Well, it’s actually over now. Not sure how I feel about the ending yet, but I had a great time with Chainsaw Man as a whole. It frequently went places I didn’t expect - sometimes to its detriment - but I think it was a ride worth experiencing. I wonder if Fujimoto’s going to do a new series (1/2)

people are making Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny bits right now because of Chuck Norris's death and I think its important to note that today is also literally Mr. Rogers' birthday

Been visiting family in Boston this week, and it’s honestly insane how many pride flags and No Kings banners have been around most of Massachusetts. It’s nice to be reminded that Florida isn’t representative of the whole country

When a federal judge (finally) put ICE officers under oath, they admitted that they are given daily detention quotas and rely heavily on a Palantir-supplied AI tool to select targets, without warrants and without enough evidence to obtain one. They simply go into neighborhoods and round people up.

Thank you father very cool

That new Chainsaw Man chapter huh? I’ve seen people get upset and I understand why, but I’ll wait until the final chapter comes out before evaluating it. Fujimoto continues to pull the rug out from under me like I’m Charlie Brown trying to kick the football again

In honor of Mario Day, I decided to talk about one of my favorite Mario games of all time. Super Mario Sunshine is far from perfect, but that’s perfectly fine with me

Didn’t think I would ever make a letterboxd, but then I saw true cinema that I needed to let the world know about. Give it a read if you want to learn what a real movie looks like

There’s no feeling quite like seeing an indie game with a cool art style or fun looking gameplay, wanting to check it out, And then finding out it’s a roguelite. This has happened to me more times than I can count and it always kills my interest (1/3)

I don’t usually follow British politics since it’s exhausting enough trying to keep up with the USA’s. However, it’s good to hear that an actually progressive party is polling well and Starmer is panicking as a result. Hope the Greens win and make him embarrass himself further

I finally got around to beating Yooka-Laylee through the remaster they released last year! Wrote my thoughts on it in the link below. (Also why is that the screenshot for Replaylee. This scene doesn’t exist in the remaster)

How exactly is a game studio supposed to operate nowadays if it can be shuttered at any time for no reason at all? Both of Bluepoint’s remakes sold and reviewed well only for Sony to send them to live service hell and then fire all of them. AAA games really feel like they’re on the way out

i still have all the brentalfloss "[video game song] with lyrics" songs stuck in my head all these years later. this is the curse i bear as a millennial retro game nerd who used to go on screwattack

Great casting here - they match the energy of their characters perfectly and sound about how I envisioned their voices when reading the comics! Still crazy to me that there are official voice actors for the IDW characters. Now they just need to be voiced in one of the games

The Bad Bunny halftime show was fantastic, definitely my favorite Super Bowl halftime show! It was such a clear love letter to Puerto Rico and the camera work was phenomenal - it felt like a music video happening live. I can’t imagine wanting to watch the Kid Rock show instead lol

Finally finished House of Leaves. I really loved it, it’s one of the most unique experiences I’ve ever had reading a book. The way some of the appendices changed my perception of the characters was great and I’ll be thinking about it for a while. Here’s hoping Tom’s Crossing is just as good!

I was really hoping the last big announcement of the Partner Showcase was going to be something I really cared about. Then Todd Howard appeared and I lost all hope (Indiana Jones is neat I guess)

One of my coworkers always brings her laptop to work, and it always has a bunch of pro-Trump stickers on it. The usual stuff about MAGA, how he’s a true American, etc. Today she came in with that same laptop and all those stickers had been removed. The tides are shifting

New song is up. You can download and listen to it on my bandcamp as well at realmaskband.bandcamp.com/track/melt Music “video” is down below youtu.be/UoGCj-6wmJQ?...

I can’t believe it. After two full games with mostly uninteresting dungeons, Octopath Traveler 0 has had two dungeons (so far) that actually forced me to explore and were memorable. I didn’t think they had it in them (I like Octopath but the dungeons have always been a low point for me)

Octopath Traveler 0

They’ve also already started censoring anything negative about Trump or ICE. If you have a TikTok you should delete it, or at the very least don’t agree to the new TOS

Been playing and enjoying Octopath 0 so I decided to reflect on the first game in this review. Give it a read if you’re so inclined

It’s nice to start the work week with a feel-good story.

Woke up freezing since we’re getting our few weeks of winter here in Florida but I’m now sweating because the office building’s boiler is malfunctioning, meaning it’s 88 degrees indoors. And it’s only our office that has this problem. It’s a divine miracle (?)

This is just that bit in the Phineas and Ferb Christmas special where Buford is a bully all year but does one big act of kindness around Christmas so he can still get on Santa’s nice list. However, Scott’s spent at least the past 10 years being a bigot so I’d wager his chances of success are lower

Instead of getting an Amazon gift card for my blood donation, I decided to go for Barnes & Noble instead. Got a few books incoming, and since they had a site wide sale I was able to get one of them as a hardcover. …I really do need to read the books I already have though lol

One of my favorite examples of this is in DQ Builders 2, where an enemy pastor who runs the first town you help is obsessed with farming and demands you help set up farms to help the town. After doing this for a few hours you finally learn his name is Al. Pastor Al. Absolutely incredible

Playing Assassin’s Creed Mirage is reminding me why I haven’t touched the series since Unity. The core gameplay is fun but the open world has so much bloat that it drains me from wanting to explore. And I heard this game is smaller than Valhalla, yet I still feel like it’s too much

Out of nowhere, a game called Enemy jumped out of the bushes and beat the hell out of me, please listen to the story of me beating it right back, in a weirdly downbeat quest to save a mystical video game land Reposts appreciated, enemy spotted youtu.be/X7EJAhQLn9o

Lumines Arise is great so far but it’s destroying my brain. I’m so used to setting up Puyo Puyo chains that having to make 2x2 squares instead feels like I’m relearning how to walk. The tutorials have been immensely helpful for that, and when you get into a rhythm it’s deeply satisfying

Last review of the year for me! I finally beat Half-Life, a game I mostly enjoyed. Give it a read if you want to see my hot takes about Xen

I played Chibi-Robo recently, a very charming game that I’m glad to have finally played. Here’s a review:

IT IS TIME. Today is the only day you can legally share this. Happy Almost Christmas

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)