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richardmurray

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  1. Day 12 https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/art/Candle-12-Witchtember-2022-929311301 Day 13 https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/art/Memory-Box13-Witchtember-2022-929443156
  2. league of legends art https://www.deviantart.com/ccayco/status-update/We-continue-to-clean-up-929375777
  3. THE BIG BUDGET GAMES Fire Emblem Engage If you are a fan of the fire emblem series, this is a buy. It will be out 1-20-2023 A divine edition with collectible items will be with it. Fire Emblem is a franchise game so what that means is, fans will be favored and non fans for whatever reason, take it or leave it. It Takes Two - electronic arts usa, 2 players required Help two parents return to normal, can be played in handheld mode exclusively, I think. They say you can play it in the complete switch. November 4th Interesting game, a natural two player. I am interested. Can pre-order if you are seeing this post. Fatal Frame: Mask of the lunar eclipse - Koei Tecmo games Creepy game, scary game, for you frighteners:) Seem to be a maid outfit:) she mysteriously vanished as a child and is now in an abandoned hospital , a camera is used to recover memories. This game never came out in the USA but those in japan know it. Nintendo does a number of these sorts of games, new to the world outside japan. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 second wave look like mechas. Ino is a new hero made for this advance in character or item content or quality for xenoblade 3. She will allow new strategies and types, after you complete her quest. A third wave is coming October 13th Indie or smaller budget games- my preferred zone Spongebob squarepants: the cosmic shake by THQ Nordic I am not a fan of the cartoon so... 3-d platformer. Looks fun though if you are into the series. Voiced by the original actors from the show launching next year, no exact time given Fitness boxing fist of the north star from Imagineer Wow! the original screenshot I was thinking. Oh wow! first of the north star, but this is a fitness game:) I remember a relative had the first fist of the north star video game on his nintendo. It was interesting. You can take on bosses, they look like the characters from the anime. But it is for fitness, you need to move and work out as you play. March 2023 Oddballers from UBisoft Many minigames, six players can play simultaneously, can specify your playing character. Meant to be fun. These games are best if you have a bunch of people you know play the switch, can get online with it, and then you can organize play times. Launches Early next year Tunic by Finji A puzzle adventure game. A fox washed up on a shore, needs to complete a manual and to do that you have to go through the island. Looks pretty. September 27th preorders are available now Front Mission 1: Remake + Front Mission 2: remake both by Forever entertainment Front mission is a strategy game, turn base, you ride a mecha, they call wanzers, that you can advance. Front Mission 2 was not released outside japan. I love strategy games so I may get this. IT all depends on how busy I am. Front mission 1 in November 2022 Front Mission 2 in 2023 Front Mission 3 is coming after Front Mission 2 Story of Seasons: a wonderful life from Xseed games Originally it came out 20 years ago. This is a daily life routine game. Care for animals, raise up a farm, like Stardew Valley, but better colorizations or scope. You can have a child and raise it and characters will grow old. Summer 2023 Splatoon Injection First post launch splatfest for splatoon 3. 09/23 friday 5pm Pacific time to 09/25 sun 5pm Pacific time Theme: what would you bring to a deserted island? Gear Grub Fun Splatoon was injected here. This is a larger project that the smaller games, but Splatoon was started as an experimental. Like PRofessor Layton, it was contingent on success so it was an inhouse indie project so to speak. Enjoy splatters:) They end with more updates for splatoon 3 Medium budget game Octopath Traveler 2 from Square enix This adds 8 new travelers. Hikari the warrior Agnea the dancer- I am a dancer and a singer, for those who remember coming 2 america Partitio the merchant- who sounds like he doesn't know whether he wants to be from the midwest or the deep south and sports a cowboy hat of course:) while his name is:) partitio Osvald the scholar Throne the thief Temenos the cleric Ochette the hunter Castti the apothecary Players path differs between day and night. This is a game meant to give users truly different stories to be a part of, like a choose your path but meets super nes graphics Launches 2 24 2023 Fae Farm from Phoenix Labs A lifestyle game. Farm simulator. Magical spells to grow crops. Face off against mischievous foes. Can play up to 4 players online or local player. Can customize home. Seasons change that will be important. Spring 2023 Theatrhythm Final bar line from Square Enix For the 35th anniversary. I have the original. For fans of the series, this is for you 385 songs in total, can play each stage, music divided by game. Two players can compete locally, 4 players online multibattle February 16th 2023- can preorder now after games launch downloaded able content songs from various series in the square enix library Mario + Rabbids sparks of hope from Ubisoft I never got into this. but you can freely roam into worlds. Find coins, unlock paths. help locals with task. A gold edition can be ordered that gives you the game with weapons skins and a season pass October 20th 2022 Rune factory 3 Special from XSeed games You can now fish, farm, relax in the town in and around doing quest. Can transform into a "Monster" Locales will change how they react to you based on your look and they have improved the features to be with your game spouse:)... I play a game that has that and I can't bring myself to go down that tunnel Out in 2023 A new rune factory series will launch in the future. This is a series though which has many fans who have every game so for newbies like me, you can get in now if you want. Nintendo 64 games on Nintendo online Pilotwings 64 MArioparty Marioparty 2 MArioparty 3 Pokemon Stadium Pokemon stadium 2 1080 snowboarding excitebike 64 Goldeneye - i played that game:) when it was new Games out now or near out and medium to small budget to Indie Various Daylife from Square Enix An RPG. More common visual structure. Out the day of this post, so you can get it if you see this Factorio from WUbe Software ltd Management simulation game. This kind of game is what I mean by a game's scale is very tiny. It looks interesting, but your character is really small. At least by the images given. I love the concept though. More original than the usual. Crashed ship, you have to reconstruct it on an alien world. Like Pikmin meets Astroneer. Love the look of the construction lines. You have enemies you will need to construct. OCtober 28th 2022 Ib from playism A young girl named Ib in an art gallery gets sucked into a scary surreal world through a painting, you have to get her back. A puzzle horror game with nice visual graphics so you can actually have puzzles. Puzzles can't be difficult to see, that is why horror games that try to look like a movie with puzzles can be too difficult. Like the concept. spring 2023 Big budget games Mario Strikers battle league from Nintendo Pauline , Diddy Kong joins in More gear and a new stadium 2nd free update launches in september 2022 Atelier Ryza 3 alchemist of the end and the secret key from Koei Tecmo games I don't know this series. I love how it is subtitled into english. One of the come here from japan games. Ryza is a female lead. An RPG, very graphic. If you are in the series you are in. February 24th 2023 Mario kart 8 deluxe booster course pass Wave 3 A sneak peak of the courses. Mario Kart fans rejoice. This holiday 2022 launches. If you have nintendo switch online + you don't need to pay Nintendo switch sport Golf will be added from Wii sports, 22 golf courses Free update this holiday 2022 The guy in mr iwata's position asked for fans to wait a little longer Shigeru Miyamoto- if you don't know who that is , shame on you Super Mario Bros animated movie will be out next Spring with illumination Suepr Nintendo world, will open in hollywood california Pikmin! over 20 years for the first game. I love pikmin. I wrote this as I listened so if you read my words you know how I feel. Pikmin Bloom - Take it with you . Send out pikmin , on your phone, a phone game.You can keep a record of where you have been with pikmin. PIKMIN!!! Pikmin 4!!! YES!!! 2023 I can wait I can wait You can play from the pikmin perspective from the ground. Switch will make it more interesting. Dandori- strategically deploying commanding the pikmin!! I can't play Pikmin on the phone but I am very happy. As an engineer I think Pikmin is one of the finest games ever made. Non engineers don't comprehend the challenge of pikmin. I have enjoyed Pikmin , Pikmin 2, Pikmin 3, Hey Pikmin, and will enjoy pikmin bloom if I can. Pikmin 4 is a keeper! Big Budget games Just dance 2023 edition from Ubisoft Karaoke games. Great for partying. for gatherings. Not really a game you buy for yourself, you buy that for the house. Medium Budget Games Harvestella from square enix Life simulator RPG. very glitzy, pretty. Not for me, the combat is too glamoury. Demo will be later the day of this post. November 4th 2022 Bayonetta 3 Bayonetta recovered memories, confronted demons to save friend, now saves humanity from the humonguli Any one who wants to play a bad ass woman, who looks like a purposefully cosplayable character, enjoy October 28, can preoder now- a new trailer will launch on youtube.IT wasn't on nintendo's Master Detective archives Rimcode from Spike Chunsoft Yuma an amnesiac detective, and a spirit haunting him have to solve cases. This is like Yokai watch had a baby with Ace Attorney. Spring 2023 REsident Evil Village Cloud from Capcom OCtober 28th 2022- can try a demo if you see this. Winters expansion available December 2nd for third person character. Resident evil 2 and 3 will be available as cloud versions Sifu from Sloclap Brawler game, thrusting, tripping, parrying. Break opponent's stance and gain the upper hand. SIFU!! Fall in combat and you get older and weaker. Get revenge before your time is up. This reminds me of Sakurai samurai designed by the late Mr Iwata, a game I absolutely love, where you wield a sword but you have to do it wisely November 8th , can preoder today Crisis core final fantasy Vii reunion from square enix The events leading up to Final Fantasy 7 Final fantasy fans rejoice, separath and cloud are with him. December 13th 2022 Radiant Silvergun from live wire inc A space shooter game. September 13 2022, today . For space shooter collectors this looks nice, nothing new mechanically, but looks pretty Endless Dungeon from Sega Gauntlet but in space junkyards , procedurally generated levels. unlock weapons heroes. 2023 Tales of Symphonia remastered from bandai namco entertainment america inc Remastered. I am not a fan but for fans, rejoice early 2023 Quick news Life is strange arcadia bay collection from square enix september 27th 2022 Romancing saga minstrel song remastered from square enix december 1st 2022 , pre order now Lego Bricktales from Thunderful Was a few short video clips but looks fun Fall 2022 Disney Speedstorm from Gameloft SE 2022 Fall guys season 2 from epic games september 15th 2022 LATe Big news Kirby's return to dreamland deluxe Mr Iwata's baby, Kirby fans rejoice for 30th anniversary of Kirby February 24th 2023 can preorder King LINK!!! One man alone. When will they do a link between worlds 2 The Legend of Zelda, Tears of the Kingdom 5-12-2023 CONCLUSION Saw a lot of Square enix and in house Nintendo. Though I did enjoy some of the smaller development firms projects Of the games I saw , the following interest me in a sale. Tunic- looks beautiful FaeFarm- this is the first game in a long time that looks like it mirrors for me one of the most fun games ever, and that is fantasy life. When I look at this game, it makes me think of fantasy life had a baby with animal crossing and stardew valley. The time changing and scope is very stardew valley-ish. The visualization, which is important in these games, is like animal crossing. You can see everything. some times in these games, its too tiny or too large. Or the scale is not right. But, you can actually battle in here and that is Fantasy life. I think fantasy life was underrated for how people could come in and play and help another person playing the game. Factorio- this is an individual game, I wish it was a multiplayer, I swear this concept with a multiplayer facet could be huge. But I like it. It's not for everyone, it is niche. But I like astroneeer, I like pikmin so if you like those then you will like this, and I haven't even played it. PIKMIN 4 Mandatory Sifu- the mechanics I like. I am tired of immortal fighter games. I want fighter games where the mechanics are more honest, not unfun, not real, but honests. Why can't I get older if I lose. I like the concept. Endless Dungeon- like gauntlet ,a loose maybe Lego Bricktales- looks fun, I love my build a world games The following games I want to say why not. Oddballer- if i can get members of black games elite to do this game, I will be in, cause it looks fun:) and we can go as a team on others teams. but it is contingent on the group Front Missions- I love strategy but I will not deny, there is a particular strategy game that I like a lot and until that next edition is available on switch while I like certain strategy games a lot, I will pause. Story of Season- look at faefarm above The main video:)
  4. Developing with Dualmask Playing with Afroitcus , if the video doesn't work try the following https://www.twitch.tv/afroitcus
  5. The failure of Black adults to Black children is the speech Black adults, whether parent or not, need to give to Black children. I explain myself in the status post linked below, please read my comments under the articles. https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=2064&type=status
  6. @Chevdove glad you enjoyed:) to africans...of course not, the british empire like the statian empire is an empire, it has many well earned enemies. Maybe they don't get revenge but they aren't going to lie to themselves are they? @Cynique your choice of words is very gentle... ireland has a strained relationship with england... england's dominion over the indian subcontinent which inclued pakistan and bangadesh was not particularly honorable you do like to speak very gently. @ProfDand generational wealth. many black people talk about generational wealth in the usa context, but generational wealth historically is mostly through generals or warlords putting crowns on their head and with their power anointing their bloodlines owners of all under that crown , thus they own all, generational wealth
  7. cool @DaytonFrederick please tell dualmask
  8. Day 11 https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/art/Sage-11-Witchtember-2022-929182261
  9. Many millenial knows the former regnum of england https://luvmesumme.tumblr.com/post/695070752799670272
  10. @Pioneer1 thank you for answering my query. To bad you can't recall a black mermaid tale. Some black people may be referring to the new film as the gifs in my status suggest.
  11. @Pioneer1 no in NYC.... NYC has always been full of homeless people, the problem is the location of the homeless has adjusted. NYC under adams already did away with many havens for the homeless, in his campaign against what he considers a crime riddled city, under bridges or overpasses and other places. The flood and the response to sars-cov-2 got homeless people out of the sewers or subways. but with all these administrative changes, homeless people simply settle where they find themselves and thus all over the city. To home ownership another no, the problem is NYC has a large percentage of people who still owe rent. Circa over a billion dollars and most of those people are not black.
  12. Day 10 https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/art/Ghost-10-Witchtember-2022-929077403
  13. What is the most memorable while also original mermaid story you know of from a Black writer? https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=2063&type=status
  14. @Troy Because I want to hear what others think without something to reply too. I find one of the biggest problems with communication online is the replying nature. PEople feed off of replies. They read an article then go to the replies. And then spend so much time on the replies. I sometimes don't want to be the starter. A work of art shouldn't require anyone to speak first for anyone to have a comment.
  15. @Troy Not just the creators of star trek but the house of the dragon or Rings of power shows are similar in presenting a multiracial populace in a fantasy world on par with somewhere in NYC. you know why they are doing it Troy, you are not ignorant. the simple reality is, many people in humanity, want to see an image of complex multiraciality, and they don't care about plot to get it. The problem with the shows, is the writers have failed to provide the multiracial casting or visage, the producers want through their accountants determinations through electronic assessment on the viewers desires WHILE also provide a story whose plot or characters are as qualified or natured as the source material. But to me the problem is the one word you used... mainstream. I never use that word. I use the word white. When I see Hollywood, TV stations, Cable stations, streaming platforms. I don't see a mainstream, a word that suggest a minor stream exists and people are possibly being kept in the minor stream or excluded from the main stream. I see white media. I see white firms in white broadcasting channels presenting white stories and providing opportunity for white artists/thespians to be apart of it. Now, white firms have the freedom to hire blacks but that doesn't make a show black. And doesn't mean black people must herd to that show or honor that show as a symbol of growth in the black community. Again, as with my Black wood argument. The black community in the USA has a long history of its own media. YEs, not as well known even by black people. Yes, absent the financing for the most glamorous. but it exists. It exists. Black people in the USA value being apart of white media because they want white media to become the mainstream. But private financing isn't the government. Judging by content of character, not color of skin is functional in government, but a white owner of a firm has the right to give their dumb child the vice presidency of the firm over a black man with twenty matriculations and more recommendations. And the reason is simple, they own the firm. The whole point of owning is to be above merit. You own, you do what you want. thus why nothing is too big too fail. My blackwood position goes into this Searched for 'blackwood' in Status Updates (aalbc.com)
  16. congrats to Megan Piphus Peace, first black female puppeteer on Sesame Street https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=2062&type=status
  17. @Troy No I placed the text and source of the poem , no need for that image. Fair enough, e e cummings in my view is making a statement, but if you don't see a statement being made then fair enough. MAybe my assessment is to self contained
  18. Day 9 https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/art/Eye-09-Witchtember-2022-928971787
  19. No @Troy no one suggested anything outside Cynique who didn't offer any artistic take, more a snide on its content, which is fine, so I left it alone. yeah the image is the other poem which i placed in the linked status in the original post. But I will ask you, what do you think? I posted this to get replies to the poetry from others, to chime in if needed. Not to be the center of multilog.
  20. @Pioneer1 Thoughtful strategy, from a historical point of view your strategy has already shown its challenge in being implemented in the black community in the usa. While history also shows it is warranted based on the, unbridgeable, positions of various black tribes to each other in the black community in the usa. The challenge is black leaders of most tribes in the black community in the usa historically find it very difficult to tell their tribal members to be about their tribe and stop proselytizing or condemning other tribes and wish the other tribes fare thee well with love. It is not historically unprecedented, but it is rare from the 1500s to today.
  21. @Michel Montvert but your not seeing my point,... I have never joined a gang in the usa and probably, never will. but, some, and I dare say most, people in one see positive value in it, and not all for the same reasons. My point is gangs can change or can have various function. You concur to that. Yes, I didn't say all in a gang want it or desire it or feel everybody should do it, though some do. antisemites. Being jewish is a religious affiliation. in the same way being Christian. But when I speak of phenotypical concerns it is important to say White jews. Because whites jews or not black jews. When I say white or black I am speaking of phenotype or appearance, and specifically or usually skin color. A white person isn't different to me because they are female or jewish or young or latino. Said whites are to me no different than white people who are male, chrsitian , old , anglos. I am negatively prejudiced to whites. Yes I AM. Does this mean I have killed somebody or attacked somebody white? no it does not and no I haven't. Hitler's views on white jews have no bearing on me. I know he thought black people, whether they be yoruba/christian/buddisht/jewish ala falashas of ethiopia/ atheoist/spiritualist/agnostic/ or other were second to whites. Now I do care about that. do you? And your right, nature only knows humans are human. In the same way nature only knows birds are birds. it is humans who make the variances amongst us in the same way the pidgeon in NYC is no where to be found when one of the local eagles is flying above.
  22. @Pioneer1 yes, but the point is , comparing the success of a group with significantly smaller quantity to a group with significantly larger quantity failings in fiscal or structural affairs is unfair. A small group in fiscal capitalism has to be persecuted strongly, meaning through the government, by a larger group to have more failings. In the USA , white jews are not persecuted strongly, thus. Blacks are persecuted strongly in the USA, but, that is all blacks thus, the tinier Nation of islam can operate easier. It is the same like the blacks at martha's vineyard. or the blacks in various pocket communities in the south. In the end, are you suggesting the black community in the USA break up into groups? For , example, the Nation of islam is approximately a floor of 55,000 people. the black population in the usa is approximately a floor of 45,000,000 so if you are saying the black community in the usa needs to break up into more effective groups then based on the nation of islam that is circa one thousand groups. Possible? of course. It is doable. It will be a process. In my mind it isn't complicated to see where to start or the path. But as this is based on your words, what will you do?
  23. Day 8 https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/art/Cat-08-Witchtember-2022-928829613
  24. @Michel Montvert Help? well, maybe if the mexican government would help them, they can make more possible. At the base level, they are refuting wanting to live in the USA as their parents and more like their forebears who lost that war at the end. When one loses a war, it is a gang like scenario. Well, the history of gangs is violence. The irish /white jewish/italian mobs mostly terrrorized their own as well, all gangs do The gang is never for the other, but a gathering of those who are not convinced by the system, which doesn't mean all have to be that way. yes, some mexicans kids, think like their parents, like you but my simple point is that those who don't have the right to. The KKK was a gang no different in nature. The KKK killed or hurt many white people as well. Not all gangs have the same level of power. But that connects to outside sources. Maybe the mexican government needs to aid the mexicans gangs more? I know the southern governments aided the KKK. NYC's government was a partner to the irish/white jew/italian gangs. So...

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