Overall, this game is a really solid debut by @buffalobuffalo.bsky.social that will certainly attract genre sickos, but also has enough appeal and design consideration to work for a more casual crowd. Bravo and congrats on the launch!

I could take or leave the Roguelike structure. I didn’t quite get sucked into an intoxicating one-more-run cycle, but I did want to keep going to hear more songs and Mythics interactions, and train my creaky reflexes to take on more challenging songs. Also, having a sword was sick.

Aside from the songs, a lot of charm comes from the unlockable Mythics, who narrate your adventure, offer different buffs, and favor different musical genres. The voice acting of each Mythic is great, with Fargo’s Peter Stormare chewing up the scenery as Sogvar, God of Metal, for example.

Most importantly for a rhythm game, the songs are breezy and fun! None of them grated on my nerves, even on ones that I retried several times. The game doesn’t have an undeniable showstopping banger track, but I appreciate how deftly it jumps between genres while always feeling solid to play.

Since it’s launch day, here's a thread of my thoughts on FRESH TRACKS!! Thanks to Buffalo Buffalo/Evolve PR for the early key. Overall, I thought this was a charming rhythm game with some catchy songs and a nice difficulty ramp you could soften with modular challenge settings.

Had the misfortune of being cornered for an interview by Watters in college for a “dumb millennials” segment. My answers were cut from the vid but we still grace the YouTube thumbnail.

Fun fact the Tower/Tunnel is based on this real place in Santa, Portugal, freaking love VanderMeer man.

Got our first Blacklist evaluation back for a pilot from me and my writing partner are working on. We didn’t get the score we wanted but got tons of great notes, and it’s always encouraging to hear someone call your work funny! Off to the rewrite mines.

My Jewish heart soared seeing bagels for sale at Koro Bakery in Onomichi. Highly recommend the salted butter bagel.

Went to a dessert place that looks like a giant hobbit hole in Omihachiman. This is the future liberals want.

Having a blissful honeymoon in Japan. Any recommendations for Tokyo, Kyoto, Hakone, or Onomichi would be appreciated!

Who wants to go splitsies on a Planie NFT?

Was it common knowledge that Bobby Hill is Pajama Sam?? This blew my freaking mind.

Is he a senior cat... is he a Lvl 20 archdruid... experts are undecided.