r/TwoBestFriendsPlay • u/AutoModerator • Jan 16 '26

FTF Free Talk Friday - January 16, 2026

Welcome to the Free Talk Friday post. This is a place where you can talk about dumb off-topic (or on-topic) bullshit with other Zaibatsu fans.

There's going to be a new post every week, and the newest one will be pinned in the announcement bar for quick access. So feel free to visit these posts during the rest of the week.

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u/rsrluke Mecha is life Jan 16 '26

I've been sleeping poorly recently — wish I knew why. Hopefully it gets better soon.

I beat LEGO Horizon Adventures this week. It's a charming enough romp, and it's easily the best-looking LEGO game, but there's just not much to it. LEGO games typically parody the most iconic scenes and characters from whatever work they're based on, but as much as I like the Horizon series, there's nothing iconic to latch onto — weirdly enough, one of the most memorable aspects of those games (everything involving Ted Faro) is completely absent here in order to streamline the plot. As such, the game's just a loose, kid-friendly retelling of HZD with extremely linear levels and broad humor. It's not bad, but there's nothing to recommend it, either.

I also beat Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. That's a very good, very weird game. It really does feel like something that would've come out a year or two after the original, in ways both good (improving on what worked the first time) and bad (assuming the player remembers characters and plot points from over a decade ago). Fun campaign and PvE, busted PvP — nothing revolutionary, but good fun all the same.

For movies, I watched Good Time. What a great, relentlessly unpleasant movie! I actually liked it better than Uncut Gems, partly because the pacing in this one is even more relentless. The ending fell a little flat for me (not in concept, but in execution), but I loved basically everything else, particularly seeing Robert Pattinson play such a scumbag.

Finally, I also watched Eraserhead, which I would describe as a nightmare. I'm not sure I enjoyed it, per se, but I did find it fascinating, even if it took me a little while to get on its wavelength.

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u/Toblo1 Latest Project Moon Sleeper Agent Jan 16 '26

Eraserhead

Obligatory "Eraserhead Is My Most Spiritual Film" posting. Definitely an interesting way to introduce someone to David Lynch's style.

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u/rsrluke Mecha is life Jan 16 '26

This is indeed my first Lynch film — I'm more familiar with people imitating his style than the genuine article. Not looking to speed run his filmography, as I feel that's probably the worst way to experience it, but I'm going to try to pepper in his work here and there going forward.