- The episode is up, and it's actually only Tuesday! You know where to get it, punks! Point your iTunes/Zune/RSS reader to http://trigames.net/rss.xml or direct your browser here -- also I think the last day for you to get your "Pretentious name for the medium known as videogames" entry in will be this Saturday, May 9th. Slunks says he might have a copy of Braid for you as a STEAM gift, but he was mumbling and being mysterious so I'm not sure. So there -- mailbag AT trigames DOT net your butt up. @Supersonic97, Can I Get A Judge? (That's you, Supersonic.)

- Can someone please tell me that Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia trumps Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin? I really, really liked Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, even moreso than its direct predecessor (Aria of Sorrow), and right now I feel that--while still a quality game, even 658% in--Portrait of Ruin sort of just goes through the motions again. Yes, you get to jump into paintings and that takes you out of the humdrum castle structure, but within those paintings are just more Metroidvania trappings. The dual-character system is alright and leads to some nifty puzzles but I feel like there haven't been enough to make it feel that much different. I still really like the game, but after playing....

- Symphony of the Night

- Circle of the Moon

- Harmony of Dissonance

- Aria of Sorrow

- Dawn of Sorrow

....it's all just blending together in the Osterizer that is my brain.