TheFinal Fantasyseries has always been deeply self-referential; recycling enemy concepts, items, equipment, magic, characters, and even entireplot threads and story concepts from pastFinal Fantasygames. WhileFinal Fantasy 7set itself apart from its predecessors with its cyberpunk world, it still adhered to many series traditions, and alluded to past games constantly throughout its 40+ hour runtime. Final Fantasyis well-known to have iconic elements that appear in nearly every game; such as crystals, Chocobos, Moogles, Gil, many items and equipment, abilities, airships, and a character named Cid....

Tom Hanks' novel, titledThe Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece, sheds light on the inner workings of Hollywood, in addition to serving as a reflection of his career as an actor. Casting is an important part of movie making, which Hanks points to in his book when stating who the nextJames Bondshould be: Idris Elba. Since Daniel Craig’s iconic take on the character ended inNo Time to Die, there have been many rumors aboutthe next iteration of James Bond....

Twitchhas been going through a difficult time in the past year and this one is no different. Not only are theylosing some of their top creators like Valkyraeto YouTube, but it is also losing top-level executives. Twitch is a platform where anyone can stream almost any kind of content and chat with their fans, but it’s not always perfect. From banning streamers for sometimes unjustified reasons to streamers in theMiddle East not receiving their payments, Twitch has been frustrating for creators and fans alike during recent years....

Melee weapons are a popular candidate inTower of Fantasy, with close-range combat being preferred by many due to its high-impact playstyle. There are melee mimics within the SR roster and the SSR roster inTower of Fantasy, meaning players will be able to experience melee combat from the get-go, with Echo being one of the first mimics that players obtain. RELATED:Tower Of Fantasy: Best Ranged Mimics While close-range combat is fun and is the standard for many games, it does come with its risks, making it harder to dodge AOEs around the enemy in time....

Fans ofOne Pieceare often met with arcs that, despite being considered filler, emerge as unskippable gems within the tapestry of Luffy’s epic journey. While the main storyline and major arcs drive the overarching plot, these filler arcs are also a part of the series and what makes it so unique. These filler arcs are self-contained storylines that deviate from the manga’s original narrative. While some fans may choose to skip these arcs in favor of the main story, certain filler arcs inOne Piecehave garnered a reputation for being unskippable....

Summary At the end of a 15-year-long run which included 700 published chapters in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump, Masashi Kishimoto’sNarutocemented its place asone of the best-selling manga of all time. Following the story of its eponymous protagonist, Naruto Uzumaki, the series traces his journey from growing up as a social outcast, to eventually becoming a hero to his village and the world. Both the manga and itsanime adaptation by Studio Pierrot enjoyedconsiderable popularity, due to the series' thrilling fights, character writing, and exploration of themes such as friendship, morality, revenge, and war....

Quick Links Gamers who are intoWordlewould likely be aware of how challenging certain puzzles could become especially on days when the game just chooses uncommon words as part of its daily challenges. However, just because theWordleterm is tricky doesn’t mean they’re not possible to figure out. While they seem impossible to solve at first glance, players who know where to begin, can find these challenges, especially easier to resolve. Perhaps players just need the right blend of tips, tricks, and hints in order to ensure their approach to solving the puzzle becomes extremely easy....

Summary For most ofStar Trek’s history, Vulcans have been the benevolent aliens helping humanity on their way through the cosmos. They were famously the first extra-terrestrials that humans met, officially making their presence known after Zefram Cochrane’s first successful warp test flight in the year 2063, and helped Earth’s government formthe United Federation of Planets. Vulcans make diplomacy and technological development look easy, but their history has a few bumps in it, just like everyone else in the galaxy....

The question on every Xbox fan’s mind as they look forward to theXbox Series Xis when next-gen games will be revealed. Virtually no games have been confirmed for theXbox Series Xlaunch outside ofHalo Infinite, so the hype is more than understandable. Xbox boss Phil Spencer has heard fans' requests for an update, teasing fans once again about Xbox’s big plans for the rest of 2020. Specifically,Spencersays that Xbox has plans for “continued sharing through launch....

The classes inYakuza: Like a Dragonare more whimsical than in most RPGs, which makes it unfortunate that one of the funniest classes is almost completely useless. In a game that offers players a lot of options for building their characters, it’s unsurprising that some of the available paths would be better than others. Even with that in mind, a combination of factors leave one class seemingly destined to be nothing more than a novelty despite its apparent potential....

Yoshi’s Crafted Worldlanded on Nintendo Switch in spring 2019, offering Switch owners anotherlight, fun Yoshi gameto add to their collection. Coming from frequent Nintendo collaborator Good-Feel,Yoshi’s Crafted Worldfeatured an enchanting art style, and offered couch co-op for friends to dive into. Now, the company has offered up some early details on its next project, a quirky action game set in what looks to be Meiji-era Japan. Good-Feel was established in 2005 by former Konami employee Etsunobu Ebisu....

Finally, after what seems like a million years, theSonic The Hedgehogmoviehas finally sped into theaters. And, gauging all the opinions we saw online up to now, people expected a trainwreck. But, honestly, we kind of loved it. It’s just a good family film! It has a lot of problems and the VFX still isn’t amazing but it’s not a “bad” movie. And, the main reason for that ishow faithful it felt to theSonicgameswe all grew up with....

The Last of Usis among the most acclaimed series in gaming history, telling deeply human stories and tasking players with survival.The Last of Us: Part 1offered gamers a strong solo and multiplayer experience.The Last of Us:Part 2, however, was released as a single-player title, never receiving its rumored multiplayer mode post-launch. This mode would have been asequel toThe Last of Us' Factions mode, in which players guide a small community through surviving a two-week period....