Rika and Satoko look like very close friends who will eventually pull each other out of hell for the Good Ending

holy shit I haven't been on since July. Dead site is dead

Went with Poland on an Archipelago map. Was able to get enough Ancient Wonders to stay in the mix then pinched control of the Congress and waited for Diplomatic Victory to get online.

Mai was awesome, Aoi was refreshing, Kaede's arc was moving. I respected Sakuta during the series but lost it in the movie. Shouko got a raw deal from life, but after everything that happened for Sakuta and Mai to get closer along with salvaging Aoi and Kaede, it felt infuriating to see Sakuta want to just end it all because of Shouko. If there was more buildup or a more justified scenario (say Sakura from FSN) then I'd be fine with it. But this one was emotional blackmail for me. I just can't fathom doing that to Mai. Shouko then doing a hard reset and everything somehow being unchanged for everyone else felt too handy by far.

I will get onto Civ 6 once it goes below 30 for the full package. Also, I got a lot of indie games this year and need to get through them.

Anime-wise for this year, Odd Taxi is my one gem. Arcane is the surprise of a very damn long time for something Western. If the final third holds, it's easily one of the best things I've ever seen.

I decided to give Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Senpai a go. Gave the series an 8.5 but will do everything possible to forget the movie.

Well...I finally freaking won a game of Civ 5 on Deity difficulty...maybe I'm finally worthy of playing Civ 6. (When the price is right)

So the Civ 6 Anthology bundle is $43 briefly atm. Nearing acceptable limits. If it reaches $30, I'll finally go for it.

Well, I'm not too sure what's the endgame with the second season, considering how a certain character became really obnoxious to no end. I guess we will have to wait for episode 10 before seeing actual progression.

the beautiful sights of Genshin Impact

but does Satoko become a witch and then The Devil

please

do go on

because KyoAni wasn't the one animating it, duh

also, I want to see Miyazaki's grumpy face