Zippo's Nonsensical Ramblings and Other Stuff

  Hey all, it's been a while, hasn't it?  Lots to talk about, but that's for later. So, the big thing finally happened today, and Sonic Frontiers finally got a gameplay reveal, with much, much more to come tomorrow.  Let's get into it.  First of all, the game is visually stunning. The environment looks lush, I love how there's actual weather conditions. I'm digging the ancient technology vibe of the island. The enemies actually look very interesting design wise. I've likened them to Heartless and Nobodies from Kingdom Hearts. I like how out of place they appear to be. That music, oh my word. It sounds absolutely incredible and I need to hear an extended version of that as soon as humanly possible. No Forces synth in sight, and that's worth celebrating. Lastly, from the small snippet we've seen, the combat actually looks pretty fun, it's as quick and frentic as you'd expect and I'm excited to see how much variation there is.  Overall, I ca...

Hey everyone, last scoop from me for awhile. Remember in my very first article how I talked about a new 2D Sonic game was in development, and then things went completely silent on my end?  Well, I started to hear things about it again reently, and you'll be happy to know that the project is alive and well.  Here's a few more details about it: -Believe it or not, it's actually being developed by Sonic Team, with little to no outside involvement.  -This is the first time they will be developing a 2D Sonic game in nearly 30 years.  -It's being billed as a follow-up to the Sonic Advance and Rush series, in the same way Mania was a follow-up to the classic series. -Sonic, Tails and Knuckles are playable. This is the first time Tails and Knuckles will be fully playable in a modern focused 2D game since 2004's Sonic Advance 3. It's been a very long time, folks. -I'm unsure of the release timing at this moment, but given that SEGA has recently doubled down on Sonic ...

Alright, here's the last big article from me for awhile, so let's go.  You can't predict this company. Just as you think you've got them figured out, they throw something new at you that you didn't expect. Trying to fully predict Nintendo is a fool's errand, and you will lose, every time. It's a tale as old as time.  Nintendo's two biggest events of the year, The Super Mario Bros. Film and Breath of The Wild 2, have been delayed into Spring of next year. Understandably, a lot of people are bummed. So, what do we have left?  Well, a lot, actually. Let's take a quick look at what we know about:  Mario Strikers Battle League: Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes: Advance Wars 1+2: Xenoblade Chronicles 3:  Splatoon 3: Bayonetta 3:  Pokemon Scarlet And Violet:  This is obviously the biggest reason as to why holiday is going to be just fine for Nintendo. Pokemon is the biggest franchise on Earth, there's no denying that fact, and comparing it to Zelda, it ...

Hey! This frankly took too long to get out here, but given the hype is dying down, there's no better time than now to throw my perspective out of there. I absolutely love the movie. I've seen it six times and I'm ready to see it again.  I'll just go through some points that I loved about the movie: First off, it feels like an actual, legitimate, honest to God Sonic movie this time around. The first film just seemed like a genuine, generic kids comedy movie that just had Sonic and a few Sonic elements thrown in. This one is a lot more of what I expected, and they exceeded my expectations wildly. The movie is so chock full of fan service and neat Easter eggs that there's stuff I'm sure i haven't been able to notice yet. The writers seriously did their homework and I applaud them massively for it. Tails: Absolutely loved him in this film. Collen is a wonderful voice actress and she has been for a very long time. She absolutely brought her A+ game and Tails is e...

  It's been a crazy time for Sonic fans, hasn't it? Between Sonic 2, Origins, Speed Simulator, and now this. We have been eatin' good.  So, we finally got a look at Sonic Prime. I decided to wait a bit just to let my mind get used to everything before I gave my take. I gotta say, I like what I've seen so far. Sonic himself looks great, the model seems to be pretty fluid, his mouth and eyes are properly positioned depending on whatever he's doing, which shows that the team paid attention. This show has some serious potential and I'm looking forward to seeing and hearing more soon.  Now, onto the new voice actor, Devan Mack. I love him already. He's got serious range, I love the vibe he gave off in his video message, and from all accounts, he's an absolute stand up human being.  I'll be running through a few more things here today, so stay tuned.

In a move that surprises absolutely no one, SEGA is delisting the original 3 Genesis Sonic games from all digital platforms, ahead of Origins imminent release in June. There's been a lot of takes on this, with black and white views on the situation. I'm gonna go into the greys here. This is being done for multiple reasons:  1. To Declutter The Marketplace: There's so many different versions of the Genesis Sonic games that it's caused a shit load of confusion among consumers.  Just on Switch alone, there's *four* versions of Sonic 2 you're going to able to play.  The Xbox One Itself itself has a bunch of ways you can experience the OG trilogy, thanks to it's backwards compatiblity. This situation is a mess, and they should have made this easier for folks years ago.  2. More Reasons To Buy Origins: SEGA is also doing this to ensure that the average person buys Origins. Why would they buy the collection for 40 bucks when they can just buy a version of Sonic 3...