The latest Choujin X chapter was great, Sui Ishida still knows how to rip my heart from my chest. It really feels like this could have been the end of the comic, so I’m excited to see what the next arc brings

This is my favorite Super Mario 64 hidden star, has anyone found this one in game yet?

Quite bold of the Democrats to have one of their Reps basically admit that their party stands for nothing and would rather keep things the way they are even if it literally kills the people who vote for them. This was always the case, but admitting it like this is almost refreshing.

There's a new bit on the Protomen reddit about how the Act III has secret songs that introduce a Cats crossover and it's my current obsession.

Friendly reminder that the manga’s official localization has started, so now you have multiple options to read Steel Ball Run. It’s all worth it for pages like this

Playing Dark Souls 2 has been very confusing so far. Not because of the game itself, but because I’ve heard so many negative things about it and how it’s such an inferior game to the original. I’m like 10 hours in and I think it’s pretty good so far so I feel like I’m missing something (1/3)

I beat Prime 4! I wrote a review about it here: backloggd.com/u/Guardian56...

I don’t hate going to the dentist, but I never enjoy the feeling of getting my mouth numbed for cavity fillings. It bothers me more than actually having to pay my portion for the procedure (though having to pay still sucks immensely)

Started Dark Souls II, I spent an extra 10 minutes in the starting area because I somehow missed the big door in the first house that leads to the rest of the game. Instead I wandered around outside wondering where to go. I’m so good at video games

Hades has me really questioning how much repetition I’m willing to endure to hit the credits in a game. I thought beating the game with each weapon would be enough, but having to beat it ten times total? And then having to max out some relationships to get the epilogue? No thanks, I’m good (1/3)

Hopefully this will be the first year I don’t watch the Game Awards at all. I have less and less interest each year since it’s more of an advertising block than anything else. I also didn’t play that many of the nominees so I extra don’t care who wins anything lol

Reading Kirby Air Riders reviews has been fascinating since it feels like each reviewer has such a different opinion on which modes are good or not, regardless of review score. One review I read said the single player content was amazing, the next said it was dreadfully dull (1/3)

Gonna give Metroid Prime 4 the benefit of the doubt and assume that MacKenzie is just a temporary companion used to acclimate new players to Prime’s gameplay loop. Still a weird decision to have a character do that at all though. And especially to have that character do Marvel movie style quips

Kirby Air Riders demo was fantastic, the chaos of 16 player City Trial was surprisingly fun and the new vehicles are great so far (Battle Chariot my beloved!). The new characters also added a fun layer of strategy since their passive abilities can be really good depending on your build

Few people are as powerful as fans who ship characters who have never interacted before. No existing dynamics to work off of? One or more of them are dead? They’re not even from the same series? Those are your problems, not theirs. They have a mission and they will see it fulfilled

Dragon Quest I HD was great, aside from one boss I loved the new stuff that they added. I get why some fans of the original don’t care for this version, but I really enjoyed the progression system. The scrolls and sigils gradually giving you more options in battle was really fun (1/4)

I am now up to date on Chainsaw Man. Part 2 has been incredible, I can’t wait to see how it ends. Fujimoto hasn’t been subtle at all throughout this part, but Yoru remembering her true love got a laugh out of me from how blatant it is. Truly one of the greatest mangaka of all time

Finally got around to reading Chainsaw Man, just finished part 1. Really enjoyed it, Denji is a great protagonist and the character writing is great throughout. I’m looking forward to reading part 2, especially given the ending of the first part. I may check out the Reze arc movie too

The IDW Chaotix special was really good! Probably the funniest one they’ve done so far. Having different art styles for each member’s story was fun and I like that the ending shows that Vector’s still a competent detective. Also this panel caught me off guard lol

Kirby Air Riders looks great, it’s amazing how they brought over basically everything from the original game and added on top of it. Sakurai might finally beat the “only cares about his Kirby games” allegations with the stuff from other Kirby games they showed off in this direct (1/4)

Eat an Unspecified Number of Bugs

Octopath Traveler II was a fantastic time, and a great improvement over the first game. I liked the characters and stories more, the combat is even better, and the environments are much more distinct from one another. It may be recency bias, but this is probably one of my favorite RPGs now

Incredible how Pac-Man World 2 RePac actually made the pac dot throw useful. I almost never used it in the first game, but there are some enemies in this one where the dot throw is the best option. I hope this team gets to make an original Pac-man game after this

Me on Saturday: Man, the Sonic OVA was really fun. Don’t really get the love for Look-a-like though. It’s an alright song, but I don’t feel like it’ll stick with me. Me today, on the way to work: ON A SUUUNDAY, RIDING MY BIKE I NOTICE, I NOTICE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT LOOK ALIKE

Octopath Traveller 2 might have my favorite turn based combat system in any RPG I’ve played. I love Press Turn, but the Break & Boost system is so rewarding to master. Especially if you’re underleveled. The two chapter bosses I just fought were fantastic. Can’t wait to get to the next one

youtu.be/L4ztHgmd6d8?... Pretty neat to see this recreated, I’m excited to play the full game! Especially since the shorts they’ve been posting look promising. Now that that’s out of the way, time to nitpick the intro of a cutscene for a children’s game

Nearly forgot - today is 10 years since Undertale was released. Still one of my favorite games of all time, it really came out at the perfect time to change my idea about how game stories can be told. Probably wouldn’t have played as many indie games as I have without it.

Got 100% in Silksong. Great game overall, though unlike the first game I feel like you NEED to go for the alternate ending because of the sheer amount of extra content that’s unlocked. Not a bad thing at all, and the new stuff raised my opinion of the game for sure (1/2)

I can never escape Kodaka’s wild ride. I haven’t even played Shuten Order yet but I clearly need to before next year

Why did Aragorn decapitate the Mouth of Sauron? It looked like the Mouth only wanted to engage in reasonable conversation. Violence is never the answer. Now that he’s done that, Sauron is probably going to take over Middle Earth, which he obviously never would have done prior to this

Honestly, two months on I still feel pretty conflicted on this game. I still think it’s good overall, but I feel that specific frustration where everyone seems to love a game you only just kind of like. I think I’m definitely more down on Act 3 after some reflection though (1/6)

Okay, I thought getting the other ending would add maybe 2-3 more hours of stuff to do max. It turns out there’s a lot of new stuff that opens up after the final boss. Whole areas you can’t access otherwise. I’m gonna be playing Silksong for a while lol

Beat Silksong last night! I’m not done yet since I’m combing through the game to find stuff I missed, but here are some initial thoughts: I like the increased difficulty, but the early game is a bit too punishing. Way too many enemies that do double damage (1/4)

Sonic Racing CrossWorlds beta is really fun! The item balance feels better than the closed network test, and it’s easier to defend yourself. I like the Extreme Gear, it doesn’t feel like Riders but it feels different from the normal karts in a good way. (1/2)

This is what’s getting me about the DLC characters being silent. I understand not wanting to do the rival interactions, but the fact that none of them seem to even have voice grunts is strange. Especially since we have to pay extra for these characters, they should at least have something (1/3)

RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.

Having siblings is cool because sometimes you’ll be bored at work and while you’re on your phone you get a text like this

It’s good to hear the team had a fun time making the game. I wish it was more feasible for smaller studios to take their time with games and not have to worry about money drying up. Can’t believe Silksong is coming out in two weeks though, definitely going to pick it up at or close to launch

They’re doing another one of these?? I’ll probably play it since I played the other new Bubsy games they’ve released (and I have a soft spot for 3D platformers), but I’m still surprised that they keep greenlighting projects starring a character that is only loved ironically

I've seen some people worried that Kirby Air Riders won't have local one console multiplayer and while it was never outright confirmed, for both main modes, there's an icon for 3 more players to join on the top right. I really don't know what else these could be other than one console multiplayer.

Kirby Air Riders looks extremely promising. The additions look cool and it looks like the team understood what made the original so fun, so I’m excited to see more. Especially after the cutscene at the end of the presentation. Story mode could be a reality

Was listening to the lost Judgment ost and had to do a double take when I saw the name of the normal boss theme youtu.be/R7Kcg4tdYLA?...

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Finally beat Lost Judgment. Despite some issues with some of the school stories and some pacing issues, I really enjoyed this game. I’m not sure whether I’d put it above the first game, but it was great either way and the finale was fantastic. I’d highly recommend it

This is a neat idea, playing a 2D Mario game with a 2D animation style would be fantastic. Wario Land Shake It is the only Nintendo platformer I can think of to do it. Also it would be nice if this theoretical remake made the physics not suck complete ass like in OG All-Stars

Pretty cool to have this confirmed, it really sounded like him but it’s great to know for sure that Namco got him back! I feel like there’s a decent chance of a World 3 remake happening, or even a new Pac-Man World, which would be neat

I haven’t read Chainsaw Man, but I knew Fujimoto has done one-shots that would be quicker to get through so I read Goodbye Eri today. I figured it’d be a quick read that would give me a brief look into his writing style. I did get that, but I also became an emotional wreck in the process (1/2)

The demo for the new Shinobi game is fantastic, you need to give it a try if you like 2D action platformers. Combat has a great flow, exploration is rewarding and the optional platforming challenges are really tightly designed. Definitely going to pick this one up when it comes out

Well, I started watching One Piece. I’ve read it through multiple times, so I decided to see how the anime is. It’s been fun so far, it’s been interesting to see how certain things get changed, omitted, or expanded upon. I’m also pretty curious to see how the filler arcs hold up