Wednesday Action Log 06-3-26

By Issac Young Posted Wednesday Jun 3, 2026

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This week I got bored, so instead of finishing my Terraria world that had only two bosses left, I started playing BALL x PIT.

Because apparently half of the games I play are roguelikes, BALL x PIT is just Breakout, but a roguelike. I’m enjoying it so far.

Some of the characters gimmicks seem like someone thought it sounded like fun, so they just threw it in there. You got some simple ones like, scattered aim, but shoots twice as fast, or balls always pierce until they hit a wall, and then some just silly ones like, battles become turn-based, or just strait up plays the game as a gimmick.

I ‘ve still been busy, so my free time is limited, so that’s about all I played of interest.

What’s everyone else doing this week?

 

Issac Young Youngest child of Shamus Young. He/Him

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Is Good

By Ethan Rodgers Posted Saturday May 30, 2026

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A few weeks back I made an article complaining about badly implemented mini-games. That was spurred on by what was on offer in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. I have since finished the game, then finished getting the platinum trophy for the game, and I have some thoughts. I thoroughly recommend the game, but before I spend the next several paragraphs talking about how much I love it, I’d like to get the bad out of the way.

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Wednesday Action Log 05-27-26

By Issac Young Posted Wednesday May 27, 2026

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This week I’ve been to busy to do much except play Terraria.

I’ve just beaten Golem, and I’m now being incisive if I should work on my base, or try to progress more.

I’m writing this a bit late, and I’m sleep deprived, so I’m keeping this short.

how’s everyone else this week?

 

Issac Young Youngest child of Shamus Young. He/Him

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Girls und Panzer: We’re having a match! Pt. 2

By Paige Francis Posted Monday May 25, 2026

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The “getting familiar with riding tanks” match feels like it’s sorting the world a bit, but a fair warning: just as a commenter mentioned in my first post on Girls und Panzer, a HUGE cast is introduced. And this series is only 12 Episodes. Despite the many shorts and bonus content OAV’s, and MANY films; we will never get good characterization or story arcs for everyone shown SO FAR, let alone the additional characters introduced. Is this a failing? I would say disappointing more than an actual failure. There are a few people who make important contributions without getting the story support they probably deserve, but for the most part characters are used appropriately, and don’t get unnecessary lore dumps which would be a different sort of problem.

A secondary question probably deserves addressing, rather than spending too much time on the subject when a certain school is introduced: most of the world we live in, but especially the societies of the West and the Pacific Rim, still feel the looming presence of World War 2. On one hand, we are approaching one hundred years since the beginning of the war that bent the historical timeline significantly. On the other hand, certain practices in Germany especially during that period are currently fresh on everyone’s mind. Girls und Panzer is a Japanese production, so there is of course more representation of Japanese tanks and tactics (this will come up in the future, especially) than a western production would center. But also since this is a Japanese production, German World War 2 tanks, and you’ve probably noticed, some German regalia that some would find at least vaguely in poor taste; are featured. The actual name of the anime *is* Girls und Panzer…that’s not just the title I’m choosing to use. WWII German machinery is featured prominently in this series. Is it a problem?

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Wednesday Action Log 05-20-26

By Issac Young Posted Wednesday May 20, 2026

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This week was just more Terraria.

Due to the difficulty of the bosses in legendary mode, especially the three mechanical bosses being combined into Mechdusa, I’ve experimented with different ways to fight bosses. So far I’ve found some success with fighting bosses in a giant pool of lava with the lava shark mount. The main two benefits of this method being decent mobility, and projectiles being greatly slowed.

So far this strategy has worked for the Queen slime, and Mechdusa, but I don’t know if it’ll work that well for the other bosses. Especially since I have to keep making giant pools of lava, and it’s getting a bit tedious.

What’s everyone else doing this week?

 

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Girls und Panzer: We’re having a match! Pt. 1

By Paige Francis Posted Tuesday May 19, 2026

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Where were we? Everyone decides to attack the Panzer IV team, Saori and Hana panic until Miho calms them down, they start speeding away to avoid getting shot, Mako is napping on the ground directly in front of the speeding tank AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA…

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