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CynthiaLover

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Going retro again and playing Megaman Battle Chip Challenge for a change of pace.

You know, back when this game was new, I had NO clue what I was doing. I just slapped a bunch of chips together and called it a deck, even if they had absolutely no synergy. Knew very little about the whole Navi + type compatible chip thing, either (which is basically Megaman's version of STAB), nor that swapping different Navi Chips instead of just using your "main" Navi (ie: for me, Mega) would actually have pros and cons, mostly pros. Also thought the Style Changes would be super powerful/useful like in the anime/normal games. This made the game almost unplayable for me, as I'd end up getting walled by the B Class tournaments, so I gave it up (though getting to the B Class tournaments is pretty good, especially when you don't know what you're doing).

Nowadays, I actually know what I'm doing. I actively plan ahead, I know the advantages of "fodder" chips (ie: 0 MB chips like Panel Grab) to act as decoys/MB manipulators/damage sponges, the proper way to build a deck, the use of other Navi Chips (Elecman and Heatman are some of my favorites to use), and that the Style Changes, while mildly useful, aren't all that they're cracked up to be here (especially Hub Style, with that abysmally low HP), with only Aqua Custom and maybe Elec Team actually getting used. Getting the official guide also helped, since it reveals what Navis are in each tournament with what chips they're using, along with some strategy tips. I also have access to various fodder Navi codes and special codes for all the Battle Chips that I can exploit in the "create-your-own Tournament" bit for chip and Zenny farming, though some of the codes, like Elec Sword's, don't work for some reason. This, in turn, makes the game more enjoyable and allows me to progress further than ever, even beating one file (and by that I mean completing all the "main" tournaments and beating Bass, as I'm still missing some chips in that file). Funny how a game can go from frustrating to enjoyable when you actually know the finer points of the gameplay and how to use them properly.
 

Poke Dragon

Looking for a way to be whole again.
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Playing Pokemon Sword and I must say, I did not find any glitches whatsoever so far, I hope my streak of never encountering glitches continue.
 
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Fire Emblem Three Houses, just finished Cindered Shadows last night.
So we finally get to see Byleth's mother and know her name, Sitri; at least I know where Female Byleth gets her hair style now, especially since Sitri looks like a slightly younger Fem!Byleth. I also knew Aelfric was the "villain" in this story, though I should've seen it coming when Yuri says he's a double agent for the Church given his secretive and sly personality.
Anyway finally recruited all the Ashen Wolves students, currently up to the Goddess Rite of Rebirth chapter. Also got Yuri's and Constance's C support, now I'm working towards Hapi's and Balthus' supports.

Will do some more FE Binding Blade tonight as well, so currently on ch.3 today.
 

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V Tag Force Special

Please tell me someone is going to re-translate the whole freaking game. The guys that did the translation did a pretty damn horrible job and they dare to say that they are doing a better job than Konami. I know the normal text can be plain, but turning the whole thing into a shitty YouTube parody is not the way to go.
 

Caprizant

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Still playing Breath of the Wild. Today I mostly explored. I got the Korok Mask and activated a couple of towers. I ended my play session at Hateno Tower, which I honestly wasn't planning to do - I just stumbled across it from a weird angle and decided to run with it. So I'll be visiting Hateno Village next session, but I don't think I'll tackle any of the main story quests beyond that for awhile.

I've also added a couple extra stipulations to my run - first, I have to seek shelter at night whenever possible to encourage myself to become more familiar with my surroundings & diverge from whatever goal I'm currently working towards for a bit. It also adds to the survival aspect of the game, since I need materials for a fire & it forces me to rest regularly.

Second, I'm upgrading stamina much more than hearts at the moment. I don't think this will be a three-heart run (I want the Master Sword), and I may not even refrain from upgrading hearts for much longer, but I'm definitely not gonna upgrade my hearts unless I feel I desperately need to. This'll encourage me to seek alternative combat solutions a lot more than I did on my first run.
 

Kung Fu Ferret

Hey, Lois! Look at me, I'm a shiny Pokémon!
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Smite: trying to get Loki to diamond rank, currently at mastery 8
 

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Completed Yakuza 3, moving on to Yakuza 4. Enjoying Akiyama's combat even more than Slugger Majima in 0, so I'm taking my time in his storyline. Currently doing sidestories/minigames in chapter 3 to farm soul orbs and money.
 
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Fire Emblem Three Houses, just got to the month with the ball. Felix didn't have a high enough charm to even win the White Heron Cup so I decided to go with Yuri instead, by that point he already had 20 charm so it was a guaranteed win anyway. Speaking of the ball scene Yuri, Constance, Hapi, and Balthus don't have Goddess Tower event conversations sadly, I was hoping to see Yuri's convo with male Byleth at the tower since I had the highest support points with him so far (ready to go to A but obviously can't view it until the timeskip), but I got Linhardt for the event instead (second highest support points with him). It kind of baffles me since they all have tea party convos (with Constance apparently having two different ones depending on location), a few supports with other students, and of course marriage scenes with Byleth so I'd assume they'd have their own Goddess Tower events, so them not having any sucks.
 
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Fire Emblem Heroes, doing the Forging Bonds event currently. Saving up the tickets as well to see if I can get Nils (finally he's in the game, been wanting him for a while now). On my free summon I luckily got a 5 star Rath (another favorite of mine that finally got in) and on my second pull I decided to do I got Rath again, though a 4 star, so now he's currently at level 31 with soon to be +1 merge.
 

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As of late, I have been starting to play Mary Skelter: Nightmares which is really fun. As for other games, I am also playing Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD. Then there is Fate: Grand / Order on my phone I have been playing a lot too.
 

Fatima Shadow Frost Witch

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Stardew Valley

Decided to Divorce Leah(cost is way too high 50,000)to do so now I'm free to chase any of the others
 
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In FE Heroes...well. Last night I had one of the most horrible Arena Assault runs I've ever seen. It was capstoned by this

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Look at this horrible, horrible, battle, and on that map of all places. I had to pop my own LAzura and the Pressure Charm to try to instantly kill the other one with Norne,, but instead Surtr attacked her. She survived, but I had to pop my Special Blade

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Lyon killed LLyn, but then I had to figure out how to get LLeif because he kept rallying Surtr. Thankfully I could double and kill, and once I did Surt had no DC so he died horribly.

Other highlights included a +10 VFaye in the first battle, which had a lot of scrambling to avoid her, this situation in battle 2 which could've gone sideways, this ugly setup in the third where I had to figure out how to get LLyn and LIke to stop rallying each other after killing this chungus, the fifth which could've easily been obnoxious if LAlm got Repoed; also check out dat Kestral Stance, the sixth which was an armor team that was more annoying for barely missing certain kills than hard, and the last featuring this guy and...was shockingly easy to deal with?

No luck on the Lego, what little I drew on it with my shortage, but I did beat the Abyssal, highlighted by this moment:

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And in other games news right at this exact moment I'm grinding Milcreys, just because. Haven't update the wild area yet so I can. Max raids take so long even with animations off that I typed up pretty much all of this during the course of two and a fifth of them.
 

Fatima Shadow Frost Witch

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Stardew Valley

Wiped all my save files(Abigail's one especially)cause I sided with Joja Mart for last community centre upgrade(Fish Tank)which cannot be undone once the deal has been made
 

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Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair, which reminds me... I still need to buy Danganronpa 3, and Danganronpa: Another Episode at some point.
 

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Ultra Street Fighter IV

I feel they did weird things with this game. I feel the unique vs quotes should have appeared in VS Mode instead, and making the character themes' multiplayer only was a mistake, specially when you have few stages.
 

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Been playing Yoku's Island Express lately (bought it on sale a while ago after watching an Arlo video about it). It's a beautiful indie title on Switch that's a 2D sidescrolling, open-world exploration, pinball game. Yes, you heard me right, pinball. You play as a dung beetle named Yoku (his ball is the pinball) who works as a postman, and just got a new job on the island of Mokumana...soon after arriving he finds out that the island's god protector has been attacked by some mysterious entity and is badly wounded, and it's your job to gather the chieftains of the island together to dissect and discuss the problem and figure out how to solve it.

The game's appeal to me personally is the beauty and aesthetic of the world. It's very immersive; when I first popped in the game it was like 7:30 and by the time I had looked up it was 11. But a lot of its pinball puzzles are very creative and the gameplay, while frustrating at times, never makes you feel like a mistake wasn't your fault. Also the music is catchy and cute; it ranges from the typical island music (ukuleles, bongos, slide guitar, etc) to some pretty nice beats and even the inclusion of instruments like ocarinas, without ever losing its central beach feel.

I'm about a third of the way through according to the title screen and if you haven't played it I really can't recommend it enough. It's also on Steam, PS4, and XBONE so definitely worth a pickup if you own one of those consoles.
 
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