Gyratyne

I haven't kept up with Jason, so it's good to know he's among friends.

Jess's new project is Skulltenders, a D&D podcast. I listened to the first episode and it's well produced and they seem to be having fun. It's not quite to my tastes, but I may warm up to it over time, so I hope it finds an audience.

Rashid is in World Tour without purchase. A new marker will appear in Nayshall at night, which will eventually lead to him. He gets the usual cutscene intro, missions, and such. It's pretty nice for a free update.

I like getting to fight Azam. He has a cool command throw. Very Ultimate Muscle.

I also enjoyed World Tour a lot. I think it's a much better approach to single player than the unfortunate cinematic story mode from SF5. Playing as a voiceless avatar that becomes a student of all the street fighters is good framing device to learn more about them. I found the writing and characterizations to be quite charming; adding more personality and dimensions to the world warriors than before. The original story characters are far less interesting, but there are moments here and there. Shame about the ending though.

The character building system was much more involved than I expected. It was satisfying to create a move list that is fun to use and helps achieve bonus objectives. The gear system is basic, but I could still select equipment that was suited to my fighting style. Even after finishing nearly all of the missions, I still enjoyed just grinding master levels. There are good loops of NPCs to fight that grant bonus experience and I have well over half the cast at max. At some point I'll complete the rest, but currently have 54 hours in WT alone, so I've been taking a break to focus more on Ranked.

I'm curious how Rashid will be added. It seems like he'll show up in Nayshall, but I wonder if you'll need to purchase him or if everyone can learn from him for free. Either way, I hope that all DLC fighters will be well integrated into WT. Capcom has made a significant investment in this mode to reach a new audience, so it'd make sense if they continue to support it, too.

I got the 10th Anniversary version of Random Access Memories, so I guess it's both new and old. I never got the original, so I didn't listen to the full album until this year. It's exceptional and the 2nd disc is a fun bonus.

Welcome, Niki. Very happy to have you.

LOVE RYAN DAVIS

It might be Astral Ascent.

https://www.giantbomb.com/shows/astral-ascent/2970-21536

Damn shame. Not entirely surprising, but it still stings. I'm going to miss their absurdly long podcasts about topics I would never hear about otherwise.

After very intermittent sessions and detours with other games, I got all the Hard Victories. Of the new squads, surprisinglyit was Cataclysm that earned my only perfect 4 island score. They picked up absolutely broken gear: Rock Launcher as an alt for the Pitcher, Light and Shield Tanks for the others. 2 of the pilots gained the Popular Hero skill, so I had almost everything fully upgraded by the end. Even so, it was a super lucky to avoid taking any grid damage.

It'll probably be a while until I challenge Unfair Mode. But Advanced Edition has given many more hours of enjoyment. If you haven't played the free update, it is highly recommended.

Thanks for Doom Eternal. Much appreciated.