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Hey, guys.  Long time, no art.  I have a question for you guys.

Recently, I've started making some fanart of my friends OCs.  Should I post them on this page, or should I create a new page for that stuff?  I'd rather keep that stuff on this page so I don't have to make a new page for that, but I wanted to get your thoughts on it before I did it.
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I missed doing this last year, but here we go again.  Top 10 coolest looking games from E3 this year, here we go.

10.  Dead Island 2 (Yager, Xbox One/PS4/PC)

Never doubt the power of an entertaining trailer.  I wasn't a huge fan of the first Dead Island, and I wasn't a huge fan of the fact that Dead Island 2's trailer was entirely CG.  But, it's the kind of trailer that just grabs a hold of you and won't let go.  I've had the song from the trailer ("The Bomb" by Pigeon John) stuck in my head ever since I first saw it.  As for the game itself, it looks like it's going to be a little less somber, and a little more vibrant than the original Dead Island (especially if you compare both of their trailers).  Almost seems like it's trying to emulate Dead Rising's style, not that that's a terrible thing, but we'll see how that goes.  I'll probably wait until closer to its release date before I make my final decision on it, but if it gets some positive reviews, I might have to give it a look.

9.  Yoshi's Woolly World (Good-Feel, WiiU)

Kirby's Epic Yarn was a pretty fun game for me, but Yoshi's Woolly World (which really should've just been called Yoshi's Yarn or something like that) looks like it'll take yarn gaming to it's next logical step.  Instead of the character being simply a yarn outline, like Kirby was, Yoshi is a 3D yarn plushie.  People will probably draw comparisons to Kirby's Epic Yarn, but it's honestly looks more like Yoshi's Story from the N64, with Yoshi collecting those little smiling flowers and petals.  When Yoshi ingests an enemy, it'll turn into a ball of yarn which can do all kinds of stuff: create platforms, entangle enemies, collect items, it's crazy useful.  Oh, and the game has multiplayer co-op.  Hopefully, there'll be different colored Yoshis besides just the green and red ones, because I wanna be yellow yarn Yoshi so bad.  But, honestly, the coolest thing that will come out of this game will be when fans start making yarn plushies of Yoshi, which I will want one of every color.

8.  Inside (Playdead, Xbox One/Xbox 360/PS3/PC)

I.  Freaking.  Hate.  Big.  Bugs.  Especially spiders.  And I was liking Limbo until giant freaking spiders, and then I was out.  But, thankfully, Inside seems kinda light on the giant arachnids, so I'll probably pick this one up.  Now, not much is known about this game yet.  It looks like it'll be set in a futuristic, somewhat-dystopian future.  It'll probably have similar gameplay to Limbo's, but this time, the focus seems to involve not getting caught by whoever's chasing you, so there'll probably be some more stealth elements.  It'll be released on multiple consoles in early 2015, so if you like your games creepy, this'll be a good pickup.

7.  The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo, WiiU)

Wow, a Nintendo fanboy placing the new Zelda game so low on this list?  What the frig is goin' on?  Well, all we saw of the game was a few moments of CG Hyrule and some developer commentary, so I don't have a lot to go on here.  But we do know a couple of cool things, like the fact that this Zelda game is supposedly a more open-world experience.  You'll be able to access more of the game from early on, which could be fun, but I'm worried that that'll mess with the difficulty curve.  But, this has been something that Zelda fans have been asking for for a while now, so mission accomplished guys.  We'll see if it'll work sometime in 2015.  My money is on them getting it right.

6.  Hyrule Warriors (Tecmo Koei/Nintendo, WiiU)

There's the Nintendo fanboy in me coming out.  Now, I've never played any of the Dynasty Warriors games, but I've been told good things, and they look pretty fun, so this looks like it would be good introduction to the series for me.  The developers of this game mentioned that it can be 2-player (which is another big thing Zelda fans have been looking for) and it'll feature a multitude of popular Zelda mainstays as playable characters, including Midna, Impa, Zelda herself, and supposedly more.  Also, I heard that Zelda is actually Queen Zelda in this game.  Update your timelines accordingly, ladies and gentlemen.  Honestly, this year's E3 did a lot to convince me to get a WiiU, and when this game comes out in September, it'll be one of my first WiiU purchases.

5.  Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo, WiiU)

I'll admit that I never played Super Mario 3D World, but from what I've heard, the Captain Toad segments were a particularly fun part of it.  Personally, I've always had a soft spot for the little guy.  He's constantly getting abused by Bowser and even Peach at times (she uses him as a shield in Smash Bros, for Luna's sake).  But, I've always liked Toad's design, and their personality in the Paper Mario series.  So seeing Toad FINALLY getting his own game is pretty damn awesome.  Now, the actual game looks somewhat similar to the Galaxy games in terms of style and backdrop, especially given the fact that Toad seems to get shot into the level, like Mario in Galaxy.  Also, whether it's due to Toad's gear weighing him down or him just being nonathletic, Toad can't jump, so that puts a new spin on the 3D Mario platformer that has admittedly grown a little stale.  We'll see if Toad can carry his own game this holiday season.

4.  Sunset Overdrive (Insomniac, Xbox One)

This game just looks straight-up fun.  It'll looks like a mashup of all kinds of cool games that I'm a fan of:  Saints Row, Dead Rising, Insomniac-era Ratchet & Clank, Assassin's Creed.  It looks like the humor in this game will be kinda tongue-in-cheek and making fun of modern shooters, with the cover mechanics and the regular guns and the gray everywhere.  And if any of the comparisons to Ratchet & Clank are accurate, the weapons will be friggin' nuts, here's hoping.  Honestly, the biggest problem with this game is that it's an Xbox One exclusive at the moment.  First off, when did Insomniac jump over to Microsoft's camp?  Second, please let this game come out on PC, because I'm not planning on buying an Xbox One, period.  Hate to miss out on this game, but we'll see.

3.  Splatoon (Nintendo, WiiU)

This is one of those weird Nintendo ideas that's just crazy enough to work, like Pikmin or Starfox or Animal Crossing.  Basically, it's a 4-on-4 shooter where everyone can turn into squids.  Because, why the frick not.  When in your human form, your goal is to coat as much territory as you can with your paint color.  And as a squid, you can quickly move through your paint, and hide from opponents.  However, Nintendo isn't known for it's strong Internet focus, so this game, along with Smash Bros., may be going about changing that image.  There is supposedly going to be some single player and local multiplayer stuff, but online will be focus of the game.  We'll see how that goes, but for me at least, it looks weirdly interesting.

2.  Super Smash Bros. (Sora Ltd./Bandai Namco, WiiU/3DS)

I almost feel like I'm cheating for putting this game on here, since I've been hyped for it for over a year now.  However, Nintendo did announce a lot of new stuff for Smash Bros at E3, so that makes it easier for me.  Let's see here, we started with the now-legendary Iwata vs. Reggie fight, which achieved a level of amazing that mankind will spend the rest of its history trying to replicate.  Then there's the Mii Fighters, which will be exclusive to offline matches, so sorry folks, no taking your David Tennant Mii and taking on the world with it.  There's also the Amiibos, which look cooler than the Skylanders toys, but I still probably won't buy it, even though it goes along with more games than just Smash Bros.  And finally we got Lady Palutena from Kid Icarus and Pacman confirmed for the game.  Both are fine choices, I'll probably play as both.  Now this game is coming out in October for the 3DS and probably in December for the WiiU.  I've already pre-ordered the 3DS one (which is unprecented for me), but I might pick up the WiiU one too, if there're any major differences.

1.  No Man's Sky (Hello Games, PS4)

No Man's Sky has no business looking as amazing as it does.  It makes no friggin' sense.  First off, it's like a half a dozen different games at once.  It's an aerial shooter, it's a planet exploration game, it's a space exploration game, it's a monster survival game, and there's probably more because I don't even know what the plot of the game is yet.  But you know what, even if it's just a game where you hop in your spaceship and explore an infinite number of planets, I'm in.  That sounds like fun.  Plus, the game is gorgeous.  Every new planet has a different look to it, full of vibrant colors and colossal monsters.  Basically, people (including me) are already calling this game "Skyrim in Space".  But, here's the really crazy part.  A game this awesome looking was made by a small indie team of 10 people.  This game looks better and has a cooler concept than almost any triple-A, huge budget game you'd care to name, and it did so with a tiny team and a presumably small budget.  I may never figure out how the frick Hello Games pulled this off, but you know what, I really don't care.  Just PLEASE, don't let this game suck.

If I had to hand out Honorable Mentions, I would probably say Starfox and The Order: 1886.  But at the same time, there weren't that many games from E3 this year that got me insanely hyped.  This was kind of a top-heavy year, as the top-tier of games (my top seven or eight) seemed pretty far ahead from the rest of the pack.  Heck, Dead Island 2 made the list mostly because of its choice of theme music for its trailer.  Oh well, at least there was enough to get me excited for somethings, and at the very least, this'll be the year I finally buy a current-generation console.  La-dee-da.  Anyway, in the comments, tell me:  Which games are you hyped for from E3?  Thanks, and I'll see y'all later.
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I probably should've done this a while ago, but now seems like a good time to say this.  Odds are, my MLP video game cover making days are gone.  I'm pretty much swamped with my analysis videos, so those are my top priority.  So, I'm sorry to all the people I promised covers to.  It's probably not gonna happen.

Now, this channel will not be shut down, because I have a couple of uses for this channel.  For example, either later today or tomorrow, I'll be posting my "Top 10 Games That Have Me Hyped From E3 2014" list (to accompany my E3 video coming later this week), and whenever I have a written piece to go along with a video, I'll post it here.  Also, when I think of a funny image along the same lines as the "3:10 to Goofoff" image, I'll probably make one of those too.  But as for the covers, those aren't happening.  Thank you for understanding.
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I'm going to be making a video pretty soon where I talk about good first episodes to show a non-brony in order to convince the non-brony to watch the show.  And I'm looking for some additional input.  So, if you had one chance to convince a skeptical friend to watch the show, what episode would you show that person?
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I've hit 1,000 Watchers earlier this week, so as promised, I've uploaded my 1,000 DeviantArt Watchers Ask Me Anything video.  If you want to see it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=08o0iz…
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