I immediately pictured this, but with Rocket. Well done.

I'm sure you're swamped replying to everyone. I just wanted to make sure my interest in the Ocular Max Red Mirage didn't get lost in the mix.

I would be very interested in the Ocular Max Red Mirage. LMK what you're asking for it, thanks!

Both of them make improvements on their original designs in various ways and I like what they each achieve. That said, if I had to choose between them I'd go with Magmatron and it's not even close.

What does it say about their forums that I immediately have a couple suspects of who you're referring to?

But if I really had to guess, there's one guy I'd absolutely put my money on.

YouTube video by DarkerNemesis Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth MT Coral Hike Theme (Let's Go, Mt Corel)

This OST is full of great tracks but this one stayed in my head for a good while.
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I feel like I'm living that Lewis Black bit about candy corn, except substitute The Game Awards. Yes, I'll have them on tonight, because I don't learn from my mistakes.

They look almost like the preview renders on old Shapeways stuff.

Seeing all the pictures coming out of Cybertron, it's reassuring to see that the TF team still knows how to make a solid TOY when it comes to Star Convoy. It's practically its own play pattern ecosystem. Almost makes up for how disappointing those Aerialbots are.

Oh no, I got my first reply from a bot on Bluesky.

Birds of Prey would be a great ensemble cast.

M&L Brothership does NOT need this many side characters. I'll be enjoying myself, then everything comes to a halt while 10 or so characters will decide to have their daily stand-up meeting. I'm playing games to escape this kind of thing!

Yup, this is my exact take as well.

Yeah, we heard it and it's mostly the same shit they keep repeating over and over. Almost like an...

Brothership is hitting its stride with me, but man those opening hours did not need to be that drawn out, drip feeding mechanics like that. I can feel a bit of bloat with the side quests and islets, but at least I don't feel restricted in battles anymore. The music is pretty great though.

Ugh, the pain of Resident Services continually picking a must keep villager as the one to kick out.

I'm unashamed about liking raisins, but putting them in a mac and cheese is truly unhinged.

Drink the coffee...

I'm through the opening of Brother ship, which was a bit of a slog. Now I feel the game really opening up. Given the emphasis on island hopping, the load times can be kind of a drag still.

I very much enjoyed being a Jedi with a Yoshi analogue.

I had some issues with the pacing and sub plots, but the way it subverted expectations along with some vivid imagery made it one of my favorites of the saga.

Ok Dandadan, I already agreed that you're really good but now it just feels like you're rubbing it in. You didn't have to make me cry like that.

"Mario, I'm trying to sneak through this gate, but I'm dummy thicc..."

Starting up Mario & Luigi: Brothership. First impressions are that it gets a bit chatty, but that's standard for Nintendo tutorials anymore I guess. Also, pressing A for Luigi's menus, but then B for his actions feels immediately wrong.

This is absolutely me. Getting burned by an auto save once or twice has lead to a life of obsessive save behavior.

And that's a wrap on The Lake House. It's a bit weird to end AWII with an intermezzo rather than the wide open implications of the end of Night Springs, but I get how that might not be the right fit as far as tone is concerned. So uhh... How long do we have to wait for Control 2 now?

Currently playing The Lake House dlc of Alan Wake and it is certainly succeeding in the vibes department. I'm definitely glad to be playing it after the balancing patch, because these new enemies are rough and I don't think I'd be having a great time if they did even more damage.

Not to discount the collaborative effort of full creative teams, but when are we as a society going to give Sam Lake the same auteur level of respect and hype that Kojima gets?

The rest get to express their personalities in different ways, but Leo is stuck in the role of leader. So he gets stuck with the self imposed anxiety of whether he is being everything he needs to be for his brothers, while they get to do their own thing. And that's less appealing to kids, I guess.

It feels liberating to be able to scroll through a feed without being inundated with shitty ads and bots. Though I will admit to missing the occasional ray of sunshine from Chiitan.