further by Simon.

"It's like I said many times before; Lynus and his guild were in good hands. If Korey was able to stop something like the Ur-Devil, alongside a well known guild in High Lagaard, he can surely stand up to anything. He's endured as much from what he's told me, including whatever was beyond Iorys' Yggdrasil." As Simon explained, Hilda soon felt regret for lashing out at her husband like that.

She lets out a sigh, seeming to have calmed down from her anger outburst. Simon retracted his arm, and Azure soon came out from hiding behind Axel. "You're right, Simon..." Hilda began, looking at everyone looking at her, before tilting her head down a bit.

"I apologize for my outburst. I just got scared the moment I heard that my beloved faced something powerful..." She continued, trying her best not to let tears burst from her eyes.

Korey slowly approached Hilda and wrapped his arms around her, as the Arken woman placed her head on his chest, wrapping her arms around him. "It's alright, Hilda..." Korey spoke reassuringly, his calm voice reaching her ears as she felt him pat her back.

Simon, Axel, and Azure were left watching the Highlander comfort his alien wife as constant sniffles escaped Hilda's nose, despite trying her best to hold in her tears. "Although Ur-Devil was more powerful than that monster that killed your kind, I'm still here, alive and much stronger than I was before. I won't be dying on you or anyone else anytime soon..." He continued, doing all he can to calm her down.

Wiping her face of any tiny tears that escaped her eyes, she looks up at the Highlander. "You better keep to that promise, dear..." She sniffled, insisting he better not die on her, or their children.

Korey nodded, but felt more inclined to show his answer than to speak it. His hands trailed to interlock with Hilda's hands, as they stare into each other's eyes for a while, before they gave each other a quick kiss on the lips. If only he could just stay in her arms forever-

"Come on you two," Simon's voice called out to the lovebirds, seeing that Axel and Azure were waiting for them, along with the Midgard Medic. "You wouldn't want to be late for the rest of the tour."

"Gah, sorry Simon, we're coming!" Korey responded, as he and Hilda held each other's hand as they catch up to the three of them.

After arriving back at the entrance, Axel and Azure head up a spiral staircase of sorts. The others follow close behind him, arriving on the second floor of the guild house, stepping off of the stairs to enter the hallway. "And this is where our guild members stay in." Axel began.

"Me and Lynus' room is right in the middle, and Azure's room is just next to us.." He added, pointing towards the rooms he mentioned. "Why choose the middle room?" Hilda inquired, a little confused on their choice of picking the middle room.

Axel, thankfully, was more than glad to explain their reasoning. "You see, Lynus' is a little special. He's capable of reading auras of others." The landscknecht began.

"He can read auras?" Hilda marveled, surprised she had never heard of anyone capable of doing that.

"Indeed." Simon responded. "Many call him the Miracle Medic for lots of reasons, mostly thanks to his incredible healing and great care for others. But if I recall correctly, him having the ability to read auras allows him to try and get a more general understanding of that person." He explained to Hilda, who was able to understand what he was getting across to her.

"Korey?" A voice called out to Korey, as Korey turned around to see Hamza approach him. Axel and Azure notice Hamza as well.

"Hamza, it's nice to see you again." Korey beamed, as the two of them shook hands in greeting.

"I can say the same to you." He replied, his eyes soon noticing Hilda coming up to him. "You look strange... You're certainly not a Winged One, so what are you, exactly?"

Although she had zero idea on what species the Winged Ones are, she bowed, akin to a princess when they bow before someone. "I am Hilda, one of the last surviving Arken of my kind." She introduced herself, standing upright as she finished speaking. "Pleased to meet you, Hamza." Hilda added.

"Hilda, eh? Last time Korey talked about you, you were more human than what you currently are..." Hamza began, stopping when he noticed Hilda's eyes gazing at the ground.

"It's a... long story." She sighed, rather content with not having to speak much about her past to someone she doesn't know well enough. It felt too similar to when she didn't speak much about herself to Korey or her guild members back in Iorys before the incident at Iorys' third stratum.

Hamza looks away for a bit before looking back at Hilda. "My apologies if what I said sparked back some terrible memories." He apologized, hoping not to trend that line again.

The Arken woman looks back at Hamza, trying to move on as a small smile appeared on her face. "I-It's absolutely fine. I tried to move on from them as best as I can." She reassured him, relieving Hamza a bit of guilt that he might've had from earlier in the conversation.

"So Hamza," Korey spoke up, changing the subject. "You're still leading this guild, right?"

"Not really."

This surprised Korey. As much as he knew Hamza was the guild leader of the Guardians back in Lagaard, it shouldn't have surprised him to see him change leaders when he wasn't around... But just when he was about to ask his next question...

"I've handed down the leadership role to Axel and Lynus. I trust them more than anyone else to lead the guild I built." Hamza already answered his unasked question, like he was aware of what he was going to ask.

"I-I see... Guess it makes sense when you think about it; you got both the brain and brawn in one role." Korey began, only to feel a punch to his shoulder. He turned to see Axel right beside him.

"Heeey..." He groaned, rubbing his arm where he punched him.

"Heheheh, I just had to..." Axel chuckled, indicating that it was a light punch to the shoulder out of fun, and not anger. Korey couldn't help but chuckle once he figured it out.

Hamza formed a smile of his own, seeing Axel and Korey having a bit of fun. "It's almost like you never left High Lagaard, doesn't it?" The War Magus asked.

"As much as I want to say yes, it just feels like I'm reliving a memory." He replied, before getting yet another joking punch to his shoulder, as he quickly turned and brought a hand to his hair, nuzzling his hand against it, doing so for a couple of seconds. The sight of him and Axel having this little war zone of having fun gave Hilda a laugh, before separating him from Axel, leaving the landsknecht to fix his hair.

Axel looks over to Azure, and pats his shoulder. "You see, Hilda isn't so bad as you thought she was." He assured him, seeing his eyes no longer forming those worried eyes he's seen before.

"I see..." Azure replied, with some hint of nervousness in his voice. But he was at least starting to get used to Hilda, so as long as baby steps were taken to get him used to seeing her, all the better.

Simon turns around as he heard an approaching conversation to see some people walk down the stairs. Azure darts right toward them, seeing two people wearing Medic coats. Axel at the approaching people as well, seeing an orange haired medic stop in his tracks once Azure approached him.

Korey looks over to where Azure is, and gasps in surprise. "Lynus!" He exclaimed, rushing over to the orange haired medic as Hilda quickly follows suit, along with Simon and Hamza.

He noticed, much like Axel, Lynus hair was much longer than when he had met him the first time he came to Lagaard. "Korey? You're on the Maginia?" He asked, genuinely surprised to see the Highlander make it on the Maginia at all.

"Yeah! And man, do I have some news to tell you!" Korey responded with lots of excitement in his voice.

Lynus noticed Hilda standing next to Korey. He could tell that something was troubling her, based on the aura she radiated. Even though her appearance was all but new to Lynus, it was surprising to see that a troubled aura like Hilda's made its way to him.

"I guess our talk is going to be have to be tabled later, Isiah." Lynus sighed, talking to the other medic standing next to him. "Hey, it's fine, I don't have a problem with that. We can talk later, but I better go find Zesiro and stop his lousy ass from sneaking out before the Maginia takes flight around noon." The man named Isiah replied.

Korey heard Zesiro's name, and quickly looked up to the brown haired Medic, who was a bit taller than Lynus. He seemed to have a more up-front personality than Lynus, however... "Hey, weren't you from the guild Zesiro is in?" Korey asked before Isiah could stray far from the stairs.

"Indeed I am." He replied. "Lynus told me a bit about you."

Korey scratched his head, unsure if it was good or bad hearing from another medic like Isiah. "Ummm... great?" He braced himself a little, probably out of fear of what he can do.

"You're about as honest as one can find." Isiah began. "But if you try to be lazy, I'll be glad to change that mindset."

Korey flinched upon hearing him emphasize 'glad'. Hilda placed her hands on his shoulders, reassuring him despite not knowing Isiah much like he does. "I-I'm sure he isn't lazy, Isiah." Lynus commented, fully aware that Korey never harbored a thought of laziness in his life.

"Oh, I know. I just wanted to see him flinch a little." Isiah smirked, seeing Korey's surprised face in the corner of his eye.

"What?! That's not fair!" The Highlander yelled, as Isiah chuckled with laughter as he heads down the stairs.

Korey sighed as he tried to recover from his embarrassment. "Not the second person I expected merely wanting to get a simple reaction out of me..." He commented, trying to relax himself.

"Isiah's a good person once you know him," Lynus insisted. "He just... could be a bit harsh when people are lazy."

The orange haired medic looked around for a brief moment before looking back at Korey. "Anyways, let's discuss the news you have in our room before we get too distracted with the other guild members." Korey nodded in response, figuring that it's probably better to discuss it there rather than be distracted by everyone else.

"Speaking of others, I'll make sure that they're here by the time lunch is ready. I'll see you later." Hamza announced, as the group said their goodbyes to the War Magus, before following Lynus into his room.

As Lynus placed his satchel on the table, he turned to Hilda, wanting to get a good look at her. She felt too alien to be a Vessel, as she was more fit than the people of that race. Despite her arms being purple, it didn't clue into much from what he could gather at a glance. Hell, her entire appearance basically screams that she's an extraterrestrial being.

"Interesting..." Lynus sighed, a bit lost on deducing her race. "I don't think I've seen someone like you before. You're quite different than the Sentinels, Vessels, Winged Ones, and the Yggdroids..."

Hilda sighs as she sits down on the bed with Korey. "I know I am... It doesn't help that I'm one of the last surviving members of my race; the Arken."

Lynus was... shocked. Perhaps the aura emitting from Hilda was from the weight of being a lone survivor was getting to her much more than anyone realized. Yet, despite the pressure, she seemed to have pressed on, regardless.

"That must be haunting you ever since you've left, hasn't it?" Lynus inquired, to which Hilda nodded in response. "I was stupid to think anything would change if I had been in a relationship with people outside my kind." Hilda began, folding her hands as she placed them on her lap.

Lynus paid full attention, wanting to know what he can do to help her. "To know I'm one of the last hurts me to this day... Despite my people sealing it away, we were adamant about avenging them. So we broke the seal, and defeated the bastard monstrosity that killed my kind!" She continued, feeling some left over rage and aggression build inside of her.

"But despite all that, nothing could change the fact that only me and one other Arken are the last of our kind..." Hilda groaned, feeling Korey's hand placed on hers. She turned her head to see his reassuring smile, as she tried to form a smile of her own.

Lynus felt rather sorry that Hilda had to witness such a genocide of her species. Murdering was one thing, but to hear something like Hilda had said was quite warranted of the aura he had felt from her. To be the burden to ensure that her species survives... That was daunting, and scary in the long run.

Hilda took a deep breath before continuing on. "Throughout my journey through Iorys' Yggdrasil, and after we had defeated the Star Devourer, Korey was the only one who loved me through thick and thin.  He loved me for who I am, and stayed by my side through thick and thin... And I can't thank him enough for that." She finished, nuzzling Korey's cheek a bit, as his cheeks started turning red.

"I'll be honest, had not we had children, my memory wouldn't have returned to me when we finally reunited in Tharsis." Korey added, tossing yet another surprise at Lynus. "Your memory's returned?" Lynus gasped.

The Highlander responds by nodding at him. "I'm going to be honest here," Korey continued. "There's something that's bothering me recently, and it feels like my memory hasn't fully returned to me."

"What would that be?" Lynus pondered, hoping to find out as to why. "It feels like there's chains wrapped around my mind, holding tightly onto some important clue as to how I left Iorys, but no matter how hard I think, it just won't let loose..." Korey explained, sighing as Hilda placed her hand on his shoulder.

"I was hoping you'd help me find out why." He had only one option, and that was through Lynus. Despite not being a burden to his team despite the memory loss, it has been rather tough to remember up until yesterday.

Lynus placed a finger on his chin as he paced around for a bit. "That must be one elaborate curse if it's targeting specifically memories..." He spoke aloud, likely guessing a possible answer to what's going on with him. "As much as I'd like to cure that, I'm afraid there could be repercussions to removing that curse without so much of a single thought." Lynus added, shaking his head as he recalled quite well about the curse plague that occurred in Lagaard.

Was this similar to what had happened there? Were Hexers capable of cursing a vital part of humans? Or was it the cause of something else...?

"So you expect him to wait it out some more? He's been waiting with every fiber of his being to reunite with his family and guild members, do you think waiting could solve a tiny bit more of his memory?" Simon questioned, feeling like waiting was an unjust answer for this solution.

"It has to be the only option that can guarantee that there won't be any harm to him, Simon. I'm afraid Lynus is quite right with this one..." Axel responded, trusting Lynus with the decision he made.

Korey placed his hand on his head, almost as if a sudden headache occurred. He needed to know the answer, but with it being so far away, it felt like he was back at square one when he first woke up in High Lagaard. "Korey," Lynus began, getting Korey's attention.

"I know it seems tough, especially when you were so close to fully recovering, but know that you're not alone anymore. Even if there is no way to reclaim that memory, you can still live a normal life now. That's about the most good news I can give you ever since we first met back in High Lagaard, where that red-haired female Monk introduced me to you." Lynus did his best to reassure him, and to his credit, he was correct.

In fact, that day he first met Lynus felt rather significant... It was almost as if she wanted to make sure she had a way to help him restore his memories day one, only to not get that far in the end. "Yukina..." He whispered to himself, placing a hand on his chest. It felt like it was only yesterday that he had met Lynus, yet time passed that he inevitably got his own memories back, all while making new ones along the way...

Lynus heads to his satchel and searches through it, seeming to grab something from it. He returns to Korey with something in hand. "I'd like you to have this Lapis necklace to carry around." Lynus began, placing the necklace around Korey's neck.

"From what I've read, it'll help you with focusing your thoughts and concentration. It could be the key to helping you restore your memory faster, or it could be a little bit of relief if you're losing focus." He added, as Korey stared at it in wonder.

He never needed a gemstone... At first, his interest for gemstones only happened when he wanted Hibiki to be free from her nightmare filled dreams. To think Lynus still cared about him, even when he was caring about everyone else...

Lynus felt a pair of arms wrap around him, as he didn't even have the time to notice it so quickly. "U-Uh..." He stammered a bit, surprised by the sudden hug.

"Thank you, Lynus. I'll keep it close at all times." Korey thanked, as he felt Lynus return the hug.

"Don't mention it, pal." Lynus replied. "This is the least I can do to contribute to help you make a full recovery." He continued, soon separating from the hug as he approaches Hilda.

"Hilda, though we've only met for a couple of minutes, this Garnet gemstone should help remove the negativity of the haunting past that follows you." Lynus' radiant smile was enough to surprise Hilda, that she didn't even have time to notice that he had placed the gemstone necklace around her neck.

She looks at the necklace in amazement. "With that, and Korey's reassuring presence, you should be able to relax more on the present and the upcoming future." Lynus added. Hilda looked at Korey for a moment, then back at Lynus.

"I... I don't know what to say." Hilda began, soon smiling with a bit of confidence. "Thank you, Lynus. You really are such a kind person..." She thanked Lynus, who simply nodded in return.

"And if anyone were to complain, they'd have me to deal with." Axel declared, as Korey chuckled at how true that remark is. The landsknecht pauses for a moment, then looks out the window.

Lynus approached Axel. "Something wrong, Axel?" He asked, to which Axel shook his head.

"No, nothing's wrong. I was just trying to think if there was a way Korey could have a guild house close to ours." Axel spoke up, as Lynus seemed to have some interest in the thought.

Korey continued to look at the Lapis necklace, seeing how it reflected under the light. "I pray this doesn't get lost in battle." He commented, not wanting to lose a gift Lynus gave him.

"Maybe put it under your shirt so the string wouldn't get cut off." Hilda suggested. "Or better yet, leave it at the inn."

Korey stared back at Hilda. "But what if I don't wanna leave it at the inn?" He inquired, which resulted in a shrug from Hilda. "Your loss." She sighed, ending the conversation there.

"But that's not fair!" Korey blurted out, causing Hilda to giggle, silencing her husband with a kiss on the lips, catching him off guard. "You can be quite easy to tease sometimes, dear..." She cooed, seeing his cheeks turn red again.

"O-Oh shut up." Korey could only comment, making Hilda chuckle as she and Korey get up from the bed. "Now, we better head back to the others." She insisted, as Lynus and Axel approached them.

"You're not staying to meet our other guild members?" Lynus inquired, seeing Hilda shake her head. "It has been an honor to meet you and all, but if we stay any longer, our children and guild members would worry on what's taking us too long." Hilda responded, as she gave him a reassuring smile.

"Besides, I'm sure we'll have time to meet the other members of your guild later on." She added, as Lynus sighs. "Oh, alright. I suppose we could find the time for you and your guild to get to know ours." He hummed.

As Simon opened the door and exited the room, Hilda and Korey made their way out as well. "Oh, yeah, one thing before we go." Korey stopped himself, turning to Lynus as the orange haired medic looked at him.

"When we get to Iorys, if you happen to meet someone named Drayce from the Angelward Guild, tell him to come visit my guild house sometime later. I want to catch up with him sometime before we land in Lemuria." He declared, as Lynus allowed himself to try and keep that thought in mind...

Someone named Drayce from the Angelward Guild... Lynus thought to himself, before looking back at Korey. "I can certainly pass that message along, as long as I hope the guild house isn't a riot by the time we get there." Lynus chuckled a bit, to which Korey and Axel chuckled alongside him.

"Alright then, that's all for now. I'll see you later!" Korey hummed, as Axel, Lynus, and Azure waved goodbye to him.

"See ya, Korey." Lynus said with a smile on his face. "It was nice to catch up with you." Axel chuckled, as Azure repeats what Lynus said to Korey, as Korey catches up to Hilda and Simon, who were waiting outside the guild house.

Simon adjusts his coat before addressing the married couple in front of him. "Well, I can only hope that things will work out for the two of you... Who knows what would happen should you two endure more suffering than what you two have been through." Simon voiced his concern.

"I hope so, Simon." Korey replied, hoping everything goes fine in the end. "I would've hoped that there would've been a simpler answer... but as long as most of my memory has returned, who's to say I'm alright with that?"

"Me, obviously." Hilda chirped, as Korey chuckled in response, before the two of them hold hands again. Simon rolled his eyes and sighed.

"You two are just the most romantic out of the people I've seen that are married, aren't you?" He questioned, surprised they're doing it more often than Altum and Amare. "Can you blame me, Simon?" Korey questioned, hearing the medic's small complaint as the three of them start making their way back to Vivian's Inn.

"It's been at least some time since I've been with my family, and with Hilda. I gotta make up for that missing time." He added, about to go on a tangent when someone calls out to him.

"Heeeeeeey!"

Korey turns around, and almost yells in surprise when a Highlander with purple hair, brown skin, and dark yellow eyes jumped onto him, losing his grip on Hilda's hand as he quickly recognized the female Highlander. "R-Rukmini?!" He exclaimed in surprise.

"Do you have any idea how long it has been since you've had me and the others waiting?!" Rukmini exclaimed, separating himself from Korey so as to not yell in his face. "T-To be fair, I was pretty sidetracked that the thought never crossed my mind..." Korey blinked, seeming to have forgotten that minuscule promise.

"And you call yourself a Highlander? Talk about keeping little promises..." Another voice called out specifically to him, as Hilda and Simon see three more Highlanders approach him; two males, and one more female.

The red haired Highlander was taller than the other Highlanders, yet seems to have remained at that height ever since. His blue eyes were similar to the blonde haired Highlander, who was around the same height as the male to her left, who had a lighter color of brown for his hair color, and his brown eyes remained ever so adamant. They were all taller than Rukmini, on the other hand... Once they approached the group, they stopped right before them.

"Alton, Eunomia, Sanjaya..." Korey spoke their names aloud, as Hilda turned to Korey in surprise. "You know these people, dear?" She asked.

"Dear?! Who're you calling a dear?!" Rukmini yelled, surprising both Hilda and Korey.

"She obviously means Korey, Rukmini." Sanjaya spoke up, shaking his head in disappointment. "Are you sure you've never seen a wedding ring in your life?" He added, but likely only did so to further confuse Rukmini.

Eunomia stepped up and patted Korey's shoulder. "Whatever the case is, I'm glad to see that our Highlander brother is safe." She beamed, making Korey roll his eyes once again.

"Former Highlander brother, Eunomia." Korey responded, intent on making his connections just that with the four Highlanders before him. "Look, it clearly won't make a difference if you speak the truth now, you'll always be a brother to both Eunomia and Sanjaya." Alton rebutted, making Korey groan in realization.

"I know, it's not like I've noticed that." The brown haired Highlander replied, as Simon stood alongside Hilda. "An adoptive brother and sister..." Hilda pondered to herself, coming up with a question on her own. "Korey, do you recall any of your skills as a Fencer?"

Korey shook his head. "No, my skills as a Fencer are just flat up gone... but I've been trying to get back into the swing of wielding a sword again." He replied, as Hilda sighed in annoyance.

"Oh well. As long as you're good at something, you'll do quite fine when we explore Lemuria." She reassured him, as Eunomia turned to face her when she approached Korey.

"...Uh, who are you? You're not exactly human..." Eunomia inquired, though the latter half of her question seemed to irk Hilda a bit.

"I'm Hilda, Korey's wife." Hilda introduced herself. "And it doesn't matter whether or not I'm human, this is my true appearance." She added.

"Oh, okay!" Though rather confused by what she meant by that, Eunomia rolled along with it. "I'm Eunomia!" Eunomia introduced herself, as Alton shrugs at the subject change to rolling right into  introductions.

"The name's Alton." Alton began. "I'm Rukmini. My adventuring skill has been quite lacking, though..." Rukmini introduced herself, sighing at the amount of skill she needs to catch up to the others.

"And I'm Sanjaya. Pleased to meet you, Hilda." Sanjaya hummed, the most calm of the four Highlanders to be alright with Hilda's current appearance.

"My name's Simon Yorke. A pleasure to meet you all." Simon introduced himself, seeing as he was the last one to be introduced.

Alton turned to Korey after he shook hands with Simon. "So, what exactly have you been up to since we last spoke, Korey?" He asked, to which Korey took a deep breath as he exhaled and scratched his head.

"A lot has happened... That's as much as I'll say." He admitted, wanting to keep it short and simple for now.

"Awww, no adventuring stories?" Eunomia groaned, hoping to hear a lot about what had happened at High Lagaard's Yggdrasil. "I'm afraid it'll take too long, Eunomia. Besides, I'd rather be back with my guilds at this point." Korey explained, to which Alton raised an eyebrow once he mentioned 'guilds'.

"You're in more than one guild?" Alton questioned, as Korey lets out a sigh. "I suppose it's better to show you than to tell. After all, you did stop us while we were trying to get back to our destination." Korey declared, as he turns around.

Sanjaya and the others were right behind him. "Lead the way, young brother." He hummed, not noticing Korey's sudden anger.

"For the last time, I am not-!" The brown haired Highlander exclaimed, only to stop himself mid sentence and took deep breaths to calm down. "My apologies, I almost retaliated in anger. I'll just start walking to our destination..." He apologized, as he took Hilda's hand once again, starting the walk back towards Vivian's inn, without any more interruptions...

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Yukina has traveled with Korey for some time. Ever since, she has since dedicated herself to being an adoptive mother to him. But since his reunion with his family, the memories from before seem like it was only yesterday... And from what his guild members in the Lux Guild have told her, they treat his guild as if they were a family. It all felt... surreal, to the red haired Monk.

"Yukina?" A voice called out to her, gasping as she turns around, seeing Kirjonen approach her.  "Goodness..." Yukina sighed, taking a deep breath. "You scared me for a moment."

"My apologies." Kirjonen apologized, placing his hand on the railing. "I just noticed you were staring off, and I figured I could take one last look at Tharsis along with you."

Yukina didn't mind the company, though she would've appreciated if he was more silent than giving her a surprise out of nowhere. She gave him a nod, looking back at Tharsis through the Maginia with Kirjonen. Though they had only been in Tharsis for a year and a couple of months, it felt like leaving another home.

It would be amazing to return to Tharsis, and see all of the other places that she hasn't been to... Given that Yukina had no home to return to, she wondered what it would be like to settle down. To be with the people she cared for, maybe even raise a family with... Such pleasant thoughts made her sigh, placing her hand on her chin.

"I'm going to miss Tharsis... It was a nice change from Armoroad." Yukina spoke up, after the two spent more than their fair share of staring off at Tharsis.

"So am I, Miss Yukina." Kirjonen concurred. "But I'm confident this new journey of ours will certainly make us all closer in the end." He added, as Yukina nodded in agreement.

Yukina stands up and stretches for a bit, turning her back against Tharsis as she places her hands on the railing to balance herself. "I am quite curious as to what Korey's homeland looks like... Given what his sister has told me, it seemed like he quite enjoyed living there." Yukina brought up, curious to see if what Misaki said was true.

"The other members from the Lux Guild seem to speak highly about Iorys as well." Kirjonen added. "It seems as if it was a place that had long established a bond with all kinds of races long before Tharsis did..." He noted, seeming to find a strange similarity between Iorys and Tharsis.

As Yukina and Kirjonen continue their discussion, she notices someone approaching her, along with three other people she recognizes. "E-Elwood...?" She gasps in surprise. "What are you doing here?"

"As someone who was left to look over the Daybreak Guild, I figured to gather everyone in the guild, including Seyfried, Gutrune, and Kujura, and come aboard this flying ship. I'm surprised to see you as much as you are to see me." Elwood responded, expressing the same shock Yukina has when she noticed him.

"More like we were dragged into this nonsense." Kujura muttered, though unfortunately, the girl next to him seemed to have overheard him. "Kujura, stop with this nonsense." Gutrune demanded of him.

"We know Korey's guild has done some questionable things in the past, but there's no need to hark on them for such actions now." She continued, as Seyfried turns to the blonde haired Shogun. "Gutrune is right; there's no need to remind them of the previous actions of the past." Seyfried explained, to which Kujura could only scoff and stare off into the distance.

Kirjonen was at a loss for what had transpired in Armoroad. "What... exactly happened?" He inquired. Yukina took a deep breath, likely psyching herself up to tell him a shortened version of the events that transpired in Armoroad.

"Back in Armoroad, we had quite a hard time choosing which side to join, and we ended up having to find a way to bring Seyfried and Gutrune back to normal." The red-haired monk began. "But one of our members, an Yggdroid named Nu, took the Proclean Offering and risked herself to activate it. Lightning struck her once she activated it, and somehow, Seyfried and Gutrune were free from their curses at the risk of her life."

Seyfried seemed to remove his crown after Yukina finished that sentence. It was a hard memory for him to forget, after all... Gutrune patted Seyfried's shoulder, likely to reassure him that everything was fine now, and that the biggest threat back in Armoroad was destroyed.

"In the end, we had to defeat the Eldest One in order to finish our journey... or so we thought. There was a lot more to do in Armoroad, and we even encountered Flavio, Arianna, Bertrand, Chloe, and Fafnir there." Yukina continued on, as Kirjonen fervently listened.

"I see..." He mumbled as she finished up. "That must have been painful to deal with..." Kirjonen couldn't possibly imagine if such an incident occurred near Tharsis' Yggdrasil... It probably might have been even worse than the Yggdrasil Titan alone.

"It was... but neither was the events after that battle against the Eldest One." Elwood commented, no doubt still furious at what drove the Daybreak Guild to fight Dragons and to inevitably defeat the threat that made itself known months after the incident.

Seyfried placed his crown back on with his Yggdroid hand as he approached Yukina. "Alas, we are not here to dawdle on the past. Do you know where Korey is?" He inquired, hoping to know where he is.

"I don't know, I could've sworn he was in the inn with us-"

"Miss Yukina!"

A voice interrupted the red haired Monk, as she found herself suddenly in a grip with a familiar looking Highlander, who all but nuzzled against her cheek with a rather joyous look on her face. "I had no idea you were here!" Rukimini squealed, as Yukina attempted to remove herself from the hug.

"O-Of course I was here, Rukmini..." Yukina exclaimed, desperately trying to free her arms from her hug. "You knew I traveled alongside Korey." She added.

"Apparently Rukmini forgot again... Just typical of her." Alton's voice called out, as Rukmini, Yukina, and the others saw Korey, Hilda, and Simon return with three other Highlanders.

"Oh shut up!" The brown skinned Highlander barked, hearing Sanjaya and Alton laugh before she turned around and returns nuzzling Yukina. Korey notices Seyfried, Gutrune, Kujura, and Elwood, approaching them as Hilda and Simon soon followed behind him.

"It's nice to see you guys again." Korey greeted, as Seyfried, Gutrune, and Elwood all nodded, sans Kujura, who merely eyed him.

Elwood shook his former guild leader's hand, patting both his and Simon's back. "You as well, Korey and Simon. It's been at least a year since we last spoke."

Simon simply grinned. "It has been a while since we spoke, Elwood. How's the Daybreak Guild doing?" He inquired.

"They're doing just fine." Elwood responded. "I made sure to gather them all onto the Maginia. Though like curious rodents, some of them decided to explore Maginia." The black haired Shogun noted, though he was sure Korey would've wanted them to explore the Maginia anyway.

Korey noticed Seyfried, Gutrune, Kujura, and Elwood look at Hilda with a curious eye. "Everyone, this is my wife, Hilda. She's one of the last of her kind, but she's got a really caring heart."

Hilda blushed a little bit when she heard the small appreciation from Korey, but quickly noticed Seyfried and Gutrune bowing before her. "Pleasure to meet you. I am Seyfried, king of the Deep City, and this is my sister, Gutrune, princess of Armoroad, along with her guardian Shogun, Kujura." Seyfried introduced the three of them, expecting to hear Kujura at least speak nicely to someone new.

But Kujura merely scoffs at the introduction and looks away from the group. "Kujura, stop that at once." Gutrune demanded, making Kujura flinch in surprise. Normally he doesn't flinch in response to the one he serves...

"He doesn't seem to take kindly to new people..." Hilda noted, to which Gutrune sighed, and bowed again. "My apologies, Mrs. Hilda, we're doing the best we can to make him open up to others ever since the incident in Armoroad... He's just very hesitant." Gutrune explained.

"I am not." Kujura rebutted. "You sure sound like it." Elwood commented, as the two Shoguns got into a bit of an argument.

"Honestly," Kirjonen began. "I'm just more concerned that the inn wouldn't be able to hold this much guild members."

It was true... The inn may hold a lot of guild members, but even then, there must be more than enough housing on the Maginia to truly get a guild house. It'd be less work for Vivian when they do get a guild house.

"We're going to need one soon. Don't want to overpay for all the people in our guild."  Simon nodded in agreement.

Overhearing the conversation, Seyfried added his two cents, "I'm sure you'll find one suitable for all of the guild members you've made along the way."

Korey nodded, confident in what Seyfried said. "By the way, these other Highlanders are the ones who raised me when I was in High Lagaard." He noted to everyone else.

Hilda, building up some unforeseen confidence, walked up to the group of Highlanders with a smile on her face. "I never thought I would say this, but thank you for taking care of Korey. If you hadn't, we wouldn't have been reunited ever again."

"You're welcome~" Rukini chirped, before being whisked away by Eunomia.

"I swear, you're so bothersome..." The blonde haired Highlander sighed, as Rukmini struggles and exclaims that she just wanted to hug Yukina for a couple more minutes. Seeing that sight reminded Korey and Hilda about Demetria and Keiko so much that they couldn't help but laugh at the sight.

"Hope we're not interrupting." A boy's voice spoke up, as Korey, Hilda, Kirjonen, and Yukina turned to see Riaels, Akakio, Tyro, and Hibiki exiting the inn. "Oh, no you weren't." Korey replied, assuring them that they weren't interrupting anything.

"That's good... We're going to take Tyro out for a walk before the ship takes off in an hour." Akakio explained, as Korey and Hilda nodded in response. The two boys, along with their Beast companion, didn't go too far when they noticed Hibiki stop to talk with Korey.

"Come your ways, didst thee findeth out whither our ultimate destination is?" She asked, curious to know where their end destination is.

"It seems to be an island called Lemuria." Korey responded. Hibiki gasped upon hearing Lemuria, as the Dark Hunter and Troubadour stood by her, seeming to overhear her gasp.

"Hibiki? What's wrong?" Riaels asked, seeing the confused look in Hibiki's eyes.

Lemuria...

The island named Lemuria...

"That name..." Hibiki began. "It's familiar to me... but wherefore can't I recall that island until now?"

Hibiki was at a loss as to how she had not remembered such a place. Was it due to the aftermath of what happened back in High Lagaard? Did her constant nightmares seem to wash away any memories she had there?

"Is there something of importance there?" Akakio asked next, trying not to rush her. She placed her hand on her chin, trying to collect some thought or importance as to what can be there...

"I don't recall..." She sighed, unable to conclude to anything. The name still lingered in her mind, however.

Hilda looked at Korey with worry. Like she was afraid Hibiki might never know the answer. After quickly assuring her, Korey asked his question. "Could Lemuria be your birthplace, Hibiki?"

"Ugh, your meaning escapes me... lest I getting a headache from trying to recall mine past." Hibiki replied, pressing her fingers against her head as if she had felt a headache. She felt a hand land on her shoulder, and she turned to face the brown skinned Dark Hunter.

Riaels' worrying face caught her a bit off guard. "Hibiki, don't rush it. Just take it slow, and we'll find out in due time." He reassured her.

"B-But..." She stuttered, wanting to know the answer with urgency. "Hibiki, trust us." Korey continued, his calming voice reaching Hibiki's ears as she paid attention to the Highlander.

"There's plenty of time before we set off to Lemuria. Just relax and maybe we'll find some clue as to where you were born on Lemuria." He added, patting Hibiki's shoulder as she takes deep breaths for a while.

Once she was calm, she looked up at him. "Thou art right... I'll taketh a breaketh after we wend for a walketh around the Maginia." Hibiki spoke with a smile on her face.

"Cometh, thee three." She urged, beginning to walk off as Akakio and Riaels caught up with Tyro and Hibiki. After seeing those four off, Seyfried approached Korey.

"You've grown as a leader quite well, Highlander." Seyfried expressed, as Korey stood up and looked at him with a confident smile. "Thanks, Seyfried." Korey replied.

"Excuse me." A voice called out, catching everyone's attention. A guard, presumably one of the guards that walked alongside two people within the square, approached them.

"What business do you have here?" Kujura inquired, as the guard turned to him.

"If someone by the name of Korey is present, Mueller would like to speak with him. He'll be waiting on the bridge." The guard spoke aloud, not just at Kujura, before returning to his post.

Hilda turns to Korey, smirking a little bit. "Seems like you've been summoned." She commented, as Korey lets out a sigh.

"Indeed it is... Guess I won't be relaxing quite yet." Korey groaned, hearing Hilda chuckle and patted his shoulder, urging him to continue on.

Before Korey could start walking, he felt his pants being tugged at. "Daddy, can me and Shreya come along?" Karim inquired, as Korey looks down at Karim and Shreya.

"And just how long have you two been listening?" Kirjonen inquired, to which Shreya turned to reply to him. ""Only a couple of seconds. But we wanna be with papa and momma!" She insisted.

Although the business he could be talking about could be important, how could he not keep himself away from his family anymore? He's been away from them for far too long, and yet, he's not quite sure. The look he's getting from Hilda seems to only urge him on...

Shreya felt herself getting lifted up and placed onto someone's shoulders. She looks down to see her father's eyes and smile. "You can come along, but it'll just be us adults talking. So I hope you won't be bored." He explained, but Shreya was far too happy to care.

"I promise, daddy!" She chirped with excitement, getting a chuckle from Korey. "Then let's go! Off to a new adventure!" Korey exclaimed, sprinting as he held on tight to Shreya, who was laughing as she too, held onto him.

Hilda could hear Shreya yell, "Move faster, Daddy!" alongside some chuckles and giggles. She picks up Karim and places him on her shoulders, before sprinting off to catch up with Korey. Yukina couldn't help but smile at the scene.

"Korey sure is a great father, even when he's heading to an important meeting." Yukina chuckled, as Simon and Seyfried nodded in agreement. "Well, let's just hope he comes back with a guild house for us to reside in." Elwood noted, hoping that the brown haired Highlander comes back with good news.

"Here's hoping..." Kirjonen nodded, as he oversees Korey and Hilda running off, Hilda taking quite the lead as she leads him to the bridge. He looks back at Tharsis, recalling the many times Korey's guild had helped him out.

"Farewell, Tharsis." He hummed to himself, as he motions for the others to head inside the inn. Seyfried, along with the group of four Higlanders, urged the others to follow, as Kujura closed the door behind Elwood, who made sure everyone got inside.

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The Count took a look outside his window, seeing the Maginia beginning to take flight. The steam the ship expelled was lifting the ship off of the ground, seeing it slowly turn once the people on board were sure they weren't going to damage any buildings. Margarita panted as she watched the ship start to take off.

Tharsis, however lively it was, has just gotten a little quieter. Two guilds of importance to him, the Refulgent and Phaedron, had just boarded the ship, promising them a new journey. No other explorers would be able to get new airships, but at the very least, some Imperials were kind enough to stay behind to ferry those who were going to visit Tharsis.

"Well Margarita," The Count began, petting her on the head. "It looks like we'll have to pray for their safe return." He closed his eyes, as he recalled the faces of the Phaedron and Refulgent guilds.

Margarita continued to pant for a while. "Phaedron and the Refulgent guild got along quite well," He commented to himself, opening his eyes to see the ship in the sky, fixated on a direction before beginning to move, it's destination locked in place. "I pray that the Guardians look over them well." The Count smiled, as he overlooked the departing of the Maginia.

After all, they'll build a bright, shining future, together. Each and every explorer he came across, as well as those of the Guardians, will build to a peaceful future, hand in hand.

[ocarinnas]

hello! ! wow i can’t believe it’s almost christmas!   ☆ since i want to start 2019 following new blogs, here’s another follow spree of mine.

Please REBLOG and PUT IN YOUR TAGS if you reblog/post about:

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games: kingdom hearts, pokémon, fire emblem (im currently playing fire emblem heroes, so yeah, the hype), the legend of zelda, god eater, tales of, harvest moon

movies: any ghibli movie, disney, kimi no na wa, koe no katachi

other: rwby, vocaloid, honeyworks, the dragon prince, photography, cute aesthetics

+BONUS if you

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create things (pls put in the tags so i can check it!)

& if mutuals could help spread this it would make me really happy!!! 

THANK YOU   ★☆ i wish this festive season sparkle and shine upon all of you & all of your wishes and dreams come true in 2019! ! ! HAPPY HOLIDAYS

[sorio99]

Nintendo E3 Direct 2019: Reaction

I decided, for the second year in a row, to write my reactions to this years E3 Direct for all of y’all. Before the show starts, a couple predictions/guesses:

Obviously, we’re gonna get Smash Fighter Pack 2. I doubt it’s gonna be Banjo-Kazooie, just because that seems a bit too “Grinch-Leak”-esque to be realistic, if you know what I mean. That reveal will probably be either the first or last thing in the direct.

I imagine, like everyone else, we’re gonna be seeing a fair amount of Animal Crossing, just because there aren’t many other huge upcoming games we haven’t gotten exclusive directs about.

That said, we’ll probably learn a couple more things about Super Mario Maker 2, and maybe even Pokemon Sword and Shield. Nothing too huge, or game-changing, but a few additional details and maybe some later update stuff for SMM2.

We’ll probably hear more about the Link’s Awakening remake for Switch, just to tide over Zelda fans until Nintendo comes up with the next big 3D game (no disrespect to the 2D Zeldas, but the 3D titles are definitely big landmarks and game-changers).

Beyond that, some cool looking indie titles, even more ports, maybe a couple decent-sized 1st or 3rd party reveals, and that's about what I’m expecting. See y’all on the other side of the break.

So, before the show even starts, the YouTube live chat is memeing about tilt controls. Off to a fantastic start.

Ah, so mainly gonna be Switch. I’m down with that.

Like I said, starting with Smash. Though, this is definitely not framed how I expected.

Dragon Quest! Really? Okay! Wasn’t expecting it, but I’m sure this will make some people happy! Plus, as a sword myself, can’t say I’m too disappointed to have another.

Wait, are those three other skins? Like with the Koopalings? Cool.

And some magical abilities, looks cool to me, yeah! I imagine some will be disappointed, but I like it.

And, of course, they follow it up with the game the new guy’s from. So that's two characters who appeared in Smash before their game appeared on Switch. Odd.

Okay, starting with Mr. “Hired Just For His Name” himself. Gotta admit I found that entrance funny.

He’s...okay. Not the world’s most charismatic, but it’s fine. Koizumi is the hunk these days.

Ah, LM3. Should’ve figured.

Oh god, it’s Hotel Mario again.

Looks fun! I’m sure I’ll have fun with this.

Also, does this all mean Arlo was right?

Ah, so, Gooigi is an actually, like, thing? I guess that makes some sense.

And of course ScareScraper returns. It fits with the hotel theme.

Oh! It’s Tower of Terror! So, is this Rod Serling, or Jordan Peele?

Yeah, Doug Bowser is fine. He’s no Reggie, but then again, who is?

Ooh, Netflix? Whats this? Something from The Dark Crystal? Okay.

Ah, Link’s Awakening! This should be interesting.

I actually really like this chibi-esque art style. Seems like sort of an expansion on the style Link Between Worlds Used.

Wait, it’s Zelda Dungeon Maker too? Huh. That’s...unexpected. I dig it!

Alright, September! Sounds good.

Square Enix is doing a thing. What is this again?

Trials of Mana, huh? Fair enough.

...yeah, that’s about my feelings on the Mana series as a whole.

Okay, so Witcher? I guess. Why not? Seems weird to bring 3 over first, but I’ve heard good things.

Ah, more Fire Emblem stuff. Not much interest, and I feel like last FE direct did enough to advertise it, but I guess it makes sense. Odd we aren’t getting one of it’s characters in Smash soon, but I’m not complaining.

Yes, Mr. Koizumi, we all agree the Switch is an amazing piece of Hardware. No one is denying this.

So, play Resident Evil in an evil residence? Because it wasn’t scary enough to begin with? I guess?

Why does the guy sound surprised there are zombies in this game?

So they left went to a haunted house to play the haunted house game. Okay.

Why bother porting 5 and 6 over? 5 was generally regarded as average at best, and the less said about 6, the better.

I’m sorry, what?

No seriously, what the hell is this?

Wait, what? No More Heroes?

Didn’t we just get one of these?

Okay, so it’s officially 3. I guess that makes sense.

A Contra reboot?! Okay?! I mean, why the hell not?! Konami is officially insane.

Okay, seriously, what is up with Daemon X Machina? This is the third time I’ve seen this in a direct, and all I get is “Mechs blowing shit up.” Is that, like, just it? Whatever.

What the fuck, is this Joust or some shit?

Panzer Dragoon, huh? Looks like a Star Fox rip. Cool.

Ah, more Pokemon SW&SH. Pokeball Plus is always fun. 

Okay, so there’s more than one Gym Leader. It looks like things are still good. 

Okay, this is definitely a shift in gears.

So, there are just, like, two twins in this game? I think?

Looks like the Crash Titans games, but a sci-fi Hack & Slash ala other Platinum games.

Astral Chain. Forgot the name. Looks decent.

What the hell is Romero up to now? 

What? 

Ah. Marvel Ultimate Alliance. Still looks better than the new Avengers game.

Ooh, Ultimate Spider-Man AND Spider-Gwen AND Kamala Khan’s Miss Marvel? Looks cool!

Ah, Expansion Passes.

Ooh, Cadence of Hyrule. Nice to see Nintendo be friendlier with their IPs.

More Mario and Sonic Olympics? Was anyone asking for this? Wasn’t there a reason they didn’t make a 2018 one?

Holy shit! Already!?

So, there’s voice acting?

Deserted Island? This looks...interesting.

Okay, it looks like we can have at least eight players at once.

Ah, that Tom Nook. Always putting us in irreconcilable debt.

Damn, we have to wait until 2020? Ah well, as they say, a late game is eventually good, and an early game is always bad.

Woo! The quick montage! Yay

Spyro Seems fun.

Hollow knight sequel, natch.

Ni No Kuni, okay.

Can’t keep up, but wasn’t that the free-to-play Elder Scrolls game?

Alien Isolation anywhere, because we should be in mortal terror on buses.

Okay, was that a Stranger Things game?

The weird totally not Conker game, alright.

Just a few seconds of Mario Maker? Okay.

Wait, more DK? Smash?

Holy Shit, WHAT?!

No, seriously, what?!

Okay, I didn’t mention it, because it felt like that much of a long shot, but I figured they might reveal two fighter packs, since it’s been so long since Joker’s reveal, but...

BANJO-FUCKING-KAZOOIE?!

HOLY SHIT?!

Okay, so one last thing. Wonder what this’ll be.

Green squiggles?

Wait, is this...

Holy shit.

Holy Shit.

HOLY FUCKING SHIT.

WHAT.

NO.

NO FUCKING WAY.

DID THEY JUST.

ARE THEY REALLY.

OKAY.

NO.

I’M NOT RISKING SPOILING THIS BUT.

HOLY SHIT.

HOLY SHIT.

HOLY

FUCKING

SHIT.

...

So, yeah, I enjoyed that.

[darkspellmaster]

E3 2018 Thoughts on Nintendo

So Nintendo over the years has learned to show only what’s coming out soon rather than bait fans with a teaser for a game that is way out in production (Looking at you Sony and Microsoft). In addition, they used their direct this year to push forward the versatility of the Switch as well as give a huge show of appreciation to the Smash Pro community that pretty much built itself from the ground up.  I will give Nintendo this much, their booth this year, while not as cool as the Mario one last year, did have a lot going on and the game lines for just Smash and Let’s go Pokemon were over 4 hours long. They had to cut them off on all three days and set up areas for people to watch others play on big screens.

Also both of their tournaments did strong numbers this year, showing that Splatoon and Smash are still hitters in the E-sports area. Though now I hope Arms gets in there because that game is fun.

Dameon X Machenia reminded me a hell of a lot of the Super robot Wars games that come out for Gundam and other series. Yet this was very different. Flying robots to fight what looks like monsters/mecha seems like a fun way to pass the time. Also, based on the Tree house showing, there’s a customization element going on not just with the avatar (which you can chose your gender) but also the robot itself and it’s weapons. There’s also an area that looks to allow online play along with a single player campaign. Again, mixed feelings, unless you can invite people into the server that you want playing with you so that you know no jerks will just jump in and ruin the game. Over all I like what I see, but it’s a ways out. Nice of them to start with something exciting.

Super Mario Party looks amazing. So apparently we can have four players to one switch via the tv set up, but also two switches can be made to change up the board, which brings up the question, can you have more than four players playing if you have three or more switches? It’s Mario Party so most people know the drill for this one. I do like that they kept in a lot of things from the older titles and apparently we’re going to have Bowser as an option to play. This should be interesting to see, and probably will be a buy for me once I’m done with my back log of games.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Torna the Golden DLC. This could practically be a game in and of itself given the way that the story is taking shape here. It looks really interesting and is certainly filling in gaps in the story that we had from XC2. What I’m wondering is if Xeno will rival FF, Tales and DQ in the future with the story telling and now the world building. I should note too that the Challenge mode brought back in Shulk and Fiora from the first Xenoblade Chronicles story. Visually the game looks amazing and really got me excited to buy the DLC, and, apparently there is a second edition that let’s you get both the DLC and the original game. Similar to the FF XV Royal edition.

This one is the one that I’ve personally been waiting for. As a Fire Emblem Fan since way back from the Game Boy Advanced Version, it’s exciting to see an new FE show up on the Switch. Fire Emblem Three Houses showed up and wow. Since this is clearly an incomplete game there’s things that need to be worked on, but from what we saw I would say it’s really visually amazing. Reportedly the artist that did the art for the Uta wa no Prince Sama series is providing the art here. Though I don’t know because others are saying it reminds them of the artist from the Persona Series. I will say though that the character’s look amazing, and the fact that it’s not an Avatar in this game means that a lot of the story and depth of the story will rely on the characters interacting with one another. Another cool thing was the system where you can train the characters in different triangle weapons, which can become useful. From what we’ve seen there appears to be an open world aspect of this, and you can run around. Also units now have warriors with them and can create formations based on what you need. Over all this looks fun and the animation for the cut scenes are top notch. I won’t lie I’m a bit biased on this one.

Fortnite was a good move on the switch’s part, and the fact that they showed it in a way that is different than how Sony, Microsoft, or PC shows the game means that they can pull in players that normally may not want to play this. The vibrant color had me going “Wait…is that Fortnite? What the hell? Is it really that goofy?” as most version I’ve seen have had people wearing serious clothing rather than the goofy stuff that you can get. Honestly, if I was good at shooters and liked them, this trailer would have made me pick it up. I hope that people playing on PC and Xbox are having fun with Nintendo players…Sony, I know you were burned in the past by Nintendo, and have issues with Microsoft and for some odd reason hate PCs, but come on…stop locking people out of playing with others. Sheesh!

Hollow Knight, another interesting showing here. Hollow Knight I heard was a good get for the switch, given that it’s a fan favorite. Mix of platforming and fighting will work well on the switch. To be honest while it’s cute and all I’ll have to see if I want to get it.

Killer Queen Black is a surprise for some people, as it was a small arcade game that had a loyal following but was believed to not be able to be put on a console system. Apparently they did it. It seems to be a timed exclusive so it may not stay just on the Switch. Looks like fun, but I’m not a bee fan honestly. But it looks nice and I’m sure that other people will love to play it.

Overcooked 2, I can’t wait to get. It seems like an awesome game and one that I will be playing a lot with friends. Reminds me a bit of dinner dash but with puzzle elements and strategy. Should be a good buy for people that want to have something a bit more relaxing to play in it’s own way.

Octopath Traveler showed up again, and mentioned a new Demo. Square later went on at E3 to say that they’re going to make a division for the Switch so that’s a promising thing. The game’s demonstration at the tree house has made this a day one for me, which is rare outside of again, Fire Emblem. So this has me very excited and I hope to see more games like this and others from Square Enix on the Switch.

Let’s Go Pokemon: Pikachu/Evee. Pretty much seemed like Pokemon Yellow. I mean, you play with Pikachu following you around rather than in the ball, and it combines elements of pokemon go. On top of that you can transfer pokemon from go to the game, and you get a mew in the new pokeball add on...although I wish the price was a bit lower for that pokeball. Sheesh! 

They had a quick run down of games coming out including: Octo Expansion, SNK Heroines Tag Team Frenzy, Dragon Ball Fighter Z, Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate, Ninjala, Paladins: Realm Royale, Roller Coaster Tycoon Switch, Starlink: Battle for Atlas, Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition (may have shown this it went fast), sushi Striker. 

Smash Brothers Ultimate, I know some were disappointed that this took up so much time, but there’s something that has to be said. This is really, outside of maybe the bigger tournaments, that Nintendo has shown that they have been paying attention to the pro scene for their fighting game. With all the tweeks that they did to this game, and allowing the characters in there the way that they did, they’re going to be a contender at larger game tournaments like Evo and the like. Back when the switch was first show in 2017 there was the whole E-sports section, and I think that Nintendo is actually looking into that with some of it’s games. The various things, like the one on one fighting being made to be more devastating when you have solo fights means that, for pros, the game will move faster. Having the different stage styles also means it’s better for the competition scene so that the game can be played there.

I’m glad to see Ice Climbers back, all my Fire Emblem characters are still there, Wii Fit is back, the amazing Pit is there still, I love that we now have Daisy –my girl –as a character to play as, and we finally got Ridley –after all this time… Now Sakurai, please put in Takamaru from the Mystery of Muramasa castle as not an assist and I will praise you to the high heavens. Oh yeah and Proto and Base (Bass?) are in Megaman’s smash now. (Proto as an echo fighter please? Or Zero?)

As for the other games that are coming out to Switch, while they didn’t show them all…here’s the list from E3 2018 of the games that are coming:

Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion

Bomber Crew

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy –Rumors are going around that Spyro may also be coming too

Dead Cells

Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten DX

Dragon Quest XI –apparently yes it is coming for the switch.

The Elder Scrolls: Legends –tired of this being on your phone…use it on the Switch on the go.

Fallout Shelter

Fate Extella Link –Hey what do you know…the Fate series is now on the Switch

FIFA 19

Freedom Planet

Gal Metal –music game that has an interesting story

Galak-Z: Variant S –You like Gundam? You like arcade games? Well this is right up your alley

Harold Halibut

Just Dance 2019

Kingdom: Two Crowns

LEGO DC Supervillains

Little Dragons Café –What if you could raise dragons in the world of Harvest Moon, same creators

Mario + Rabbids DLC

Mario Tennis Aces –This was kind of interesting to see in the Tree house, making me consider getting it.

Mega Man 11

My Friend Pedro –Yeah the gag game that is coming to PC from Digital Revolver, it’s on the Switch.

My Hero Ones Justice –For those of us who want to smash things with Lord Murder Explosion (Bakugo)

NBA Live 19

Planet Alpha

Raji: An Ancient Epic

Shining Resonance Refrain –Kind of wish this one was shown, but Sega does what Sega does…

Spintires: MudRunner –basically you want to play with all terrain vehicles…then here you go.

State of Mind

Super Meat Boy Forever

Team Sonic Racing

Trials Rising –wish they would have shown some of this

Valkyria Chronicles 4 –Sega….you should have had your own direct…seriously

'V-Rally 4

Wargroove

Arcade Donkey Kong

That’s a lot of games coming out for the Switch…most of these would be fun to play…and that’s not even listing the ones that were already out prior to E3.

Over all, for presentation regarding the use of the Direct, I’d say A- to a B mostly because of the variety. Though I do think that they could have elongated their direct to give more showings of the games that weren’t Smash that were coming to the Switch. 

[thatguysamaniac-blog]

While looking for images of anthropomorphized versions of the new pokemon with their tits out, we stumbled upon some clickbait. Not just any clickbait, metacritic showing us a definitive fact based, unbiased top 50 games of the 2010's: 1. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii, 2010) 97 2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch, 2017) 97 3. Red Dead Redemption 2 (PlayStation 4, 2018) 97 4. Grand Theft Auto V (PlayStation 4, 2014) 97 5. Super Mario Odyssey (Switch, 2017) 97 6. Mass Effect 2 (Xbox 360, 2010) 96 7. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Xbox 360, 2011) 96 8. The Last of Us (PlayStation 3, 2013) 95 9. The Last of Us Remastered (PlayStation 4, 2014) 95 10. Red Dead Redemption (Xbox 360, 2010) 95 11. Portal 2 (Xbox 360, 2011) 95 12. God of War (PlayStation 4, 2018) 94 13. Batman: Arkham City (Xbox 360, 2011) 94 14. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS, 2011) 94 15. BioShock Infinite (PC, 2013) 94 16. Pac-Man Championship Edition DX (Xbox 360, 2010) 93 17. Divinity: Original Sin II (PC, 2017) 93 18. Super Mario 3D World (Wii U, 2013) 93 19. Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty (PC, 2010) 93 20. Persona 4 Golden (PlayStation Vita, 2012) 93 21. Persona 5 (PlayStation 4, 2017) 93 22. Mass Effect 3 (Xbox 360, 2012) 93 23. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (PlayStation 4, 2015) 93 24. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii, 2011) 93 25. Rock Band 3 (Xbox 360, 2010) 93 26. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (PlayStation 4, 2016) 93 27. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch, 2018) 93 28. INSIDE (Xbox One, 2016) 93 29. Forza Horizon 4 (Xbox One, 2018) 92 30. God of War III (PlayStation 3, 2010) 92 31. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (PlayStation 3, 2011) 92 32. Bloodborne (PlayStation 4, 2015) 92 33. Celeste (Switch, 2018) 92 34. Super Street Fighter IV (PlayStation 3, 2010) 92 35. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (PlayStation 4, 2015) 92 36. Undertale (PC, 2015) 92 37. Fire Emblem: Awakening (3DS, 2013) 92 38. Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition (PlayStation 4, 2018) 92 39. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Wii U, 2014) 92 40. Journey (PlayStation 3, 2012) 92 41. Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii, 2012) 92 42. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Switch, 2017) 92 43. The ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Collection (PlayStation 3, 2011) 92 44. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine (PC, 2016) 92 45. LittleBigPlanet 2 (PlayStation 3, 2011) 91 46. Overwatch (PC, 2016) 91 47. Bayonetta 2 (Wii U, 2014) 91 48. Forza Horizon 3 (Xbox One, 2016) 91 49. Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers (PC, 2019) 91 50. Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition (Switch, 2019) Richie:  I LIEK THE DUBBLE ONES! The Last of Us x2 Divinity: Original Sin II x2 Play count: 16 off that list, that's also eight twentyfifths, which is roughly how much of my massive dick your mom can take. Cunzy: Now, we all know the issues with a crowd sourced list. It's dumb. It's like putting together a list of best fruit, or favourite socks. However, every now and then it's useful to pull the wang out to measure it against the communities' wang and see just how weird and misshapen our is (we share genital appendages) by comparison. Play count: 9! What an alternative darling I am! Richie: I mean they are great, and you know they will be, but you have to draw the line somewhere, So you have to choose and say, "Nah I wont play this", better the time sink you know, right? And you choose your reasons, you skim an article, and find the thing that is slightly wrong and then activate your inner drama queen to say "OMG that is not a game I want to play I cant believe they dont have Fred Durst doing the voice of the main character" or something equally nuts. And there is plenty of them on that list that I simply refuse to play for these reasons. And I guess that's fine? Time is finite, I cant go back ten years and play all of the PS3 games I never played? Can I? Cunzy: GUILTY CONFESSIONS, A.K.A those games you know are great but just never got around to: Mario Odyssey, LoZ (the whole franchise), Red Dead (series), Mass Effect (series), Persona (series), Divinity (series), Souls (series)... where do I hand my gamer card back? Richie: Also Overwatch... Do people actually play it, or is that there just because people fiddle with their genitalia to fund cosplay camgirls? Cunzy: Yes, watch me throat this widowmaker dildo on my stream now. Richie: So do we disagree with this list? Well, to be fucking honest I'm not going to research it myself, I'm not sure I have played much more than 50 games this year, as far as i can recall, I played a lot of Diablo 3 and Fallout/Skyrim... but yeah I'm sure the above is good... Actually fuck that, Games of the decade for me are... Every iteration of pokemon that came out in the last 10 years, X/Y, Sun/Moon, Black/White, Sword/Shield, Flaps/Scrotum. Skyrim SNOW VIKING DRAGON SHOUTING Animal Crossing, Shake the tree for Nook. Lego Everything, play, collect, repeat Hyperdimensions Neptunia. Ultra Japanese anthropomorphised consoles as Anime girls. Vert is best Waifu.  Fallouts So many plus expansions, Chandler as a bad guy is special.  Diablo 3, Clicky loot loot  WoW Classic, because...  FFXIII-2, Timetravel-bocolina  Tomodatchi Life, Make your friends on the DS into miis, interact with them, cry alone at night Smash Bros. Repeatedly main Peach till she becomes top tier, yaay Jackbox games, All Gems, probably the best multiplayer gaming actually this decade.  Doki Doki Literature Club, MO-NI-KA Batmanzes, grapple glide Southparkgames, play the stories you have watched and add a weak RPG element. Dragon Ages-s, Way better than mass effect Every Naruto game. Like lego, but with anime ninjas Barrel Scrape: the game, where you frantically look at your steam collection for the games you have most played, and check the dates of your 360 games to see if they fall into this category I played 18 games it seems? Cunzy: *gasps for air*, wipes synthetic jizz from Lollipop Chainsaw skirt. Ten years is a long time. Here's my top 18 games of the decade. Silent Hill Shattered Memories 2010 Silent Hill without the combat and all the more psychologically chilling because of it. Great setting, theme and story. One I regularly come back to and still brick myself.  Endless Ocean 2 2010 Expanding on the first one in every way, shame there aren't more nature lovin' games in this ilk.  Monster Hunter Tri 2010 The only one in the series to have kept my attention despite it being the 'wrong one' according to many in the MH community.  Lost Planet 2 2010 Probably one of the games with the most comprehensive couch co-op mode and ridiculous bosses to team up against. Absolutely bonkers story, giant monsters and jetpacks. What more do you need? Dead Rising 2 2010 I wasn't too bothered with DR3 and DR4 despite absolutely loving the first game. They seem to have crossed the line between goofy but po-faced and just silly apocalypse zombie killing. DR2 arguably gives you a playground more memorable than Willamette and stays on the 'serious' side.  Dead Space 2 2011 One of my favourite gaming franchises I think, excellently built world that is complemented by the tie in anime, comics and spin-off games.   Resident Evil Revelations 2012 It was a good decade for Resident Evil with almost every game seeing multiple ports, re-releases and remasters. It's a close call between Resident Evil 2 and Revelations on the Nintendo 3DS for my favourite of the decade but this one really got it's biohazardous talons-with-eyes into us especially raid mode. Revelations 2 is fantastic co-op but the raid mode side of things isn't as fluid as the original Revelations. Criminally, aside from a brief VR foray into Resident Evil 7, we errr didn't play it.  The Last Story 2012 Oh, I fell in love with this game and despite the small geography of Lazulis City it felt like a living city with many surprises tucked away. Great soundtrack to boot.  Fire Emblem Awakening 2013 Another series that had a rock solid decade starting with Awakening then the rest of the 3DS trilogy, an excellent Warriors game and even Heroes wasn't too bad. Although Fire Emblem Three Houses is the superior game, it's the cast and the support system pioneered by Awakening that has this in my top 18.  Tomb Raider 2013 Sometimes the context in which you play a game is as important as the game itself. A weekend in 2013 with fellow Tomb Raider fans blasting through this excellent and long awaited reboot is fondly remembered. Last of Us 2013 It's hard to put a finger on just one thing that makes this game phenomenal but there's not been much like it since.  LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2013 There were some great LEGO games this decade from opposites LEGO Worlds and LEGO Dimensions to movie tie-ins and a strong series of games based on the Marvel and DC comics. The Marvel trilogy in particular was outstanding.  Everyone's Gone to the Rapture 2015 With age, the more energetic games can leave me wheezing with exhaustion just thinking about playing them and EGttR is a perfect respite from the shootbang games. Honestly, I'd be keen to play more games just like this. The English countryside setting in particular made it extra special.  Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 2017 Honestly, who actually puts Mario Kart on their top games list? Well thinking about it and looking at play records it's probably the perfect couch multiplayer game but with a real challenging depth to those looking to break records and get a hold of those elusive gold kart components.  Splatoon 2 2017 Cheating slightly here by including Splatoon 2 and the Octo Expansion as one entry. I'm really not a huge fan of the central competitive gameplay of Splatoon, although I've put in the hours, but the single player side of things are a worthy first person puzzler(?) in their own right.  Into the Breach 2018 When the options paralysis sets in, which is often, I just spin up Into the Breach. Three hours and a few runs later I'll question why I don't play this game even more often. Hundreds of hours in and still challenges to do, runs to try.  Super Smash Brothers Ultimate 2018 Part game, part nerdy love letter to gaming, part video game museum.  Pokemon Sword and Shield 2019 Okay as Richie pointed above any of the pokemon mainline series could have filled this slot but the last one makes most sense. Twas also a good decade for the spinoffs. I enjoyed Pokemon Conquest a huge deal, put an embarrassing amount of time into Quest as well as Picross, Rumble, Duel, Go and mystery dungeons.  And there we have it, lists, we'll be back at some point in the future with more lists, perhaps with a list spanning the last 2 decades, to present you with our Game of the Century (spoilers, it's SSX Tricky). Also if anyone has a word to describe my above rant about the act of proactively dismissing something despite knowing it will be good to avoid committing to the time sink, please let me know. We live in a time of labels, there must be a word for this! Love and where do you even start with persona! Richie + Cunzy X

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Kelly’s Top 10  Video Games of the Decade

I’ve seen a bunch of gifsets going around of people’s favorite games from the last decade. I’ve got no talent for making gifs or many other creative endeavors, but I can write. So I’m making a top 10 with a little blurb summing up what I love about each of the games on the list.

10: Splatoon 2 (2017)

No other games really bring together everything that Splatoon 2 does for me. It gives me a multiplayer experience I actually enjoy, it gives me a pleasant and colorful world to relax in, and it gives me one of my pet loves in gaming: a highly flexible and fun character and outfit customization system. This one isn’t among those that I would say everyone ever should play, but it’s a nice, solid, and downright fun game that I really enjoy. No better way to start the list.

9: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

I debated for a while whether or not to include this game but after considering how many hours I’ve played it across dozens of characters and two platforms, the fire it lit in me for high fantasy, and the sheer impact it had on me in terms of how I thought about video games? Yeah, yeah it makes the list. It’s not perfect, but it’s more than good enough to make the list. And it’s a bit of a backdoor way to mention my more recent love of Dungeons and Dragons which I might not have gotten into without skyrim awakening my inner high fantasy nerd.

8: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012)

This and the next entry form the core of “games/series that made me realize I really like turn based strategy” from this decade. XCOM is wonderfully well designed, phenomenally paced, and a masterclass in the use of organic tension and release through mechanics. The entry carries an honorable mention for XCOM 2, which I’ve put more overall time into, but the original I think is still a superior game on the whole.

7: Civilization VI (2016)

And the other turn based strategy epiphany. Where XCOM is nitty gritty tactical simulation and the strategic questions one faces in a war against an alien threat, Civ is a sprawling representation of the great march of history across hundreds of worlds from the ancient dawn of society to the interconnected world of today. I’m a historian with a thing for turn based strategy. How could I not love it? THis one carries an honorable mention for its predecessor, Civ V, which was my first game in the series. Between the two I have played CIvilization for 1044 hours (roughly a month and a half) over the course of the last 5 years. No other game has ever come near that sheer time investment, and I don’t even really regret it which surprises me.

6: Smite (2014)

And it’s the farthest a multiplayer focused game is gonna get on this list. Smite is a pleasing mixture between the team play and strategic thinking of MOBAs and the raw power fantasy appeal of getting to take hands-on control of gods, monsters, and heroes from real world myths. The game is nicely laid out in such a way that allows pretty much anyone to play on whatever level of personal and/or financial investment suits them. It’s a great way to bond with people too, in my experience.

5: Pokemon Shield (2019)

Take this as being the representative of pretty much the entire series in the 2010s. Ever since Black and White way back at the start of the decade Pokemon has been evolving and modernizing and this game continues a trend of my loving every main series Pokemon game more than the last that began with Black and White 2. I could go into specifics, but it all boils down to: it’s Pokemon but even better than last time. It’s a comfortable and nice place to be and while that might not be enough for everyone, it means something to me.

4: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)

This was my first Zelda game. I went in basically knowing nothing about Zelda games outside of what has come to me through cultural osmosis. And I’m sad, because I don’t think I can ever go play any Zelda game that came before it now. This is the game that made me understand the phrase “nintendo polish.” The game that made me remember what a truly satisfying single player game felt like. The game that made me feel like a kid again in a way no other pretty much ever has outside of plucking at nostalgia. I love this game, and I believe it deserves to go down in history as one of the greats of all time.

3: Fire Emblem: Three Houses (2019)

And now the series that took my new love of turn based strategy and said “ok that, but make it more anime.” This entry is also packing an honorable mention for Fates and Awakening (and to a lesser extent echoes), but Three Houses is the one. It’s bigger, the character interactions and hub world that started their evolution on the 3DS burst into life on the switch like never before with full voice acting and a full hub area to explore and do stuff in, and it strikes this perfect balance of gameplay and narrative focus that the other games had a bit of trouble with by incorporating the exploration into the narrative heavy parts. Combine that with my favorite cast of characters yet and multiple story paths that come together to form one whole and you’ve got yourself a winner.

2: Life is Strange (2015)

It is honestly difficult to overstate the impact Life is Strange had on me. This game starting premiering episodes right before I started questioning and it’s really hard to explain but the overall atmosphere just hit me so hard and yet also comforted me as I started to explore for the first time who I really was. To this day it’s one of those stories that has stuck with me in the bedrock of my soul both on its own merits and on its timing coming into my life. This is one of a select few games I would tell people to play if they wanted to understand me better as a person.

1: Mass Effect 2 (2010)

It barely scrapes into the decade with a release in January of 2010, but here it is. My favorite video game of all time. It’s a dozen character focused dramas, it’s an epic tale of heroic daring, it’s a deeply human (and many other species) experience among the stars, it’s a fist-pumping power fantasy, it’s a story of love and loss and triumph. It’s all of that and more. It is my golden standard of gaming, it is the narrative focused game I have played from start to finish more times than any other and whatever second place is it’s not even close. It is the apotheosis of all the things I love most in games with interactive and character focused drama, fucking sweet superpowers, a grandiose story of a hero’s great deeds, and a hero made all the more compelling by the fact that everything they do they do by choice, your choice. If I had to choose one game to play for the rest of my life, this would be it. I cannot sing its praises loudly enough or for long enough, I really can’t.