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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Saturday, December 2, 2023 4:28 PM  Cyberpunk 2077 is finally getting the feature I most crave from every open world game: public transport. Update 2.1, due for release next week, is adding a fully-functioning metro system of the sort seen in Cyberpunk 2077's 2018 cinematic trailer - as well as new hangouts with your romantic pals, repeatable car races, and new accessibility settings. |
Siliconera Saturday, December 2, 2023 3:00 PM
I was so excited coming into the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Stone Ocean manga. I loved the anime when it aired on Netflix, and there always tend to be more details and depth in the original source. The first volume doesn't disappoint, and I feel like that's especially true concerning Stone Ocean characters.
If you did happen to see the anime adaptation, then a lot of the first volume of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Stone Ocean manga will feel quite familiar. It's a very faithful adaptation. If it is new to someone, Stone Ocean is yet another fantastic example of Hirohiko Araki's intricate designs for characters and storytelling.
Things start off a bit fast-paced, to help swiftly introduce the reader to Jolyne Cujoh and her situation. After taking the fall for a deadly hit-and-run her boyfriend committed, she's on the way to trial and prison. However, before going before the judge, her lawyer presents her with a locket her mother was holding for her from her absentee father, Jotaro Kujo. It contains a fragment of the arrow from Diamond is Unbreakable and, upon handling the item, unlocks her ability to use the Stand Stone Free.
While much of this first volume does deal with her coming to terms with using her Stand and somehow encountering an array of other Stand users, as well as the encounter with Jotaro as he comes to help her break out of prison, it's also an even more detailed introduction to her, Ermes Costello, and the other inmates at the prison. Especially since, due to the natural constraints of the anime adaptation, it means more opportunities for interactions.
The initial interactions between Jolyne and Ermes are a great example. When we first meet them in holding, when Jolyne talks about being caught by the guards and we see the initial flashback to what happened with Romeo, we get an immediate and perfect introduction to the kind of person she is. She's still a bit childish. However, she's also strong and can be assertive. There's also a bit of a dramatic nature and goofiness there. Yet, we also see her compassion and inability to ignore the potential pain of someone else.
Likewise, we get a similar read on Ermes right away. She's more knowledgeable and has a sense of experience with both prison life and the world in general. She's okay with friendly teasing, but is quick to step in for Jolyne when others get involved and shows genuine concern for someone she just met. There's an immediate intelligence. And again, we get all this in the anime adaptation as well. However, I feel that Araki's original material offers an additional sense of nuance.
It even comes through with Jolyne's later encounters with other characters in the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Stone Ocean manga. The whole encounter with Gwess feels far more pressing here. Especially as we're getting even a better idea directly from Araki how Jolyne handles this first encounter with another Stand user and, in turn, begins to really properly use and experiment with Stone Free to deal with the situation. Then with her father Jotaro, we get this initial moment of them reuniting. The art direction and storytelling really helps convey their positions.
It's a wonderfully detailed experience, especially if someone is coming to the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Stone Ocean manga after watching the anime. You can see how well the major beats and people's personalities were handled. Yet, at the same time, I feel like somehow Stone Ocean's characters are even richer when you have the book open in front of you.
Volume 1 of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Stone Ocean manga is available now via Viz Media, and volume 2 will be released on January 23, 2024. The anime adaptation is available on Netflix.
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Siliconera Saturday, December 2, 2023 1:30 PM
A movie adaptation of the anime series Symphogear is in production. The name of the new project that Satelight announced back in 2022 is "Project Symphogear Next." [Thanks, Dengeki Online!]
On November 30, 2023, Bushiroad announced that it would end service for Senki Zesshou Symphogear XD Unlimited in Japan at the end of January 2024. However, it will also provide an offline archive app so that mobile players will be able to look back on their journey. At the end of this announcement, Bushiroad teased a new project for Symphogear, which is Project Symphogear Next.
There's not a lot of information yet in regards to the movie. The trailer for it, which bears the hashtag #Symphogear10thAnniversary and came out in November 2022, mostly focuses on the past entries for the franchise. As production continues, we will most likely get some more information on the plot and release window.
Symphogear is an anime franchise that started airing in 2012. It ran for five seasons, with the fifth and final season concluding in 2019. There was also a manga adaptation, as well as the aforementioned mobile game. The show focuses on Symphogear users, who fight against injustice using the power of song. They can also create an armor around their bodies to aid them.
The Symphogear movie is in production. More information on it will come out in the future.
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PC Invasion - FeedDDD Saturday, December 2, 2023 4:25 PM  Monopoly GO has come out with the Toy Soldiers' Tournament, now that the Snowy Creations event has finished. Here are all the rewards! How does Toy Soldiers' work in Monopoly GO? Toy Soldiers' is a tournament in Monopoly GO. Once you've got 5 points, you'll be enlisted into a free-for-all with 49 other players who all want the same thing you do: the top spot. To advance, you'll need to employ smart strategies and hold no quarter. To get points in this battle, you'll need to land on Railway Tiles and perform strikes upon your former moguls-in-arms: Blocked Shutdown = 2 points. Successful Shutdown = 4 points. Small Heist = 4 points. Large Heist = 6 points. Bankrupt! = 8 points. Additionally, these points are multiplied by your dice multiplier, so if you're rolling high, you'll be winning high. Alongside your position in the tournament, you will be rewarded for hitt... |
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Saturday, December 2, 2023 1:33 PM  Buried Bloodline is the insanely good Exotic Sidearm only received from the Destiny 2 Warlord's Ruin Dungeon. Getting the Catalyst is tough, but it's worth it to make Buried Bloodline even better. What is the Buried Bloodline Catalyst in Destiny 2? Unlike other Catalysts, the Buried Bloodline Catalyst in Destiny 2 is 100% worth it. The weapon's perks give you health on kills and multiple final blows give you Devour. The Catalyst makes every single round fired from Buried Bloodline while you have Devour Weaken enemies. It's really good. First, you need to get Buried Bloodline which isn't easy. We have a guide to help you get Buried Bloodline, but it unfortunately comes down to weekly RNG. Second, you need to complete the In the Shadow of the Mountain quest which requires you to farm Dark Ether Tincture, acquire Blighted Wishing Glass from bosses and chests, and collect all Hefnd's Bones. Once you have Buried Bloo... |
WGB, Home of AWESOME Reviews Saturday, December 2, 2023 4:10 PM Hundreds of Discovery TV shows will disappear from PlayStation and become unwatchable even if you paid for them. It's the exact scenario proponents of physical media have worried about - digital content simply vanishing, and sadly it seems many people don't yet understand how digital rights work. |
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