Can't wait to see Stardew Valley get first.

@happygaming I'm gonna be punching in my nerd card here real hard, but try some sports anime. Haikyuu made me genuinely interested in volleyball, to the point where I now consider myself a fan of it. Like Dip said, attaching emotions to it helps immensely

@hanabi I am so excited for that JPEGMafia collab.

Yakuza 0 juggles tone better than any other game I've ever played. It simultaneously has an incredibly dramatic and engaging main story, and side-content that is just beautifully ridiculous. I think it works so well because it approaches all of it earnestly. It's not like "hey here's this dumb thing to break up the main story." Each quest has twists and turns and oftentimes a moral. I think the Cabaret questline in particular stands out because though the concept is wonderfully stupid, it has a genuinely deep and engaging story behind it (not to mention that the minigame is a blast). Each sidequest is treated with care, particularly the stupidest ones, and it does all of it behind a phenomenal main story.

Charlie Kaufman has the incredible ability to tap into the human experience like no other, and does it in such a way that you don't even know exactly why it affects you so. It's like his work just reaches inside of your brain, tapping into parts of it that you can't identify. I'm thinking of ending things continues that trend, and manages to be even more mystifying than his previous work. If you were to ask me what happened, I wouldn't be able to tell you. What I would be able to tell you however, is that I felt it deeply.

The performances in this film are astounding. Toni Collette and David Thewlis in particular deliver damn near career-defining performances, bringing both heart and an unmistakable eerieness to it. Guy Boyd manages to be beautifully heartbreaking as well.

I have not read the book, and after seeing this film I don't think I want to. Not because I think I won't like it, but because adding any more clarity to this film could ruin the beauty of it. I have no clue what it means, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

4.5/5 Stars

Arkham City is one of the best pieces of Batman media, and Rocksteady does a terrific job of taking the world and making it their own. I've mentioned it before, but I've beaten this game at least 30 times, and it doesn't get any less fun as I replay it. I think this game has a lot to do with my love of games, as it, along with Uncharted 2, was one of the first games I ever really clicked with on a deeper level. The story is fantastic, and the world and tone is even better. It captures the spirit of Batman like no other game ever has.

Here's your end of the month tally:

Sentinel Beach- 29
Shoulderguy- 70
Capnbobamous- 21
Axel- 35
Hazz3r- 15
MiserablePerson- 18
Brandon_Resiter- 20
Bam541- 22
Iboshow- 36
Hidz- 30
TheDemonPirate- 9
Paulmci27- 36
Tokeeffe9- 36
Faaip- 16
Scotty- 11
Ffff0- 32
Sheria- 7
Exist 2 Inspire- 27
Corsair__4- 7
Tearju Engi- 12
TokyoSlim- 6
Kristen Rogers- 7
Bard91- 3
Nimbat1003- 13
Tombombadil420- 17
FF7Cloud- 1

Well folks we made it through the summer, and with everything that's going on I think that's a feat. See you all next month!

Whoa Vlambeer is ending.

@dipset Just looked it up, it's not on Game Pass PC. Only Xbox.

@dipset I played Outer Wilds on Game Pass too. I don't think it was taken off but idk maybe it was.