![]() ![]() It appears that Rafa is rolling as a way to use his leading leg during the guard pass as a hook to push Eduardo Ramos’ legs away, setting up a guard pass or a back take. I use quotation marks when describing this technique as a guard pass because Im not 100% sure of whats going on here. To see a very nice Peruvian necktie in action, though, check out Lucio “Lagarto” Rodrigues rolling with Braulio Estima. Its interesting to see Rafa working on the necktie, since he was clearly working on front headlock techniques as a strategy going into ADCC 20. If anyone has any footage of either brother performing this technique please post it in the comments. Ive personally never seen Rafa attempt this technique, although I have a vague memory of seeing Guilherme do it once. The Peruvian national is credited as developing this modified guillotine choke from the front headlock by using his leg to apply downward pressure on the neck. The Peruvian necktie is closely associated with Jiu Jitsu black belt and former UFC fighter Tony DeSouza. As Rader went belly down to try to block the armlock Rafa effortlessly swung around to the back. In that match, Rafa used an omoplata set up from inverted guard to set up the armlock using this transition. This technique can be used to transition to an armbar, an omoplata, a Kimura, tornado guard, or even to the back, as Rafa demonstrated against Rader in 2011. This is why Rafa pauses with the leg over the head before continuing. An important detail is to use the leg to push the head down and away, creating space to push the leg through under the arm. ![]() This allows him to pull his leg over his opponents head, then pushing it through to the far hip to set up an armlock. In this drill, Rafa starts in half guard and grips his opponents triceps to his chest. ![]() In this drill, Rafael Mendes shows a transition that he unveiled at ADCC against Justin Rader, who has multiple appearances in the Mendes brothers highlight videos. Unfortunately, Rafa had something new developed to use against Rader in 2011. taught our team this technique after the Ribeiro Jiu Jitsu fighters dissected how Justin lost to Rafa in 2009. The front headlock control shown here limits your opponents ability to turn away from the choke. With the inverted guillotine your opponent can roll either way to defend before youre able to bring your body back over theirs. The front headlock give Rafa greater control over his opponent, limiting his options. He wasn’t able to finish but demonstrated how he had been practicing this technique to counter the guard.Ī similar technique performed from this position is the rolling guillotine choke. Rafa continued his momentum once he achieved the front headlock, rolling inverted to bypass Vieira’s guard. From half-guard against Vieira, Mendes brought his hips high, allowing him to get control of Vieira’s head and use the overhook to counter Vieira’s ability to push on his hip. ![]() The version shown in the animation above is from a loose half guard. Rafa’s most notable applications of the anaconda came at ADCC 2009, where he used them to counter Cobrinha’s arm-drag single leg takedowns, counter Leo Vieira’s half-guard and submit Justin Rader. Generally agreed to be invented by Milton Vieira of BTT, the anaconda is a form of kata gatame, or arm- triangle choke. Rafael Mendes is one of the few high-level competitors finding success with the anaconda choke. Rafael Mendes Preparation for ADCC Anaconda Choke ![]()
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![]() ![]() The garden will be a design of two halves to highlight a contemporary garden with an outdoor living focus, alongside a traditional cottage garden with kaleidoscopic herbaceous border and Gertrude Jekyll inspired planting.Įxperts from the Hillier team will be offering tips and advice to visitors, while a large retail section will provide an opportunity to buy plants featured within the garden design. Hillier, headline Fair partner, presents the Hillier Experience, with a large garden feature, advice and shop. Visitors will be able to buy plants and gardening kit, get garden ideas and advice, taste and buy food and drink, be entertained and explore the Beaulieu attraction. Your Home Made Perfect is available now on Netflix.Returning to the grounds and gardens of Beaulieu, home of the National Motor Museum and Palace House, for its second year, the BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair will be full of spring garden inspiration. Your Garden Made Perfect airs on BBC Two from Friday 4 February at 8pm. I'm just so thrilled to be part of something that really resonates with people and they love it. It's in Australia and it's in Singapore and I get random messages from South Africa from people loving the show. Your Home Made Perfect is now on Netflix, so it's found a whole other audience. If I'm sacked they haven't told me! I'm not one hundred per cent sure, as we haven't got to that point yet, but hopefully. Will there be another series of Your Garden Made Perfect and, if so, will you be part of it? It's been massive for me and for my head and for my sanity, and I think a lot of people relate to that. We'd pop the kitchen table onto the patio and dress it up with a tablecloth and we'd feel like we were on holiday, even though we were in North London. We'd take the table out when the weather was gorgeous. We have a little garden and I honestly love it so much… I think my garden, surprisingly, became a real anchor for me over the over the past couple of years when lockdown was at its highest. Do you have your own outdoor space? What do you gain from the time you spend time in it? But if you buy a plant that needs sun or needs shade and you put it in the wrong place or the soil is the wrong alkalinity, then it's not going to really work. ![]() I'd always say “what are you talking about?” I just buy a plant in the garden centre, put it in the hole that I've dug and the rest is history. With the garden one, one of the simplest things they all say is right plants, right place. But over the course of four series of Your Home Made Perfect, I now go into a house, (which is really annoying for people, I generally try to keep to myself) and I'll think, “oh the living room should not be here, the light is not here at all until the evening.” I am not a design pro, particularly when it comes to gardens. How much have you learnt while working on the show? It's really lovely, actually.īBC There are a lot of things to consider when planning a garden that most viewers perhaps wouldn’t have thought about before. The massive impact that it can have on a family and the ease that they feel and the happiness that it can give or it can hold, is often quite emotional. the cameras are setting up I hover outside the front door because I do not want to have to recreate my natural reaction. What is it like to step into the final garden, having witnessed the initial 3D design through VR goggles? These designers manage to create these gardens that look exactly like the little dream goggles situation. It still blows my mind that the VR is so realistic and then that it's achievable. Sometimes when I'm doing voiceover, I'm like, "is this the virtual reality or is this the real thing?" So they can be really, really similar. They plant it - I don't! How similar are the final gardens in real life, compared to the original virtual reality design? Then the contributors choose and we plant it. ![]() Our two designers create the dream garden (they hope!) and pitch for it. they hate their garden, or they don't know what to do or how to start. We've got a team of designers and we have a couple or a family or whoever with a problem. The big thing that sets it apart from other makeover-type shows is virtual reality. For us, it's definitely about more urban spaces, smaller gardens, really clever solutions to limited spaces a patio, if you've got a tiny shared courtyard, or even public spaces. To my mind, garden shows are like sweeping lawns and deep borders. BBC What makes Your Garden Made Perfect different from other shows? ![]() ![]() ![]() He stressed on more testing, genome surveillance and environmental surveillance in order to track the subvariant and mutations. Drawing a comparison between India and China, Dr Mishra said that India has strong protection of hybrid immunity due to exposure either symptomatic or asymptomatic and China has not developed that situation. SeptemCOVID-19 variants Mu, Delta and what to know about mutations by Deb Balzer Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new COVID-19 variant called B.1621 or mu by the World Health. Its name is B.1617 According to early scientific studies, the new Indian variant would include three mutations in comparison to other strains of the virus. It is like the case with the Omicron variant India went through almost a year back," he said. What is this new variant What can be done to tackle the continuing mutations of the COVID. It means they are vulnerable to the disease. This comes just as India's festive season begins. Millions are unvaccinated or have got only one dose. "And unfortunately, as per the data that is coming in, the senior citizens there are not vaccinated. In China, he further said extensive vaccination was not followed and the vaccine also seemed to be not that effective. But they followed up with a very strong vaccination programme and other preparedness, which China failed," Dr Mishra added. Other countries like Australia and New Zealand also followed strict measures like quarantined and lockdowns. However, people who had symptomatic COVID-19 infection or who died from COVID-19 were more likely to show more NS9b(P10S), N(P13L), NSP12(A97V), and NSP3(T1198K) mutations than patients who were. China has not phased any wave, which means their whole populace is naive. So it is like returning to the disease's beginning in China. ![]() "If I explain the situation in China, they followed the zero COVID policy that did not allow the disease to spread. We have gone through many of these things which for example, China is going through now." Based on all the earlier development of the disease, we are in a very advanced stage compared to them. He said, "We are in very good condition and actually there is nothing to worry about or panic about at this moment. Dr Mishra highlighted that India is in good condition to deal with the situation because of the vaccination coverage and hybrid immunity. He said people should not put down their guards and adhere to COVID protocols like wearing a mask and social distancing. It means the virus will have a good chance to try out new experiments and many variants will emerge from there." Dr Mishra further warned about the new variant and emphasised on genomic surveillance. Now China is the playground for this virus for the next several months. We should be more careful because the only tool this virus has is mutations. That is how it keeps acquiring newer things and keeps giving us surprises once in a while. ![]() Speaking to ANI, Dr Rakesh Mishra, Director, Tata Institute for Genetics and Society said, "They are all sub-variants of Omicron and it is powerful in terms of infectivity. “It is important that surveillance isn’t a start-stop strategy,” she said.By Shalini Bhardwaj New Delhi, December 24 (ANI): Amid the concerns over rising cases of COVID in several countries especially neighbouring China, a top scientist from Tata Institute for Genetics and Society, Bengaluru on Friday said that the COVID subvariant is less likely to trouble India due to hybrid immunity among the populace while adding that people must be careful since the only tool the virus has for an outbreak is mutation. Gagandeep Kang, who studies viruses at India’s Christian Medical College in Vellore, said the growing concern over the variant underlines the need for more sustained efforts to track and trace viruses that combine genetic efforts with real world information about who is getting sick and how badly. It may take several weeks to get a sense of whether the latest Omicron mutant may affect the trajectory of the pandemic. As more people have been vaccinated, boosted or naturally infected, we are starting to see the background levels of immunity worldwide creep up.” “But what we have seen is that the rates of people ending up in the hospital and dying have significantly decreased. “Some may say, ‘Well, vaccination and boosting hasn’t prevented people from getting infected.’ And, yes, that is true,” he said. ![]() ![]() ![]() As fans of Altered Carbon know, characters have the ability to transfer digital versions of their consciousness (or DHFs) into new bodies (or artificial "sleeves," hence the title Resleeved.) As such, it is likely that in this spin-off we will see Kovacs in a new body. That does not mean, however, that Lee, Kinnaman or Mackie will necessarily be back to voice the character. Takeshi Kovacs will be back in "Altered Carbon: Resleeved" Netflix As confirmed by the Netflix synopsis, Takeshi Kovacs will reappear in the new season. Though none of the voice cast for the original Japanese version or the English dub of Altered Carbon: Resleeved have been revealed, we know that the main character of the show will be back. Who is in the cast of Altered Carbon: Resleeved? Though Netflix has not released the runtime of the animated movie, according to IMDB it is around an hour long. Unlike the regular Altered Carbon, Resleeved is a one-off movie. As with most Netflix releases, Resleeved is expected to be out at one minute past midnight PT (3:01 a.m. ![]() The release date for the Altered Carbon anime spin-off on the streaming service is Thursday, March 19. ![]() When is Altered Carbon: Resleeved out on Netflix? Altered Carbon: Resleeved is an anime spin-off to the show, which according to the plot synopsis will "explore new elements of the story mythology." Takeshi Kovacs (played by Will Yun Lee, Joel Kinnaman and Anthony Mackie), however, will be back, leading a new cast of characters in a new, "resleeved" body. Moon Knight will premiere sometime in 2022 on Disney+, as a part of the fourth phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Altered Carbon Season 2 may have only just been released, but Netflix is soon to release more content from the world of the cyberpunk-inspired show. The Umbrella Academy‘s Jeremy Slater is both the series’ showrunner and lead writer, while Mohamed Diab, Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead ( Synchronic) will all divvy up directing duties on its six episodes. After all, talks fall through all the time.īased on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, Moon Knight will follow the adventures of a former U.S Marine with dissociative identity disorder (DID) name Marc Spector who becomes the avatar for the ancient Egyptian moon god Khonshu and a crime fighting mercenary after discovering his statue. For that reason this report should be taken with a grain of salt. Now, unfortunately the site was unable to confirm if the actress closed the deal, or who she could possibly be playing if the deal closes. She also appeared as a part of the main cast for season two of the sci-fi drama Altered Carbon alongside MCU alum Anthony Mackie. The Arab-European actress has previously appeared on Netflix’s Daredevil, Hulu’s Ramy, and most recently Amazon’s Jack Ryan. While the studio finally confirmed Oscar Isaac in the role just last week – and there are already a handful of other actors slated to star – it appears that there might be another potential actor joining the Disney+ series.Īccording to The Ronin, Dina Shihabi is being considered for an undisclosed role on the show. As production on Marvel’s Moon Knight begins to ramp up, it’s only natural that more details start to pour in. ![]() ![]() ![]() The story trailer is narrated by Salim, in the form of a note he left for Tasi.Those it either killed or turned into Wraiths, with only a few, including the empress, surviving the event. In the end they only managed to cut one of her four lines, and broke the Great Gate, allowing the Shadow to destroy their world and almost all of its inhabitants. Apocalypse How: Possibly a class 4 type in the Other World, caused by rebel alchemists who attempted to cut Empress Tihana's vitae production, through the injection of a mysterious red flesh in it.The Iconoclast ending shows the Shadow creeping into one such pod and killing its inhabitant as a kindness. Oh, and extensive research has gone into making sure the victims don't "burn out" too quickly in other words, great care has been taken to ensure that the victims are kept alive for as long as possible. In many cases, this all happens in claustrophobic pods where you can see the victim writhe and hear their muffled, agonized whimpers and screams. Since they are made to forget the torture every time it happens, they can never get used to it, making every session feel as if the experience was new. And I Must Scream: Countless humans are trapped in a never-ending cycle of physical and psychological torture for the sake of vitae production.However, she is quickly starting to lose control over the illness, and thus losing many of her own memories, only leaving a few quickly written, vague notes for herself, then taking a dose of Laudanum in an attempt to control the issue. Tasi had been told by Hank to escape, and did manage to do so, now somehow finding herself back at the Cassandra, possibly through a portal. This is because she has been purposely infected by Empress Tihana, alongside many, if not all members of her crew, with a toxin inside the waters of her fountain. Amnesiac Hero: Continuing the tradition of the series' Meaningful Name, Tasi cannot remember the last few days of her life, spending most of the storyline recollecting those events.The entire world has been reduced to ash and decay, with the charred bodies of its inhabitants frozen in their death throes scattered about. After the End: The alternate world that Tasi visits has been destroyed by what is eventually revealed to be the Shadow, enraged by Tihana's civilization harvesting of the Orbs.Advancing Wall of Doom: In its reappearance, the Shadow of the Orb acts exactly as it did back in The Dark Descent, though it doesn't pursue the player throughout the entire plot this time.Acceptable Breaks from Reality: Similarly to in The Dark Descent, you can't harm the monsters all that can be done about them is to run and hide, so that the tension can be preserved.In order to progress through an area in the Other World, Tasi must acquire two Leyden jars full of Vitae, but when towards one of them, she finds it powering a member of the local civilization's life support, and once it is removed, ends perishing in the matter of a few seconds. Accidental Murder: Possibly bordering with Mercy Kill.Abusive Precursors: While the overall role of the Other World's civilization on our own is left somewhat ambiguous, translation of an ancient text mentions invaders harvesting "crops" (humans) so at the very least they were little better than bandits and slave drivers. ![]()
![]() ![]() Mexican tater tot casserole is a fantastic dish to keep in your rotation.So, the next time you don’t want a bunch of extra dishes, this is the recipe for you. One Pot Hamburger Helper beef pasta recipe is a great one-dish meal that is also a complete meal.Jiffy cheeseburger casserole is another easy meal to fix and tastes delicious.Chicken and biscuit casserole was a hit around here and is a super easy recipe.Mexican ground beef casserole – for those of you that love things a little bit spicy, this is the perfect meal.I love anything with Ritz Crackers, and this chicken casserole with Ritz Crackers is a delicious meal.With the combo of potatoes, shredded cheese, and beef, the hot dish will always be a popular recipe around your house. It’s perfect for large families or gatherings and ground beef casseroles seem to always be a hit. 5-ingredient ground beef casserole is a great dish for any time of year.Plus, they are versatile and you can adjust them for your picky eaters. You can make them ahead of time, refrigerate or freeze them, and then cook them when you’re ready on those busy weeknights. ![]() More Dinner Casseroles That You Will LoveĬasserole recipes are always a great choice for busy nights. But, we sure love it in the south, or anywhere for that matter. I’ve heard that tater tot casserole came from the Midwest region. Just be sure to stay close, as they will crisp very fast and you don’t want them to burn. Cooking on broil will get the tater tots crispy. How Do You Make Tater Tots Extra Crispy?Īfter the recipe has cooked for the allotted time, turn the oven on broil for the last few minutes. Green beans and bacon, roasted vegetables, salad, and roasted baby carrots are some great choices. You can add vegetables to the dish, or eat them on the side. There are a dishes that go well with this dish. Then, add the tater tots on top and bake as usual. When you’re ready, take the dish out of the freezer, allow it to thaw in the refrigerator for at least 10-12 hours. One of the things I like about this casserole recipe is that you can make it and freeze it for a couple of months. You can store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.Ĭovering with Saran Wrap or aluminum foil will work as well as an airtight container (just don’t reheat in the microwave with the aluminum foil). Optional Vegetables To Add To The Easy Recipe (Or As A Side Dish) If you’d really like to have toasty tater tots, you can turn the oven to broil for the last five minutes.īut, watch closely because they can burn fast. Place the easy tater tot casserole into the oven and bake for about 45 to 50 minutes, or until the dish is bubbly and the tater tots are golden brown. Making this tater tot casserole recipe will keep you out of the kitchen on those nights when you’re tired or short on time.Īnd, you’ll love it so much that you’ll want to add this great recipe to your dinner rotation. Hamburger tater tot casseroles are perfect for when you’re running around picking up kids, as well as going to tutoring, music lessons, or after-school sports because you can make the meal ahead of time, add the tater tots right before cooking, and have dinner ready in less than an hour. We crave the main dish on a regular basis. Casseroles – Classic Comfort FoodĬasseroles are easy to make and we make a lot around here, and this cheeseburger tater tot casserole is always devoured by both of my kids and husband. If you add veggies to the lineup, you’ve just about hit every food group in one dish.Īnd, did I mention it’s a super easy casserole recipe? It’s a simple and hearty casserole. It’s easy to make, will feed the entire family, and everyone will love it. This is the best cheeseburger tater tot casserole recipe out there. ![]() ![]() I was actually surprised by the fact that the truck was in such good condition after the long journey around the world. Ultimately the un-crating went decently well with only a few hiccups that I caught on video along with my first test rides (of course my dad and wife who were both on hand to watch the show unfold were quick to volunteer to test it out). There I unboxed the truck, a process for which I was glad to have charged up my angle grinder in advance. The cage it was shipped in was beaten to hell and back, but the truck was miraculously fine. Once it finally popped out the other end of customs, I paid an additional $500 to some dude I found on Craigslist and he hauled the crated-up truck on a bigger flatbed truck to my parents’ property in Florida that would become the truck’s new home. Long story short, the truck finally arrived in Miami, but then got held up in customs for a few more weeks. No one could explain it.įinally, the Chinese trading company heard back from the shipper on their end that my container had been offloaded in South Korea and put on a second container ship – something about the water in port not being deep enough. No one knew where it went and I spent several days calling the forwarding company, the logistics company, my customs broker, and the Chinese trading company. The only problem was that my truck was no longer on it. It sat around for another couple weeks until it made it into a container and onto a boat, then six weeks later, the boat arrived in Miami. At first all went well, and a couple weeks after paying, my truck was headed to the port. The shipping process seemed to take forever. My truck all boxed up at the factory and ready for a voyage to the New World! Shipping an electric truck from China Those upgrades cost me around $1,500 on top of the base price, plus I had to pay an outrageous $2,200 sea shipping rate, but at least my truck was on its way to me now. ![]() I was able to spec the truck with a hydraulic dumping bed, air conditioning, and a giant (for this small truck) 6 kWh lithium-ion battery. ![]() So I started talking with the trading company (a little outfit known as ChangLi that also supplies a few importers in the US). It was a bit small, but had a lot of charm. And you had to pay extra for batteries, shipping, etc.īut glossing over all those hiccups, the truck looked as silly as it did awesome. I found a $2,000 electric truck that looked perfect, except that it was about 2:3 scale. I originally found the truck while perusing Alibaba in search of a weekly nugget of gold for my Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column. Well, now I can finally answer, “Yes!” and share with you exactly what I received.īut first, a tiny bit of background. I know this because I’ve gotten emails almost daily ever since, asking if my Chinese electric pickup truck has arrived (with some humorously calling it my F-50). Some readers may recall that a few months ago I bought a cheap electric mini-truck on Alibaba. ![]() ![]() Take a look at them!Ĭheck out these links below to find fall coloring pages that you’d like to try. Fall is in the air and what better way to celebrate than by coloring! I have some really great fall-themed coloring pages for adults to share with you below. > CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR MY EMAIL LIST AND GET ACCESS TO MY FREE PRINTABLE LIBRARY!ĭo you remember coloring with crayons as a kid? It was so much fun to color, and it’s even more fun now that we are adults. 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![]() ![]() The first one is Dusk Dani, which will be available from June 15 to July 17. Those with Amazon Prime can get the From Dusk Collection of skins through Prime Gaming Rewards. And while the weapon can be used by anyone, the skins are locked to a specific character. Every pack contains a skin and weapon and is available for $4.99 separately. ![]() The Jungle Fantasy Ryan, Steel Horse Carla, and Venice Vogue Bruno skins are not included in any pass and must be purchased separately. Those with the Deluxe, Gold, or Hell-A editions will get the Silver Star Jacob and Cyber Slayer Amy skins. The technical issues aren’t ideal, but the fast paced combat and creative levels might be enough to make it worth diving into.Season pass owners will get the Gaelic Queen Dani costume. It’s also just too much information and I ended up forgetting most of it by the next battle.ĭusk Diver 2 has a few issues, but I’m interested to see how the full game feels next month. Before every encounter at the start of the game you’ll be greeting with 5 pages of text to read about different status effects or niche abilities, and it really messes with the pacing. It’s also worth mentioning how much is thrown at you at the very start of the game, and how many tutorials you’ll need to endure. NPCs that are too far away will display as brightly coloured stick figures, and it looks really stylish. There’s also some pop in, but it’s covered up in a very novel way. When there are even a handful of enemies on the screen there are noticeable frame drops, and it definitely detracts from the experience. The bright colours make for a lovely backdrop for the action, and the character designs of friend and foe are nice if very anime inspired. It has a few blurry lines up close, but for the most part Dusk Diver 2 looks really good on the Switch. Hopefully when the full game rolls around I’ll get to have fun enjoying city life. The leveling up and equipment side of the game has eluded me so far, and I haven’t had much of a chance to explore the bustling metropolis of Taipei either. I’m definitely looking forward to seeing what wondrous areas I’ll get to explore in the rest of the game.Īlthough I got to check out a decent chunk of Dusk Diver 2, there are some aspects I haven’t truly explored yet. In the very first mission you’re shrunk down into a neon arcade, and have to fight enemies while dodging air hockey pucks and dealing with pesky Whack-A-Mole rodents. I was expecting the action and flashy moves when I booted up Dusk Diver 2, but what I wasn’t expecting were the creative stages. You can also call in allies for an assist attack, to create more chaos on the battlefield. Whereas Yumo is lightning fast in combat, Leo is much slower but perfect for taking on multiple enemies at once with his AoE fire attacks. The first game only featured Yumo as a playable character, but in the sequel you’ll have allies joining you that you can switch to on the fly. There’s no hanging back and chipping away in Dusk Diver 2, it’s all action. Another meter that you need to build up lets you transform into your powerful burst mode, which allows you deal even more damage, and if you keep up the pressure use your ultimate attack. By holding down R and pressing face buttons you’ll unleash flashy combos that deal massive damage. Once you’ve built up enough SP you can start unloading special attacks. Timing is everything in Dusk Diver 2, because with good reactions you can deal massive damage and avoid any incoming attacks. There are the standard normal and heavy attacks, as well as a lock on system, dodge and a counter attack that spawns a strange monster to charge at your opponent. There’s a lot going on in the combat, and you’ll need to master it all if you want to survive. With demons still causing havoc in Taipei, you’d better believe there’s going to be a lot of scrapping in Dusk Diver 2. As someone who didn’t play the first game I’ll admit I was a little lost at mentions of dimensional fissures and Dragon Veins, but I’m interested to see where Yumo’s story goes next. The powers she awakened are still going strong, and she wants to focus more on using them to take down Chaos Beasts than her studies. Our protagonist Yumo is a year older than last time around, and now a college student. Fortunately Wanin International are back with Dusk Diver 2 this August to plump up that action game library. I guess on a console without a ton of power under the hood, it’s a challenge to create a fast paced modern game with beautiful 3d character models that doesn’t look a little rough around the edges. The Switch has a huge library full of almost every genre you could ever want to play, but outside of a few powerhouses it’s pretty light on character action games. ![]() |
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