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Have fallen a bit behind of updating my list so going to be a bit more brief in my comments. 13.) Nobody Wants to Die This was a game a picked up quite a while ago as it came up in my search for games that gave the same vibes as the Braindance sequences from Cyberpunk and this one delivered pretty nicely. Most of it felt a bit "on rails", but it was a really cool story and there were still some interesting choices. The world leaned a fair bit in the 'Altered Carbon' direction but that's a pretty interesting concept too. Enjoyed it thoroughly. 14.) The Incident at Galley House Cool little investigation game with a supernatural twist. Made by the same dev that did 'The Roottrees are Dead' and works along the same vein of piecing together past events to solve a mystery but in this case it was more of a haunted house sort of thing with trying to solve mysterious deaths. Instead of connecting family trees, it's finding and placing events on a timeline through means of a device that shows you the past. Had the same flow to the game as that one though where you get a handle on things, find a good flow and solve the mystery only to find out that was just the first half of the game and then they take the training wheels off and the real show starts. XD 15.) Desktop Explorer I had a lot of fun with this one. Gave me 'Pony Island' vibes but more mystery/puzzle elements and less janky platforming. You play as someone who acquires a computer from their uncle who had dementia and basically find out there's some weird program on the computer that was fucking with him and past owners of the computer and you have to figure out what's going on using an old Windows '95 UI and using normal computer browsing stuff to solve puzzles (things like checking the source code on a webpage or revealing hidden files in a folder, etc.) 16.) The Alighieri Circle Played the demo and was intrigued by this one so grabbed it when it released a few days ago. Setup was interesting, and premise is essentially Dante's journey to hell was real, and during it he made a pact that sealed its gates and now every 33 years the gate reopens and one of his descendants must journey through it to complete a trial and reseal the gate. Gameplay-wise, it wasn't much more than a walking sim with some basic but interesting puzzles. Story was a lot more vague and interpretive than I would have liked and it was pretty short but I still enjoyed it overall. I was hoping for more of a psychological horror element to it that never really manifested.
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The Jays are still clinging to some slim hopes. Probably too little too late now. We’ll see. If they get in as third Wild Card team and get a bit hot, they could make some noise. They could actually be a dangerous team in a short series. Cease and Soriano are solid starters, and the back end of the bullpen is strong. Losing to Baltimore last night was bad but at least Cleveland lost too. Assuming the Jays miss the postseason, I’m jumping in the White Sox bandwagon for however many days that lasts Bummer about the M’s dude. They ought to have had a better season for sure. I wasn’t expecting Raleigh to repeat last season, but this was a pretty steep drop off. They needed more production from Naylor and especially J-Rod. He had a decent season but should be expected to be quite a bit more impactful. I don’t have strong feelings about Wilson. Don’t think he’s a bad manager necessarily. But not a great one either. I agree he will probably take the fall.
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Mariners are out, I think Wilson will be gone. I never seen an entire team regress so much in one season, Arozarena is really the only player who had a good season for the Mariners. Sucks he'll probably be gone next season. Outside of Tampa, New York and Boston, I have no idea who else is going to the playoffs for the AL, all 3 spots might be teams with sub .500 records.
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Witch Watch # 261 Seems this was the final chapter of the Bone Crisis arc (30 parts). It was a wild ride! Altogether, I really enjoyed it. I am very curious to see if the series ends soon, as it feels like we've reached a natural ending point. Unless there is a twist or some other major development Sakamoto Days # 274 The on-going final fight with Uzuki continues to be exciting action! I think we're nearly at the climax and my gut says that the manga will end perhaps before the end of 2026. I'm looking forward to seeing more of the anime in 2027. And whenever the manga wraps up, I'm tempted to go back and re-read the whole thing. Unless the author really botches the ending and leaves a bad taste... but I don't see that happening. Akane-banashi # 221 He's still a bastard but I guess I'm a legit Zensho respecter now Damnit. Next we get to see Issho do his thing! I'm hyped.
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Supergirl (2026) It was kinda...fine? I hear they didn't do a great job keeping to the original story. Whomever decided a slow remix of In The Middle needed to happen during the film's climactic fight needs to be sacked. That alone took a point off my personal score. May need to read the comic run.
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Akane-banashi # 219 and 220
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God damn, I’ll be all over that Beat & Motion adaptation! I love those characters
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The Jays got smoked by KC last night Series loss. Bieber is hurt now and had been pitching well. They need him. The lineup isn’t scoring enough runs. I think nearly all the optimism I had for this team over the last few weeks has disappeared It’s been a cursed season.
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So...talking about who goes hot into September and they play Cleveland this weekend and at the end of the season, but Kansas City are playing well. Although probably to many teams to pass and their schedule is a little more difficult. The AL is just terrible.
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A bit ahead of the game thread-wise, but I just found out they're doing a Netflix adaptation of Beat & Motion in 2027 👀 @dr. b
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Yep, I might have called it a bit too soon for the M's. Only 4 games back compared to 3 GB for the Jays. The stupid Guardians have been on fire lately so that's a bit of a problem for both our teams. Can't catch them if they never lose again The Yanks and Red Sox look pretty safe. Potentially up to 6 teams could be in play to catch Cleveland for the third WC spot depending on who goes hot or cold in September. It could be an exciting finish on the last day of the season. But more likely it will be decidedly earlier than that and just be boring. So many mid teams in the AL this season.
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Well...the 14 Games the M's have left with the Angels and A's might help win the division maybe the 3 with the Rockies as well. Considering neither the Ranger nor Astros want to run away with it. I think Woo and Miller are hurt, maybe they can pick up Suarez for the vibes.
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The Jays played well over the last couple weeks. 8-5 in those 13 games against the Red Sox, Yanks, and Rays. I'll take it! Keep stacking series wins in September and maybe the Jays play themselves into the last Wild Card spot. The M's on the other hand... I think they're cooked
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I'll edit in the old list later, as trying to format it on mt phone is gonna be a nightmare. 3. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom I bought the Switch 2 upgrade, to have something to kill time before Wolverine and Tokon came out. I originally was only thinking of fucking around, but eventually I was enjoying myself too much and got all of the shrines/lightroots again, and then beat it last night. Still a real fun game.
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Akane-banashi # 218 Damnit , Zensho is already starting to win me over
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I was really worried about the Red Sox going into this season. Thought they had a legit chance to win the division and be very annoying. They didn’t start the season super strong though, and the Jays couldn’t get their acts together anyways, so I forgot about Boston. They’ve really turned it around over the last couple months! Ugh. The Jays are still only 3.5 games back of a Wild Card spot. They’ve won a few series in a row and might finally be starting to build some momentum. But they will need to keep winning at a good clip and leap frog several teams in front of them. The Jays’ schedule over the next two weeks is critical IMHO. - 4 games vs. Red Sox - 3 games vs. Yankees - 3 games @ Rays - 3 games @ Yankees They aren’t coming back and winning the division. But they need to win a good amount of these games against strong division rivals to keep the Wild Card hopes alive. They will probably get buried in the WC standings if they go on a losing streak now.
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...I was hoping the would have moved Kirby or Hancock for a bat and then call up Kade Anderson, if they can survive the brutal August schedule and stay close in the standings maybe playoffs are a thing, but I doubt it. I mean no one wants to win the AL West so who knows. I mean hell the Jays are only 3.5 back of the last wild card spot. The Royals, A's and Angels are probably the only team complete out of contention in the AL. I sorta want to see the Tigers face the Dodgers in the World Series and win it. Yo, this Red Sox team...might take the division.
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Pretty busy deadline weekend for our teams. M's - Acquired Taylor Ward from Baltimore - Moved on from Luis Castillo Ward has consistently been a 2-3 win player based on BB-Ref WAR over the last few seasons. Hopefully he's helpful to the team over the next few months. He's not exactly young and I think he's coming up on free agency. I'm not sure if the M's are hoping to re-sign him or if he's just a rental. When I saw the Castillo deal, I initially thought that Seattle was just punting on the rest of the season. Maybe they still are, but once I looked at Castillo's numbers this year, I realized that there's a bit more to the story. He hasn't been great and he's still owed a lot of money. Probably smart for them to ship him out while they had the chance. Jays OUT -> Jeff Hoffman -> Daulton Varsho -> Kevin Gausman -> Tommy Nance -> Adam Macko -> Arjun Nimmala (fairly highly ranked prospect currently in AA) IN -> Jose Soriano -> Spencer Arrighetti -> Jameson Taillon -> Josh Smith -> Various prospects and names I don't know The most intriguing deal here is the trade with LAA to get Soriano. He should be a part of the starting rotation right away, and stick around the next couple of seasons. Arrighetti has some potential to help them as well, although that seems like less of a sure thing than Soriano. Taillon will I'm sure pitch for them this season because they need bodies, but he's past his prime and you can't expect much. Also interesting that they're taking a chance on Josh Smith. He's had some moments in Texas but struggled this year. Maybe they can help him turn it around. I'm sad to see Gausman go and hope they can re-sign him this winter. I'm less sad and more relieved to see Hoffman gone And mostly indifferent about Varsho. Great OF defender but frustrating hitter that should be able to produce more power than he actually does. I wish him well in Houston.
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Kurumizawa's Folly #24 God damn
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@Eizan , happy B-day dude! It's a bummer that your M's haven't been having a great July. The last stretch especially vs. Cincinnati, then on the road in Texas and LA. Starting to fall behind in the division... But I'm sure they'll win one for you tonight against Minny!
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I was gonna say I feel Issho has definitely passed the respect line at this point. We know he's not quite as heartless as he comes off, but probably feels he has to be that way for the sake of Rakugo and almost certainly tied to something with the original Shiguma (we still never got a full explanation for that one panel we keep seeing where he tells Issho "You killed me" or something like that while he's lying in his death bed). Alternatively, Zensho is spiteful and irredeemable, so F that guy
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Issho definitely seems to have taken more of a 'tough love' approach to teaching Kaisei. I guess it's working more or less as intended... But the master-student relationship that Akane had with Shiguma seems a lot nicer than what Kaisei has with Issho I'm hyped for the next few chapters. Issho and Zensho are characters that I mostly dislike, but I hope they both show some signs of not being absolute bastards through their art and performances Whatever happens, I'll probably still not like them either of them all that much. Just give me something that I can begrudgingly respect. To be fair, Issho already has that going on... but I want to know more about him anyways.
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- Finally read the special chapter of The Elusive Samurai. Was a fun way to get back with the characters, and I loved so many of the modern characterizations. Takauji being an upstart business dude with Go-Daigo being the CEO of the financial empire was pretty clever. I also about fell out when I saw the fans doing the bow headbang for Akiie. Also the idea that the Hisashiban are a band makes so much sense. - Finally caught up on Akane-banashi, and while I wish I hadn't fallen behind, it was awesome reading Kaisei's performance and the aftermath in one swath, and then catching up perfectly before the Issho/Zensho showdown. God, so much to say about this. Kaisei's performance was incredible, and it was awesome seeing him discover that he hadn't truly found himself, and that this was him finally branching out and finding what true self looks like. Also nice to see him as so vulnerable and actually fighting from underneath. You can kinda tell Akane was almost a bit disappointed that she won because she was probably thinking, "Well, shoot, I didn't expect to hit these goals so soon," but I think seeing Issho's performance will renew her fire. Incredible series and it just keeps getting better. Can't wait. I definitely feel like his judging had motivations behind it. He might have actually thought Akane was the winner on pure Rakugoka art, but think he specifically did this to help Kaisei grow through loss now that he's finally broken out of his shell, while forcing Akane to find new goals and seek even higher heights. Or something like that.
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I was mixed up re: Akane-banashi, the last episode of the first season was actually yesterday. God damn. Perfection Master Shiguma is the GOAT
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I've been waiting since May for the Jays to get hot. Even up to All-Star break, they were only a handful of games back in the Wild Card race. The division is almost certainly a lost hope... But I keep telling myself, all it will take is a few weeks of good baseball to get back into it. And if they get hot in September/October then who knows what might happen! But it just isn't happening Lost a series 2-1 against the White Sox after the All-Star break. Not totally surprising since the White Sox are actually a competent team again (I'm happy for their fans!) but the Jays should have enough talent to hang with them. Chicago outscored the 15-5 across those three games. Last night they get soundly beaten by the Rays, and they still have three more to play against Tampa this week. If the Rays sweep - which they probably should - then I'm about ready to just give up on this season and hope for better next summer The AL West is tight and nobody really seems to want to take control of it. I dunno, the AL just doesn't have many truly good teams so far this year. I could jump on board the White Sox bandwagon in October if they get there and both the Jays and M's miss out.
