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You're BaD to the bone, Jamie.

Thanks man! I'm so happy for the both of them.

29 lbs down is kick ass! You should be proud dude. Losing weight is never easy. Also, slowly incorporating exercise with diet change makes it easy. Doing it all at once is usually a losing battle. At least it always has been for me.

If you like God Hand, there's no doubt that you'd love No More Heroes. They're different for sure, but I'd classify both in that crazy Japanese action genre that I personally love so much.

Hahaha, I can totally believe that! NMH2 was really great.

Go for it! It's a really fun game and the little 8-bit side games are super fun. Playing this new entry has me pining to play the old ones again for sure.

Talk about a game I could not wrap my head around as a kid. This was the only RPG I owned on the NES and I was embarrassingly bad at it. I'd venture out of the town and just roam around until I died and couldn't understand that the point of the game was to become progressively stronger.

I should go back and play this again and see it through new eyes. Nice review!

Fuck yeah, dude. I am excited to do some meth then!

I like the term for how effective it is at explaining something with some really simple shorthand, though I think it might be a bit overexposed and, like you said, used to describe games that aren't exactly that.

In Discord, you mentioned Iconoclasts as an example and I do think that one chafes up against the boundaries of the term. But generally, I feel like it's good shorthand to at least set the stage for what to expect.

All that said, I think this one fits the more strict definition of the term and definitely leverages earning new abilities to gain access to spots that were previously off limits. Exploring also rewards with more life, which is a nice bonus to earn. Not to bring Iconoclasts back up, but that one was not great about giving you compelling stuff to search for.

Cool! Seems like you enjoyed it too. It was a neat little game that I really enjoyed.

Hahaha, my 6 year old son has unlocked the entire roster twice now. I feel your pain. It's impressive how quickly they get good at games. He's even managed to best me in a few matches with some characters I'm less proficient with. It won't be long before he's consistently beating me in general. The kid is a beast.