Happy Thursday, folks. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite game with a passive/drop-in second-player element (e.g. Tails in early Sonic the Hedgehog, Cappy in Super Mario Odyssey, etc.)?

Please vote in @thatdemyx’s Best Video Game Tournament – Current Years – Semifinals before midnight tonight. Please also visit Franchise Festival tomorrow after 9:00 AM EST as we walk through the surprisingly interesting vicissitudes of Crystal Dynamics’ abandoned Legacy of Kain series.