Alaska is simultaneously the northernmost, westernmost, and easternmost US state.

I’d recommend Sam and Max Hit the Road. It’s older, and its sense of humor is a bit out there, but if you “get it” it’s great.

Ugh, if “Truth” Social goes under, all the deplorables will crawl back to Twitter. And Muskrat will roll out the red carpet for them.

Cool dudes had fastload cartridges.

Yup. I’ve run across many fans of the Clerks animated series who cite the “is is safe” scene as one of their favorites without realizing that it’s not an original “joke”, but actually a reference.

Do you know what “is it safe?” is referencing?

I mean, I knew it from the moment the EA acquisition was announced.

Judgement came out on PC in September '22.

Did they really abbreviate “paragraph” to “graf”?

The thing I fucking hate is when the game doesn’t make it obvious when a checkpoint is activated. Then you go to quit the game: “Everything since the last checkpoint will be lost”. Well WHEN WAS THE LAST MOTHERFUCKING CHECKPOINT, ASSHOLE?

The Persona games, while all existing in the same universe and sharing many play mechanics are largely standalone. You can pick up and play any of them and not miss anything storywise by not playing the others. That said each subsequent game adds certain QoL features which, once gotten used to you’d be hard-pressed to play without. I’ve played 3, 4, and 5, in that order and I would recommend the same to anyone looking to get into the series.

The Yakuza series on the other hand all follow a set timeline, and though each game has its own plot they all exist in an evolving overall world. They should be played in order, at least 1-6. Zero is a prequel though it was made around the same time as 5. As such it has several references to future events which are not really spoilery, but without playing the other games you won’t necessarily get them. But they are not vital to the plot and the game can be enjoyed first. That’s what I did and never felt like I was missing out on anything. 7 is a new start for the series and while taking place in the same world and featuring guest stars from other games it is not closely tied to the other games in the series. Personally, 7 is my favorite of the bunch with Zero a close second.

You might want to check out the novel Bloom by Wil McCarthy. It uses Conway’s Game of Life and other cellular automata to illustrate several plot points.