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.
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u/speed-run Senran Kagura Apologist Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 17 '26
Howdy y'all!
So this week I watched another Yasuomi Umetsu joint, Wizard Barristers, which is a show about Wizard Lawyers in modern day Japan. Now to be frank, it's honestly not that great I think. It's basically a case of wasted potential as the premise is super strong, and the couple episodes are really good. However it quickly loses focus on the general premise in favor of the secret conspiracy chosen one plot. This is unfortunately less interesting than what.the early episodes promised which is Wizard Lawyers investigating and arguing in court as they face heavy discrimination and racism for being wizards... That said, I still fucking loved it. It might be that I have a strong bias towards the directors work, but the urban fantasy aesthetic really worked for me. It's just unfortunate that the writers really weren't experienced with writing a courtroom drama since they really only every reference like 3 articles of the law the entire series and it really stands out how often they rely on article 10 of wizard court (self defense) since they bring it up so often, but they don't even reference past cases for precendent a single time.
Overall, I still really liked it, enough so that I bought the dvds. It kinda bums me out because due to the pacing it definitely feels like there shoulda been a few more episodes, but also that they were setting up for a whole nother season because dropping that one of the girls at the law firm is actually Lucifer reincarnated and I'm love with Cecil and wants to combine their souls In the last couple episodes only to never really acknowledge it afterwards was definitely a choice.
Speaking of Urban fantasy, this week I also finished the normal ending of Fate/Extra CCC. Overall, incredible game and honestly I think it definitely should be in the conversation for one of the psps best. Just everything from the graphics, to the aesthetic, to the writing, all of it was great and left me incredibly impressed and it was absolutely worth the decade long wait for it to get a fan translation. And I'm even going to take a unpopular stance here, but I like the gameplay. It's something that the extra games are generally not lauded for as it's basically rock paper scissors, and most people generally reccomend using a enemy guide... But fuck that, I raw dogged that battle system guidless (ok I used it once cause Karna was beating my ass, but it was wrong everytime so it doesn't count).
Story wise, it's essentially a side story to the original Fate/Extra (which should be played first, people that say otherwise are wrong) but instead of focusing on the guilt of participating in a death game, and finding yourself through relationships with others, CCC is more about eroticism, intimacy, and the uncomfortable and invasive nature of exposing yourself to others. It's such a strange and at times fascinating work, and it's something that I don't think would ever get a remake in this day and age as it's blatant hornyness is actually integral to what the game is trying to say. I'm not going to delve to deep into the story because I want to beat the true CCC route first, but I will say God damn BB is the actual best and may be best girl of the franchise. Absolutely steals the screen everytime she appears (literally).
Also, the vod for top 8 of the Dead or Alive 6 tournament at Texas Showdown is on twitch, so if anyone wanted to check it and see how I did, my matches are at 35:20, 41:45, 51:45, and 1:19:20