Hold down the sprint button while pressing jump to clear wide platforms. No matter how tempting it is, do not put a hole through your TV.
Suggest you don’t select the third option when talking to the repair bot NPC. It kills him, leaving you to have to find one in random encounters.
Unique Missables
None, but in Ch18 you can get a MagneticCoat for your gears (response+25) as well as buy them here, and a gold nugget to sell if you’re hurting for cash.
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Discussion
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Look at me, getting my club reading done early. Now that the holidays are over I feel so free
Chapter 18
Had a much easier time of the language so far compared to some of the stuff last week.
Don’t judge me but I resorted to save state scumming to do some of those long jumps. Both the cliffs and the encounter rate are too damn high!
I’d forgotten that Elly’s gear looks like a magical girl out of a 少女 anime, and had especially forgotten that little hearts come out when it hits something. I think I blocked it out to protect myself psychologically, but now I’m aware again and it’s terrible. Could someone kindly hit me very hard so I forget again, please?
In general I hate the scenes with the goon squad walking all over Elly, their commanding officer, and her just letting it happen. On one hand it seems necessary to show she’s not currently playing a role she’s fit for, sure. On the other hand, how can someone trained in the military be such a doormat with their subordinates!? From their first scene they’re disrespecting her and she remains silent about it, what the heck??
On a happier note, Mason’s silly rescue of the castle infiltration party is still very charming. And he does all that just because a cup breaks. Go Mason, go!
Chapter 19
I spoke too soon about having an easier time, all these technical commands and return callouts from officers have brought the reading headache back. I’m letting some of it just pass over my eyes without fully understanding, but that also bothers me. I may replay this part after reviewing some new vocab just to see if it flows a bit better.
The whole sequence with the red gear is over the top (in a fun way), but I’d forgotten about Ramsus showing up in a flashy, winged, golden gear only to get completely destroyed. Good stuff
Nice! I played for a while yesterday but didn’t manage to finish, it was a bit tough.
Week 11
I have no shame, I completely abused it too. Wasn’t that bad but I would have probably been frustrated without.
Ran into my first repair robot in combat so that was fun!
雪辱戦 is a funny vocab, what does the snow have to do with a return match?
Not an easy fight either. I lost the first time around and had to try again, was happy for the save point right before.
I was going to comment on that too, then deleted my comment instead… I just want to forget it ever happened already!
Silly is the perfect word I feel like xD Look I save you! Oopsy. Wait I try again. What are you doing you’re just walking around?! I got this, just watch! * jumps around and escapes * xD
I also thought it was fun to see Ramsus and Myan in bed together. Adds a bit to the side characters, that they have their own lives. Also it seems like it was implied that moonlight guy (グラーフ?) is Fei’s dad and is looking for him, but they had met before and he had told him he knew about his dad, not was his dad? Might just be me remembering wrong or being confused though.
I really wonder what / who エルル is too.
Can’t wait to play next week and find out what’s left after the dust of the battles settles!
would definitely belong more over there…