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The Space Pope
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<zoidberg>I'll take eight!</zoidberg>

At least that got a solid punchline after the Cataclysm redesign, so that now you can find her gravestone with the inscription:

So we invented something to make ourselves smarter, then used that to invent something to make ourselves dumber. That sounds like us.

On the other hand, we don't ritualistically murder people in public ceremonies to ensure the sun comes up tomorrow. So things have been worse.

I have noticed that a fair bit, people sort of assuming that human history started about twenty years before they were born and everything else gets filed under, to use Futurama's phrase, "The Stupid Ages." As if we sprang from the womb enlightened, with all the best knowledge and theories and opinions and social

Lindi and the Hops is an excellent band name, so well done there.

Given the subject matter, I was kind of hoping Shae was an actual beagle. Who's a good comic book artist? You are! Yes you are!

I found the palace itself much more challenging than the fight, and I really enjoyed the lock gimmick at the end. The boss himself wasn't that interesting a character. I do like that the larger plot's starting to kick into gear, with the hints of the larger conspiracy and Metaverse intruder coming to the fore.

Except for that one deleted scene from Boss Baby.

Welp, time for me to complain about first-person horror games again. Amnesia: the Dark Descent and P.T. are illustrious members of the exclusive club for games that I had to turn off fifteen minutes in and go lie down, lest I barf all over them. At least I got a couple good scares in with the latter, but I never got

Thanks, I always appreciate an expert's advice.

Space blessings upon your upcoming mating ritual!

But he does a terrible impression.

This Week in the Metaverse: Last week I exulted in my excruciatingly hard-fought victory over the second major boss in Persona 5, so this week I switch things up by exulting in my laughably easy victory over the third major boss in Persona 5. Seriously, I went in expecting a hyper-challenging strategic test full of

Oh, that's fine, I'm sure no actual, viewable video could possibly live up to the one in our imaginations.

I don't know, I thought it was more of a forced, facile callback to the original that will make sycophantic fanboys say "I recognize that!".

One of those flying cars from The Jetsons that fold up into a briefcase when you get out.

"Hub Man Dies In Nuclear Blast"

I did! It was a lot of fun.

Surprise Achievements are the best Achievements.