We're starting to see glimpses of the Christmas and Boxing Day sales already, folks. Case in point: You can land a current-day CoD for way less than usual. I'm also tracking 90% savings on Hitman, Oddworld(s), and Mass Effects on Steam. Last but not least, I'd definitely sling hard-earned credits at a 42% off Metaphor: ReFantazio and the fandangle version of Outlaws. In my opinion, it's a criminally underappreciated, heist-centric Star War.
In retro news, I'm celebrating the 36th birthday of Castlevania, one half of that famous sub-genre portmanteau, which loosely translates to: "Backtrack with your doodads to unlock more doodads." I vividly recall scoring this NES must-own at launch, in the bicentennial-obsessed year of 1988, and being on the edge of my Hypercolor beanbag the entire time. Making like Devo and whipping problems that come along in Casa de Drac was taxing, spooky, and seriously toe-tapping with this rad soundtrack. Stone-cold classic.
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