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Aesthetic and Gameplay Thoughts on Pyra and Mythra in Smash Ultimate
The newest DLC characters for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate are Pyra and Mythra (also known as Homura and Hikari in Japanese) from Xenoblade Chronicles 2. I’ve never played…
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Sora was the most desired character for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. When you have a character with so wide an appeal, it behooves the creators to make him…
Mind Craft: Steve in Smash Bros. Ultimate Impressions
The impossible has happened once again as Steve (and Alex) from Minecraft joins an increasingly unthinkable roster in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. While I’ve never touched Minecraft, I…
Byleth and the “Fire Emblem” Tactical Spirit in “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate”
The new Super Smash Bros. Ultimate character announcement did not exactly hit with a great bang. Byleth, the player avatar from Fire Emblem: Three Houses, is arguably even…
Playing Tekken and Preventing Tekken: Thoughts on Kazuya Matchups in Smash Ultimate
Kazuya Mishima has been released as Smash Ultimate DLC, and the general consensus (whether you like his inclusion or not) is that Kazuya plays like he was pulled…
Playing Tekken and Preventing Tekken: Thoughts on Kazuya Matchups in Smash Ultimate
I like watching Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournaments, but it’s only over the past year that I’ve started watching individual streamers more—chalk it up to a pandemic. During…
Crossover x Crossover: Sora in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
I truly didn’t think it was possible. Knowing Disney and knowing Square-Enix, the amount of hurdles it must have taken for Smash Bros. director Sakurai Masahiro to bring…
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Things have come a long way with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, especially with the plethora of DLC characters providing some very unique play styles. However, this also makes…
Kazuya Mishima in Smash Ultimate: I Sensed This Coming
I’ve been going a little hog wild with the Smash Bros. DLC posts lately, devoting entries to Goro, Kerrigan, and Nightmare just in the past couple weeks. But…
This Week in Games - The End of Smash Ultimate
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The “Essence vs. Fill” Priorities Tier List in Smash Bros. Ultimate and Beyond
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5 of the Most Interesting Competitive Character Designs in Smash Ultimate
Smash’s long history and plethora of characters has led to some really cool designs within the series’ newest game.
Semi-Brief Thoughts on the Slingshot in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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Super Smash Bros Ultimate Classic 0.0 Greninja in 3:11:97
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A Smash Ultimate Tier List (for When Things Go Back to Normal)
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Sephiroth and Villainous Presence in Smash Bros.
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Another: Trust the Eye Patch
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Ittoki the Ninja #04 — Ninja Smash and Grab
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Smash Bros. and the Concept of Restrictive Consequences
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Voice and Graphics Patch Released for Higurashi’s 2nd Chapter, Watanagashi
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Build The Ultimate Combination! Ultimate Gravion
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Graveyard Smash: Kemono Jihen
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Kunio-kun and Double Dragon for Super Smash Bros.
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Hellsing Ultimate OVAs: Dead and Loving It
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Top 5: Anime Eye Patch Wearing Characters
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COZ Releases Anonymous;Code Improvement Fan Patch!
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VG Pulse 299: Smash Reflection
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The Faraway Paladin #02 — Animating Via Smash Cuts and Speedlines
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The Ultimate Madoka Recap and Homura's Lost Paradise
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Your Ultimate Guide to Anime Genres and Demographics
Understanding the multitude of anime genres can be a tad on the confusing side. Fortunately, this guide will help you understand!
La+ Darknesss, VTuber Birthdays, and the Ultimate Kayfabe
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Evangelion: 3.0+1.0, Emotional Violence and Ultimate Catharsis
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Spy x Family – 08 – Into the Briar Patch
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Shinzou Translations releases Rinkaiten no Azrael English Patch
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Another Revisit in the Eye-Patch Girl Era
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