MetalCaveman

There's still improvements and changes that could make this better, but for this year I'm done.

Well, now there's discussions on a new series of reforms and laws to restrict and/or prevent the presence of DEA/FBI agents in Mexico, on one hand, good, they ain't got no reason to be doing whatever they want on other countries, on the other hand, this has nothing to do with that, and everything to do with Cienfuegos being arrested. I wonder (and I don't know how likely it is) if Biden would be up for bringing the whole "Cartels as terrorists organizations" thing back.

https://latinus.us/2020/12/07/otorgan-suspension-definitiva-obras-tramo-dos-tren-maya/ Communities in Campeche have obtained a suspension for the Mayan Train, claiming it violates a right to a healthy environment, as it would destroy the jungle and cause damage to the entire ecosystem, among the people who worked to get this done are several indigenous communities, you know, the Mayas, who don't want the Mayan train to be built in their land. I can see the president tomorrow, in his press conference "These bourgeois Mayas, they are associated with the neoliberal conspiracy, they want to stand in the way of progress, but our fourth transformation won't be stopped."

Wanted to play on PC, but it's clear I won't be able to upgrade my system any time soon, so got it on PS4.

Hyrule Warriors had a launch discount, on top of existing offers, the other 2 were the cheapest I've seen them for, well, "cheapest" by Nintendo standards, but still.

Counting buen fin and black friday: Some Azur Lane merch: Belfast wallscroll, Formidable and Illustrious wallscroll Amagi and Bismarck plushies 2nd Anniversary artbook Sirius "3D" lanyard Enterprise x Vestal daki Some shirts: Modern Rogue Vanguard, Silverton and Amendment 21 Sabaton Night Witches, Bismarck, Bismarck Anniversary and Tank-20 Manga: Monster Musume 1-15 (minus vol 5 that's sold out) Monster Girl Doctor 1-6 The Elder-sister Like One 1-3 Monster Girl Encyclopaedia 1 & 2 Other stuff: Hosa footswitch and trs cable for my amp MIDI cable Logitech G502 mouse, the wired version, cheaper than the old HP mouse I was using, so that's cool A pair of Nike Flytrap something or other, to replace my current workout shoes that are falling apart.

WIP that I meant to finish before today (for obvious reasons), but failed to do so. Goal is to have a proper illustration for next year, assuming I improve enough, otherwise, I don't know, I'll just set myself on fire or something. Still intend to finish it, just, not on time anymore.

IIRC in one of the menus (runes?) if you pressed a button/key a bunch of times, the DOOG ETERNAL screen popped up.

DOOM Eternal, a VTuber played it and it became a meme, appeared on the game too, until it was removed in a patch.

Demon's Souls TL;DR: On one hand, it's Demon's Souls, so it's awesome and pretty fun, on the other hand, it's Demon's Souls, really, it's pretty much the same, and in the years since it originally came out, the Dark Souls and Bloodborne games have added so many gameplay changes and QoL improvements, that Demon's really shows its age. First off the good: The graphics: Holy hell does this game look amazing. The Shrine of Storms looks great, the rain and how Storm Ruler affects it is awesome, the Tower of Latria has never been creepier, the Valley of Defilement... is still the Valley of Defilement but it looks better, enemies also look much better which in some cases is kind of a bad thing, as the gross, decaying, rotting, putrid characteristics of some of them are much more obvious this time around. Loading times: Super SUPER fast, you can die and be back in seconds, moving from one area to another is also much faster than ever before. Some QoL: You can now move between archstones instead of having to go back to the nexus each time. You do have to defeat an archdemon, but it's still better than before. Finding an item that would put you above carry limit now lets you send that item directly into storage. Also, now you can climb up and down ladders faster, that's great. They've added a ring that lets you walk normally in swamps. Immediately went into NG+ and will likely get the Platinum at some point. It's Demon's Souls, what more do you need? The not so good: Grasses: They have changed the weight of this things, increased them a fair bit, good if you're into PvP, but it sucks if you're just trying to explore, full moon grasses can now weight more than a freaking sword. DLC/Pre-order items: Most of these were just reskins of normal items that you could obtain from playing, except they couldn't be upgraded, the rings are available from Sparkly, but still, it was kinda lame. Design changes: Not a fan of the way some enemies look, the maneater looks kinda lame IMO, and Stockpile Thomas now looks like he's one full moon grass away from shouting "Welcome to Flavour Town MOTHERFUCKERS! YEAH" It's Demon's Souls: You have to die if you want to place your summon sign/invade, item burden is a pain, certain gameplay aspects show their age, specially compared to From's latest games, if you didn't like it before, this version is unlikely to change your mind.

I have a code for a digital copy of Senran Kagura Ninja Flash (the anime series) that also activates a month of Funimation premium plus.

Astro's Playroom Fun little game, a neat showcase of the PS5 controller and all the stuff it has. Still have to get some of the collectibles, but I have finished all the levels and the final boss, so that counts. Based on what I saw here I really hope devs use all of the controller features, that would lead to some really cool stuff.

My favourite pieces from the Bloodborne OST, among my favourites of all time too. \m/ \m/ Spoilers for some of The Old Hunters bosses.

Bloodborne The Old Hunters Keeping with the theme of DLCs that really want you dead, this thing is not playing around, really fun though, and some of the best music in the game. \m/ \m/

Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel Holy sh- Holy f- HOLY. I did not expect to get this excited over the story mode of a fighting game, but here we are. What I can say without spoilers: If you like DEMONBANE, you should play the hell out of this, if not then, it's still worth a look, though it won't be nearly as interesting. Gameplay wise, I assume more experienced fighting game enthusiasts might find this to be a bit too simple, specials are triggered using the exact same button sequence, regardless of character, breaks, counters and support attacks are much easier to pull off than other fighting games, still, it's pretty fun, and even with all that I found the last boss of story mode to be a pain. It's also really fun to watch Sonico, a normal human girl, beating the crap out of eldritch abominations and godlike entities. Overall, if you're a fan of Nitroplus and their series, it's worth a look, though there are better 2D fighters out there, so if you're not that interested in these series, it's safe to skip.

YouTube is now serving full songs as ads, these two are the best so far.

Once again, governors of 10 different states are threatening to abandon the federation if the president keeps ignoring them. They're tired because "there's no money" for hospitals, education, infrastructure, security, etc, but there is a ton of money for that shitty airport that won't work, that refinery that won't work, that train that will destroy the jungle and the hundreds of baseball schools the president wants. So now they're saying that, unless changes are made to the 2021 budget, allocating more money for the states and their needs, that they'll begin the process of removing their respective states from the federation, effectively tearing the country apart. AMLO has also announced that companies and regulatory agencies need to play nice with PEMEX and CFE, and stop trying to bring back them neoliberal renewable energies, or he will change the law to force them to comply.

https://www.proceso.com.mx/nacional/2020/10/24/las-energias-limpias-son-un-sofisma-lopez-obrador-251507.html "Clean, renewable energies are a sophism of the neoliberal era, what we need is to buy more coal..." Our president, in an interview, same interview where he stated that there have been no more increases to fuel price, never mind that they recently introduced modifications to tax laws in order to ensure fuel never goes before a certain price again. It can go up, but never down. In other news, the National Family Front is flipping out because the Pope said homosexual couple couples are cool. They're like "Nah, he didn't say that, not at all, the Pope would never support that filth, his words were taken out of context, that's all, yeah..." Oh yeah, and they're blaming the Masons, 'cause apparently, according to them, the Masons and the LGBTQ+ community are working together in some kind of global conspiracy or something.

Kandagawa Jet Girls HELL YEAH! \m/ \m/ A fun game, but it definitively feels, and looks like they wanted to deliver THIS and ended up with this. Things like costumes and accessories feel pretty limited and most of the stuff that's there is just: A plain swimsuit A swimsuit with horizontal stripes A swimsuit with vertical stripes Stuff like that, just minor variations of the same basic items. Gone are a bunch of the things you could do in the SK games in terms of outfits, accessories and yes, dressing room interactions. Machine visual customization is also pretty limited, though you can change the colour of the overall paint scheme you choose, so you can have camouflage that's bright pink with green and red, or whatever you fancy. There aren't that many locations, but they do some neat stuff with different routes per location, so you do end up with a fair amount of race courses, machines look cool and they are all different from one another in neat ways, visually at least. The two biggest issues for me are the way machines feel, and the difficulty. Machines look different, and they're supposed to have different characteristics, but all of them feel the same way except for Messy the Hunter, which actually feels heavy and somewhat clunky, other than that, there's no difference between them. The difficulty is, well, I don't know how many people watch F1, but most races here feel like you're Lewis Hamilton in his Mercedes and everyone else is racing F3 cars. There's no challenge, you'll leave everyone behind at the start and then never see them again. There was a race that a lot of people complained about in terms of being a sudden difficulty spike due to some upgrade restrictions, but I found that to be the most fun one, it was an actual race, your opponents were always close and you had to be careful not to crash, make good use of items and time your boosts/jumps, it was the best, wish more of the game was like that. Storywise, it's fun, just a silly funny little sports anime story, power of friendship FTW and all that, except for the 7th school: Still, I had fun with it, and would like to see it continue, it does seem like they wanted to set up a new franchise, but I don't know how well it did. Considering we're unlikely to see SK Seven anytime soon, or ever, KJG is, IMO a neat successor, they just need to iron some kinks out, polish the trophies and upgrade some engines.