Link, the Hero of Dreams

Whoops, almost forgot this: The second round C-Stick games! East Regional: 7. Carnival Night Ringers 3 5. Ylissean Shepherds 1 4. Sarasaland Coins 8 14. Las Vegas Darkstalkers 4 16. Ripple Star Miracle Matter 8 1.Mushroom Kingdom Fireflowers 9 10. Hylian Knights 4 3. Zebes Hunters 3 North Regional: 12. Tethealla Tales 4 1. South Town Wolves 6 8. Celadon Razorleaves 10 10. Goldenrod Nuggets 5 3. Popstar Runners 7 14. Tallon Sharpshooters 6 4. Koholint Dreamers 7 9. Anri Radicals 9 South Regional: 7. Jubilife Journeymen 9 11. Santa Destroy Mercenaries 6 10. Phantom Personas 4 8. Twilight Interlopers 2 6. Los Angeles Lawyers 8 5. Rogueport Bandits 6 2. Dragon Quest Swords 8 14. Inkopolis Squids 10 West Regional: 7. Dragon Ball FighterZ 1 3. Hope’s Peak Ultimates 0 10. London Lookers 5 14. Toronto Bombs 4 8. Great Plateau Adventurers 4 2. Bionis Xenoblades 6 12. Circhester Shields 5 6. Amazing Avengers 6 ------------------------------------------- The Sweet 16 Analysis! East Regional: 7. Carnival Night Ringers 4. Sarasaland Coins 1.Mushroom Kingdom Fireflowers 10. Hylian Knights Not sure about Carnival Night Ringers. But, man, that second match will be legendary. Mushroom Kingdom vs. Hyrule. North Regional: 1. South Town Wolves 8. Celadon Razorleaves 3. Popstar Runners 9. Anri Radicals Celadon and Popstar. South Regional: 7. Jubilife Journeymen 10. Phantom Personas 6. Los Angeles Lawyers 14. Inkopolis Squids I think the Personas will be the only Reserve team to move on. But, then there’s also Inkopolis from the Championship League too. West Regional: 7. Dragon Ball FighterZ 10. London Lookers 2. Bionis Xenoblades 6. Amazing Avengers I want to say West City, but London has been on a tear. And it’s maybe without a doubt Bionis.

Final Scores for Wednesday, Sept. 28: Mushroom Kingdom 10 Forest Haven 8 Hyrule 5 Rogueport 4 Zebes 9 Los Angeles 10 Sonic 6 Sarasaland 7 Termina 5 Ylisse 6 Smashville 5 Narshe 7 Carnival Night Zone 4 Bionis 8 Wood Oak City 7 Hope’s Peak Academy 8 South Town 4 Great Plateau 8 Jubilife 10 Tokyo 9 Twilight Realm 0 Popstar 1 London 1 Koholint 3 Epoch 8 Dimension X 7 Wumpa Island 4 West City 5 Fodland 1 Celadon 3 New York City 9 Avalar 8 Final Scores for Thursday, Sept. 29: Mushroom Kingdom 6 Forest Haven 7 Hyrule 10 Rogueport 8 Zebes 6 Los Angeles 4 Sonic 2 Sarasaland 1 Termina 10 Ylisse 8 Smashville 10 Narshe 8 Carnival Night Zone 2 Bionis 1 Wood Oak City 5 Hope’s Peak Academy 3 South Town 6 Great Plateau 5 Jubilife 4 Tokyo 5 Twilight Realm 6 Popstar 4 London 4 Koholint 3 Epoch 4 Dimension X 8 Wumpa Island 8 West City 6 Fodland 6 Celadon 5 New York City 6 Avalar 5

Oh, right… I forgot. … But maybe Adult Tiki too? There’s something about her child legendary that seems off. I don’t know what it is. I almost forgot Nah and Nowi. … thinks… pushes them away… Then there’s Lillith… She doesn’t do much in her game…. pushes her away. And I’m not sure about the dragons in the Tellius series. They’re more of a race than the divine dragons of the other games.

Ninian Legendary Alt. Her trials were hard, but a combination of Veronica, BSeliph, BChrom, and Legendary Xander took her down. I think this is the third one (I don’t know where to put Medeus on that list). Does that mean Legendary Tiki could eventually happen?

Sometimes it’s because the places they live in mean home to them. They love their community so much that they can’t imagine being anywhere else, despite the consequences. Or are currently on vacation. Or they can’t go anywhere because of THAT. Some people aren’t so lucky. Homeless/disability. Or just can’t afford going anywhere else. Everyone knows the housing economy is a nightmare as of now. I think? I don’t watch the news too much.

Final Scores for Tuesday, September 27: Mushroom Kingdom 5 Smashville 4 Hyrule 2 Forest Haven 4 Apocalyptic Ending Zelda Cup *leaf emoji* Sonic 8 Zebes 4 Termina 1 Sarasaland 2 Ylisse 4 Jubilife 8 Narshe 4 Twilight Realm 5 Rogueport 7 Carnival Night Zone 9 Los Angeles 3 Wood Oak City 2 South Town 5 Hope’s Peak Academy 3 Tokyo 2 Great Plateau 4 London 4 Popstar 6 Bionis 9 Koholint 6 Epoch 10 West City 8 Toriyama Cup gear emoji Wumpa Island 2 Dimension X 4 Fodland 4 Avalar 2 New York City 8 Celadon 9

I honestly had nothing about the innuendo, but… Pre-evolved Khezu.

Live A Live has become one of my absolute favorite games. ... And I think it's under-ratedly... Square's best RPG? Sure, there's enough swearing to shock a sailor, and there's some interesting moments violence here and there, and there are some annoying gimmicks in some of the chapters... but the simplicity of the combat, the simple yet deep narrative, and the protagonists and their plights make this game one of Square's best outings in years, if not my favorite. Plus, it's so gorgeous to look at, and the orchestrated soundtrack is SO good. I played the Prehistoric chapter, and the battle theme is something similar to Miror B. from Pokemon Colosseum. I thought Chrono Trigger would stand tall on my favorite Square RPG forever. Then comes along a niche game that's finally been brought over after nearly thirty years. It does have its low points, but that cannot overshadow how strong of an impact this game had on me about two days in game time. Its brevity, replayability, and gimmicks also can contribute to why I think Live A Live could be better than most RPGS. For veterans, that could be a detriment, but for newcomers to the world of RPGS, Live A Live could be a good entry point... at least for teenagers. Maybe I'm alone in this, but I'm glad we finally got Live A Live after being in cult status for so long. I wholeheartedly understand the appeal.

Final Scores for Sunday, September 25: Mushroom Kingdom 6 Smashville 5 Hyrule 9 Forest Haven 10 Apocalyptic Ending Zelda Cup Sonic 5 Zebes 4 Termina 9 Sarasaland 10 Ylisse 1 Jubilife 2 Narshe 8 Twilight Realm 10 Rogueport 6 Carnival Night Zone 7 Los Angeles 10 Wood Oak City 9 South Town 10 Hope’s Peak Academy 5 Tokyo 4 Great Plateau 8 London 9 Popstar 10 Bionis 2 Koholint 1 Epoch 4 West City 3 Toriyama Cup Wumpa Island 9 Dimension X 10 Fodland 9 Avalar 7 New York City 8 Celadon 9 Final Scores for Monday, September 26: Mushroom Kingdom 8 Smashville 9 Hyrule 4 Forest Haven 3 Apocalyptic Ending Zelda Cup Sonic 0 Zebes 1 Termina 5 Sarasaland 7 Ylisse 8 Jubilife 4 Narshe 9 Twilight Realm 8 Rogueport 4 Carnival Night Zone 2 Los Angeles 9 Wood Oak City 10 South Town 4 Hope’s Peak Academy 5 Tokyo 8 Great Plateau 6 London 9 Popstar 8 Bionis 6 Koholint 9 Epoch 5 West City 7 Toriyama Cup Wumpa Island 8 Dimension X 4 Fodland 9 Avalar 8 New York City 9 Celadon 8

Live A Live is one of my favorite games of this year.

Final Scores for Friday, Sept. 23: Mushroom Kingdom 7 Termina 6 Sonic 1 Hyrule 0 Zebes 6 Forest Haven 8 Smashville 9 Sarasaland 10 Fuzzer Cup coins emoji Ylisse 4 Los Angeles 2 Rogueport 7 Narshe 8 Carnival Night Zone 5 Twilight Realm 4 Jubilife 10 Wood Oak City 9 South Town Wolves 5 Bionis 6 London 4 Tokyo 2 Popstar 6 Great Plateau 5 Hope’s Peak 10 Koholint 8 Epoch 10 New York City 9 Fodland 8 Wumpa Island 7 Avalar 4 Dimension X 5 West City 8 Celadon 10

Sept 24- Mushroom Kingdom Grand Prix- Moo Moo Meadows Chrom Lucina Amy Rose Sonic Toad Toadette Luigi Mario Fuzzer Triforcemaster Daisy Kazooie Banjo Crash Bandicoot Kirby

I'm having a lot of fun with Live A Live. I'm about two-thirds of the way through. What threw me off was the constant swearing. I thought this was Teen Titans or something, not South Park. I wonder how much profanity the ESRB allowed a T rated game to get away with. If any game came a little close to its concept... Maybe Octopath Traveler. Or I'd argue Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door in a sense.

Final Scores for Thursday, Sept. 22: Mushroom Kingdom 9 Termina 8 Sonic 4 Hyrule 6 Zebes 10 Forest Haven 8 Smashville 6 Sarasaland 5 Fuzzer Cup Ylisse 9 Los Angeles 10 Rogueport 4 Narshe 3 Carnival Night Zone 6 Twilight Realm 5 Jubilife 4 Wood Oak City 2 South Town Wolves 2 Bionis 1 London 3 Tokyo 2 Popstar 8 Great Plateau 9 Hope’s Peak 6 Koholint 7 Epoch 9 New York City 10 Fodland 5 Wumpa Island 7 Avalar 6 Dimension X 7 West City 6 Celadon 5

Final Scores for Wednesday, Sept. 21: Mushroom Kingdom 7 Termina 6 Sonic 3 Hyrule 1 Zebes 6 Forest Haven 9 Smashville 5 Sarasaland 6 Fuzzer Cup Ylisse 6 Los Angeles 5 Rogueport 2 Narshe 4 Carnival Night Zone 4 Twilight Realm 8 Jubilife 1 Wood Oak City 0 South Town Wolves 6 Bionis 7 London 4 Tokyo 5 Popstar 10 Great Plateau 8 Hope’s Peak 9 Koholint 7 Epoch 2 New York City 1 Fodland 7 Wumpa Island 5 Avalar 3 Dimension X 5 West City 8 Celadon 10