Some of this looks like wayyy too much. My wife and I did get a couple of the 2+ pound onigiri in a store in Osaka though. We only purchased them knowing we could take it home before starting that journey.

Did you notice that the flavor seemed to vary by region? One of my favorite ramen spots was in Takayama, Menyasirakawa. It had a more peppery broth to it. In Kyoto, I had a bowl where they put a unique sear on their pork that boosted the flavor of the entire bowl. Granted, all the ramen I had there was amazing. One of…

I wonder how different this will be from the one in Akihabara. If it’s completely different (menu/souvenirs), I may have to make my way down to Osaka soon.

Of course, there is also the new bug discovered a bit ago that the gun damage scaling is jacked up. You can use your level 1 weapon to clear GM1-3 content. My level 1 Cloudburst autocannon does more than my Endless Siege masterwork (tested on my lunch break).

I’m really hoping this gets a US release. After the debacle where someone uploaded a pirated version to Amazon a month or so ago, the director has remained relatively quiet on that.

I worked for FedEx for 8 years while I was in college/grad school building load plans for their aircraft. Having seen the entire operation from package drop-off to loading the plane during 8 horrendous Christmas seasons, I can assure you that the shipping delay is not entirely Amazon’s fault.

That fact that a couple of the Loa paths don’t have a return totem pisses me off to no end.

anarcho-syndical

I worked for DOJ fresh out of college as a developer. Large, public facing sites were outsourced but the medium to smaller sites were handled by us - it was neat seeing all the historical software development methods (and in some cases, technology) I’d studied in use... Source control? Copy and paste.

I still haven’t quite figured out King of Limbs but I love every other album - Kid A has been my favorite for years though. It hit at the right time for me and I have a lot of fond memories attached to it.

FYI - Chelsea over at Polygon got confirmation from the game’s producer: “Hirabayashi confirmed Tofu and Hunk will return to Resident Evil 2 as well. He didn’t get into the specifics of how, but said they would not be downloadable content.”

Regardless of your feeling on the FF7 remake, you have to admit that a company appearing at E3 after several years of absence only to have other exhibitors show almost every piece of their “conference” is ridiculous.

Pick up the dragon pods Lunastra drops and fire them repeatedly - flinches every time (even during nova).

Hmm, that’s disappointing. Nostalgia filter is real, for sure. I’ll at least give it a try after Earthbound.

That’s in my backlog too! When the quasi-sequel was announced at E3 I started asking around and my friends that had played it were incredulous - NO one told me about it prior. That’ll be after Earthbound though. My parents wouldn’t buy it for me so it’s been lingering for a while...

Even in college I would have loved a book like this. I’ll finally be playing Earthbound this Friday for the first time (very excited). Surprised you left off Secret of Mana (multiplayer!) but I’m guessing you’re expecting a lot of replies with “what about x???” Solid list though and a great concept.

I had the opposite experience in that I spent way too much winning a Mr. Satan figure at the SEGA shop in Akihabara. But the employees actually came over to help me and even adjusted the figure so I could win. Not to mention some other customers cheering me on. It was great (other than spending that much on Mr.…

Maybe one of those horror genre arcade cabinets with the black curtain? Those are pretty spacious.

I mean, if the options were brown hair or a second out of place blonde wig in the movie - I’m fine with the hair color swap.

Kirk - I highly recommend Disgaea for the Switch. I’ve never put that much time or thought into the previous titles, but I downloaded the free demo from the eShop and was sold. Try the demo then immediately buy.