I don't think this was the best idea, but here we go...

So Overwatch came out recently, and it very quickly became a very popular game. I bought it a week ago and I'm loving it. But I'm also still loyal to TF2. In my opinion both TF2 and Overwatch are pretty different from each other. Overwatch has lots of varied, rigid characters TF2 has 9 classes that can be tweaked to suit your playstyle. Overwatch doesn't really have this. This is to make sure that all the characters are unique.

Funnily enough, Overwatch is more team-based than TF2. While you definitely need teamwork in higher levels of TF2, in pubs, the better team usually wins in TF2, unless the other team is extremely coordinated, but you don't find much coordination in pubs. However, TF2 has a much higher skill ceiling than Overwatch does. It takes an eternity to get really good with one character.

TF2's loadout system allows you to edit a class to suit your style. The demoman, who usually uses a grenade and sticky launcher, can be charging at you with a sword and shield. In Overwatch, each hero has two abilities that can be used to get out of a tough situation. Overwatch is more rigid, and TF2 is more customizable. But rigid playstyles are not a bad thing at all.

TF2 also has mod support. Some great community maps and game modes have been made with mods. I personally love Randomizer and x10.

What do you guys think of both these games? Leave your thoughts below. No hate comments or death threats please!

Titan127 : Sorry about Necros, but yes, he is a Youtube channel. He actually kinda sucks at FE, but he has a good personality, and is experienced.

GamingN00B : Nice work on the review! I like Black a lot; it's one of my favorites. My personal favorite Gen V Pokemon are Snivy, Oshawott, and Axew. I will acknowledge that the game has it's flaws however. The game is linear. I personally don't have a problem with that, but some people will. This game is one of the hardest ones if you do a Nuzlocke, which was surprising. It gets even harder if you do a Wedlocke or something like that.

You should watch Mangs' LP of Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest. Unlike other FE players, he's actually somewhat competent, unlike that guy who said the Fujin Yumi was bad because of E-Rank.

A user of this : I've actually heard that Nintendo is actually encouraging the Mother 3 translation. Still, it would be nice to get an official Mother 3 USA release. We already have Mother 1. Give it to us Nintendo!

Introduction:Hello! It's gamer29475, back from the dead. I haven't been on here for a while, but I'm back with a review of Fire Emblem 7. This game, also known as Fire Emblem: Blazing Sword or simply Fire Emblem, is a Strategy RPG created by Intelligence Systems, an in-house company of Nintendo. Fire Emblem 7 is considered by a lot of people to be the best of the series. Why? We'll see.

Gameplay:
The game is a Strategy RPG where you control a small army of units(ranging from 9-12) led by the three lords, Lyn, Eliwood, and Hector. You must use your army to accomplish various objectives, like looting treasure chests, murdering enemies, and accomplishing the main chapter goal. To do this, you must train your units. Your units all have strengths and weaknesses. Some are harder to train than others.
All of them can be viable given enough luck with the Random Number Generator. In this game, there is no conventional grinding, aside from the Arenas, which can be risky to use, and are in limited supply, so you have to distribute experience points carefully to the units that need it most.

 However, there are a few flaws with this game. First, the RNG. It's generally not a problem, but sometimes it can screw you over. An enemy can kill you with a low chance of hitting and force you to reset. Another problem is that it can screw over characters in level ups. This can very rarely be playthrough destroying. Second, this game has one of the most long and boring tutorials in any game: Lyn's Story. It has a series of 11 chapters that railroad the player. Aside from that, and a few other irritating chapters, this game is very enjoyable.


Graphics: This game has amazing graphics! It's clear that the artists that designed the maps and sprites were very talented and enjoyed their work. The character sprites are simple and detailed at the same time. And the animations are excellent! The sprites move seamlessly and the animation is very enjoyable to watch, especially the critical hit animations.(unless it's the enemy that critted...) They should've retained this art style in the DS games. Bottom line, this game's graphics are amazing.
10/10

Sound: Much like the art, this game's soundtrack and sound effects are amazing. The story music conveys urgency and the music fits each scene. The sound designers also made sure the music fits each level. A great example is Chapter 16x. It's a level taking place in a port town. The music playing in it is very jolly and something you'd expect from a pirate town. The game not only has great tracks, but also good placement.
10/10

Story: The game follows three main characters, or lords. Their names are Lyn, Eliwood, and Hector. They are on a mission to stop the evil assassination guild, the Black Fang, and their leader, Nergal. Nergal seeks power and immortality. Sadly, Lyn and Eliwood are fairly bland, but Hector is a very fun character. Each character is reasonably developed over the course of the story, and the story, though simple, is a pretty good one.

 The real strength of the game is the cast. The characters each have their own personalities and backstories that are developed through a game mechanic called Support Conversations. These conversations give insight to a character's personalities and backstories. This adds to one of Fire Emblem's greatest strengths: none of the characters are generic. They all have unique personalities, stats, and appearances to differentiate them.

Depth:This game is reasonably long. Depending on your skill, this game could take up to 7-14 hours to beat. This also depends on how long you spend on unlocking Support Conversations. A perfect length.
10/10

Difficulty: The difficulty varies depending on your difficulty level. On Eliwood Mode and Hector Normal Mode, the game is a decent challenge. Not too hard, not too easy. However, if you decide to try Hector Hard Mode, the game becomes very hard. The enemies have special bonuses called HM bonuses, so they become much stronger(this also applies to enemies that you can recruit, so that's an advantage) and sometimes come in greater numbers. In addition to higher difficulties, there are also self-imposed ways to make this game harder. Low Turn Count runs, 0% growth runs,(a run with stat growth disabled) ranked runs, and solo runs.
Eliwood Normal Mode: 5/10
Hector Normal Mode: 6/10
Eliwood Hard Mode: 7/10
Hector Hard Mode:9/10

Addictiveness: As said before, there are many interesting ways to play this game, including LTC runs, 0% growth runs, ranked runs, solo runs, and randomized runs. This gives it high replay value.
10/10

Overall: Fire Emblem 7 is a great strategy RPG for the GBA. If you are a hardcore SRPG fan, then definitely come here.
For FE players reading this review, I encourage you to try the GBA Universal Randomizer. This link will lead you to this Serenes Forest thread where you can download it. It was made by OtakuReborn.
http://serenesforest.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=55809

I finally beat the chapter. I just kept my mounted units around the door, and I killed the druid. I beat Nergal and the dragon, and now I'm playing Hector mode.

I can get through the boss rush, but that berserk druid in Nergal's room is what kills me. And I forgot to buy a Restore staff.
Here is my team.
Lyn
Eliwood
Hector
Kent
Guy
Athos
Raven
Wil
Dart
Priscilla
Florina
Matthew

I thought of using the barrier staff, but the resistance bonus wouldn't do that much. Most of my units' resistance are abysmal(around the 4 area)

Thanks for the compliments! This is my first Metroid game, and I was pleasantly surprised by how good it was.

cnw64 : Thanks anyway though.

cnw64 : Sorry. No Pokemon with no Evolutions.

GamingN00B : Good job! You must have had to used lots of strategy and forethought.

PROGRESS UPDATE:
Oshawott Lvl 33
Drilbur Lvl 31
Darumaka Lvl 31
Archen Lvl 32

That kinda sucks. Amazon said it was December 31,2015. Why would they pass up Christmas?

imamonster : It's okay. I like Sonic 2. But it's your opinion, and it's very overrated anyway.

I thought Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric was the worst. Sonic 06 was at least kind of funny with the glitches. Sonic Boom was just plain horrible. The framerate was horrible, the story was pretty bad, the game was just boring, and one of the powerups required you to buy the less awful 3DS game, Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal, which costs FORTY DOLLARS. The infinite jump glitch trivializes the entire game too, so you spam it to chip of 3/4 of the game. Don't buy this game. Instead, buy Super Mario 3D World, Smash Bros U, Zelda Wind Waker HD(unless you have the GameCube version), Pikmin 3, or the Wonderful 101.

I'm excited for it. I didn't play the original Wii game, but I heard it's absolutely amazing, and I don't have a New 3DS, so I can't play the port(I consider it a port, because there aren't any improvements, besides the 3D. So, what's your opinion: is Xenoblade Chronicles X going to be worse, or is it going to be better? Plus, when do you think it will come out? Q3, or Q4 2015?

marianne26 : You must be a really good Pokemon player if you beat the game with a Patrat and Purrloin...

Honestly, I realized that Blitzle doesn't really appeal to me, so I ditched it in favor of Darumaka and Archen. And maybe Solosis.
Anyway, here's my current team.
Oshawott Level 25
Darumaka Level 24
Drilbur Level 24

Any better options for a water type besides Oshawott?  Should I get Archen or Tirtouga? Give me your opinions!

I am doing a No Evolution Challenge. It was inspired by RoahmMythril's challenge on Emerald.
Here is my current team:
Oshawott Lvl 19
Drilbur Lvl 17
Blitzle Lvl 17.
I am on Lenora's gym.
Any advice?