LEGO Batman Is Kinda Bad, Man | Attack the Backlog

Or it could just be that LEGO games are no longer for me. (It's probably a little bit of both.) What I thought was going to be a nice chill time and a return to a game formula I remembered loving, quickly turned into a sad realization: maybe I've grown out of LEGO games. The constant need to change characters in order to interact with this and that, and having to randomly smash bricks until you find the ones you're looking for, frustrated me more than I expected in my old age--it's surprising how often I got stuck, unsure of what I needed to do in order to progress. My only hope is not Obi-Wan Kenobi, but that maybe LEGO Batman is just a bad LEGO game and the next time I return to the series will have a more favorable outcome. Until then, I'll just be left with a sour taste in mouth.

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Is The Last of Us Season Two Awful? | Animezingly Baka

The answer to that question is...found in this week's episode. (Did you really think I'd spoil the big surprise here?). But in addition to whether The Last of Us season two is awful or not, I also talk about more Star Wars (yet again)--including the first three episodes of Andor season two--as well as the usual seasonal anime and my final thoughts on Orb: On the Movements of the Earth. Anyway and as always, thank you for watching or listening, I hope you enjoy this here episode, and I hope you have a wonderful wonderful rest of your day. (And if you haven't already, or are a listener and not a watcher, please like, subscribe, hit the bell, and all that jazz; it may not seem like much, but it goes a long way in helping support the show and site in general. I would appreciate it greatly.)

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Switch 2 Pre-Orders Weren't a Mess at All... | The Pixelated Sausage Show

This week's episode starts with the mess that was Switch 2 pre-orders and the official, finally, announcement of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered (even though it's really a remake and we all know it), before getting to what I've been playing with Rematch, Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree, Secrets In Green, Moving Houses, and CarGo!. Anyway and as always, thank you for watching or listening, I hope you enjoy this here episode, and I hope you have a wonderful wonderful rest of your day. (And if you haven't already, or are a listener and not a watcher, please like, subscribe, hit the bell, and all that jazz; it may not seem like much, but it goes a long way in helping support the show and site in general. I would appreciate it greatly.)

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Road Rage Is a Good Title Since This Game Will Make You Rage | Attack the Backlog

If Road Redemption was a pleasant surprise, Road Rage was a crashing disappointment. It didn't help that I played Road Rage immediately after playing Road Redemption, but where Road Redemption found a few elements to focus on and refine, Road Rage went the other route and tried doing too much. I can see a version of Road Rage that's good, but the Road Rage we have fails on all fronts and only manages to frustrate and bore instead of giving players anything to enjoy.

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The Great Star Wars Rewatch Is (Almost) at an End | Animezingly Baka

With a week full of known and unknown hurdles, not much time and space was left for much of anything. The one thing to come out of the aftermath that concerns you, though, is the transition to a new release schedule for all podcasts. Now, Animezingly Baka will be releasing on Mondays (aniMonday), so I can finally make that dumb joke again. With that out of the way, this transitional episode is kind of all over the place with more Star Wars, more seasonal anime, and that's about it. Anyway and as always, thank you for watching or listening, I hope you enjoy this here episode, and I hope you have a wonderful wonderful rest of your day. (And if you haven't already, or are a listener and not a watcher, please like, subscribe, hit the bell, and all that jazz; it may not seem like much, but it goes a long way in helping support the show and site in general. I would appreciate it greatly.)

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KartRider: Drift Was Fine, but Fine Wasn't Enough to Keep It Alive | The Last Call

For a game with drift in the title, the drifting in KartRider: Drift felt terrible. That could be excused if everything else was good to great, but that wasn't the case. Sure, there's a lot of content there, from a large cast of drivers to a decent selection of tracks, but none of that mattered when the game wasn't fun to play, and when you're in a crowded genre full of some very big hitters, you need to be more than fine to stand out. Unfortunately for KartRider: Drift, that never happened. Now KartRider: Drift is dead in all forms except on PC in Korea and Taiwan, so let's toast to it one last time in this here episode of The Last Call.

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KartRider: Drift Was Fine, but Fine Wasn't Enough to Keep It Alive | The Last Call

Did The Mario Kart World Direct Justify Its $80 Price Tag? | The Pixelated Sausage Show

This week's episode starts with thoughts on the Mario Kart World Direct, along with more price talk and a new US pre-order date for the Switch 2, before getting to what I've been playing with Hot Rod Mayhem, Leila, I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, Dollhouse: Behind the Broken Mirror, and Cat President: A More Purrfect Union. Anyway and as always, thank you for watching or listening, I hope you enjoy this here episode, and I hope you have a wonderful wonderful rest of your day. (And if you haven't already, or are a listener and not a watcher, please like, subscribe, hit the bell, and all that jazz; it may not seem like much, but it goes a long way in helping support the show and site in general. I would appreciate it greatly.)

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Vigilantes Breathes New Life Into My Hero Academia | Animezingly Baka

After an incredibly long and depressing false start--I "recorded" almost an entire episode before I realized I wasn't actually recording anything--this episode starts with even more Star Wars--this time focusing on Star Wars: Resistance--before getting to what anime I've been watching with My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, Witch Watch, Wind Breaker, One Piece, and more. Anyway and as always, thank you for watching or listening, I hope you enjoy this here episode, and I hope you have a wonderful wonderful rest of your day. (And if you haven't already, or are a listener and not a watcher, please like, subscribe, hit the bell, and all that jazz; it may not seem like much, but it goes a long way in helping support the show and site in general. I would appreciate it greatly.)

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Road Redemption Is the Closest Thing to Road Rash Since...Road Rash | Attack the Backlog

This was a surprise. Early this year I wasn't sure what to play and wasn't quite ready for anything too big, so I perused my various libraries and picked out a few games that caught my eye. Road Redemption was one of those games. As someone who grew up with Road Rash and loved every iteration of it up to and including Road Rash 3D, any game that looks like Road Rash is going to get my attention. That said, I wasn't expecting much from Road Redemption based on the visuals, but as soon as I started playing, I fell in love. It may not be the prettiest game out there and it's rough around the edges, but it's great where it counts: it's just a lot of fun to play.

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Switch 2 Pre-Order Delays Amidst the Tariff Craze | The Pixelated Sausage Show

This week's episode starts with news of the Switch 2's pre-order delays and a bunch of weird out of context nonsense--including hair-growing woes, dog tongues vs. cat tongues, and I don't even know anymore--before getting to what I've been playing with Monster Energy Supercross 25 – The Official Video Game, Akatsuki: Lord of the Dawn, and My Little Universe. Anyway and as always, thank you for watching or listening, I hope you enjoy this here episode, and I hope you have a wonderful wonderful rest of your day. (And if you haven't already, or are a listener and not a watcher, please like, subscribe, hit the bell, and all that jazz; it may not seem like much, but it goes a long way in helping support the show and site in general. I would appreciate it greatly.)

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