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Finally started Pokemon Shield last night. I like that they didn't go overboard with cutscenes like in S/M, although getting started still feels slightly longer than it should even if most of the opening chain of events feel more traditionally Pokemon.

They also seem to put more customization options early on, which was one of the thing I hated about X/Y (where I think you could only adjust your hat at the beginning) and S/M (where the default outfit was also terrible). I would rather just have a lot more customization right at the beginning like other RPGs with character creation, though.

My Genesis Mini that I picked up for $35 from Gamestop arrived a few days ago, but it'll probably gather dust next my still unopened ps4 (which I should open to check). I might have been somewhat more likely to start playing that had I not started Shield.

Also I wound up picking up a Marvel's Sandman Pop! for 3.50 or something on clearance at my local Walgreen's mostly because it was marked down to $3.50. I had liked the look of it prior, but it wasn't something I absolutely wanted. Speaking of wants, I picked up the new(er) Mighty Muggs Starscream for $6 at a Homegoods not that long ago. I had never found the original (back when the line was bigger and lacked the face-change gimmick), so it had been a want. I will say that it's cuter than the original (and, in general, the revamped line usually does look nicer even before you factor in the changing faces), even if it's smaller and lacks a more classic design.

These days the Mighty Muggs line apparently usually retails for $10, so it's priced comparably to Funko's Pop! line. The Pop!s usually feature more body sculpting whereas Hasbro's Mighty Muggs mostly just use paint. The face-change feature is nice, although usually I won't be a fan of all 3 faces. Starscream's shocked face is great. I also saw the Megatron (which iirc had an angry face and an injured face) but I didn't care enough at the time to pick him up. Mighty Muggs also have the benefit of having a hard-plastic package that's designed to be stackable (although I'm wondering how stable the weight distribution is). The line's biggest drawback (besides not having much body sculpting) is probably just the far weaker selection. Funko is a licensing machine which uses its existing distro and low costs to sell a massive variety of characters, whereas Hasbro really just plays things safe. (And, as a reminder, Hasbro's license of Marvel, Star Wars, etc, is why Funko's Pop!s from those franchises are bobbleheads. I've never liked that as much as the normal Pop!s)

New Simpsons was a half-decent Lisa episode, which is a bit of a rarity. The Artie Zink crap, which I think was technically the b-side, was lousy other than a few Homer jokes that would have felt at home in an earlier season (the elevator discussion, Homer eating that pig, etc)

ParanoidObsessive posted...

ILLEGAL!

~reports you~

"Heh heh, the perfect crime... Marge, I have to be in court next Tuesday."


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