Vol. 30 - SpookSeason
It is, ostensibly, October. It is, ostensibly, my favorite month of the year. And we are hitting record-breaking heat. We're literally and figuratively so cooked.
Let's get past the existential dread with the newsletter!
Interesting Stuff
You Will Never Play Many of 2024's Best Games
(Flashbang Warning)
Good article about a thing I struggle with! The comments are mostly nice too.
The Legend of Pomodoro
I like the Pomodoro method! The Legend of Pomodoro is the Pomodoro method paired with a idle / RPG mechanics! You do pomos and then use the resources you got from the pomo to get stronger and do more pomos! There's a cute little story included as well. I like it!
Planted this Week
Thoughts on the Ayn Odin 2
I got an Odin 2 and I love it so I wrote about it!
Why I Dropped Bluesky
It sucks! But I go into detail here lol.
Hideki Naganuma is Just Alright
A very personal vendetta.
It is Hard to go Back to the PS1 Era
Nostalgia can only carry me so far tbh!
Media Corner
Games
Been going ham with the Odin 2, as mentioned! After my initial wild bouncing around I've now settled nicely into Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga on the PS2. It's a blast. I love the music and the Mantra Grid system, it basically feels like if SMT was Final Fantasy X. It's a very intense dungeon crawler though, so between sessions of that I've been getting time in with Ape Escape 3, which is the former game's total opposite in both genre and aesthetic lmao.
Beyond that, been playing through Resident Evil 6 with my wonderful pal Ghost and despite how silly the game is it's been an absolute blast to experience with them. We just did Leon's campaign and I'm looking forward to doing Chris' this week!
TV/Film
As it's October, I'm doing one spooky movie every day of the year! I did this last year, and here's this month's list: X Days of Horror Movies 2024![1]
I'm also watching the newest season of Love is Blind USA with my fiancé! It takes place in Washington D.C. and it sure does show in the contestants LMFAO.
Music
Albums:
Silent Running - 65daysofstatic
ASTRO BOT Original Soundtrack - Kenneth C M Young
Path of the Goddess Original Soundtrack - CAPCOM
Status Update
Not bad not bad. Work has been rough but it is what it is LOL. But I have nothing in particular to not be happy about so I'm just gonna blame it on the weather and generalized anxiety. I need it to cool down so damn bad.
Signing Off
Good luck this week and thanks for reading! Hit the ko-fi link below if you like this letter, or even just drop a comment or suggestion. 💚
https://ko-fi.com/barquqThe "X" is because I might miss days LOL↩︎