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This game really does look like if Monolith was a platformer.

@eccentrix: Whoops. Gotta love that spell check doesn't check the title. Haha

I picked this game up from this quick look and I don't think it plays as well as Ben thinks. It has some awkward hitboxes (spikes especially) and the grapple hooks auto target surfaces in weird ways sometimes. The level design can be rough. The area where you get the shurikens has a point where you basically flip a switch by an locked door and it opens a door on the other side of the map which has a switch that opens the locked door where the first switch was.

Also I got to that slime boss maybe a bit earlier than Ben did? Or at least bought different upgrades since I each little slime takes 2 hits for me and I did buy the charge sword yet. Unfortunately the game saves right as you pick up the SMGs and the boss seems beyond my ability due to not happening to get the damage and charge upgrades. I've essentially softlocked myself as I leave the area without fighting the boss.

I just posted a review of The Pedestrian.

"Business Dave's favorite Kobe Bryant moment" "My period is vicious!" has gotta be one of the recent top moments. fuck.

Honestly after watching this, this game looks like a step towards a pokemon-like game I'd actually enjoy playing. Kinda wish it wasn't a MMO though. I'll keep my eye on it.

TemThursday Nite Combat

@humanity said:

Yeah, the politics of this game suuuure are a thing.

I spent the time and finished up my GOTY 2019 list: https://giantbomb.com/profile/d_w/lists/goty-2019/367412/

It was actually a lot quicker than previous years. That's partial true because I didn't get around to a lot of other games people liked. So much so I made a list for that. haha. https://www.giantbomb.com/profile/d_w/lists/2019-games-i-never-got-around-to/367346/

Abbey's first turn in this is just *chef's kiss*