A quick issue because I gotta clean my room and office for Eid this coming Friday! So it’s stuff time ## Interesting Stuff ### Channel Surfer [Cute little site](https://channelsurfer.tv/) that lets you poke around YouTube like you’re watching cable TV. Likely to hit better for millennials, lol. ### Square Enix Steam Sale Lotta good stuff for cheap right now. This is just e making an excuse to convince you to play [Dragon Quest Builders 2](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1072420/DRAGON_QUEST_BUILDERS_2/). ### 2025 Denuvo game finally cracked [This is a big deal](https://www.thegamer.com/doom-the-dark-ages-cracked-on-pc/) from a tech perspective. ## Planted Recently [[The Glory of the Game Guide]] Thinking about the appeal of walkthroughs as AI slop threatens to consume everything. [[Thoughts on the Ayn Thor]] This isn’t new but I continue to love the device so I’m running it back. At this rate I’ve written so much I feel like I can do a little retrospective every now and then, as a treat. ## Media Corner ### Games Finished: - **Pokemon Pokopia** - I’ll have full thoughts on this soon IsA! Just been so damn busy raaah. Playing: **Monster Hunter Stories 3** Every **MHS** game before this one felt like it was edging in closer and closer on perfecting the formula. I think **MHS3** finally managed to hit that mark. I’ve devoured this game over the weekend and show no signs of stopping. I literally want to blitz through my day today to keep playing it. I have lots to say about it, so look out for that, but consider this an emphatic recommendation that you pick it up. ### Music - **Chicory: A Musical Tale** - Resonant Union - An overlooked game with an overlooked soundtrack. [Don’t let this remix album](https://resonantunion.bandcamp.com/album/chicory-a-musical-tale) be overlooked too! - **Square Enix Jazz** - [[Square Enix Music]] - Take your pick. The original, Vol. 2 and the **FFVII** albums are all fantastic jazz renditions of your favorite SQEX music. Good to get the bad taste out of your mouth when you hear a Persona track. ## Status Update Per usual, feels like there’s never enough time for anything, which is wild given I just got laid off. I figured I’d have time for more! Uh, marathoning games not withstanding, of course. Things should chill out after Eid and give me more time to write again. On that note, I’ll be off next Sunday. Here’s another reminder to stretch, by the by. :) ## Signing Off I hope your Sunday is treating you well! [Hit the ko-fi link](https://ko-fi.com/barquq) if you like and want to support this letter. Thanks for reading!