Steam Community :: Axolotl Overkill

‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ╔════▣ ‎ ‎ 🆆🅴🅻🅲🅾🅼🅴 ‎ ‎ ▣════╗

‎╔════▣‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ◎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ▣════╗
‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎

‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ 🅼🅴

‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ᴄʜᴇꜰ ‎ ❖ ‎ ᴄɪɴᴇᴘʜɪʟᴇ ‎ ❖ ‎ ɢᴀᴍᴇʀ ‎ ❖ ‎ ᴘʀᴏꜰᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴘʀᴏᴄʀᴀꜱᴛɪɴᴀᴛᴏʀ
‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ꜰʀᴇᴇ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴇɴᴅ ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴏꜰꜰᴇʀ ~ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ꜱᴘᴀᴍ ᴘʀᴏꜰɪʟᴇ ᴏʀ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ɪɴᴠɪᴛᴇꜱ ~ ꜱᴛᴀʏ ꜱᴀꜰᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ꜰᴜɴ

‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎🆂🅿🅴🅲🆂

‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎‎ ɪ9-13900ꜰ ~ ʀᴛx 4080 ~ ᴢ790-ᴘ ᴘʀᴏ ~ 64ɢʙ 6000ᴍʜᴢ (4x16ɢʙ) ~ 2ᴛʙ ꜱꜱᴅ (ꜱᴀᴍꜱᴜɴɢ 990 ᴘʀᴏ) / ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ 2ᴛʙ ʜᴅᴅ ~ 1000ᴡ ᴘꜱᴜ ~ ‎ ᴄᴏᴏʟɪɴɢ: ɴᴏᴄᴛᴜᴀ ɴʜ-ᴜ12ᴀ ᴄᴘᴜ ᴄᴏᴏʟᴇʀ / 12 x ꜰᴀɴꜱ ~ ᴄᴀꜱᴇ: ʟɪᴀɴ ʟɪ ᴏ11 ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎‎ ‎ (ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ) ~ ᴍᴏɴɪᴛᴏʀꜱ: ꜱᴀᴍꜱᴜɴɢ ɴᴇᴏ ɢ9 (49") / ꜱ39ᴄ (32") ~ ᴀᴜᴅɪᴏ: ‎‎‎ʀᴀᴢᴇʀ ʟᴇᴠɪᴀᴛʜᴀɴ ᴠ2 x ꜱᴏᴜɴᴅʙᴀʀ

‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ 🅲🅾🅽🅽🅴🅲🆃

‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ᴘꜱɴ: 𝑷𝒂𝒖𝒙 𝑭𝒂𝒔 ‎ ❖ ‎ ᴇᴘɪᴄɢᴀᴍᴇꜱ: 𝒗𝒐𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒊𝒊 ‎ ❖ ‎ ᴜʙɪꜱᴏꜰᴛ: 𝑨𝒏𝒏𝒆_𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉_𝑨𝒏_𝑬
‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴏʀᴅ: 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍𝟒𝟓 ‎ ❖ ‎ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ: 𝒗𝒐𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒊𝒊

╚════▣ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ◎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎ ▣════╝

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9,875

Items Owned

Items Up For Trade

9,875

Items Owned

640

Trades Made

5,795

Market Transactions

╔════▣ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ◎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ▣════╗

‎‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ 🆃🆁🅰🅳🅴 🅻🅸🅽🅺

‎ ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪɴ ɪɴᴠᴇɴᴛᴏʀʏ ɪꜱ ᴜᴘ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇ. ɪ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴛᴇᴀᴍ ᴡᴀʟʟᴇᴛ, ᴀꜱ ᴡᴇʟʟ. ᴏɴʟʏ ᴏꜰꜰᴇʀ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ɪᴛᴇᴍꜱ ꜱᴇʟʟᴀʙʟᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀʀᴋᴇᴛᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴏʀ ɢᴀᴍᴇꜱ ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴏᴡɴ. ᴄʜᴇᴇʀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ᴛʀᴀᴅɪɴɢ.

╚════▣ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ◎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎▣════╝

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　*　　　 ‎ ‎ ♫‎ ‎ 𝐼'𝒹 𝓇𝒶𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝒹𝓇𝑜𝓌𝓃𝑒𝒹 𝒾𝓃 𝓂𝒾𝓈𝑒𝓇𝓎 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓃 𝒸𝑜𝓂𝑒 𝓉𝑜 𝒩𝑒𝓌 𝒮𝑜𝓊𝓉𝒽 𝒲𝒶𝓁𝑒𝓈... ‎ ♫ 　.　　,
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𝑾𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑳𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒔 ~ Vagabond ~ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒅 𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒆𝒔 ~ Bad Santa ~ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 ~ After Lucia ~ 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝑪𝒂𝒏 𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕 𝑶𝒏 𝑴𝒆 ~ Glengarry Glen Ross ~ 𝑴𝒐𝒖𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆 ~ Starship Troopers ~ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒆𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝟏𝟗𝟎𝟎 ~ Aguirre, the Wrath of God ~ 𝑻𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑹𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍 ~ Rosetta ~ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝑷𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 ~ Fargo ~ 𝑷𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒑𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕 ~ The Castle of Cagliostro ~ 𝑷𝒊𝒄𝒏𝒊𝒄 𝒂𝒕 𝑯𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑹𝒐𝒄𝒌 ~ The Birdcage ~ 𝑨𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝑩𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒛𝒂𝒓 ~ City of God ~ 𝑰𝒅𝒊𝒐𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒚 ~ Beanpole ~ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 ~ Perfect Blue ~ 𝑰𝒗𝒂𝒏'𝒔 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅 ~ Boogie Nights ~ 𝑩𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 ~ A Woman Under the Influence ~ 𝑵𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 ~ Petite Maman ~ 𝑹𝒂𝒏 ~ Some Like It Hot ~ 𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍𝒔 ~ Come and See ~ 𝑺𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝑺𝒊𝒙𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒏 (𝑳𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉) ~ Moneyball ~ 𝑪𝒍𝒆𝒐 𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝟓 𝒕𝒐 𝟕 ~ Playtime ~ 𝑱𝒂𝒘𝒔 ~ Sans Soleil ~ 𝑨 𝑫𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑴𝒂𝒅 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒚 ~ The Godfather Part II ~ 𝑴𝒂𝒈𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒂 ~ The Fifth Element ~ 𝑳'𝑨𝒗𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂

🆃🆅

𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒔 ~ Batman: The Animated Series ~ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒚𝒎𝒐𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔 ~ Community ~ 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝑴𝒆𝒏𝒖 ~ Louie ~ 𝑳𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒚 𝑳𝒐𝒖𝒊𝒆 ~ Daria ~ 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒊𝒍𝒍 ~ The Wire ~ 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝑴𝒊𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒓 ~ The Whitest Kids U Know ~ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 ~ South Park ~ 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒚 𝑫𝒐𝒘𝒏 ~ Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations/Parts Unknown ~ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒉 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒇 ~ The Office (UK) ~ 𝑪𝒖𝒓𝒃 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑬𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒂𝒔𝒎 ~ Twin Peaks ~ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝑰𝒕 ~ Veep ~ 𝑻𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝑪𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒅 𝒘/ 𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒏 𝑸𝒖𝒊𝒏𝒏 ~ Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! ~ 𝑰𝒓𝒐𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒇 (𝑶𝑮) ~ Fargo ~ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒏 & 𝑺𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒚 𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒘 ~ Spaced ~ 𝑭𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒆𝒓 ~ The Colbert Report ~ 𝑩𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒔 & 𝑩𝒖𝒕𝒕-𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅 ~ Barry ~ 𝑺𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝑮𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝑪𝒐𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝑪𝒐𝒂𝒔𝒕 ~ The Simpsons ~ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝑻 𝑪𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒅 ~ 30 Rock ~ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒁𝒐𝒏𝒆 ~ Seinfeld ~ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒚 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒉 ~ Archer ~ 𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝑨𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝑺𝒖𝒏𝒏𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝑷𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒉𝒊𝒂 ~ Rocko's Modern Life ~ 𝑹𝒊𝒄𝒌 & 𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒚 ~ Scrubs

🅱🅾🅾🅺🆂

𝑷𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝑱𝒆𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒔 ~ Skallagrigg ~ 𝑲𝒊𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 ~ Her Name in the Sky ~ 𝑨𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 ~ The White Bone ~ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑼𝒏𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑾𝒂𝒓 ~ Au Revoir to All That ~ 𝑭𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍 ~ 11/22/63 ~ 𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝑮𝒐𝒅𝒔 ~ Save Me the Plums ~ 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑳𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒂𝒏 𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒐𝒃𝒊𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒉𝒚 (𝑲𝒖𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒂𝒘𝒂) ~ Night (Wiesel) ~ 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒉 ~ My Life in France (Child/Prud'homme) ~ 𝑨𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒂 𝑮𝒊𝒓𝒍 (𝑯𝒐𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒏) ~ Easy Riders, Raging Bulls ~ 𝑷𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒀𝒐𝒖 (𝑩𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒈) ~ The Lord of the Rings ~ 𝑩𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅 (𝑯𝒐𝒑𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒔) ~ Beauty of the Broken ~ 𝑨𝒏𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝑮𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒔 ~ Anne of Windy Poplars ~ 𝑵𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒉𝒆𝒓 ~ Elia Kazan: A Life ~ 𝑮𝒊𝒓𝒍 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝑺𝒏𝒊𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝑹𝒊𝒇𝒍𝒆 ~ The Rape of Nanking

🅶🅰🅼🅴🆂

Ō𝒌𝒂𝒎𝒊 ~ Mass Effect 2 ~ 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒔: 𝑲𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑶𝒍𝒅 𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 ~ Driver 2 ~ 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒌𝒆𝒓'𝒔 𝑩𝒂𝒅 𝑭𝒖𝒓 𝑫𝒂𝒚 ~ TCOR: Escape from Butcher Bay ~ 𝑪𝒚𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒖𝒏𝒌 𝟐𝟎𝟕𝟕 ~ Turok 2: Seeds of Evil ~ 𝑨𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏'𝒔 𝑪𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝑰𝑰 ~ Batman: Arkham City ~ 𝑺𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑫𝒐𝒈𝒔 ~ Evolve ~ 𝑴𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑮𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝑺𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒅/𝑴𝑮𝑺 𝑽: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒐𝒎 𝑷𝒂𝒊𝒏 ~ Ico ~ 𝑽𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝑾𝒂𝒓 ~ Disco Elysium ~ 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑭𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒚 𝑰𝑿/𝑿 ~ Soma ~ 𝑺𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒓 ~ Banjo-Kazooie ~ 𝑳.𝑨. 𝑵𝒐𝒊𝒓𝒆 ~ Rust ~ 𝑿𝑰𝑰𝑰 ~ Gone Home ~ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝑼𝒔 ~ The Last of Us Part 2 ~ 𝑱𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚 ~ Gran Turismo 2 ~ 𝑴𝑶𝑯: 𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 ~ Kentucky Route Zero ~ 𝑪𝑶𝑫 𝟒: 𝑴𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒆/𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒂𝒕 𝑾𝒂𝒓 ~ Firewatch ~ 𝑹𝒆𝒅 𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝑹𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝟐 ~ Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch ~ 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆𝑺𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝟐/𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 ~ What Remains of Edith Finch ~ 𝑼𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝟐: 𝑨𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒔 ~ Shadow of the Colossus

🅼🆄🆂🅸🅲

𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒆𝒃𝒂 ~ The Whitlams ~ 𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝒀𝒐𝒓𝒌 ~ Boy & Bear ~ 𝑯𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒊𝒏’ 𝑾𝒐𝒍𝒇 ~ Smashing Pumpkins ~ 𝒀𝒐𝒌𝒐 𝑲𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒐 ~ Seatbelts ~ 𝑳𝒂𝒏𝒂 𝑫𝒆𝒍 𝑹𝒂𝒚 ~ Joe Cocker ~ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝑩𝒐𝒚𝒔 ~ Dent May ~ 𝑵𝒐𝒗𝒊 𝑺𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒕 ~ Fiona Apple ~ 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒏 𝑮𝒂𝒚𝒆 ~ The Shirelles ~ 𝑴𝒆𝒍𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒔 ~ The Thermals ~ 𝑷𝑱 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒚 ~ Tom Petty ~ 𝑨𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒏 ~ AC/DC ~ 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑭𝒆𝒂𝒕 ~ Bob Dylan ~ 𝑷𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒊 𝑺𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒉 ~ Natalie Merchant ~ 𝑺𝒊𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒊𝒓 ~ Jackie Wilson ~ 𝑷𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝑭𝒍𝒐𝒚𝒅 ~ World Party ~ 𝑲𝒚𝒖𝒔𝒔 ~ Jefferson Starship ~ 𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒗𝒆 𝑬𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒆 ~ King Crimson ~ 𝑵𝒊𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒂 ~ Deep Purple ~ 𝑱𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝑮𝒂𝒏𝒈 ~ The Four Tops ~ 𝑪𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒔 𝑴𝒂𝒚𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒅 ~ Curved Air ~ 𝑲𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑩𝒖𝒔𝒉 ~ The Jayhawks ~ 𝑳𝒆𝒅 𝒁𝒆𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏 ~ Quartermass ~ 𝑱.𝑫. 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒕 ~ Jimi Hendrix ~ 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒍𝒆 ~ The Avalanches ~ 𝑭𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒆

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Evolve Stage 2

637 Hours played

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5KlOIakXCo

It's strange the things people remember. You take me, for example.

One day, back in the summer of 2015, I met a girl. We weren't together long; on-and-off towards the end. Six months in all, maybe - little more than a side-quest in what I hope is a lengthy campaign. That was 9 years ago, and in the time since I've travelled to some wild and wonderful corners of the earth. I've carved a career for myself. I've met amazing human beings, and some vile ones to balance. I've laughed until I cried, and cried until I laughed. I've found love, and it's found me.

But I'll bet a week hasn't gone by in those 9 years that I haven't thought about that girl.

She had been courting me online for months leading up to that fateful summer. Her seductress powers were formidable: the saucy E3 demo, that voluptuous Big Alpha, those sensual early reviews - this minx knew how to make a man sweat. So we arranged to meet up, and when I finally laid eyes on her, it was love at first orbital barrage. Though she wasn't quite what I, and many, had expected. Certain issues left people cold; held them at bay. She would become an outcast with time, a bastard child, and I didn't defend her as much as I should have. I regret that now. She didn't let many get close enough to truly see and love her for the diamond in the rough she was. It wasn't her fault, really. It's just how she was built. So I can't deny she had her flaws and foibles, but don't we all? And I loved her despite all of them. Maybe even in spite of them, in the end.

Those first few months were bliss. Some of the most fun I've ever had with a girl. We spent countless hours together. We came to know and understand each other so deeply. She even introduced me to a whole network of friends I never would have found otherwise. Staying up all night to watch the sunrise together while berating trappers with the spatial awareness of a wet f#cking sponge became our favourite pastime. We forged memories that you people wouldn't believe... power relays on fire, just a few small bars from total destruction... we watched Markov's lightning gun glitter in the dark near the Armory gates, and Griffin's harpoon wrestle a stage 3 wraith into the swamps of Medlab... all those moments will fade to time, like tears in rain.

There came a point before long when this beautiful creature fell gravely ill. I knew the condition was serious, but I always hoped she would pull through. Most people deserted her, and I understood why. I resented it, but I understood. Nevertheless, I stuck by her side, even when she finally fell into an inevitable coma. It was crushing to witness something once so full of life be stripped of it so completely. And in the end, I too had to walk away. You can call me callous, and I may agree, but I simply couldn't watch her slip into nothingness anymore. I gave her one final kiss, and closed down the browser for the last time. She remained on life-support for a number of years after I left. At some point, someone finally had the mercy to pull the plug.

What killed her in the end is still a topic of debate. Some popular opinions point towards a fundamentally misconceived concept in conjunction with outrageous monetization. Others blame mechanics and inadequate balancing. While some lay fault squarely at the feet of an aggressive, autistically fickle playerbase. But none of it matters now. She suffers no more, and all we have left are the memories. She has slipped the surly bonds of earth, and now dances the skies on laughter-silvered wings.

I suppose I'm grasping for closure by writing all this. Her scent is hard to shake. As Jimmy Gator once uttered in his darkest hours, "The book says we may be through with the past, but the past ain't through with us"... it's time to move forward and leave this sweet girl to rest. She wasn't perfect, and she was cruelly reminded of that every day, but she didn't need to be. She was one of the most unique people I ever met. She was my angel - but some angels simply aren't long for this world.

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Tokyo Babel

29 Hours played

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpd2nrGm1_8&list=PLslfvIJAupsxYDeXeEpD2b8sjBFGDGt9A&index=4

The vast history of manga and anime is a peculiar one. How a minor series of Japanese comics about a small android with jets for limbs - conceived by Osamu Tezuka in the wake of WWII - evolved into a world-wide phenomenon, becoming its own art form within the realm of illustration and animation - and a bonafide sexual fetish to boot - is a story too rich to be condensed here. But those of us born early enough, and with one eye (or two) perpetually on the ever-moving current of pop culture, remember when and how it all came to the fore...

The decade between 1986 and 1996 saw an almost mind-boggling influx of anime titles being introduced to western television; a barrage of weird but gizmo-cute creatures, neon coloured hair dos, stylised martial arts, over sized mecha suits and thigh high socks, all saturated in a healthy dose of candid teen angst and distinctly Japanese melodrama. Over the course of just a few years, an entirely new brand of youth entertainment had cemented itself into the cultural zeitgeist, and with it a very specific set of archetypes that seem to have taken hold and become inherent to nearly all contemporary Japanese animation.

Tokyo Babel - the debut effort from Mangagamer's new partnership with Propeller studios - plays like a compilation of those very archetypes; a surreptitious blend of sci-fi and fantasy, lofty but ambiguous philosophies, balletic action, religious subtext, coming-of-age narratives, kitsch humour and, of course, a blatant sexualization of the female gender - these are, for better or worse, the very staples of modern anime as we know it. How you respond to and how in-tune you are with these tropes of the art form will determine just how much you enjoy Tokyo Babel. But I digress...

In the opening scene, Schoolgirl Sorami awakens to an empty classroom and a ringing telephone. Upon answering, she's met with the assuring tone of the mysterious Setsuna who warns her to flee the area as there is someone, or something, coming to kill her. What ensues is a restrained but incredibly tense cat-and-mouse chase through the corridors of a decayed high school, which culminates in a scene that is truly, genuinely disturbing. The kind of quiet, idiosyncratic horror that only the Japanese are capable of. It's a superb opening. Soon enough, Setsuna arrives on the scene with a young woman, Lilith, in tow. And this is when the heavy exposition begins... and never really stops.

It is slowly revealed that this is a universe of parallel worlds. But every action that takes place in one world has a knock-on effect, a reaction, in another; as a result the worlds have gradually turned to ruin and decay. In addition, hell has been flooded and the doors to heaven have been locked. The humans, angels and demons that remain are forced to take refuge in Tokyo Babel - a purgatorial city comprised of seven levels - representing the seven sins - which one must ascend in a pilgrimage to reach the top and meet god himself. Every level is dominated by 'Rulers' - fallen angels and demons who claim each level of Babel as their own, and who combat anyone who tries to ascend. Only once you defeat the rulers and reach the top will the gates of heaven be opened.

Setsuna, an artificially enhanced entity, has been summoned by the demon Lilith, otherwise known as 'The Witch of the Night', and the angel Radiel, 'The Secrecy of God'. He saves the human Sorami from a sadistic fallen angel who inadvertently transplants her eyes to Sorami's, imbuing her with the power to “see the truth”. The four form a team and begin ascending the ladder of Tokyo Babel. Along the way they're confronted with an array of characters, many being steeped, like the story itself, in Christian mythology. I'm not familiar with most of it, but it's a safe bet that those who are will likely pick up on some of the more astute references and analogies. It's pretty heady stuff and a little too convoluted for its own good.

But there's a lot to like about Tokyo Babel. Despite the languid pacing (more on that below), the narrative structure is quite interesting. A particular secret resides at the heart of the story and only by playing through each of the arcs of the three main heroines is the secret revealed; a portion revealed with every completed route. It isn't a radical idea, but it works enough to keep you invested and pushing forward. The dialogue and action choices your given as a player that result in any kind of significant consequence to the story are scarce, but between the four main characters there are some impressively branching narratives with multiple endings to be had. The characters themselves are rote to the genre and fairly uninspired, but it's balanced out nicely by the comedy. The women, in particular, are hilarious.

The illustrations are all beautifully composed and infused with genuine dynamism. The fights are as exciting as anything I've seen in an action-driven VN. It experiments more than its recent counterparts, utilising techniques like silhouettes and manga panels to tremendous effect. It's not perfect; some imagery is overused but that's an easily forgiven blemish in the face of a 30 - 40 hour run time.

The soundtrack is an odd hybrid of electronic and ambient rock. It's works well with the material and the sound design as a whole has been cleverly conceived; pockmarked by subtle whistles, echoes and vibrations, which all serve to bolster the atmosphere immensely.

The game's biggest problem lies in its pace. For all the exposition on display, very little can happen over extended periods of time. Some scenes run on for twice as long as they need to be. While it's certainly not unorthodox for anime to extend conversations and certain scenarios beyond their welcome, such exploits are better suited to a more episodic medium, as opposed to the VN. Being fed the same piece of information 10 times over - just phrased differently each time - can become quite tiresome. But the third-person text is as much of a problem as the dialogue; unnecessarily complex and drawn-out prose often slows proceedings to a halt, and while there are some wonderful gems of description and word picture, it more often than not feels like the writers were trying to hit a word quota as opposed to service the story.

Tokyo Babel is a work that belongs unequivocally to its realm of entertainment. It contains all the hallmarks that constitute modern pop anime, but very little else. Which is to say that the more passionate VN and anime fans will find plenty to live here but newcomers will be left decidedly cold. It's just too textually dense and narratively tangled to be called accessible. It's a game made for the fans and certainly not to convert the uninitiated. But there's nothing wrong with that. Protracted dialogue and familiar tropes aside, there's a striking world to be experienced here. A vast, multi-layered plot encapsulated by some truly beautiful imagery; an indulgent but delicious treat for those who can get on board it's very specific wavelengths.

3/5