I’ve heard mixed opinions about it, and much more consistently positive reviews of 3 and Bloodborne, but I tend to be fairly open-minded about the oddball game in any given series, and I tend to play every entry in a series in order, even when people want to give me a road map of which games are high points and which…

... or is that just what George Soros wants you to think?

And here I’ve been practicing kissing on doorknobs like a peasant.

Not even just an escort mission, but an escort mission that just treads back through the levels you’ve already been through, in the same order. Man, there are elements of that game that really made me think it had potential, but I feel worn out just thinking about the second half of the game.

My original playthrough is…

I’ve definitely mulled over playing DS2 in the 6 years since I finished the first, but I’ve just been in the mood for other types of games. I haven’t ruled it out, but just haven’t felt like returning to that universe yet.

I seriously read a comment earlier today about how Trump getting COVID was proof that masks didn’t work. I wasn’t going to try to peer into the abyss and try to understand the logic of that one. This is how people rationalize their decision to agree with everything Trump is ever going to say. They say the dumbest shit…

I only played the original Dark Souls, but I think, beyond the more reasonable charge time for the strong attack, the inclusion of a parry/riposte mechanic and the ability to change your loadout if you were struggling and wanted to try a build with less armor and more speed made it a more robust and enjoyable combat…

I finished Sonic Generations last Friday and have been just dipping my toes into the water on a few games to see what I want to play next. Played through Jotun in a couple sessions. I liked the feel at first, and the achievements really encouraged mastery of the fights, but the last of the five minor gods I played was…

I’ve always assumed Sun-Maid started the razor blade candy apple/candy injected with drugs rumors so they wouldn’t be the worst thing people could imagine getting from trick-or-treating.

Spy sappin’ my sentret!

How can we blame shellder for eating slowpoke’s brain when it’s so well seasoned?

This might explain why my French press told me my mother was a hamster and my father smelled of elderberries.

I hope so, but this year’s had more than its fair share of stupid shit that never should have happened.

Trump getting his comeuppance isn’t worth having him be in the news for the next four years. A perfect world is one where he stroked out before I hit “submit” on this comment.

Everyone I was consulting for candy ideas kept telling me not to include anything even partially made with chocolate, but Whatchamacallits are such a unique, weird candy bar that I’ve always loved, so I included it against every single other person’s advice.

Some people really love Panic on Funkotron, but the gameplay bears little resemblance to the first game. They share the same characters and art style, but they’re not even in the same genre.

Toejam & Earl is such a fantastic game, and they only recently, finally made a worthy follow-up to it. If you think you want more of the same formula when you’re done with the original, Back in the Groove is worth your time and money.

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Oh my god, I forgot that one of the best parts of that version was that Dave Seville was already normal speed before it was slowed down.

I remember listening to a slowed down version of “Christmas Don’t Be Late” some years ago that reflected how the song must have actually been recorded. Of course, since it was just slowed down and not pitch-corrected, all of the lines were sung very slowly. It was kinda creepy hearing the slowed down instrumentals,…