Psycho666Soldier

Nope. We're still probs fucked until like September.

The combat in Outer Worlds is kicking my ass. Part of it is probably because I'm not the greatest FPS player, so not having the RPG benefit of something akin to V.A.T.S. is making me get slaughtered a lot. It probably doesn't help that I'm on hard, but fuck. I've died multiple times at almost every encounter so far. I've heard this gets easier as you level up and get better gear soon, and I've still had a blast with the work I've put in so far. The victories feel satisfying, that's for sure.

I actually really enjoy her as a character element, and chances are your opinions will soften on her. But just saying, I was at peace with her character in the manga and was actually telling my girlfriend to chill out on the Gabi hate when we started this season...and a couple episodes later and I'm feeling the hate train all over again.

Christmas Haul -Ghost of Tsushima This is the main one I've been playing. Started out kind of simple and felt like maybe the game was over hyped. A couple hours later and I'm getting distracted from distractions. I'm probably putting a lot of time into this one -The Outer Worlds Just started this one today. Haven't gotten very far, and I've heard mixed opinions since it's release, but I love the Fallout games, so I have decent hopes with what I've played so far. No VATS is gonna take some adjusting, though. -Spyro Reignited Trilogy Started the first game on Sunday, but I'm largely saving this one to play with a partner who loves this series, especially since I've played 1 and 3 in recent years. Might tear into Ripto's Rage, though. -DOOM Eternal Haven't popped this one on yet, but I've been hyped to get my hands on it. -Trials of Mana Same as above but more so -Persona 5 Royal Got this one for myself with a Black Friday deal. Same as above, but I don't know if I want to get around to this until I finish my playthrough of Persona 3. -Katamari Reroll Bought this as part of Nintendo's holiday sale. Loved the originals when they first came out, and I no longer have my ps2 copy, so this was a pretty easy buy. Have only rolled up a couple stars so far, but it's as satisfying as ever. I also bought a bunch of games on the PSN recently, but I don't remember what all of them were. I know MediEvil, Control, Hitman 2, and Dark Cloud were a part of them.

Been rewatching the original Higurashi and planning to go through Rei to refresh myself on everything for the new series.

AoT @ Tassi

My girlfriend and I literally had the same reaction when we were browsing Amazon Prime. About to watch the first episode after I finish dinner.

You've got to be kidding me

I swear that man could have a goose shitting out golden eggs in front of him, and he'd still run from the money.

Also, after watching the Kenny segment, I'm seeing how much of Impact I can get through without skimming. It seems like Josh has toned down his voice recently and sounds a bit more natural. His first few years in Impact were hard to sit through, like he was trying to add bass to his voice. I know he was heel through part of that, but that also wasn't a great excuse.

At times, there can be a disconnect between the scientific and the shonen aspects. I think the manga starts finding better ways to pin the action and the science together. But the superhuman abilities don't exactly go away.

I'll say Dr. Stone gets even better past the point where the first season left off. Some really intriguing discoveries and some more characters that are introduced that become pretty vital(one in particular I'm thinking of). But I'm also the resident Dr. Stone mark, so take my words with a sizable grain of salt

My girlfriend and I have recently been catching up on Slime Datta Ken. We're four episodes away from finishing the first season, so this is perfect timing. Will be watching AoT and Dr. Stone, of course. Really excited for the latter more than AoT.

Welcome to the club

I've heard the opinion before, so maybe not particularly unpopular.

Fun story, my dad actually loved Space Harrier and played it all the time when I was a baby. I kept trying to pick up the controller and play, so on my third Christmas they got me a SNES. And the rest is history. My Dad will actually be passing through town in a couple weeks and I'm gonna let him play Space Harrier before we start going all out on Mortal Kombat.

I've managed to squeeze in a bit of game playing between homework assignments over the last couple weeks. Shadow Hearts (PS2) - Damn, I fucking love this game. Traditional JRPG that tends to get swept under the rug(probably partially to do with it being published by Midway). Has a cool Judgment Ring system that allows you to have stronger attacks, which I feel might have been inspiration for the Lost Odyssey battle system. This game costs a lot to get online nowadays, but managed to find a version without the case/manual for like 30 bucks. I've been sinking as much free time as possible into this since it came. Now to save up 100 bucks to get the sequel(which was PSM's Game of the Year when it came out). No Man's Sky (PC) - Mostly to play with my girlfriend. She loves this game, and I think it's pretty fun, but I have other games I'd rather sink my time into if I'm doing single player. It also feels like it'll take forever before I ever actually know what I'm doing in this game. Genesis Mini - picked this up like three weeks ago now? Haven't played too much other than testing some games out and getting brief flashes of nostalgia. But I definitely put a good chunk of time into playing Valis III one day.

I wasn't including Saxton or Vic at all in my praise I get what you're saying with Graves, but I still think his delivery comes off natural, whereas Josh sounds like he even tries to force a tone of voice that isn't really his. I dunno, I've always found Matthews annoying whether it's WWE or TNA, whereas with Cole and Graves, I at least enjoy them when they're not being shouted at through the headphones.

I find Cole, Graves, and Phillips to be far better than Josh Matthews. Especially Impact Josh Matthews where he sounds forced as fuck. The thing I don't like about WWE Commentary mostly comes from the production end rather than the individual talents of the announcer.

I heard another option that I think has me more intrigued

It's kind of weird when the average animation of the filler has been considerably better than the average canon episode. There are a lot of tiny moments where you can tell the animators are taking advantage of the freedom.

So I've actually read a couple chapters ahead in the manga. The whole 6 months is completely skipped(unless they cover some of it in flashbacks) and it jumps right into invading the Spade Kingdom. So I find 153 and 154 to be excellent ways to use filler. Really, once they got past the Devil Believers arc, the filler became enjoyable again.