Dave

Vocals are not the only way one can measure tone. Choice of words and phrasing are indication enough on their own. As it stands, it was obvious bait, and people seemed hungry for it, so it's mostly just a self fulfilling prophecy about IGN's attitude towards Kingdom Hearts.

Bears are some of my favorite animals, so Ursus.

I've always thought that a lame superpower would be to turn your body into a marshmallow. I mean, there are a few benefits, like having a super soft landing if you fall from heights, but you know that somewhere out there is a guy with fire powers, and then it's gg. Not to mention that the obvious benefit of being able to constantly produce something for you to eat is not without hitches, because eating a copious amount of marshmallows would drive you crazy.

It definitely is.

That security guy is going to have to start asking for more money.

I love that their credits list for the episode casts Markiplier as Broly.

Oh, Rocketboy... How can you leave when there's so many of you still here?

We are as one.

Gameboy Pocket: Pokemon Blue Gameboy Advance: Golden Sun N64: Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask PS2: Kingdom Hearts Gamecube: Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance Wii: Epic Mickey PSP: Final Fantasy Dissidia 012 DS: Kid Icarus Uprising

It's an unfortunate occurrence that's as old as newspapers: who can get out the news the fastest and rack up the most views before the next guy. In this case, it's a matter of people trying to beat out the producers of the product themselves so they can get those succulent clicks onto their webpages. And with information and accessibility becoming increasingly easy to get a hold of, it's unlikely that it's going to slow down any time soon.

Still undefeated for the WWE Championship and the Intercontinental Championship.

With Wrestlemania 32 coming up this Sunday, I've taken some time in rewatching the previous events, and I think I've put together which matches are my favorite (give or take). Full disclosure: you're going to see some of the usual choices missing from this list, such as Macho Man vs. Ricky Steamboat, or other early eighties/nineties bouts. One of the major reasons is that I wasn't really watching wrestling at the time, and so even now, a lot of the matches from that period don't resonate with me as much as the stuff of more recent memory. Also, not all of these matches are essentially the "best" matches, just the ones that I have enjoyed the most. 10. Bret "The Hitman" Hart vs. Rowdy Roddy Piper for the Intercontinental Championship (Wrestlemania 8) This match is a good example of how contrasting styles can be used to tell a great story. Piper was never the man of a thousand moves, but he's a good example of how brawler style wrestlers can get over with the crowd: building up momentum and energy, and having a keen sense of timing and when to execute which moves (a brief aside: Sheamus is another great example of brawlers who know how to have a good match while having a limited arsenal). Bret Hart, while not being the most charismatic person in the world, had the wrestling skill and technical wherewithal to have enough moves and techniques to keep adding something new to the match and keep it going. Together, they delivered the goods in what was a very satisfying show, as well as a great character moment for both men. The win grants The Hitman his first singles titles and cements him as a legitimate champion, and we have a good moment with Piper, who despite having made his career through dirty tricks, can't bring himself to hit Bret with the ringside bell, and after the loss is still willing to congratulate Bret on taking his title from him. 9. Bret "The Hitman" Hart vs Shawn Michaels; 60 Minute Iron Man Match for the WWF Championship (Wrestlemania 12) Wrestling for 10 minutes is hard, never mind an entire hour. It's not just hard on the body; it's a matter of trying to figure out the best way to keep the momentum going and keeping the audience invested in what's going on. It takes a great deal of skill to be able to pull it out of the hat, and thankfully, both Bret and Shawn had skills in spades. While not necessarily the flashiest of matches, both men manage to keep the seesaw of the struggle going for 60 minutes, which is nothing short of impressive. And while the ending is something of a cop out, with going into overtime and all, it does serve to up the drama, and even then, it's not like Shawn wins right way, still having to go for a few more minutes before picking up the victory. 8. Chris Jericho vs. Shawn Michaels (Wrestlemania 19) It certainly helps that these two are on my top ten favorite wrestlers list (with Jericho being number 3). If Piper vs. Hart was a matter of mixing styles, Jericho vs. HBK is like watching the same person try to fight a doppelganger of themselves. The high energy and fast working coupled with the technical finesse is a treat to watch, with scarcely a dull moment in the entire match, which runs close to half an hour. The storyline of the match is good too, with Jericho trying to defeat the childhood hero that he now not only despises, but it certain that he can surpass, making his emulation of Shawn's fighting style (including his own rendition of Sweet Chin Music) all the more poignant. Not to mention that, even after Shawn manages to win the match and tries to make amends with Chris, Jericho still can't get over the fact that he's not the best in the world (spoilers: yes, he is), and takes a low blow on HBK before leaving in a huff. 7. The Money in the Bank Ladder Match: CM Punk vs. Finlay vs. MVP vs. Christian vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Kane vs. Mark Henry vs. Kofi Kingston (Wrestlemania 25) I make no secret that Ladder matches are my favorite kind of matches, and I still think that MiTB was a great idea to have at Wrestlemania, as it not only had stakes, but was a good way to involve lots of workers in a match that still meant something in the long run, as well as being a good opportunity to show off (also why I say nuts to the smarks who are huffy about not getting Owens vs. Zayn 1v1 this year. Like they're honestly not just going to get their match at Payback anyways). What made this match stand out to me is how well it's paced. There's a right way and a wrong way to do an extreme rules match (as we shall see). Lesser ladder matches tend to not building momentum properly, either just hitting each other with foriegn objects too long without variation, or taking too long in between spots and not getting the proper payoff as a result. With this match, it takes full advantage of the people in it, letting everyone get their shots in (Kofi running up the ladder while Mark Henry sets it up is the first in a longstanding tradition of great Kofi moments) and making sure that there is always a group center stage while the others take their needed breaks by the apron. Each move seems to lead to another move, making the whole match feel like one giant combo that refuses to be broken, which is exactly what the kickoff match for Wrestlemania needs to be. Not to mention that the climax of the match has great drama, with each wrestler being eliminated or being put down for the count in turn until only Punk remains to claim the briefcase (and boy, what a cash-in THAT was! GG, Jeff). 6. Wade Barrett vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Stardust vs. Luke Harper vs. Dean Ambrose vs. R-Truth; Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship (Wrestlemania 31) Remember when I said I liked Ladder Matches? That wasn't a joke (and spoiler warning: it's not the last one on this list). Most of what I said about the previous MiTB match holds true for this one, but with the added benefit of having the best workers on the midcard that the WWE had to offer. Looking at the names, you'd be hard pressed to find one who wasn't capable of having a good match, with the possible exception of Truth, who, if nothing else, knows what's expected of him in a match and is capable of delivering on it. Not to mention that everyone gets a chance to look like a total badass in this match. Favorite spots include Harper powerbombing Ambrose off the ladder and through another ladder set up at ringside, and Barrett taking out the field during the climax of the match. Not to mention the hype of watching the final two men on the ladder, Bryan and Ziggler, duke it out to see which of the fan favorites walked home with the belt, with Bryan being the winner (this match also gets props for being one of the last great moments we ever got with Bryan, as well as the fact he was never defeated for the title either). 5 and 4. Daniel Bryan vs Triple H; Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton vs. Batista for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship (Wrestlemania 30) These two matches lend to each other, given the storyline of Bryan needing to get past Trips before he could get to the main event for the Championship. This was one of those Wrestlemanias where it transcended what was just on the screen and managed to mean so much more to anyone invested. After CM Punk "took his ball and went home," all of the pent up rage and need for a hero fell upon the shoulders of D-Bry, who rode the momentum of nothing else but fan investment to basically force the WWE's hand and put him in not one, but two matches at the show of shows. There's something about the soft spoken, painfully polite vegan, who had nothing but pluck and undeniable mastery of his trade to get him over that made all of this that much more heartfelt; he wasn't getting cheered because the WWE wanted it (far from it, really), but because the fans wanted it in an all natural reaction and hype. And credit where credit is due: after the WWE recognized this and decided to go forward with it, Triple H and Stephanie played the perfect villains, made more powerful because part of you somehow felt that Triple H winning the match at Wrestlemania to put himself in the main event was somehow not out of the cards (I wonder why...). But that only added to the stakes of the match, because you legitimately weren't certain which way it was going to end, and each near pinfall and Pedigree made your gut wrench and fear that the good times were about to be over. Also, moving away from the Bryan story for a moment, this match was a favorite for me because this was the Triple H I knew and remembered as the Game. For the last couple of years, he had been billing himself as something of a hero, and the matches he was putting on weren't great, partly because of the people he was fighting (Lesnar rarely has a good match to begin with, and Taker has been fighting his age for a long time), and partly because he wasn't putting on a great clinic himself. This match saw Bryan bring out the best in the King of Kings, who finally got to show that he still IS that damn good. The trade off the two share for half an hour is a spectacular roller coaster, and when Bryan finally wins, the relief and excitement is real. And, like good villains, Trips and Stephanie beat the crap out of Bryan after the match, raising the stakes even more for the Championship main event. Which brings us to the two men who seem to get forgotten among the Yes chants. Randy Orton is someone who I have grown to respect in the ring. He went through a period from about 2008-2010 where he put on a plodding, slow, uninteresting show, more focused on looking like a tough badass than being a good wrestler. Then, slowly, he managed to put his act together to the point where, if still not a technical marvel, learned (or maybe relearned from his Legend Killer days) how to put on a good match, from putting other guys over to selling to figuring out the momentum trick of trading shots rather than just having one side dominate the match until the spectacular comeback ending. Not to mention that, character-wise, there was a satisfying apex (pun intended) in Orton's arc: He came up in Evolution under Triple H's wing, only to be betrayed the moment he got hold of the Championship. Now, Trips is banking on Orton to keep hold of the Championship because he hates the alternative even more, making Orton not only a good villain simply by virtue of his Viper persona, but because he has the full backing of the Authority. Also, a shout out is deserved for Batista, who simply came back at the wrong time and was stuck in the middle of a gang war between the writers and the audience. And yet, once he sort of figured out what was going on, he decided to roll with it, embracing the fact that no one was happy about him winning the Rumble, and decided to go forward as the wildcard bad guy who could play spoiler for both sides. And the fact is, all three men give their all in the main event, putting on a great back and forth match that still had the same stakes as before, with it not being 100% decided who would win, once again making every near pinfall something to be invested in. But the right man won, with Bryan forcing Batista to tap out and finally take home the big one against all odds. The idea of this short bearded man managing to defeat The Game, The Viper, and The Animal all in one night is such a good story, and the mix of the beating he took and the clinic he performed in order to pull it off made it all the more satisfying. Also, as a last note, I love the image we see of Orton after the match, leaning against the ring steps and looking absolutely crushed. 3. Mick Foley vs Edge, Hardcore Match (Wrestlemania 22) Given that this match has my two favorite wrestlers of all time in it, you knew it had to be on this list. The wonderful thing about Foley that no one appreciates is how instrumental he has been in putting over some of the biggest names in WWE to get them on their way to the peak of their career. Stone Cold, The Rock, Undertaker, Triple H, Randy Orton, and now Edge. Like all good hardcore matches, this one has a few moments that are hard to watch (thumbtacks won't kill you, but looking at Edge's back still sends shivers up my spine), but nothing too tasteless. More importantly, much like I said for ladder matches, there's a right way and a wrong way to do a hardcore match, the Hardcore Title match of Wrestlemania 2000 being an example of how to do a bad one, with a cluster of people trading trashcan shots for a few minutes with nothing to distinguish on from the other. Here, the variation of moves performed in conjunction with the objects introduced in the match are imaginative and unique, and the intensity of the moves increase and increase over time, making you wonder how they're going to top it, only to then watch them do it. And the final spot of Edge spearing Foley through a flaming table is such an iconic standalone moment that it alone warrants a spot in Wrestlemania history. Also, shout out to Lita for taking a barb wired Mandible Claw. 2. The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels (Wrestlemania 25) It's hard to overstate how much I loved this match. Right from the entrance, with Shawn mocking the Undertaker by entering with a white duster and hat from above, countered by Taker emerging from the ground, you knew things were going to be good. What follows is a shot for shot exchange of moves, as each man takes turns being on top of the match for a short while, only to find themselves being beaten the next minute, creating the sense that each of them were in danger of losing at any moment and that they were in for the fight of their lives. On that note, credit to both Taker and Michaels for their body language during the fight, emphasizing how drained they are getting as they keep failing to force the other to stay down. Moments I loved include how Shawn is initially intent on showing how he can out-wrestle the Undertaker, only to eventually be so out of options that he tries to settle for a count-out to win the match. Also, the look on Undertaker's face as Michaels kicks out of the Tombstone, with such a bewildered and almost hopeless gaze as he seems to realize that he has to keep going. On that note, the thing that this match did so well was playing on expectations. By the time Undertaker hit the first Tombstone on HBK, the match had been running long enough that you were willing to expect that it was probably over, so when Michaels kicks out, the shock that I can remember experiencing was real. Also, the finish was a fun and unique one, with Undertaker catching the moonsault and turning it into a final Tombstone that put a cap on one of the most satisfying matches I've seen. 1. The Dudleys vs. The Hardy Boyz vs. Edge and Christian for the Tag Team Championships (Wrestlemania 2000) (People are going to flip that this is my favorite match of all time. Fight me) It's hard to bring up the same points over and over again on ladder matches, but dammit, it's true, and this is a good example of it. You take three of the most over teams of their time and have them fight in a match that they excel at, and the end result is guaranteed good (It's funny that I don't have much time for the Hardys in nearly any other context, but they were good at falling off of things with style). What made this match work is how something is always happening. If D-von is fighting Christian in the ring, than Matt is fighting Bubba by ringside while Edge and Jeff fight to set up the ladder. No talent is wasted, and each moment is offering you something. The spots are measured out so that they keep topping one another, and there's enough momentum and action in between them to make sure that the match's momentum never slows down or becomes boring. Not to mention that each team, and each individual member, is allowed to look strong, so no matter who wins at the end, everyone still manages to put on the show of a life time. Favorite spot is probably the most obvious, with Jeff swanton bombing Bubba through the table on the entrance ramp.

Is it safe to say that Japan is the most terrifying place on Earth?

No matter what goes wrong with Final Fantasy, Uematsu always delivers the goods.

No, but I DID have a far off memory that was LIKE a scattered dream.

As real as can be! Me too. Even if it's just something like Batman spying on Emmet.

Given that the majority of victims that have been claimed by ISIS have been Muslim themselves, and living within the Middle East, it's still worth pointing out that the entire situation is not being represented as fully as it ought to be within Western media. When you consider that the victims are people which ISIS claims to be acting on behalf of, it becomes more apparent what a relatively small faction it is in relation to other followers of Islam. More on topic, people who talk smack on Social Media tend to do so because they are protected by a screen and are likely some distance away from the people who they are talking about, so that they won't have to say anything to said person's face; or, more usually, are protected by some degree of anonymity that they don't have to face personal consequences for what they say or do. It's a payoff of getting the chance to say something bad, receive enough positive reinforcement from knowing that people are reading what you have to say, while still not actually having to be brave enough to make these comments while the person they are talking about is in the same room.

I'd be more inclined to blame any refusal to let fans look behind the curtain on Nomura, who played coy with FFXV for years, and seems to be doing much the same with KH3 now.

Given Square and Nomura's love of superfluous ornaments, I'm not inclined to believe its anything other than decoration.