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What Stone Roses tracks would you recommend? I remember some Primal Scream, but don't think I ever actually listened to Stone Roses

Finally read the first chapter of Gonron Egg today and I already love it. Incredible art style and paneling, unique character design, and a fine enough plot to follow, though I expect that to get a bit deeper as the chapters move on Also, the new Kurumizawa?! Hoo boy, can't wait to see what happens next

I actually did end up fully 100%'ing the game outside of getting the trophies for doing New Game+ on Mega+ Difficulty and fully rounding out the Field Guide. That'll be for whenever I'm ready to start over again

Spy x Family #124 I love that this is somehow connected to the Haunted Schoolhouse chapter instead of just being random. It's a great way to make a one-off, short, seemingly contained story into something that feels like a deeper part of the world. Definitely rooting for Anya and Henderson, though part of me kind of feels like he might stay retired after this? Elusive Samurai Happy to see Kojiro get the girl finally(even though it was obvious to happen quite a long time ago). And goddamn, 226 was a highlight when it comes to the graphic violence. Just seeing Kojiro and homeboy literally slicing everyone and everything in half, up that final panel when he ALMOST killed Takauji. I also was touched by seeing Yoritsugu fully embrace Tokiyuki in the most recent chapter. Ready and not ready for the end

1. Star Wars: Knights of The Old Republic 2. Ace Attorney: Apollo Justice (7) 3. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (9.5) 4. Tomba! (100%) (7.5) 5. :ps1: Heart of Darkness (6.5) 6. Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies (8) 7. Bomb Rush Cyberfunk (8.5) 8. We Heart Katamari (8.5) 9. :steam: Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum (7) 10. :steam: Little Goody Two Shoes (8) 11. Death Stranding 2 (8.75) 12. :steam: Lacuna (7.5) 13. Hitman: World of Assassination (8.5) 14. Digimon Story: Time Stranger (9.5) Well, it's been a minute. Had a lot of games I completed but I wanted to post them when I had the energy to do a write up like usual. Welp, now it's piled up, so I'm just gonna update the list and attempt to post my writeups over the next week or so. But I'm gonna start with Time Stranger because that's the one I JUST finished: As a quick addendum, I also played a shitload of UFO 50 and have beaten/cherry'd a decent handful of games, but it doesn't feel right saying I've BEATEN it until I've at least got every gold disk. I dunno, I might start talking about individual games. Anyway, ONTO Digimon Story: Time Stranger! So yeah, Time Stranger was an excellent game that, while not wholly original, took Digimon into darker and deeper territory than ever before, with an addicting gameplay loop and a compelling story to follow, with some incredible environments, setting, and characters to carry you along the way. If you're a Digimon or a JRPG fan, I would recommend. 9.5/10 Also, here's my KOTOR writeup I actually posted on another

I didn't really get the chance to talk about the way Takauji has been portrayed in the last 20 or so chapters of Elusive Samurai. The one where he killed Tadayoshi was legit unsettling. Where the pages were talking about how he bowed to the will of his brother and the other members of the court before he starting eating the manga panel and changing history. Same thing with #223 where he's trying to convince us he's the good guy and keeps telling us to turn the page. Just incredible art direction and really plays on the way they had already been breaking the fourth wall since the early chapters. With #224, I think this is probably the actual end. And what a brutal kill if so. Either way, I feel like this has been one of the most satisfying final stretches of all the manga we've been reading lately. Funny how I went from having mixed feelings to becoming one of my Top 3.

Kurumizawa's Folly #7 This was a good chapter. I get the sense this will be a shorter form series, and I was curious how long they'd push off Hata finding out the truth. I low-key think he's gonna have some, "I don't care because I've never gotten this opportunity" response, but I hope it comes after he confronts Kurumizawa about it first Sakamoto Days is impressive in how it always finds a way to escalate the stakes. Something tells me they're still gonna have to bring Sakamoto to the JCC and deal with things there.

I've been curious about it just because the art looks cool and really good sports manga/anime tend to be incredible. I'll put it in my "must-read" pile Such a satisfying arc for Akane-banashi. They did a good job of instilling doubt and making you feel like Akane truly had to reach a new level of Rakugo to be able to overcome her rivals, what with her failing the first time she tried to win without making people laugh and wrecking herself in the process. Really enjoyed #180 with Karashi and Hikaru reflecting on where they're at in comparison to Akane, and actually getting to see all the rivals hanging out and enjoying it! I also absolutely love the way Karashi has developed, and felt his performance was my favorite of this competition. I'm caught up on the rest, will comment later

Been getting back on my X-Men chronological run. I had the Epic Collection volume for the Brood Saga for the better part of a year before I finally read it. Absolutely loved it. Maybe my favorite X-Men story so far, both in the existential themes and just some of the most stellar art. I think it was #162 where it's all Wolverine surviving the wilderness of The Brood's base planet and I was enthralled the whole time. This inspired me to watch X-Men '97 finally, which then inspired me to read the rest of my collection of comics (I've had 168-199 in individual issues just waiting for me to catch up) and am now up to 193. Kinda funny how that just so happened to be the run of comics that covers a lot of the stuff X-Men '97 does(Lifedeath, the introduction of Valerie Cooper and what I assume will eventually lead to Bastion, Madelyne Pryor). One of my favorite parts of Claremont's run has been Storm's introspective moments, and everything post-Brood up to Lifedeath is a goldmine for that stuff. Have really enjoyed Rogue's introduction. The way she's been thrust in situations to prove herself willing to put her life on the line for the team, her realizing she actually wants to save people, seeing the X-Men individually start to accept her. Finally seeing the follow-up to #173(Logan's wedding) after having that issue randomly for years. Also, the art evolution from Cockrum to Paul Smith to Romita Jr./Dan Green is incredible. No shade to John Byrne as I think his art style works for the horror-leaning stuff, but his faces always look off to me. Cockrum feels like he designed the true spirit of X-Men's art style, and then Smith and especially Romita Jr. soar with it.

Yeah, I haven't been really watching a LOT this year. Been keeping up with DanDaDan, Witch Watch, saw the Demon Slayer movie(fucking amazing), and...I think that's been about it? Oh, I think the newest Dr. Stone season was this year, wasn't it? Either that or late last year. Was a great season for sure. Still wanna finish Dragon Ball DAIMA at some point. I've heard mostly good things.

Funny, because my partner has been listening to a bunch of old school DEVO after seeing them open for My Chemical Romance recently.

I've been wanting to yap about manga for months now but you and I are like the only two that still post and follow most of the SJ stuff so I held a lot in. Yeah, Kaiju No. 8's ending was like not as disappointing as a cancelled series ending but felt like there could have maybe been more. Though to be fair the way that final Kaiju escalated I kinda wondered where they go from there. I was pretty happy with Show-Ha Shoten's ending and really happy we got to see a glimpse of what was going on after the competition. Also really enjoyed that Shijima got the girl morally but still had the growth moment of her having a boyfriend. Subverted the cliche some. I'm glad you've gotten into Witch Watch! I really liked the first 20 or so chapters and I assumed it would have been cancelled long ago, but it's still going strong! I've converted to watching the anime at this point, but it's such a treat. Elusive, Sakamoto, and Akane-banashi continue reigning as my Top 3 and have all had me hooked the last few months. I think Akane-banashi might be my #1, but these are the three I usually jump to read first. I'm anime-only on DanDaDan beyond the first couple issues so I'm still in the throes of quality. Guess I'll have to see if it peters out for me over time. I also keep having Chainsaw Man really behind and even though it's not a LOT of issues to catch up on with it's release schedule, I always completely forget what the fuck is going on before I go in, and then often am confused even when I do. Still can't help but love seeing whatever wacky shit goes on with it I've honestly been slacking on a lot of the newer series, but a good few of them (like Someone Hertz) look super appealing to me. I was curious about Otr of the Flame because it was the same artist as Hunter's Guild which we really liked, but the first chapter didn't really grab me the same

I'm just glad it was something like that and nothing like tragic Happy to see you back

Happy Birthday!!

Zau was a great game. Just long enough to feel satisfying and ended before it became a drag. The movement and the platforming(and the boss fights) were definitely the highlights for me gameplay wise. I found the combat zones to be tedious, though