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1 hour ago, Tommy! said:

Just how late in the day did show get pulled that they couldn't spoon Austin or Benoit in rather than the 1:1 with Richards?

Someone probably just really liked Stevie, it would have taken the same time to put anyone else in that spot I'd imagine.

Jeez that's a hell of wild lineup, I wish Funaki (not that one) had someone better than Bulldog Jr though.

Series two of Blue Lights is off to a strong start, I don't trust the darkwave listening new guy though.. they've managed to get a great cast there and the new Loyalist baddies are all scummy bastards. Good bit of cop TV.

I thought the Slushie drinks would be shite so didn't bother, might pick one up later.

Just now, LaGoosh said:

So the mother-in-law is comig on Sunday and I've been given the afternoon off, I want to go to the cinema. I'm currently deciding to between either Monkey Man or Civil War...what say you UKFF?

I rarely get the chance to go to the cinema these days so I have to get my picks right to avoid crushing disappointment.

They're both great imo but Monkey Man just edges out in front for me, I think it's definitely a more enjoyable film while Civil War gets pretty fucking harrowing.

I can't wait for his gimmick change into Bullshit Man.

He walks out during the middle of a Jericho segment...

Yeah Dev went out of his way to make sure they had such positive representation, he's been really outspoken in interviews since, too.

I love that Anwar is the one from Skins that's doing the best in Hollywood.

Based Serpentico and Luther, also, is it just me or is Luther super jacked these days?

It baffles me there's no Gundam game in a style like that or Warhammer 40K, it's just ripe for it seeing as there's already a massive figure building scene there. I've seen fan made games but there's no set figures for it or anything.

Edit: I found a fan made 5e game! Already putting it to the group to play a small combat scenario to see how it plays.

http://gundam5e.com/gundam5e/

So Levi Roots now has an energy drink or two, I tried the watermelon and guava one this morning and it has an actual chilli like spice to it.. not completely awful.

Nyla is still around, she just hasn't been used in any meaningful way in years.

1 hour ago, Nexus said:

I also finally beat two bosses on Bloodborne so that's motivating me a little bit more. It's much more indecipherable than Elden Ring was, but I like the aesthetic. 

I found the key to Bloodborne is getting a good rhythm with the parrying, the blunderbuss worked really well for me to the point I'd shoot it on pure instinct and most often get a party.

For me if it counts is the acoustic demo version of Prince's Thieves In The Temple, really beautiful and is by far my fav version.

1 hour ago, FLips said:

My mate went to some big retro shop in Leeds and picked me up a copy of Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest while he was there.

The Castlevania trilogy on the NES is a bit of a nightmare to be honest, at least the English versions.
Castlevania 1 is fantastic and once you learn the bells and whistles a really fun game to bash through in one sitting.
Castlevania 3 is supposed to be one of the best games on the console but currently people are selling it for £300+ so it can fuck off tbh.
That leaves you with Castlevania 2 which has everything going for it, it's got great music, the sluggish but competent movement of 1 and then it adds in an open world with multiple paths and light RPG mechanics.
The issue stems from the fact that the English translations got butchered so every NPC in the game gives you bad information or in some cases outright lies to you. The way the map connects makes no sense either. You need a guide to play the game or you will never finish it. It almost feels like a FromSoftware game the way it's so vague and characters are just out to fuck you over. It's a damn shame because with a tiny bit of tweaking to the dialogue and maybe a map system (or better connected map in general) it would be fantastic,

Maybe if you ever decide to get a flash cart you could stick this fan translation on it and play 2 that way, it seems to be a really well researched patch, too.

https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1032/

Why is Yarnham behind them? Is someone coming in with a Bloodborne gimmick?

I'd actually mark out a little if Will dressed as an old hunter.

I'm sorry but I absolutely hate that Danielson Vs Ospreay poster, it's like the worst MCU fan knock up you'd see on twitter.

It's Elon Musk: The Game, never understood a single bit of cyberpunk fiction and completely out of touch with what a dystopian transhumanist world would be like. Deus Ex while not perfect really got it so much better.

I started Parasyte: The Grey which is the new big Korean show on Netflix, it's based on a late 80's manga which I love but acts as a side story set in Korea during the same alien invasion. It's not bad at all, a bit daft but I still adore the monster designs with the parasites taking over the heads of humans and shaping them into the wildest weapons.

I miss Migi from the original though.

Who's he gonna even sign? EC3, Austin Aries and Drake Younger?

Someone turned on the Wild Wasteland trait, no one turns that on on a first play.

Forbidden Planet are selling off all their AEW stock at a huge discount now, seen them in both Coventry and Birmingham stores for £6.99 a figure.

This is a very cool little find, it's no wonder that it never made it to full production as it just doesn't work as an arcade title.