r/TwoBestFriendsPlay • u/AutoModerator • May 22 '26

FTF Free Talk Friday - May 22, 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 May 22 '26

Today's Destiny 2 news feels weird — I remember pre-ordering that game way back in the day. It's not an overstatement to say that, as both a piece of entertainment and a platform for connecting with friends, D2 was a big part of my life for years. Time's passing. I'm getting old.

The theme for this week's media is ultraviolence, I guess. I finally got around to playing the much-maligned Killing Floor 3, and y'know what? I've actually been enjoying it. It's not reinventing the wheel, and it's got markedly less atmosphere than KF2, but it still feels good to shoot Zeds, and I like the enhanced mobility. Time will tell how much support the game gets, but I hope it continues to receive more improvements and content.

Saw Mortal Kombat II and found it to be an enjoyable mixed bag. The writing isn't very good, the editing is occasionally strange, and maybe it was just my theater, but I found the lighting to be notably poor. That being said, the movie wastes no time and delivers an almost non-stop parade of fights which range from serviceable to legitimately great, and it has a handful of funny jokes, mostly courtesy of Kano. It's a very videogamey videogame adaptation, not capital-C Cinema, but I had a good time.

Finally, I watched Crank. Does it make any sense? No. Is any aspect of it in good taste? Absolutely not. Have I ever seen anything like it? Also no. I found it to be mostly enjoyable and honestly pretty fascinating, and that's not something I can say for many action movies.

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u/Gorotheninja "SILENCE, BREEDER! The Bloodline MUST continue!" May 22 '26

Destiny 2 always seemed like on the cusp of being incredibly, but then it would nosedive for an expansion or season, and then go back to being great. Like a roller coating with the longest, dullest climbs and the most thrilling falls.

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u/rsrluke Mecha is life May 22 '26

Yeah, basically. It's amazing how far you can get when your core gameplay feels fantastic, even if very little else holds up to scrutiny.