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I think it's worth a look! It wasn't a huge hit, but I really liked it. I think the common complaint from people was "nothing happens in this show" or something along those lines. It was a bit slower and atmospheric IIRC. Even when not much was happening, it was a beautiful thing to look at. I really liked the style.

Make a thread in the Games forum about indie games and all will be well in the world again. It will probably get more activity than the indie wrestling thread. Most of us are interested in games but only a handful of folks here have wrestling brain.

Huh. You should give Tokyo Ghoul a look sometime. It was pretty cool. I thought the first chapter of Choujin X was solid.

First chapter of Choujin X is on the Shonen Jump app -- new manga from Sui Ishida. I never read the Tokyo Ghoul manga because I watched the anime, though IIRC there were differences so maybe I should go back and read that manga eventually... but I did read Ishida's HxH one-shot, Hisoka's origin story, and I thought it was really good. I like Ishida's style.

Between some sleepless nights this week and some other downtime, I got caught up on Dr. Stone. Chapter 195: From Treasure Island up to current: Candy Flurry #3

86 — This show is getting more interesting with the developments in this week’s episode. Nicely put together too (timing of the opening, transition into the ending song, etc.). I’m happy to keep watching.

Yeah we watched 4 episodes between yesterday and today, and they were all variations on the same theme. Everything since they saved Hikari and her Digimon has been pretty filler-y. Bump into Digimon in distress along the team’s travels, gotta save the poor things, uh-oh the bad guy is tough can they beat it?, yup of course they can. I hope it gets back on track and they encounter the real bad guys again soon.

Me and the kiddo are finally getting back to watching Digimon. Haven’t tuned in to it for like 2 months somehow We’re up to episode 44 now I think. The trash inventor is my new favourite Digimon

I am really enjoying TWEWY Also still digging Shadows House spooky vibes. Mia’s shadow is not cool Patrick / Ricky are jerks too.

I didn’t love this week’s episode of Vivy. Bummer about the memory loss after her reboot. Looks like we’ll get back to the good stuff next week though!

I agree that isekai can be very hit or miss. There are some good ones though. Did you watch Grimgar, @Chel ? I want to re-watch .hack//SIGN one of these days. Been nearly 20 years I remember thinking it was quite good. I’d like to see if it holds up.

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Wow! 1 PPG is still considered a benchmark of a good (very good? or at least very consistent?) player, right? Or has thinking on that changed in recent years? I'm so out of touch with hockey. But anyways, he's 1.85 PPG on the season so far according to hockey-ref. That seems pretty impressive to me.

Wow, that's pretty damn impressive. #1 in assists and points, #2 in goals. #1 in hockey-ref's goals created stat (can't recall having heard of that one before). McDavid and his teammate Draisaitl are #1 and #2 in PPG. But I guess none of it matters much if they don't have some success in the playoffs.

Yeah Hop on the Super Cub bandwagon, it’s great!

GABBAGABBAHEY I haven't heard of Project Overload or Sublevel Zero. Sounds like I should have a look at both of them... but pretty much the only gaming I do these days is on a Switch, so I'm out of luck if they aren't ported to it. Lacrimosa of Dana is coincidentally 60% off on the eShop right now... I think this is the best deal I've seen for it yet. Tempted If I keep waiting it out, there will probably be a bigger sale in the future... 70 or 80% off would be an even sweeter deal. I'm trying to spend as little as possible on new games because then I feel less bad if/when I never actually play them. That happens quite a bit these days. I did not know there was a Love Live! mobile game. Might have to download that one. Love Live! was so good. Can't say I've watched any of the anime that followed it. I think I didn't watch Sunshine!! because I wasn't sure it would live up to my expectations after having enjoyed the first series so much, which seems kinda dumb now looking back... I like to think I'm pretty good at rhythm games, but I hit my limit eventually. Doesn't matter how hard I try, I'll never beat the final few World Tour challenges in SUPERBEAT. Too hard.

Read a few more chapters of Dr. Stone last night...

Not very many quality bats in that Mariner lineup... a no hitter is still impressive though!

I’d never hit my head on anything in that house (except maybe the doorway ) I was a bit surprised to see Reiko falling off her bike so much. Cubs aren’t exactly built for off-roading though. I rode similar motorbikes all the time when I lived in Vietnam, and they can be a pretty rough ride even on paved roads. This show has been top notch so far.

Nice selection of games I have very fond memories of Descent and Descent II, though I haven't thought about them in a very long time... Gotta be at least 20 years since I last played either. Ys is one of those I-should-play-more-of-them games for me. I had a blast with Memories of Celceta on Vita. Keep telling myself I'll get around to Lacrimosa of Dana one of these days. I'm mostly all about pick-up-and-play stuff these days, short bursts of gaming, and I've found I like rhythm games best. At times the lockdown has given me the chance to sink my teeth into other games again, but I'm stalled in a re-play of FF7 now and I don't know if I can be bothered to get back to it. I could just keep playing my favourite rhythm games instead I definitely back Crypt of the Necrodancer My #1 favourite though since I originally picked it up for Vita is SUPERBEAT: XONiC. I have put so many hours into it between Vita and Switch, and I still keep coming back for more.

Pants wearing is always encouraged. So, what are some of your favourite games?

A few times now, I've noticed Celeste on sale on the eShop and thought... Maybe. Still haven't pulled the trigger. Not much time left in my days for gaming. Sometimes I like buying games because it feels good to spend money that's burning a hole in my pocket, but often I don't finish them.

Read up to the end of chapter 138 last night, some thoughts re: Treasure Island:

I didn't see it like that before, but you're not wrong... now Gauma reminds me of the Branch Manager and Warehouse Manager where I work, they constantly complain about how you can't find good workers these days, young people don't work hard enough, won't take overtime, etc., etc.

That’s not a shocker to me. They had a good Spring (even though that’s often pretty meaningless) and they do have some talent on their roster. Not sure I’d be on them to finish the season in first place in the ALC... but it’s not a very strong division, so you never know!