kosmunity update – 10/21/2022

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First, thanks to each of your for helping to support the channel. Whether we're brick-walling against a tricky animation cancel or just spraying down a soon-to-be-nightclub bathroom stall covered in "stinky mud," it's always a pleasure.

We've had some rockin' adventures since our last update! Three streams ago, we began a blind playthrough of Moonscars, a new dark metroidvania with roguelike elements that's got a tasty combination of clear influences: Blasphemous, Hollow Knight, Salt & Sanctuary, and GRIME to name a few. I. Am. Loving. It. The background, character, and enemy art is stunning; the combat is tight, tuned, and satisfying; and the boss fights we've encountered so far (three total) have been awesome. Choice of secondary weapon and castable witcheries create space for quite varied builds, and the consistently received but lost-upon-death Spite upgrades add some nice spice (extra critical chance, better healing, cheaper casts, etc.). I look forward to seeing this journey through. (NOTE: Moonscars is available on Microsoft GamePass, if that's how you roll.)

We are 26 days into The X-COM Files! The time has come for us to eliminate one of the four human cults who are in terrible allegiance with our extraterrestrial foes. That means we'll need to take our their cult HQ. I think we're going to go with Black Lotus. Though their ninja warriors and assassins are a really stealthy pile of hyper-lethal dookie darts, I think I'd prefer the threat of being backstabbed to the kooky surprises that the other factions have up their sleeves. Black Lotus tend to be pretty standard human combatants (as opposed to human-alien hybrids, cackling zombie kings, or reanimated Aldous Huxley), so they're our target. Gulp.

Fresh game playthroughs that we'll see on the show in the next few weeks: The Mummy: Demastered, Nioh 2 with DLCs, Scorn. Tried and true games that we'll see more of: X-COM, Darkest Dungeon, PowerWash Simulator.

And now, a Dead Cells boss rush haiku:

Hmm ... more Giant arms.

At least the Hand looks badass

Always more layers

As we careen into the final third of GrowthTober, I find myself gearing up for pumping new life into the channel in several ways: (1) fully animated channel art, (2) intense new playthroughs, and (3) getting Rabbit Hole lore back on track.

Thanks again for tuning in and hanging out on the near-infinite cosmic couch! Rock on and happy hunting.

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-kosmender 🌈