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I picked up the remaster of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare on Black Friday and decided to play some earlier this month. I figured it would be some visceral entertainment that I wouldn't need to think about too much (I played through it two and half times on the 360 back in the day) but it had to install 10 GB of language options (I think that's what they called it), which took over an hour. Then it needed to update but thankfully it let me play the single player, which is all I cared about, while downloading in the background. Still, I was pretty peeved.

You're right, I did not see your GOTY pick coming lol. I haven't tried it myself, and probably won't, but I think it is so cool. I got Octopath for Christmas and I'm a little nervous to start it because I know how long it is, but it will be a great portable game. I'm probably more likely to play Starlink first.

Mega Man 11 is what we all wanted from Mighty No. 9. It's just a really solid MM game. Nothing really excels in it, though I do think the Double Gear System keeps it from being too rote of a sequel, but nothing pulls it down either. It's just, you know...solid. I actually finished playing through it this month (the last few months of last year were soooooo busy for me) and really enjoyed it. I hope it sold well enough for Capcom to justify more MM games. Maybe next time they'll push a little further outside the traditional MM box. But could you refresh me on MM8? I played that when the Anniversary Collection came out in the early 2000s but don't remember much about it...other than the voice acting lol.

Then I will stick with the book! 

That's always been my impression lol but perhaps I'm just too deep into the sci-fi bubble

There are two crossovers with Sonic and Mega Man. The first is available as three trades or one omnibus. The second only has two trades available because Archie never published the third one BECAUSE THEY SUCK! *ahem* I had to hunt down the single issues for that. But it's all really good.

I can't wait to see that Into the Spider-Verse movie. I hear nothing but good stuff about it.

That's too bad, especially since they must have been some of the same ones I've read. Everything is not for everybody, I guess.

Check your local library. As long as you get them back on time there is no financial risk for you. That's how I first got into comics. Free is always the best way to try things out lol

I read the Sunday funnies pretty much every week as a kid.

I read the first Amber book long ago and eventually got the ten-book omnibus but haven't read through it yet (it's in a box in my closet somewhere; only so much space for books on the shelves!). Any particular Zelazny favorites?

There are so many Halo books! I was at my local used book store early this year, looking spend a giftcard. I looked through the whole sci-fi/fantasy section and came across at least four different pockets of Halo books because of the different authors. So many!