6/2/2023 0 Comments Pocky and rocky 2 metacritic![]() What makes Pocky & Rocky Reshrined stand out is the fact that it’s a chaotic run-and-gun shooter set against a mostly cute, sometimes serene, other times dark backdrop. Newly added is the ability to tap the projectile button for a special attack ability and hold the defense button for a shield or similar power. ![]() The various characters have different attacks, but you’ve essentially got the four face buttons: auto-firing projectiles, a defensive sweep, a diving dodge, and your limited-use special attack. ![]() Not a twin-stick shooter like Smash T.V., but one where you both walk and point your dude with the same directional buttons like Ikari Warriors. If you’ve never played Pocky & Rocky, it’s a top-down shooter. No, you can’t just play through Free Play and unlock her, you have to play the Story Mode again. Woof.Įven when you do beat Story Mode, only four of the characters are unlocked for Free Play, with the fifth being locked behind beating the Story Mode a second time. Instead, you can collect 10,000 coins, but after actually finishing Story Mode, I had collected around 2,000. You actually don’t have to wait to finish Story Mode. I planned on playing this with my husband, but I guess I’m almost thankful that our schedules didn’t align, because it would have been a bummer to have to wait. Pocky & Rocky feels so quintessentially co-op, that if you’ve visited my apartment on more than one occasion, chances are high that I’ve forced you to play it with me. The depth of my bafflement is immeasurable. That’s strange, but what’s really bizarre is that Pocky & Rocky Reshrined has its co-op locked behind having to beat the entirely single-player “story” mode. Neither felt as enjoyable as co-op games, but that’s partially because Pocky & Rocky With Becky was entirely single-player. I’m pretty happy about that because I felt like the sequels lost a bit of their pop. That is to say, it doesn’t borrow from Pocky & Rocky 2, and mercifully ignores Pocky & Rocky With Becky. I should also specify that Pocky & Rocky Reshrined lifts the mechanics from Pocky & Rocky. The point is that the first two levels may convince you that you’re playing a remake, as they feature many of the same beats and bosses, but after that, it’s mostly new. It’s told like a child’s storybook, so it is definitely mocking me. It feels like it shouldn’t be complicated, but I got tremendously lost somewhere along the way. It diverges after the second level, where the Black Mantle reveals itself, and then we get into some screwball plot about time travel. ![]() All the “Nopino Goblins” have gone berzerk again ( Pocky & Rocky technically being the follow-up to the arcade game Kiki Kaikai), and Rocky the Raccoon (actually a Tanuki) asks shrine priestess Pocky to help figure out why. In fact, the opening cutscene is practically a repeat of the opening to Pocky & Rocky. Pocky & Rocky Reshrined ( PS4, Nintendo Switch ) Thankfully, we’ve now gotten exactly that, but while Wild Guns Reloaded and Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors were “enhanced remasters,” Pocky & Rocky Reshrined is more of a sequel. I was afraid that the need to license from Taito would be a barrier, however. After seeing the success with those titles (at least from a critical perspective, I don’t know how they did sales-wise), I was hopeful that they’d revisit one of my favorites: Pocky & Rocky. It’s amazing to me that they’ve not only taken the time to port games like Wild Guns and Ninja Warriors, but they’ve gone to the effort of giving them upgrades courtesy of Tengo Project. Natsume had some great games that were overlooked on the SNES, at least here in the west.
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![]() HBP strongly increase the fracture toughness and impact strength of the hosting matrix but, on the other hand, they can reduce the thermomechanical properties. ![]() Besides these reported benefits, inorganic nanoparticles can lead to a significant increase of the resin viscosity due to their high specific surface area, which inevitably will detrimentally affect the level processability of the hosting system in manufacturing composite materials and structures. have demonstrated that the addition of silica nanoparticles up to 10 wt% causes a remarkable enhancement in the fracture toughness and an increase in the critical crack length for the onset of crack propagation. Inorganic fillers are also widely employed as tougheners in the epoxy matrix Ragosta et al. ![]() have demonstrated an enhancement of the epoxy thermal stability with the incorporation of silica in particular, all the temperatures of degradation, i.e., Td 10 (10% weight loss), Td 50 (50% weight loss), and T max (maximum weight loss), have increased with the growth in silica domains of the hybrid epoxy–silica polymer. by adding 10% by weight of sepiolite, and, therefore, a remarkable improvement of the hosting epoxy matrix fire behavior and thermal stability was achieved. A significant reduction of the PHRR (Peak of Heat Release Rate) was observed by Zotti et al. ![]() reported the increase of thermal stability and the reduction of the mass loss rate by the addition of fumed silica to an epoxy matrix. In particular, silica and inorganic clays (e.g., montmorillonite and sepiolite ) are the most used inorganic fillers to improve the thermal and mechanical properties of epoxy resins. Inorganic fillers are generally used in thermosetting resins in order to reduce the coefficient of the thermal expansion of finished products and to increase the thermal stability of the composite system. Finally, fracture toughness analysis revealed that both the critical stress intensity factor (K IC) and critical strain energy release rate (G IC) increased with the CSNPs content, reporting an increase of about 32% and 74%, respectively, for the higher filler loading. The Kissinger Method was employed in order to study the thermal stability of the nanocomposites the degradation activation energies that resulted were higher for the sample loaded with low filler content with a maximum increase of both degradation step energies of about ~77% and ~20%, respectively. Although the incorporation of 2.5 wt% of CSNPs induces a ~4 ☌ reduction of the hosting matrix glass transition temperature, a slight increase of the storage modulus of about ~10% was also measured. An aeronautical epoxy resin was loaded with the synthesized CSNPs at different percentages and thermal properties, such as thermal stability and dynamic mechanical properties, were investigated with the use of different techniques. A core diameter of about 250 nm with a 15 nm thick shell was revealed using TEM images. CSNPs were characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), and Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA). Synthesized silicon oxide (silica) nanoparticles were functionalized with a hyperbranched polymer (HBP) achieving a core/shell nanoparticles (CSNPs) morphology. 6/2/2023 0 Comments Hunter girls“The new competition will be for girls in the Under 13, Under 15 and Under 17 age groups and is exciting news for local rugby clubs as it will give young girls interested in playing rugby union an added opportunity to show their talents on the field.” ![]() “HJRU is opening a new pathway for young female players with the introduction of an innovative 10-a-side competition on Saturday, 18 May,” said Julien. Julien said the Girls Summer 7s will be a prelude to an exciting new girls competition being introduced in May. Under 13s:Hamilton, Maitland, Merewether Carlton, and Singleton Under 15s:Easts, Hamilton, Maitland, Merewether Carlton, Nelson Bay, Singleton and The Waratahs Under 17s:Easts, Hamilton, Maitland, Merewether Carlton, Nelson Bay, Singleton and The Waratahs Women:Easts, Hamilton, Maitland, Merewether Carlton, Nelson Bay and The Waratahs ![]() The Summer competitions will see the following teams take the field on Friday: “We started a fledgling 7s competition in Spring 2017 and it has grown rapidly since then in providing an opportunity for girls aged Under 13s to Under 17 to play the faster version of the game,” explained Julien. HJRU President, Julien Castaldi, said it would be the second year of the Girls Summer competition following strong interest from young female players wanting to join the rugby code. The three girl’s divisions will play at Ernie Calland Fields, also from 6pm. The women will play at Waratah No.5 Ground on Friday with matches starting at 6pm. ![]() “We are happy to see six teams enter the Women’s competition while seven teams have entered both the U/17s and U/15s, and four in the U/13 competition,” said Bill. President of NHRU, Bill Clifton, said the seven-week competition would be played every Friday evening for both Women and Girls with finals scheduled in early April. A total of 24 teams have entered the Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union (NHRU) and the Hunter Junior Rugby Union (HJRU) Women’s and Girls Summer 7s competitions which kick off this Friday evening (22 Feb). 6/2/2023 0 Comments Quantum dot core shell![]() Recently, the core/shell structure of CdSe xS 1− x QDs was explored using XANES and EXAFS. ![]() X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) are sensitive to the oxidation state/site symmetry of elements and to the local structure around a selected atom. Therefore, the understanding of the local structure of these QDs and their environments is still rudimentary. Because of the small scattering volume of CdSe/ZnS QDs, it is not possible to obtain any information using high-resolution X-ray diffraction (HRXRD). However, not all of these techniques can reveal structural properties. Recently, the structural evolution of the interfaces in CdSe/CdS and CdSe/Cd 0.5Zn 0.5S colloidal QDs was investigated using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. The structure of core/shell/shell CdSe/ZnSe/ZnS QDs was also studied using photoluminescence spectroscopy. The CdSe/ZnS core/shell structure was elucidated using high-resolution TEM/STEM. Element sensitive transmission electron microscopy (TEM) studies have provided information about the CdSe core structure and the surrounding ZnSe shells. Many techniques have been used to determine information on their structural properties and ordering phenomena. Knowledge of the chemical and physical properties of semiconductor nanocrystals is a key issue in understanding the mechanisms of the dots formation and their position correlations. These core/shell QDs have been shown to be generally more robust against chemical degradation and photooxidation. ![]() To address these disadvantages, scientists have focused on the development of core/shell QDs, which incorporate a shell of wider band gap semiconductor materials around the QD cores. Among various semiconductor materials, CdSe has been most extensively studied because its size-dependent photoluminescence is tunable across the visible spectrum, but it is insufficiently stable and is sensitive to the processing conditions and the environment. The fundamental physical properties and potential applications of quantum dots include multiplexed labeling and tracking of cells or molecules in a biological environment, downshifting light for color engineering in solid-state lighting, illumination and displays, and single-photon sources. Over the last 30 years, a significant amount of research has been reported regarding quantum dot (QD) synthesis. Therefore, single-step injection-free synthesis could generate a nearly ideal core/shell structure of CdSe/ZnS QDs capped with an organic sulfur ligand. This means that different emission wavelengths are only due to the crystal size with single-step injection-free synthesis. Wurtzite CdSe is the main core structure with a Cd-Se bond length of 2.3 Å without phase shift. With XANES results and MS calculations, it is indicated that sphalerite ZnS capped with organic sulfur ligands should be the shell structure. Moreover, theoretical XANES spectra calculated by FEFF.8.20 are used to determine the structure of Se and S compounds. X-ray absorption fine structure spectra are used to determine the core/shell structure of CdSe/ZnS quantum dots. In this paper, a single-step injection-free scalable synthetic method is applied to prepare high-quality core/shell QDs with emission wavelengths of 544 nm, 601 nm, and 634 nm. 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6/1/2023 0 Comments Pro tools latest versionThis gets you right to the comparison page, where you can quickly determine which version you need. Immediately greeting you at Pro Tools’ home page is a “Start Here” button. But now, Avid has covered everything from picking the correct version to installing and operating Pro Tools. Up until this point, it has been an experience plagued with browser tabs and hoping. Let’s all be honest, getting Pro Tools registered, installed, and running hasn’t always been the most straightforward. So with the big questions answered, let’s take a deeper look into what Avid is offering for the new set of plans. Think of it like the old “Major Upgrade” offering before subscriptions. You can do this at any time, even if you are years lapsed on your perpetual. All you have to do is buy the “Get Current,” and you can update and keep the perpetual like before. Now, let’s say I stay on the correct OS that supports Pro Tools Studio 2023.4 for several years but want to update to a new Mac OS or Windows. I now can use Pro Tools Studio 2023.4 in perpetuity until either the OS is no longer supported or Pro Tools no longer supports the OS I want to be on. My Perpetual becomes whatever version was last offered during my term (let’s say it’s Pro Tools Studio 2023.4). At the end of my year subscription, I choose not to renew. I can buy the Get Current option, and my perpetual becomes “Pro Tools Studio 2022.4”. You can jump on and off of this at any time.įor example, say I own a perpetual for Pro Tools Standard 2018. You also get a year of updates, and at the end of your subscription, your perpetual becomes the last version offered during your term. ![]() This will take ANY perpetual license and bring it up to the current version. Avid has what is called a “Get Current” offering. Am I stuck with my Perpetual License version forever? It doesn’t cost you any more than if you went to the site and bought it yourself, and it helps pay the light bill here at Everything Recording HQ. You can even buy from our handy affiliate link HERE. At the time of publishing this article, Sweetwater still has some in stock. Avid is letting all retailers sell their stock, but once they’re out, they’re gone. While Avid is not producing any more new licenses, some still exist. If you have a perpetual running on a subscription plan, your Pro Tools Standard License will become a “Studio” license, and your Ultimate will become a “Flex.” Nothing happens if you’re rocking a Perpetual on an expired support plan or Pro Tools 10, 11, or 12 (you may laugh, but I know people who still use it). No, your license is still safely nestled in your iLok account and will remain there for eternity (or at least until OS support for your version runs out). Let’s go ahead and address the perpetual questions swimming in your head. Immediate outrage is all the rage right now, but it doesn’t always cover the facts. While this may come as a shock, don’t close this tab and immediately go doom scrolling through forums just yet. We will get into each in a little more detail later but let’s get to the biggest question I see online. The new versions are the following:Ī picture is worth a thousand words, so I’ll let Avid do the explaining with this graphic below.Īs you can see, each tier has improvements over its predecessor. Pro Tools will still have three versions, but they’ll look slightly different. ![]() Pro Tools First was your free offering with minimal options, Pro Tools Standard had features tailored for your intermediate user, and Pro Tools Ultimate contained the kitchen sink. Previously, we had Pro Tools First, Standard, and Ultimate. Note: this will not go over any new features of Pro Tools, just the latest options for purchasing. 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SMT 5 explores the netherworld which is a destroyed version of Tokyo that the protagonist needs to help shape. As those systems are absent in Shin Megami Tensei, the game focuses more on its more technical side.īoth franchises have "other" worlds that their players travel to, but in the case of Shin Megami Tensei, it isn't the same metaverse that the Persona series is known for. Alexan town brookhaven atlanta, Shin megami tensei 5 review. Forming part of the Megami Tensei series, Nine takes place in the period of time between Shin Megami Tensei and its sequel, with the survivors of Tokyo's destruction sheltering in underground. For Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2 - Innocent Sin on the PSP, a GameFAQs message board topic titled 'Which real-life cities remind you of P2's Sumaru'. Town and country mall houston texas, Milford graves documentary, Why am i such a good. Shin Megami Tensei is a post-apocalyptic role-playing video game developed and published by Atlus. The name was taken from an in-game historical figure known as Kiyotada Sumaru, a feudal warlord who once ruled the city during the Period Of The Warring States. It's a fictional Japanese seaside city composed of 5 wards. Because the gameplay of Persona branches in so many different directions, the focus on combat takes a backseat for several hours on end while players deal with the franchise's social elements. Shin Megami Tensei NINE a is a Japanese role-playing video game developed by Atlus and NexTech for the Xbox, and published by Atlus on December 5, 2002. Sumaru City is the main setting for Persona 2: Innocent Sin. In general, Shin Megami Tensei is much more combat and system-focused than Persona is. Tonally, the two series differ greatly there because Shin Megami Tensei doesn't focus too much on the high school and juvenile aspects of its characters, instead prioritizing the overall story. Shin Megami Tensei focuses more on the gravity of its numerous world-ending premises and rarely finds time for comic relief. As you can see, this is a new Blog Post written with the intent of exploring the mechanics and cosmology of the series that, on this site, you all have come to know solely as Shin Megami Tensei, and although I did write another post attempting to explain it a few years ago, my standards grew a bit higher as time passed, until I frankly came to despise that thing with all of my. Persona is often filled with humor and plenty of levity which aren't really present in SMT. ![]() ![]() Persona definitely deals with some mature topics and themes throughout its many titles, but Shin Megami Tensei is a much more serious franchise than Persona. |