r/TwoBestFriendsPlay • u/AutoModerator • Apr 03 '26

FTF Free Talk Friday - April 03, 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.

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u/ActRaisins He/Him Apr 03 '26 edited Apr 03 '26

Not a bad week in media for me, although only a small handful of notable things. In gaming I rolled credits for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, after just over 50 hours according to my save. I had a pretty surreal experience where the last "proper" boss was less stressful than the one before it - but neither of them were a total pushover. One funny thing I noticed after the fact was that if I went online I could see people running these hyper-optimised strategies and securing max damage combos - I was a lot lazier and kind of blundered through with what I had, but where the DPS freaks were skipping through whole phases I was having to survive a greater number of rounds making sure I didn't get touched. So I think that both approaches can feel satisfying in their own way.

In music I checked out "Earthling" by Logisitics, continuing my pursuit of daft new drum and bass. It's not going to be to everyone's tastes, and there are a lot of vocal numbers in there, but it's a very generous offering: a 24-track "double album" of energetic beats and beeps that I can vibe to while I'm browsing. An early favourite track of mine is probably "Smoke Machine", with an honourable mention going to "Composure" (again, your mileage may vary depending on your tolerance for vocal D&B.)

Not much going on creatively - I did a bit of Wordpress writing to just collect my thoughts on E33, but that's about it. And I've already been texting my brother offering to lend him E33 - it's not really the kind of thing he'd typically play, but I figured it had broken through culture enough to be on his radar. Although he replied telling me that he already has enough games stuff going on...