The first thing my mom said when she found out I got a new job was "let's go to Vegas!" So there's unlikely to be a new letter next week while I keep an eye on her. But I'm excited to go to the Hello Kitty Cafe, which is a real thing as I just found out about. That said, stuff time. ## Interesting Stuff ### PachiPals A [cute little creature collector for the Game Boy Color](https://incube8games.com/products/pachipals-gbc-digital-edition). H/o to Momo for finding this. ### There Will Always Be a Role Left for Us to Play Miyamoto has had bad takes lately, but thankfully [this isn't one of them.](https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/10/there-will-always-be-a-role-left-for-us-to-play-in-an-ai-filled-world-miyamoto-thinks-the-human-touch-will-always-be-vital) This is a refreshing change of pace compared to his loser boomer compatriots in game development. ## Planted Recently ### Ace Combat is a Simulator for Becoming a Legend Wrote about how [[Ace Combat is a Simulator for Becoming a Legend|Ace Combat]] is built to make you feel cool. ### JRPG Fans are Fine With Slop I have [[JRPG Fans are Fine With Slop|many opinions]] on the tastes of [[JRPG]] fans, lol. ### Blog Post: Over the Hill A [[2026-10-27 - Over the Hill|positive blog post]] for once! Recession indicator?? ### GG Habibi Episode 15: Two Podcasters Don't Know how to Say Anything [In this episode](https://gghabibi.captivate.fm/episode/two-podcasters-dont-know-how-to-say-anything) Al goes over games he played during Steam Next Fest, I talk about [[Final Fantasy Resonance]] and the surprising quality of **Phantom Blade Zero** (which I plan to write about soon) and we both daydream about shoving Tim Sweeny into a locker. ## Media Corner ### Games Finished: - [[Final Fantasy Resonance]] Playing: - **Phantom Blade Zero** ### TV/Film - **Avatar: Seven Havens** ### Music - **Phantom Blade Zero** - Caisheng Bo - **Midnight Sparkle** - Alpha Chrome Yayo - **Avatar: Seven Havens Book 1: Survival** - Jeremy Zuckerman - **DISSIDIA DUELLUM FINAL FANTASY Original Soundtrack PLUS** - Square Enix Music - **Vive** - Hainbach - **Ocean Company** - Hotel Pools, Hello Meteor - **iterate EP** - Moe Shop ## Status Update There's a surprisingly high amount of things to do in Las Vegas that aren't gambling. Maybe I'll talk about it when I'm back. ## 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.