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[Who's Ready For Tomorrow]

Still have not played Cyberpunk but it's one of those few games that keeps getting recommended by people around me. I'm sure it's fun, but I usually gravitate towards more colorfully light-hearted stuff, like Chicory. I'm sure if Cyberpunk had more dogs, I'd scoop it up during the next Steam sale.

Ferrohound responds:

I actually haven't played all THAT much lmao, I did watch Ederunners and loved the song Who's Ready For Tomorrow so much I decided to do this!

[TEETH GO CRACK]

Well, I mean, you normally swallow pills rather than chew on them, right? Even then, not sure how they managed to crack the teeth of an animal with a much stronger bite force. The advice is solid though. My first year of work had me doing six days a week and full-time college. I completely forgot to take care of my teeth during this period and ended up with terrible cavities. Didn't even realize it until the start of the new year when my hours were temporarily cut and I had time to relax. I've not done anything to professionally fix them. Instead, I leave them as a reminder to take better care of my teeth going forward. More sensitive to cold food now but otherwise they will only ache IF I stop flossing them regularly.

Ferrohound responds:

o u f , yeah cavities are the worst. A friend of mine had a root canal done and was on a ton of painkillers for it so i did that. Dental hygeine is so crucial; glad you floss!

[Flyer [Com: 2020]]

I'm gonna safely assume Ava was quite pleased with her commission.

Ferrohound responds:

Yes indeed! May have a few more lined up once I get my workstation back in action

[Combat, baby]

Does she usually fight in the nude?

Ferrohound responds:

Only on a bad day if she's unlucky enough to fight someone who can burn her clothes off u___u

[Pillage and Plunder]

Everyone else understandably running for their lives. I'd be awkwardly waiting for the cute one to land so I could run up and tell her about how she plundered my heart.

Seriously though, this is good stuff though if bird people are a genuine threat in this world, I'd imagine a countermeasure would have been invented to fight them off... or at least there'd be a big pile of rocks for everyone else to gather around and fling at the invaders.

Ferrohound responds:

Haha not sure how she'd take that, surprise can definitely be disarming.
Bandit tribes do exist, they tend to specialize in hite & runs of moving caravans; they're definitely tricky to fend of when they get organized!

[Let's Be Villains! [fanart]]

Never watched the show, so I looked her up. Not a bad design at all, but you certainly managed to enhance it in a few key areas. Excellent stuff, Ferroh.

Ferrohound responds:

Tyty! A real shame it got cancelled but such is the fate of anything that isn't TTG on cartoon network these days

[Strongest Sorcerer Available]

That seems like a rather awkward way to wield a sword or maybe he's groovin'?
New Shadow Style: Simple Dancing. I tried recreating the pose while carrying the tube of a vacuum cleaner as my weapon, but while I can mimic it, I can't see any way to effectively unsheathe my mighty Dirtbuster blade without losing my balance. Well, maybe it's just me or perhaps it's just one of those poses done to fulfill the Rule of Cool.

Ferrohound responds:

Kusakabe's just like that lmao, they don't call him the strongest grade 1 for nothing!

[Late Surprise]

"Oh boy! A copy of Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine? You shouldn't have!"

I don't believe I've ever played a genuine Puyo Puyo before but I've always been a fan of the exaggerated designs and bright colors of the characters. None are as glorious as Robotnik, of course, but the games themselves never grabbed me like Tetris, Panel de Pon, or even Dr Mario had. Still, the Mean Bean variation I played was far more enjoyable than every iteration of Puzzle Bobble I ever tried to get into, so maybe I should give Puyo Puyo another go. I mean, there's even one that comes with Tetris *looks it up* ...wait, there's two of those now! Well, if did give it another go, which version would you recommend or are they all basically the same and it doesn't really matter?

ICam2k responds:

"You deserve it! Now make sure you don't dip it with beans like last time."
I do like dr. Mario (whenever I play it casually at least), but I think the 64 one is probably the best out there because *surprise* it doesn't just contain characters, they're actually ones from Wario land 3 of all people. Not just Wario, I'm talking about Rudy the clown also being in, as in the final boss from that same game. Don't know what came to Big N for making that decision, but whatever, I'm still taking it. More Wario, the merrier.
As far as localized Puyos go, the Puyo Puyo Tetris is often recomended since it is the most accessible out there, although there's 1 and 2. I do think 2 is a better bet since it has more content compared to 1. (granted I admit I still have yet to play these two, I'm mostly just going from what I've seen)
While I still think Fever is my favourite game, I feel it does get pretty intense thank to how quick the CPU stacks in the puyo chains, and the Fever mode dishes even more garbage since it gives free chains in the 20 second time limit (that mode gets activated only by filling in the gauge by countering garbage). Granted, I still think you will find some enjoyment out of it. Challenge is challenge... and also cheesy voice acting.
Now for ones that aren't released outside but are later thanks to fanwork, Fever 2 does make it a bit easy by adding in items that could be used before the match starts, but it's still consistently challenging. (although that game has yet to be fully translated to this day)
There are also the anniversary games and while 20th is most popular, 15th is the better one since unlike Fever (which focuses on one gimmick, hence the title) it provides different modes to try out (one of these where the whole board is obscured by dark and only the light emited by the swinging lightbulb shows a ittle bit of the board and have to go with that for instance). It also has the most variety of characters, both the Compile ones and the Sega fever ones which is a plus.
Speaking of which, if the ones from Compile interest you the most, Puyo Puyo Tsu is neat bet since this is the game that introduces the ability to counter garbage, as well as challenging more opponents via the tower sections, although ports like the Saturn/PS1 would later provide more modes. And Puyo Puyo Sun allows playable characters besides just going with Arle and it introduces a new gimmick through the sun puyos.
(phew, that's a lot of writing)
I'm a lot more familiar with these characters thanks to YTP, but Mean Bean Machine does have pretty stellar pixel art (which is pretty impressive for a localised game). That being said, AOSTH is arguably a fun show. No matter what iteration he's in, Robotnik still remains to be enjoyble. "I HATE THAT HEDGEHOG!"

[Independent Investigation]

Did the one at the bottom just break through a chain link fence (AND very super durable police tape!) with a simple push of her hand? If you stack them on top of each other like this, is it fair to call this a dogpile?

I like the designs of these three (especially the one on the top), but nothing tells me anything about their personalities. I would never have guessed they were siblings, either. Is this part of a comic? Is there more to check out?

Ferrohound responds:

Ty! Yes, Dusk is quite a force to be reckoned with ( see my Combat Baby piece lol ). They're only half siblings so most people don't realize until they're told! No comic or game yet but maybe sooner rather than later now that I have a bit more time on my hands to think!

[Simple Domain - Miwa]

Love the angle. Not sure what's going on so I will assume the simple domain turns "Useless (bunny) Miwa" into a sketch of herself. I've watch every episode of Jujutsu Kaisen, but it never managed to really connect with me. It's flashy and fun to watch, like Demon Slayer, though I've not been given much of a reason to care about anyone or how anything works. Still, "flashy and fun" to an artist basically means "cool-ass drawing ideas" like this one.

Ferrohound responds:

That's too bad, it's honestly a really good read imo but that's fair!