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(01/28/19 5:33pm)
by Tanner Kinney
Disclaimer: This review is of the Nintendo Switch version of the game and was played primarily in portable mode.
YIIK: A Postmodern RPG is a game I’ve been following and anticipating for quite a while now. This game was never on Kickstarter, being mostly a passion project built by a small studio over the duration of five years. The game showed promise and was picked up by a publisher relatively quickly, and many people have been eagerly anticipating the game. Through much hardship and even a death in the family, the two brothers at Ackk Studios have done a ton of work to make their dream game come to life. And it shows; this game has a lot of genuine and honest heart and it was clearly constructed with love.
That makes it all the more painful that the end result is a game that is so charming and captivating in presentation, but is also such an absolute trainwreck in writing that it came under a number of controversies within the first few days of release. It’s tonally inconsistent, frequently cringey, occasionally misguided, but absolutely captivating to watch in motion. A lot of games are described as trainwrecks, but only YIIK has been able to capture the “can’t look away” element of the equation. To sum it up in a way the game itself would: the two parallel universes where I love and hate this game exist in this universe at the same time.
(01/25/19 8:10pm)
by Shwetha Sundarrajan
The opinions and views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the opinion of Byte or Byte's editorial board.
50 years after the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., people across the United States will celebrate the legacy of the beloved icon by watching the countless documentaries and movies produced in his wake. Major news outlets will publish tearful commentaries on the late civil rights leader, and social media will be flooded with quotes and pictures of King.
He may be loved by the media today, but 50 years ago King’s popularity had sharply declined with the national papers. It all started with a speech he gave on April 4, 1967, popularly known as the ‘Beyond Vietnam’ speech.
King said, “There were experiments, hopes, new beginnings. Then came the buildup in Vietnam, and I watched this program broken and eviscerated as if it were some idle political plaything on a society gone mad on war. And I knew that America would never invest the necessary funds or energies in rehabilitation of its poor so long as adventures like Vietnam continued to draw men and skills and money like some demonic, destructive suction tube.”
The backlash from the media was swift. The New York Times, in “Dr. King’s Error,” reminded King that his proper battlegrounds were “in Chicago and Harlem and Watts.”
In the Washington Post, they said that King had “diminished his usefulness to his cause, his country, and his people.”
This particular speech caused King to lose many of his followers, including African Americans and causing his white liberal supporters to jump ship due to his threateningly confrontational language.
50 years later, we don’t remember King as the open critic of the government and an opponent of the Vietnam War, we only remember a sanitized version of him. We remember him as a black man embracing all Americans, black and white.
Films such as the Oscar-winning film Selma help us cement the memory of 1965 King — a man who only wanted African Americans and white Americans to live equally. Misrepresentations of King are not only found in Films though. Recently, Congressman Steve King also misquoted King on Twitter.
(01/17/19 6:39pm)
by Baylie Clevenger
The opinions and views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the views of Byte or Byte's editorial board.
Cultural and political shifts in the last twenty years or so have created an entirely new social climate. From this shift has come different cultures and attitudes, especially online. In particular, what is often referred to as “cancel culture” has become a popular phenomenon among social media users.
So what is cancel culture? Cancel culture is the idea that if someone does something problematic they should be “canceled,” in other words they should lose support from fans, friends, etc. and they are dismissed and rejected.
For example, recently, comedian Kevin Hart came face-to-face with cancel culture when he stepped down from his position as the host of the Oscars after homophobic tweets from his past had surfaced.
(01/13/19 5:14pm)
by Blake Chapman
(01/08/19 3:00pm)
With another semester comes new schedules that allow room for new hobbies.
(12/29/18 8:33pm)
by Eli Sokeland, Emily Reuben, Phil Akin, Trevor Sheffield, Daniel O’Connell, Tanner Kinney
(12/25/18 3:00pm)
by Katherine Simon
(12/21/18 6:30pm)
by Phil Akin
(12/10/18 6:56pm)
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This week on Pop Tabs Matthew, Isabella, and Bailey discuss the controversies around loot boxes being considered gambling, Kevin Hart's son's racist birthday party, and Shawn Mendes claiming he's not gay.
Time Stamps:
Loot boxes: 00:25
Kevin Hart: 13:13
Shawn Mendes: 26:34
Pop Tabs is Byte's news commentary podcast, focusing on popular culture and how it relates to issues in the media world.
Host: Matthew Yapp
Guests: Isabella Torres, Bailey Shelton
Executive Producer: Phil Akin
Video Editing: Evan Williamson
Audio Editing: Brad Killion
Graphics: Daley Wilhelm, Sarah James, Luis Pulido, Tt Shinkan
Music: Jack McGinnis
(12/08/18 8:57pm)
by Katherine Simon
This week’s episode of Vento Aureo was focused on accomplishing two things: introducing Trish Una as the newest member of Team Bucciarati and setting up Narancia’s first Stand battle. Yeah, Trish! You know, that pink-haired girl that’s very prominently featured in both the OP and ED despite being strangely absent from the anime’s promotional material? Well, spoilers, she’s actually the last member of the main cast despite the series excluding her from promo art featuring her contemporaries. Though to be fair, it’s possible they didn’t want to spoil Trish’s prominence to the story by flaunting her with the rest of the gang, though the OP and ED already kind of do that (notice how she’s the only character in the ED without a Stand). Anyway, enough about that, time to talk about the actual episode.
After Mista took down Sale in the last episode, both him and Mario are left unconscious in the boat, and Team Bucciarati meets up in a public restroom. There, they meet with one of Passione’s capos, Pericolo, and retrieve Polpo’s fortune, which was hidden inside one of the urinals, using Bruno’s Sticky Fingers. After the treasure is retrieved, Pericolo tasks the group with protecting the boss’s daughter, Trish Una. Although Trish is the boss’s daughter, the “Una” name comes from her mother, Donatella, who was the boss’s lover back when he operated under the alias “Solido Naso.” Prior to her death, Donatella began investigating the boss’s identity, which caught the attention of many Passione members, most notably a group of rogues attempting to overthrow the boss. With this knowledge, the group is currently pursuing Trish in hopes of getting information about the boss out of her. To keep her safe, Pericolo asks Bruno to keep her hidden until the rogues are taken care of since they are suspected Stand users.
As briefly touched upon earlier, Trish is somewhat of an anomaly among the main cast. She’s been absent from all the part’s promo material and merchandising leading up to the anime, and she’s the only member of Team Bucciarati that didn’t get her own trailer. Up until the part’s opening, nobody even knew what her anime appearance looked like, but when “Fighting Gold” made its debut as Vento Aureo’s first opening, it featured Trish very prominently. Granted she was isolated from the rest of the cast in that OP, but they made it very clear that she’s going to be a key player in Part 5’s narrative, being the boss’s daughter and all.
Aside from the context of the anime’s advertising, Trish is a very fascinating character in that she acts as almost a parallel to Giorno. Both of their fathers are major antagonists in the series, and both have had close ties to the gangster lifestyle since childhood. However, that’s about where the similarities end, since the two cannot be more different in terms of personality. While Giorno is charismatic, selfless, and chose to join Passione to fulfill his ambition of becoming a “Gang-Star,” Trish is very introverted, self-centered, and seems like she wants nothing to do with the organization. While there’s a lot that’s still unknown about Trish’s character, the contrast between her and the protagonist makes for an interesting dynamic between the two. It’ll be interesting to see how or if they expand upon that dynamic further as Trish gets more screen time.
Later on, the group relocates to a house in the countryside and Narancia is asked by Bruno to buy groceries for the gang and beauty products for Trish, despite Fugo’s reservations about his ability to avoid being followed back. Even with that concern, it’s explained that Narancia’s stand is able to target anyone who tries following him back, making him the ideal person for the task. After Narancia is finished shopping, he finds that one of the rogues, Formaggio, managed to get inside the car while he was gone. He attempts to question Narancia about what he’s doing shopping in an attempt to make him disclose Trish’s location, but he insists he’s not doing anything suspicious. Frustrated at his inability to get an answer from Narancia, Formaggio uses his Stand, Little Feet, to scratch his face.
In retaliation, Narancia summons his own Stand, Aerosmith, to gun the enemy down. To evade the attack, Formaggio uses Little Feet to shrink himself down and hide in Narancia’s pocket. From there, he notices a set of women’s products inside the car, which leads him to the conclusion that Trish is with Team Bucciarati. Knowing that Narancia is aware of her location, Formaggio slowly shrinks him down so to put him at a disadvantage, ending the episode on a cliffhanger.
This is another one of those “set up for the next big fight” episodes that seems to be a trend with every odd numbered episode in Vento Aureo. While this format might not make the individual episodes all that interesting to talk about on their own, it works with getting the viewers acquainted with the new characters before they have their first major fight. This is the first time viewers are seeing Team Bucciarati in action, so it makes sense that the show would take some time to introduce their abilities first before throwing them into a fight. On the subject of abilities, the two stands introduced in the episode are pretty neat. The concept of Aerosmith being a miniature fighter plane is very unique from the mostly humanoid Stands seen thus far, and Tiny Feet’s shrinking ability can lead to some very creative fight scenarios, as seen with Formaggio’s utilization of it earlier. With these two unique Stand abilities pitted against each other, the next episode is going to be a very interesting one, to say the least.
(12/03/18 5:40pm)
The Daily News team attended a ghost tour in Redkey, Indiana. Some were more spooked than others.
(12/01/18 8:00pm)
by Allyson McClain
Disclaimer: This review contains spoilers for this episode and previous episodes of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure.
We start off “Sex Pistols Appears, Part 2” with a clear next move as we follow up the story of “Sex Pistols Appears, Part 1” with Mista jumping on the side of a truck to chase and fully kill Sale, who he shot through the leg in the previous episode. The last episode sent Giorno and Mista to kill/capture someone at the docks who knew about Polpo’s fortune and about Bucciarati and his gang coming to get the money. They tried to set up a trap for the mysterious enemy, but it went wrong. Now, Giorno is left at the dock while Mista has hitched a ride on a truck to engage the enemy.
“Sex Pistols Appears, Part 2” has several good things going for it, which has brought more interest to the series. One thing it has done is solidified the answer to the question of whether or not they were going to continue to do introductions before a character’s first battle, and, so far, they seem to have created a pattern that most likely will continue. Another good part of this episode is the fact that Mista has shown himself to be a better character than Abbacchio, which instantly makes this episode more interesting to watch since Mista is such an odd character that needs explanation. Before “Six Bullets Appears, Part 2,” they have shown things about Mista to generate interest in him, such as his tetraphobia and showing off his stand Sex Pistols, all before revealing his back story. This generated more appeal in a possible backstory which we receive, and unlike how Abbacchio's backstory which had such a gap in explaining the current Abbacchio, Mista's backstory is simple and sufficient enough to explain him as a character and how he acts now.
Abbacchio and Mista’s fight scenes had many differences between them. Abbacchio’s opponent was a mystery who did not reveal himself and his stand’s power was unclear. In this episode, Mista’s enemy appears rather quickly and shows off his stand immediately. Kraft Work, known as Arts & Crafts in the translation, is able to affix things by touching them. He affixes the driver of the truck’s hands to the steering wheel and the pedal as well as glueing one of Mista’s hands to the bar on the side of the truck. The enemy stand user shows an extreme amount of uses for his abilities that are believably true, like he is able to throw rocks into the air and affix them, using the rocks like a ladder to climb to Mista.
Surely Mista’s awesome Sex Pistol stand can help him, and it can, except that even though he shoots the man in the forehead, the bullet itself pauses before it fully enters his brain as part of his stand’s power. One of the main items that made this episode really amazing was the straightforward hardness of this fight. How do you fight someone who can do so much with their stand, to the point where they are practically invincible? The sheer amount of uses for Kraft Work reminds many viewers that despite how many stands we have seen in the past, the wide variety and creativity put into how to use them to their full potential can still wow viewers.
“Sex Pistols Appears, Part 2” shows the quality of the stands in this series will be just as good as every other season and also have the variety of stand battles we enjoy, at least that is what we hope. This battle between Sex Pistols and Kraft Work can be seen as a versatile stand versus a very simple stand. Kraft Work is able to be used to attack, defend, and ambush, as well as keep his user alive even from near death, while Sex Pistols is a simple and straightforward stand like his user. The matchup was exciting since it almost seemed too unfair to Mista, but then again that is how life works. The fact that Mista’s stand is like him and really symbolizes his way of life makes him easy to understand and more likable.
Something that must be praised in this episode is that this fight is basically a fight on a car and, at a point, a car chase, and what movie with gangsters would be complete without the most stereotypical gangster scene, a car chase? Not any normal car chase either— it’s a car chase against an enemy able to climb in the air and the car is a semitrailer! Something fun about the whole thing was Giorno’s minor appearance in the episode, but that helped us focus on the fight more than usual since Giorno wasn’t getting anywhere quickly. It was funny to watch Giorno not be the highlight of the episode even when he was still in parts of it. The ending of the episode makes me wonder what will happen now that Mista is back at the docks with the body of his enemy, and Giorno is trying to go up the road to find Mista, who is already back at their meeting place, essentially switching places from the start of this episode.
(11/30/18 8:11am)
by Tanner Kinney
With the holiday season rolling around, a great last minute gift to grab is a video game. Even those who aren’t super game-inclined can get a lot of use out of a new game console or new game. The only question is deciding which games are naughty (read: terrible) and which games are nice. Here’s a quick guide to great game purchases this holiday season.
(11/30/18 3:36am)
by Baylie Clevenger
The opinions and views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the opinion of Byte or Byte's editorial board.
It was revealed recently that Facebook failed to stop meddling in the 2016 election. Russian bots were using Facebook as a way to spread fake information in an attempt to sway voters.
Facebook is no stranger to scandal, as earlier this year it was discovered that Facebook failed to stop a third-party analytics firm, Cambridge Analytica, from accessing user information.
User privacy has been a common issue with Facebook. There has even been speculation that Facebook and Instagram utilize user’s cell phones and other electronic devices to listen to them and then personalize ads for them.
Cambridge Analytica gained access to personal information on more than 50 million Facebook accounts, as reported by the New York Times. This information was then used to sway voters in the 2016 presidential election.
As the 2018 midterm elections have just passed, Facebook was criticized again for about 100 accounts that were suspected to be meddling in the election. USA Today reported that there was activity in French, English, and also Russian.
The difference with this incident is that most of the accounts were on Instagram. Of the suspicious accounts that were removed, 30 of them were on Facebook but about 85 of them were on Instagram.
The phenomenon of suspicious accounts and election meddling is usually associated with Facebook. What users commonly overlook is that Facebook owns Instagram.
Facebook-owned Instagram is just as likely to have false information and suspicious content as Facebook.
So how do users of both Facebook and Instagram fight back against political meddling and false information?
(11/29/18 12:00pm)
by Joe Bursley
Tis the season to light the fireplace, drink some hot cocoa, and snuggle with your family watching Christmas movies once the sun sets at 4:30 in the afternoon. Now, if you’ve ever browsed movie channels like Freeform, Lifetime, or Hallmark, you’ll realize that there are more holiday movies than you could watch between Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. And sadly, most of them are garbage. So, if you want to use your movie-watching time wisely or need to gift a distant relative some decent DVDs for the family holiday party, here are, in no particular order, 12 great holiday films to enjoy this Christmas season.
(11/28/18 5:00pm)
by Katherine Simon
After Abbacchio and his stand, Moody Blues, got their time to shine in the last episode, Mista is the next Passione member to get an episode dedicated to showcasing his stand and seeing him in action, or rather two since this episode is a two-parter. More importantly, this is the episode diehard fans of the series have been waiting for since the anime was announced, because this is where we finally get to see the infamous dancing torture scene animated, and boy was it worth the wait.
Continuing where the last episode left off, Team Bucciarati has recovered from the effects of Soft Machine and have decided to give Mario his just desserts in the most hilariously brutal way possible. After kicking his body around, Mista hangs Mario’s dismembered head with a fish hook through the eyelid and points his glasses towards the sun to burn his retinas, all while being forced to watch Narancia, Mista, and Fugo dance in front of him.
Jojo has a knack for torturing its villain characters in darkly humorous ways (see: Kars’ fate at the end of Battle Tendency, Angelo Rock from Diamond is Unbreakable,) and out of all the methods thus far, the torture dance is easily the most bizarre. The fact that David Productions managed to translate a six-panel gag from the manga into a whole minute of extremely well-animated dance choreography with an original song to back it up (which sounds eerily similar to “P. Control” by Prince, as if having “Freek’n You” as the ED wasn’t explicit enough) is simply awe-inspiring. The animators really went all out on this scene, and it really shows with how stunning it all looks. As an aside, I hope everyone’s ready for the hundreds of Fortnite edits this scene is going to inevitably spawn, because we all know Jojo fans aren’t usually the ones to pass up the opportunity to meme an exploitable scene to death.
After the dance, Abbacchio uses Moody Blues to find out that Mario had previously contacted Sale to tell him that Polpo’s fortune is in Capri. Since the crew had taken a detour in their fight against Mario, they expect to be ambushed by Sale as soon as they arrive. To beat him to the treasure, Giorno proposes that he uses Gold Experience to get to shore early and take care of him before the boat arrives to the marina. Mista agrees to tag along with him and by using Gold Experience to turn a life preserver into a fish, the two arrive at Capri 20 minutes early.
It is at this point where we are introduced to Mista’s stand, Sex Pistols, which takes the form of six small humanoid entities inside Mista’s revolver. Their main function is that they’re able to redirect the gun’s bullets in any direction by riding and kicking them towards their target. Functionally, the stand is very similar to Hol Horse’s Emperor from Stardust Crusaders in that they’re both gun-based stands that are able to redirect their projectiles. The main difference is that instead of the gun itself being the stand, Sex Pistols exists independently from the gun and is limited to the number of bullets inside Mista’s revolver. For a part that introduced so many creative stands, it’s kind of weird to see Araki retread an old stand idea like this, but when you’re writing the fifth part of a series that’s been running for almost a decade at this point, recycling some ideas is almost inevitable.
Even with Sex Pistols having so much in common with Emperor, it’s still unique enough to stand on its own and isn’t as blatant of a ripoff as, say, In A Silent Way from Steel Ball Run copying Echoes Act 2’s ability. What makes Sex Pistols unique is that they have more personality than a majority of stands in the series. They’re prone to arguing with each other, spout one-liners during battle, and even require food in order to continue working for Mista. Up to this point, the only other stand we’ve seen with a personality independent from its user is Koichi’s Echoes, so it’s nice to see more stands that’re more than their user’s ghost puppets. Also, the Pistols are labeled 1-7 with the fourth one being absent due to Mista’s tetraphobia is a nice detail.
After waiting around for nearly 20 minutes, Mista decides to pursue Sale and plans to ambush him in front of the radio room. However, Sale has already infiltrated the radio room to answer Giorno’s call, which prompts Giorno to use the same radio to warn Mista. Upon hearing this, Mista shoots at the window and lets Sex Pistols take care of Sale, managing to hit him in the leg. Sale manages to escape from the room, but Mista follows his blood trail up to a truck that’s just getting away, so Mista sets off in pursuit. The episode ends with Giorno hearing a loud gunshot, unaware of Mista’s whereabouts.
This episode is very similar to “Moody Blues’s Counterattack” in that they both feature two characters working together to solve the episode’s conflict. In the last episode it was Bruno and Abbacchio teaming up to locate Mario and the missing members of Team Bucciarati, and in this one, it’s Giorno and Mista trying to ambush Sale before he can claim Polpo’s fortune for himself. Personally, this episode is more enjoyable than the previous just because I like Giorno and Mista’s dynamic more than Bruno and Abbacchio’s. While Moody Blues might have the more creative ability and that episode did more to flesh out its characters, Mista and Sex Pistols are still more likable. While Mista has been shown to be a bit of a jerk, he never comes off as overwhelmingly arrogant as Abbacchio did in the previous episode. Most of his behavior can be attributed to him being a cocky teenager unlike this grown adult’s weird vendetta against a kid he’s known for a total of 10 minutes. That, and seeing Giorno and Mista cooperate on a mission is pretty fun to watch. The two have a really good dynamic going on and seeing the two start to form a friendship is really endearing, especially with how hostile Team Bucciarati seemed at first.
The episode is also really funny. Aside from the legendary dancing torture scene, Mista setting up a fancy lunch for Sex Pistols as soon as they arrived was quite humorous, and while this probably wasn’t intentional, Giorno giving his whole “I have a dream” speech to Team Bucciarati unprompted made me laugh way harder than it should have. The only problem I had with the episode is that it meandered too much toward the middle but other than that there really isn’t much wrong with the episode.
(11/26/18 10:51pm)
by Baylie Clevenger
The opinions and views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the views of Byte or Byte's editorial board.
Indiana is certainly no music giant. However, there are plenty of local artists paving their way and searching for the opportunity to make it in the music industry.
Lauren Sanderson, an up-and-coming artist from Fort Wayne, has made that dream a reality.
At the age of 22, Sanderson has released three EPs, including her most recent titled Don’t Panic, released on Aug. 24. She has also made multiple singles and is currently embarking on her fourth U.S. tour.
When she was about to graduate high school and attend Indiana University, she felt that something was not right. She did not want to go down the same path as everyone else and instead made the decision to pursue a music career.
In the process of pursuing this career, she wrote one of her early singles titled “Jenny,” which is about sending love to someone who sent her hate and doubted her vision. Through experiencing this kind of doubt, Sanderson continued to “DIY” herself to a record deal.
“… you can do a lot you know, DIY and independent whatever, but it gets to the point where you’re ready for the next level and you’re ready to like take it there,” said Sanderson.
In the fall of 2017, after composing two tours of the U.S. with her own self-made team, she moved to Los Angeles to further pursue her dream.
After being in Los Angeles for just a few months, Sanderson announced her deal with Epic Records in February of 2018.
Despite the success she has had, she manages to stay true to herself and create music that reflects who she is as a person. She has never strayed from her message and also makes it a point to remember where she came from and appreciate her roots.
She is down to Earth and never takes herself too seriously. When I interviewed her, I was even met with hugs and fist bumps.
“I feel like true artistry is really based around the art and for me that never stopped and will never stop, so I just keep looking at what all there is to do and still to figure out,” said Sanderson.
Sanderson says she is inspired by art that is human-based and non-commercial. She never wants to be that industry-made person that doesn’t connect and feel like a real person.
She even said she is inspired by being able to tour and share her art with people.
“The best parts are seeing the results, going to the shows, seeing the faces, hearing people saying back your words, seeing people wear your merch and waiting in line in 30 f---ing degree weather, um, those are the best parts,” said Sanderson. “You know above everything else I wanna make sure my art is true to me and out into the world. I just feel like it’s worth it when I know that A- Everything will be okay for me and for my art and everything but B- Just that I have you guys you know that’s literally what keeps me going.”
Sanderson never fails to make her supporters feel at home when they go to see her shows. The connection that she has with every person she meets is truly impeccable and is not something found in every artist.
“There’s nothing like being with your people, you know? It’s like a family,” she said.
As her career progresses, Sanderson says she wants to continue to make her art her way and has a goal of being in a 5,000 capacity venue within the next 5 years.
Sanderson is a wonderful example of having big goals but never forgetting who helped you to success along the way.
(11/26/18 7:00pm)
by Olivia Weinzapfel
There comes a time in every band’s career where they attempt to reinvent themselves in hopes of reviving their popularity. In the case of Mumford & Sons, this was long overdue. Their last three studio albums embody the same form of neo-folk rock with an exceptionally miserable vibe. While they still keep true to that well-established reputation, their latest album release, Delta, was produced with unfamiliar variations in instrumentation and synthetic sounds. Although this slight change of audio is refreshing, the band didn’t quite bring those modifications into the lyricism or theme, which formulates a uniquely mediocre album.
(11/11/18 9:45pm)
by Tanner Kinney
The opinions and views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the opinion of Byte or Byte's editorial board.
Pokemon is one of the most beloved game franchises of all time. Millions around the world are engrossed in the franchise, whether it be through the main series games, getting deep into competitive battling, or valiantly trying to reclaim to local gym at the Pizza Hut for Team Valor in Pokemon Go, it’s hard to escape the franchise. I’ve never stopped loving Pokemon, and of course have my own personal favorites, but that’s lame to talk about. Personal favorites usually suck anyways and are low-tier trash Pokemon.
Today, we’re taking a different approach to selecting the best Pokemon. To celebrate the release of another Gen 1 remake/sequel/reboot in Pokemon: Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee (pronounced roughly like “Ay-vay,” as shown by the first trailer for the game), we’re going to analyze using hard science to determine which ten Gen 1 Pokemon are objectively the best. This hard science will include exclusively classic Gen 1 Pokedex entries, competitive tier lists, anime appearances, and strength in the manga Pokemon Adventures. In some cases, Gen 1 logic (Psychic-types having only one weakness, broken critical hit system, etc.) will be used to determine Pokemon strength. There will also be no ties, because ties are a cop-out and there’s always a way to decide, objectively, which Pokemon is the best.
By deciding objectively, not only is this list superior to biased “top ten Pokemon” lists, but surely no one on the internet can argue with the hard science presented in encyclopedia entries written by actual 10-year-olds and then interpreted by nerds on the internet. There are a few noticeable absences though, and I’ll get those out of the way now: the legendary bird trio (Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres) are absent because to dispatch two of three of them you just need to chuck a rock at them. Mewtwo is also absent because this list is organic and GMO-free, for your health and mine.
(11/07/18 2:37pm)
by Tanner Kinney
Disclaimer: This review is of the PC version and was conducted on a PC with an Nvidia GeForce GTX 960, i7, 8GBs of RAM.
I’m typically one for flowery introductions. Ones that will paint a picture of the legacy for a game or how impressive the story behind games are. There are great stories of development and publishing history that deserve to be recognized when analyzing a game. It’s a personal little touch, but almost every game deserves that kind of recognition.
I say almost, because The Quiet Man is one of the worst games I’ve ever played and easily tops my worst of the year list. There’s just so much wrong with this game that there’s no time to dance around the issue. This game is awful in so many spectacular ways, to the point where I’m almost certain there’s basically nothing legitimately good about it. That’s not an exaggeration. This game is legendarily bad, and everyone deserves to know about it.