Essence_of_Meh
@Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world
- Submitted 3 days ago to manga@ani.social | 1 comment
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 3 days ago:
I said it before but I man, the duel races in Ridge Racer 2 (PSP) are the most miserable experience I ever had playing a racing game - they are WAY over tuned. I really feel like there’s a middle ground between smoking the competition on lap 1 and spending most of the race watching your opponent at the edge of game’s draw distance due to them using a car which is faster, has better acceleration and starts the race with a boost. I like a good challenge but this ain’t it.
I finished the three duels required to unlock the EX tour series of events and that’s that, I’m not touching the remaining 4. Ever. I don’t need a 100% completion rate, not when some of the remaining content sucks the fun out of the whole experience. I’d rather have fun with the normal races instead and I’m extremely happy the EX series exist - I was actually worried I already cleared (almost) everything with the ending movie and credits unlocking halfway through PRO tour. I’m glad I was wrong.
Still love the game but boy was that rough at times.
- Comment on Manga Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [2026, Week 11] 5 days ago:
After a few weeks of lazing around I’m finally starting my cleanup duty following the fall of Bato and MangaPark. I’ve been slowly migrating some of the series I followed on those sites though, like with every migration, not all of them are available or up to date in other places. I should really start downloading chapters for unread titles again.
- Submitted 6 days ago to manga@ani.social | 1 comment
- Comment on Evangelion Accidentally Leaked Its New 30th Anniversary Anime – So Now It’s Releasing It for Free 1 week ago:
Here is the link to the official upload, no English subtitles unfortunately. It’s funny and kinda sweet.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 1 week ago:
I got my fill of Tokkyuu Shirei - Solbrain for now so I’m back to jumping between multiple other titles on my Deck at the moment.
The main focus is the return of my Ridge Racer fixation. I’m back to playing Ridge Racer 2 (PSP one) but I also tried Ridge Racer Type 4 and Ridge Racer 7. RRT4 still holds up rather well, it feels good to play and the presentation is top notch (especially its fantastic intro). Can’t say I like it more than RR2 (PSP) however a big part of that is the fact that the latter is simply a more complete package due to its content.
Can’t say much about RR7 as I only tried 2 races so far to see how it’ll run emulated. It runs but I’ve got some issues with RPCS3 not using all the power on my desktop which affects the performance. I’ll have to play it on my Steam Deck instead, I guess.The second series I’m playing right now is The Legend of Linkle: Breath of the Wild (BotW, just modded). I played it about a year or so ago but didn’t really feel it at the time and dropped it for other stuff. I now decided to start from scratch and with refreshed attitude instead. I’m having a bit more fun and feel less pressure to progress this time so there’s a chance I’ll be able to finish it - we’ll see how it goes. At the very least, I’d love a proper Zelda game with Linkle as a protagonist. Heck, I’d settle for a decent knockoff honestly.
- Submitted 1 week ago to manga@ani.social | 1 comment
- Comment on [Chapter] Mane Mane Nichi Nichi - Ch. 56 - Weeb Central 2 weeks ago:
It’s just 2 panels, 30 chapters ago - pretty easy to miss/forget. Let’s hope we won’t have to wait this long for another appearance.
- Comment on [Chapter] Mane Mane Nichi Nichi - Ch. 56 - Weeb Central 2 weeks ago:
These two aren’t actually new, they appeared in chapter 26! Without names but there was a wrestling move in play so I’d say it evens out. I agree though, I want more of them.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 2 weeks ago:
Last week was rather busy so I didn’t have time to play much. I did however found a game I’ve been looking for for years now. A title, I pretty much gave up on ever finding again. This game is Tokkyuu Shirei: Solbrain for NES (some people might be more familiar with the version released in the west called Shatterhand).
So what is it? It’s a 2D action game, part platformer part beat 'em up, set in the future where you run through linear levels and beat bad guys. You can pick up Alpha/Beta icons to get a flying robot buddy whose attack patterns depend on the the combination of icons you got (you need 3 icons to spawn the robot). These buddies serve as your range attacks and allow you to fly up (it’s mostly useful for secrets and easier platforming, I believe).
All in all, gameplay here is kind of like a slower Mega Man focused on fist-fighting.Simple but fun game with pretty great art and music. I really lost any hope I’d find it again - looks like my good fortune finally decided to show up for once!
- Comment on FINAL FANTASY VII - now on GOG 2 weeks ago:
Hm, sounds good but not necessarily like a must-have for someone who enjoys the series more casually/from the sidelines rather than being an active part of the fandom. I’ll keep that in mind for the future, thanks.
- Comment on FINAL FANTASY VII - now on GOG 2 weeks ago:
Are there any projects you could suggest as worth checking out? I love mods but I never really thought about using them with FF7 - it’s just not a game that comes to mind when I think about doing a modded playthrough. Anything transformative enough to make it more than just FF7 but with QoL or nicer graphics?
- Comment on FINAL FANTASY VII - now on GOG 2 weeks ago:
Hmm, seems like sticking with emulating my copy might be good enough for now. I might jump into the other entries instead since I neither have nor played them. Thanks for the reply!
- Comment on FINAL FANTASY VII - now on GOG 2 weeks ago:
I have the PS1 version but this does look enticing for convenience’s sake. How does the modern PC release compare to the original one (besides the modern quality of life additions mentioned on the store page)?
- Comment on Manga Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [2026, Week 09] 2 weeks ago:
Last week was rather busy so I only managed to read through Travel Gal! A Cross-Japan Bike Travelog and doing so only made me more sad about the cancellation. I really enjoyed the story and I got to learn some things I didn’t know about “proper” biking travel so that in itself made it worth it. Too bad I won’t get to see the whole trip through, it was fun.
Was it the best thing ever? No. But it was well made and enjoyable adventure from start to (early) finish.
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- Comment on [Chapter] Mary-san - Ch. 301 3 weeks ago:
What do you mean? You can clearly see the ninja isn’t budging (yet).
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- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 3 weeks ago:
The second half of the game is a bit divisive but if you end up enjoying the game despite that I can wholeheartedly recommend the standalone expansion, Crysis Warhead, as well. It fixed some of the issues from the base game while keeping the tactical options and semi-open world.
Both gameplay and story are a little bit more “action movie”-like, but even then, it doesn’t compromise the original experience. It’s pretty fun.
- Comment on Manga Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [2026, Week 08] 3 weeks ago:
I recently found out that after 5 or so years of nothing someone finally picked up Travel Gal! A Cross-Japan Bike Travelog again. Not only that, they posted translated chapters of the whole thing already. I’m super happy right now, even if it’s a bittersweet kind of happiness.
As the title suggest, it’s a story about a gyaru who, after learning about her best friend getting married, decides to travel through all of Japan on a bike. Why bike? She gets motion sick real fast in any other mode of transportation. So she has no money, the bike isn’t hers and she knows nothing about such endeavours but she goes for it anyway cause “it should only take 3-4 days”. It’s a pretty fun story filled with trivia and actual useful travelling tips. It’s also a bit horny (though it’s not the main focus) so watch out for that if it matters.
It was unfortunately cancelled (by the author, I think?) after only 27 chapters, which is a huge shame as I like it quite a bit. At least I’ll get to finish what’s there. Finally.
- Comment on added some shading to this page 3 weeks ago:
Great, I’ll keep an eye out. Good luck!
- Comment on added some shading to this page 3 weeks ago:
I forgot to ask in the original thread so I might as well do it here - do you have a specific release plan for the story or is it the “will post when it’s done” kind of thing?
No pressure intended, it’s just that the first chapter was interesting so I’m curious what to expect.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 4 weeks ago:
Do you ever hperfixate on something to the point of spending almost every free moment of your time on it? Even if the thing in question isn’t something you’re a huge fan of? That’s exactly what happened to me over the last week. I’ve been on a binge of listening to Ridge Racer soundtracks, watching retrospectives and other videos as well as playing Ridge Racer 2 (the PSP one). It was pretty much non-stop RR time until I “finished” the game - it was great!
Was being the keyword here. After reaching the credits I unlocked duel races and they… these races are honestly the most miserable experience I had with this game (or any other racer I’ve played so far). I’m all for challenging content but simple stages with limited drifting opportunities mixed with opponents in much faster cars than you do not make for a fun challenge. I dunno, maybe I’m just bad at the game but it really felt less like a skill check and more like an RNG encounter even when driving “perfectly”.
I managed to beat one of these guys and after trying the second (out of three?) I don’t really want to play any more. It was enough to rip me out of this trance and make me go “you know what, I think I’m good on Ridge Racer for now”.
An unfortunate end to a pretty fun week but I can finally go back to Reverse Collapse. That’s a win, I guess.
- Submitted 4 weeks ago to manga@ani.social | 0 comments
- Comment on Manga Best-Of 2025 and General Discussion Thread [2026, Week 07] 4 weeks ago:
While I started reading a few interesting series last year, the one that stuck with me the most turned out to be the simply titled Unexciting Date. There’s no grand story, no suspenseful drama or eye-watering action, just two awkward goobers going on dates. Simple premise, nice dry humour and somewhat unusual protagonists - it was a surprise hit for sure.
Is it the best series of last year? I honestly don’t know but reading it makes me feel really nice and warm and I enjoy it immensely. That’s good enough for me.
- Submitted 5 weeks ago to manga@ani.social | 1 comment
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- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 5 weeks ago:
Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery
I’m going very slowly with this one as I don’t really have the time to play and when I do, it’s usually at the time when I’m not in a headspace to think as much as this game requires me to. I still enjoy it though! It’s one of very few titles that can successfully push me towards regular use of items instead of hoarding them “just in case”. This game will not be kind to you if you’ll just try to breeze through blasting without second thought but it will give you the tools to survive if you cooperate. It’s especially important if you’re try to go for all objectives on each stage as these can be a bit tricky at times (nothing too crazy though). I really like it so far, both in terms of gameplay and story. Can’t wait to see what awaits me later.
The Division 2
I wrote in the past how both Division games are something I tend to come back to semi-regularly. Well, it’s this time of the year again, I guess. Whenever I want to play something but don’t have the brain power to deal with Reverse Collapse, this is my go-to at the moment. Still plays great and the loop is just as addicting as it’s always been. I honestly didn’t expect to like and stick with these games as long as I have. The only thing I dislike about TD2 is how manhunts, (side?) story segments about various mooks, can’t be played in their full form. You can only go through a simplified versions of them which cut off some of the presentation and narrative parts. It’s not as bad as vaulting in Destiny but it’s a crappy half-measure to… I don’t really know. I never looked into how the devs explained this decision but it sucks. Still, outside of this one issue the game is still great and I don’t regret spending my time with it.
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