I'll be honest, I only watch Ascension itself (and even then, not every match)

SEN (30/70) G2

I just think G2's map pool and read on the meta is superb. I really like their comps and their teamplay is gorgeous to witness. It's not impossible for SEN to win though.

Oh yeah, he's a fucking unit. Completely forgot

Not sure about player, but I'm certain that Potter is the tallest coach.

Bang made me a believer in that skin way back in 2022. Now it seems to be the most used Phantom skin

Best mechanically? Sure. Everything else? Get the fuck outta here 😭🤣

If Rossy were to come in, you'd have to kick something since (I believe) he counts as an import.

Could argue that Trace and LOUD belong in the HMs before the gap.

Mods, oil him

I saw quite a bit of hype for RunneR pre-2024 season. He was a pretty big up and coming duelist player at the time.

It's absolutely fair to have LOUD beating SEN. For me, it's SEN 60%-40% LOUD.

Riot wanted to spread out the season and this was the consequence.

Well it's kind of just the standard core, though I forgot to add Mitch/Tombizz. What I mean by fancy is potentially bringing in a new a duo from somewhere, which is very rare nowadays.

What is your favorite single player video game of all time? Mine goes back and forth between Elden Ring, Bloodborne, and Sly 2: Band of Thieves.

Not expecting anything super fancy for the first international event of the year. Probably just Bren/Sideshow, Pansy/Mini or Hypoc if he's doing better by then, Paperthin/Achilios, and Doug/Babybay

glue eaters

Not ideal

GE = Glue Eaters

1. Trust in Plug
2. The rest, who cares

He looks like a young Ethan Hawke

Xbox 360 ahh username

Definitely the best looking team so far in the league. Really good coordination and it seems they are on top of the meta, especially with Tejo. I definitely recommend checking back on the VOD later.

Apple TV is insane. They have a lot of absolute banger shows, but they barely market them. Severance is like the only show they market.

G2

Bro they said they got a plan for VPNs too. It ain't worth it bro, just let it go 😭

He's so fucking insane dude lmao

You're correct!

I'm curious if you know how to pronounce

I won't give a shit about the animation quality because the dialogue, characters, and story is uninteresting to me. Same reason Demon Slayer is grating for me. I read ~30 chapters of the manga a couple of years back and dropped it. Just another typical sports shounen. Idk how people eat this shit up anymore.

Also, I heard after S1 that the animation fell off a fucking cliff.

But I like being a hater. Also, too much Blue Lock talk on this forum. Shit is mid af

Genuinely, who gives a fuck?

Stopped reading at 'eSports' 🤢🤮

Buy me GTA 6 at launch

No Chet lmao

lmao

trust in plug

On a more serious note, they have always had potential. We had a glimpse of that last year, but they downgraded with Zander (imo). I've kinda lost faith in them.

You should try Nine Sols then. Has a really satisfying combat system (similar to Sekiro with its' parry mechanic). Navigating the world isn't anywhere near as complicated as Hollow Knight either. Plus, it has 2 difficulty modes, standard and story. choose story if you find the difficulty to be a bit rough (which I admit, it is, but I found really fun anyway).

Lol I also gave up on Hollow Knight early on with my 1st playthough. I gave it a 2nd shot and managed to beat it all. I think it's a little overrated, but still a great game. Much bigger game than I thought it was gonna be.

I am super eager to try them out, though the 1st person perspective will probably be a bit jarring for me since I recently played the 2, 3, and 4 Remakes.

Have heard great things about it.

I played Armored Core VI at launch. Was my 2nd favorite game of 2023 (only behind Lies of P). FromSoftware is my favorite video game company working today (though I will admit I wasn't a huge fan of Shadow of the Erdtree)

Well I haven't played Valorant in like 6 months. I haven't really 'quit' per se, but I'm not super eager to dive back in either. Only really paying attention to the esports side of things. So I guess, as of right now, I only engage with Helldivers II.

Interesting, I always heard the Blasphemous games are notoriously difficult, unless that's only the 2nd entry? Anyway, I do plan on playing them, but I do wanna tackle Celeste first.

What remains of Edith finch is probably the main one I want to play. Had in my library for ages and still haven't played.

Edith Finch is a very short experience (easily the shortest indie on the list). Very beautiful "walking sim." Hit me harder than I thought it would. It's not the most interactive experience, but the storytelling is fantastic. Very worth it since you can knock it out in a couple of hours.

Hollow knight, hades and cup head are probably not my thing? Certain kinds of difficult games, I just don't care too much for. I usually need to love someone else about the game besides good difficult gameplay.

That's completely fair. Hollow Knight and especially Cuphead are quite difficult, so I understand staying clear of those. Hades starts off pretty tough, but since it's a roguelite, you constantly get stronger while the enemies stay relatively the same (unless you engage with the heat mechanic, which you wouldn't have to worry about if you don't want to.) There's also a setting that helps mitigate the difficulty by making you tankier for each attempt you fail. Dying also progresses the story, weirdly enough. I've personally liked tougher games ever since beating Elden Ring (which is my favorite game of all time)

I have 250 hours in that game. Really loved it for awhile, but my friends and I moved on the from it. Maybe I'll play it again in the future since a lot of updates have passed since I last played consistently.

That's for sure on the list. I've been loving the metroidvania sub-genre recently with Hollow Knight, Animal Well, Nine Sols, and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. Celeste is probably the next metroidvania I play. I need a bit of a break from them though.

I have never played a BioWare game strangely enough. All I know is that their last 3 games were trash.

Curious which ones from my list you need to tackle?

Dang you are a gamer indeed

Oh and thanks, it's funny because like 5 years ago I would play nothing but live-service. Wasn't until I played Red Dead Redemption 2 that I realized what I've been missing in terms of single player experiences. Hades was also the game that got me into the indie space.

I play single player games exclusively on my PS5. My PC is pretty outdated to play most modern games. I also only do physical copies (unless it's indie). Also, Remedy just doesn't look like my cup of tea. None of their games seem that appealing to me.

I have done a decent amount of indies, but just wanted to do a bigger game this time. I've played:

-Outer Wilds + DLC
-Hades (Waiting for 1.0 of Hades II as well)
-Hollow Knight (Silksong doesn't exist lmao)
-Animal Well
-Nine Sols
-Signalis
-Disco Elysium
-Another Crab's Treasure
-What Remains of Edith Finch
-Mouthwashing
-Stardew Valley
-Cuphead

Thanks for saying Subnautica though. That's one I for sure have to get into. Probably will before the sequel comes out.