Thanks, Randi. 🖤

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Tomorrow is my birthday, and you know what means! We'll hang out tomorrow on Twitch and probably continue the Castlevania adventure and have a good time. Hope to see y'all there.

I played the Castlevania: Belmont's Curse demo on Steam! Love it! Gorgeous visuals, Rose Belmont moves with such smooth, responsive grace, and music drips with atmosphere. My only issue is that the game feels a little too zoomed out. Otherwise, it's very promising! Can’t wait for the full release.

I don't know how people eat McDonald's. Someone ordered it at work earlier, and I grabbed a Big Mac. It took one bite for me to feel completely grossed out. Just one bite. I put the burger straight back down and went to make some tea because my appetite was completely gone. Absolutely disgusted!😣

The current state of Western AAA development is a complete mess. I mostly play Asian and indie games, both retro and modern, so it doesn't affect me much personally. But seeing hundreds laid off and entire studios shut down still really sucks.

I finished Onimusha: Way of the Sword and loved every minute of it. Gorgeous game, fantastic combat, and Issen became super satisfying once I got better at it. Amazing characters too, especially Takamura. Very few games made me emotional when the credits roll, but Onimusha did it. What a game.

It drives me insane when people compare Onimusha to Sekiro or Nioh, considering that it predates them and many other similar games. Onimusha existed long before Soulslikes and doesn’t follow their mechanics or formula. It has its own combat, atmosphere, and identity. Onimusha walked its own path.

If you haven't played Onimusha: Way of the Sword yet and are considering buying it: Just do it. Don't think. Just go ahead and grab the game. OMG.

As someone who streams gaming on Twitch, I can feel it. Older audiences seem to be sticking with Twitch, while younger ones are moving to Kick, and Reacts/Just Chatting seem to get more engagement. Pure gaming may be declining, and people want to connect with the person, which is understandable.