In this blog, I tackle my Switch backlog

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For real this time, been putting in an effort lately but haven't been keeping track. Now I will because I want to make something of this milestone, I guess. Recent games completed include Triangle Strategy (all routes), Sonic Colors Ultimate, Catherine: Full Body (Rin Route), DKC Tropical Freeze (just 100%, screw Hard Mode), and Splatoon 2 (100% on the main game, just to the end of Octo Expansion).

Current progress: back to Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition in order to hopefully finish it before July, even though I still have all of 2 to play through and there's way too much crunch with Three Hopes also coming out. Unlocked Reyn's fourth skill tree, partway through Chapter 14 at the moment.

 

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Progress the last few days: mostly prepping for updating BD, deciding whether I want to get the Battle Tower star at all because screw doing it fairly, because they don't fight fair. Of course I'll always have SP for 1.1 shenanigans. Mostly in a state where I'm waiting for TMs to be available so playing more Xenoblade in the meantime. Melia is funny for beating enemies higher level than you.

 

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Slowly trying to pull myself together to make progress. Right now, grinding experience shoes just in case.

 

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So I'm through Xenoblade and after deliberation, started Fire Emblem Three Hopes despite not playing Three Houses because I'm spoilered on most of it anyway and I don't want another 120 hour RPG (though this is looking to be very long in itself with how much time it's taking). I'm also playing a free game I got, Nonograms Prophecy, just to work my brain from time to time.

 

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Finally finished Live-a-Live after forever and ever and summer taking a month off me. Beat some superworld in SMM2 mentioned on news sites afterward, it was...meh. Dunno what's next, probably something lower key and portable friendly since it's still warm.

 

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I got through New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe, including Luigi U, because I was in a Mario mood. The difference between the self-proclaimed Mario 5 and it is staggering, and shows just how wrong the guy's attempt to make something Nintendo would make went. I fired up Chocobo GP after, and have been alternating it and Langrisser 1. Main story of Chocobo is done, but lots of missions to do there. And Extra mode.

 

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Beat Legends Arceus after starting it to get it out of the way. Presently working my way through Captain Toad in the meantime before SV

 

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And Commander Toad beaten. 99%, not bothering with Mummy Me Maze Forever's luckshit or Grand Labyrinth's Toad Brigade challenge for stress and time reasons.

 

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I beat Scarlet a few days ago and pretty much did all I wanted, it's just the endless raid/shiny grind for what it's worth at this point. Moving onto Tactics Ogre which is looong overdue. In an oops moment, forgot to give Denam the 2h swords skill, so had to spend a bit just now grinding that up to a level I'm comfy with. About to fight Gannp for the first time.

 

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TO Progress Report: Got to Chapter 4 last night. I was grinding when I got distracted by the Limited Hero Battle in FE Heroes.

 

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I've beaten all the elemental shrines as of tonight, but they were draining. I have a plan for tackling the rest of the game from here, just need to sanity check it with someone.

 

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Slow progress, but pretty much done with my first playthrough. RTA in Japan has been distracting. Need to figure out what I do as a buffer before the next one.

 

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Beat Tactics Ogre tonight, then after a realization of an exploit/oversight, promptly unbeat it (loaded an earlier save). See, there's forced level capping in the game for battles you haven't fought, as well as the 100 floor bonus dungeon. However, this only applies after you beat the game, and there's a means to recruit units over the level cap. So you can go through with units 10 levels higher than normal. Which I'm doing to make it less of a hassle since it's real easy to autobattle that way, you have to futz with undead to make it hassle-free otherwise.

 

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And as of right now, I'm at the bottom of the Palace of the Dead. Wasn't going to equipment grind, but I decided, I may as well. Only got the actual stuff though, didn't bother with Cursed equipment except Spear (which got nerfed to 2-3 range!!), although I incidentally got Cudgel and Fusil. I missed some stuff very early, namely part of the reeking set, but those are early enough to run back easily.

But it's late and the boss is going to be a pain, so I rest.

 

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Still on TO:R. Lots of delays and apathy. Through all I need to do on the Chaos Route after a day of blitzing, so now to try to get through Neutral.

 

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And finally finished with it after doing CODA 4. I've gone back to FE Three Hopes in the meantime, but I just started up and beat Zelda 1 in the span of a couple hours or so, thinking of doing a full series playthrough of that. But Second Quest still awaits there

 

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Zelda 2 beaten. Redux does a lot to make the experience more smooth, particularly with the Link Dolls being permanent extra lives, although it also makes those birds in the Great Palace an absolute pain to fight for some reason. I also hooked up the Wii U for the first time in forever yesterday to make sure it still works and I still have WWHD and TPHD on there, which I did. I still have my Gamecube, but I'd need to go digging for the games.

Waiting for Metroid Prime Trilogy to finish downloading though (needed to clear some stuff out) meant I couldn't really play Switch before then, so it was just Z2 yesterday. Shrug.

 

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I had to wait on a package that took forever to arrive, so I ended up beating LTTP GBA today. Palace of the Four Sword wasn't as involved as I thought it would be. Just some short puzzles and remixed boss fights, followed by the Dark Links who were clowned by Cane of Byrna.

But onto Link's Awakening on original hardware tomorrow.

 

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Aside from a freaky bug where I couldn't get the hibiscus after I traded the pineapple (I kept it and the guy was gone) and needing to save due to spontaneous freezes, playthrough went fine. Been making slower progress on OoT. Also learned I probably need a new 3DS battery for my old XL when playing some DQ Theathrhythm. It goes from red to flashing red to dead super fast, and it's only at 30% (red is supposed to be 10%). After searching around seeing some flaky ones on Amazon, found Nintendo still sells them. Now if only I could update my address on there.......

 

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Finished up Child 1, with pretty much everything I can think of doing. Adult 1 after my 3DS finishes charging. Of course Final Bar Line is out soon, so that'll be a thing distracting me too.