Hello, you lovely people, and welcome to another weekly update now called Joe's Segues and that's what the series is gonna be called going forward. Today is the first day of June. First off, for this set of segues, there won't be a topic regarding Skullgirls. I have words to throw at you. So many things are happening and already happened. Now, listen carefully and use your ears.
Last Monday, I went to my local movie theater that make me think of Skullgirls, but only when it's either nighttime or cloudy outside. I went to see the Bob's Burgers Movie and it was so good. It even has most of the characters I am familiar of. From what I see, I felt some Johnny Test vibes. The Belcher family went on an adventure to save the restaurant from being shut down. Just look at the shading and the plot there. Now that's a unique style that gets the Johnny Test seal of approval. The reason why I'm starting the segues off with this is because I am a huge fan of Bob's Burgers. It's got League of Super Evil, it's got Looney Tunes, it's got ice cubes, it's got... crossfire perhaps?
I know you are interested in wacky plots you'd see on Johnny Test. And now, you can experience them. But listen, my experience with watching cartoons can be weird sometimes. When new seasons of Johnny Test came out, all we did was felt vibes when watching Bob's Burgers. The FCC shouldn't make Saturday mornings boring, by ending Saturday Morning Cartoons on certain channels.
Look, what I'm trying to say is watching cartoons brings joy to anyone on Saturday mornings that I'm sure there are still Saturday Morning Cartoons still alive on certain channels. It's just that they won't be on certain channels, like Fox, USA, CBS, ABC and the CW. These are the five basic channels that cartoons will no longer air on Saturday mornings because of the FCC.
To show my appreciation on how much I enjoyed the Bob's Burgers Movie, there's a special treat I am announcing in the future (Spoiler: won't associate with League of Super Evil). I have hints in that previous set.
And that brings us to the next topic regarding video games and I have an exciting announcement to make. Listen up. *ahem*
Alright, so you know how Them's Fightin' Herds is a great fighting game, but it just lacks that certain something? Well, that's where the console ports come in.
You guessed it correctly. Them's Fightin' Herds is officially coming to consoles this Fall with crossplay between them at launch. Don't worry, Steam will be part of the crossplay party. It's because Modus Games has acquired MANE6, the developer of Them's Fightin' Herds. With Modus' help, TFH is getting ported to consoles with an ESRB rating of E10+ for Alcohol Reference, Fantasy Violence and Use of Tobacco as a cherry on top. When PC games get ported to consoles, ESRB ratings are assigned to them and they are responsible for rating games on console versions. Without the console ports, there is no ESRB rating.
MANE6 has been working on two things that are on the docket. Version 3.0 and the Story Mode. For the Story Mode, its production is continuing along, but due to circumstances, it won't be finished by the end of the year. It's because the console ports and localization highly demanded more time from their engineers and writers. Once they are complete, working on the Story Mode will be their main priority again. Chapter 2 focusing on Velvet is still in the works, so we'll be in the know when they have more to share.
For Version 3.0, it contains the cinematic lv. 3 supers that burn all three bars of your meter to unleash your character's true and maximum potential and they are cinematic as BlazBlue's Astral Heat KOing a character with it benefits a post-cinematic some characters have, like for instance, if Paprika Astral Finished her opponent, that post-cinematic plays. I usually yell out "Finish!" when a character is KOed with a normal or a special attack and yell out "Distortion Finish!" when a character is KOed with a lv. 1 or lv. 2 super. I will yell out "Astral Finish!" when a character is KOed with a lv. 3 super since they are cinematic, but only on match point.
This is something amazing that Skullgirls should get; the cinematic lv. 5 Blockbuster Finales that burn all five bars of your Dramatic Tension gauge to allow characters to unleash their true and maximum potential and wouldn't that be the amazing? The next major update not only has lv. 3s, but also a bevy of balance changes. Plus, they are in the final stages of development, so we'll totally get news about it at the PC Gaming Show where they announce new PC games.
I forgot to mention that if you remember that situation on Combo Breaker, they were experiencing technical difficulties when playing the Steam version and it is a real pain to set up on offline tournaments. But since Them's Fightin' Herds is officially coming to consoles thanks to the assistance of Modus, they will no longer play the Steam version on offline tournaments once they are released and that's the number one benefit that it's gonna make setting up on offline tournaments easier.
But don't stop there. Console ports aren't the only thing happening thanks to Modus. New characters are coming to Them's Fightin' Herds through its very first Season Pass announced at Combo Breaker. Like Skullgirls 2nd Encore's Season 1 Pass, Them's Fightin' Herds' Season 1 Pass contains four new characters that can also be purchased individually. Each new character comes with a stage and it has an exclusive palette pack for those who purchased the Season 1 Pass to give the existing and the Season 1 Pass characters their bonus palette. Exclusive to the Them's Fightin' Herds Season 1 Pass, it contains lobby avatars for each new character and cosmetics.
Originally, they weren't supposed to give us the 8th character until Chapter 2 is finished, but now that they have more than one combat developer benefitted by Modus, Story Mode chapters and the new characters will be worked on simultaneously. If you look at the first two new characters, there is a hint that they are relatives to the existing characters. The last two new characters are new champions.
The physical Deluxe Edition comes with the Season 1 Pass. Accordingly, the first two characters come out this year while the last two characters come out next year. But that date might change depending on how well the development of new characters is. It's good enough with Skullgirls 2nd Encore getting a first Season Pass and now it's Them's Fightin' Herds getting one. And now, both fighting games that use OtterUI have their Season 1 Pass. If Hidden Variable and MANE6 have greenlit a Season 2 Pass for their games, I'll be ready for that. I know you will be too.
Since new characters are coming to TFH through its first Season Pass, what new species are they? What are their Astral Heats? We'll find out once Version 3.0, console ports and localization release. But $20 isn't a bad price for a Season Pass. I am definetely buying it the moment it gets available. I heard a rumor that one of the Season 1 Pass characters might be another character named after a US State. It would be nice if we get a couple more of them named after US States.
The game was around when Anime Fighting Jam was released on browser. If they had to give us a small roster with six characters at launch, it's all the resources they had. They were able to release the 7th character named Shanty. Even with Humble Games' help, MANE6 had one thing that isn't happening, console ports. But following the termination of their publishing partnership contract with Humble Games, Modus Games has formed a contract and acquisition with MANE6. It benefitted console ports, localization, a Season Pass with four new characters with their stages and pixel lobby avatars and other future things.
With Modus' power, exciting things are on the docket for TFH. Once Version 3.0, console ports and localization release, then it's off for them to work on the Story Mode and new characters in the Season Pass simultaneously. I am looking forward to Astral Finish my opponents off once Version 3.0 drops, but only on match point and when my opponent's HP is below 30%.
And since console releases of Them's Fightin' Herds are coming this Fall, thanks to Modus and the lv. 3 supers are cinematic as Astral Heats and KO'ing an opponent with it benefits a post cinematic and are being released before the console ports, this has given me the courage and the golden opportunity to proudly announce that I'll be adding a Them's Fightin' Herds character to my BBTAG 3.0 Character Pack wish list to even it out as I did with Annie, who will come with her stage in BBTAG, Sound Stage 15 since she's gonna be under the EX category along with others.
I know it seems weird wanting a four-legged creature to be in BBTAG, but Them's Fighin' Herds is a fighting game known for its adorable yet deadly four-legged creatures battling against each other and its four-button control scheme with the D button for Magic attacks, like BlazBlue's Drive attacks, so I thought that a Them's Fightin' Herds character would be dope in BBTAG. But the character select and order select screens in BBTAG must use the updated Them's Fightin Herds logo with seven stars first introduced in the 7th development update. I'll write Annie a BBTAG moveset in the future post alongside a Them's Fightin' Herds' character's BBTAG moveset.
However, I'll be confirming in advance that Arizona, Pom, Paprika, Oleander, Shanty and the Season 1 Pass characters with their stages won't be in my wish list due to the BBTAG moveset. It's down to Velvet and Tianhuo as they're neck and neck with a big bout between fire and ice. Pokemon, you know? Only one of them will be in my wish list. I can't add both. I can determine the winner, by writing their movesets in a BBTAG format that has this order below.
Smart Combos → Unique Commands → Special Attacks → EX Special Attacks → Distortion Skills → Astral Heat
The one with the finished moveset will be the winner to be in my wish list. It'll be like getting the Reno 911! cops to be involved for a fresh coat of action, watching some entertaining catches over on People v. Preds and watching popular cartoons like Looney Tunes and League of Super Evil, integrated with Dolby Surround Pro Logic II and THX, I guess...
Every character in BBTAG under the EX category has their own stage, so here's the thing. If Velvet wins, Reine City will come with her debut to BBTAG along with its variant and she'll be in my wish list. But if Tianhuo wins, Huoshan Capital will come with her debut to BBTAG along with its variant and she'll be in my wish list. If both of their moveset is finished, I can settle it by making a poll on Twitter.
Just so you know, if 505 Games is the IP holder of Indivisible or if they hired Future Club, it would've stayed alive so that the game can still get future updates and can have a Them's Fightin' Herds character like Annie is confirmed. But that will never happen because of... well, you know. That means we will never get to see a TFH character in Indivisible.
Speaking of Dolby Surround, that brings us to the final topic regarding the update on the new PlayStation Plus. You guys know about the new PlayStation Plus, right? It has three tiers and I know you knew about that. It is currently out in Asia and June 13 is when it launches here in North America. Sony has given us a partial list of games that are gonna be in the new PS Plus at launch. The PS1 and PSP games have a new rewind feature that the Nintendo Switch Online catalogs use. If you made a mistake, use the rewind feature to go back to the point and fix one little thing. You don't even have to pay the Premium tier to play the PS1 and PSP games you digitally own.
This was a case for when it comes to the PS1 and PSP games. For the PS3 games, they are only played through streaming and you need an internet connection required for streaming. And for the PS2 games, they are available to both stream and download. Once it launches June 13 in North America, I'm sure you will take a look at the list of classics you are itching to play as I am.
Well, this has been Joe's Segues and thanks for reading. And remember, with Them's Fightin' Herds' console releases being inevitable and coming this Fall, you're in for a big rodeo, ladies and gentlemen. Stay tight out there.
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