Didn’t I promise you fireworks?

Properly howdy there, buckeroos, welcome to the weekend, and Whatcha Been Enjoying? For our American readers, (which analytics tells me is about 90% of you), I imagine that it’s a vacation weekend. Independence Day, no much less. I hope that you’ve a really completely satisfied weekend and that you just’re capable of finding a while for good meals, good gaming, and good buddies. For those who’re working, that’s unlucky, however I hope your shift goes easily, and you can deal with your self when you get again house. You’ve all earned a break, so be variety to your self, nevertheless you see match.

And, in the event you aren’t feeling significantly patriotic, nicely, I get it. I don’t see myself saluting the flag of any nation ever once more, fairly frankly. However you aren’t your leaders nor their decisions. I positive as hell am not mine. And whereas many people the world over are feeling the frustrations of stunted forms, we will nonetheless make sure that we stay variety to ourselves, our buddies, and people in want. So take pleasure in your self this weekend. Make it matter for you, and people round you.

Paternity Punch-up

This week has been spent within the wild world of combating video games. I’ve been sucked into the absurdist however very compelling DNF Duel, and I’ve additionally spent a while getting acquainted with my previous Evening Warrior buddies in Capcom Combating Assortment. I did discover one thing humorous, nevertheless.

In DNF Duel and Darkstalkers 3, I’ve respectively gravitated towards Enchantress and B.B. Hood as my foremost characters. Am I attending to that age? Am I now selecting characters based mostly on my want to boost them appropriately, decide them up from faculty, attend dance recitals, and punch out tutors at PTA conferences? I assume your priorities change as you age. Immediately, as an alternative of rocking the hotties (of which DNF has many), I’m in search of characters who I will be pleased with once they graduate. Lordy, subsequent factor I’m gonna be a kind of dipshits who wears a shirt that claims  “I’m The Dad and I’m ARMED”.

The Get Up Youngsters

Anyway, ain’t nothing to it however to do it. Earlier than you all go gallivanting about your day, I’d be very completely satisfied in the event you would be part of us within the feedback and inform your fellow Destructoid readers Whatcha Been Enjoying. I truthfully can’t bear in mind the final time the primary half of a yr rolled out so many gems — we’re spoiled for selection proper now — and that’s on high of our backlogs! So, get into the neighborhood vibe and inform the folks what they need to be enjoying. They’ll take heed to you. You’re a very good child. Like my daughter, Enchantress.

Have an exquisite weekend, from all of us at Destructoid.

Chris Moyse

Senior Editor – Chris has been enjoying video video games because the Nineteen Eighties. Former Saturday Evening Slam Grasp. Graduated from Galaxy Excessive with honors. Twitter: @ChrisxMoyse