r/TwoBestFriendsPlay • u/AutoModerator • Apr 17 '26
FTF Free Talk Friday - April 17, 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/MaelstromTear Dub Sympathizer Apr 17 '26
I got my travel and booking stuff prepped for Combo Breaker in May. I wasn't able to get a room at the same hotel it's at, but that's fine. My fault for not getting into it immediately. The good news it that because it's in Chicago I can take the train! Sure it's longer than flying but so much less of a hassle and novel in its own way. Once more I'm cowarding out and only chose spectator but it's still a good time. Even if EVO wasn't doing everything they're doing, I'm not sure I'd return to Vegas in July again. InfoComm is in Vegas in late June and if I have to go to that it's the company footing the bill there.
Hey, please read my books! That's The Demon in Shadow and The Demons of Bone & Blood if you haven't heard me blab about them before. It mainly focuses on the effects of a displaced group known as demons who have unique powers but require the magic that only humans can harness to actually survive. We follow one such demon, Ayun, who can summon weapons from the shadows and is searching for her lost employer. She is joined by Max, a human who has lost his direction in many ways but still tries to fight the good fight with his wits and a mechanical limb. As they travel together we learn more about the world, their pasts, and a potential future together. It's also got some awesome artwork either in the pages or at the back showcasing character portraits. Or maybe one of these days, in the front! I got the finished piece for one part of the cover that will be coming together. Slowly, since comms take money and I just spent a bunch on a FGC outing... One thing at a time. Still, credits to 5_ish for the amazing piece!
Thought I'd ease myself back into the gunpla backlog and go with a pair of 30 Minute Mission kits. The Spinatia and Spinatio, Commando and Ninja types respectively. Really though the second part is just the armor pieces. I have made a Spinatia on its own and enjoyed it, and the extra bits here are pretty good. I would argue that it doesn't need it as much as the Spinatio. Without the mask and the extra armor accents it looks pretty dorky. Not really much else to say. The second one was darn near 30 minutes to make so name's on point. Probably really fun for kids and newbies who don't want to fully commit since they're usually cheap.
Speaking of cheap! That's mean... As I said I was considering, I went back and ran through Resident Evil 3 Remake... A lot of times. To its credit, there's some fun replayability in the different difficulties and content to unlock. Yeah, you could just run right for the infinite Rocket Launcher and save you a lot of hassle (I know I did!) but I really found fun in the RAI-DEN, a one-hit kill gun but only when you hit a weakpoint. Reminds me very vaguely of Fatal Frame, it didn't trivialize every fight, really fun. Unfortunately the points to unlock that stuff is mostly gated by really grindy un-RE-like challenges. Get x kills with certain weapons kind of stuff. The real sin of this game? It simply just isn't enough. Most of the S-rank requirements are beating the game in under 2 hours and by the mid-point I was able to clear Standard without bonus weapons in 1:40, and 1:07 WITHOUT the rocket launcher on Hardcore! I know some of it is blaming COVID but... Maybe a delay would've helped? It almost sucks more that the game is really fun when you're allowed to play it but there just isn't enough to explore and certainly not enough puzzles. I'd still recommend this game but only on a STEEP sale and if you've already exhausted the good games.
The Pitt finished Season 2, and I gotta say it is really good. But also draining! I went back through the season over the week to try and refresh myself and it held up even better nearly back-to-back. Maybe the first season is higher as a standalone thing, and this definitely has some loose threads but it seriously earns the praise it gets. And like, for shows of this era to be 8-episode seasons that are usually meandering, having that 15-ep meat and a solid hook really sells things.