Gacha…gacha everywhere! My plate isn’t full at the moment, it’s overflowing. Lots of releases now and to come, so let’s just get on with it. Horizon Walker global has released in EA / Beta form on Google Play and you can grab it now. Keep in mind the Steam version is still in the works and not yet released. All versions of Horizon Walker (including the original KR uncensored version) are account cross compatible once linked. That means whatever progress you make on one version will transfer to the other. Coincidentally, the KR uncensored version will have an official English patch to the game, even though technically you can’t download it outside of KR. This is done obviously as a move from the dev team to discourage modifying game files from an already large global audience. They also know the game’s uncensored version is heavily played already outside of KR, and people will find a workaround of restrictions no matter what. Smart move all around, and I appreciate the forward thinking on their part.

Haze Reverb global released the same week and is an older (yet still fun) side game I recommend. I actually played the CN version for about a year until I called it quits once global was announced. Keep in mind the game was released quite some time ago, so it may seem a bit antiquated by modern releases, but it’s a good distraction from your main games once you get things setup and flowing. You can get your dailies done under 30 minutes and it’s quite F2P friendly. Better yet now, everything is in English and the rather brutal (but fair) mechanics are easier to understand. When I said “older” style of gacha game, I meant that as well. Expect to wipe a lot when starting off until you get the hang of how things work. This JP Wiki on the game will give you a lot of useful information, must make sure to translate it using whatever tool at your disposal. Also, this video right here is still up lol. I suggest hitting mute before watching, but you do you.

Ever hear a song and immediately put it on repeat? That’s me this week when I came across this track from Platon & Joolay. Self explanatory stuff, my type of music and maybe might be yours as well. Typical synthwave recommendation, and I posted it because I needed to. Especially since I literally have 3 games open right now doing dailies. Turn up the volume, use the good speakers & headphones and enjoy.

Artist of the week is O S I I M I with a refreshing style. I’ve always been a fan of “heavy on the textures” art akin to physical canvas. The blotchy / inked look has always been appealing, and it looks even better on a print and physical medium. Here’s a thought experiment for you all, take your favorite stable diffusion “perfect” AI image and print it out and frame it. It’s going to feel flat, similar to a photograph. Print something like this picture from O S I I M I and you’ll see if has a little more depth to it! In any case, enjoy and support the Patreon if you want more.