Let's Talk About That Nintendo Direct... (Reaction)

[@SpawnWave]

Full Direct coverage tomorrow morning 8AM EST News Wave. Drop your letter grade here: kzbin.infoUgkxPMPsddUAFhR3-498NE2NksCVXSQZtC96

[@podunk3202]

the Castlevania/Capcom collection were the highlight of this Direct. Also glad to see a release date for the Marvel vs Capcom collection

[@eistevensonphotography6094]

A Trails of the Sky Remake...announced in 5 seconds of footage in a sizzle reel. (Japanese Direct got 55 seconds).

[@bryanmoberg8408]

it was a good one, sky 1 remake, graces remaster, a release date for marvel vs capcom collection, new atelier, castlevania ds collection

[@Tetrium]

That was the most major announcement of the Direct imo, and many people just didn't even see it as noteworthy 😅

[@davidspraguedragonman6479]

@@bryanmoberg8408I am HYPED to finally get a chance to play Dawn of Sorrow and Power Stone!

[@loggernaut6415]

I was shocked it showed up at all in a NA direct, that's very cool

[@topsekret2679]

Kinda a shame, since that was the most exciting announcement for me. But I think the reason it was kinda unceremonious is cause they don't have any English footage ready to show off. So they just put a few seconds in to let us know that yes, we're getting the game outside Japan.

[@nateortega2912]

Can't believe they showed us a quick peek of trails and brushed it off nahhh

[@cyrus8886]

Check the Japanese direct It had a longer showcase

[@nateortega2912]

​@@cyrus8886 I'll check it out thanks

[@elk_atreides]

I agree. I was like "Whoaaaa hold on, wait a minute pal!"

[@ilovecokeslurpees]

Trails Should have closed the show. Sky is a fantastic trilogy and this is a full on remake. Yakuza kiwami is fantastic, too. I'm glad Yakuza is finally coming over.

[@DGSHoshiro]

That was so strange i was the rest of showcase like "wait, stop go back!!!"

[@tamalemuncher789]

The tastiest things that got announced were Trails in the Sky the first and Tales of Graces F Remastered for me lol

[@tamalemuncher789]

It is nice though that Pizza Tower got ported

[@bryanmoberg8408]

@@tamalemuncher789 and we FINALLY got the ds castlevania games!

[@jmporkbob]

My man ignoring Trails in the Sky the 1st. Biggest reveal at the direct

[@therealjaystone2344]

He is not an JRPG guy

[@rfogo14]

​@@therealjaystone2344 he is tho

[@bryanmoberg8408]

for shame...explains why we haven't got a sky trilogy port to switch/ps4/5 yet. That's such a gimme.

[@OtakuUnderground92]

Niche game 🤷‍♂️

[@Cloud92390]

Trails and Castlevania shocked me in the best way

[@daltonburroughs3811]

Pizza Tower looks like an old school late 1990's - early 2000s Cartoon Network

[@mattbtv]

It's great. If the gameplay or art direction weren't already enough, the soundtrack is a banger too 👍

[@1Onsokumaru1]

Trials in the sky remake is absolutely wild I never ever would thing that would happen. New Atelier game looks crazy too. And the Capcom Fighting game collection 2. It was great

[@NCSUWolfpacker2010]

Trails in the sky fc remake was like the biggest announcement and it got like 5 seconds in a sizzle reel lol

[@Mario123007]

Bruh the game seems to still be in early stage so chances are they couldn't show much. And maybe falcom and possibly nisa wanted to show more by themselves.

[@Tjoeb123]

@@Mario1230071. There are English screenshots, and 2. The JP Direct actually has a longer trailer.

[@Mario123007]

@@Tjoeb123 the jp is less than a minute, and jp trailer also shows the trails in the sky 1st is a tentative title.

[@heitormedina7098]

WTF IS TRAILS IN THE SKY?!?!

[@bryanmoberg8408]

i get the impression he's not a big fan of jrpgs, given he completely ignored sky 1, graces, dragon quest 3, and the new atelier

[@gu4rdener]

Legend of Heroes is a series of JRPGs that dates back to 1989, with roots that go back even further than that. Trails in the Sky is the sixth game in the wider LOH series but the first game in the current “Trails” storyline. The first piece of that storyline-the Trails in the Sky trilogy-was previously localized into English but is now the only part of the Trails series that is not available on modern consoles (PS4, PS5, and/or Switch). Later entries include the Crossbell duology (Trails From Zero & Trails to Azure), Trails of Cold Steel 1-4, Trails Through Daybreak 1 & 2, and the spin-off Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails.

[@exeshow2.0]

@@bryanmoberg8408 lol insert "your not an rpg guy" here

[@MassiveRican]

Bro the trails in the sky remake getting 5 seconds of airtime was disgraceful but at the same time mega hype.

[@KatsuyaTheFuuk]

Capcom Fighting Collection 2 was the most exciting announcement for me as someone who only got into the Dreamcast in 2015. I've been wanting to try Power Stone since I got my Dreamcast but it's so expensive. So yeah now it's finally time for me to try it out

[@matthewfairchild3846]

It was soooooo fun back in the day!!! Playing with friends was a blast 🤟🏾

[@PaidProgramming-th6tp]

Same. I'm buying this for sure. What Capcom is doing is great. We are finally going to get to try Power Stone... and with online play... and CvS!

[@HanaNoMaude]

The Trails remake announcement sliding into a sizzle reel is WILD. Show stealer for me by far Heard the Japan version has a little more to go off of, will be keeping an eye out for more details for sure

[@iamfalan]

The japanese direct has a whole section of trail not just the sizzle reel

[@bryanmoberg8408]

not much really, a bit more combat footage, a shot of the brights with shera, that's about it really. It's set to whereabouts of light instead of the sizzle reel music though, which is a huge plus.

[@techneko1610]

It's nice that it's in the Kuro engine with the action gameplay, but hopefully it preserves the original orbment system. I like the older system far more than the newer style introduced with Cold Steel.

[@statesminds]

TRAILS IN THE SKY REMAKE IN A DANG SIZZLE REEL. Couldnt believe my eyes. That sky trilogy are my favorite games. Also atelier and tales of! Plus capcom vs snk1&2 and powerstone 1&2. Castlevania ds collection!! Not to mention yakuza coming to switch . The rune factory game looked cool too. This direct was way better than i could have thought also suikoden mentioned again finally

[@anabang1251]

Cannot comprehend that Trails in the Sky was reduced to a tiny segment

[@bryanmoberg8408]

the sheer disrespect!

[@Guerreiro_da_Luz]

While I understand that the Atelier games doesn't resonate much with the public of this channel, it has many people following this franchise. And a brand new Atelier game is a big announcement for these people...

[@crystalcove99]

Yeah, it's a pretty niche franchise (although the Ryza trilogy really brought it more into the mainstream), but it's being completely overlooked or dismissed as anime jrpg slop by a LOT of people.

[@Noname15514]

I'm aware of that series and I never played them lol.

[@hayyanharmann7975]

YESS IM SO EXCITED!

[@LordelX]

Castlevania, Capcom Fighting Collection 2, Trails Remake, Suikoden 1 & 2, Yakuza and Tales of Graces Remastered…10/10. What was that Stalker trilogy? C’mon…for an almost eight year old console…that was great.

[@tylerjohn2]

Trails in the Sky Remake was the one for me!! Finally.

[@ShadowWolfQc]

I wish Skies of Arcadia would get a good remake

[@Veo87]

I think it's cool to see the Power Stone games come to a currently available system.

[@OtakuUnderground92]

Only thing that got me to pay attention to that collection honestly.

[@theexile4694]

​@@OtakuUnderground92 Alpha 3 wasn't worth it? 😂

[@dpv007]

"The Yakuza Collection didn't sell on Wii U." Barely anything got sold on Wii U! What did they expect? It should definitely sell better on Switch, not only for the portable factor, but also the bigger install base.

[@faceurhell]

It also was a Japan only release on the Wii U.

[@americanbadass88]

I know why they went with Kiwami 1 since the Prime series debuts that day to but i would have rather seen Yakuza 0.

[@James-gj8rn]

I actually LOVED this one, I went in with low expectations and there were some nice surprises, the Castlevania DS Collection, YAKUZA ON SWITCH I LEGIT LOST MY MIND and the Pizza Tower Switch port were my favourites

[@oOPrettywinxOo]

Idk man, as a JRPG fan, I am eating good rn. I still can't believe they announced a WHOLE ASS TRAILS IN THE SKY REMAKE in the sizzle reel and then never elaborated. 😂 what a mic drop. 😂

[@ilovecokeslurpees]

Japanese direct had a bigger trailer.

[@Keaten88]

i can’t believe they just sizzle reeled the peak that is trails in the sky remake

[@Novatius]

RIGHT?????? I WAS LIKE HUH

[@statesminds]

Exactly! Had to double take. Apparently japan direct it had longer showcase

[@tamalemuncher789]

If you guys wanna see more, check out the JP direct clip lol

[@terrysyvertson9205]

they were never going to give it more spotlight

[@featjie]

they rather show that patrick game instead of

[@spawncalibur1022]

Trails in the Sky Remake is what I'm most excited about. I didn't expect that. I prefer Trails of the Sky over the Cold Steel series.

[@Mario123007]

You should be starting from sky trilogy and play all the way to daybreak though lol.

[@DawnOfTheOzz]

S.T.A.L.K.E.R and Yakuza coming to the Switch were not on my bingo card. I'd be shocked if I tried to play S.T.A.L.K.E.R on the Switch and it didn't blow up in my hands. Cause the originals are hard enough to get running on PC as it is.

[@ONILEO00]

Lots of great games here including some 'Finally!' ones, the shrugged off Trials in the Sky remake and a lot more games I'm interested. The highlight for me in the Indi World was Morsels, that art style is just great! and my Partner Showcase highlight is for sure the DS Castlevania collection, was really worried they wouldn't remaster it due to the dual screens and how long has it been since the last collection, but finally, FINALLY!!! Now I want the Rebirth one (Wii), the Symphony of the Night/Bloodlines and the 3d ones.

[@JerryLoffelbein]

After watching the Direct(s), I'm quite excited for Neva, Trails in the Sky 1st remake, Atelier Yumia and to a lesser extent the Castlevania DS collection. I'll end up buying and playing them all on PC, but the Nintendo Direct showcases are fun to watch for announcements and the like.

[@daniellee-poy3371]

5:48 John saying old heads hurts lol! I popped off for this whole segment with the Capcom fighting collection, Suikoden remaster and Castlevania Dominus collection. What a great day for me!

[@BigBrotherGnE]

Tales of Graces F and the Castlevania Dominus Collection really stood out tp me.

[@lcruz0113]

I'm getting a remake of one of the best JRPGs of all time Trails in the Sky so the event was a 10 out of 10 I love me some niche gaming getting remakes

[@redlord5892]

Ive never heard of it, but ive already seen like 32 people rejoicing it.

[@lcruz0113]

@@redlord5892 It's not really popular anywhere else except for Japan It's starting to catch some wind in other places but I would still call it niche

[@NetBattler]

Power Stone finally gets a bit of recognition by Capcom

[@matthewfairchild3846]

I swore that Capcom forgot about my favourite childhood game 😭 So glad it's returned, loved playing it on dreamcast

[@partyjams]

we got a new ateiler game shown off. Also Tales & Trails remakes. Some for jrpgs fans we got a lot (on top of the known titles being shown off)

[@kenshinyusuke]

What about trails in the sky? I know you have been playing some of the Trails games. Sky is where it’s at! Now we will have all the games on modern platforms!!

[@thefinalday5858]

I wish for cold steel 1&2 in switch

[@kenshinyusuke]

@@thefinalday5858 I think this is a sign that’s coming. It seems they are using the translations from xseed.

[@sisco8225]

Project Justice and Power Stone returning is incredible. Im still waiting on Burning Rangers to get re-release though, hopefully that happens soon.

[@UncleRiley]

The Castlevania Ds Collection is a huge win. Those were some of my first castlevania games and I always loved them. Glad they found a way to make them work on newer hardware.

[@eggroll20xd6]

If this was the swan song direct for the original Switch platform, it was a great showing. My hope is that my whole library will be playable on the next platform and it will just be better for it.

[@williammoore1030]

A lot of stuff that has been playable for over a decade or more. Sure it makes it more convenient for new people to access but it’s not something that can excite as much as the new shiny unknown for most people

[@YoursInYeshua]

Ha, I'm currently playing Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow on my Analogue Pocket! Might have to get this collection on the Switch.

[@blackgoku8897]

Wish Tatsunoko vs Capcom was apart of this collection

[@ONILEO00]

That would have been awesome but licensing could be the problem. Really great game.

[@Lightspeeds]

@@ONILEO00 Same. But there's always fighter's collection 3.

[@vayeate23]

Licensing yet this 2nd collection includes Capcom x SNK titles mixed in with Capcom only titles. They can make the economics work if they wanted to. I would even be happy if it was released on its own.

[@faceurhell]

The Capcom Fighting Collection 2 games are almost all SEGA Naomi Hardware game. Tatsunoko vs. Capcom ran on different hardware. It will come eventually, but it will be a while, along with all the PS1-based Capcom fighters.

[@Sigismund697]

It's easier to speak to SNK than to do the same to Tatsunoko/Disney (because some of the rights in the west have to go through Disney for those that don't know)

[@moiseschavez4445]

Power Stone. been waiting to play that again for so many years

[@leetheus3576]

No one mentioning Europa, but I thought that looked pretty neat. I'm going to look up more footage. Also excited for the Plucky Squire next month!

[@TremendousAblutions]

suikoden remaster keeps me liveing

[@Theb0YWh0lived1]

1-2 is nice and I will get for my collection… but I really hope it leads to a suikoden 3 remaster

[@Globalastral5]

Me the entire day: What tf is a rouge-like?

[@TheExile285]

It was a decent Indie Direct and Partner showcase for me. Throes of the Watchmaker, Coffee Talk Tokyo, Star Overdrive and Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma were the highlights for me. Intrigued by the Suikoden I & II HD Remaster too as I never played anything from that series. Dragon Quest III 2D-HD continues to look great as well.

[@kemsus]

Definitely Trails in the sky Remake.

[@blueknight0782]

Glad to see someone interested in Peglen, too.

[@jonwolfenden]

Its very similar to Roundguard.

[@JaRew]

Power Stone 1 & 2 is my highlight for the week. Definitely looking forward to that. I hope it gets some quality of life updates. I have never purchased one of these combo titles before.

[@RETR-ExE-113]

To me, this direct basically said, yeah the switch is done, here are 2D games and old ports.

[@killablue1279]

That's usually how partner/indie directs usually go

[@darkangelceresita2768]

Anyone thinking that is either high on drugs or a psychopath.

[@obba40]

And?

[@KevinFought]

Such a negative nancy

[@jon8223]

​@@darkangelceresita2768 way to project crackhead.

[@masterofbloopers]

I screamed so loudly when MySims showed up in the direct! I thought EA abandoned those games forever because they couldn't milk those games for all the money in the world! There are actually 4 more games in the series: a kart racer, a party games collection, a detective/secret agent adventure (which is basically Kingdom but better), and a dogfighting plane game. I hope the other 4 make it to Switch (and maybe even other platforms) at some point.

[@crossoverdreamer7016]

1. MySims Cozy Bundle (I 100 percented MySims Kingdom on the Wii) 2. Tales of the Shire reminder (still not a more specific date that Holiday 2024) 3. Wobbly World (that's a maybe for me)

[@kcadventures1454]

A game where you fall in love with home appliances...

[@earlyriser03]

Maybe…couches? 🤔

[@kcadventures1454]

@@earlyriser03 I've been seeing that joke over and over so I had to look it up... It just seems more like an out of context joke more than fact.

[@earlyriser03]

@@kcadventures1454 it wasn’t even out of context. It was literally someone shitposting on Twitterx and it blew up online into legendary meme status lol

[@kcadventures1454]

@@earlyriser03 that's crazy.

[@RafzCampz]

This is the first ever Nintendo direct i ever missed. I was so excited about the sonic 3 trailer that I somehow forgot.

[@davidchristmas2652]

John. You could've just said you were wrong. I still am subscribed. You a right the most of the time. Xxx

[@RageReq0]

capcom fighting collection 2 got me hype; especially when they showed power stone 1 and 2

[@EricasTouch]

When I found out (after the Direct was over) that MySims was coming to the Switch as a bundle (with MySims Kingdom, and hopefully the other games in the series later), I legit lost it and preordered it immediately. I loved those games when they were on the DS and Wii.

[@nintendork64]

Star Overdrive and Morsels both looked really neat. I'm really excited for the former, and the latter looks like it could be an indie hit.

[@ronniefazzio6979]

The fact that Lego Horizon Adventures still just says, “Holiday 2024” is getting ridiculous. They said it at Summer Game Feast, at the last Nintendo Direct, and now this Partner Presentation. I don’t know if the voice actor strike has anything to do with it. Yakuza finally coming to the Switch is awesome 😎

[@patrickfrost7488]

More likely that one party (likely Sony) want to drop the release date themselves. I know Nintendo have pulled that kind of thing before.

[@ronniefazzio6979]

@@patrickfrost7488 True 🤔

[@EvoSchecter]

Come on guys.... Not every direct is going to be Metroid 4 event

[@808Slush]

Trails on the sky. Wow. My jaw dropped. I had no idea it was being remade. Finally. Another game im ACTUALLY excited for. Like, im waiting for the day it releases and i might take off work type excited.

[@WhoNeedsNormal]

Worms, Castlevania, and the SpongeBob game were all I needed to call the presentation a win.

[@robert_roland63]

I am excited to play those Castlevania games! I know I have them all in the collection, but I have not finished them. I knew this Direct wasn’t going to be the best, but it had a few gems I’m interested to play even if it’s for nostalgic reasons.

[@PaulGaleNetwork]

Good coverage, Jon.

[@OtakuUnderground92]

How did you not mention Star Overdrive? That was one of the few interesting new games they showed off.

[@Ty_7]

I also always loved peggle, there is just something about it. Peglin was also one of the few things in this one that peaked my interest. Honestly this felt like it wasn't even worth being a direct mostly as we either knew about its already, some are already on steam, or just a bit odd.

[@TheMTOne]

Like many of your videos this is also kind of an odd reaction from you. Do you expect third parties to now all of a sudden prioritize Nintendo Directs to show off their stuff? This is now the era of multi-platform, where only exlusives are really going to show up and wow people. Every game here will end up on Steam eventually where they will likely sell their best. Console exclusives are dead. There will likely always be timed exclusives, but original are unicorns at this point.

[@Scott...]

I’m still convinced that they packed two presentations together to clear out shop to focus more on Switch 2. Partner Showcases in general seem to crop up when Nintendo has nothing to announce but still has PR stuff to fulfill with other companies. They could’ve easily spread presentations out across the rest of the year but the way they didn’t seems to suggest that they’re up to something.

[@JaidynReiman]

Yeah it makes no sense to lump these two together. They really like to spread them out more. That's why usually they're two separate presentations.

[@MasterIke777]

I was excited about the Trails remake and the Tales of Graces F remaster/port.

[@forestfae97]

fairly intrigued by the new atelier game! haven't played one yet but there's one in the backlog already haha

[@ositox5659]

Moth Kubit, Morsels and Capcom Fighting Collection 2. Those are my takeaways! ☺️

[@Iramek]

I've been wanting Tale of Grace and Xilla remake. I'm giddy I can get Grace.

[@Sigismund697]

A nice presentation with a little bit of everything, I'm getting the Castlevania collection and keeping an eye on the atelier and rune factory games (it knows what it did)

[@jasonpeterson3860]

Civilization VII is a new title, but most KZbin commentators seem to forget it when assessing the Direct.

[@KingZarken]

Why did they have three sizzle reels? Really didn’t feel like pausing every five seconds to see what was in them.

[@Davey_Cakes]

I’m so glad they figured out how to get the DS Castlevanias on other systems.

[@Adamtendo_player_1]

If you’re of a particular age and grew up in the 90s then a lot of the stuff at the Nintendo partner showcase/indy world was definitely for me. Capcom VS SNK fighting connection is gonna be great. I remember playing Capcom VS SNK 2 on PS2 and I absolutely loved it. In fact I used to own it back in the day fantastic beat him up just was a bit difficult to play with a PS2 controller. Can’t wait to play again on my switch. Also Tetris forever definitely is on my day one list as I’m a big fan of Tetris had it on my GameBoy back in the day and got it with my GameBoy as a birthday present back in the day absolutely the goat that game is can’t wait.

[@KennyBacchus-l1i]

Let's. Talk. . about. That. Nintendo Direct. Reaction

[@NurseJosh21]

Castlevania has been on my wish list ever since finishing the advanced collection. I am also surprisingly looking forward to the Skys remake. I never thought that would be a series for me, but I had recently looked into it. I think this will be the perfect entry point for a lot of people.

[@Fidelis1776]

Finishing them up right now (was not getting up that early on my day off!). I will probably never play a majority of the Indie games, but when you can make me laugh with Date Everything!, I'll at least give credit for creativity. Partner showcase was good, better when the Capcom announcements came. Yakuza was a surprise. While no future hardware was mentioned, I'm thinking that at least one of the games we saw will have a dedicated update for it.

[@mikekassem1110]

Capcom vs SNK 2 was a pretty sweet to see

[@xBlitzerx]

No mention of the Sea of Stars DLC or Metal Slug Tactics?

[@exiledgoldfish6329]

Glad everyone is comment about trails. So hype for this

[@thefinalday5858]

Atelier yumia was a highlight Trials from sky remake I know im getting that fighting game collection in physical Yakuza kiwami for my switch Cute maid wife in rune factory Castlevania Also that skateboard open world space game

[@metaknightguyWII]

Just ignored trails in the sky the 1st remake. Come spawn what are you doing?

[@icyice1902]

Yakuza 1 is finally on switch, perhaps we’ll get the rest of the series onto the Nintendo’s next console/handheld.

[@tunperak1256]

Trails in the Sky Remake and Suikoden 1 & 2 HD Remaster is real!

[@featjie]

nintendo directs has been so good especially this year and last. waaaay better than anything geoff keighley event has and im glad im not interested in them anymore compared to nintendirects

[@KenDanielMurphy]

Yakuza was the big announcement, if it is coming to another Nintendo console finally, good bet to see the series continue on Switch 2

[@iCrowLink]

For me the only game in the direct I cared about was Tales of Graces F Remastered. I traded a friend for that game back in school and I played the shit out of that game on PS3 and is the game that made me a fan of the franchise and JRPGs in general.

[@JaidynReiman]

I was expecting Xillia, but got Graces f instead. Xillia was actually _leaked_ but Graces was announced first. That said, it seems like they're making a big deal out of doing remasters for the 30th anniversary, so we're probably getting a lot in short succession. Xillia Remastered probably be in State of Play I'm guessing.

[@steelcurtain187]

Wow the Castlevania collection too 🤯

[@VEN0M415]

that castlevania collection could have had a vertical orientation of the dual screens for those who have a grip that turns the switch 90 degrees. would have been better imo.

[@MrCode4money]

1:41 If Nintendo did start producing some custom card decks then that would be kind of poetic given how they started. Even if they are just digital.

[@sc3ku]

So excited for the Suikoden remake!!! (Also the Sea of Stars DLC).

[@joseaguilar3323]

I'm excited for the Tetris museum thing but other than that I'm just back to waiting for the Switch 2.

[@LRrealest]

Just off backlog, I got enough Switch games to last me probably til next summer. I appreciate how light this year has been as far as releases

[@regisk]

Good for you!

[@AP90x]

I hate people who think like you. You appreciate us not getting any games so YOU can play old a’ss games and people who’ve already played those games YEARS ago have to suffer??? The nerve of this guy

[@LRrealest]

@@AP90x considering I've played majority of the new games, what you want me to do 😅 dude said hate

[@ElComanche]

Agreed.

[@AP90x]

@@LRrealest i want you to wonder why we are not getting a steady flow of solid games this gen and speak about that. Not conform to what these corporations have done. Buying a $500 ps5 just to be bombarded with nothing but remakes/remasters and a new ip sprinkled in here and there is crazy.

[@TheMinchio]

Epic Direct! Tokimeki Memorial finally made it to the Switch (and with remade graphics mode)! 🎉

[@codexpopzx2860]

people yakuza is a gem of game dont miss on that one

[@natekennedy9736]

I think watching the recap videos is more fun than the actual direct.

[@Necroyeti]

A whole lot of great old games coming out... Which is cool and all, but it's hard to get too excited about games I already have

[@eljuli1003]

Did you know that Kensuke Tanabe said that we shouldn't expect any more details About MP4 during this year, he didn't even know the game was still in development! I mean, wth? isn't he the Producer?

[@Warrenmitchum]

Rival schools is a bigger Announcement then power stone. I didn’t even know about power stone until 2013. Rave master on GameCube was the same as power stone.