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And we're back! The new monitor got here a day early. The smaller screen size is definitely noticeable (especially when it's next to my old monitor; the Samsung one seemed so massive comparatively lol), but on the bright side the 1440p image is much crisper on it. On the Samsung one you could kinda tell it was being blown up a little bigger than it should be at that resolution. Not gonna lie, though, now I kinda want to get a second one... Next purchase is gonna have to be a wider desk, though. Having all my fancy RGBs hidden behind the monitor simply won't do. Not crazy about my headset stand being behind the monitor, either.

Scarlet Nexus Anime kids save the world through the power of nakama! This game was great, it's exactly the kind of Persona-lite game I like. Mysterious aliens periodically rain down on the world, and you are a member of a force of teenagers with paranormal abilities whose job it is to protect humanity, and the plot is exactly batshit enough to live up to that premise. The combat is fun, with a surprising amount of variability between everyone's powers. You can't switch characters, you only ever control the MC (you choose between two options at the beginning), who is telekinetic, but there's an ability called SAS which allows you to temporarily borrow your allies' powers. By the end of the game you feel like a complete badass, switching rapidly between regular attacks, telekinesis, pyrokinesis, hypervelocity, teleportation, etc (there are 9 total powers in the game). It felt great. I called it Persona-lite because there is an extremely simple social sim element, that involves building your relationships with your teammates to unlock higher tiers of SAS abilities. It's obviously not shooting for something on the level of Persona, but it knows that, and doesn't try to be anything more than what it is. I liked it enough that I'm probably going to do another playthrough on the other character. Overall it is quite well put together, with everything working together to create something cohesive. It's not trying to be a steak dinner, but it's a damn good hamburger. Grade: B+