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CSB382: JKR's Moldrise: The Jericho Who Jonkles

July 28, 2026

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The hosts open with a schedule change—Woolie’s streams and the podcast will shift earlier to accommodate baby time—but the bulk of the episode is a dense, opinionated tour through fighting game design philosophy, new anime, a wrestling pay-per-view, and a major Final Fantasy XIV expansion announcement. The throughline is a sustained comparison between two fighting games that launched betas or demos in the same week: Marvel vs. Capcom-adjacent 2XKO (formerly Project L) and the Avatar: The Last Airbender fighter. The hosts use these two titles as opposing poles in a larger argument about what fighting games should feel like, who they should be for, and how systems either liberate or constrain players.

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  • 1 Castle Super Beast 382: JKR's Moldrise - The Jericho Who Jonkles
  • 2 (00:38) **Schedule Change Announcement** - The hosts explain that starting in August, streams and the podcast will shift earlier due to baby-related family time
  • 3 (03:28) **"Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games" Anime Review** - Pat gives a deep-dive first impression of the new anime about girls secretly competing in fighting games at a high-society school
  • 4 (20:54) **Keats and "Balance Is Not Real"** - Pat discusses Keats' new video and their follow-up conversation about game balance philosophy
  • 5 (28:03) **Fantasia Film Festival: Cherry and Virgin** - A rom-com anime where two artists see the world in their own art styles—one black-and-white manga, one colorful shojo
  • 6 (33:24) **Fantasia Film Festival: Grotesque with Three Qs** - A three-part anthology film described by the director as "just vibes, turn your brain off"
  • 7 (39:03) **Fantasia Film Festival: Sekiro: No Defeat** - Pat reviews the Sekiro anime adaptation as disappointing despite some strong visual moments

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Docket:

  1. According to wowhead, reddit and others a game master intervened in a +23 NPX and ported himself into the dungeon to kill some trash for the group who finished the last boss under %. The group is friends with the GM and were in VC at the time and asked for him to do them a solid. 

  2. Blizzard fires World of Warcraft game master who insta-killed bosses for friends
    It will also be "taking action" against the players who were involved.

  3. The Fire's Edge, the first new DLC for Darkest Dungeon since 2020, is releasing on August 18th. The Duelist and Runaway, heroes who debuted in Darkest Dungeon II, bring their unique abilities to bear against horrors that lurk beneath the manor. 

  4. Disney's Former CEO Seems To Have No Memory Of Approving Kingdom Hearts

  5. The US $55 billion leveraged buyout of Electronic Arts (EA) has been approved by the European Commission's competition regulators.

  6. Adult Aang conce

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