j0ekerr: Good afternoon people.

Welp, I finished Valkyria Chronicles. And missed every single report, which are unlockable optional chapters that provide a bit of background information and a couple more missions. I overlooked them, because every time I completed a mission, I kept advancing through the game book, never looking back, always facing forwards and glad to leave the animu bullshit behind.

Turns out that you need to go back.

And so, during NG+ I took a look at the reports and what did I find amongst them?

That most stale and rancid staple of anime tropes. The BEACH EPISODE.

War is hell, but apparently there's always time for some blushing bikini fanservice.
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In other news, I went to CostCo yesterday.

If anyone wonders, "what the hell is a CostCo doing over there?" it's because the yanks will eventually conquer us all.

Anyways I went to CostCo, with a friend who has a membership card and bought a bunch of extremely over-the-top HUEG-ASS american choocolate chip cookies. Imagine my surprise when I finally bit into them, only to find that they weren't crispy and crunchy like I expected but rather soft and chewy.

And I think I could taste the lard under the chocolate.

We also had lunch there, we ordered a slice of pizza each. When we saw the size of the damn thing, I was suddenly confronted by the sheer reality of the american obesity thing. I mean you hear about it on TV, but it's different when you're actually biting down on it, The slice alone was almost the size of a small whole pizza.

And the prices were ridiculous for those sizes.

EndreWhiteMane: Aloha everyone (both of you), about the same here today.
Glad everyone is at least OK.
Just about to make another pot of coffee and maybe play a game. ;)

j0ekerr: More stuff for the relatives' car?

Did you get an upgrade on your net? Or is the server being nice today?

j0ekerr: Quite a statement, specially coming from the place that spawned Media Markt.

Would you kindly explain to me then why I can find motorcycle helmets at lidl?

CarrionCrow: You make me want to play Valkyria Chronicles more and more every time you mention it.
It's apparent that it's going to hurt, and quite a bit, but it'll hurt in a somewhat different way since I don't watch anime that have any of the dog shit that VC is evidently drowning in.

And yes, Costco is miserable. It has its own special flavor of misery and despair, something that even a standard Walmart can't touch.

Walmart is where hope goes to overdose on meth and die in a dirty toilet stall.

Costco is where hope has a coronary after fighting with another customer over who gets the last crate of 50 gallon mayonnaise drums, dies in an aisle and is left there to rot as people walk over the body to get to more garbage they think they can't live without.

And yes, the food's going to suck.
Here's the thing - The U.S. might have more food, more selections, larger sizes, but most of it ranges from mediocre to goddamn awful.
Whatever good stuff you have in Spain, you're not going to see getting passed around in a fucking Costco.
Or at least, not without them screwing it up first.

moonshineshadow: *big welcome hug* What are you considering to play? More Serpent in the Staglands?

Btw. I think I found your 6 secret wishlist games :P

EndreWhiteMane: Not sure, I downloaded an Age of Empires 2 demo and it kind of sucked me in. Was up till 2am playing. :-)
You can't have found my secret games, they're a secret. ;)

j0ekerr: G'day guv'nah!

Are you familiar with Reesee's buttercups?

j0ekerr: I gotta say I didn't get a bad impression of CostCo while I was there beyond the obvious, cheap but large servings of everything. And since everything was stocked almost to the point of overflowing, I saw no knife fights amongst customers either. Plus it had a somewhat exotic feel to it, since there was a truckload of imported stuff that you don't usually see around here. I found Froot loops for example, I think they stopped making those here years ago because children here are not that big on candied milk for breakfast. And those red plastic cups you see in every movie that depicts a kegger party.

Basically it felt like a foodstuff ikea.

Yes, I know that's not a good thing.

Is Kirkland's costco's own brand? 'Cause I saw a lot of stuff under that name.

As for the food, there were only 5 things to choose at the cafeteria. And yes we all knew it was junk food, but it was extremely cheap junk food. Even when compared to other junk food providers. For example, the paper cup cost 49 cents for unlimited refills at the dispenser. Compare that to Burger King (McD doesn't do refills) which charges 3 bucks for the same paper cup.

As for VC, the game itself is pretty enjoyable, as for the story expect lots and lots and lots and lots AND LOOOOTS of cheese. Be careful not to develop lactose intolerance.

moonshineshadow: Ah yes, Ages of Empires 2 is great :D
And you know with the wishlist games, it is like Christmas presents, you did not hide them well enough :P

EndreWhiteMane: Stupid wiki revision history! :-)

EndreWhiteMane: Reese's Peanut Butter cups? They're a favorite of mine. ;)

CarrionCrow: That should add a nice sense of dread to the playthrough. Have an enjoyable gameplay segment, and every time I know there's more awful story to come...

j0ekerr:

EndreWhiteMane: Stupid wiki revision history! :-)