Rik Godwin
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Rik Godwin
@rikgodwin.bsky.social
He/him. Lead Writer @Ubisoft Bordeaux, Assassin's Creed: Claws of Awaji. Prev: actezero, Harmony: The Fall of Reverie, Atlas Fallen, Under the Waves, Chinatown Detective Agency (bits of Night Call).

Vehemently anti-GenAI
Ep 4 done and lol guess who they set up as the main focus for the rest of the series?

That made me actually angry. A 500 million dollar mediocrity.
November 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Quite aside from the plot being incredibly slow some of the dialogue here is just atrocious.

There's a moment between two characters concerning coming out that should be sweet and moving but instead sounds like an educational video from the 70s. Sloppy af.
November 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM
He was essentially a bit part in the first series, a glorified extra. Extremely clear now that's where he should have remained.
November 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Also, biased and everything, but I would be stunned if we ever see Schnapp in anything after this. He's got the emotional range of a grapefruit.
November 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The classic one good season with several shitty followups
November 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
3 episodes in and nothing has happened.

Also:

*I don't necessarily see the purpose of a boycott, I don't know what that would achieve in this case, but it turns out the whole cast are assholes! Great!
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November 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The constant referring to everyday events through the lens of D&D was cute when the characters were literal children. Now they all look like 40 year olds and they're referring to "coming out of a coma" as "resurrecting" and shit.
November 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
S4 ended on a literal apocalyptic note but this first episode is spent spooling that back and dealing with the same old high school nonsense that got old 2 seasons ago.

Also, none of these characters are particularly likeable any more. And the pop cultures references are... god they're tiring.
November 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
And it goes without saying but fuck Noah Schnapp. Obviously.
November 28, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Ooof those examples are rough as hell.

I remember the game as dealing with its protagonist with an even hand, critiquing as well as praising, but the "the buxom woman boobed bustily" stuff is gross indeed.

Now I really want to replay it, see if there's any of the game I remember left there.
November 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I don't think I've ever seen one like that before, what a great accessibility feature!
November 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
That mask is fucking rad (also hope you guys had a good time!).
November 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Yep.
November 27, 2025 at 8:57 AM