Morning, all! Cordyceps subbing in for today’s PT. Instead of getting overwhelmed with current news for the header, I decided to get overwhelmed with old news for the header instead, and looked at previous April 26 PTs. Let’s see what … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics Thread Looks Back
Despite being in its prime target demographic, I never got into Dragon Ball. As a young, action-loving, Toonami-watching kid, for whatever reason I never gave much consideration to the adventures of Goku and friends. I dabbled here and there in … Continue reading Late to the Party: Dragon Ball (Pre-Z)
On April 3, 1971, children across Japan gathered around televisions to watch the debut of an exciting new superhero, who would launch a franchise that endures 50 years later: Kamen Rider. To celebrate, I thought I’d share an overview of … Continue reading Even if There is no God or Buddha: 50 Years of Kamen Rider
I love dragoons. I just need to get that out first. So much of my interest in this game stems from my love of the design of dragoons. As long as I’ve been into RPGs, Final Fantasy V has forever … Continue reading Late to the Party: Final Fantasy V
Sometimes you have to buck the trend — in a good way! Faced with rising cases of COVID, North Carolina’s Mecklenburg County decided to stop waiting for state governor Roy Cooper to issue more stringent warnings and announced their own … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Goes Rogue
There’s been a lot happening in the Star Wars galaxy lately, so it seemed like a good time to gather Avocado Star Wars fans to discuss and share thoughts on what we hope to see in the future. !!!Spoilers follow, … Continue reading Let’s Talk Star Wars
Cordyceps here, filling in for an absent Tuesday PT. Let’s hope this works correctly. There’s been a lot going on! You probably know most of it! Biden was elected, Trump is not conceding, people are crying voter fraud. It’s all … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics Thread Goes Local
Welcome to the final installment of The Avocado Plays Suikoden 2! Here, we will talk about the final piece of the game — from the death of Luca Blight to the ending. Of course, conversation about any and all parts … Continue reading The Avocado Plays Suikoden 2: Part 3
It’s time for the second part of The Avocado’s discussion of Suikoden 2! This week, we’ll talk about the middle chunk of the game: The aftermath of the assassination of Annabelle up through the climactic final battle with Luca Blight. … Continue reading The Avocado Plays Suikoden 2: Part 2
Welcome to the first part of The Avocado’s discussion of Suikoden 2! Today, we’re going to discuss the opening segment of the game: The introduction of our central characters, the beginning of the war, the Hilltop Conference, and the assassination … Continue reading The Avocado Plays Suikoden 2: Part 1
There’s been some interest recently amongst Avocados in the Games Threads about playing the classic PS1 RPG Suikoden 2, and so today I wanted to kick off our “game club” for the game. So please join us in playing (or … Continue reading The Avocado Plays Suikoden 2! Part 0
