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General Gab => Projects & Plugs => : Gundam Optimal March 09, 2011, 06:37:49 PM
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Note: Entries on this thread will be crossposted to another site, and votes from both sites will be counted together.
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Super Robot Wars Judgement, or SRWJ, is a Strategy RPG, part of a long-running series of similar games for pretty much every major console and handheld since the NES and Gameboy. The concept is that of a crossover between multiple Japanese mecha anime (and some manga occassionally). Teams of do-gooding robots join together to face the various threats to the universe, kick ass and take names for Love and Justice. Exactly which robots are involved varies from game to game, but the casts tend to be widely varied.
SRWJ is one of the last SRW games for the Gameboy Advance, coming out around the same time as Original Generations 2, one of the two games that have been officially translated (3 if you count spinoff Endless Frontier). Its the 4th game to be translated by fans, after the Gameboy original (not very good), SRW3 (Good for the time but NINTENDO HARD, and Alpha Gaiden, which I've previously LPed on a local site and which is likely to be the one most people are familiar with. Compared to these other entries, J is likely to seem quite different, as it abandons many of the traditional robot series that tended to feature in earlier games. Getter Robo is nowhere to be seen, and the only Gundam series one display are fan favorite G Gundam and the then-brand-new Gundam Seed. The more usual Universal Century Gundams and the Gundam Wing boys are absent: There will be no Puru or delicious Duo Maxwell, I'm afraid.
I will be explaining things as we go along, in addition to my extremely snarky commentary and tendency to rant when science is being abused. Feel free to ask me anything in the comments.
Right, on to our setup. This game has a feature that we may want to think about before proceeding: New Game Plus.
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Here are the two save files that I have, for my first two playthroughs. The money is that which is left over after the final level, but what you don't see is the money SPENT throughout the game. Unlike Alpha Gaiden, which gives you starting money depending on what difficulty you finished the game at, SRWJ is set up to be played multiple times, and each time, the upgrades to mechs and the stat points earned by pilots carry over, so the more playthroughs you have, the more powerful pilots become and the more ridiculous units you have to play with. This can be fun...or it can kill the challenge of the game stone dead, depending on which units we use and how we adjust the difficulty.
So our first major decision will be whether to start a fresh game, or to use a new game plus file with 1 or 2 game clears. But for now, lets continue with the setup.
Heres a basic introduction to the plot, which is created by stapling several of the series together to create a new universe:
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Ya get all that? Good. There'll be an exam later. Its called the plot.
Anyway, now the game allows us to take some actual decisions. Because unlike Alpha Gaiden, SRWJ has a main character, of your choice.
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One protagonist of each gender, one teenage boy with purple-red hair, and one mature silver-haired beauty. Not exactly Champions Online, but its something.
[spoiler]The overall plot for both is the same, but they have different character arcs throughout. Touya is a traditional coming of age story: He starts out as a whiny brat and gradually matures over the course of the game. Calvinas is more a tale of betrayal and loss: I'd almost say she's angstier, but if you can call what she goes through angst, its at least deserved angst. Niether really impact the other storylines, so their mix of drama and comedy will still be present.[/spoiler]
- If we pick a New Game plus, both characters will have additional stat points, mainly in their Melee stats to increase melee damage. Touya is built to tank, Calvina to dodge.
After picking that, we get to choose their mech, from one of three.
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The Belzelute, a high-speed Sniper mech, meant to move fast and engage from long range.
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The Coustwell, slightly heavier then the Belzelute, and designed for mixing it up with the enemy up close.
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And the Granteed, a massive Super Robot, heavily armored and equipped with high-powered weapons, but not designed to dodge anything, and a little less accurate.
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Their in-game stats. Note that these are for two game clears, so the Granteed and Coustwell are both fully upgraded. In a fresh game, their stats would be less insane.
[Opinions]Obviously, having tried the Coustwell and Granteed already, I'd be looking to try the Belzelute this time around.[/Opinions]
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Once pilot and mech are picked, we get to rename them however we like, as well as the mechs attacks. Its not a feature I've tried using, but could lead to unusual roleplaying, or some interesting hilarity.
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A special feature for New Game Plus is the ability to change the Spirit Commands that our pilot has to use. Spirit Commands are a key part of SRW and make up a lot of the strategy of the Strategy RPG gameplay. Editting your pilot to use different ones can lead to some pretty ridiculous combos. I'll translate that list of command names into actual effects on request.
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And finally, we pick our favorite series. Units from the three chosen series would gain several effects: 15 upgrade bars to all stats rather than the normal maximum of 10, and bonuses to EXP earned, and to money earned from kills made by those units, depending on how many units that series has (Series with only one unit get 1.5x money and exp, series with 8-10 units only 1.2x). Since the final team will only have 14 mechs to go with the two battleships, this could be important, but if we end up discarding our favorites along the way, we can compensate.
- If we go for New Game Plus, then the Main Characters mech, G Gundam, Mazinkaiser, Fullmetal Panic, Brain Powerd, and Tekkaman Blade will already be favorited, and you'll be picking from the other options I'll be explaining in the second post.
So: What are peoples initial desicions? And who wants more details on things?
(Also....do people mind the size of the screenshots? Because I'm using a GBA emulator, its hard to use a conventional screenshot program without expanding the emulator window to full size, which would be horribly grainy. Does anyone know of any good alternatives I might use?)
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I'm playing through with Granteed myself, so my vote is for Bellezute. For which Calvina is the
hotter more optimised choice. :p
If you go New Game Plus, make your first Seishin Valor or Soul so you can kill the hell out of things.
And will you be ignoring most of the secrets to go for Great Zeorymer or not?
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will you be ignoring most of the secrets to go for Great Zeorymer or not?
Thats a decision that I'll be leaving to the crowd once we get to the appropriate route splits. I'm trying not to give too much away right now, but I'll be clueing the audience in to what each decision might mean.
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Gonna have to second Bellzelute/Calvina (though I wouldn't mind seeing Touya's route, since I've played Calvina's...)
And I'd suggest doing a fresh game, because I like to see suffering so that the game isn't too easy.
Favourites: Originals, Zeorymer and SEED (Because I'm gonna suggest we spend as much time with those idiots as possible for all the inevitable snark at the lolgendumscience :looloo)
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SERIES INTRODUCTIONS
The Banpresto Originals will be introduced to us during the game, so I'll concentrate on summarising the other series on display in a non-spoilery fashion.
[spoiler]Choosing the Banpresto Original as a favorite would be, in a word, 'tech', since its one of the mecha we'd be using the most and is a must-use for the final chapters. So it'll kill a lot of dudes, and upgrades won't go to waste.[/spoiler]
BLUE COMET SPT LAYZNER
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OygA_pCGch8
A Real Robot series of high-speed aerial and space combat in small Super Powered Tracers, with appropriate levels of angst, quirky minibosses, and a older, more stoic protagonist than many such series, balanced out by a group of kid sidekicks.
[spoiler]This would be a good show to favor, since it gets a fair chunk of plot, and its boss characters can be some of the most annoying in the game.[/spoiler]
BRAIN POWERD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IOmP0Ipu2M&feature=related
One of the new-agey anime that followed Evangelion, Brain Powerd (and yes I'm spelling it like that) was made by Yoshiyuki Tomino, the mind behind the original Gundam series. Its organic mechs and constant references to life energy and the like make it a rather unique show, as does the racy artistic opening sequence, which I won't post here. Has possibly the biggest cast in the game, and the most varied.
[spoiler]This wouldn't be a bad series to favorite, since it gets a fair bit of plot in the midgame, and it has a lot of units which are pretty versatile.[/spoiler]
SUPERELECTROMAGNETIC ROBO COMBATTLER V
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcA1wA8xW6o
Thats a 'Vee'. While its not the first Combining Robot show, Combattler is probably the most archetypical: 5 kids are given powerful machines that combine together to make a Super Robot, laden with crazy weapons like killer Yoyos and hurricanes made of magnetism, to fight aliens invading the earth with giant monsters.
[spoiler]While Combattler itself isn't bad, its probably not the best choice to favorite unless you intend to use it throughout the game. It gets little plot of its own, and is unavailable for significant lengths of time.[/spoiler]
SUPERELECTROMAGNETIC MACHINE VOLTES V
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-wJjRApwws
Thats a 'Five'. Made by the same company the year after Combattler V finished, Voltes is very much a refinement of the same idea. The kids are older, the aliens are more humanlike and relatable, and there's more swordplay, but in general it uses most of the same tropes. I like it better though, because Voltes looks better to my eyes than Combattler as a robot design.
[spoiler]While it gets a bit more of the story than Combattler, I wouldn't reccommend Voltes as a favorite either unless you want to use it all game.[/spoiler]
Full Metal Panic!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z54QdWhWFcE
One of the two big 'Dramedy' shows in the lineup, FMP combines a pulse pounding action series with Real Robot-using mercaneries battling over super-technology, with a wacky high-school comedy.
[spoiler]Favoriting FMP is an either-or situation. The series gets a fair bit of plot, but its concentrated in the middle of the game, and by the late game they can be obsoleted. Still, they're not bad by any means.[/spoiler]
MOBILE FIGHTER G GUNDAM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjthxRnmFM0
After the poor reception of Victory Gundam, the producers at Sunrise began changing up the formula for their landmark series, moving away from the Universal Century universe into alternate realities, and shaking up the 'young boy falls into cockpit of gundam and is thrust into the grey morality of war' plotlines just a tad (not too much though, people fear change). The greatest departure was the first, the popular but incongrous G Gundam, where Gundams and their super-kung-fu pilots are the champions in battles which decide which country rules the solar system. So unusual is the plotline that only parts of it can be used in crossover like this, so the Gundam Fight setting is discarded, but the true story of G Gundam is fully intact...
[spoiler]While they may be tough to use effectively, the G Gundam units are some of the most powerful in the game, especially if they have the right upgrades. So Favoriting them would work well.[/spoiler]
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM SEED
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeAUardKfMY
If G Gundam was an attempt to break away from the tired Gundam formula of the 80s, then Gundam SEED is the attempted revival of the formula for the new millenium. It hits basically all the beats of the original Gundam series, with a young boy with special powers being thrust into a war where he's not sure what the right side is, with a powerful mech that only he can handle, leading to much angst and many battles with pretty explosions and stock footage. Its plot is probably best described as average, but it maintains high popularity in Japan, with the western reception being much less positive: A trait magnified for the sequel, which thankfully we don't have to deal with here.
[spoiler]Favoriting SEED would be a fairly good move mechanically, because SEED gives us one of our Battleships, a unit we have to use for most of the game, no questions asked. And the other units are pretty good at well. It depends on whether you can tolerate the characters more than any mechanical concern...[/spoiler]
HADES PROJECT ZEORYMER
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66_SezdUwrY
One of the last of the 80 OVA boom, Zeorymer was based on an incomplete comic from an adult magazine, yet managed to get to 4 episodes in a time where OVA series finishing their run wasn't a certain thing. I can't really talk much about it without giving too much away, as its short and every battle sequence is plot-critical. Its a dark little tale that, while it might not be the best anime out there, does manage to turn some anime cliches on their heads.
[spoiler]Its only one unit, but as a favorited series, Zeorymer can kick some serious ass and rake in the cash and XP with the various upgrades.[/spoiler]
MOBILE BATTLESHIP/MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_BxHEvuA2M
The second of the Dramedies, Nadesico is the story of the crew of an advanced battleship and its mecha fighting desperately against alien hordes, while struggling against bueracracy and the true nature of their hidden enemy....But its also a beloved sendup of many of the tropes that defined the Mecha genre in the 70s and 80s, with a tone that goes from serious to irreverant and some sharp jabs at saturday morning cartoon morality that are relevant even today.
[spoiler]Adding Nadesico as a favorite would be a very good idea for the simple reason that the Nadesico itself is one of the best units in the game, and will probably get the lions share of all the kills whether you mean it to or not. The other mechs of the series aren't bad, but aren't the most spectacular. They can be made good with the right care, however.[/spoiler]
MAZINKAISER
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfoimqzm8Lw
Mazinger Z was one of the very first mecha anime, and is a beloved classic of the Monster of the Week format, with brave Kouji Kabuto fighting against mad scientist Dr. Hell and his Mechabeast army. As such, Mazinger Z and its sequels were natural inclusions into the SRW franchise, and have featured in virtually every game in the franchise. However, as the weakest Mazinger, and usually the first super robot the player gets, Mazinger Z started to fall behind compared to other super robots. So creator Go Nagai designed a new robot for Kouji Kabuto, specifically for SRW, and the Ultimate Mazinger was created. This new robot eventually got its own series, which then featured in SRW itself, completing the cycle.
[spoiler]With two high-powered Super Robots and 3 useful support mechs, Mazinkaiser is a solid pick for Favorite Series.[/spoiler]
SPACE KNIGHT TEKKAMAN BLADE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmX564UTabE
A modern update of 70s anime Tekkaman, Tekkaman Blade is a dark tale of humanity on the brink with only one man, the 'Dangerous Boy', who can save them, but who is unpredictable and holds many secrets. Its made slightly more cheerful for the game, but is still pretty intense. This is the first time a Power Armor type show has been featured in SRW (though not the first time human-sized units have been used, mainly thanks to previous appearances of G Gundam).
[spoiler]While it has some of the most powerful units in the game, I'm not sure Blade is the best choice for a favorite series, as after enough upgrades, enemies just don't want to attack Blade anymore. Something to do with the waves of mutilated dead...[/spoiler]
SUPER BEASTIAL MACHINE GOD DANCOUGAR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ugmx8OQIfs
A late 80s OVA series, Dancouga/Dancougar is an odd mix of Super Robot and Real Robot tropes. While the actual robot is a combiner, the Cyber Beast Team operate with just their base machines for most of the series, and the series has more of a military feel to it. Sadly, a lot of the series plot is excised in this game, leaving just one of the major subplots. It integrates nicely into the games universe, however, without sacrificing characterisation.
[spoiler]While not the most optimal choice, Dancougar would be a fine unit to favorite, as its one of the more powerful super robots.[/spoiler]
So, which of these series would you like to get favorited?
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G Gundam, gotta have it. Not much opinions on the others though.
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Mazinger Z was one of the very first mecha anime
Screw "one of", it was the first Super Robot. :p It invented the Rocket Punch and the Chest Blaster. Tetsujin 28-go (aka Gigantor) existed before it, but it was remote controlled and had no weapons.
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Here are my choices!
Original character: Calvina. Touya is more generic and mecha need more female leads.
Original unit: Coustwell! Melee dodgers are my favorite.
Favorite series: G Gundam, Full Metal Panic, Nadesico. Not the most optimal choices, but these are my favorites from this game. Runner up: Tekkaman Blade.
Secrets: Screw Great Zeo.
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My votes are:
Character: Calvina
Unit: Bellzelute
New Game Plus: Yes
Favorite Series: Remind me, do favorite series carry over?
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My votes are:
Character: Calvina
Unit: Bellzelute
New Game Plus: Yes
Favorite Series: Remind me, do favorite series carry over?
Yes they do. My first game clear used Banpresto, G Gundam and Mazinkaiser, the second FMP, Brain Powerd and Blade.
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To clarify my vote
Character: Calvina
Mecha: Bellezute
New Game Plus: Yes
Favourites (NG+): Gundam SEED, Nadesico
Favourites (otherwise): Originals, G Gundam, Nadesico
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Well, lets put it this way.
Series: SPT LAYZNER, Gundam SEED, Nadesico.
New Game Plus: Yes
Character: Any will do.
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Current vote tally from the two sites combined:
Calvina 6
Bellzelute 5 Coustwell 1
NG+ Yes 3 No 3
Faves:
*G Gundam 2
Nadesico 5
FMP 2
*Originals 3
Zeorymer 1
SEED 4
*Blade 1, 1 conditional
Layzner 1
*Mazinkaiser 2
* indicates a series already chosen in New Game Plus.
Depending on how things go, I might either continue tonight or let things run until tomorrow. Are there any suggestions for name changes or different spirit commands, as a matter of interest?
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An explanation of the various spirit commands for the uninitated.
SCAN: Reveals the stats of an enemy you haven't battled yet, and gives it a -10 penalty to dodge (not stackable). A useful feature for fighting the more annoying bosses. Costs 5 SP (SP starts at around 30-50 and is usually around 200 by the end of the game. Certain equippable items can boost a pilots SP or reduce the cost of spirits).
ACCEL: Short for Accelerate, this gives a unit +3 movement on their next action, in a game where 5 movement is about average before booster parts. Costs 5sp.
WALL: The next time this unit take damage, the damage is reduced to 10, which can further be nullified by forcefields. Usually given to pilots of tough Super Robots, its actually most useful on Real Robots, which dodge most attacks but can be badly hurt by any shots that land. 15sp
BREAK: The next attack the unit makes ignores special defenses like forcefields or Beam Coating. A rare and sometimes handy spirit, it doesn't nullify After-image abilities, those require Strike or high pilot Ability to get around. 20sp
SNIPE: All non-range 1 weapons on the unit get +2 range for a turn. As the name implies, this is best for sniping dudes at extreme range. 20sp
ASSAULT: Allows you to move and fire weapons that usually require you to stay still to fire. Incredibly handy, the kind of command you wish you could give to some units, though the Hit And Away skill which lets you move after shooting can be about as good. Doesn't work with map weapons. 25sp
GUARD: Until its next turn, this unit takes only 1/4 damage, which is applied before the reduction from forcefields. This costs 30SP but makes many super robots essentially invincible for a turn, able to wade into hordes of enemies.
GAIN: This unit gets double XP for its next attack. While normal attacks give some XP, this is best used when you're sure of killing the enemy unit. 15sp
CHEER: This is Gain, but the unit that casts the spirit can give the benefit to another ally instead. A staple of support units, this is best cast when an attacker is about to take down a boss. 25sp
LUCK: Similar to Gain, this gives double money reward on your next attack. However unlike XP, money only drops on a kill: theres nothing more frustrating than casting luck and having the enemy survive with a sliver of health. Often best used with Map Weapons to kill multiple enemies at once. 40sp.
BLESS: Luck, but grantable to any ally. 45sp
VIGOR: This allows a unit to regain 30% of its lost hitpoints. Useful for supers and battleships who need the health boost. In other SRWs I rarely find myself using this too often, as my repair units can keep my units in fair shape. In J, however, Repair units are rarer and theres not as much space on the roster for them, so often I have to use them to resupply instead and rely on spirits like this to keep my units going. 25 SP.
GUTS: This fully recharges health. 40sp.
TRUST: Gives 2000HP to any ally. While less useful fixing up battleships and 10000hp Supers, its incredibly useful for fixing reals that took a hit and are hovering in the red. 30sp
FAITH: Recharges any allies health to full. 50SP but a lifesaver.
AID: For 30SP, you can grant 10SP to an ally unit. Useful for giving a safe support characters SP to a unit in the front lines thats almost dry. Best used on a multi-pilot unit so that each of the pilots gets the bonus: A subpilot can recharge the other pilots of her own unit this way.
RENEW: Recharges an allies EN and ammo, something that usually requires visiting a resupply unit (which are rare in this game) or spending a turn on a battleship, both of which drain a units Will, an important fighting stats especially for Super Robots, SEED and Nadesico units. 70SP, but very handy in a pinch.
ALERT: Automatically dodges the next attack. Useful when facing bosses whose improved accuracy and damage stats can threaten both reals and supers. 10sp
FOCUS: Until its next turn, this units dodge and hit rates increase by 30%. The staple of any Real Robot pilot, not having the needed 15sp in reserve can often be a worrying prospect during heavy fighting.
STRIKE: Raises a units hit percentage to 100% automatically, and ignores After-image abilities. Almost vital when fighting some bosses who will literally have 0% chance to be hit by certain units otherwise. Also useful for some of the smaller grunts if a unit doesn't have accuracy-boosting items. 20sp
DAUNT: Reduce the hit chance of all enemies by half for a turn. At 70Sp, its a powerful effect, but one you rarely think to use.
TIRE: Reduce an enemies Will by 10. This spirit is rarely that useful in the early game, but lategame when you have SP to spare, it can really help against bosses: Spam Tire to reduce their 150 will to 100 or less and they'll take much more damage and lose their best attacks until you beat them back up to 150 again. 40sp.
SPIRIT: Raises the units will by 10. A spirit command for when you're in a rush and you need your higher-end attacks now, rather than building it up naturally over the course of a map. Typically used to activate map weapons to take care of groups of dudes. 40sp.
ROUSE: Increase the will of all ally units surrounding this unit by 10. Can be useful for when you're waiting for the enemy to come to you: Arrange your units around your Rousers and by the time the enemy arrive, you're already buffed out. I rarely have the patience for such things, preferring to just have everyone charge, but while playing Alpha Gaiden and trying out the GP02, arranging 4 Rouse-using units around a hefty unit with a big 140-Will attack, and adding layers of other units around them, was a pretty effective strategy. 60SP.
FURY: Until its next turn, all attacks of this unit are automatically Critical hits, for +50% damage. A very useful command for fighting grunt units, less pilots have this than you'd think. 25SP, a steal.
VALOR: The next attack does double damage. The staple boss-killer Spirit. 40SP
SOUL: The next attack does 2.5X damage. 60SP
ZEAL: This unit can move again after attacking. Its a powerful effect but I rarely use it, because its 50SP cost means less Valors to go with the extra attack. Still, a very handy thing to have, especilly when abusing Map weapons.
ENABLE: The ultimate support command, this reactivates any ally that has already had a turn, and lets it act again. 90SP but worth it.
LOVE: As any anime fan or reader of 8-Bit Theater knows, love is the most destructive force in the universe. For 90sp, a pilot with Love gets the benefits of Strike, Alert, Accel, Spirit, Valor, Luck and Gain. Perfect for finishing off bosses or abusing Map weapons.
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Ah, I forgot to add the most important part to my vote.
New Game plus: No. Let's at least try to pretend this game is challenging.
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Woman pilot
Shooty mecha
No game plus.
Gundam G, Originals, Zeorymer.
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Woman pilot
Shooty mecha
While I can understand this, don't let Excellen find out. :p
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PART 1-1: TRAGEDY! TRAGEDY FOR BACKGROUND XP!!
I'd like to once again thank Gadwin Software for their freeware Printscreen program, for making this LP possible. And for teaching me that if you restore a window using the taskbar, the taskbar still counts as the currently selected window. That was annoying.
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So it is decided: A fresh game, with Calvina in the Bellzelute, and the Bellzelute, the Nadesico and compliment, and the Gundam SEED guys as our Favorited series. Right, lets do this.
First, some ominous dialouge by anonymous figures:
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...Damn, the small text window size is annoying. It takes 5 screencaps for them to say anything.
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'Milady' is quite the poet, isn't she?
Anyway, we move on to something slightly more important: A Tragic Backstory! Yay!
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...Welp. Guess that sets the tone for our heroine. Pretty bleak.
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YAY! ANTI-BLEAK!
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Almost immediately, the Nadesico cast start hanging lampshades on the fourth wall.
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This sounds like a job for...PLAYER CHARACTERS!
One quick scene change later:
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1045.jpg)
Convenient that. GM must be eager to get started.
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Typical. You say you're making a mecha action campaign with lots of fighting, and everyone makes a support character.
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And thus we are drawn in...
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PART 1-2: BUT THOU MUST
We zoom to our heroines hospital bed, as she gets a visitor:
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Because all quest-giving NPCs must know everything about the PCs by law.
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[spoiler]Despite it being made to sound ominous here, the plot point of Calvina being in the army and fighting on Mars, and being shipped back to Earth under mysterious circumstances, never really comes up again. A few characters recognise her as the White Lynx, but all of her plot is the Ash'ari-Kreutzer stuff. Its *possible* that this dangling plot thread is meant to be used elsewhere, perhaps if they ever make a fourth Original Generation game with Calvina included, but it might just be something from the first draft of the script they forgot to take out.[/spoiler]
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Silly Calvina, expecting anything but the stock answer.
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Prospector drops the first warning flag about the incident, but Calvina isn't in the mood to listen.
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Oh no, a realistic wounds and recovery system!! A PCs one weakness!!
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The IFS appears to be some kind of nano-machine-based nueral interface system that most of Nergals employees, and seemingly a lot of the Martian population in general, was fitted with as a matter of course. Wonders of the new frontier and all that. But as we'll see, 'earthnoids' aren't as big on human modification as spacedwellers and Martians.
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They're not allowed to just say 'Giant Robots', it has to be 'Mobile Weapons' or 'Personal Troopers' or 'Special Units' or something.
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Because he's desperate got an eye for talent.
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Ah, the one sure way to a PCs heart: A massive quest reward.
We cut to elsewhere, to meet some of our other heroes:
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....And I mean that in the loosest sense.
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This little couple is interrupted as they literally bump into the first guy.
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Not the strongest as plot hooks go, but it gets our hero protagonist going in the right direction.
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PART 1-3:I realise its taking forever to get through the setup and onto the action, but thats just another way of knowing this is just like a tabletop game.
Akito runs on after the pair, and finds himself facing Calvina and Prospector as they arrive:
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...Huh. Looks like Akito might have something up with him after all.
[spoiler]And isn't it a little convenient that he's already in Nergals system?[/spoiler]
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Maybe its less that Prospector is desperate and more that he has OCD for giving people jobs...
Akito heads into the Nadesico:
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Yup, Gai, you've definitely outsmarted us all.
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No, you fool!! Now he'll be able to cast Truename Magic on you!!
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Oh yes, it hurts. Its hurts a lot.
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Theres a flash, and a CRASH sound effect (Thats all you get, this is SRW, the rule is Tell, Don't Show).
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I like Ruri, but I fear we're going to clash often over the course of this LP, since we're both aiming for the Deadpan Snarker position in this game.
Calvina and Prospector arrive on deck and start introducing the bridge crew:
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Calvina can sometimes be polite, it seems.
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They might be support characters, but everyone optimised anyway, thanks to all the bonus XP from the character flaws.
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"Tactics run off Intelligence, and Leadership runs off Charisma, so I just need to dump Wisdom to increase them, right?"
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Already, no-one cares about Jun. Isn't it sad, Jun ;_;?
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Boriiiiing, explosions instead.
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Get used to this, because the UEFAs one job in this game is to die in their hundreds for no adequate reason except that they really, aren't any good at this 'army' thing.
More explosions rock the ship:
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You can just hear the gears turning in Prospectors head. "...Wait, you're not a Player Character, are you? OH GOD, WHAT HAVE I DONE!?!"
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Typical players, getting themselves injured right before they're actually needed to fight.
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Hey, the Nadesico quite a nice deathtrap I'll have you know.
Fukube asks the runaway who he is and why he's running for the hills in their prized prototype mecha:
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It takes a lot of people a few seconds to process this, to be fair to the lad.
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See that oncoming plane of failure and loneliness, Jun? Thats the Friend Zone. Population: You.
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I can't help but feel Calvina is making fun of Akito with that last line...
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I'd like to once again thank Gadwin Software for their freeware Printscreen program, for making this LP possible.
Eh? Pressing Alt+Printscreen captures the current window, you know. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Print_screen) :p
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PART 1-4: You mean theres an actual game?
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It seems Akito shares my suspicions about Calvina. Oh well, onto the fight:
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Here's the command menu for our unit, giving us our options. Move is self-explanatory, Land is the command to switch from flying to walking or vice versa, and Spirit access pilot spirit commands. Lets check status to see what we've got:
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Here is the Aestivalis Akito Version (AKA the pink one, since emasculation is hilarious to the japanese), equipped with its Zero-G frame. 3600hp is about right for a Real Robot, though 110 Energy is actually kinda low (theres a reason for it though). The Aestivalis can travel on land or underwater, and can fly, but notice the terrain rankings: While it does well underwater or in space, it only has a B in Air or on Land. This affects its preformance significantly, as the B ranking would mean the unit can only use 90% of its stats in those terrains, something to note. Move 6 is normal for a real robot, as are the Mobility above 100 and the armor under 1000. Poor Akito starts at level 1, and Will (affecting damage and defense) is set at 100 at the start of every level (Items can improve this, and getting 50 or 100 kills lets you start at 105 or 110 respectively. Max is 150, there is not Break Will Limit in this game). AKitos stats are fairly normal too.
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A quick look at the Aestivalis' more detailed stats reveals a couple of special abilities. Exchange means the mech can change Frames mid-battle, but you need a battleship to do this so it won't come up just yet. The Distortion Field is a very useful defense feature which reduces damage, but costs 10 EN each time you're hit. The G-Wave Antenna allows a unit to pick up Gravity waves to recharge its EN each turn, but again, you need the right battleship to send the waves, so we won't see this feature this time.
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The Aestivalis' current weapons. The Immediate Knife and Rapid Rifle are usable straight away. The 'Gekigan Flare' requires you build up to 110 Will through fighting before you have the ballsy-minded suicidal streak determination to use it, and the Immediate Knife (C) is a Chain Attack, which requires a skill learned from equippable modules or from levelling up. Like units, Weapons have terrain ratings, which are affected by what terrain the target is in.
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Akito currently only has 1 special skill: The Image Feedback System, which gives stat boosts: His stats increase by 2 points for every 10 points his will is above 100, which can be quite significant, but isn't the most gamebreaking.
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Anyway, enough stalling, time for fighting. We approach an enemy and select the 'attack' option, to see our odds. We have no problems hitting these 'Battas', but they have good odds of hitting us too. Hmm, not the kind of numbers I like to see on a Real Robot...
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We skip back and select Spirit, and sure enough, Akito has Focus, which we promptly cast.
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Much better.
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Nice. A Critical hit almost kills the thing, and it misses us in turn. Akito gets some XP for landing the hit, but not much: Its 500 to go up a level.
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We have no other units, so we just open up the menu to end the turn. Unit List tells us our units, who's moved and who hasn't, their health, EN and other useful stuff. Reference lets you zoom to whoever has a certain Spirit Command or special skill you need. Theres a quick save option, and finally...
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The ability to change each and every units Background Music that plays when they fight. Not the most useful feature for you guys, but it is interesting, and gives me an excuse to link some stuff:
Judgement Justice (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M2npyitr-Q)
GO! Aestivalis! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqs5hyMmZC0)
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The nearby Jovian units attack on their turn, but only get counterattacked in turn. The weakened one is destroyed, netting much more significant XP gains and some cash.
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One of the enemies actually manages to hit our hero, but to my mild surprise, the distortion field deflects the whole thing! Guess these really are cannon fodder enemies.
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The increase to our Will improves damage slightly, so that on our next turn, attacking with the knife again, a similar crit one-shots the enemy.
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Varying appraisals of Akitos competence come from the crew.
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The Nadesico starts to head for the Underground Gate.
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Now that Akito is closer, the Battas try their stronger Missile attacks (Dozens of flying Coke Cans in typical Macross fashion), but he's able to dodge and hurt and kill his attackers.
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This nets him a level, and means he has enough Will to unleash his BURNING JUSTICE!!
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Using the Distortion Field as a battering ram, Akito crushes the enemy like his childhood idol Gekiganger. I missed the screencap, but this crit did 4000+ damage, easily one-shotting an enemy. Shame it took so much Energy to do though. Also, note that Akito gets less XP now that his level is higher than these level 1 enemies.
With this new attack, Akito easily finishes off the remaining foes, causing, inevitably, more to arrive. This is SRW after all.
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Calvina doesn't seem to have a high opinion of Gai. Can't imagine why...
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So, seems we have some new arrivals (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEs04UJ2sac):
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1387.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1388.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1389.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1390.jpg)
....You're being paid by Nergal, remember? As are the other newcomers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CHoD9TtS3g):
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1391.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1392.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1393.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1394.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1395.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1396.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1397.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1398.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1399.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1401.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1402.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1403.jpg)
...I now have a mental image of Aki (http://www.absoluteanime.com/tekkaman_blade/star.jpg) in a Commisars outfit.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1404.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1405.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1407.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1408.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1409.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1410.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1411.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1412.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1413.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1414.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1416.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1417.jpg)
LIAR.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1419.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1420.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1421.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1422.jpg)
This is SRW, Aki. Theres always time to have ten-minute-long conversations in the middle of pitched battles.
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I'd like to once again thank Gadwin Software for their freeware Printscreen program, for making this LP possible.
Eh? Pressing Alt+Printscreen captures the current window, you know. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Print_screen) :p
Perhaps, but does it allow you to mash the capture key like a retarded gibbon, automatically pasting the images to the right folder with automatic names, for easy bulk upload to photobucket later? Because thats my LP style, capturing everything first time and then sorting it out later. I took, no joke, 584 caps of the first level alone. If I had to copy-paste each one into Paint, name it and save it individually, I'd go mad, and would probably have to excise most of the talking sections. I only plan to post plot-essential scenes and funny moments, but remember, this game has both Nadesico and FMP in it, so theres a lot of comedy to showcase.
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PART 1-5: F**king Supermagnetic Robots, how do they work?
The previous event was triggered during the enemy turn, so the enemies get to act first. A few head towards Akito, but most attack the new arrivals:
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1426.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1428.jpg)
As a Super Robot, Combattler has little ability to dodge attacks unless you use spirit commands, but it has far more armor and HP, so while a hit like this would be significant to a Real Robot without a forcefield, Combattler can take a few more of these easily.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1429.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1430.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1431.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1432.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1433.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1435.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1436.jpg)
SRWs famous Super-Deformed artstyle can have unfortunate implications for robots that use stomach-mounted attacks.....Still, good to know Combattler can finish off these dudes easily enough.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1437.jpg)
Note that despite doing the same amount of killing as Akito, the Combattler Team get less XP and Cash for their effort. This is the Favorite Series bonus at work.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1438.jpg)
Some attack the Blue Earth, which has Real Robot stats but not the biggest dodge chance. Oh well, better hope for the best...
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1439.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1440.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1442.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1443.jpg)
It makes the first dodge, and hits back, but only does about 2000 damage with its lasers, its only weapon.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1446.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1448.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1449.jpg)
The second hits, but the Blue Earth has a barrier, just not as effective as the distortion field. I can't but notice that when they dodge, Noel takes the credit, but when they get hit, suddenly its Aki's fault.
Anyway, our turn, time to counterattack:
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1450.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1453.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1454.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1455.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1457.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1458.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1459.jpg)
A handy melee attack from Combattler.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1460.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1461.jpg)
Blue Earth doesn't fight though, but goes about its real job, as a support unit for repairing damaged units and acting as a resupply station. Repairing 560hp might not seem much, but by the end of the game most repair units will be able to wipe away huge amounts of damage. Plus, its safe and plentiful XP for units that aren't great in direct combat.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1462.jpg)
As I mentioned before, Akito is low on energy from using Gekigan Flare. With only 21 energy left, he can't use it anymore, and theres no obvious way to recharge it...
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1463.jpg)
Other than landing on this base and letting it recharge 20% a turn.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1464.jpg)
...Unfortunately we're too far away to get there this turn, so we move to a point where we can shoot an enemy and then get there next turn.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1465.jpg)
Oddly enough, this time the enemy hits, and the damage from the missiles actually gets through the distortion field, hurting the Aestivalis slightly and reducing EN even more.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1467.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1469.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1470.jpg)
Because it was parked beside Combattler to repair it, Blue Earth is in prime position to Support Defend it from the first enemy attack. Support Defense means the defender takes the hit instead, but only suffers half damage which can then be reduced by forcefields and the like. Its pretty handy for spreading damage around so that no one unit is in too much danger, but still, it can be annoying when your lighter units jump in front of a sturdy super and cripple themselves on an attack the super could easily have absorbed. It is possible to turn off support, but its the kind of thing you can easily forget to do.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1474.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1476.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1478.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1480.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1481.jpg)
The enemies hit by Blue Earth go for Combattler, who finishes them with its weakest attack.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1482.jpg)
Our turn again, and we find that Akitos Aestivalis is so low on Energy its barely able to fly, only able to move one square. We get around this by having it land and hoof it overland to get close enough to finish the last enemy.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1483.jpg)
Notice that even with Focus, the Batta still has a higher chance to hit than it did when Akito was in the air: Thats the B Rank on Ground having an effect.
We finish it off and then:
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1484.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1485.jpg)
You're one to talk.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1486.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1487.jpg)
Then suddenly, out of a nearby canyon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_HgF0kdmqY):
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1488.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1489.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1490.jpg)
Its the enemy half of Turn 4, so apparently it took them less than 5 minutes, given that each minute is a turn generally.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1491.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1492.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1493.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1494.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1495.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1496.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1497.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1498.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1499.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1500.jpg)
....Huh.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1502.jpg)
Would have been better if we'd gotten money and XP for it, but its act of plot, so we'll have to do without.
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PART 1-6: Too many PCs means nothing ever gets done.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1503.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1504.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1505.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1506.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1507.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1508.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1509.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1510.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1511.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1512.jpg)
Oh Akito, you so tsundere.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1513.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1514.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1515.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1516.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1517.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1518.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1519.jpg)
Heh. Lady knows what she wants.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1521.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1522.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1523.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1524.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1526.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1527.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1528.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1529.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1531.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1532.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1533.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1534.jpg)
The incredible close-knit bonds of the Combattler Team, ladies and gentlemen. Given how they're supposed to unite their minds to make the robot join together, its a wonder it doesn't fall apart every five minutes.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1535.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1536.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1537.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1538.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1539.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1540.jpg)
Smooth, Noal. Real Smooth.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1541.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1542.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1543.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1544.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1545.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1546.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1547.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1548.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1549.jpg)
Our heroes, ladies and gentlemen.
We're almost dine, but time for a few more ominous voices.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1552.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1553.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1554.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1555.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1556.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1558.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1559.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1560.jpg)
Yes, because racist extremists can so easily get into top jobs worldwide to form global conspiracies. "Member of Kill All Spaceez, CE23 Onwards" looks so good on your CV when applying for Secretary of State.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1561.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1562.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1563.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1564.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1565.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1566.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1567.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1568.jpg)
I'd feel a lot worse about this backhanded compliment if it weren't so obviously true.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ1569.jpg)
Thank you, Omnipotent Council of Doing Nothing.
Anyway, to the most important part of SRW, the Intermissions menu.
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Theres all the expected elements: Saves options, Stats for pilots and units, another option to change background music, another chance to change the names of our original unit's (which we haven't recieved yet) attacks, and the option for the next level. But there are a few options I want to talk about in more detail.
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One is Pilot Training, an option which is more comprehensive than the 'Just level them' of Alpha Gaiden, but far less in-depth than the PP system of Original Generations. Basically, for ever level a pilot is over 1, they get a stat point they can apply to any of the pilot stats. I generally only spend them when a pilot gathers 5 or 6 of them, and I spread them fairly evenly as all stats can be useful, but if you want me to use some other method, say so.
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Here are the unit upgrade screens for Nadesico and Combattler, to point out some of the differences. One is that Nadesico has 15 upgrade bars for each main stat, where Combattler only has 10. Again, this is the Favorite Series bonus at work. Each bar is about a 5% bonus to each stat, so if you invest the money a favorited unit can have 175% to all stats. Expensive, but makes for some broken units. The other thing is that Nadesico has an extra stat, which represents it being able to swap a deployed unit for one that you didn't initially deploy a certain number of times a turn. Not an option I've ever really considered using, preferring as I do to stick with the units I have.
Weapons can be upgraded the exact same way, but for various reasons where always given a seperate upgrade page until the most recent games.
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Equippable items are back as they always are, but right now, all we have are a consumable HP and EN refill each. Not the best. I'll put them on the Nadesico for now, unless there are objections.
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Some units can be piloted by a choice of pilots, usually only Real robots but occasionally some lesser supers too. Right now, we don't have many units to pick between but we still have some options, namely choosing who is the main pilot and who the subpilot on the Nadesico and the Blue Earth.
[opinions]Its really academic who pilots the Blue Earth at this point, Aki and Noal are virtually identical statwise, with only a few points between them. You can access both pilots Spirits regardless so you never really lose any flexibility. For the Nadesico, however, its a more interesting choice. With Yurika at the controls, the Nadesico is sort of the fortress of your line: It gets a lot of support defenses to keep your units safe, and Yurikas Leadership aura enhances the dodge and defense of nearby units. With Ruri in command, however, it becomes an offensive juggernaut, with a high number of support attacks (which don't have the damage penalty they had in Alpha Gaiden), and her IFS system means that though her stats look the same as Yurikas, they'll grow the more the Nadesico fights. It sort of ties in which how you want our battleship to be used, supporting the troops or charging in as a combat unit in its own right.[/opinions]
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Unit Variants allows us to see several of our units which can altered with different equipment. So far, only the Aestivalis can do this, switching between the Zero-G frame, the swift Air Frame, the ground-pounding Ground Frame and the heavily-gunned Artillery Frame. However, I'm not going to show you these right now [spoiler]because the next level is in space and Zero-G is the only feasible option.[/spoiler].
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And finally, a feature that you're unlikely to have seen or expected if you'd only seen OG and Alpha Gaiden: Puzzle Robo! This is where a significant portion of the games cash is locked up, as well as some of the best gear: In special puzzle sections where you must use your knowledge of the games mechanics to fulfill various obligations. These don't have to be solved, but you'll have significantly less cash if you don't get them. They start out easy, but by the end they're fairly obnoxious, to the point that the Gamefaqs for them can take pages to explain. Still, it'll be fun to try, right?
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Heres the objective for level 1: Keep Sayaka, pilot of Aphrodite A from Mazinger, alive for a turn. Sounds simple right?
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Unfortunately this is a trash Aphrodite that is being held together with string and hope, versus an untouched Jovian Batta. Now, Aphrodite can't dodge (hit rates in Puzzle Robo are 100% unless you use Alert), its own weapons probably aren't enough to kill the Batta in one hit, and she has no Spirit points.
A depressingly common scenario for Sayaka, unfortunately...
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Here is Sayakas movement range. It won't be enough to take her outside of the Battas attack range. WHAT WILL SHE DO?
So, your business as the audience are to solve the Puzzle Robo, choose who pilots what, and decide which unit will be getting the first couple of upgrades, and to what stats. Plus, feel free to bug me about anything else. Sound cool?
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I aprove of wall of images.
Also you're kinda cheating with the intel of the puzzle robo. The trick it's that mountaints give a fat defense bonus to units standing on them. Combine with defense option and you can live one more turn.
Terrain defense only applies to units actually on the ground in planetary maps, giving a reason now and then for units to land and not be flying all the time.
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Also you're kinda cheating with the intel of the puzzle robo. The trick it's that mountaints give a fat defense bonus to units standing on them. Combine with defense option and you can live one more turn.
Terrain defense only applies to units actually on the ground in planetary maps, giving a reason now and then for units to land and not be flying all the time.
Its not cheating so much that I don't have the time to explain everything in the game (and I was trying to finish the update after working on it for hours). If someone were to ask "Do you get more defense for hiding in the mountains?", or the like, I would have told them as much.
Balancing the defense bonuses from terrains with each mechs terrain ratings, and the need to move, is an important part of the strategy in the game, though probably not as much as learning to use supports, command auras and friendship/love bonuses, and how to pace your use of spirit points.
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Balancing the defense bonuses from terrains with each mechs terrain ratings, and the need to move, is an important part of the strategy in the game, though probably not as much as learning to use supports, command auras and friendship/love bonuses, and how to pace your use of spirit points.
Well, when you have one those golden pieces of terrain that grant +25% defense/dodge and regen to life and energy, any of your units becomes able to face whole mook armies by itself whitout any other kind of support.
Judgement at least shows you the relationships right on. Back in my day, we had to figure out who loved who and who was just a friend by deducing their relationships. Sometimes clear as day, other times not so much (what do you mean Katina and Russel don't love each other? :shakefist)
But yeah, all that stuff important. Specially when stacking them over each other. It totally gives you a reason to do cool shoulder with shoulder formations, considering the terrain itself doesn't doesn't really you give any reason for properly organizing your troops.
Also, I notice now you're using Visual Boy Advance. You know it can take screenshots on it's own right? Even make short movies? Just saying because seeing the top of the window lowers the coolness factor for me. Still pretty cool mind you, but I'm left with the depressing feeling that the Nadesico crew uses some sort of Windows. :p
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Also, I notice now you're using Visual Boy Advance. You know it can take screenshots on it's own right? Even make short movies? Just saying because seeing the top of the window lowers the coolness factor for me. Still pretty cool mind you, but I'm left with the depressing feeling that the Nadesico crew uses some sort of Windows. :p
I already said at the bottom of my first post, the VBA screenshot thing is just too slow for how I take pictures. I have to select the correct folder, and a different name for each one, and I take HUNDREDS of pictures each time. And theres no way to set it up to auto-name the screencaps or to pic the right folder. With Gadwin Printscreen, so long as I have the window selected, all I have to do is hit my chosen hotkey, and the screencap is taken, named and saved in the right spot without breaking the flow. I can let a battle scene play, take a dozen screencaps without pausing, and pick the best ones when I make the post here. The convenience is worth the price of the window bars. Also, I can choose the size of the picture by resizing VBA, to make it more comfortable to read.
Now, as for taking videos, thats a different thing. I wasn't really planning on doing it that often, because I dont have any editting software and I'm inexperienced with youtube uploads. Doing the game as a video LP doesn't appeal because that'd be 60 hours of gameplay, and I've have to start predicting where to pause things to insert snarks. However, if there a few places that people would like to see video, I might be willing to give it a try.
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Meh, I did the hundreds of pictures on my LP the "hard" way, but I also kinda have a masochist vein so nevermind that.
As for videos, I would strongly sugest you making a couple of battle ones per update. Animations are one of the main points of SRW, not really capturable by pictures, and you will know when to pause and when to stop easy.
Uploading to youtube... It's as simple as it gets really. Make account, press upload button, profit. I also started uploading to youtube precisely because of my LP, and their system is really newbie-friendly. Also learned a few tricks with windows movie maker later on, altough that's not really necessary for you should you choose to stay picture-video hybrid.
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Doing the game as a video LP doesn't appeal because that'd be 60 hours of gameplay, and I've have to start predicting where to pause things to insert snarks.
You don't need to pause it. Just insert annotations through Youtube.
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Doing the game as a video LP doesn't appeal because that'd be 60 hours of gameplay, and I've have to start predicting where to pause things to insert snarks.
You don't need to pause it. Just insert annotations through Youtube.
Or cut the video when needed with Windows Media player. It's the most basic trick.
Altough VisualBoy Advance will produce defective videos if you try to record 5+ minutes in one go in my experience, so you would have to record 3-4 videos per session while counting how much time each one lasts.
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Doing the game as a video LP doesn't appeal because that'd be 60 hours of gameplay, and I've have to start predicting where to pause things to insert snarks.
You don't need to pause it. Just insert annotations through Youtube.
What I mean is, I'd have to learn to leave enough space so that I can insert annotations. I tend to read very quickly, and so I power through the text sections of the game without pause. I'd have to learn to stop that and wait for the audience to read the game text as well as my own.
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So....Is anyone going to suggest any upgrades, or are we saving our money?
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Save our money til we have more units available. Unless something is very obviously going to be performing exceedingly well or exceedingly poorly, it's better to save upgrades to fix any deficiencies in the lineup. Besides, we haven't even gotten our original yet.
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I rather like the image form myself, though it'd save a lot of pics(but a lot of work) to transcribe most of the conversations.
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I'd suggest giving Blue Earth a bit of an upgrade to its Mobility. Nothing too extravagant, just enough to make it a touch more dodgy.
That thing is probably one of the best support units there is in this game, given that it can both repair and replen, as well as being not overly bad at grunt softening, so it should probably end up on the final team anyway.
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Part 2.1: This will all be relevant in another dozen updates, so its good to introduce it now.
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As explained by our wonderful audience, the trick is to use the terrain bonus from the mountains. Sayaka survives with a mere 18 HP, which is about as good as she ever does in the Mazinger cartoon, and we pass the scenario and get our bonus.
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This gives us just enough cash to upgrade the Blue Earths mobility by two bars. Not the biggest improvement, but its a start, as was requested.
We now return to the plot, to find ANOTHER Shadow Council of Vague People in progress.
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Oh look! These guys are evil. What a twist.
We then cut to two faced stooges of the UEFA Military, Yurikas Father and the hilariously helpfully-named General Colbert. I'm sure theres no way I could use his name to mercilessly mock the entire organisation.
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So is Dr. Snuggles rocket, and thats made of wood.
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I won't go all out bitching about how this makes no sense, because most of the characters do that for me in-game.
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...Wait, so you're sending one of your most decorated Admirals and his fleet, with the knowledge that its potentially a suicidal mission....To capture one civilian ship? Jesus, even the UEFA themselves know how much they suck!!
Now we skip elsewhere to take a peek at one of the other plots in the game, as the UEFA shake their fists in vain at yet another small group of civilians with better technology:
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I've played through the game twice, once with Brain Powerd as a favorited series, and its plot still loses me at times. So don't ask me what a B-Plate is.
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Uh...Didn't you just say you were here to look for Plates? It sounds to me your instructions were fairly clear.
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Stop lying, Yuu.
We come to a ruined cityscape where a new character is seemingly trying to get two kids to safety.
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Two really well-fed kids. Also, apparently these Plates have been studied enough for even the TV to get them right. That means they must have been around for years.
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Brains only talk mentally, so we don't get anything but a weird sound like a robot whale would make. And do these really look like gentle eyes to you? (http://download.minitokyo.net/Brain.Powered.258657.jpg)
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Brains have what I'll kindly refer to as a crotchpit to avoid bringing things down any further. Thankfully it doesn't protrude like the one from Zone of the Enders.
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Hime quickly appoints herself as the 'childs' surrogate mother, and begins teaching it life skills and figuring out where its going to go to college. However, she's soon interrupted by the two Reclaimers from earlier:
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Nope, still spelling it Powerd. Don't care. :P
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Don't ask how they can talk to each other from the opposite ends of the city. It just works that way in SRW.
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...Don't you have to destroy even if she does abandon it?
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Brain Powerd and Grand Cher attacks are really tough to capture, because they continually teleport around the screen shooting clumps of random pixels. One to record to give the proper effect, if I get around to it.
Anyway, Yuu attacks but Hime Brains' forcefield is too strong, since this is a plot scene.
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I'd question how useful the ability to stand there and be shot in the face is, but most of the Super Robots do nothing but and they're some of the best units.
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Religious Zealotry finally meets a force that can counter it: An Irate Mother.
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Yeah, don't want them leaving all that wreckage everywhere. It'd look messy.
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Who knows, Hime. Ah well, he's probably noone important...
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Part 2.2: Because more characters can't possibly slow the narrative down any more, right?
Thought that was the lead-in to the next level? Nah, that was basically just a cutscene. We return to the talking heads on the Nadesico, as Prospector explains they aren't gonna fire Akitos ass for his little stunt.
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Tellin' ya. Guy has an employment fetish.
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As the main character, Calvina knows how stuff like this is gonna work.
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...Didn't you just accept Prospectors big fat paycheck 2 minutes ago?
Anyway, we have other characters to deal with.
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"And by us I mean Noal."
At this point, some late arrivals turn up.
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But no-one cares.
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That really doesn't say why you wanted to go, especially as we find out in a minute that the mission objective is still secret. [spoiler]On Touyas route, theres a very good reason for it: They need to hide from the UEFA after Touyas mech causes an incident and they have to rescue him.[/spoiler]
With introductions done, Yurika gets back to the vital business of chasing Akito.
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Well.....this is unexpected.
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Phew! For a moment there, I thought the plot was going to turn serious.
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Oops, no time for murder mystery now.
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They do this kind of thing regularly? No wonder they hire so many PCs...
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Also, massive donations to their super-science labs. That always speeds the desicion-making process.
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Oh no!! A couple of kids are in danger!! That makes the plight of the millions of others on the planet so trivial!!
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Part 2.3: Oh no, its a plot hook! Run!!
With our destination established, Yurika returns to her hobby:
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Uh-oh.
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Yes, but you're civvies with a weapon of mass destruction under your belts. The military has some right to go 'Waaaaiiit a minute...".
Then again, if they had no problem with you building the thing in the first place, its kinda a dick move to go after it now.
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One convenient wipe later:
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She's declaring war on most of the Earths military, like any good PC would.
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Buh-bye Daddy. See you once we've won the war single-handedly.
The peanut gallery feels the need to make commentary.
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Calvina knows exactly how retarded the UEFA can get.
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UEFA doesn't care about Mars People!
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...Theres no context to that line. He just comes out with it.
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...Whoops. Oh well, we'll avenge them I'm sure.
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Calvina really doesn't like Gai, does she?
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The real Super Robot pilots facepalm at Gais antics.
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The Superelectomagnetic Robot Combattler V Comes Forth! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlGZQZrGCmU)
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Our 5 deployable units for this level. Akito stays behind while Gai takes the stage this time.
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And by 'take the Stage', I mean he takes most of the theater and fills it with delicious ham.
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"And by 'support', I mean 'make me a sandwich'."
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Minor point: One of the main features of the Nadesico is that, like Combattler, it has 5 sets of pilots, meaning it has all the Spirit commands it could possibly need. Right now, selection is tight, but that will change quickly as they get levels.
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We move the Nadesico forward to engage the enemy, and a little warning icon pops up on Gais Aestivalis.
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The reason for this is that he's now outside the Nadesico's Gravity Beam Range, so he can't be recharged. Moving him into the yellow boxes fixes this. Moving in space always costs EN, which can be a bit of a bummer for faster units.
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Just a note: Gais spirits are entirely the kind you'd expect to see on a Super Robot pilot. No big shock there.
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Another note. Hovering your cursor over Mazinger causes a heart to appear over Aphrodite A, to show that Koji loves Sayaka and will get bonuses to dodge, defense and damage if he's beside her. Since its mutual love, she gets the same bonus. [spoiler]Yurika gets a love bonus from Akito, but Akito only considers her a friend right now, so he doesn't get the damage boost. Not sure if this changes later.[/spoiler]
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For the first turn, the Blue Earth is the only unit that can strike the enemy, and it gets hit in return. Not much damage, but annoying.
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On the enemy turn, one of the battleships makes a longrange attack that the Blue Earth can't counter, so I set it to evade instead.
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This time, the Batta try doing their own Gekigan Flares, but the Blue Earth manages to hold its own.
Several more attack Blue Earth and Combattler, before one makes a fatal mistake:
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Needless to say, he's dead.
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The infamous Choudenji Yoyo attack. Hey, it was the 70s, yoyos were still cool back then.
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Part 2.4: And now for some proper asskicking.
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The Blue Earth is fairly beaten up after that turn, so I use the Reference function to find which of our characters have healing Spirits. So far only Combattler chick Chizuru does, and only enough sp for one dose, so we'll have to make it count. I use the last of her SP to cast Alert and cancel the next hit on Combattler.
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The Gravity Blast requires that the Nadesico not move to be fired, but it does have a handy post-move attack, firing huge bursts of coke-can missiles. This has good power and range, so its never a bad option when you need to close with the enemy, but its not quite as apocalyptic. Useful for picking off these little guys though.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2362.jpg)
Blue Earth and Aphrodite heal up the damaged Combattler. You can see that the higher-level Sayaka heals slightly more. It looks like the formula is 500+60*Level. We'll keep track of this to see if its true.
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2376.jpg)
Mazinger uses its signature rocket punch on the enemy, but it isn't quite enough to kill one (Mazinger needs to get to 130 will to really start kicking ass). But its Superalloy Z armor means it can take the counter without much trouble.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2377.jpg)
As you can see, Gai has gone even further than Akito in naming his Aestivalis' attacks.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2379.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2381.jpg)
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Gai finishes off the Batta wounded by Koji, with this impressive but thankfully zero-cost attack. Given his hit percentages, its a good thing he didn't get counterattacked.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2389.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2390.jpg)
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One of the Jovian warships closes for some mad reason, and takes a shot at the Nadesico, but with the half-damage from Support Defending, Gai's able to tank the shot on his Distortion Field, and the Nadesico strikes back. However, the enemy ship has its own field! Quel Horror!!
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2398.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2399.jpg)
A comparison of what the main weapons of the Nadesico and the other enemy ship do to each other.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2401.jpg)
With so many enemies charging the Nadesico and being slaughtered, the crew soon level up, and Yurika gets the Cheer spirit, which allows allies to get even more XP. Fun times all round.
Suddenly, our murder spree triggers something terrible: PLOT!
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2402.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2405.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2409.jpg)
Even these new arrivals know how pointlessly dickish the UEFA are, and as we'll see at the end of the level, thats an achievement.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2413.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2414.jpg)
Why am I reminded of that scene in The Gamers?
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2415.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2418.jpg)
The new arrival flies to the Nadesico and dissappears inside with a fancy special effect. But its not unobserved.
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2421.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2429.jpg)
...Wait, if it was your job to shoot them down, then how is it not your fault they made it this far without being shot down?
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2430.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2431.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2436.jpg)
"Not my fault, act of plot!!"
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2439.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2442.jpg)
Yeah, well, screw them, we've got loot now.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2443.jpg)
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Thats the universal symbol for the Scan spirit command. Is the new mech looking for something?
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Wait, there's a Federation accent now? It covers most of the Earth surface, how can it have one accent?
Anyway, back to Gameplay inexplicably, the conversation caused midstream.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2456.jpg)
After that turn of slaughter, the Nadesico has burned through a fair chunk of its energy thanks to G-blast spam and distortion field use. Its gravity engines let it regenerate 10% of its energy each turn, but thats still not a lot when a single Gravity blast costs 30 EN, and the d-field 10 per use.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2458.jpg)
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To fix this, I move the Nadesico next to the Blue Earth for a missile attack with support, and then have the Blue Earth resupply. We won't ask how a comparitively tiny ship resupplies the mothership that was carrying it, but whatever.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2469.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2470.jpg)
Resupplying gives out big XP compared to repairing, and the pair finally level up. In some games with swappable pilots, you can exploit this by putting two pilots in resupply units, and have them sit in the corner of the map resupplying each other until they're both level 99. In J however, very few resupply units are valid swapping units, so we lose this exploit.
With everyone else still in reasonably good health, I decided to let Sayaka attack with one of Aphrodite As signature moves. I'm very sorry... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlgKK5eTpDw)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2472.jpg)
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Trying to make up for his girlfriend, Kouji attacks with Mazingers own finisher, but even with the Love bonus to damage he can't seem to get that much hurt through the barrier. This really wouldn't be an issue if he was at 130 Will, but with so few enemies to slaughter on this level, he just hasn't killed enough for maximum power.
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Thankfully, the Combattler is at full will after the pounding its gotten and its deadly retribution, so its finisher is ready. If you have trouble following the action, here's the Alpha Gaiden version. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74FGN1EAp1I)
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Wait, there's a Federation accent now? It covers most of the Earth surface, how can it have one accent?
At a guess, I'd say that she's not talking about accents and is instead going off what exactly they've been saying. Presumably someone actually from the Federation would be able to either recognize Federation units or the Nergal insignia on the Nadesico and wouldn't have to ask about their affiliation.
Then again, you might be aware of this and just be snarking. Carry one.
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Wait, there's a Federation accent now? It covers most of the Earth surface, how can it have one accent?
At a guess, I'd say that she's not talking about accents and is instead going off what exactly they've been saying. Presumably someone actually from the Federation would be able to either recognize Federation units or the Nergal insignia on the Nadesico and wouldn't have to ask about their affiliation.
Then again, you might be aware of this and just be snarking. Carry one.
Yeah, I realised that even as I typed, but I felt the snark was a good one and kept it. I dunno, its hardly the best, but meh.
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Part 2.5: So we've played a level and a half and taken up 3 forum pages with walls of pictures, and only now do we get our damned mech.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2514.jpg)
Gai steps up to the plate to start beating on the remaining Jovian warship.
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Gai pours his heart into the attack (like everything else), but the Jovian shields are a bitch to get through.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2530.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2532.jpg)
Gai doesn't dodge the return fire, but because he used Wall previously, the damage is reduced to 10, then to nothing by the distortion field. His spirits might not be the best for a real robot, but they're hardly useless.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2535.jpg)
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On the next turn, Koji flies over to help, but without Mazinpower he's still hitting like his girlfriend. Good thing he can take the pounding he recieves in turn.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2537.jpg)
After another turn of blasting and pummeling, though, Gai manages to finish it off.
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I think at this point expecting the Feddies to do anything more than grab something and scream "MINE!!" is a little more than naive.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2545.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2546.jpg)
The enemy appear on screen with fancy special affects which are more a hold-over from the SNES games than anything practical. It gives the impression all the robots teleport into battle, which means that when the robots actually do teleport into battle, they need a different special effect.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2547.jpg)
We are the terror that flaps in the night!
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Yurika doesn't have many ranks in Diplomacy, but she has high charisma and the Moe feat, so she gives it a shot.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2555.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2556.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2560.jpg)
Thats...putting it mildly.
The suicidal retardation of the Federation forces causes Akito to snap:
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2565.jpg)
Its not like those are rare around here right now...
Akito launches and zooms right at the Federation lines.
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2578.jpg)
....Huh. Thats odd, yet convenient...
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2579.jpg)
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Calvina doesn't really need all that much cajoling, she's probably gotten bored of snarking from the sidelines.
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So its a robot pilot by technobabble, and only Calvina has the hocus-pocus to make it go? Eh, par for the course.
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Not sure who Ruri means here. She should be more specific in her snarks.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2597.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2598.jpg)
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The new Bellzelute moves up to support Akito, but he stays where he is despite the dialogue. Both are now pretty far away from the Nadesico and the other robots.
Luckily, theres someone else who'll be nearby:
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2612.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2613.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2614.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2617.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2618.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2619.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2620.jpg)
....
(http://flv.kyon.pl/static/img/remiq.net_14612.jpg)
(So totally using that name unless someone gives me a better one)
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Eh, whats the worst they could do? Even Gai is kicking ass this level, they can hardly embarrass us at this stage.
Anyway, time for the Bellzelute to make its debut:
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Looks like this O Rifle is its main weapon, lets try sniping these bastards at long range with it.
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2631.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2639.jpg)
...NICE.
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Its frickin' sweet is what it is. I could argue that its legs should be thicker, but thats an aesthetic quibble.
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Wow, looks like Uribitakes had enough of Gais shit already...
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I could argue that its legs should be thicker, but thats an aesthetic quibble.
Then you'll have to look forward to... [spoiler]...its upgrade, the Bellzelute Brigandi.[/spoiler]
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Yep, the Bellzelute kicks some serious ass, one-shoting mooks at range with it's basic weapons.
Slay all that dare to defy you! Start the legend!
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I could argue that its legs should be thicker, but thats an aesthetic quibble.
Then you'll have to look forward to... [spoiler]...its upgrade, the Bellzelute Brigandi.[/spoiler]
[spoiler]TBH....Not a huge fan. It just looks oddly proportioned, and it has too much stuff hanging off it. Maybe it'll look better in SD though.[/spoiler]
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Part 2.6: And this, viewers, is why I learned to spam Spirits.
Bouyed up by the Bellzelutes first turn, I move it into a nice position to attack as many enemies as possible (Thanks to Calvinas Hit and Away skill), and end the turn.
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....Only to find I'd made a HUGE mistake. I'd forgotten to cast Focus to increase Calvinas dodge, and found that as a starting mech, the Bellzelutes dodge wasn't all that epic.
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After getting used to the Aestivalis' having such powerful fields, we're faced with the vunerability of a true Real Robot. A basic attack from a grunt enemy takes off almost half Calvinas health. She totally overkills it with her thigh missiles, but we're in a vunerable position right now...
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I did cast Focus on Akito, and he's much better off.
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Bellzelute takes a second hit, and is teetering on the brink of death when my turn comes around again. Thankfully, however, Tenia is a rough-and-tumble sort and has the Guts command to refill health. With health restored and Focus cast, we try again.
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Still higher than it could be, but much better.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP%201/SRWJ2662.jpg)
Calvinas cutin is, erm....Better Animated than those of other pilots. Yes. That will do.
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The enemies which attacked Akito have been weakened enough that Bellzelutes least powerful attacks are more than enough to finish them. This, if these are the puniest attacks, they're still pretty damned cool.
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One of the major problems with the Zero-G Aestivalis' is a lack of long-range weaponry, so they can't always counterattack. Other frames help this, but have their own issues, particularly terrain compatibility.
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Tenia is the most.....petite of the three girls, but she's still....actively animated. I'll probably show you if I do any more videos.
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Good as the Bellzelutes guns are, it seems these bastards, getting a cover bonus from the colonies you see in their background, are strong enough to live.
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They're just a touch tougher, but it makes a big difference.
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But they're weakened, so lets try something new to finish a few of them off.
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Bellzelutes ultimate attack comes in two forms, normal bosskiller mode and a Map Attack for killing multiple dudes. Great for getting a lot of cash off the Favorite Series bonus and use of Luck or Bless, Map Attacks are incredibly handy for dealing with swarms of goons. Bellzelute is the only one of the three Originals that gets such an attack, as the other two units are melee-based (They sorta make up for it with Chain Attacks however).
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The Reinforcemints finally reach the enemy. I use Hikaru to finish this one, mainly because she has the Luck spirit command for more money. Its actually a bad move to spend 40 of her 60 SP in one go like that, but she has the support of the other two Mints, so its often tempting to take advantage of it early on.
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All the Aestis are pretty much the same right now, as they all use the same Frame, so theres not much to show in the different attacks, except dialogue (Oh Izumi...). Of note is the Shoot Down manuver that Izumi manages to trigger to cancel the enemy attack. Missile swarms are very common in J and units with machine guns get a chance to nullify such swarms depending on the pilots Ability stat.
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Calvina takes another hit (less damage because of the Will she's gained from fighting), but otherwise finishes off the last two enemies without problems.
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The 'Earth Sphere' is the term for the Earth-Moon System and all of the colonies orbiting at the Lagrange Points. Its taken from the original Gundam, and is the venue of virtually every Gundam series bar a few of the Manga. Its a lot easier to justify a fast-paced war when the different colonies are only a few days apart by ship, not the months that it can take to move between planets.
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Part 2.7: And this, viewers, is why we're on a starship full of smart, healthy young people fleeing as far from Earth as we possibly can.
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I'm not sure whether thats a spelling error, or if Juzo is being sarcastic or flirtatious.
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Not as lost as the player though...
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Ryoko *really* likes showers, doesn't she? Then again, they do make her wear those skintight pilot suits, maybe she just sweats more than other people.
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Noal being as non-hypocritical and non-judgemental as ever.
Anyway, moving on to the three girls and the Bellzelute:
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Huh. Thats....really vague. I get that its kinda meant to be a mystery to last most of the game, but how do you even keep three girls in a place for several years and not let them have ANY knowledge of who you are or what you do?
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Seeing that the robot doesn't seem to be connected to her own Tragic Backstory, Calvina shrugs and moves on.
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They could have been in Andromeda for the last few years for all they know, so Mars is no big deal.
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...So much for the Angstfest of the first levels prologue. What happened, did the presences of all these teenage girls get her interested again?
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You can really see the GM being ecstatic over Calvinas player finally getting involved.
Next day:
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Sadly/thankfully (delete as appropriate), the game never takes the oppurtunity to use this as an excuse for all kinds of cross-series fanservice like an anime would. It leaves things at animated Jiggling and goes no further.
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Whatever she's talking about here, it certainly has no game effect, and I don't think its brought up again.
Meanwhile, because we haven't had enough Delicious Ham for a while:
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And finally, we get to see what all the fuss is about. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHQMoeWL3pU) (The tune may be familiar. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeZ-VIWLYHw&feature=channel_video_title) Kajetokun loves sneaking mecha references into his vids.)
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"Just come this way, its in the bedroom...."
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The Combattler already has every plot device it could ever need loaded into it. I played SRW 3 and Alpha Gaiden, I know how many bullshit attacks it has.
Anyway, enough characterisation, back to the plot.
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....Well done guys. We've been gone a day and already you've fucked everything up. God damn, who voted for these retards?
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And really, all they needed to beat the Federation so badly was basic aiming AI.
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....Thats actually a fair response to that statement, I guess.
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Gundam SEED has a lot of bullshit technology, even for Gundam, so we might as well get started on the ranting...
So, I guess the name implies that these things put out a field that stops or inhibits Fast Neutrons in its area of effect, like the control rods in a nuclear reactor. How the hell do you do that without affecting normal nuetrons too? Control rods work because they're matter, matter has little trouble slowing down incoming fast particles. How does a bullshittium field do the same thing for only specific speeds of nuetrons? And what you're essentially doing is taking energy from the particles: How do you do that without violating Energy Conservation? Where does the energy go?
Also, how many of these things are there? You have to cover the entire earths surface and all of your space-borne assets, which are spread over a huge area of space even if they're mainly focused on the Lagrange Points. How hard are these things to damage? Seems to me the first thing the Federation would do once you deploy them is attack them with conventional weapons. Do you have an army defending each one? Or do they constantly have to be replaced as the Federation finds them, digs them up and blows them up?
And if you did have thousands of these things ready to go the moment the war broke out, why the hell wasn't there one on Junius Seven to stop it being nuked in the first place?
Goddammit...We haven't even gotten to SEED properly and already its making no sense...
But anyway, February 14th, the 'Bloody Valentine' passes, and so does this level.
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The loot this time around is a little better. A Booster to help the slower members of our team, like Mazinger and Aphrodite, and a Servo Motor to slightly improve someones chance to dodge. If noone has any specific suggestions, I'll use my own discretion deploying them.
And its time for another Puzzle Robo.
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Combattler has to defend the red square from the Jovian ship for a turn. Combattler has full health, and the alien ship can move 6 squares. What should we do?
Finally, theres a tactical decision to be made in regards the Aestivalis usage. Next level takes place on Mars instead of in space, so we're going to need to give the Aestis new frames for the mission. There are three options at present.
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The Air Frame is the fastest and the best at dodging, but is also quite flimsy. It has the same weapons as the ZeroG Frame except that it adds a longrange missile pod, not a powerful weapon but useful for striking back at enemy snipers.
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The Ground Frame is basically the Zero-G Frame but without the flight. Its a little worse at dodging, but tougher and has more energy. It also has a new melee attack, the Wired Fist, giving it something other than the Gekigan Flare for striking back at closeby enemies, meaning more energy savings.
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The Artillery Frame, finally, is a big hunk of metal with guns on. Its mobility is killed in the name of much better armor and HP, and lots of long range weapons, including a Map attack. No Gekigan attacks however.
For maximum effect, we should make sure that the Reinforcemints are all using the same frame, as are Akito and Gai, so that they can use their team attacks for that frame. Team attacks are usually the most powerful attacks a robot can get, and bypass enemy support defense, making them very handy. The Aestivalis' have an addition advantage that their energy recharges every turn if they're near the Nadesico, so they can spam their teamups every turn once they have enough will.
Thats it. Who gets parts, who get upgrades, who gets what frames? Solve the puzzle, and I'll see about what we get up to on the next episode.
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:blah STEALTHY RANTING TIME :blah
Readers who have either played earlier SRWs or who have knowledge of Super Robots in general will be able to recognise Gekiganger 3 as being one huge homage to the genre, specifically to possibly the two most famous Super Robot animes of them all, Mazinger Z (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYCT7M1kBtc) and Getter Robo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzs1D3M-9CA). Until SRW J, these two series, along with Universal Century Gundam made up the "Holy Trinity" of Super Robot Wars, being the only three metaseries in the original Gameboy game and appearing in every single game up until this point.
While the robot Mazinger Z itself DOES appear in this game, it is in fact the version from the Mazinkaiser OVA, not the one from the original 70's anime that is homaged in Gekiganger 3. With Getter Robo and Universal Century Gundam being completely missing from the game, this made J's roster a considerable swerve at the time.
:backtotopic
Aestivalis Frame wise, I'd have to suggest everyone in the Air Frame, especially Gai and Akito. The Land Frames can be useful under certain circumstances, given it allows the Aesties to make use of terrain bonuses, they generally perform worse in open terrain than the Air Frames, while in the sort of dense terrain that would provide enough cover to make this difference up, they become bogged down by their inability to fly over it. Considering Akito and Gai work well as a melee team when together, they need to be able to get to the enemy as swiftly as possible.
For the girls, the Art. Frame may be slightly more servicable, considering they have a team attack with them (As they do with all the four frames), I personally tend to find the lack of mobility is not offset QUITE enough by the additional armour of this specific frame to be practical on an already fairly flimsy Real Robot. Combining this with, like the Land Frame, an inability to fly and a lower movement rate means I will usually reccommend passing on this Frame when given the choice.
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A few things I forgot to mention in the thread. First, when the Bellzelute launched, I forgot to link to Calvinas awesome theme, Revenger (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx89TJKz878). Or this even better remix of it (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmhFw4zhQfQ).
Secondly, about the videos: While VirtualBoyAdvance has the ability to take videos without much trouble, it does so very badly. The resulting videos tend to be huge, and take forever to upload to youtube. That 40 second clip of Sayakas boobie missiles was 80 megabytes and took two hours to upload over my terrible connection, on top of the 4 hours plus retries that it took to upload the images to Photobucket. Also, apparently there are problems with sound desync if you go over a few minutes. These problems can be solved with video editting software, even freeware, but thats more work than I was expecting, especially since the resulting videos would only be a minute long in most cases.
What do people think? Is it worth the effort for the videos? What do you want to see? Are you happy enough with images or do you really want to see certain attacks in all their animated glory? Am I missing a really obvious solution to this problem? Thoughts and observations are welcome.
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Let's use Air Frames. All Air Frames. And Booster.
For puzzle... Provoke ship to attack you with Gravity Cannon, so it will be unable to move? I has no idea.
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Provoke ship to attack you with Gravity Cannon, so it will be unable to move? I has no idea.
The actual solution is surprisingly simple... but since I've played this far on my own, I already know the answer, so I'll leave it up to everyone else to figure out. :P
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Gundam Optimal On videos, turning the huge Visualboy files into small files that upload in a couple of minutes to youtube is really really easy.
If you use Windows, you should have Windows Movie Maker. Simply open it up, pick up the original video, then tell it to make a Windows Movie Maker version. It should be done in a couple of minutes tops, and then ready to upload quickly! No need to download any other program or learn anything.
Because SRW awesomeness can't be captured by just images.
Also:
-Air frames next mission because we'll be facing lots of flying dudes.
-When I play it's suprisingly easy to turn off my scientific part. Bullshitum fields are an evil necessity for people to start mecha wars.
-On the other hand I never watched the actual Gundam animes so you may be justified to rant after all.
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-When I play it's suprisingly easy to turn off my scientific part. Bullshitum fields are an evil necessity for people to start mecha wars.
-On the other hand I never watched the actual Gundam animes so you may be justified to rant after all.
I can usually tolerate it too, but for comedic effect, I like to sciencerant. Its part of the routine, and lets me stretch my intellectual muscles. Gotta show off what all the time in college was worth.
And it just flabbergasts me that the entire plot of Gundam SEED has been invalidated before its even begun. There might be an in-universe reason why the Bloody Valentine Incident couldn't have been invalidated by using N-Jammers, but I can't think of what it could be. The best explanation is 'A lot of people were really stupid', which seems to sum up the Gundam SEED plot in general.
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"A lot of people were really stupid" actually explains a good chunk of mankind's history. It's a very valid reason! :P
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"A lot of people were really stupid" actually explains a good chunk of mankind's history. It's a very valid reason! :P
Unfortunately never quite as valid as in SEED. :banghead
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I finally got through the thread thus far!
If there are xp to spend, try out 'Swap'. It gives another combat option if nothing else, also potential hilarity.
Blue Sky (?), the support thingie, could use more dodge.
As for frames, I like the idea of mostly air with one in artillery. The girls? Why not.
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"A lot of people were really stupid" actually explains a good chunk of mankind's history. It's a very valid reason! :P
SEED is a very, very special type of stupidity, though. It's the kind of stupidity where you design expensive mechs that are completely unusable by your own troops. The kind of stupidity when you drop your own design aesthetics and make your new super mechs be designed to look like the outdated stuff you stole from the enemy, for no real reason, since they wouldn't even work for false flag by that point. If we want to go into SEED Destiny, it's the kind of stupid where being told that your girlfriend is crying is enough to make you completely give up your argument despite it being COMPLETELY OFF TOPIC, and it's perfectly normal behavior to hook up with the guy who just killed your sister.
Really, the list of characters in Cosmic Era who aren't guilty of absolute idiocy is a very short one, and if it weren't for the much more competently written SEED ASTRAY would be about three names long.
Start upgrading the Bellzelute's mobility. Seriously. Don't overdo it or you'll never get kills with it ever again, but make sure it gets upgrades. 50% chances to dodge enemy fire on a real are... really unimpressive.
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Seed and its cohorts are best watched with your brains mostly switched off. I like the piw piw.
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As for frames, I like the idea of mostly air with one in artillery. The girls? Why not.
There are five Aest pilots, the two guys and the three girls. Giving each member of the group the same frame lets them use a combination attack (i.e. there's an Akito/Gai combination and a Ryoko/Hikaru/Izumi combination).
So it would make more sense to give Artillery Frames to both Gai and Akito (their Artillery Combination is the "Ganger-Cross" he was shouting about).
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As for frames, I like the idea of mostly air with one in artillery. The girls? Why not.
There are five Aest pilots, the two guys and the three girls. Giving each member of the group the same frame lets them use a combination attack (i.e. there's an Akito/Gai combination and a Ryoko/Hikaru/Izumi combination).
So it would make more sense to give Artillery Frames to both Gai and Akito (their Artillery Combination is the "Ganger-Cross" he was shouting about).
However... Gai and Akito (Especially Gai, gotta love that BURNING SUPER ROBOT SPIRIT of his...)are more designed to be melee fighters. Putting them in the Artillery frame doesn't play to their strengths.
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I see! Then I subtly change my vote to "whoever has a decent artillery combo in art frame, the rest in air"
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As for frames, I like the idea of mostly air with one in artillery. The girls? Why not.
There are five Aest pilots, the two guys and the three girls. Giving each member of the group the same frame lets them use a combination attack (i.e. there's an Akito/Gai combination and a Ryoko/Hikaru/Izumi combination).
So it would make more sense to give Artillery Frames to both Gai and Akito (their Artillery Combination is the "Ganger-Cross" he was shouting about).
I'm with this one.
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Part 3.1: With that unpleasantness all behind us...
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First the solution to the Puzzle Robo: Simply place Combattler between the ship and its objective. It will fly around our unit and shoot it for minimal damage, and we are credited with solving the puzzle. Not much of a challenge, really.
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As agreed, I up the mobility on the Blue Earth and the Bellzelute, and also improve the Bellzelutes other stats. In Alpha Gaiden, one could get away with just upgrading a Real Robots dodge, and be confident that once its hit percentage was zero, you had a perfectly usable unit you could park in front of the enemy and forget about while it killed them. With J, however, its a little different: Enemies tend to attack the units they have the best chance of hurting, which means they'll ignore a unit with too many dodge upgrades. If you fully upgrade a real, you're essentially making it so it only gets XP when it attacks on your turn, when any SRW veteran will tell you the key to victory is setting things up so you hurt the enemy as much as possible on their turn from your counterattacks.
This is a roundabout way of saying that it pays to upgrade a Reals HP and Armor and risk taking a few hits in this game. So we won't go crazy on the Bellzelute just yet. The +16 mobility and +5 from the Servo Motor will do for now.
The Booster goes to Combattler, the slowest of our units other than the Artillery Frames.
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The votes were fairly split over what to do with the Aestivalis, but I could see that while Air Frames were favored, people did want to see the Artillery Frames at least once. To maximise the number of Air Frames in use while maintaining combo potential, I gave the ArtFrames to Gai and Akito and let the three girls take the skies.
On the Nadesico, Ruri and Megumi are on night shift when Koji and Sayaka ask for news of Earth.
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Or the UEFA nuked it thinking it was a new superweapon. "Oh no!! It emits radio waves! Kill it!"
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Theres a flash and a sound of something being absorbed.
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So we have cutscene invunerability, eh? Those are the best kind of shields.
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So, what, Calvina is now so into the idea of being a pilot again she's trying to make the mecha move without the plot-required copilot? Where's all the Squall-esque meh-ing from level 1? Was her player missing that session but then showed up and was completely different from what the GM thought?
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This awkward vagueness about what actually happened in that facility has probably launched hundreds of worrying fanfics and doujins...
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I'd question how you could possibly be of use as a Cytron controller with absolutely no idea how it works, but we'll see much later on that Cytron can work around this.
Also, if they were so good at stifling your personality, why were you all dressed in such expressive clothing when we found you?
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Good to know everyone is equally suicidal, then.
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Thats kinda harsh, Calvina. Gai sounded like he might have had a point that time.
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Woah, wait...So the Cytron lets the girls read each others minds? Is that a bug or a feature?
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And with that, our character development for the day is done. Back to wacky hijinks!!
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Wow, thats flagrant abuse of captains privledges. Yet if I were a PC in this campaign, I can't say I wouldn't do the same.
...Er, for someone other than Akito, at least.
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They're apparently watching the climactic scene at the end of Gekiganger 3 where Joe, the second pilot dies while getting the final boss into position to be destroyed. [pointless fanwank]This is in rather out-of-place contrast to Getter, the obvious homage here, where its Musashi, the third pilot (fat guy who drives the tank-like Getter 3) who dies, leaving Joes counterpart Hayato alive. Musashi dying is sorta a tradition at this point in Getter, as he's done it in nearly every incarnation. And I don't care how epic the Gekiganger version is, nothing will top Musashis CMOA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MclIDbyRUH4) in Shin Getter Vs Neo Getter.[/pointless fanwank]
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...Thats for damned sure. The most efficient route to Mars, a Hohmann transfer orbit, would take Eight and a half months and would require a delta-V (Total change in velocity, speeding up and slowing down) of 5.6 Kilometers a second. And those are only possible when everything lines up exactly right, which is every two years.
Ok, lets assume they didn't make an orbit (ignoring the massive energy requirements for such a thing), but just went point to point. From the solar system map in the game (Which I tried and failed to get a screen shot of), the two planets were pretty far apart. I've looked up the figures, and I'm going to take 300 million kilometers as the distance, covered in 12 days. Thats an average of 25 million km a day, or over 1,000,000 kmph. To say thats ludicrous as interplanetary speeds go is saying something.
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....Wait, so are the nanomachines in the air, or in the soil? Or both? Isn't having inhalable metal machines just floating in the air dangerous for peoples health? How do they stick together in 'colonies' if they're airborne? If something is only a few atoms across I can't see it having propellors or jet engines or anything...
Thankfully, explosions in the game prevent explosions in my brain.
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Oh awesome, some action!! I was getting annoyed at all the stupid sci-
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....The battle is in text boxes? Really?
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Because murder is fun for the whole family!! Just like incest! ;D
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DON'T JINX IT YOU MORON!
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Part 3.2: Oh look, the plot is screwing us over. Gee, I'd never have expected that.
With the battle done (And no XP or money gained, which is what I'm really pissed about), the plot marches on.
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So they are in the upper atmosphere! But if they are, how the heck do they improve the soil? Do little robot balloons ferry martian rust-soil up to be processed into soil, nanomachines, and other carcinogens that you really shouldn't be messing around with in the upper atmosphere of your new planet? Are they that afraid of their nanomachines going rampant and eating the planet?
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Ruri, I just calculated that your ship can fly at speeds of 300 kilometers a second. Thats like a jet pilot saying 'There are no enemies making wierd faces against the canopy.
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....DaDaDUN!
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Lies. Noal traded his ability to feel optimistic thoughts for a candy bar ages ago.
The....Ship? (Its not entirely clear) is picked up, and we see who we've got.
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Roannes going to be one of those glasses-wearing sidekicks, isn't he?
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...Could you be more specific?
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....Heero? Jiron? Kidd? Wait, wrong SRW.
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Nice to see your heroic concern for the mechanic there, Koji.
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...That sounded more like the back of the DVD box than an explanation. Fan of Stan Lee, Dr. Elizabeth?
Oh, and thanks for not explaining what a Super-Powered Tracer is.
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A Wipe:
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"A very dear friend, but not as dear as Adolf or Benito."
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Get used to this 'half my blood' bullshit, because it comes up in nearly every goddamn conversation Eiji has. The way he talks you'd think half his blood were alive and telling him to do things. That is not how genetics works, Japan. If it did, every half-black person in the world would be running back to Africa to end exploitation and sectarian violence. Doesn't that sound racist and stupid, Japan? Well, it goddamn should.
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Chronic Backstabbing Disorder is not a real illness, goddammit!
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Maybe its just because I'm Irish and my 'ancestral homeland' is the same few square miles of stormswept bog that I grew up in, but I feel that the sudden change of topic isn't helping your case that earth needs to be warned.
Also, Eiji is in for some EPIC dissappointment when he sees who runs things on earth.
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Uh....Didn't the Federation nuke them first?
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This girl has been lost on Mars for 6 months, with no contact with Earth, and she *still* knows exactly how much the UEFA sucks.
Anyway, theres a brief conversation between Akito and Megumi that doesn't really give any new info, and then we get to the shelter at last.
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Wow...That was pure exposition. In its raw form. Dr. Elizabeth, all is forgiven.
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Well thanks, Little Miss Negative.
Theres a scene change for no clear reason:
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....Can we get Gai back as our Doesn't-Shut-Up Person?
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Part 3.3: So, all we got out of that was some bratty kids, tiny robots, and two walking exposition-bots. Maybe earth wasn't such a bad place to be after all.
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"-That we're going to leave them to starve to death in pools of their own bodily waste while we fly back to earth in our jaccuzi-equipped invincible battleship? Yeah, that what I think we should do."
But no, seriously, what problem do these people have with the Nadesico? Fressange claims is more dangerous to be onboard it? Why? Does she think we're going to ram the first enemy battleship we see? Heck, with the Distortion Field, I'm fairly certain we could do just that and come off unscathed!! Do these morons really think waiting for years for a 'better' rescue is the smart call?
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....If the Tulips were really that good, and capable of launching infinite troops in no time, the Earth would already be Grados Colony #9123. There obviously have to be limits to how much they can deploy, or how long they can keep their portals open before needing to recharge. Sure, thats no guarantee we'd be able to handle the numbers, but dammit woman, you're more pessimistic than Noal!
[spoiler]And the thing that gets me is that later on in the game, she has none of this pessimism as all. She's practically chipper. Probably because she gets to exposit so much.[/spoiler]
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WILL YOU STOP BEING SO SMUG ABOUT OUR IMPENDING DOOM?!?
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Yeah, this is Talking Heads mode. If it were in-game, we'd have no trouble at all.
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GOD DAMN you are annoying.
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I can see the two players looking at each other thinking "Well, I know I wrote Lawful Good on my sheet, but maybe thats not exactly the kind of character I had in mind.
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The screen whites out...
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....Wait, why the hell did you come aboard the ship again? To tell us that no-one else in the shelter wanted to come aboard? Forgive me for being paranoid, but....
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FUCK YOU!! ITS LEVEL 3!! THERE'S OVER 50 STAGES LEFT TO GO!
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Well, looks like its finally Go Time.
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Classy. The old 'Monkeys' routine, yet you look exactly like us, so what the fuck did you evolve from that was so non-monkey?
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YES WE KNOW SHUT UP ABOUT IT ALREADY
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So I suppose you're going to half-exterminate Eiji then?
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Oddly enough, despite this being Eiji's big debut, keeping him alive isn't one of the mission objectives. Everyone in the team can crash and burn, so long as the Nadesico is still flying at the end it counts as a win.
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The initial tactical map, to give an idea where the enemy are in relation to us.
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This is Eijis unit, the Grados Superweapon that was talked about, the Layzner. Its small, fast (and Eiji has Accel), and has an interesting mix of medium and long-range attack (but the long-range missiles have low ammo). It doesn't have an Aestivalis' field, though, so right now its not the most impressive unit. [spoiler]This will change.[/spoiler]
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David and Roanne also have SPTs looted from the Gradosians. The Baybull is a lesser version of the Layner without the missiles, so its a close range unit, which can also resupply allies. The Buldy (worst name ever) is shockingly enough a long-range unit thanks to its shoulder cannon, but it also a repair unit, making it handy for support.
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And finally, this mission Calvinas copilot is Katia, who has a different set of spirit commands. Break is useful for bypassing forcefields and the like, while Bless helps to get big rewards of bosses and enemy ships. We can Bless once or Break twice.
So, whats our strategy folks? In particular, what should we do about this Gale fellow? Should Eiji try to reason with him, or will we just shoot him down and damn the consequences? Prompt suggestions would be appreciated.
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Gale's pretty bro. I say we try to CONVINCE him.
Strategy wise, we should keep the Aesties together and within the Nadesico's field, and also keep the three SPT's together.
Friendship bonuses can be really nice things, especially when multiple are stacked together. The Aestivalis's combo attacks only work when the units involved are next to each other too.
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Brainwashing beating into submission Convincing is the only true Giant Robot path! Of course we work towards geting Gale!
And yes +1 for support ball of doom! Remember to keep the cooking kid near the Nadesico since the captain is all heads over heels for him (shame it's not the other way around... For now).
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Remember to keep the cooking kid near the Nadesico since the captain is all heads over heels for him (shame it's not the other way around... For now).
Speaking of :love Love :love bonuses, the leader of the three Angels has a Love bonus to give to Akito too, so keeping her next to him will also help to boost his damage.
Lucky bastard. Poor guy.
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Convince Gale. We can use more NPCs.
Funky new spirit commands sound like a plan. Rack up them xp!
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Part 3.4: Suddenly I find myself only having to take a large number of screenshots, not a ridiculous number.
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As agreed, I put everyone into formation to maximise the number of relationship bonuses in play. Unfortunately, this means that the Nadesico crew have to hang back to crowd around Akito, who had to stay still so Gai could catch up with him. The swift Bellzelute takes the lead, with Mazinger and Aphrodite right behind.
The enemy attack, starting with Mazinger, who responds with his classic technique (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx-vrPPZGMo). Nice, but not a one-hit kill, unfortunately.
Next up is Bellzelute, with its basic attack (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVsTbFqCBUo). 25% chance to be hit without using spirits is fairly good early on in an SRW, and means the enemy won't ignore the Bellzelute completely, even with easy but tough targets like Mazinger nearby. Its a little annoying that our attacks come so close to killing these guys, but come a few hundred damage short.
Another one comes a little too close for the rifle, so we get to see the pistol attack (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9L8NrnQSgQQ). Check out the, erm, attention to detail on the animation.
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Lower down, Billy's Baybull comes under fire, but he manages to dodge. His lasered gun (just go with it) is noticably less powerful than the attacks of Koji and Calvina, but then he is a melee character.
One rather dim Jovian Lizard unit attacks the Nadesico, with fairly predictable results. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTfl7xEl8yo)
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Calvinas been hit a few times, not as badly as in the last level but enough to put her in danger. We heal her up to a point where she won't die in one hit, cast focus to make her basically unhittable, and then have her charge into the middle of the enemy formation shooting (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPaVfjdaL6U). Damage still seems to be lacking somewhat...
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With the enemies weakened after their first turn, we can use weaker attacks to finish them off, to save on energy and ammo.
Also, they're a lot closer now, so Gai can get in on the action (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltc-g9CS1tQ) with his new longrange guns.
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Akito also gives it a try. The powerful Artillery Frame weapons come so tantalisingly close to one-shotting these guys.
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David tries again, this time with his Knuckle Shots, electrified knuckle-dusters that the SPTs use for melee. It does a lot more than the rifle, but still not quite enough to one-shot the bad guy...and because David flew out ahead of his friends and didn't cast Focus, he gets a hit for his trouble. Still, thats not as bad a hit as it could be.
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Roanne heals his bro, because thats what support characters do.
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Eiji then does his own Knuckle Shot attack. Again, tantalisingly close...
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Again, I can't really move Akito or the Reinforcemints, because you ordered me to keep all the relationship bonuses together.
Interestingly, this screenshot implies Akito *does* love Yurika, but considers Ryoko a friend. I don't think this is a plot point, though, since I've noticed it in places it shouldn't be like the Brain Powerd characters when they've just met for the second time. I think the programmers just didn't bother having the plot affect relationship bonuses at all, so we get things in their late-game state once the plot is wrapping up, instead of how they are right now.
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Despite her hit percentage being 0 for them, some of the manned Gradosian units think they can take Calvina anyway, and are treated to lasers to the face for their trouble. Again, not quite dead....
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She kills one with a critical though, and levels up, gaining the Support Attack skill and the Snipe spirit command, meaning she can hit things even further away if she needs to.
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A weakened Jovian unit makes a long-range attack on Mazinger, with the usual pitiful results, and Koji responds with the Rust Hurricane, a metal-decaying breath weapon that for some reason is one of Mazingers best long-range weapons. Its also a status-causing weapon, reducing armor and making an enemy more vunerable to the attacks of Mazingers allies. There are a few more of these in the game, mainly belonging to enemies but there are a few PC examples.
[spoiler]The main problem with Mazinger having an attack that weakens an enemy boss is that it upgrades to Mazinkaiser, who does such ridiculous amounts of damage in the lategame that any boss so tough as to need its armor weakened, he can usually just brute-force damage to death anyway.[/spoiler]
The enemy ships finally fly in to attack, including one that thinks its advanced weaponry can take Bellzelute. Calvina shows that its not how advanced your weapons are that matters, but how stylish your attack. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVbnB8UTLnY)
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One of the main problems of the Baybull is that it lacks any weapons with range greater than 4, so it has to just dodge many enemy missile attacks. They're not much threat when David is getting bonuses off Eiji and Roanne, but its still annoying.
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Still, when they do get close, he can show them whats what.
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The slaughter of enemies combined with the earlier beatings brings Kojis will to 130, activating Mazinpower, which ups Mazingers damage by 30%.
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The AI-controlled battleships really don't have good software for choosing proper targets, do they?
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SPTs are small-sized, which gives them accuracy boosts, and melee weapons tend to be more accurate than guns, so Knuckle Shots have a high hit percentage against the Bellzelute when it doesn't have Focus on. Still, Calvina manages the dodge and hits back, her will finally high enough that she can kill in one shot.
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Roanne gets hit by another Braver's Knuckle Shot, but tanks it rather well, and hits back with his own, earning his first kill. Treasure it, kid, you probably won't be getting too many more.
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Blue Earth has been following Combattler around for most of the fight, keeping it at a reasonable HP level even as the enemy beat on it, so its no surprise its there to support defend from this battleship. Combattler counters with one of its crotch missiles, but the danged Distortion Field makes the pelvic penetrator into a damp squib.
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Suddenly, out of nowhere, Gales lieutenant Karla appears from the rear lines and begins beating on Combattler like a drum. They have little chance of hitting her, as she's a Real Robot boss, so I just set them to defend to minimise the damage. In the late game, it can be worth keeping a unit at low HP to take advantage of its Potential skill, which boosts stats at low health. At the start of the game, however, it ain't something to rely on.
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A similar problem strikes with Gale, who attacks Calvina with a more than reasonable hit percentage. I choose for her to dodge and she does.
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On my turn, I respond by having Calvina use her Map attack on Gale and the Grados trooper blocking Eijis path to his brother-in-law, then letting David resupply her, which nets him a sizable chunk of XP. Enough to level up, as a matter of fact.
With the way clear, its down to Eiji.
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...Well so much for that.
[spoiler]Still, its an event flag triggered, so we got somewhere.[/spoiler]
At this point, there aren't many enemies left, so I concentrate on finishing off the ships and their damned fields. For some reason I thought that with Mazinpower on, Mazinger Zs best attack (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up-aU-vrJqU) would be enough to get through the field, but it didn't work out that way.
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Annoyed at the stubborn refusal to die, I finish off the ship with total overkill. Its actually starting to worry me how much more useful Combattler is being for me compared to Mazinger. I don't remember it being like that in my first playthrough, though I did have Mazinger favorited.
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Gai tries taking on Karla, but whiffs. Thankfully she has the same range problems as David.
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Akito has more success, thanks to all the bonuses he's getting, but still, not a lot of damage.
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I try to finish off the other ship with the Nadesicos missiles (can't use the Gravity Blast because I had to reposition next to Akito), but again I underestimate the defense power of those damned Distortions Fields, and their own attack wounds the Nadesico. Nuts. And I wasted Katias Bless too.
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Its usually dangerous to use Hikaru's Luck instead of saving her SP for Focus, but with all the formation bonuses we're using, we can risk it.
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Hikaru strikes true, and kills the thing with a Distortion Punch. Gravity-Based attacks like the Blast and D-Punchs are the best way to get through a Distortion Field, other than using Break or an attack which ignores special defenses altogether.
Not to be outdone, Ryoko takes aim at Karla (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUeZuHbVYq4), and also wins through.
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Karla drops our first Module, a part which is added to a pilot rather than a mech to boost stats or add skills. They allow for a certain level of customisation of pilots, but its hardly a patch on the popular Pilot Points system from the OG games. Nothing like giving all your pilots regenerating Spirit Points, the equivalent of Mazinpower, reduced cost for Spirit Commands and attacks and added move and weapon range. Ah, good times.
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Izumi tries to follow her teammates, and bashes Gale to within an inch of his life....only for him to return the favor, despite the dodge bonus from Focus. The D-Field just barely keeps her alive.
With his health in the red, Gale decides to leave, denying us XP and money, but at the least the story advances. Kindly, unlike earlier games, you can check at what HP an enemy is going to retreat at, and try to set things up to KO them so you get loot, but I didn't bother here.
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...Its just you thats left, dude.
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"I'm so sorry for being born black half-earthling..."
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Ah nuts...
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Part 3.5: Well, now that we've finished brutalising the reasonable aliens...
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It's pronounce 'Mon-Kiegh'. Jeez, can't we get a higher class of racist, at least?
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This is always the line with these kinds of aliens, but they never explain in what way we're worthless, when they act in exactly the same way as us at our worst. At least in SRW OG2, the aliens trying to conquer/destroy us have a more reasonable variant of it: Humans are too fucking dangerous and have developed enough weapons and space technology to make every other galactic civilisation shit their pants. Here, they just say we're terrible, and send in their waves of kill-bots.
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Its like this guy is trying to compensate for all of Gales moral ambiguity all on his own.
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I'm starting to get the impression that he controls his SPT by strangling kittens and kicking puppies.
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Finally, Mazinger starts to one-shot mooks with its lesser attacks, like its supposed to.
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The positioning of our formation means that most of this new wave are in a position to attack Nadesico, and choose to do so. The result is a slaughter, and a level gained for the crew.
Then on our turn, there are two damaged sitting right in our gunsights... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxNDM0gXdYs)
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While the Nadesico holds them off, our repair units desperately try to put Izumis Aestivalis back together.
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I always forget to turn off Support Defense, and so my fragile units end up jumping in front of shots aimed at my uber-tanks.
The enemy continue to charge in and get slaughtered. Thankfully, we get a turn to try out some of the Aestivalis combo attacks (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2MjScptFxU) we were making such a big deal about before.
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I think its turn 6 or 7, and this is the entire allotment of units remaining on the map, on one screen.
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Poor bastards don't even stand a chance at this stage.
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I send in Combattler to deal with the last of the Bravers, but not before preparing it for Gosterros inevitable attack by casting Wall and Strike, to ensure a hit on the dodge-loving bastard. And sure enough, the asshole flies right into our clutches, and gets pounded into the dirt. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMZ6Lh616uE)
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Oh goddammit, will you quit it!?
As the Nadesico heads away from the scene:
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And thats why people who've had their appendix removed can never be robot pilots.
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Might'a helped if you'd taken off your '99 Problems But A Bitch Ain't One' T-shirt before you started the call, Noel.
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One of the more refreshing things about old-school anime protagonists like Koji is the lack of teenage romantic tomfoolery. Koji and Sayaka are a steady couple who know whats what, and don't hold up the action or plot angsting over each other. Sure, they argue a fair bit, but at least thats something natural compared most romances in later anime.
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"Nothing is useless, because I'm the President of the Great United States of America!"
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I really don't know what Akito is so hung up about when it comes to Yurika. He's not gay, he has no other girlfriend that we know of, and she's an old friend. I mean sure, she's obviously insane, but the same could be said for 90% of the people in this game, so I don't see why that'd be such a big factor.
Anyway, back to the intermission:
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No real parts to worry about, but we do have the new module to give to someone who needs to improve their dodge ratio.
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The Puzzle Robo is another easy one: Layzner versus two enemy Battas, one in a moon crater and one on a base, we have one attack to kill one of them, and we're too far away for Calf Missiles so we'll need to close in and use the Knuckle Shot. What do we do folks?
Also:
Who gets upgrades? Remember, you can upgrade HP, Armor, Dodge, Energy, and Weapon Power on any of our units.
Will we try again to get Gale on our side? How far are we willing to go for him?
Will we try different frames for the Aestivalis?
Any special tactics you want me to try this time? Will I keep the Nadesico Group Hug routine going?
And are there any moves you specifically want videos of this time? Or any other changes to the routine you'd like to suggest?
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Who gets upgrades? Remember, you can upgrade HP, Armor, Dodge, Energy, and Weapon Power on any of our units.
Will we try again to get Gale on our side? How far are we willing to go for him?
Will we try different frames for the Aestivalis?
Any special tactics you want me to try this time? Will I keep the Nadesico Group Hug routine going?
And are there any moves you specifically want videos of this time? Or any other changes to the routine you'd like to suggest?
Let's put a tiny bit of cash into improving the damage output of our Invincible Fortress of Black Steel
Keep trying to CONVINCE Gale
I say we put Akito and Gai in the Air Frames, like the girls.
Nadesico Group Hug works for me, and will work a lot better with everyone in frames that can actually move faster than a turtle.
How about a video of Buldy's shoulder cannon? For a repair unit, it does pack a nice gun. And of course, if we do put Akito and Gai in Air frames, we need a video of the ever amazing DOUBLE GEKIGAN FLARE.
Once again, I'll be leaving the puzzle robo solution for everyone else to figure out since I've already done it myself before. :p
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Upgrades: Layzner's Mobility. Possibly its weapons if we have the cash. You'll thank me later.
Gale: If we already tried, then yes, continue.
Frames: Air Frame
Tactics: Nah, we're good.
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So, convincing, upgrade Mazinger to be able better oneshot and Bellzelute just to hit better.
Puzzle Robo... We need to strike that Batta what has less armor bonus. I has no idea what Batta it is. Crater?
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Puzzle robo: move into range of one of the enemies guns but within range of calf missles. Counter for win. Also, is it just me or is Calvina changing outfits for different attacks?
Who gets upgrades? Remember, you can upgrade HP, Armor, Dodge, Energy, and Weapon Power on any of our units.
More HP on Bellzelute. Counterattacks look great. Getting more bots to oneshot would be a good thing.
Will we try again to get Gale on our side? How far are we willing to go for him?
All the way. We must have ever more characters on side!
Will we try different frames for the Aestivalis?
Sure. Airstrikes!
Any special tactics you want me to try this time? Will I keep the Nadesico Group Hug routine going?
I'm cool with keeping them together.
And are there any moves you specifically want videos of this time? Or any other changes to the routine you'd like to suggest?
Ones with huge frakking blasts. I approved of gravity blast.
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Also, is it just me or is Calvina changing outfits for different attacks?
What you're seeing is the way that J randomises whether Calvina or her subpilot gets the cutin. It happens that way with Touya too, so no matter which character you choose you'll always get some boobs bouncing around. :flirt
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What you're seeing is the way that J randomises whether Calvina or her subpilot gets the cutin. It happens that way with Touya too, so no matter which character you choose you'll always get some boobs bouncing around. :flirt
Gotcha. Serves me right for looking at it at ridiculous o'clock. ;)
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Part 4.1: Sure, we only got seven people, but they have names, so they're totally more important than the millions of other martians.
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The trick is indeed to attack the one in the crater, which allows you to do just enough damage to kill it. Extra funds and a free Repair Kit are ours.
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I throw a few upgrades around, with what funds we have, mainly to weapons (the most expensive upgrade option) and Mobility (the second most). So theres' not enough to upgrade everyone who was requested.
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And finally, we put Akito and Gai in the Air Frames like the others, to see how it works out.
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Arthur really has such a punchable face, doesn't he? I guess with the red hair and freckles, he's meant to be Irish. Even in Japan, they know to keep the Paddies down...
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YOU FLEW ACROSS THE INNER SOLAR SYSTEM IN 3 WEEKS.
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Look, just because we set everything we see on fire does not make it a 'blazing situation'...
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Man, this old guy really doesn't do much but agree with things, does he?
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Its part of the entry fee for being a PC, Noel. If what she said and did made sense, the game wouldn't be as interesting.
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Poor Jun. You just don't stand a chance. You're just too normal.
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Oh, they understand, Ruri, but they assume the GMs just going to up the Encounter Level a bit, nothing they can't handle.
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I get the distinct impression that Ruri has some kind of Tragic Backstory, but references like this are the only glimpses we see of it in this game. We never actually deal with what it is.
Calvina's team and the Blue Earth crew head to the vending machines, which is apparently the place to go to discuss how boned we are:
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Noel, being pessemistic? Who'da thunk it?
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I seriously don't remember this previous fight on Mars coming up in any detail in my earlier playthrough. I really thinking its a plot hook for Original Generations 3, but we can't prove that until it comes out.
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Guess her player isn't that into the game yet...
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Ooohh, hard luck fella.
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I...wouldn't call what Yurika does 'controlling' her emotions. Its more.....'focusing'. With laser-sharp precision.
Meanwhile in the actually restaurant, Akito finally sounds like he's having some fun, doing his actual job.
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I'm starting to think Gai just mistakes all his bodily functions for BURNING JUSTICE, and he happens to be incontinent.
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Each of the three Bellzelute girls gets their own dietary quirk: Festenia is a big eater, Melua likes chocolate, and Katia consumes all joy in the room.
SUDDENLY!!
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....Is he in a costume? Can we see it?
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....Wait, are they still rolling?
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This is possibly the only non-Akito-related thing she's done since level 1, so yeah, guys, lay off.
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WHAT COSTUME?! Let us see it, you cheap bastards!!
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You were practically shoving Eiji out on stage!!
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YOU HAVE A FUNCTIONING ANTIGRAVITY DRIVE. YOUR SHIP IS FLYING A SIGNIFICANT FRACTION OF MARS' CIRCUMFERENCE IN A DAY OR SO. A TV SHOW WILL NOT CONSUME THAT MUCH ENERGY.
Gah....I feel cheated. I bet it was a hilarious costume too...
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Part 4.2: Akito Tenkawa: Angst Ninja
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We did?
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Dammit, not everyone in the goddamned game needs a tragic backstory!! Can't someone just fly robots because its cool? Like....Sayaka! Or the Combattler Team (Except Chizuru who's Grandpa died).
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As opposed to....living? Jesus, what is up with this lady?
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Even SRW has limits to how much exposition they can cram into a pre-battle scene.
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Yay!
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So this is the excuse for Nergal making Distortion Fields and Gravity Blasts, while the UEFA has to rely on cheap Tie-Fighter-like missile boats? Fair enough.
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What 'rest of it'? The whole point is to investigate. Are you saying that if you do find survivors, you won't lift a finger to help? Geez....
Then, out of nowhere:
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....And just as suddenly, we're on the Crocus. What the hell just happened?
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You assaulted him? Akito, you crazy motherfucker. Stop pretending you're normal. Jun is normal, thats why he'll die a virgin. You're a Main Character, no matter how much you try to deny it.
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If all UEFA ships are so heavily automated that one guy can operate them, whats the point of having such large crews? Do they get government grants if they employ more people, or do they just like having larger casualty figures?
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Thanks Gai. We needed to be reminded that you run on cheesy dialogue, really.
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Dammit, Calvina, will you ever make up you mind whether you give a shit or not?
We head to the battle site to see a familiar face:
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He could also demand that they make up for murdering millions in the name of vague imperialism, but that'd just be silly. Any real peace treaty would have to have a clause where Earth agrees to forget Mars ever existed. And the UEFA would probably sign it without reading it, the retards.
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"Full extermination? I thought we'd agreed on only half extermination! THIS WASN'T THE DEAL, GALE!!"
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We finally get control and see that Meluas spirit commands are all for supporting allies: Cheer to boost XP gains and Trust to heal. Since she almost have enough to use Cheer twice, I'll use that: This way, when Melua gains some levels, we'll get to use two Spirit commands instead of one.
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With the Aestivalis all using the Air frame, I can finally have the Nadesico Group Hug move at a decent pace. It requires some use of Minatos Accel command, but she's got plenty of PP to fuel it. We won't be using Alert much, because with the Distortion Field, the Nadesico rarely needs to dodge blows, and we have Jun's Wall command if we're in danger of taking a big hit.
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We test out the Bellzelutes upgraded weapons, and sure enough, a critical from the Shot Launchers is enough kill an enemy grunt. Criticals are +50% damage, so normally this would only have been 2000, but with a Real Robot pilot with high Ability fighting an AI unit which tends to have higher accuracy but less Ability, crits are pretty likely.
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The enemy turn sees them attacking mainly the Nadesico and Combattler, which achieves little but getting them slaughtered and increasing our units will. Its nice to see a game mechanics which means murder just makes you better at murdering. And its especially gratifying for the Nadesico, where most of the bad guys can't even bypass the field, meaning it only takes some energy drain once attacked.
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Man, Ryoko really isn't all that hot with Ranged attacks is she?
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The Air frame adds long-range missiles to the Aestivalis' armory, but even these are out-ranged by the guns of the enemy ships. We'd better get closer.
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Kojis enhanced weapons still aren't enough to massacre things without building up to Mazinpower first. Shame. But at least he's still a champ at taking hits, Combattler seems to need to use spirits more while Kouji just takes hits on the chin.
Charged up with all the killing, but low on Dick Missiles, Combattler pulls out swords and goes to town. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwULiZSB7lo) This is an odd attack which has no energy cost, similar to the Choudenji Yoyo, but does more damage and has a will requirement. Strange, but given that Combattlers later attacks can get EN-expensive perhaps its meant as a stopgap weapon for the team, rewarding higher will without crippling them for energy.
.....Why doesn't using lightning to spin yoyos cost energy, anyway?
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The Nadesicos missile attack is great against unshielded grunts, but lacking against shielded targets like the big ships. It sure would be good if we could fire the big gun and then move, like Calvina does...
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I must point out that of course the ships are super-automated and can technically be run by a single pilot.
But all the co-pilots do wonders to rise people's spirits and wills. :p
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Any way of enticing more dialogue out of Ruri? She increasingly comes across as "the one sane person".
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Part 4.3: Evil won't triumph, but Good is still Dumb
We finish up our turn with Roanne getting to use his big gun (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NjMyr5ar48), and wait for the enemy to charge into our guns again.
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I forget to have Calvina cast focus, and the enemy again use their accurate melee attacks, but she manages to dodge and respond.
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However, their preferred target is still the massive Combattler, which with the Blue Earth supporting can easily weather the storm and unleash hell in return.
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The Nadesicos constant use of the Gravity Blast catches up with it, and its reduced to using missiles while it waits to recharge. It recharges 10% energy each turn, but that doesn't help as much when you're burning through about that much with each shot. Luckily their flanks are thinning out and where won't be as many to jam themselves up the gun barrel.
One of the few remaining grunt units attacks Mazinger from too short a range, and gets punished with one of its stronger attacks. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY1GhTe83rQ)
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David takes a hit meant for Sayaka, who then flubs the counterattack. Not really her fault, since Karla is a Layzner boss, and missing them is hardly a rare occurence.
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...Didn't they have basically the same conversation last level?
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Because I'd forgotten Focus, I had to have Calvina evade this attack. We have to be careful with attacking Gale until we pull off the ordered Convince.
My turn again, and I send in the Layzner Team to clean up the last of the SPTs while the others beat on the stubborn battleships.
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You've already fired three shots....
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Not much hurt, but still a favorable outcome.
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The Buldy is a handy unit with than gun of its, but since the gun needs a fair bit of energy, you're usually better off conserving it and having Roanna focus on repairs, only using the gun to counter. However, the enemy far prefers to attack David. Hmm....
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The Nadesicos may be big compared to the tiny SPTs but its still got the stats to have a decent chance to hit. Shame about the damage on the missiles, though. They just don't compare to the massive output of the Gravity Blast. But hey, we need to conserve energy for a few turns.
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Making up for being brutalised last mission, Izumi takes out Karla, gains two levels thanks to Meluas Cheer, and gets some interesting drops.
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Hikaru triggers a formation attack, but again, the enemy D-fields really take the edge off of it.
Combattler beats the other ship near to death, and Calvina finishes it off with her weakest attack (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gApalOH3JdE). Dunno why I chose it, just felt like showing it off I guess.
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Once again, Mazingers attacks fall short, but this hit triggers his Mazinpower, so maybe now he'll improve.
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The ship attacks the Nadesico, and our mothership has just enough EN left to fire a fatal counter.
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Gale attacks Calvina again, probably because I forgot to get anyone else close to him. I keep forgetting how short-ranged SPTs, even the customs, can be.
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I use Davids turn to reload the Nadesico, and fill up its EN again. It means he can't move, however, so the Laynzer Team have to split up for a while. Thankfully we should be able to deal with things this turn, giving us time to get the gang back together.
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I use Roannes Scan command on Gale to make him easier to hit. Kinda presumptous when we haven't tried talking to him yet, but since Roanna doesn't have any other spirits, its not like its a waste or anything.
Anyway, lets see what words can do:
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If Star Trek has taught us anything, its that mixed-race people will always be torn between both cultures and unable to function without being obsessed with the non-human one.
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"Ben and Jerrys or Haagen-Daas, Eiji!! Choose now!!"
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This bit of terminology confusion seems to be a japanese language thing, with 'Ningen' (Human) being a seperate term from 'Chikyujin' (Earth-person). It comes up in a lot of series, even Gundam where there are no aliens (other than those T-1000 things in the last movie), as a point that just because people from Earth and people born in space are going to invariably be different, they're all still people and should try to get along.
But Gale isn't in the mood to listen a pile of Otaku bullshit like that.
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Hmm...There it is again, the idea that Earthlings are just dumb monkeys now, but in a hundred years they'll be marauding across the galaxy like a pack of drunken Glaswegians in a minicab. [spoiler]The SRW Original Generations games play with this idea a bit: Its heavily implied that if the Zuvorg hadn't given Earth its Black Hole tech, and the Balmarians hadn't begun experimenting on them with the Neviim and the 'gift' of ExtraOver Technology, then Earth might never have become the ludicrous danger zone for everything extraterrestrial that it is by the end of the second game.[/spoiler]
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Anyway, diplomacy has failed, so obviously the best thing to do is to shoot him in the face with Gravity.
That doesn't quite kill him so I decide to let Gai have a shot at him (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL2r0_beKX8), and shockingly, he manages to pull off the hit!! Gale is down!
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He drops an interesting part: A HE Radar extends the range of a mechs weapons by a square. It doesn't affect Map Weapons though, or attacks that only have a 1 Square range anyway. Still, handy for units that would otherwise be unable to counter some enemies.
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Again, we see that Gale really has far better standards than everyone else on the Grados side.
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I couldn't capture it, but explosions blossom all around Gales wrecked Greimkaiser.
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Again, more explosions I couldn't snap in time, and suddenly Gale's icon is yellow, implying he's a nuetral unit now!
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Man....I know they had to show that the Gradosians are the bad guys, but this dickhole is so cartoonishly and pointlessly evil, it throws me out of the game. Its like if Cobra Commander and Hannibal Lecter had a baby.
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...Huh. So, now we're debating whether saving the only enemy we have that isn't insanely sadistic, laughablely incompetent, or both, is a good plan, hmm?
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Any way of enticing more dialogue out of Ruri? She increasingly comes across as "the one sane person".
That is pretty much her character.....And I am trying to include her snarks when possible, its just that they usually take the form of minor observations, petty throwbacks, or just saying 'Idiots'. And while its grin-inducing when comically timed right, these snippets don't really add that much to the proceedings, and it becomes difficult to justify adding them when we already have 100+ pictures in each update. I will try to put her in when I can though.
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Part 4.4: Its a good thing Gosterro can only shoot that far during cutscenes.
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Another Calvina shrug of acceptance. "Sure, I have my alignment written down as Nuetral Good, so I might as well save him."
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Akito temporarily forgets that the rest of the group are PCs.
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So now we have to defend Gale, which isn't helped by the fact that he has 10 HP (the minimum damage an attack can do), and we can't heal him. Even one hit will be enough to put him down...
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Luckily, Calvina, Combattler and the Blue Earth are far forward and haven't moved yet, so I send them barrelling into the enemy lines as a distraction.
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It works. The enemy could charge past our guys and attack Gale, but the AI is still on 'shoot the nearest easy-to-hit target', so they continue to die in droves on our guns. Calvina in particular gets to massacre the ones that can't get inside the range of her O Rifle.
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After several stages of running after Kouji and patching up his scrapes like a fussy housewife, Sayaka finally gets a level-up. Repairing just doesn't seem to give the same XP as Resupplying, unless you're repairing folks several levels above you, and despite the Love bonus Kouji gets from having Sayaka nearby, he hasn't over-levelled like, say, Calvina and the Nadesico have.
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Predicting some heavy combat, I throw Guard onto Combattler and send it into the enemies ships, to wreak havoc. Unfortunately, being out of Big Blasts, it has to rely on weaker attacks.
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Again, I make the mistake of not casting Focus on Calvina, and the enemy has a go with her. She only got him once, though, and not for that much damage. The Grados grunts melee attacks are accurate but fairly weak, it seems.
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Gosterro hits Combattler, who doesn't counter because of the tiny hit chance. Darned Layzner bosses...
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We finish off the enemy ships, and then its just Gosterro.
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Cast Alert on Sayaka so she's safe, and lets see if she can hurt him.
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Dagnabbit, his Ability is high enough to trigger a Shoot Down defense. Missiles really aren't a great attack type in his game.
Well, the Nadesico crew have finally caught up, and lo and behold, between friendship bonuses and Yurikas Command aura, Gai actually has a decent chance to hit!! Lets see what happe.....HOLY SHIT!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emg1asi5zGA)
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For some reason Gosterro has two quotes when he dies. Maybe one of them was supposed to be when he got to half health, and we triggered them both. Or maybe we just killed him twice.
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Part 4.5: In his honour, we shall eat ham every night for a month.
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As Gale considers this, several more SPTs appear around him, to escort him back to base.
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"After all, see what we do with our own war criminals!"
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And with this, Gale flies off.
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Thats like the fifth time you've said that Eiji. Cant'cha think of a new line to express dissappointment?
Meanwhile, on the enemy ship:
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After all, humans commit atrocities on other humans all the time! Isn't that why you're invading us in the first place, to stop us doing that to ourselves? Surely Gradosian atrocities are better than earthling atrocities.
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Oh well, guess Gale is still only in Morally Conflicted territory rather than being ready to change sides.
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They were the ones trying to KILL their command unit!! Why would they fall back? They admitted to being bloodthirsty psychopaths.
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Maybe you'd have had more time if you hadn't wasted several minutes landing and running up to the bridge to have a chat. Just saying...
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I hate when SRW characters say this because its almost never true. Ok, maybe in J and the later games the mechanics are changed so that weight of numbers can have an impact, but in Alpha Gaiden setting up your force so that you can hold off near-infinite waves of grunts was trivial. It was only by improving the quality of troops that the enemy could hope to win, otherwise they would have to send to many guys that you ran out of ammo, and even then some units had no-cost attacks that would keep them going until their pilots ran out of SP, if that was even needed.
SRW is really big on storyline and gameplay segregation. Its the old Wrought-Iron Fence Made of Tigers, except herethe tigers are 50 meters tall and have spears, nunchucks and drill hands. (http://www.mahq.net/mecha/srw/og2/srg-03t.htm)
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NOT THE TIME.
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NO! REALLY? I'D NEVER HAVE GUESSED!
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Meanwhile Noel is desperately trying to get the escape pods to work.
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...Well, the sentiment is nice I guess...
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Suddenly, explosions!!
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Wait, space battleships fire shells now? Why would you shoot unguided solid munitions from a space battleship? Where are the lasers and missiles?
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...which would still probably bounce right off the D-Field, given that we're in cutscene time now and the Nadesico is leeching defensive power from the energy savings of not having to animate anyone.
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Its not so much that she wants to, as the inievitable outcome of you getting onto the same ship as her.
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"I don'te Caaare!! I must blame people for things! BLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMME!!!"
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Aw come on! You sit around doing nothing for 4 stages you think that entitles you to make an Obi-Wan Sacrifice? And why can't you say what it is we have? You think we won't beleive you if you come clean and admit its 'Main Character Status'?
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Wait, so he was closer to the Tulip than we were? I thought he was behind us...
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Your player really isn't all that pushed about the campaign, is he, Calvina?
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And then they used flamethrowers.
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Again, nothing more than a flash onscreen. Does making all the sprite animations really eat up all of their art budget?
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Well, maybe if he was down in the Hangar Bay, like he should be, then he could. But he got caught up in the rush to the bridge to angst about how fucked we are, and only now are we realising what a bad plan that was.
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And we fade to the Intermission screen. Gai has been removed from our roster. Goodnight, sweet prince. Hope that death was good enough for you.
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Another simple Puzzle Robo: Sayaka has to get to the building marked with the red square, but there are two Battas in the way. What will we do?
We have the usual run of Questions: Who should we upgrade? Who should get priority for parts? But a few more questions arise: Now that we've built up a supply of pilot points, which stats should certain pilots prioritise? And Finally, now that we've tried each of the Bellzelute girls once, who should we continue using?
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Melua enhances Armor (hence why the Bellzelute was oddly resilient last mission) and movement speed, and her spirits are focused on supporting allies, making her a good choice for a more completative playthrough using lots of support spirits. However, because Calvina tends to gain levels quickly with her I often use her to weaken a boss, and then when the time comes around to kill the boss Meluas commands aren't available. Its a playstyle quirk of mine.
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Katias enhances our ability to dodge, meaning less to worry about from the enemies, and enhances the Bellzellutes already ridiculous weapons range. Her spirits are divided between support and secondary offense enhancement.
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Festenia increases weapon damage and crit rate, and her spirits are designed for a rough-and-tumble approach, increasing offense and healing damage.
[spoiler]Katia is generally considered the best sub-pilot for the Bellzelute, allowing you to out-snipe the enemy and maintain distance, and making the mech harder to hit in the first place. Melua is considered best for the Granteed, which is otherwise slow as hell, and Tenia for the Coustwell, since its short-range and has to rush into the enemy to succeed. But theres nothing stopping another approach: I played with Melua in the Coustwell and Tenia in the Granteed, and they worked out fine for me there.[/spoiler]
The three girls shared a common XP pool, so we don't have to worry about leaving them low on levels if we choose only one. Theres nothing stopping us switching between them every mission if we wanted....except that to unlock our best attacks, we need to use one of the girls at least 20 times, and there's only 50 stages in the game so at most you can focus on two of them if you want the ultimate finishers.
So what will we do? Choose one? Choose two? Screw final attacks and rotate all three? And will we make a final decision now, or review it every couple of levels?
Place your orders, gentlemen.
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GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!
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Decisions:
Since we're using Calvina instead of Touya, there's no real point to rotating the subpilots every turn. [spoiler]With Touya, doing so gets the homolust harem ALTERNATE ending... which Calvina gets by default.[/spoiler] Personally I suggest we stick with Katia for all the game.
Let's upgrade Mazinger's weapon damage and armour and the Three Angel's EN just slightly so they can spam their combination attacks. Even with them inside the field emmited by the Nadesico's energy antenna, it's just too much for all three to initiate it on one turn, since combo attacks take EN from all participants.
As an HE Radar part has been gained, I suggest equipping it to Layzner, given the obvious problems with SPT's weapon's ranges.
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Minor point: Just want to cover the theme music of some of our other units that I hadn't mentioned yet.
Mazinger and Aphrodite are using Fire Wars: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUBMi8igtf0
The Blue Earth uses a track called Reason: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CHoD9TtS3g
And Eiji, David and Roanne use a track called Path of Melos - Lonely Way: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzu4WShwZJo
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No worries on Ruri dialogue. Just stating a preference.
I would like Swap, but useful with this roster? Energy for the battleship, we need more gravity blasting. Mobility for slower units so they can get killin' sooner. HP/Armour for Bellzeute.
I like the sound of Festenia, with Katia as a second preference. Perhaps switch between these two so that they're both more viable for the final battle(s). I'm okay with (semi-)regular votes.
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Stick with Katia. I WILL say that Festenia has by FAR the best finishers in the game, animation-wise, but Katia is the better choice for this mech.
And yeah... I'm in general agreement on Stealth with most of these. Consider me seconding most of what he's said.
Edit: Also, if anyone out there does not like Reason, there is something horribly wrong with them.
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Part 5.1: Home Sweet Hell
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Even though no-one posted a solution, heres how to beat the last Puzzle Robo: Move Mazinger in to use his best attack, kill one of the Battas, and allow Aphrodite to move to the needed point. Childishly simple.
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Because she's edging level 7, Calvina has several stat points to distribute. I put them into accuracy and ranged damage mainly, as we don't want to boost her dodge too far. Accuracy and damage are always good to boost, you'll never regret being able to hit those annoying Layzner and Tekkaman bosses.
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I start handing out all the modules and parts we've been getting to improve certain characters strengths. Since we don't have a roster as such yet, I'm mainly prioritising by need. Combattler is doing so much heavy fighting that giving it Armor boosts seems wise, although that booster might be the reason its getting so much action while some slower units might be falling behind.
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Upgrades go around, mainly to Mazinger and the Nadesico crew. We didn't have enough money left for upping the Bellzelute, but it should be fine with Katia enhancing the dodge, right?
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And finally, we switch the Aestivalis to Zero-G Frames because I'm psychic and know this will be a space mission. I could have given some the Artillery Frame, which also works in space, but with current group hug tactics the Aestis are slow enough as it is.
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Huh. That seems awfully convenient. I mean, presumably, we went into one Tulip and came out another, but what were the chances we picked one that came out in the Earth Sphere, as opposed to one in the middle of the Jovian Fleet?
Everyones naturally ecstatic, especially the Cosmic Culture Club kids, and Eiji starts gushing about how beautiful it looks. But since he's only half earthling, shouldn't he only find it half beautiful?
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Boy, you two just can't help but try and quash even the smallest of joys, can you?
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We can't go too long without some Calvina angst, or people will think she's capable of positive emotions.
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This typical scene is subverted by ominous noises from Ruris console.
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So the UEFA accidentally started shooting each other and it escalated into an entire squadron blowing the crap out of each other? Makes as much sense as anything else they do.
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Naturally, an entire battalions worth of hi-tech missile boats made of metal and armed with all of mankinds weaponry can't handle a few dozen squishy organic creatures armed with teeth and spit. The wonders of biotechnology.
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Yurika, you're a PC. You can use the 'Its coming straight at us!' defense and go in guns blazing. No need to pretend to be civil.
Having only just stopped crying into the Gekiganger hug pillow that Gai lent him, Akito is understandably confused.
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"This is what you get for going to the bathroom during plot exposition, Steve."
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This is the point where the game allows you to pick which of the girls to use. After this, they can be swapped at the intermission menu. Currently the only other swappable pilots we have are Koji and Sayaka, who can switch machines, plus you can swap Ruri and Yurika, and Noel and Aki as main pilots of their ships.
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Again Nadesicos subversive approach kicks in as Akito begins to deconstruct the concept of the Noble Sacrifice and Redemption Through Badass Death.
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And it appears Akitos picked up another lovestruck bunny. Without the actual Nadesico episodes to give characterisation time, we just have to assume this was blooming behind the scenes.
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Part 5.2: Not that having a non-biological being able to do all these physically questionable things is any more realistic.
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Ok, I'll buy that you can tell from here they're non-earth beings, but how exactly can you tell they're alive? They can't be breathing, I doubt they're eating or pooping, and what would be the detectable difference between a heartbeat and body heat, and the output of a reactor? Really, any lifeform that could operate in space would have to be built to make it essentially indistinguishable from an actual spaceship.
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Yurika gets back into the groove.
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Calvina takes the news that the Bellzelute makes her a Jedi with her usual attitude.
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The usual tactics start up: The Nadesico, Layzner, and Mazinger Teams form up, and Combattler, Blue Earth and Bellzelute fly ahead because they have no partners to wait on. Bellzelute is just in range for an attack with the Snipe spirit, and has a high dodge chance against the goop these things spit back. Ok, looks like our mech is finally ok to kick ass without worrying about casting Focus all day.
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Setup after turn 1, there are more enemies below us. The reason Hikaru and Izumi didn't move is because Ryoko was deployed further back and the Nadesico Hug had to hang back to let her join. I could have fixed this during deployment, but I generally don't worry about this kind of thing after wasting hours on it during my plays of OG2.
Enemy turn and...
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Oh god what.
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BAD TOUCH!! BAD TOUCH!!
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We hit the thing back hard, but it doesn't make the situation any less hairy. It seems half the monsters are relatively harmless acid-spitters, and half have highly accurate close-range tentacle attacks that also restrict movement for a turn. It doesn't help that, much like the 'stomach mounted' Big Blast missiles, the super-deformed graphics make the tentacles pierce right through our robots crotch.
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Combat continues with a few more of our guys being hit. Bellzelute is looking weak...
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I use the reduced movement of the Bellzelute to get it closer to Sayaka, who can repair it...
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And then mispress a button and the Aphrodite ends its turn instead of healing Calvina. Goddammit.
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We still only have one character with Trust other than Sayaka, so its a really annoying mistake to make, and doing it again could leave Calvina in big trouble. But for now, shes at decent health and have Focus cast, and backup is on the way.
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Mazingers damage edges ever-closer to killing these grunts, but again they seem to have balanced the enemies so that they remain just out of reach after reasonable upgrades. If only getting more will was easier, but this early on, you really need the enemy to pound on Mazinger for a while to get Koujis will up. Kinda what they do with Combattler right now.
I move in the Nadesico to finish off a monster wounded by Calvina, and apparently this is enough to set Akito off again:
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"I forbid you from standing still. Do the Monkey, right this moment!"
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And with this Akitos Aestivalis jumps like 20 squares to the middle of the map. So much for keeping still.
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You coulda just said 'He's wigging out', and saved us 6 images.
All of a sudden, a new face appears:
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Inez: "Hey!! Its my job to explain the bleeding obvious!!"
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What an unsuspicious man.
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The Angels (Is that what we're calling them now? I preferred the Mints) move in and get kills on the weakened swarm. Izumi and Hikaru level up, but Ryoko stubbornly stays on level 4.
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Akatsuki doesn't have Focus like the other Aesti pilots, only alert, so he's less useful for flying into swarms, but I'm putting him on Group Hug duty so it doesn't matter as much. He sidles up to the Nadesico and shoots some bugs. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0sQwQjEu3s)
Only now while writing this up do I realise that I forgot to check if he actually has friend bonuses with the others from Nergal.
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The Layzner team finish up my second turn.
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I forgot to check if he actually has friend bonuses with the others from Nergal.
[spoiler]He doesn't. :lmao :lmao :lmao[/spoiler]
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Part 5.3: I don't trust these Nuetrals....
The enemy turn proceeds as normal, with the enemy focusing mainly on Mazinger and Combattler. Some of the long-range venom-spitters try to snipe Mazinger, but unlike the Aestivalis, it has a longrange attack (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUPI9qVo3WM).
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Still not quite killing them...
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Combattle continues to dutifully take hits and return them.
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David takes a hit meant for Eiji, who then returns a smackdown of his own. Man, his normal weapons just don't seem to have that much punch right now.
Meanwhile, the Nadesico crew are getting on fine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNkfX4Z24Dk).
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I should point out that one of the reasons that these things are so tough to kill is that they have regeneration, regaining 30% of their health at the start of each of their turns. For normal enemies, weakening them all on your turn then finishing them off on theirs is a valid tactic, but with these guys its often better to focus on killing a few of them on your turn, then damaging the other on their turn after their regeneration is wasted.
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Once you get down to the last few, Ruri gives you this warning.
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The Mints swoop in for some more kills, and Hikaru shanks one. Gotta love how even though they're organic, they explode just like robots.
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Mazinger snipes one with another Rust Hurricane, then the Layzner crew finish them off.
Predictably:
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Oh well, lets get to work finishing off the-
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Huh. Another unit marked yellow for nuetral.
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And unlike the others, this one actually gets a turn, allowing it to fight the monsters too.
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Combattler continues to kick ass now that its will is high.
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All that following Combattler around healing it finally makes the Blue Earth crew level up. I gotta say though, the repairer don't seem to be getting the amount of XP I'd expect. Maybe its only something that kicks in once the amount they repair each time goes up.
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Slow but steady, the Group Hug heads forward, killing as they go. I just wish Ryoko would get more kills, even with Yurika using Cheer on her she seems to taking forever to get levels.
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With her will up, Calvina can also do her job properly, sniping from extreme range and then moving forward.
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This is Combattlers weakest attack, and it still seems to be enough for everyday work. Was it taking vitamins between playthroughs?
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5300.jpg)
A few enemies try to take on the newcomer, but they don't have that much affect (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTaQBd86cwE). And then, This guy shows us how its really done (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp1kam4hHqo). Pretty impressive...But also kinda annoying, since kills by Nuetrals mean we don't get any XP or money. And other than racing straight for the second waves spawn point from the very beginning of the level, theres not a whole lot you can do to stop him.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5301.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5302.jpg)
Another turns movement and we've cleared out most of them, but still we're too far to stop the kill-stealing.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5303.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5305.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5306.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5307.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5308.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5309.jpg)
Which becomes academic, because the thing soaks another hit and does one of those non-lethal explosions.
It always irritates me how the Japanese have to use the terms 'Shot down' or 'Sunk' when talking about units in space being destroyed or disabled.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5313.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5314.jpg)
Muuuuuuch better, now that Mazinpower is active.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5316.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5317.jpg)
We continue to much through the last of them, with Combattler (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZEp1pa0Hjw) and Calvina getting the final blows.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5318.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5319.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5320.jpg)
She says this even if he's alive at the end of the stage, probably because of plot reasons [spoiler]like his transformation going on too long[/spoiler].
The Nadesico picks the thing up, and get a surprise.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5323.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5324.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5325.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5326.jpg)
They don't seem to be too concerned about him being naked.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5328.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5329.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5330.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5331.jpg)
Because you're like 6 foot 5 and about the same wide?
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5332.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5334.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5335.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5336.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5337.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5338.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5339.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5340.jpg)
Y'know, learning that Urubitake has his own family, who he neglects in order to tinker with the Aestivalis, has made me a lot less sympathetic to his mechaphilia.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5341.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5342.jpg)
Curse you, Moore Laws of Mecha!
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5343.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5344.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5346.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5347.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5348.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5350.jpg)
Oh my...
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Allow me to make up for the lack of shouting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8TrK-XBVYw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGsIICSFgbk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OcwkRpuHuA (No, wait)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UMzwhxSFIU (Umm...)
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Part 5.4: These 9 months have been pregnant...with uselessness
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5353.jpg)
Whut? Wait, just one boson, or all of them?
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5360.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5362.jpg)
Well...Ok, I think I get that part, but if it uses Bosons to move matter around, what happens to all the Fermions in the ship? You know, all the Quarks and Electrons? Bosons are the particles that hold atoms together, while Fermions are the particles that actually make up the atoms. If you're only making the bosons expand and jump, do you have to get replacement fermions on the other end? Are we going to have the old transporter debate whether our heroes have died and been replaced by identical copies?
Anyway, about the transforming man:
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5364.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5366.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5367.jpg)
Hey, don't lump us in with you!
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5368.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5369.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5370.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5371.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5372.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5374.jpg)
Infinitely superior to anything the UEFA has, naturally.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5375.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5376.jpg)
The UEFA are too dumb to realise they lost the war 2 months in, and so refuse to stop sending wave after wave of their men to die.
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5382.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5388.jpg)
This is one thing I always hate about humanity in these kinds of apocalyptic situations, the idea that politics and ideology will still rule some peoples lives and affect major desicions in the face of Armageddon. The idea that people will still try to kill each other when the doom of the entire human race is staring them in the face is the kind of over-realistic stupidity I play videogames to get away from.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5389.jpg)
After all, when has Prospector failed us before?
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5391.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5392.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5397.jpg)
I'd howl bloody murder at this, but we're talking about the UEFA here. Not like ZAFT are gonna do anything, they're safe in space, a couple of forests in Africa aren't gonna worry their occupation forces. And all the civilian super-scientists are busy with their own things, as we'll see.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5398.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5401.jpg)
WHAT
WHAT
WHAT
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/FIST_OF_THE_FUCKING_NORTH_STAR_RAGE.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5403.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5404.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5406.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5407.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5408.jpg)
Gee, maybe the UEFA shoulda thought about that before they fucking started it.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5410.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5411.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5412.jpg)
Wait, if your Aestivalis only has 100 Energy, how did you even get to the Nadesico? Were we within 100 squares of a Nergal colony? Can't be, because we're about to go somewhere else.
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5415.jpg)
Such things as logic cannot pierce the mighty skull of Akito Tenkawa, Sex God.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5419.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5420.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5423.jpg)
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Inspired by Akitos success with the ladies, Akatsuki tries to mimic his success.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5426.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5427.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5428.jpg)
You just can't compare with the original, Mr Latecomer.
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5437.jpg)
Because we've had such success with nuetrals up till now.
Skipping on:
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5440.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5441.jpg)
I could make a terrible joke about Yurika not being able to parrallel park, but I'll try to stay classy.
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5448.jpg)
What follows is all the Mazinger and Layzner girls dragging the boys out shopping.
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Is there anything to do on this 5-mile wide, 20-mile long tube besides shop and study Space Science?
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5468.jpg)
You cannot defy Capitalism, woman!
Meanwhile, an ominous group whose intentions towards us might be blurrier if their text boxes weren't in red is talking, well, ominously.
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5473.jpg)
At least this guy know how dangerous we are.
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5478.jpg)
Finally! Some damned recognition!
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Looks like quite the Quirky Miniboss Squad they've got going here.
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ5488.jpg)
DUN DUN DUUUUN.
And we're back at intermission.
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Despite Akatsukis Aesti supposedly being so much more advanced, we can still give it all the frames we normally use. Next map is going to be inside the colony, which counts as normal terrain, so will we swap everyone into Air, Artillery or Ground Frames? Pick and Mix?
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The puzzle robo is a little tougher this time around. Ryoko and Akito, both on critical health, have to work together to beat one of the space monsters without being killed themselves. Akito can only get close enough to use his rifle, and niether of them have any SP, so no spirit command tricks. Niether has Support Attack either, they'll have to attack seperately.
And yes, Ryoko has a love bonus with Akito. Like I said, the relationship bonuses were programmed to endgame levels, not changing throughout.
Other than the usual things of choosing Aestivalis Frames, Choosing who gets upgrades, and solving the puzzles, we have another decision to make. We're nearing the point where we can only deploy some of our units, due to the games hard limit of 16 player units. With the Nadesico and three units we'll be getting next time, we'll only be allowed to deploy 12 mechs next time. So its about time we organised a roster.
Who do you want to see getting priority deployments? And who do you want to see used the least. This is the point where favorites and unfavorites should come to light. Tell me what you think. If you like, I can do a Roster Report on our dudes, to explain which ones seem to do best and which might have been overlooked, but my own biases might show through. Up to you guys.
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Would getting Ryoko close to Akito give his rifle shots a boost with love?
I'm leaning towards ground units.
I'd like to see a straight list of what robots we have and who's currently piloting them, if only because the lesser used ones are more likely to be overlooked. The angels certainly and yer man Akatsuki so far.
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Frames wise, I say we put the three girls and Akito in either air or ground frames, but put Akatsuki in an Art. Frame.
There won't be any need to keep Akatsuki in the group hug since he's a prick he doesn't get relationship bonuses, so don't worry about leaving him behind.
For the puzzle robo? Akito's attack should be able to kill it if he gets his Love bonus...
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My understanding was that Love Bonuses affected the person who had it, not the person they were affected by. So Ryoko loving Akito would mean that Ryokos damage is boosted. But if Ryoko moves to where Akito will end up, she won't be able to use melee, only the ranged attacks she's not good at.
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Relationship bonuses are a huge spoiler in this game. They really should have changed in time, like they did in OG2.
I usually give everyone the same frame, and it's never the artillery one - it's meh. Either flight or ground, depending on enemies you face. Ground frames have slight priority, because they have at least one decent anti-air move while air frames have only crappy anti-ground moves. For space missions, 0G frames of course. Remember that you can change a unit's frame if you dock it on Nadesico.
Oh, and all my Aestie pilots focus on melee combat. Gekigan FLAAARE!
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Current Roster:
Bellzelute: In most ways, this appears to be a fine unit....for another player. I've never really gotten into the whole 'Snipe them as they come towards you' school of thought, being more of a Kyosuke Nanbu type, charging straight for the middle of the enemy. Thankfully Calvinas Hit and Away means I can compromise as long as the enemy are within range before she moves, otherwise she's reduced to using the Shot Launchers again. The minimum range of 3-4 squares on her best attacks can be annoying when fighting melee enemies.
The Bellzelutes dodge can easily be increased to obscene levels, but I've been avoiding doing so since, as I've stated, doing that too much will make the enemy ignore it in favour of other units, meaning less XP. But with Originals favorited, Calvinas already on level 7 while most are on 5 still, so she's not hurting too badly for levels or anything.
Aestivalises: All these units are useful but never gamebreaking. They're survivable reals with great barriers and lots of support skills, so they're never a bad pick. But without big attacks, they're never your stars either.
The Mints/Angels: These are probably the best Aestis because they're guaranteed to have Formation attacks. Also, since they're 'support' characters, they tend to have useful spirits as opposed to a main characters usual suite of combat stuff.
Akito: Akitos main character status means he has the most combat-oriented spirit commands, so he'll stay alive and do some damage with his Distortion Attack or whatever. He's also useful as a stat booster for Yurika on the Nadesico, and others in the team apparently.
Akatsuki: Because he has Accel, Alert, and apparently no incentive to stick around in the Group Hug, Akatsuki is good for flanking and picking off enemies on the sidelines of battle. What he isn't good at is diving into the middle of crowds, because he doesn't have focus. Perhaps if you upgraded him enough, he could do that, but so can any character with upgrades and Accel.
Mazinger: The toughest super robot we've got, Mazinger can take big hits with ease and laugh at the enemies efforts, drawing attention away from all our more vunerable units. But apparently he left his firepower in my other games because he just can't seem to kill anything until he gets to 130 will and his Mazinpower activates. Which is an issue because he's got decent but not the greatest speed, so he tends to be just a little behind our first wave and doesn't always get attacked. Definitely a powerhouse but one that needs development or a strategy rethink.
Aphrodite: Sayakas mech is basically an equippable item attached to Mazinger to heal it and boost its damage. Its a useful repair unit at a point where we don't have as many, but it can't really function on its own as it can't dodge or take more than a few hits. Hence keeping it next to Mazinger so the enemy go for it seems to be the only strategy.
Layzner: Layzner hasn't really begun to shine yet as it has to unlock certain things first, so right now its a real with decent but not overly damaging attack that works best at close range. Eijis accel means we could use it as a deep striker if we were willing to burn spirit points, but with the Layzner Formation our current tactic, he's held back.
Baybull: Right now theres little to differentiate Baybull from Layzner, other than that Baybull has less dodge and is thus shot at more, and Davids melee focus means his Knuckle Shot is slightly better than Eijis.
Buldy: A useful little unit for repair and sniping, not a standout but handy.
Combattler: I swear, it was never this good before...Combattlers super robot status, and the fact that it has no real hangers-on to slow it down, means its the enemies favorite punching bag, and it seems to be well able to survive with spirit commands (5 pilots after all) and heals from the Blue Earth. And with the high will from all the fighting, its big attacks get unlocked quickly for lots of killing power. It may be a quirk of the game mechanics but right now its one of our best units....It still looks ugly though.
One could argue that having it around is sucking up XP that could be going to our other units, so making it slower by taking off its Booster, or sidelining it altogether, might change that.
Blue Earth: A very useful support vessel thats never bad to have around. could stand to be improved a little, but doing well enough as it is.
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Mazinger Z sucks offensively (without Mazin Power that is) because Kouji later upgrades to a different machine. A much stronger one. Trust me.
Layzner units kinda suck at the moment. They dodge well but their attack power leaves something to be desired. As always, wait for upgrades... for Layzner itself, that is. The two others don't upgrade, they just learn a group attack.
Combattler usually is a good unit. It's not liked because it's... yeah, ugly.
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For the puzzle, move Ryoko onto a Colony space and punch the Radam. The added Defense from terrain should let her survive. Then have Akito kill it with his machine gun. Also go for Land Frames for your Aesties on this next level - all the enemies are on the ground (I'm a Newtype, I can see the future).
By the way, you should probably start putting some upgrades into either Bellzelute's or Nadesico's weapons (or the battleship you're about to get next level). In a couple of missions, the game's going to start throwing pairs of bosses at you that both retreat if one of them gets knocked down to critical - this seems to be ZAFT's official policy. If you want both the money of a battleship and the items and XP of a named character boss, you're going to have to use strong MAP attacks like O Rifle A or the Gravity Blast Cannon.
Also don't always be too quick to get Calvina out of the red health zone - it was probably necessary this time, but as she levels up, she gets several levels in Prevail, which increases pretty much all of her stats at low HP and can make her unhittable without preventing enemies from targeting her, not to mention give her more damage and consistent crits. Of course, surviving to get down into the red is another story...
Oh, and one more thing - I like having Calvina hang out with the Layzner Formation to give them all Leadership bonuses (Aestis get it from Ryoko or Yurika and supers don't need it). Have Calvina and Roanne snipe and move in, then Eiji and David fly in next to them to punch things.
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Ground units.
Also, just a general recommendation AGAINST upgrading Combattler. Given the route we're likely to go it's going to be out of our party for a gooood while. Also it gets forced removed for a long while during the midgame REGARDLESS of what route we take...
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If Combattler needs to be pumped up more for later game shenanigans, then keep it about. Otherwise, it does seem pretty damn powerful at the moment compared to the others.
For the rest:
Bellzelute, The Mints/Angels, Mazinger, Aphrodite, Layzner, Buldy, Blue Earth
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Part 6.1: Surely a place so idyllic couldn't be a trouble spot, right?
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As explained, the secret here is to rely on the defense benefits of the nearby colony, which raises Ryokos defense enough that, in combination with the Distortion Field, allows her to take a shot without dying. Akito finishes the thing off, and we get 5000 credits and a defense booster.
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Taking a mix of the suggestion for the Aestis, I put Akatsuki in an Artillery Frame, thinking his Accel and Alert spirit commands will get it into position and keep it safe. The Mints get Ground Frames and Akito goes aerial.
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We have enough funds to give a bar of weapons power to Bellzelute and the Nadesico, but that doesn't leave a lot left over, and in any case you guys only told me to upgrade weapons. Apparently you all scoff at the concept of upping our mechs survivability, prefering to focus on killing power instead. We'll see how that works out.
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Aki and Noel call their boss Freeman, who promises to use our info for good. Well, the alternative is giving it to the UEFA, so I think this was probably the best option.
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"We tried asking them, but they raped the ambassadors to death and then vomited on the corpses."
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"Gee Whillikers, drat those motherhumpers."
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If I might put my science hat on for a minute, if we were to meet beings from a different planet who happened to look and act exactly like humans in every observable way, even under a medical examination, then frankly I'd expect them to be the same genetically too. Sure, you'd be able to tell which planet they're from with a DNA test, but I wouldn't take it as granted that if they're so similar, that there'd be a random difference in the DNA that just happened to be the only distinguishing non-human feature.
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"Its not hazing, its roleplaying! Our characters don't know the new guy isn't an NPC, so they have to torture him for information like everyone else they meet! We're just trying to be realistic!"
Meanwhile, it seems we've picked up another Nergal employee from the local branch.
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"I mean, its not like he has a life aside from doting on me, right?"
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Their Suck might be infectious, for one...
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I really wouldn't call it 'sordid', unless they get up to some wierd stuff in the bedroom involving leather thongs and leftover noodles.
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I do try to give Jun screen time, because the poor bastard deserves it, but even the writers of this game give him nothing to do.
Anyway, shock horror, the new arrivals are in cahoots.
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....Not sure if evil.
Meanwhile, we skip to the one building in the colony that isn't a clothes store, as some teens chat about how wonderful life is and how much they like not being in a warzone:
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"That sounds incredibly non-suspicious and unthreatening to our idyllic colony life. So, how's that war being fought with giant robots going?"
Anyway, Kira spots a girl doing that '...' thing at his Completely Peaceful computer program.
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"He's going to be busy for a few hours while he talks with the guys from Hitlerbot Inc. and the Genocidetron design team, but luckily theres enough of those little mints that she won't be too bored."
Meanwhile, outside:
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Does no-one see this warship? Does it have a cloaking device? Or are these people so Neutral that a deadly warship can fly around the colony scanning for weak points and launching commando teams and they just shrug?
Anyway, Akito is still crying into that Gekiganger hug pillow:
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"Also, you weren't eating, so I stole your fridge."
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Don't get me started on that again, Akatsuki. Not if you know whats good for ya...
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....I'm sorry, what was the point of that little argument? Akatsuki is saying that Akito is afraid, but that he also likes war, but Akito says he likes peace, but also that he wants to help all the people fighting the war....Does anyone know that they're goddamn doing on this ship?
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Part 6.2: Why are only our homes and children burning?!
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Wait, how do you spread rumors during a giant robot attack? Is someone tweeting this even as mobile suits step on his family? @InnocentGuy: "Giant green robo-thing stepped on house. Mom was hit by shell casing and spine broke. Guess theres no party tonight."
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Most of the group head for a shelter, but Kira spots the girl from earlier heading a different way.
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Theres a very cheap explosion effect.
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Kira: "I'm the main character, bitch!"
Inside the factory, we see a group from the UEFA:
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Wait, so Twitter is up, but not high-profile military comms channels?
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Kira and the girl stumble in:
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Lines like this will be sooooo ironic later on.
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Well, granted, they are idiots, but how does building walls that develop breaches when shelled with high-explosive ammunition from giant robots mark them out as particularly stupid?
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While I can see why having a nuetral country build your weapons for you might help take the heat off your own beleaugered factories, theres one major problem: The nuetral country won't have any patriotism for your cause and the people in the factory will only be as loyal as you pay them to be. All it takes is one employee who loses his dental benefits and doesn't take it well, and suddenly the enemy have a full report on your new superweapon. This would be a pretty big plot hole except that, as presented here, the UEFA really are stupid enough to not think of this.
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"I can say 'behind' in this job, right? I won't get fired if I mean it to mean 'ass', right?"
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This is basically Arthurs catchphrase from here on out, just letting you know.
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"I have to get used to the fact that half my blood comes from Racists, and half comes from Idiots."
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I'm not 100% sure what Calvinas talking about here.
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Does Akatsuki get paid extra for every Michael Bays worth of douchebaggery he comes out with?
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I think that one line removes all doubt that Yurika is a PC.
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It'd be funny to see one end of the colony pop open and the rest shoot through space like a balloon though.
Inside, the factory is awash with explosions, as Zaft forces surround it, including 3 unusual units:
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Hold on....What?
You just bug-fixed a faulty Operating System that you've never seen before in the space of a few seconds? But...The OS for something like that must be thousands of lines long minimum, how did you even find all the issues in that amount of time? Theres being really smart and good at computers, and theres being the fucking Flash!
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...You're filesharing the patch, right? You're not individually all making your own personal version of the OS just to show off...right?
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And off they go....Wait, why were the barely-completed prototypes fully fueled to fly out of the colony and into space? I thought the UEFA were about to take them and ship them out, which sounds to me like the time to make sure they're fully unloaded.
Meanwhile, Kira has apparently gotten rid of the girl and has stumbled into a firefight:
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Thats pretty harsh capacity rules considering these shelters have to be roomy enough for long-term survival. You really couldn't have fit one extra lanky teenager in?
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The woman in the UEFA uniform is hit, and the two crawl into the cover of one of the robots.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32VWELcZUMM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32VWELcZUMM)
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Murrue's traditional upbringing kicks in and she opens up on Athrun to make him break the longing stare and back off, then jumps into the robot and pulls Kira onto her lap.
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"I was just born this way, you know..."
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"Something beautiful, Miguel, but I can't be sure what it really was...."
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Noooooo, not Rusty! DAMN YOOOOUU, DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!!
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"Unless, he were to become....A Player Character!! But that's impossible!!!"
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Alas, poor Rusty. Steam knew him well.
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Part 6.3: Naked Robot Funtime
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"Its like freshman year all over again."
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The robot activates its Plot Armor, which blocks a shot from the ZAFT mobile suits. Obviously this is Cutscene Power, In-game Phase Shift Armor only blocks around 800 damage, and then only from missiles and shells, with Beams going right through. Since this unit is a Real it'll usually take 1500-2000 damage from most attacks, so the PS Armor is only so useful.
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Wait, so you knew nothing about the giant robots you were seemingly helping to write the software for, but you did know about the special charged armor they used? How the frak does that work?
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You went from screaming 'Hey you!' in her ear to begging 'please don't step on them' very quickly, Kira.
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Maybe its not the OS, just that you're out of memory. Try closing Firefox and all the Autoupdates that start on startup.
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Didn't you spend your summer writing this very program? Or did you get Sai and Kuzzey to do it while you played Minesweeper and Farmville?
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"Also, I want a bucket of icecream! And your firstborn!"
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"The woman should be in the mans lap. Thats how God intended it!"
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Of course it isn't, its a main character's Gundam. If it looked like actual military hardware it wouldn't sell as many model kits.
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Its currently armed with two knives and some machine guns barely rated for shooting down missiles, I should point out.
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Why not? Thats what we did last time, and that turned out....oh, wait...never mind.
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Avoiding damage to the colony basically involves shooting anywhere other than straight down. I think we can deal.
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Here you see me desperately trying to deploy my guys while leaving one slot open as a memorial for Gai, but alas, the game doesn't allow it. So we're going in with everyone, which I'm a little surprised at, as I thought we were hitting the unit limit, but ok.
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....That was terrible, Koji.
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Akito shares our annoyance at Akatsuki doing the 'Humans will always make war on each other' speech way too early.
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"Quit apologising already! Your people are just dicks to each other, while my people, er, half-people, are dicks to the whole galaxy. It evens out."
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You should be a poet, Calvina. A crazy, weed-fueled poet.
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"I'm not sure how I became the master of the most advanced killing machine in the UEFA arsenal, but thats how it turned out." That....is so PC dialogue it hurts.
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Kiras friends seem just as relaxed about this whole deal as he is.
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At least it took him, oh, 5 minutes while most of the crew were talking, rather than the 5 seconds of the ZAFT guys.
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Battle is finally joined and Akatsuki is up first, as his Accel command lets him cover more ground even in the slower Artillery frame. And his Alert command allows him to compensate for the frames low dodge.
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Again, Combattler gets stuck in too. The one space of extra speed from the booster really does make a difference.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ6327.jpg)
Murrue is a temporary extra pilot despite being in the worst possible position to help someone pilot anything, so I use her spirit commands rather than Kiras to keep our new unit, the Strike Gundam, safe (This was actually kinda a dumb move since Kira gets a spirit point recharge during this level and Murrue doesn't, but meh, always useful to have Wall on a Real Robot with a barrier).
Anyway, once Focus is up, we charge at the ZAFT units and, erm....give them a nasty poke (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7sq4U_MsTA). Can ya tell this unit was the UEFAs last best hope?
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ6329.jpg)
The formation after turn 1: The Nadesico and Layzner formations in the rear, Akatsuki and Combattler out front, with Mazinger and Aphrodite in the middle. Fairly typical of how things have gone so far, really.
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Part 6.4: More GINNs demolished than a frathouse graduation party
We begin the enemy turn by seeing just how much Combattler enjoys its job (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leflM-LG24M). The usual routine of the enemies shooting at it, gradually using up the spirit commands and Blue Earth Support Defense, before being mauled, plays out again.
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ6343.jpg)
One genius tries to be a hero, but just ends up An Hero.
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ6345.jpg)
Kira shanks the dude he damaged earlier. The SEED series bonus means he earns us a cool 1000 credits per kill.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ6346.jpg)
However, because he literally has no ranged weapons, most of the enemies are too far away from him to counter, so he just has to evade them.
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On our turn, Akito is the only one of the Nadesico crew able to reach a target. This, in fact is pretty much the only battle they get except for a shot or two from the Nadesico, and I don't think the Ground Frame is to blame. The Nadesico is simply spawned too far from the enemy in this battle, and Kira basically has the enemies all to himself.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ6350.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ6351.jpg)
Similarly, Eiji is the only Layzner guy who gets a shot, though Roanne does help fix a few people.
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So most of the action is given to Kira and the speedy Akatsuki.
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Miguel makes his move, but Kira dodges without too much trouble.
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Calvina takes on the enemy ace. The Bellzelute is doing well, for a simple reason: These mobile suits are Medium sized, while most of the enemies up till now have been Small, and thus got bonuses to hit medium-sized units like the Bellzelute. Also, those Ion cannons are really inaccurate.
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....Magic Bullet of Dusk? Thats your nickname? Seriously?
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We punish him for his incredibly stupid nickname by killing him in the most ignoble fashion.
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End of our turn, and theres one enemy left, who I wasn't quite able to finish off with Akatsuki's missiles. This possibly means things could get hairy in a moment, but I don't have much option but to end the turn.
Sure enough, the last GINN charges straight at Combattler and dies, triggering an event:
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ6390.jpg)
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.....Badgirl? We've literally got a character called Badgirl in this game, and she's apparently on our side?
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ6396.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ6398.jpg)
...How does that work? Where the entire command staff outside on a smoke break, and the smoking section got grenaded?
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http://streamlikehell.co.cc/covers/ship_archangel_a.gif
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The Strike moves to the ship and heads inside, as another UEFA unit shows up.
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ6417.jpg)
Yup, sounds about right.
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ6419.jpg)
Yup, sounds about right.
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To punctuate this, the screen shakes to represent an explosion, or maybe that the cameramans drunk, I dunno.
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Stop mixing political observation in with your status reports, please.
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Looks like its less Badgirl and more Bitchgirl.
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Part 6.5: Hello? I'm not dead! I'm just very badly burnt!
The interruption to the action continues as a second boss and his squadron arrive:
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Our new pal and new enemy have backstory together, it seems. Probably meant to hint at spinoff manga or the like. Still, the fact that they apparently get a little feeling when they're near each other is interesting. [spoiler]Could it be implying they're Newtypes?[/spoiler]
Kira reappears with a properly equipped Strike. Thank the lord for Cutscene Time.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ6455.jpg)
Yes, Mr. Ultra-Genius, the robot named after a sword has a sword. Well done.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ6456.jpg)
I would have thought the 'Or else Space Nazis will kill you' excuse would be enough to bypass this debate.
Anyway, talking is finally done and we get back to fighting. Since its still the enemy turn, they all decide to focus on the closest tempting target, which happens to be Akatsuki, hiding in a building (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyXuxLVqWYo).
Now you might think, based on that Video, he's in an ok position. He only has a 50-60% chance to be hit, and doesn't take too much damage. You think he'll take a few knocks, his will will build up, and he'll start one-shotting dudes with that main cannon.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ6458.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ6459.jpg)
But you'd be wrong, because the closer ones start using their Ion cannons, which despite being less accurate get several hits and cut through his D-Field like butter.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ6461.jpg)
And sure enough, despite the odds, Akatsuki chokes and goes down in flames. Our first casualty!! Wooo!
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ6462.jpg)
Our turn comes and I start moving guys up again. The Archangel quickly shows how much its not designed for moving, with average flight speed, no decent post-move weapons and (currently) no Accel or Assault commands to help rectify this. The Nadesicos missile launcher might not be devestating but they're useful and allow it to fire on the move, the Archangel practically demands either spirit abuse or you setting it up so the enemy comes to you.
To be fair, the battleships in most games are like this, so its less a matter of the Archangel sucking as the Nadesico being awesome.
But lets not lament that, the real star of this show is Kira, and the little hand says it's Hero Time!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1jvM4Fv5gs)
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Mu also charges in, firing his basic gun to minimal but appreciated effect.
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Oh, David did get to do something this map. Cool, need to keep the massive throngs of David fangirls happy.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ6476.jpg)
Yeah, Eiji's already doing very well with just the basic bonuses, now that the enemies are bigger than him.
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Y'know, I'm thinking this idea of Calvina going with the Layner Formation might work.
With our will pumped by the previous wave, the enemy really aren't a threat to our guys anymore. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4vg7WGhgxA) (Except for Akatsuki, apparently)
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Something incredible happens during this turn: Mazinger manages to dodge something! Man, these enemies suck.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ6484.jpg)
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Not that they can really hurt him anyway.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ6491.jpg)
This really says all you need to know about the enemy AI in this game.
Mu kicks some ass of his own, and shows off his ability to control multiple gundrones to attack from multiple angles. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQdZmYBQ1NI) [spoiler]Another 'newtype' ability?[/spoiler]
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Ok, when the enemy are actually in range, the Archangel is pretty good.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ6501.jpg)
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Mazinpower just kicked in yo. Kouji finally gets an overdue level-up and the important Wall command.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP2/SRWJ6504.jpg)
And Kira joins in too. They're almost all gone, except for that masked dude. We start off by having Calvina try to take him on from range (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azio-pLArR0). Thats not quite enough, and in order to finish them off this turn, I let my impatience get the better of me and let Combattler have another kill.
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Rau doesn't think much of our Super Death Robot and XP Sponge.
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Five sets of Spirits, bitch!
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We don't ask how a 50-meter tall robot drills through one less than half its hieght.
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XP and parts, including another HE Radar. Yayifications!
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They never seem to realise that all their allies are already dead when they say this.
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I mean, its not like we're gonna treat you seriously, so you have to be the bigger man.
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O'Niell cylinders, being huge and all, aren't going to leak all their contents just because a few holes have been poked in it. It would take days for the air to leak out, during which time one hopes that repairs can be made and the air somewhat reclaimed. It still ain't healthy to be outside, of course, what with the gale-force winds forming cyclones around the holes.
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Escort mission! Wooo.
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Ramius knows how to discipline Badgiruels.
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'The ship just can't function without a months supply whipped cream and lube onboard.'
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'Which means we're obligated as PCs to do the opposite!'
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'That sounds like a challenge!! Gentlemen, we must kill the Earths Stratosphere! Start making plans.'
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AHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FopyRHHlt3M)
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Don't worry, Badgirl, we'll leave no room for doubt.
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Fixing Akatsuki's Aesty is quick and easy, apparently taking mere minutes, but takes a slice out of our earnings for the level. We might have to do something about this in future.
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Part 6.6: 'You look doomed and incompetent enough to be our fellow adventurers. Why not join our merry band?'
We now return to Exposition/Angst mode:
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'-cut all those guys in half? Well, I found this sword the size of a jet fighter, and then I-'
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'Except Kuzzey. Fuck that guy.'
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'Well you s-'
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Apparently the UEFA are just so used to picking up the bedraggled survivors of other operations that its barely a formality anymore. Even after they butt into your vital conversations, granting permission is barely worth mentioning.
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'Whats so funny about my-"
'Its the most japanese thing ever, thats what. Yamato, really? God, even the Hungarians we sell this show to will be able to tell you're Japanese.'
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I can just imagine her pulling out a tommy gun or something that she carries specifically so she can turn on her allies.
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This line never works and I never can tell why. Why do people like Natarle assume that suspicious people would bust their asses to save their lives only to kill them themselves a little later? Is it some kind of entitlement complex? 'God told me that my death would be at least as convoluted as the plot of Metal Gear Solid 2.'?
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'Yeah, what she said!!....Wait, who are you again?'
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Mu is currently the most mature person on the ship and he can barely stand to be in the presence of Natarle and Kira for more than 30 seconds. That should say something.
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This....shouldn't even come up. Mu is obviously the air force equivalent while Murrue is 'navy', and those are vastly different fields. You wouldn't put even the highest-ranking pilot in charge of an aircraft carrier, even a deckhand would have a better idea of what the ship needs to function and fight. But since Gundam plots have trouble with the whole 'multidisciplinary fighting force' thing and just lump everyone in one United Federation Army, apparently even the dentist can captain the ship if he's the ranking officer.
Anyway, Murrue is kept in charge, and we move to see what the ZAFT guys are doing.
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'And dead. But mostly a laughingstock.'
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...Wait, what data? The shitty OSs? Or did Morgenroete, the supposedly competent robot-makers around here, somehow leave gigabytes of field testing data in the Gundams themselves, as opposed to, y'know, their nice secure computers, where it'd actually be used? These kinds of mecha series really like to wank on about 'combat data', but they never explain what kind of data they mean. We're apparently supposed to guess.
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And we're back in Intermission. Checking the roster, we see that Kira is a forced deployment next time, no surprise. Also, we can choose whether Murrue or Natarle is in charge of the Archangel.
[spoiler]Unlike Ruri and Yurika, theres basically no debate here. Theres no reason why you'd put Natarle in charge of the Archangel, and even if you did, the game would just mess with you anyway.[/spoiler]
So now we have our second Battleship, the Mobius Zero mobile armor for use in space, and the Strike Gundam and its three swappable packs.
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The Aile pack gives the Gundam speed and mobility, making it a good choice to boost our ability to dodge. It suffers in offensive power though, its weapons lacking both range and punch.
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The Sword pack has less mobility and is slower, but has its big sword, which is a powerful melee weapon and doesn't cost energy. This is short-range armament however.
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And the Launcher pack is made of guns, with superb range and shooting power, and a map attack. The best weapons are More or Fire though, and cost either ammo or a lot of energy. The Packs work like Aestivalis Frames, and can be switched at intermission or by putting the Strike on a battleship for a turn
While you ruminate on that, heres our Puzzle Robo for the level.
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We have the Buldy facing three damaged Gradosian units, and we have to destroy one of them. The main cannon is move or fire and has a minimum range of 3 squares, or we can use the Knuckle Shots despite Roanne being a ranged character.
Okay!! Solve the puzzle, pick which pack we'll be using with the Strike for the time being, suggest whether we just use Zero-G frames again or try Artillery Frames one more time on the Aesties, decide whether Akatsuki should be reinforced or punished, and in general say where our funds and parts should go.
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Okay!! Solve the puzzle, pick which pack we'll be using with the Strike for the time being, suggest whether we just use Zero-G frames again or try Artillery Frames one more time on the Aesties, decide whether Akatsuki should be reinforced or punished, and in general say where our funds and parts should go.
Launcher Strike is pretty good in space, at least if Kira has Hit And Away. I can't remember if he has it automatically, so if he doesn't, feel free to go Sword Strike until you can give him it. Aile Strike should only be used on Earth/In colony, at least until you can give the other Strike's a flight unit instead. Aesties can go all 0G.
Akatsuki is, to put it bluntly, a bit useless, mainly due to him lacking Focus.
Lets boost the Strike's EN a bit, it'll need it for Launcher's big gun. Giving it some mobility boost wouldn't go amiss either.
As for the puzzle, I can't remember this one, so I'll give it a go!
I'd say... Shoulder Cannon the one on the asteroid, I believe it's the one with the lesser terrain bonus...
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This game started the tradition of the Aile striker pack being terrible. It's fast, but its damage output is just... urgh. Use it only when facing aquatic enemies, because for some reason the beam sword is great against them.
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This game started the tradition of the Aile striker pack being terrible. It's fast, but its damage output is just... urgh. Use it only when facing aquatic enemies, because for some reason the beam sword is great against them.
I never got why Beam Rifles have Ds in Water but Beam Sabers usually have As or Bs. Aren't they the same technology? Are they specially designed with Water in mind, and if so, why can't they improve the rifle? Stupid arbitrary balance.
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Here's how UC Gundam did it, and I guess everyone just copied it.
Beam melee weapons: a "sheath" of Minovsky particles that is full of super-hot mega particles inside. Later, a technology to form this sheath into different shapes was perfected, so you get crazy stuff like beam scythes (or was that Wing?) and other weird shapes.
Beam ranged weapons: just an emission of a huge mass of mega particles that barely sticks together. It easily disperses underwater.
There are special underwater-use beam guns, I guess their mega particles are protected by the same sheathe as with beam sabers. How did they do that without constant access to a Minovsky generator? Magic, I guess. At any rate, it's complicated and expensive so it's rarely used.
Yeah, I'm a Minovsky particle nut.
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I'd say that even though Kira's stats don't fully support it, Sword Strike is flat out BETTER than all the other packs. Speaking of stuff that's just flat out better, the 0G frame should ALWAYS be what you're using in space missions. Always. And Punish Akatsuki. That'll teach him for having a fucking worthless Aestivalis II in W >:(
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You said it. Aestivalis II is pathetically weak, especially for a secret unit. Good that it comes wrapped up together with two other, more badass machines.
Which is why in W, I give post-timeskip (it's not spoilers, J doesn't have that) Akatsuki the X-stivalis. And this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApHivslFuX4&feature=related) theme song.
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Launcher pack. More shooting!
Upgrade Akatsuki. Armour seems like a plan. Unless his dodge is really terrible.
HE Radar and cartridge, not sure what these do.
EDIT: In that case, cartridge to whoever we cannot afford to have run dry in a critical battle and HE radar to a unit that is behind on xp (for counterattacks). Don't bother with dodge for Akatsuki.
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Part 7.1: And now, kids being forced to be soldiers. Well done, UEFA.
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The answer to the Puzzle Robo is to have Roanne use his main weapon on the enemy in the asteroids, rather than the one on the colony with greater defense or the one thats too close for the big gun. Problem solved, and an accuracy boosting Module that I'll give to Murrue.
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The votes over which Strike Pack to use were tied, so I decided to err on the side of showing off more content and selected the Launcher pack, and put all the Nadesico crew in Zero-G frames.
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A little extra Energy and Mobility for the Strike, and, well, I was ordered to give Akatsuki armor even though we're supposed to be punishing him. I don't spend everything because I haven't been given any directions where to send it, so we'll have a fair chunk after this mission.
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I was ordered to put the HE Radar on someone who's behind on XP, and Kouji definitely fits the bill for that. I also notice I've picked up a second booster, so I give it to him and give Combattlers to Sayaka, so the pair aren't broken up and Combattler won't quite be at the front of the charge.
And on with the show.
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....Aren't you still being in the middle of a space battle? Never mind whether he can sleep, how is he getting the time?
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....You didn't know that? Wouldn't it have been immediately obvious from the way he's better than you in every way and how he rewrites the OS of every piece of technology he comes across for the hell of it?
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We'd all like to forget Kira, but we don't get that option.
Next is a scene of the Nadesico crew restating their situation, lamenting that they have to help the UEFA now, and saying they can't fix the Archangels problems. And frankly, I don't think anyone could fix the problems of a UEFA ship full of angsty teens.
Anyway, its not relevant or funny or insightful, so moving on:
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No seriously, how is it that the ship is completely intact yet 90% of its crew seem to be dead? Did ZAFT specifically target the crew at their most vunerable moments off the ship? Why did they leave the ship if they were on a secret mission to pick up the Gundams? Did ZAFT use chemical weapons or some other method of killing the crew but not harming the ship? Or is this just a plot contrivance because the audience needs relatable protagonists and apparently can't relate to military professionals?
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So what? Everyone should be Naturals using shitty UEFA tech and dying according to UEFA minimum casualty guidelines? Theres a reason you had to outsource your superweapon construction to Morgenroete, you know.
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I should point out that Eiji has a Gradosian name, which I believe is 'Alberto Null', but his father (Japanese, naturally) gave him an earth name. I don't think anyone uses his Gradosian name, even Gradosians, even his Gradosian family, I only know it because his full name is given on his pilot stats.
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And who's fault is that?
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"There are no aliens in Earth Sphere. Our glorious meatshields have slaughtered them in their millions in Earth's name."
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Lines like this really ram home just how ill-timed this whole ZAFT conflict was, when you had an ongoing conflict already in full swing which was kicking the UEFAs ass, and now apparently those were just 'battles' and this shit with the Coordinators is the real war.
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Character problems, you say? I recall that being the excuse given for the Nadesico crew, and we all know they're a pack of PCs. And yeah, Perfect piloting stats coupled with dozens of crippling character flaws and a backstory of sticking it to the UEFA and having tragedy strike you at every turn? Sounds real PC to me.
Then again, given the survival rate of the average UEFA pilot, a monkey who's practised on Afterburner for a few hours could probably get perfect test scores by their metric.
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"No way I'm pissing off the only other girl at the table who's available. Gotta keep all options open."
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"It uses Linux now! Linux!! It might as well be piloted by reading swahili!"
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I like Mu, he's at least a realist, which is something we see little of in this game.
So they go to get Kira suited up for the next sortie:
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Who's this 'we'? You're the one they're asking to pilot the death-robot, and your little cheering squad haven't done anything to date.
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...How are they cowards exactly? Morons perhaps, but they haven't done anything cowardly, except maybe stay inside the colony instead of being shot to hell by the enemy.
Anyway apparently Murrues response in the negative isn't important, as we jump to the Nadesico:
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What exactly counts as heavy bombing in a world without nukes? Chemical explosives would literally only work inside the colony, but would they be able to cut through the many meters of steel and artifical land that makes up the colony's walls? You'd need special penetrating bombs that detonated inside the toughest materials to stand a chance, which would make them basically useless for anything BUT taking out colonies and asteroids. They certainly wouldn't help smoke out two comparativley tiny ships hiding in the artificial mountains.
So either the ZAFT forces came equipped specifically for destroying this nuetral, or the writers had no idea how space bombs work.
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Well, explosives meant for use in space usually carry their own oxidizer, and the most common would be repurposed mining bombs I guess. Though even those would have trouble getting enough yield to do more than superficial damage to a colony like that.
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CE's colonies are so fragile, you could punch a hole in one just by sneezing too loudly. It's even worse than UC, where you needed at least a mobile suit explosion (read: a small-yield nuke).
And oh boy, does the SEED drama begin. Expect whining to come from different directions for a few missions. Then the characters man up, somewhat. Or... woman up, in some cases.
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Part 7.2: Obviously the best way to stop the enemy destroying the colony is to destroy it ourselves first!
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Yes, yes, you're a nihilistic snark who doesn't have any illusions about how the world works, etc etc. Can you at least stop looking so smug when you talk like that?
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This should be our motto for meeting all our enemies from now on.
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New rule: No-one listen to Badgirl.
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New rule: DOUBLE no-one listen to Badgirl.
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Just a quick reminder that the bad guys are evil. Though, we will be coming back to this point later.
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"EXACTLY."
"...That doesn't make any se-"
"EXACTLY."
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One might question why they didn't do that in the first place. The answer to that is that Kira needed his beauty sleep.
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Damage with no game effect, thankfully.
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Whoops.
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I don't either, but you can't argue with results.
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"Once I'm back you can die all you like."
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Glad you could join us, sleepyhead.
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Luckily the battle requirements don't specify that any of our dudes have to live, but that the two ships have to stay airborne.
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As you may have noticed, the tech from the Archangel overrode my Pack choice and gave Strike the Aile pack, which is a bit of a dick move.
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So we load the Strike onto the Archangel and choose to exchange packs. There might be a 20-point difference in mobility, but we'll compensate with lasery death.
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Also, as punishment for getting shot down last time, and for being Akatsuki, Akatsuki is herded back onto the Nadesico to sit the fight out.
(This kinda means he's going to suck worse for later battles, but its not a huge issue since I don't think he's ever a required deployment. And its not hard for a unit to catch up thanks to SRWs XP system.)
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Turn 2, and the Archangel moves up and ends its turn well short of the enemy. But we can still select it, and use the spirits of the loaded Strike, and then launch it into the fray. A VERY handy ability that I'd wished I could do in other games.
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We end with Strike, Bellzelute, and the Mazinger Team just behind Mu's Mobius Zero. and what do the Enemy do?
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They charge at Mu even though with Focus he's unhittable by their weapons, and get nothing but bloodied noses for their trouble.
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One targets Aphrodite, and gets in a hit, but Sayaka returns it. The Aphrodite isnt a bad unit because it's weak, it does as much damage with boobie missiles as the Mobius does with its wirebarrels or Layzner with its punches, its a bad unit because it can't dodge or tank and if the enemy attack it in earnest it has no survival options.Luckily only one enemy shoots her, the rest are apparently gentlemen.
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The enemy squadron continues to be pounded by Mu, but theres a hitch: He soon runs out of energy for his Wirebarrels, reducing him to his railgun, which has pitiful range. Soon he's reduced to just dodging.
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So on our turn, we pull him back and let the Blue Earth recharge him, allowing our other units to finish off all the units he weakened and letting Noal and Aki get a big XP boost.
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The Nadesico team finally get in on the action they missed last turn. Having Combattler lag slightly behind does make a difference.
Sayaka gets some measure of revenge (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvigB3ljjxc), and gets in position to back up Kouji.
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Demonstrating the dodge different between being next to Sayaka and not. It is noticable.
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Mazinger leaves them busted up, with a scratch as payment.
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As I put the cursor over the Archangel to move it, we see Kira highlighted with a friendship circle, and Mu with a heart. Seems Murrue appreciates him quite a bit...
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Nadesico shoots down a straggler, and this gives us a warning that the next wave is coming.
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Kira shoots down an enemy with the Gun Launcher, which unfortunately, does not shoot guns, only missiles.
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And Calvina kills someone, then moves forward in anticipation of enemy reinforcements.
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The game kindly reminds us when we try to end our turn that Akatsuki is still in the Nadesicos hangar playing poker, as if we care.
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Part 7.3: The Dice hate us.
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The enemies begin targetting Mazinger, who takes the beating with style and, thanks to the range added by the HE Radar, can give it back wholesale. It burns up a lot of energy, though, because I'm too lazy to tell him to use less intensive attacks.
Eventually we kill enough of them, and...
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Uh...Bullshit, theres three of them left and they're closest to the Nadesico. At least spawn in a dozen enemies all around the ship first if you're going to have people say things like that. Don't pretend you're too good for that kind of trick.
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Whats eating him? Kouji, thats not how you goddamn introduce yourself!!
"Hey, are you Kouji? I hear you're Japanese, thats something alright. I dunno why you're fighting for the white man, but I'm glad you're on our side!!"
How would you like someone introducing themselves like that?
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"Boy....not want fight? That Not-thinkable!!"
Finally, the enemy reinforcements arrive.
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Obviously they patched them to that the usual weeks of reverse engineering and essential maintenance weren't needed.
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We shouldn't worry, we'll get enough cool units to do anybody.
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Athrun charges right up to the Strike, apparently with no-one attempting to stop him.
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He just told you....
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"Obviously all Naturals everywhere were in on it!!"
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YES. I should think thats been painfully obvious since the start of this conversation.
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"Unless by some happenstance all my friends ended up on a ZAFT ship that was being attacked by genocidal UEFA, but this plot plans to take different unlikely directions."
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"D-do I have to ask permission first? What do I do if you say no? I don't want to appear forward..."
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Athrun flies back to his starting position, again without anyone trying to stop him, and the objective changes to shooting down the stolen Gundams. Not that we won't kill everything else as well, it'd be remiss of us not to.
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The enemy turn continues, with Kouji gaining a long-overdue level, and the Nadesico getting some action. The Nadesico formation is unwieldy, but very useful.
Kira is targetted and finally gets to use the big gun we were talking about (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez0ZtzHqOHg).
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The second wave begin their attack, and start focusing in on Bellzelute.
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Calvina begins taking hits, but gives them back...
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Another accurate melee attack leaves her in danger, though she returns it as best she can...
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Another hit, and she's down. Calvina and Katia have to eject, and the Bellzelute has to be recovered for emergency repair after the fight.
The rest of the enemy turn is uneventful, but they're getting closer, which means vengeance won't be long coming.
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Now that Kouji has Wall, we actually have a reason to spend his spirit points. He braces for the next blow and then charges at an enemy battleship.
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That went well, but the damage wasn't stellar. Mazinpower didn't activate until after combat.
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Stop stealing Heeros lines, Miguel.
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Akito finished Miguel off for Great Justice, and a level.
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Mu and Roanne team up to get one of the new arrivals (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5wS8J2CxRs), and Mu levels up. His Potential ability, upping his stats at low health, could be very useful.
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Not even an ominous eye flash can counter Chizurus Alert command.
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Calvina weakened all those guys, and Davids only too happy to take advantage of that.
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Part 7.4: The code numbers are so we can talking about them without saying 'Gundam' and immediately dying.
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The Layzner formation get stuck in on the damaged enemies, while the Archangel bathes us all in sterilising radiation just to get one guy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWY_vzbwN4Q).
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The Launcher Pack isn't the most manuverable version of the Strike, but with Focus on its still pretty good. The way the cannon blast looks just like the Archangels positron cannon worries me, because I know it gets used inside atmosphere in the anime and thats a bad place to use antimatter, but the Gundam wiki just lists it as an 'Impulse cannon', so apparently its just a coincidence.
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On the enemies turn, most of them fly straight at the Archangel, which takes their shots well enough (The first one was stopped with Wall) and wipes them out with its Anti-air turrets. Igelstellung means 'hedgehog position', according to online translators. The Archangel is loaded with Gratuitous German weaponry, which raises the question why it has an english name.
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Look at Natarle, proclaiming the ship doomed when its at 2/3 health. Goddamn, she just doesn't want to appear relatable or competent, does she?
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Enough of the enemy die on the Hedgehog Guns to get Murrue to level 9 and Badgirl to 8. Its fairly easy to give a battleship XP, just leave it practically anywhere and the Enemies will rush it and die. Meanwhile, many of our Real Robot pilots are stuck at level 6 because the enemy doesn't think they'll kill them messily enough.
The enemy finish out the turn with something unexpected: A Map Attack (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyrlILyD4S4). Thankfully, damage is minimal.
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Wall is so useful with barriers. Thanks Jun, others might call you useless but you're too good at keeping Nadesico healthy for me to think that.
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Mazinger pulls back for a recharge and repair from Sayaka and Blue Earth, leaving the dangerous work of killing the enemy ships to the Nadesico squadron. Also Sayaka gets Support Defense, which means she'll be better at looking after Kouji, but also means Aphrodite will be getting beat up more.
Anyway, Time for the Aestivalis to do their work (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my-OqS-ioZs). Which they do well (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoCvRgZjaF8).
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The girls have enough energy to pull off three Formation attacks a turn, but getting the will and position to do the stronger Melee Formation attacks is difficult, so we stick to Ranged.
We're running out of targets, and the Combattler needs something to. But rather than risking it sinking a battleship and wasting our XP, I use Strike and send it afterthe Gundams (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYyLc5v3N7E). It seems to work ok.
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While not a true Barrier, the Archangels Laminate Armor does protect it from Beam attacks, and comboes well with Wall just like the D-field. Its odd how its the exact opposite of the Strikes Phase Shift Armor though. But I suppose expecting the UEFA to be consistent is asking too much.
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Kira almost sinks it, but not quite...Who can show him up? Who can be a real man and show Kira how its done?
Theres only one man for the job... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5H4jynl3xXY)
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Enemy turn, and theres another map attack, but basically only the Nadesico is hit.
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Yzak tries Combattler again, but isn't all that successful, thanks to all the spirits cast.
The other Gundams follow, first Dearka (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRtHOd_sXwY), then Athrun (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMEK1esd2J0). Nicol seems to get lost and heads parrallel to our guys instead of towards them.
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Our turn and theres just a battleship and the 4 gundams left. First order of business is to use Roannes Scan command to make them all a little more hittable, because otherwise you basically need Strike to ensure a hit.
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In order to maximise our cash reward, I use Noals Luck command, and have them park next to Mu for a support attack that sinks the last enemy ship. The XP means a level up as well, and now Aki has Alert.
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We load the Archangel with accuracy boosts and a means to bypass Phase Shift Armor, and then set it loose on the Buster Gundam (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1e6kB5Xy2M). The effect is pretty good.
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A bit too good as, with his health in the red, Dearka runs for it. Should remembered this.
Now realising I have to be smarter about how I finish these guys off, I try teaming up Eiji and David (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9U1hYFwyOI), but they're a little short of the needed damage thanks to the PS armor. Its a small difference, but it means Yzak runs too.
We try again with Mu weakening Nicols Gundam (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N1o0xJSi9k) and the Combattler Team finishing him (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNnz4FYd1zA), but again, just a little short. The Combattler team level up though, they're now level 10.
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Nadesico currently doesn't have any way to boost its accuracy, Ruri doesn't learn Strike for some time.
Kira can you shoot some sense into your friend? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2qL_10AanI&NR=1)
Ok, he's got less that 2000hp left, but he still has PS armor and we only have David and Roanne left to move. So one of our repair monkeys lands the final blow (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrDPEtm25sw). We get the kill, but of course plot requires that Athrun still get away.
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Natarle...Can't you just check your own screens, if you're so suspicious of Ruri pointing out that no-one is still shooting us?
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We get the usual cheap explosion effects.
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And now suddenly Akatsuki is the PC.
Its been ages since I did the calculations, but I did once figure out that a colony of this size would have several kilotons of rotational energy in its spinning, so it that spinning went wrong, yeah, it'd get messy. The Shelters becoming lifeboats is a good plan, and possibly the first example of good engineering in the SEED plot so far.
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Yeah. Fixing the Bellzelute is gonna be a bitch alright, Mu.
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I sometimes wonder about the Positron beam weapon, you'd think that'd appear and work pretty different in space vs atmosphere, anitmatter weaponry and all. Maybe they wrap it in a containment layer of unobtainium.
Also in hindsight the whole Athrun/Kira thing seems pretty gay.
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Also in hindsight the whole Athrun/Kira thing seems pretty gay.
Yeah, it kinda does. And even though I'm a liberal openminded kinda guy with gay friends, I think I might haveta make a joke or two about it.
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Spoilers: Natarle's whining does not get more bearable in time. If anything else, it gets worse. Each time you hear Archangel "cannot make it" because it just took 500 HP worth of damage and still has over 12k left, you just want to strangle her.
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Also in hindsight the whole Athrun/Kira thing seems pretty gay.
Yeah, it kinda does. And even though I'm a liberal openminded kinda guy with gay friends, I think I might haveta make a joke or two about it.
Well they have more tension between them than with their supposed love interests.
Lets call it a Bromance.
Except with dark broody types.
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Spoilers: Natarle's whining does not get more bearable in time. If anything else, it gets worse. Each time you hear Archangel "cannot make it" because it just took 500 HP worth of damage and still has over 12k left, you just want to strangle her.
On another note, if you haven't heard her name pronounced, she is not Bad Girl. She is Badger Roll.
Also in hindsight the whole Athrun/Kira thing seems pretty gay.
Yeah, it kinda does. And even though I'm a liberal openminded kinda guy with gay friends, I think I might haveta make a joke or two about it.
Hell, even the creators have made jokes about it. There's a Destiny OVA where Shinn, Rey and Luna go back in time to stop their friendship and... yeah.
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On another note, if you haven't heard her name pronounced, she is not Bad Girl. She is Badger Roll.
Huh. I'll have to remember that.
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Ah, the Destiny shorts. Where Shinn, Luna and Rey are moustache-twirling evil, but incompetent, and their plans always fail in comedic fashion. You can't help but feel sorry for them. It's also probably the best part of Gundam SEED Destiny.
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Ah, the Destiny shorts. Where Shinn, Luna and Rey are moustache-twirling evil, but incompetent, and their plans always fail in comedic fashion. You can't help but feel sorry for them. It's also probably the best part of Gundam SEED Destiny.
Want to see!
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Youtube search for "Gundam SEED character theater". There's 4 of them total, two SEED and two Destiny.
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Part 7.5: Because more annoying teens with annoying issues will obviously cancel out the ones we already have.
We return to the talking heads segment, where we find that Badgerroll hasn't quite met her bitch quotient for the level.
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"I mean its not like the entire purpose of the UEFA is to make the world a better place for civilians or anything."
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So the UEFA has no choice but to abandon them, and Nergal has no choice but to save them. See? This is why you have to be able to sue the Army.
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For all I rag on the SEED characters, Murrue and Mu are some of the most level-headed and well-rounded characters in the game, and I quite like them. [spoiler]So naturally the plot has to shit all over them later on so that Kira can become a proper messiah figure.[/spoiler]
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"I'd shake you hand, but....Oh wow! Coordinators do have hands! I did not know that!"
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It like they know that if they let him speak nothing but whine will come out.
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Urubitake is representative most of the Gunpla fanbase, it seems.
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I am swiftly becoming one of Davids many fanboys.
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Its amazing how much this pack of crazies and pampered business types are better organised than the UEFA. Natarle would have shot half of them to bring them down to managable numbers.
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Yay! Another character who needs the whole plot explained to her all over again.
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Wait, why are you in university if you're all only 15? Shouldn't you be in high school like every anime ever? I can understand a Coordinator in uni as a teen, but Flay and the others are all Natural.
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Can't have the SEED spread to other ships, gotta keep it in the failboat.
Meanwhile with the Redcoat Squadron (Seriously? Noone told the SEED writers what red upper-body clothing tends to imply?):
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.....Uh....Weren't you the one doing the bombing and screaming at your troops to blow it up faster just to flush the good guys out? Why are you suddenly all Geneva Convention about this?
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Well you could make that argument, but since Heliopolis was an independent colony as opposed to being a PLANT or part of the UEFA, you've essentially destroyed an entire nuetral country and left its people dispossessed. Thats...still pretty fucking serious from a political standpoint.
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Crueset seems to be able to tell he's one of the final bosses, and plans accordingly.
Anyway, on the failboat:
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Thats because its not a military warship, maybe?
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You could steal the Gundam, or even just bail out and go 'neener neener neener' to the UEFA. But that'd require you be an active dynamic protagonist, which is banned in most media.
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Are you kidding? Give Badgirl half an excuse and you can be out the airlock in 5 minutes.
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I'm fairly certain floating off into the depths of space beyond the reach of any rescue ship is considered fairly dangerous, as a rule. But as we'll soon see, little things like logic don't apply to Flay.
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Not...really, but I suppose you kinda need to keep the dilemma from the original series even though you aren't alone in this game. I know it'd be emasculating for the UEFA ship to have to cower behind the Nadesico as it blows through the enemy but...Actually, theres no downside to that approach.
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I do like Mu.
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Yes, she has been living in Heliopolis for a long period, and seen Natural and Coordinator live side by side with no problems for all that time. Why do you ask?
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Kuzzey just loves to ruin everything, doesn't he? Don't let that dopey expression fool you, Kids a hellraiser.
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Spoiler: She totally doesn't.
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So you built a robot bird just you'd have someone to talk to when you need to have a little cry? Thats just....damn.
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Actually, how are these debris fields formed? Colony clusters form around Lagrange points, because those are where the earth-moon gravitional pull is such that they'd be stable, but Lagrange points aren't exactly common and there wouldn't be any to spare.
And why would the colonies throw their trash away anyway? Thats useful material, their advanced space technology would mean they'd have some use for everything. If they do need somewhere to store it, what about the resource asteroids they hollowed out to get material for the colonies?
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Assuming people will be suidically dickish in this universe is generally the safest call.
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Ah, they remembered, after 3 levels of not giving it another mention. Isn't that sweet?
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"I mean...not that theres anything wrong with that!! But...he's kinda dead...And theres no body so it wouldn't even be gay necrophilia..."
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"I have to kill things because having killing things as your job is bad!!...Wait."
Anyway, back to intermission, and Puzzle Robo:
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We have to prevent the enemy ship getting inside the Red rectangle. This is how far Roanne can move.
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This is how far David can move.
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And this is how far the enemy can move.
In addition to that, we have to make some desicions. Having our main unit be shot down is unacceptable, so we need to figure out how to avoid it happening again. Much like Akatsuki last mission, it happened because I put it out ahead of the rest of the troops at a time when enemy reinforcements were about to be triggered on their own turn. So its partly my fault, but if we'd had more upgrades, it might have been a boon as Calvina blew them all away casually.
So, what to do: Upgrade Mobility and risk the enemy ignoring the Bellzelute in future, or try upping Armor and HP, or a little of both? Or do a doctrinal change and basically glue the Bellzelute to the Layzner formation even though its much faster?
Should Akatsuki be allowed to fight again, or will we continue to not use him? And who else deserves uprgrades, parts or other attention?
[spoiler]For those hoping to reward Mu with upgrades, I regret to inform you that the Mobius becomes useless in a few levels and by the time its usable again, Mu has many more options for things to pilot.[/spoiler]
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So you built a robot bird just you'd have someone to talk to when you need to have a little cry?
Actually, it was Athrun that built it for Kira before one of them moved away as a symbol of their friendship if I remember SEED's plot right...
Nope, no homosex undertones here at all, nosiree.
[spoiler]For those hoping to reward Mu with upgrades, I regret to inform you that the Mobius becomes useless in a few levels and by the time its usable again, Mu has many more options for things to pilot.[/spoiler]
Now this is a real shame, the Mobius Zero was one of the cooler SEED designs, much better than the strange Core Fighter wannabe it gets replaced with. :shakefist
Anyway, Puzzle Robo: [spoiler]Have the two units sit right outside the box, at the corner nearest the enemy. That should block it's path just enough that it can't enter.[/spoiler]
Upgrade wise, give Bellzelute one bar each of HP, Armor and Mobility. Akatsuki can be safely ignored, given how useless he is due to a lack of combination attacks or relationship bonuses. If we're planning on using any of the Strike's frames other than the Aile (Which we should, since Aile is pretty bad overall...) we should upgrade it's mobility somewhat. Since you mentioned that the three Angel's Aesties only have enough EN for three Ranged Formation attacks per turn, it might be wise to increase their EN so they can fire off three Melee Formations instead.
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[spoiler]Edit: I somehow ended up making two posts of the same thing. -_-'
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Pump up Bellzeute's HP and Armour and don't move her ahead quite so quickly. Up the slowest robot(s) speed. I vote to keep in Akatsuki.
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Hey; finally caught up with your Let's Play after seeing mention of it on Cubey's thread. Came for the different game, stayed for the snark and exhaustive conversation screencaps. Very nice. :)
If I may jump in with votes and Puzzle Robo solutions, for the vote, I think I'll echo Decessor: keep her a bit nearer the others (though occasionally straying to take a good potshot) and upgrade her HP and armor, so that the mooks, at least, can't down her quite as easily, but still want to attack.
Puzzle Robo: [spoiler]Move both units adjacent to the enemy: David to the left, and Roanne to the bottom. Assuming you don't need to kill the enemy, just hold it back for one round, just wait, then dodge/defend.[/spoiler]
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Bench Akatsuki. Upgrade the Bell, the Blue Earth, and Layzner.
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Part 8.1: Girls in Refridgerators: Not just a problem in comics.
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Lets get back to our Puzzle Robo, and try Stealthboy's solution.
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...Oh dear.
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Okay, no big loss, lets try Sucrose' version.
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Muuuch better.
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Our pilots are levelling up now and some of them need their stat points allocated. It can be hard to know just where to put some since almost all the stats are useful. Increasing Hit might seem pointless now, but we haven't yet seen the bosses who need it, and pumping a Real Robots defense might seem a bad move when dodging is the smarter option, but you must recall that support pilots like to Support Defend.
When I don't feel like optimising, I like to decide by putting point into stats that are close to a multiple of 10, to even things out.
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Ability is a hard stat to know whether to pump since its always kinda useful, but not directly so. On its own, all it does is increase your chance for a critical hit and decrease the chance to suffer one, useful but not overpowering. However, in the right mech with the right equipment, its very handy as it improves the chance of your special defenses activating. I put this module on Kira because I couldn't think of anyone else who could use it better, but I should have checked for whose mech has Shoot Down and Sword Cut.
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Another useful part dropped into our laps, an Apogee Motor which combines a Servo Motor with a Booster. I put this one on Kira because he's front and centre this mission, but there are other options, such as treating it as a third booster and swapping them onto the Layzner Formation or the Three Angels. Something to consider for next map?
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The Nadesico gets priority for accuracy-boosting parts because it has no Spirit commands to boost it other than Scan, while the Archangel at least has Murrues Focus.
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I give the Bellzelute one bar of Mobility and two each of HP and Armor, but even this modest upgrade eats up a lot of our funds. Theres just enough left to increase the Strikes dodge and improve the Blue Earth a touch.
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The thing about ZAFT is that they're not wrong, per se. It is the UEFAs fault the war started and they are the ones forcing Kira to fight etc. The thing is, they're being kinda....genocidal about it. "The UEFA are assholes" is not a good excuse to remove all nuclear power from earth and cause thousands to freeze to death over the winter due to power shortages. Nor is it an excuse to blow up Heliopolis. ZAFT have a point, but they refuse to be any better than their foe.
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Dun dun dun.
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1) Why are you holding a memorial service 7 months after a disaster as opposed to, say, one year or 6 months later?
2) Why are you holding a memorial service in the middle of the war, at a location that is not your extremely safe HQ that has an adjoining Remembrance Garden?
3) Why are you holding a memorial service in the middle of a non-descript pile of trash orbitting the earth, as opposed to one of the Lagrange point where I presume Junius 7 would have been? Is this specifically the pile of debris left by Junius 7, or where the Junius 7 remains drifted to? If so, its not brought up, in fact its implied this rubbish is mainly wrecked spaceships. What is the significance of this trashheap that you sent a major political figure there in the middle of a war when your forces are tracking dangerous enemy units through the same area?
Goddammit, SEED, I don't ask for much. A little thought about your bullshit coincidences isn't that hard to ask, is it?
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...Classy, Rau.
Anyway, on to our heroes digging through the trashpile:
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No. Fuck you, Hyoma, I'm not doing this. I marked Gaogaigar down for shoehorning enviromental issues in at the start and the end, you sure as hell don't get away with it.
And its in fucking space! Theres infinite fucking room to throw our trash around if we want to!! Sure, you have to make sure you fling it hard enough in the right direction, but other than that, theres no possible way you can compare a cloud of space wreckage with landfill!
And need I remind you that it doesn't make sense for this to be manmade?! This debris field only makes sense if its made solely of ruined colonies and space fleets, which you imply later on is the case...So why complain about sustainability? Its the mark of war, not mankinds inability to clean up after themselves! End the fucking war and set up the relief efforts, and if they don't get around to it in a few years, THEN complain! Jesus...
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How long has it been, a few days? How are we using up supplies that quickly? The Nadesico presumably had enough to last it for the trip to Mars and the journery back, so it should still have 50% of its stores regardless. Are their delicious foodstuffs just not compatible with UEFA stomachs or something?
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You're such a barrel of sunshine, Calvina.
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"I just fly robots and kill people for the hell of it."
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This almost-characterisation is interrupted by Kira doing what he does best: Adding more annoying characters to the mix.
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David hungers for more fangirls.
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[Cue canned laughter]
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Wait, his names Murdoch? I didn't notice that before...Guess I can make A-Team jokes now!
And then, with a burst of rainbows and joyous song from the heavens:
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Are you saying the pink robot beachball is wrong, Murrue? Are you really sure you want to disagree with it?
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Oh, smurf me...
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Yes, Natarle, thats what he said. I know its hard to listen to Akatsuki sometimes, but basic english japanese shouldn't be that hard for you yet.
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So? They obviously gave her more Princess genes, not that difficult in this world of made-up science.
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Of course, there was only one pod on the entire ship. Because sense? In our SEED spaceships? Not bloody likely.
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Bullshit! The UEFA would never have the resources to take one a ZAFT ship and win without apocalyptic casualties!
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Good question. Whats your answer princes-
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....Or the game can cut to random bullshit. 'Kay.
They bitch for a while about the Archangel not being a five-star hotel with a warship attached like the Nadesico is, then Kiras friends come along to chat, who can't beleive all the people their own age flying robots.
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Wait wha-
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At this point I'm surprised someone hasn't accidentally set the self-destruct trying to get the coffee machine to work in there.
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Silly Lacus, thinking Flay cares what you have to say.
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No. Fuck you, Hyoma, I'm not doing this. I marked Gaogaigar down for shoehorning enviromental issues in at the start and the end, you sure as hell don't get away with it.
And its in fucking space! Theres infinite fucking room to throw our trash around if we want to!! Sure, you have to make sure you fling it hard enough in the right direction, but other than that, theres no possible way you can compare a cloud of space wreckage with landfill!
And need I remind you that it doesn't make sense for this to be manmade?! This debris field only makes sense if its made solely of ruined colonies and space fleets, which you imply later on is the case...So why complain about sustainability? Its the mark of war, not mankinds inability to clean up after themselves! End the fucking war and set up the relief efforts, and if they don't get around to it in a few years, THEN complain! Jesus...
Never seen Planetes? NASA is already nervous about the amount of space debris - if it keeps colliding and breaking up into smaller pieces then there'll basically be a layer of bullets around the earth preventing the launch of anything into space. Heck, even a fleck of paint can destroy windows at those speeds.
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I'm well aware of the issues of space debris, and I do recognise that this amount of debris would be an issue for space travel. But they don't talk about it in that way in the game, they just go 'Trash is Bad' without any qualifying statements. And thats what gets me. Environmentalism is an important and complex issue, and I hate to see it reduced to a few absolute platitudes and applied to all situations.
And frankly, as I said before, this debris field doesn't make a lot of sense because theres no lagrange point or gravitational attractor to help form it, so in reality this stuff would be flying around earths orbit and hitting spaceships. Yet another reason why you don't throw it away, and put it in a hollowed-out asteroid instead. But no, the writers needed a manmade debris field so they shoehorned one in and tossed in an environmental message without thinking.
A debris field made from the wreckage of warring fleets that hadn't scattered yet? The ruins of two colonies forced to collide? That would have made sense in the setting and done the same job. It would have been trivial to do this right, yet it was done wrong. Thats what I'm complaining about.
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Re: Puzzle Robo- Booyah. :D
Re this:
'Bullshit! The UEFA would never have the resources to take one a ZAFT ship and win without apocalyptic casualties!'
:) :D :lmao
I know that calling the UEFA on their massive, massive incompetence is a running gag here, but this was just a perfect summation of it. Bravo. :clap
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Part 8.2: Today, on a very special episode of SRWJ...
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"You're trying to steal our jobs and our women!"
"But you're a 15-year-old community college student, you wouldn't have either anyway..."
"Exactly!! And you know why? Coordinators!!"
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Of course she's not racist against Kira because he has a penis.
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"Yeah, sorry for being your genetic superior!!"
....Doesn't have the same ring to it as 'Sorry for being black'.
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"I'm not in the KKK, I just agree with everything they say. Also, making people better is wrong because."
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Huh. I suppose this is likely true, but somehow Martians are never called Coordinators in the game. In fact I think only one non-SEED character is called a Coordinator, when taking the step of making half the cast Coordinators and still work together would have really brought home the idea of both sides being the same. But then I assume Flay would have spontaneously combusted as soon as she showed up.
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"Wait, shouldn't she apologise to Lacus, the person she actually insulted?"
"What? No, fuck that bitch! She has to apologise to Kira, he's our precious friend."
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No offense Kuzzey, but I really, really don't think you can make things worse.
David and Roanne give a pep talk about how Eiji trained them to pilot, then they spend 5 minutes convincing themselves to do it.
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You don't make ensign until you've sent at least 30 non-comms to their deaths.
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"I like rap music!! I know about the Dawgs and Hos and the thing!"
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Its hard not to be a little rascist when you regularly share body fluids with Flay.
Anyway, back to the people who don't have hormones as an excuse for being stupid:
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"I have levels in Cleric for the domain bonus feats, I can't afford to change alignment!"
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Thats a blatant lie. His opinion is 'This could turn out to be good for us', but you don't have an optimistic bone in your body.
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She's 15 in an anime universe, she's practically due her mid-life crisis!
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The UEFA were dicks! Its a depressingly simple answer.
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I'd say good riddance, but I'll miss Mu and Murrue, I suppose.
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Yes, because Sai summoned him out of the air with his not-Coordinator-ness.
Actually, why is the Foreign Secretary coming on this dangerous mission to recover superweapons from pursuing enemies? Shouldn't he be back at home arguing with neutral countries that the destruction of Heliopolis means they're next on ZAFTS list unless they support the UEFA? Are we meant to believe he did something stupid like abandon his very important job keeping the Federations dwindling respect with other countries intact to take up space on the fleet looking for his daughter? The one who, as far as they would have known at the time, should have been on a lifepod? Are we meant to beleive they heard she was on the Archangel, and he actually made the relief fleet wait, probably for most of a day, for him to be shuttled from the Federation capital and onto the flagship?
I can see why SRW games are considered advertisements for the plot of their respective series, because they don't make much sense otherwise. Though given SEEDs reputation I'll assume it didn't make sense there either.
...Hold on, isn't Earths atmosphere full of Radam beasts, making shuttling up from the surface nearly impossible? Wouldn't that mean Mr. Allster had to be in space already? Why would the Foreign Secretary of the Federation be in space during a space war?
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"Thats Face's job."
Inevitably:
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A 7-year-old with a wooden spoon would probably be too much for the UEFA to handle, but point taken.
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You can't disagree with a little girl using science in an anime.
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Thats an inconsistent statement right there: You just said your top priority is getting the Strike to HQ, if fighting a battle was the best way of doing that, then that would be what you should do. But its double inconsistent because you just changed your mission to meet up with the fleet because that was the best way to get it to HQ. So yes, you are just being a bitch Badgirl.
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Yes, she does, because Danger = XP.
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...Going on her record? What, are you her schoolteacher now?
And wouldn't all her actions be recorded on the ships log anyway? Whats the point of the threat if everything is recorded anyway?
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Kira is tired of arguing with Flay and agrees to commit genocide just to shut her up. This is probably how most war crimes happen.
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Wow, Flay. Just Flay. What a bitch - let's hope she gets better in time.
[spoiler]A ha ha, of course she doesn't! Unless by "better" you mean "dead".[/spoiler]
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It's funny in the dub because Lacus obviously has a different (older-sounding) VA while singing. :p Only in Destiny does it stop sounding like there are two Lacuses.
Yes, I know.
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You know, I wonder why the escape pods don't at least have basic chemical propulsion and some way to see where they're going. If you're in an escape pod, in space, and nobody knows you're there, its just a slow, floaty tomb. If you're operating in Near Earth Orbit its probably not too hard to make your escape pods survivable for single reentries and put an autopilot to deorbit them.
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Don't bring logic into Gundam SEED!
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Don't bring logic into Gundam SEED!
Of course, that could easily be changed to "Don't bring logic into mecha in general"
:p
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Nah, the difference between a well-written and a poorly-written Real Robot series is that the former holds itself together and is consistent once some basic assumptions are made - usually "humanoid giant machines are an effective tool of war" and "teenagers make good mecha pilots". Suspension of disbelief.
Super Robot series, of course, don't give a shit about any of that.
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Part 8.3: Junkyward Wars IIIIINNN SPAAAAAACCCCEEEE!!!!
We enter the level proper, and the presence of all the debris previously mentioned is fairly obvious. No cloud of paint chips, this is a stormcloud of metal.
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"Every faceless generic ZAFT soldier is our precious friend!"
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"Yes, let us mock their intelligence while we fight them with guns and our twitch reflexes."
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"I own your ass, white boy! Now have fun, I'll bake cookies when you get back!"
A little more pointless dialogue and we deploy. First order of business:
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Back in the box, Akatsuki.
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The new bridge crew of the Archangel aren't just for show, they give the ship even more sets of spirit commands than the Nadesico.
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Of particular use is Tolle, who gives Accel and Alert, and later the Assault command so the ship can fire its main guns on the move. He's by far the most useful for making the ship a combat vessel, even though Mirallia is best at support.
[spoiler]Which is why it hurts so much when Tolle gets killed pointlessly later on.[/spoiler]
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I form the guys up into their usual formations: Nadesico with Aestis, Archangel with Kira and Mu, Kouji and Sayaka, and the Layzner Guys, with Calvina hanging with Layzner, and Combattler and Blue Earth as an unofficial group. As we advance, the various clouds of wreckage slow us down, and the SEED guys, who auto-deployed at the front of the first cloud, are well ahead of the rest as the enemy approach.
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I forgot to cast focus on Kira, thinking the new upgrades and friend and cover bonuses would be enough, but straight away Mu has to jump in to save his ass.
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The Archangel, conversely, dodges just fine thanks to Tolle's Alert, and delivers the pain.
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The Strike shows that its a lot less invunerable in a balanced setting than it was in its anime. Still, not a huge loss, a mere boo-boo the repair units can patch up. Its annoying that the Agni can't one-shot guys with all the defense bonuses they get, but this way our other units get the XP.
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Again, they try using Ion Cannons. Theres just no point, guys...
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Ok, our turn, time for our lower-XP dudes to reap the harvest the SEED guys sowed.
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Don't want to overuse the Agni when we don't need to, we haven't upgraded EN on the Strike yet.
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A demonstration of the massive range of Mus Wirebarrels. Even with their Ion Cannons the enemy can't respond to that.
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I deploy Combattler a bit far forward this time because I wanted to weaken an enemy, and the remainder focus in on it as usual.
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The two Gundams and Miguel close in, and despite the percentages being a bit iffy, Combattler manages to survive and hit back.
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Combattler heals up and goes after Yzak too, and gets basically the same treatment. Oh well, something to keep Roanne and Blue Earth busy.
Kouji, starved for XP until now, gets a big boost by shooting down Miguel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgCRGqvZtTU). Then, we focus on the Buster Gundam, with the Nadesico softening it up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX7P9qWQ03I), and Kira finishing him (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgPOWT5dZ-Y).
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Can't forget to punch us a battleship.
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Hikaru's Luck makes her the best choice to finish it off, and she nets us a cool 13K.
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Izumi and Ryoko have to catch up to her, and take potshots at the remaining enemies, including Yzak.
Enemy turn, and the grunts die pointlessly as usual, while Yzak goes apeshit with his beam saber (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2n2wayMJ9M). On our turn, We respond in kind (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9QJEH3NRWw), and end this part of the fight.
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No, he mumbled 'whatever' and ran into the cockpit of the war machine he hates using and launched himself into space.
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...Wow. It sounds like Badgirl is happy that hundreds of EUFA personnel and an entire fleet that was meant to help them are gone, because it proves her....correct to be pessimistic? Goddamn, we've got 99 problems and they're all caused by two bitches.
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Well, that definitely didn't do marvels for Flay's mental well-being. Like if we needed another psycho on board...
Anyway, remember to use beam weapons on SEED Gundams, because they have Phase Shift Armor. Just like in my LP, what a coincidence.
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Well, that definitely didn't do marvels for Flay's mental well-being. Like if we needed another psycho on board...
Anyway, remember to use beam weapons on SEED Gundams, because they have Phase Shift Armor. Just like in my LP, what a coincidence.
I would if I had the right people. Its all very well for the SEED and Layzner people, but right now most of the work is done by Combattler and the Aestis, who lack beam weapons for the most part. They have workarounds, but the Aestis don't get theirs till later. As with many things in SRW, the issue is figuring out who shoots what.
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I'm well aware of the issues of space debris, and I do recognise that this amount of debris would be an issue for space travel. But they don't talk about it in that way in the game, they just go 'Trash is Bad' without any qualifying statements. And thats what gets me. Environmentalism is an important and complex issue, and I hate to see it reduced to a few absolute platitudes and applied to all situations.
And frankly, as I said before, this debris field doesn't make a lot of sense because theres no lagrange point or gravitational attractor to help form it, so in reality this stuff would be flying around earths orbit and hitting spaceships. Yet another reason why you don't throw it away, and put it in a hollowed-out asteroid instead. But no, the writers needed a manmade debris field so they shoehorned one in and tossed in an environmental message without thinking.
A debris field made from the wreckage of warring fleets that hadn't scattered yet? The ruins of two colonies forced to collide? That would have made sense in the setting and done the same job. It would have been trivial to do this right, yet it was done wrong. Thats what I'm complaining about.
If it helps, I haven't seen the show but I am positive that this debris field is specifically part of the remains of Junius 7, specifically specifically parts that had drifted into the general belt of junk that forms in orbit. Now, SEED Destiny showed that the bulk of the colony still existed elsewhere, but they hadn't invented that yet.
Also: Natarle is never happy. Continue taking SEED routes and you will learn this.
Hey, wandering around wikipedia got me a map! (http://"http://www.gundamofficial.com/worlds/ce/background/images/spacemap1.gif")
...a bullshit map, I think, but still a map.
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Part 8.4: Heroism is for other people.
Sure enough, more of the Redcoats and their disposable mooks show up:
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So yeah, so much for his impending marraige. Guess he just doesn't want to be married to the most beautiful girl in space or something. Imagine that...
Anyway, still our turn, so we move our guys in. And because of positioning, Mazinger is up first:
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Doing well, and this is before Mazinpower activates for once.
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I don't think I even needed focus here, Ion Cannons are just that innaccurate.
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All the debris and the need to keep formation means Mazinger team and Calvina are the closest to the front and right flanks of the enemy, although the left flank are up first, and seem more interested in the Archangel.
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One guy goes for the Archangel to no effect, but is saved by his cover.
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This guy did not have cover. He died.
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The enemy on the other flank seem to focus on Sayaka, who is a little protected with Alert and Support Defense, but is now looking vunerable. Not helped by her insistence on shielding Kouji from attacks his Mazinger would barely feel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu0T0umrGGk).
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Kouji continues to kick tail, and levels up. His increasing Potential skill means he's going to be even tougher at low health, although if we decided not to heal him, Sayaka wouldn't really have anything to do....
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As the last of the grunts die, it seems everyone is learning Support skills, making our current tactics of bunching together even better, even if it does slow us. Not that letting the enemy come to you is a bad idea, its just not my usual style.
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As before, Calvina blasts Creuset from extreme range, but its only to soften him up really.
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I probably shouldn't let Calvina block shots at Mazinger, but its so easy to forget.
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Out of dick missiles, Combattler can't do much about the long-range enemy fire. Rather than just defending and have Blue Earth support defend anyway, I try evading...And it works! Is there anything Combattler can't do?
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Sayaka comes perilously close to being shot down. Does Kouji lift a finger to help? Does he hell. Support Defend is a womanly skill for girls and old grannies. Real Men learn Prevail and then never get damaged!
Well, at least until Creuset takes a shot at him (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYUsaTapPbM).
Right, we finish off everyone but Creuset and the ZAFT ship. We can only get one before the next event triggers, and the ZAFT ship is far off while Creuset is right in our faces. I could try kiting the ship next to Rau and set up a Map attack, but screw that. I load up Ryoko with Yurikas Cheer and Katias Bless, and let the Angel unleash their ultimate attack (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knSeNz3S6Ss).
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Something rocks the Archangel.
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Nice enhanced awareness and ability to multitask there, Kira.
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When a super robot hero is telling you to use your head, its time to hand in your brain.
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Badgirls not going to take an insult from a woman who barely knows how to use a gun, and takes action:
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Don't be silly, Ruri. If we were the villains, we'd be dying in droves.
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You're right there!! In front of the bridge!! Call their bluff! Shoot Natarle! Take the ship apart with your freaky impractical weapons and find Lacus! You have options, y'know!
I mean, its not like Natarle is towering over Lacus with a gun pointed into each ear and a orgasmic look of glee on her face. Although its not a mental image I have much trouble conjuring up.
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They leave in a huff.
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I'm well aware of the issues of space debris, and I do recognise that this amount of debris would be an issue for space travel. But they don't talk about it in that way in the game, they just go 'Trash is Bad' without any qualifying statements. And thats what gets me. Environmentalism is an important and complex issue, and I hate to see it reduced to a few absolute platitudes and applied to all situations.
And frankly, as I said before, this debris field doesn't make a lot of sense because theres no lagrange point or gravitational attractor to help form it, so in reality this stuff would be flying around earths orbit and hitting spaceships. Yet another reason why you don't throw it away, and put it in a hollowed-out asteroid instead. But no, the writers needed a manmade debris field so they shoehorned one in and tossed in an environmental message without thinking.
A debris field made from the wreckage of warring fleets that hadn't scattered yet? The ruins of two colonies forced to collide? That would have made sense in the setting and done the same job. It would have been trivial to do this right, yet it was done wrong. Thats what I'm complaining about.
If it helps, I haven't seen the show but I am positive that this debris field is specifically part of the remains of Junius 7, specifically specifically parts that had drifted into the general belt of junk that forms in orbit. Now, SEED Destiny showed that the bulk of the colony still existed elsewhere, but they hadn't invented that yet.
Also: Natarle is never happy. Continue taking SEED routes and you will learn this.
Hey, wandering around wikipedia got me a map! (http://"http://www.gundamofficial.com/worlds/ce/background/images/spacemap1.gif")
...a bullshit map, I think, but still a map.
Huh. An interesting map if nothing else. Implying that theres nothing at L1...Odd. And that is a sizable debris belt indeed...More than a little bit of a Navigation hazard.
....Wait a minute, wasn't the whole point of going through the Debris belt to make it unclear whether they were going to Earth or the moon? If they started at L3 directly opposite of the moon....Gah.
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Part 8.5: Roleplaying XP all round!
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Some of the UEFAs soldiers survive to become POWs? This is intolerable! Command must be notified at once and the POW camps carpetbombed!
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Except Flay, who's got both guns loaded and is practising her Orgasmic Glee face.
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Nah, we don't have Zeorymer yet.
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I sympathise with the idealistic young pilots, but they're just repeating themselves now. I do realise that Akatsuki's permasmug face is annoying, but you're letting him win the debate by not using any new points.
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The Iraq War happened! Move On! We have to focus on our real job, avenging 9/11!
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Didn't Akatsuki just say that?
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I can't beleive your angry face is the exact same as your happy face, but there you go.
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A VERY GOOD QUESTION.
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Mu ends the conversation and tries desperately to escape the Adolescence Zone.
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Sai is unable to raise his voice at his boobs supply.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ8583.jpg)
Because we didn't even get close enough for it to spawn on the map? Space is big, y'know.
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Theres enough unlogic there to cause a person physical pain.
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As evidenced by Kira being reduced to bitch tears. Its okay baby, let it all out...
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So apparently UEFA security on their brand new vessel is so shitty that a toy robot made by a teenager as a present to his arranged fiancee can hack the locks. Well done.
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Not sure which of these is better. Haro is annoying, but Birdy makes Kira cry, which is even more annoying.
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And with that, er, sage wisdom, the level is over. On to Puzzle Robo:
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We have Mazinger and Aphrodite A on the other side of the river from a Batta. Neither have Support Attack but they do have their Love Bonus.
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Mazingers movement and attack ranges.
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Sayakas movement and attack ranges.
So, how do we destroy that Batta?
In other decisions:
Are we happy with the Launcher Pack on the Strike? Going to continue to use it?
Are we still benching Akatsuki?
And are we going to try moving the boosters around a bit to let someone else, like the Layzners or Aestivalis Trio, get more speed and thus more XP? It worked well for Mazinger this time, less so for Sayaka.
Finally, choices for upgrades? Will we try helping Sayaka's survivability or call her a lost cause? Anyone else need a boost in your opinion?
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If you want to boost Sayaka's survivability, give her a few dots of HP, not armor. She's not really that good defensively.
And obviously, we must go back in time and kill Birdy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETe3iRvbjQk).
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I think that the boosters should be used by whoever we want to continue using, but it lagging behind in levels. For now, the Mints seem fine to me. Same with sticking with the Launcher Pack and continuing to punish Akatsuki for his smug, smug face. I think that boosting Sayaka's survivability will be important. We (or at least I) want Mazinger in the thick of things, and that means that she'll have to weather the occasional enemy attack to continue boosting him with the Love bonus and healing him. If HP is the more efficient way to handle that, then I'm fine with it. Be sure to turn off her Support Defense, though, and maybe have her hang back a bit when the boost from the love bonus isn't needed.
Puzzle Robo:
[spoiler]I doubt that the extra 100 damage of Sayaka's Melee will be enough to offset the loss of love bonus from moving away from Koji. Have Mazinger move up behind Aphrodite and attack with Rust Hurricane (only move that can reach at all), and then have Aphrodite use her Missiles. Make sure that Aphrodite doesn't Support Defend Mazinger.[/spoiler]
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Puzzle: doesn't rust hurricane have the best range?
Having Sayaka support defense seems a bit odd to say the least, especially when it's Mazinger she's taking the hits for. So less of that and more HP. I'd like to see swap on at least one battleship *if* it will get some use. Weapons if there's cash left.
Unbench Akatsuki.
Whoever's behind, gets the boosters.
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Rust Hurricane can't be used after moving, it doesn't have a (P) after its name. And Mazinger is currently 7 spaces away from the Batta.
This puzzle isn't as obvious as previous ones, theres a little trick to it.
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So, how do we destroy that Batta?
In other decisions:
Are we happy with the Launcher Pack on the Strike? Going to continue to use it?
Are we still benching Akatsuki?
And are we going to try moving the boosters around a bit to let someone else, like the Layzners or Aestivalis Trio, get more speed and thus more XP? It worked well for Mazinger this time, less so for Sayaka.
Finally, choices for upgrades? Will we try helping Sayaka's survivability or call her a lost cause? Anyone else need a boost in your opinion?
Personally I like the launcher pack, though it really needs the pilot to have Hit and Away to function best.
Keep benching Captain Useless, he's just a drain on everyone else's XP.
Keep the boosters on Mazinger.
Judging by how much damage it took against Rau, increase Mazinger's Armour. [spoiler]The upgrades will transfer to Mazinkaiser anyway, which is a top tier super, so there's no loss.[/spoiler]
Ok... let's think about this Puzzle Robo...
[spoiler]Move Kouji next to Sayaka to give her the love bonus, then let her Boobie Missile it. Hopefully the love bonus will be enough to kill it off...[/spoiler]
And obviously, we must go back in time and kill Birdy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETe3iRvbjQk).
:lmao
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Having Sayaka support defense seems a bit odd to say the least, especially when it's Mazinger she's taking the hits for. So less of that and more HP. I'd like to see swap on at least one battleship *if* it will get some use. Weapons if there's cash left.
The problem with Swap isn't that its useless, its that we won't have enough units on the roster that its usable until level 16 or 17. Until then the roster is managable so we can deploy all our units at once. So until then its not a big deal, I guess.
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Re: Puzzle Robo
Hm; forgot about that. In that case...
[spoiler]Assuming that no accelerating/range-increasing spirit commands are available, move the Mazinger forward; then, let Aphrodite use her Boobie Missiles, as Stealthyboy advised. If it's possible, Support Offense with Mazinger's Rust Hurricane. I really can see no other tricks available. But then, my only strategy RPG direct experience is with Fire Emblem, which obviously is just a little different than SRW. (That's how I was able to solve the last puzzle; I've often used two strong defensive characters to save an injured unit from a powerful enemy by manipulating their movement range.)[/spoiler]
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You know, Athrun's pretty enthusiastic about the whole 'ditch his fiancee to go look for Kira' thing. The guy's got him for priorities alright. Kira alive and well > Fiancee possibly dying slowly of starvation in space.
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Thats totally pathetic security though.
Also, was there anyone who watched SEED who didn't wish Flay would go jump out of an airlock or something at this point?
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Special Update: Meet the Cast
Since not everyone knows all the characters, a quick rundown on what our cast and their robots look like in something other than squished-down-GBA-o-vision:
Calvina
(http://img1.ak.crunchyroll.com/i/spire3/6646ed5810927cae210e7dbf92113f8b1240142595_full.jpg)
Her theme: "Revenger" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXWRVMDOxs4)
Katina, Festenia and Melua
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/powerpuff-girls_4368.png)
Looking very fancily dressed for people who've been prisoners of unknown wierdos for years.
Katias theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvM5YCvdUZM)
Tenias theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b69zZ9LCa84&feature=related)
Meluas theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HRI0ToU49w&feature=related)
The Bellzelute.
(http://i48.tinypic.com/2exu369.jpg)
Akito and Yurika
(http://www.godoon.com/gallery/media/martian-successor-nadesico/akito-yurika/48b204ea-d81e-11df-8228-a8bfc396a36f.jpg)
Don't blame me for the eyes, blame Kia Asimaya.
The rest of the Nadesico people
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The Nadesico
(http://web.mit.edu/philip/www/nadesico/nadesico.gif)
The Nadesicos theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO-rQ1TJjmM&feature=related)
Some Aestivalises (Aestivalii?)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/Hellequin/Damashi-etc/AestivalisLineup.jpg)
From left to right: Akatsukis, Akitos, Ryokos, Izumis and Hikarus. Akatsukis is using an Air frame, the rest appear to be in either Zero-G or Ground Frames, not qualified to tell the difference.
http://The Aestivalis theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP1_qtn8TN0)
Combattler V
(http://www.zonahobby.com/public/referenze/1866/SOC_GX-50_Combattler_V_Renewal_Version_010.jpg)
(http://files.myopera.com/belmar78/blog/combattler%20bgm.jpg)
Getting better images of anyone but Hyoma and Chizuru would be difficult.
Combattlers theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oQuDCS1P4c)
Kouji and Mazinger
(http://decabo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/kouji-238x300.jpg)
Between the two is the Hover Pilder that Kouji rides and plugs into Mazingers head.
The theme used in this game (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUBMi8igtf0)
The classic theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKy7IcufUH0)
Sayaka
(http://animehistory.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/sayaka-yumi.jpg)
Other more flattering/less worksafe pics exist.
Aphrodite A
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b_LLegHgbsI/S8rHDlMosjI/AAAAAAAABXY/OilOvmKDiSs/s1600/breastmissiles2.jpg)
Eiji Asuka
(http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/1/16201/1620927-eiji.jpg)
Finding images of David, Roanne or any of the others from Layzner would be a trial.
Layzner, Baybull and Buldy
(http://www.mahq.net/mecha/spt-layzner/spt-layzner/spt-lz-00x.jpg)(http://www.mahq.net/mecha/spt-layzner/spt-layzner/spt-bb-02u.jpg)(http://www.mahq.net/mecha/spt-layzner/spt-layzner/spt-bd-03u.jpg)
Their theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzu4WShwZJo)
Aki Kisaragi
(http://tekkaman.tripod.com/Aki/Aki005.jpg)
Noal
(http://tekkaman.tripod.com/Noal/Noal060.jpg)
Theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CHoD9TtS3g&feature=related)
I can't find any good images of the Blue Earth, sorry.
Kira Yamato
(http://4d.img.v4.skyrock.net/4d2/gs-destiny/pics/421086603_small.jpg)
Yes I did go for the most emasculating picture possible, why do you ask?
Strike Gundam
(http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/seed/gat-x105.jpg)
Aile Strike
(http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/seed/gat-x105+aqme-x01.jpg)
Sword Strike
(http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/seed/gat-x105+aqme-x02.jpg)
Launcher Strike
(http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/seed/gat-x105+aqme-x03.jpg)
Murrue
(http://www.streamlikehell.com/covers/murrue.jpg)
Lt. Badgeroll
(http://a34.idata.over-blog.com/0/23/12/58/natarle_badgiruel-1.jpg)
The Archangel
(http://images.wikia.com/gundam/images/8/8c/Archangel_class_assault_ship_(archangel).jpg)
Mu La Flaga
(http://www.nautiljon.com/images/perso/4/4/0/mu_la_flaga_44.jpg)
The Moebius Zero
(http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/seed/ts-ma2mod.00.jpg)
The theme for all the SEED units (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOFYkSq40pA)
I could find images of Kiras friends, but frankly I don't care. Also with their uniforms on, they're all identical except for their hair and occasional boobs.
So, thats our heroes at least. Are there any people I've missed, like NPCs and enemy characters, you'd like to see in better detail?
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Are we happy with the Launcher Pack on the Strike? Going to continue to use it?
Yes, no, Use Sword Pack
Are we still benching Akatsuki?
Yes
And are we going to try moving the boosters around a bit to let someone else, like the Layzners or Aestivalis Trio, get more speed and thus more XP? It worked well for Mazinger this time, less so for Sayaka.
Move one onto either Layzner or David's mech
Finally, choices for upgrades? Will we try helping Sayaka's survivability or call her a lost cause? Anyone else need a boost in your opinion?
Sayaka's a lost cause. She's really only good as a repair slave. Upgrade Layzner or the Aestivalis trio.
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Part 9.1: Its so *hard* to not commit war crimes.
First the solution to that puzzle robo:
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Can't hit the guy from here with Mazinger, so we try getting closer.
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No option to shoot from here either. Lets see if the Love bonus is enough.
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Nope! Its still alive. Ok, time to reset and show the actual solution.
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Move Aphrodite one square closer to use its melee attack.
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And now, because Sayaka isn't in the way anymore, Mazinger can get close enough to use a Rocket punch! Stay classy, Japan.
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Onto upgrades, parts and modules, and there were a few dropped last level, so we have a bit of tidying to do.
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Sayaka gets her HP boost, and Mazinger some armor, though I hold off on giving them more because of our other requests.
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Namely, that the three Mints get something. I settle for one bar each of Mobility and Armor to help them with their Support Defending. That uses up all our funds for the evening.
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I give Yurika a module for more SP, and move her Support Defense module onto Kouji so he can cover Sayaka and others.
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The Counter Skill allows a defender to pre-empt an opposing attack with their own, allowing for the possibility of avoiding damage by killing ones enemy first. It relies on the Ability stat, but I wasn't in the mood to see who one our pilot list had the best Ability, so I gave it to Murrue since battleships always get attacked.
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Mazinger, Archangel and the Strike get parts to help handle their EN usage, and prevent the need to recharge as often.
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And the Mints get the boosters, Hikaru getting the apogee motor because the enemy seems to like targetting her the most.
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Thats not really answering the question. It might work as an excuse, but it says nothing for how Kira actually is.
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Flay is without regret.
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Thanks a fucking lot Kuzzey. Goddamn, you are so useless. You don't even have any good spirit commands, just Luck. Why do we keep you around?
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Why wouldn't they? You've been expositing it non-stop since it happened.
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Natarle is saddened to find she can't solve all of lifes problems by threatening teenagers.
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9052.jpg)
...I'm actually not sure that they say what Yurikas doing. I suppose they want to leave it up to our filthy imaginations.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9053.jpg)
Wait, so that was only part of the fleet that was massacred by ZAFT? It like the UEFA aren't even trying anymore!
Anyway, back to a plot point from quite a while ago:
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9057.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9058.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9059.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9061.jpg)
"But he's on so much morphine-"
"I didn't say they had to be coherent answers, I just gotta fill certain answer quotas for my boss."
The young man wakes up and immediately leaps off the bed and grabs one of the Layzner girls.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9063.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9064.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9065.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9067.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9068.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9069.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9070.jpg)
Noal is perfectly willing to completely misremember things if it allows him to be more of an asshole.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9071.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9072.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9074.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9075.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9076.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9077.jpg)
...Interesting characterisation from the Layzner girls there.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9078.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9079.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9082.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9083.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9084.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9085.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9087.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9088.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9089.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9090.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9091.jpg)
Even the plot of this game likes the endless 'And then suddenly!' waves of enemies one after the other. Then again, this is the series that has specific music for when 20 new enemies come out of nowhere (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDBGxqzPI2A). Anyone who plays enough of OG or the Alpha series will learn to dread that theme.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9092.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9093.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9094.jpg)
"Restore your HP to full and then you're contractually obligated to do something reckless to stay on the ship."
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9096.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9097.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9099.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9101.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9102.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9103.jpg)
Pulsepounding action!
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9104.jpg)
And then he just falls over. Way to go, Mysterious Youth.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9106.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9107.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9108.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9109.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9111.jpg)
Well, no-one else will, and someone has to inflate Noals ego.
Aki heads to the Captain to relate the kids story.
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9113.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9114.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9118.jpg)
Simple logic can overcome any lame Amnesia plot device!
-
Wait, why did his name change from "Mysterious Youth" to "Mysterious Boy"? Is he really androgynous-looking or something? ???
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He's neither androgynous nor really a boy. More like a man, being voiced by Kyosuke and stuff. I guess the name is there so they can call him D-Boy. That's Dangerous Boy for short.
Engrish? In my 90s anime?
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He's neither androgynous nor really a boy. More like a man, being voiced by Kyosuke and stuff. I guess the name is there so they can call him D-Boy. That's Dangerous Boy for short.
Still doesn't explain why it switched within a scene. :p
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Part 9.2: Argue morality and realpolitick all you want, it means theres one less teen on the ship, so it counts as a win.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9120.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9121.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9122.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9123.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9124.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9125.jpg)
You mean the Nadesicos security is just as bad as the Archangels, so you can't keep one guy locked in a medical ward?
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9126.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9127.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9141.jpg)
Kira, tired of taking orders from Murrue and Natarle, decides to follow Kouji and Hyomas orders instead.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9143.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9144.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9148.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9149.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9150.jpg)
"After all, theres all that Cyanide in your air tank to consider."
"Huh?"
"Hey, a guys gotta make sacrifices for his girl, know what I'm sayin'?"
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9151.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9152.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9153.jpg)
"Without you, we have noone to whisper our ignorant rascist comments within earshot of!"
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9154.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9155.jpg)
"We never leave a manchild behind!"
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9156.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9157.jpg)
So? It not exactly like they've proven themselves much of a threat.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9159.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9160.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9161.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9162.jpg)
Technically Chizuru has to be in on it as well, since Combattler can't form without her having the same thought patterns as the 4 boys. But no-one else cares about Chizuru, why should Murrue?
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9163.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9164.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9165.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9171.jpg)
See Kira? Making threats about little girls is the only option!
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9172.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9173.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9179.jpg)
You're only realising this now?
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9180.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9181.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9189.jpg)
"Mainly because they're all moe fans and they keep deserting their posts to jerk off whenever they see her."
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9191.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9192.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9197.jpg)
How? He's still halfway across the map!
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9199.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9200.jpg)
Not sure there thats an Ugh of disgust at the idea that they'd turn on the Archangel, or an Ugh of braindeadness.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9201.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9203.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9204.jpg)
Does anything phase this woman? Or did they programme in the Permanently Stoned genes of famous rockstars into her as well as that awesome voice?
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9205.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9206.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9207.jpg)
Sayaka attempts to develop telekinesis in order to slap him across space.
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With this, Athrun flies back to his ship with Lacus.
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"In the biblical sense, I mean. If you know what I mean. And I mean in the bible it says Adam and Eve-"
"We get it Hyoma."
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9215.jpg)
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Dozens of ZAFT units spawn in on all sides.
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9221.jpg)
Why are you surprised? Hyoma realised this would happen, and he needs 4 other people to help him steer his damned robot!
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9223.jpg)
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[mightymouse] Here I come to savethedaaaaayy![/mightymouse]
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9231.jpg)
Again, not sure if Kira is just dissappointed at Mus reaction or having a stroke.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9232.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9233.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9234.jpg)
And then they warped away and everyone was fine.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9238.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9239.jpg)
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Again we're faced with an argument which only makes sense if the debris field is actually mostly Junius 7 parts, which is something the game barely hints at when a lot of the SEED stuff kinda hinges on it logically. I realise you've got a lot of dialogue to edit but they should really make sure noones plot is misrepresented. Then again maybe they don't care so much about SEEDs plot either.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9241.jpg)
See? Even the villainous mastermind is confused!
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9242.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9244.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9245.jpg)
And they head off without another word, leaving the job of redundant dialogue to the heroes.
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9250.jpg)
And hundreds of super robot fans begin to weep.
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She's a coordinator, we've repeatedly seen that Naturals have no clue how outmatched they are by them. Your expectations are probably nothing to her.
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Yeah yeah, she's the Virgin Mary, all praise, etc etc.
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You're jinxing us, fanboy!
Sure enough, alarms go off:
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9260.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ9263.jpg)
Welp, shooting spidercrabs, shooting ZAFT, same difference.
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A shame we missed out on a moment of minor hilarity in that sequence, where when Athrun sees Lacus she appears to be pregnant.
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A shame we missed out on a moment of minor hilarity in that sequence, where when Athrun sees Lacus she appears to be pregnant.
The way things seem to be going he'd be more upset that Kira left him than Lacus being pregnant.
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No, Kira, they're the Radam. Getter Robo Armageddon isn't in this game. :p
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Hm. Seems that I should have paid more attention to the terrain in the latest Puzzle Robo. Good to know. And truly, Noal is the greatest poet of our time. It just figures that such brilliant material would fly right over the heads of most readers... :lol
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Part 9.3: Sound the Molest Alarm!
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As before, first order of business is to pack Akatsuki away.
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Seeing as we're surrounded, I spend the first turn getting everyone into their good old formation for the defense benefits, even though the enemy can't actually reach us this turn.
On my next turn, I start using higher-level guys to weaken the Radam before letting lower-level dudes get the kills.
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Your average smorgasbord of violence as we soften them up. As before, Radam health regeneration means we have to finish them off on our turn or they'll easily have most of their health back.
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This annoying bastard screwed Hikaru out of some nice XP.
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Support attacks are becoming very handy for finishing off grunts in one move (Although its slightly annoying because I wanted a weak survivor for Eiji to kill).
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Enemy turn and naturally, they flock to fight Combattler and die, though because they're using ranged attacks it soon runs out of ammo. A few head after Calvina, who has no shortage of ammo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb1OUI34wEk).
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On the other flank, most go after the Archangel, which responds with it vast array of beams and missiles (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7X6XB5BvRE).
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Per-hit damage isn't too extreme, so we shouldn't have to worry about the ship sinking, especially with Murrue killing the occasional enemy before it attacks thanks to Counter. The Radam seem to have low Ability, given how often we've been critting them.
Also, my ass does the Archangel have an Evasion Algorithm. "Bullets in face = bad" is not an algorithm, UEFA.
Soon, the slaughter of the enemy is enough to trigger an event:
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Ruri sees a chance to raise the general IQ of the ship, and takes it.
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And then...
You know, no. I'm not going to show you the shitty version from the game. Heres the actual transformation sequence, in its original glory (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV7M7fSMbgg).
But our friend Blade isn't the only new arrival:
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Again, simple PC logic shows us the way.
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"Of course I have no ranks in Sense Motive, but I have +30 in Self-Delusion, so it all works out!"
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Blade shouts a lot. Its kinda his thing.
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Checking Blades stats now that we control him, we see that he's a powerful little unit, with high mobility and Very Small size for dodging ability and good weapons, including a 4000 attack power final move which only needs 120 will. Impressive, even moreso than our other Real Robots.
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He also has good starting spirits, which increase both dodging and tanking power. I use Wall this turn because he should be able to survive the first wave of the new Radam beasts with only a hit or two, and then fly him into the pack to wreak havoc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngfvg8n5ZMY).
Calvina leads the charge on the other flank, and despite her being Focused to the the point where they have next to no chance to hit, they swarm the Bellzelute anyway.
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It doesn't go well for them.
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One sneaky bastard shoots at the still-ammoless Combattler, and theres no repeat of last times miracle dodge, so Blue Earth has to take it. I could have Blue Earth reload the Combattler, but I feel better when I use it to repair David, who keeps getting hit this level.
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More slaughter = more XP. Potential is a very useful skill even for a pilot that isn't planning to get hit in the first place, since it increases dodge change and defense to prevent future attacks killing you. So long as its not a shot that will kill you in one blow, sometimes letting yourself get hit and not healing it is a good option.
The Radam on the right fare no better against Blade (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoYDxcINdZM).
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All that O Rifling of the enemy has left the Bellzelute almost dry, so I fire off one last shot and move Calvina to the Blue Earth for recharge next turn, and let the Layzner Formation take the few survivors.
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On Tekkaman's Voltekka...
There was a videogame character by the name of Pulseman who had an attack named after it, where he transformed into a ball of light and rammed into enemies. He was created by Game Freak, better known for one of their later works (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UMzwhxSFIU)...
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Part 9.4: All this proves that sending massive chunks of metal screaming down into earths atmosphere is the solution to all problems.
The enemy continue to die horribly at Blades hands (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRsnQvuKxzk) as we head into the final enemy turn of the game. The last remaining enemy is Dagger, who naturally attacks Blade (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01gEXP6VfL4). We see the Sword Cut skill in action, which protects a unit equipped with a sword from many melee attacks so long as their Ability is high (and D-Boys is).
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Our turn, and once again, Scan is a lifesaver, allowing even the Archangels main guns to hit the tiny Tekkaman (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZTkzi1FxBo), although Murrues Focus is also a big help.
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Dagger is a nasty enough boss for this stage in the game, but with a bit of prep he can be whittled down easily.
Combattler does one more attack to put him in the red, and with Cheer and Luck on, our lowest level Mint gets the kill and big rewards (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jtwo8MSZSSM).
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Dagger drops a crapload of stuff. The Dustproofing gives a unit and its weapons an A rank on ground, which is useful for certain flying units like the Aestivalis Air Frame, letting them do more damage to ground units and the option of landing to use terrain without losing stats. The Combo Module is very useful, as it unlock Chain Attacks: A unit can use a weaker version of its melee attacks to attack multiple enemies in a row. And the Hit And Away module is a godsend for our sniper units that don't have the skill naturally. We'll need to come back to these.
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Dagger dissappears in the weird flash seen in the video, presumably dead. Custom death animations were the new thing at this point in SRW development, though I always thought the standard explosion for J enemies was kinda cool.
Our heroes have seen off the Radam, but now an old enemy return: The Jovian Lizards. Unfortunately, it seems my screencap hotkey started to act up at this point, and I lost some good dialogue from Ruri here, which I'll try to Paraphrase:
Yurika: How many?
Ruri: You really want to know?
Yurika: Um, gimme a ballpark figure.
Ruri: ...A lot.
You'll have to rely a bit on the grey text, I'm afraid.
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Again, I ask, why wasn't this option even discussed before? We saw from the map posted earlier that going from Heliopolis to the Moon sends you straight past earth anyway? Were they really that afraid of the Radam that they'd literally let ZAFT chase them from one end of the Earth Sphere to the other?
Our heroes, including Blade, land back in the Nadesico:
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Says the biggest eater of the three Bellzelute Powerpuffs, and given your competition is Melua thats saying something.
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The only way you could get the insane power requirements of that walking nuke suit is if its turning the nutrients in your body directly into energy, and if so, why would it preferentially take your organs once it runs out of food? Theres plenty of other matter in your body that it could take first. Not that its a good situation, I'm just saying, snot is less nessecary than your stomach lining.
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"I'll also answer to Manface McGatlingcock, but D-Boy will do for now."
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I remember Ryoko being ok with the Amnesia earlier...
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And Noal only speaks bullshit and macho grumbling! And Aki only speaks in meek feminine platitudes! It's a logic puzzle!
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Little things like falling through the atmosphere at hundreds of miles an hour being bombarded by both Radam and Jovians aren't going to stop PCs interrogating the new guy, Uru.
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"Its Plot Armor levels are at Gundam Wing and holding."
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"Oh thank god. I'll miss the blond dude, but thank Christ we lost those losers!!"
(Ok, this is another image capture error, but I had to leave it in.)
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An explosion effect happens. I possibly missed more dialogue.
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Another weak explosion effect meekly illuminates the screen.
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"Dive in and collect the XP, thats what!"
Theres another explosion.
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"We're now barely at ZZ Gundam levels! If it drops any further it'll hit Zeta Gundam, and then we're doomed!"
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Using the Nadesico as a means to slipstream the Archangel to a safe landing may seem crude, but its better than the method in Gundam SEED, which is to use the Lohengrins to disintegrate the air in front of the ship...Which would have the side effect of bathing the ship and most of Africa in huge amounts of X-rays. So lets go with Yurika on this one.
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Yup, looks like it. Ironically enough, it looks like Tunisia, which is kinda a warning of the next chapter of the SEED plot.
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Just acres of wierd purple trees planted by the Radam which can't possibly be a threat.
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Have our flagships ever not been fucked since we got back from Mars?
And with the interesting stuff past, onto more teenage gossip:
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Flays final line here is to walk slightly away and whisper "It can't go on like this..." rather ominously. Though the ramifications of that line are probably not what you think. Just as horrible as you think, but in a different way.
Meanwhile, in space, Lacus is telling Athrun how awesome Kira is because the audience really needs help to see it by this stage.
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And thats the end of that chapter, onto the Puzzle Robo.
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Another Batta for Kouji and Sayaka to destroy, but theres a trick this time: Put in below 1/3 health without killing it, and it'll run off, failing the mission.
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Koujis and Sayakas move ranges, weapons are as before. So, what to do?
Now that we're on earth, a few decisions to be made:
Aestivalis in Air, Ground or Artillery frames? (I know the answer really, just checking)
Change the Strikes Launcher Pack?
Who gets the Combo Module? Virtually any of our melee units have one chain weapon, so theres any number of options here.
Who gets the Hit and Away module? There are a few major candidates: The main ones are the Battleships, the Archangel especially has very few effective attacks on the move. The Launcher Strike is another, if we want Kira to be a major gun-and-runner. And oddly enough, Crash Intrude and Voltekka make Blade a good choice for it, hes really not the melee character his constant swordplay would imply.
Will we switch around the boosters again? After that level, our lowest level guys (not counting Akatsuki) are Akito, Eiji, Izumi, Sayaka and the people on the Nadesico itself. The next level has a lot of running back and forth across the map, so who will we make it easier for?
And finally, this is the first level we'll truly have to pick who we'll deploy. Calvina, Mu, Kira, Ryoko, Akito and Koji are definites, but who else would you prefer to see among the people we take with us?
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Puzzle Robo:
[spoiler]Well, this is interesting. Assuming that I'm reading this correctly, Koji actually has a possible attack weaker than Sayaka's options. As such, I think that the right move is to have him move as close to the Batta as possible (either square works), then use Photon Beam to soften the thing up, then have Sayaka move in, and use a Love-boosted Strong Melee to take the Batta out.[/spoiler]
Air frames seems like the sensible decision to me, since apparently everyone's going to be running around a lot next mission. Plus the whole 'can ignore difficult terrain' thing seems to always be pretty handy.
I'd kinda like to see the Sword Pack, particularly given that we'll be running and gunning next mission, and apparently the Aile's kinda weak.
I vote that Tekkaman gets the Hit and Away. The Archangel would be all right as well, I suppose.
I suppose that boosters could go to Akito, the Nadesico, and Eiji. Otherwise, I'm happy with the Mints keeping them.
How many slots do we have available? In any case, the ones I'd really like to keep are Aphrodite A, Eiji, DAVID, Blue Earth, and the other Mints, roughly in that order. I've seen enough of Combattler V for a while.
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I'm not entirely sure how many discretionary slots will be available, but assuming the hard limit of 16 units will apply, then you're looking at 6-8 units over the forced deploys.
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Armour and HP upgrades for those likely to get hurt.
Aestivalis in Air, Ground or Artillery frames? (I know the answer really, just checking)
I like the idea of air.
Change the Strikes Launcher Pack?
Not pushed.
Who gets the Combo Module? Virtually any of our melee units have one chain weapon, so theres any number of options here.
Who does most harm in melee? Them.
Who gets the Hit and Away module? There are a few major candidates: The main ones are the Battleships, the Archangel especially has very few effective attacks on the move. The Launcher Strike is another, if we want Kira to be a major gun-and-runner. And oddly enough, Crash Intrude and Voltekka make Blade a good choice for it, hes really not the melee character his constant swordplay would imply.
Archangel, Tekkaman as a secondary option.
Will we switch around the boosters again? After that level, our lowest level guys (not counting Akatsuki) are Akito, Eiji, Izumi, Sayaka and the people on the Nadesico itself. The next level has a lot of running back and forth across the map, so who will we make it easier for?
Change around to boost the now-lowest. At least I get Akatsuki dialogue, so I'm not as bothered about his non-show on the field.
And finally, this is the first level we'll truly have to pick who we'll deploy. Calvina, Mu, Kira, Ryoko, Akito and Koji are definites, but who else would you prefer to see among the people we take with us?
D-boy for sure. Both battleships.
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Oh, forgot about D-Boy. And the motherships aren't automatically included? Yeah, those'll need to go in. Blue Earth can be cut, as can Hikaru, then Izumi, if push comes to shove.
I'll second Decessor with respect to the combo module.
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Not much to say, but lets put the Hit and Away on the Archangel.
Put Kira in the Sword Pack and then the Combo Module to get melee slaughter?
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For anyone looking at Blade and thinking 'Hey, I think I know that guy', well, there might be a reason for that (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bS765funp0&feature=related). Tekkaman Blade was one of the victims of the 90s TV anime boom, and was summarily chopped to pieces to fit on american television. Which really doesnt suit it like it did Gundam Wing or Yugioh, because Blade is a dark, dark series that can't really be sanitised without losing a lot. In fact, the last third or so of the series was apparently never shown on US TV.
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Is it wrong for me to think that the intro music and the way that they spliced the intro animation together are kinda awesome, even if it makes a hash of the original story? Granted, the narration and enemy commander characterization are incredibly cheesy, but....
[spoiler](http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2009/11/16/129028631822064121.jpg)[/spoiler]
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The music is pretty cool, but on the other hand Tekkaman has REASON and glorious, glorious 90s sounds. So it still wins.
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Aestivalis in Air, Ground or Artillery frames? (I know the answer really, just checking)
Change the Strikes Launcher Pack?
Who gets the Combo Module? Virtually any of our melee units have one chain weapon, so theres any number of options here.
Who gets the Hit and Away module? There are a few major candidates: The main ones are the Battleships, the Archangel especially has very few effective attacks on the move. The Launcher Strike is another, if we want Kira to be a major gun-and-runner. And oddly enough, Crash Intrude and Voltekka make Blade a good choice for it, hes really not the melee character his constant swordplay would imply.
Will we switch around the boosters again? After that level, our lowest level guys (not counting Akatsuki) are Akito, Eiji, Izumi, Sayaka and the people on the Nadesico itself. The next level has a lot of running back and forth across the map, so who will we make it easier for?
And finally, this is the first level we'll truly have to pick who we'll deploy. Calvina, Mu, Kira, Ryoko, Akito and Koji are definites, but who else would you prefer to see among the people we take with us?
Air Frames for the Aesties, obviously.
Keep Strike in Launcher pack.
Give the combo module to... lets say D-Boy for now, though I think he has at least 1 level of combo innately...
Give Kira the Hit & Away module, he'll need it for the Launcher. [spoiler]When he gets the Freedom, he'll need one too, so it's not exactly a bad thing to prepare him for that.[/spoiler]
Put the booster on Mazinger, it is made of slow since it lacks a Scrander in this game.
As for units... Launch the remaining two Angels, the two other SPTs, Tekkaman, Blue Earth... Lowest priority are Akatsuki and Combattler.
Puzzle Robo:
[spoiler]Hmm... a tricky one... Obviously going all out won't be any good, it'd just end up making it flee... Try using the least powerful attack we have, then the other unit using the most powerful one it has, preferably with a Love boost from the partner...[/spoiler]
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Agreeing with Stealth on everything here. He's pretty much said everything that needs be said.
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Part 10.1: The Turkey Has Landed
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Well, the solution to this Puzzle Robo is obvious, right? Sayaka, being the weaker one, will attack first, then Kouji will finish it off.
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Um....
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Huh. Sayaka is too powerful. Woulda thunk?
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Restart, and this time we try Kouji, whose weakest attack is puny enough to avoid making the thing retreat.
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We send in Sayaka second and she beats the thing down, earning us the win.
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As a new arrival, Blade has all his training points to distrubute, which I mainly put into accuracy and ranged power. He doesn't really need help dodging, and while he's better at Melee now, his finishers are ranged and need to be boosted.
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As voted, Murrue gets the Hit and Away skill, and Dboy the Combo skill. I boost Koujis Potential as he's the only super we're deploying this time, and buff David's defense since he seems to keep getting beaten on.
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Air Frames and Launcher Pack, as ordered.
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Akito and the Nadesico get boosters while Izumi keeps hers. Ryoko gets the Dustproof, which ironically makes her Air Frame better on ground than Air, but theres still a lot of sand dunes on this level that makes flying a good choice.
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The prize for the Puzzle Robo was software to upgrade our critical chance, which I put on the Bellzelute to boost damage output. Parts are mainly defensive in nature, with few boosting offense directly, except by upping crits or improving Terrain stats.
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Determined to clean up my parts locker, I sell off some of the spare repair kits and energy tanks to make a little extra. This game throws disposable parts like this at you, and its rarely to any benefit. Its rare that you'd be in a situation where a one-use repair kit is going to be more useful than some spirit commands or repair units, and while energy can run out at innoppurtune times you can usually pull one unit out to recharge while others take its place. In any case, I've already handed virtually everyone who might use one a repair kit and tank, so I feel no qualms selling the spares.
If you disagree, tell me. If you think I should sell all of them outright, say that too.
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No-one except Decessor gave me any guidelines for upgrades, so as he said I upgrade those units most likely to be hurt, which are the two battleships and Davids Baybull. I could have upgraded his mobility so he'd avoid damage and the enemy might ignore him, but I wasn't ordered to do that, so meh. Means his Support Defense is better.
We return to the plot, with the heroes investigating these plants the Radam have left all over Earth, which of course we just have to to take thier word on:
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Of course, these alien trees birthed among the asteroids of aldebaran and grown under the light of black stars flourish in earth's soil.
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Except that its been replaced with an environment from another planet. Might want to get those sensors checked Aki.
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Because Trees never damage anything...
Heres a question: Has anyone tried chopping one down for firewood, given that theres worldwide power shortages?
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"That and Purple Guiness! You hear that, D-Boy? You're a Purple Paddy!! Hah, I'm so awesome..."
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Which is odd given that your sensors said everything was normal. Are you sure your eyes are working, Aki? Why would your eyes lie?
Meanwhile, the Archangel is getting unfucked, slowly.
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"Who would have thought all my summary executions would backfire on us?"
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Isn't this the excuse Natarle gave for holding Lacus hostage? Oh how the tables have turned...
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I feel I should point out once again that Uribitake is a married man. And I dunno, Murrue might be well-endowed, with lovingly animated jiggles whenever the ship is hit on the show, but when I see pictures of her she just looks too short for my liking.
In Alpha Gaiden, the adult characters tended to be the main source of idiocy and the teens the saving grace of the Talking Heads scenes. In this game its the opposite, so with a heavy sigh we got to the cafeteria.
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"I'm used to having people scream and throw their poop at me in the hallway."
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Yeah, thats some real dislike for violence there, Flay. You could be the next Gandhi.
Meanwhile Mu is packing away the Moebius Zero and pulling out his new unit:
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Reading the manual is a sign of weakness! What do you think this is, a Sid Meier game?
(Actually the official english SRW games came with one of the chunkiest manuals I'd seen for a GBA and it was extremely useful for getting my bearings. Its yet another reason I'd reccommend tracking down a copy to play on your old-style DS, if this series interests you)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10085.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10086.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10087.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10088.jpg)
I mean, he's already keeping everyone on the Archangel from killing each other, now he has to carry the Strikes weapons too?
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10089.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10090.jpg)
No toys for Uribitake :<
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10091.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10092.jpg)
They give doctorates in Smugology now?
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10093.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10094.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10095.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10096.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10097.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10098.jpg)
Mu's hyperevolved Newtype senses allow him to detect when haters are talkin' smack about his hos.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10099.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10101.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10102.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10103.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10104.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10105.jpg)
Its not Badgirls fault, its just that at certain times of the month she has to put a bunch of kids up against a wall and take a machinegun to them.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10106.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10107.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10108.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10109.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10110.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10111.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10112.jpg)
"Not nessecary or anything. Just...nice. It makes the massive pointless casualties better when people appreciate them."
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10113.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10114.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10115.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10116.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10117.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10118.jpg)
Motivation and Kira go together like Battery Acid and Flesh.
-
You know, I was gonna talk some smack about Badger Roll's violent tendencies, but then I realized that would end with no more Flay, Sai, and Kuzzie, and now I'm all conflicted...
-
Part 10.2: Hey guys, can I join your game? I'll be the lonely brooder who never helps!
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10119.jpg)
When have you ever been subtle about....anything, Yurika?
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10120.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10121.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10122.jpg)
"We do?"
"Well, the GM gives us XP for them, so I assume we do."
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10123.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10124.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10125.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10126.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10127.jpg)
"So why are you in the campaign then?"
"...I don't have anything else to do on friday nights."
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10128.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10129.jpg)
Uh, he says he has amnesia. That would imply he doesn't know anything about the current state of affairs.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10130.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10131.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10132.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10133.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10134.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10135.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10136.jpg)
The eternal struggle of the gamer: The choice between being a functional member of the party, and being a batman knockoff.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10137.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10138.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10139.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10140.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10141.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10142.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10143.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10144.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10145.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10146.jpg)
Damn unobtainium.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10147.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10149.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10150.jpg)
Yeah, this is the TV series Blade, not the mutant from the Twin Blood special.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10151.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10152.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10153.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10155.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10156.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10157.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10158.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10159.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10160.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10161.jpg)
Hey, its not like the UEFA couldn't get lost.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10163.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10164.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10165.jpg)
It hasn't done us well so far, better mix up our tactics.
We zoom to the battlefield:
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10168.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10169.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10170.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10171.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10172.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10173.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10174.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10177.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10178.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10179.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10180.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10181.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10182.jpg)
Its been way too long since Calvina angsted, its about time we reminded ourselves what her characters all about.
We zoom to the source of the fighting, and find a old friend:
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10186.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10187.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10188.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10189.jpg)
A new unit teleports in:
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10190.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10192.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10193.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10194.jpg)
He's not quite as cocky when his boss is around, is he?
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10195.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10197.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/ch10Larseilam.jpg)
(Ok, that doesn't quite happen, but its better than the lacklustre effects the GBA uses. Which are also over so fast I can't reliably capture them)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10200.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10201.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10202.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10203.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10204.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10205.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10206.jpg)
(http://srwog.velv.net/mecha_images/ryunpee.jpg)
(http://srwog.velv.net/mecha_images/vorlent.jpg)
(http://srwog.velv.net/mecha_images/raftclans.jpg)
The mechs in question, for reference.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10209.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10210.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10211.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10212.jpg)
"I would do it but...I can't allow these Cheetos to escape either!"
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10213.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10214.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10215.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10217.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10218.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10219.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10220.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10221.jpg)
Well, thats ominous...
Systems on the Bellzelute start to kick in:
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10222.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10223.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10225.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10226.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10228.jpg)
Calvina takes a closer look at the main unit:
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10229.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10230.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10231.jpg)
I think that last line was a typo, unless these guys worship a god called Preperations.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10233.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10234.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10236.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10237.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10238.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10239.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10240.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10241.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10242.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10243.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10244.jpg)
More alerts go off in the Bellzelutes second cockpit:
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10245.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10246.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10247.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10248.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10249.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10250.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10251.jpg)
This is possibly the handiest system ever put on a mech: It automates all the exposition.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10253.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10254.jpg)
More effects I couldn't capture.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10257.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10258.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10260.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10261.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10262.jpg)
....You outnumber them 5 to 4. Ok, admittedly Mu is in a fighter, but still, I really don't think numbers are the issue.
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Part 10.3: A scripted fight that fucks us over? In an SRW game? How can this be?
The others get out of the time freeze just in, er, time.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10263.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10264.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10265.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10266.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10267.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10268.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10269.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10270.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10271.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10273.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10274.jpg)
Now begins a series of fights we can't avoid:
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10275.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10276.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10277.jpg)
Spoiler: These mechs are actually massive lumbering beasts that really pose little threat to our manuverable units. Akitos just not all that good in this cutscene.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10278.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10279.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10281.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10282.jpg)
Another spoiler: These mechs have no dodging ability in the actual game, they're statted as Super Robot enemies, with big size and lots of hit points, but missing them would take quite a bit of effort.
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Spoiler: The boss characters have enough accuracy to make it a fight, certainly, but they're not that likely to hit the likes of the Bellzelute regularly.
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Okay, this part is actually accurate, the Orgone Cloud is a powerful barrier that can get really annoying in the late game, mainly because it does more than just stop damage.
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4 actually, but we'll get back to that later.
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Wait, who was that last one?
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"Yeah, we're totally gonna kill them, but we gotta go home and clean our guns first."
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The enemy depart, before we've even had actual control of the game.
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You're being extraordinarily useful today, Akito.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10330.jpg)
As is Calvina, and she's the Deus Ex Machina.
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Oh? After ten stages, Calvinas backstory is finally becoming relevant?
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...It is her!! What the fuck is she doing there? And how does she know about the Nadesico and the Archangel? Kira tossed her into a shelter in Heliopolis, she couldn't have seen the battles there, or the mechs involved.
The two teams reconvene to chat:
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What gave it away? The surviving?
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Allies of justice that aren't Gekiganger? I find this unlikely.
Anyway, our backup arrives:
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Yeah, the Radam forests haven't caused any trouble other than the light showers of giant spidercrabs that regularly fall.
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Shinobu is one of those wonderful wellbalanced individuals that make our team so jovial and lighthearted.
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Wait, no, I still have so many questions! Not that I'm sure I want the answers, but still!
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Aw, a touching moment as the man-child realises his duty, finally something like humanity from thi-
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...'Kay.
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I had more deployment slots than I anticipated because the Archangel is apparently still getting fixed, but Combattler and Akatsuki are still sitting this one out.
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Lets check our new units. The Skygrasper is a supply unit able to recharge units and refill ammo, and also has the same Exchange capability as the Strike. It can change Striker Packs on battleships, and can even give up the one its holding to give it to the Strike if the two are adjacent. I forgot to do this this time, however, mainly because I thought the ability was locked this level without really checking. It has its own built-in weapons too, but they're...lackluster to say the least. All in all, probably a step down from the Moebius until it gets some Striker Pack love. Useful for Kira though....Sigh.
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Our main new acquisition is Dancougar, the CBFs mecha. Its a lot like Combattler, made up of smaller machines that combine to make the full robot (Although its more like the big central robot puts on shoes and a fancy hat), and a lot of powerful attacks, high HP and armor and little dodging. Its main differences are that it has Instinct, a damage-boosting power like Mazinpower, and a map attack.
Though, to be honest, the most important difference between Combattler and Dancougar is that I like Dancougar.
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Also, 4 pilots for a smorgasbord of useful Spirit Commands.
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The first thing, as usual, is to get people into formation. This includes putting Blade next to Blue Earth, because apparently under all of Noels suspicion and DBoys anger they're totally bros.
[spoiler]I don't think it'd be a huge spoiler to say Aki gives Blade a Love Bonus, which is our first legit difference between the two Blue Earth pilots.[/spoiler]
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The two groups have started on opposite sides of the battlefield, so the first problem is getting them back together. Dancougar and Bellzelute have noone to be in formation with however, so I send them towards the Radam on the left flank.
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Turn 2 Calvina is close enough to take a shot, but she still had the damage taken in the cutscene, so after weakening one for Dancougar she breaks off back towards the healers in the main group.
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Initially, Dancouga has a few problems, although its basic attacks do well enough (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeXiACuKG4Q). Once it gets a few kills and takes some hits, its will gets to 120 and Instinct kicks in, as do a much better set of attacks (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS3sZ4-rBOE). Then, things begin dying in earnest.
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But...where do they keep all the guns on dancougar? :twitch
Hilarity is ensuing.
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10.4: Giant Robot Nanomachine Zombies, because every games needs at least one total clusterfuck badguy.
Its at this point that I started having problems with the screencaps, and had to go back to earlier savestates in order to recapture some dialogues. The actual gameplay parts are from the original playthrough, don't worry.
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On the other flank, most of my guys are too far away from the Radam to be attacked. The few who do ignore Blade in favor of attacking the Blue Earth, which isn't in too much trouble.
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Dancougars in pretty bad shape after the last turn, but Shinobu has Guts to recharge its HP, so it can handle another turn of fighting solo. So long as it hits, anyway (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emOFJbwkbtg).
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The Radam really have no chance to hit Bellzelute now. It seems ranged attacks in general aren't something for Real Robots to be too scared of in J, Melee attacks are the only ones that stand a chance against a properly upgraded Real.
Not much else happens on my turn, mostly more forming up, some repairs, and a few potshots at the enemy.
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With Akito beside her, Yurikas under little threat.
I have difficulties following the next few moves, because screencaps got spotty, but it seems the enemies who couldn't reach the Nadesico mostly focused on David, who was guarded by the Blue Earth. Blade parried a tentacle strike with Counter Cut, but I didn't cap it. My turn rolls around again, and theres little to do but mop up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s27-pmYcgc).
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Akito tries, bless him, but I think the Air Frames poor performance against land targets is hampering him. Possibly I should have given him the Dustproof, something to think about.
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Mu finishes off the last of them, and we get an event (This is where the rerecording happened, so the mechs are in different places).
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Rows of identical robots appear on either side of the battle.
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Zombie soldiers piloting giant mechs, huh? NOt a good sign...
(Ropet is the thing that makes Combattler combine, by the way)
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Brooding loner or no, if you agree to reward a PC for something, you can get them on your side.
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Dancouga is beat up yet again, and very low on EN, and a tad too close to the enemy. I send units to support, and use Sayakas spirits to ensure it won't die just yet.
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These guys don't seem to be too tough. We end our turn reasonably prepared for whats to come.
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After all the mass slaughter, Dancougar finally levels up. They've certainly punched high for their debut, though again, we're seeing the XP hoover effect going on as half the enemies just suicide on the Super Robots.
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The enemy do much the same with the Nadesico, earning Yurika vital XP. At this stage their beam rifles can't even get past the D-Field, making Nadesico basically invunerable as long as its EN holds out.
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Dancouga still needs a turn to recharge, so to hold off the enemy horde I use Guard. This proved unnessecary as most of them went elsewhere.
We continue to kill our way down to the bottom of the map (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjymNKp92hc), prioritising those low on XP for kills, and using higher level guys to weaken them.
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10482.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10484.jpg)
As I said, its often not worth using Blades focus because his natural dodge is good enough, so Wall works out best. And if he does get hit, he has Regeneration, so all in all Blade is really tough to kill.
His new Combo skill isn't seeing much use unfortunately, since the enemy aren't bunching up. Give it time though, and I'm sure they'll gather enough for a combo video.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10485.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10486.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10487.jpg)
The slightly higher HP of these enemies means that even with Mazinpower, Kouji doesn't one-shot them. However, their pathetic rifles barely even scratch him.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10488.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10490.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10491.jpg)
With nothing to repair, Sayaka gladly takes the kill. Support attack means free boob missiles with every rocket punch.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10493.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10494.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10495.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10496.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10497.jpg)
Karate kicking zombie robots, doesn't get much better than this.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10499.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10501.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10503.jpg)
The enemy focus in on Sayaka next to Kouji. Alert stops one attack...
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10506.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10509.jpg)
Support Defense soaks another...
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10511.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10512.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10514.jpg)
And she takes the last one on the chin, which she can handle.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10515.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10516.jpg)
Calvina takes a hit, but its not too serious. Those armor upgrades are doing us ok. Then again these enemies hit like drunk rabbits. They die pretty well even to the shot launchers as well.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10519.jpg)
Something to point out is that these machines have the same health regeneration as the Radam, recovering over 1000 hp if they survive till their turn, which can make them a little harder to finish off with counterattacks than another enemy would. But they hardly have boss-level HP, so we should be ok for a while.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10520.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10521.jpg)
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Our turn again, and Mu finally resupplies Dancougar, netting him a big XP bonus. Kira also gains a level from killing the almost-dead zombie which attacked them last.
The Mints descend like vultures on the enemies weakened by Sayaka, and their kills trigger yet another event, as a massive machine erupts from the sand:
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10527.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10528.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10529.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10531.jpg)
...Well he's not creepy at all.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10533.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10534.jpg)
Suddenly another mech appears, and immediately makes a big impact (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJToLgiiNZo).
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10536.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10537.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10545.jpg)
"Its how we say 'Hello'."
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10546.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10547.jpg)
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The King of Hearts title isn't explained all that well until a good few levels from now, but in summary, it means he's quite the badass.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10550.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10551.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10557.jpg)
"S-stupid King of Hearts, i-its not like I like you o-or anything!!"
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10558.jpg)
Murder! Murder! Murder!
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10559.jpg)
Oh dear, it seems we have a new objective: Keep our new friend alive, even though he's standing right next to the games first true boss character. Hurm...
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10561.jpg)
Taking a look at this new Shining Gundam we've acquired, we see another issue with this: It doesn't have very good defensive stats at all. Its mobility and HP are average and its armor only a bit better. However, offensively, its very good, with strong weapons, although they're rather short-range.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10562.jpg)
We cast focus to help boost our mediocre dodge, and proceed with the only possible plan for Domon: Full Force Attack (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD_AJp-xn5g). We can't afford half measures here, any surviving enemy is a potential nail in our coffin.
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10.5: I wouldn't call it the Devil, but I do find myself saying 'God damn it' a lot
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I try to reduce the number of enemies close to Domon to help keep him upright, but Kounji didn't quite get this one.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10567.jpg)
Meanwhile the others finish off the last few stragglers of the zombie hordes.
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The last remaining zombie tries its chances, but Domon makes the dodge and ends it.
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The Devil Gundam tries its Map weapon to saturate the area with lasers, but Domon and Calvina manage to dodge. On our turn we begin bombardment (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2PvtXsNZO4), chipping away at the things massive HP bar.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10574.jpg)
40K HP and it recovers 4000 each turn. Nasty.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10575.jpg)
I check another screen and learn 2 things: That it has a fuckload of loot stashed away, and that it'll retreat once it get to 10% health. If we want that swag, we have to finish it off in one swoop without it landing in that critical HP spot.
Well, first we have to chip away at it. I send in the Mints with focus on, and they-
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10577.jpg)
Uh...They tickle it.
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10580.jpg)
....Oh god. He just shot down Hikaru, in one hit. Fuck.
That means no Melee Formation shenanigans this time, the Aestivalis' are pretty much out of this fight other than pecking at it with Distortion punches while cowering inside each others friend and command auras for dodge bonuses. Nuts...
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10581.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10584.jpg)
At least the Nadesico is ok, being out of its range and able to snipe at it. This monster is definitely tough though, and no-ones weapons are having their usual effect.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10585.jpg)
Whats worse is that he has Potential Level 5, so once he's below 50% health his accuracy, damage and defense will go up even more! This ain't going to be your average fight!
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10587.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10588.jpg)
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Mazinger can survive it, but he'll need to use Spirits and heals from Sayaka to be safe.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10591.jpg)
Now a big problem arises: With the current stats the two of them have, theres no way the Devil Gundam can miss Domon. Even Focus would only improve his chances to a 70% likelyhood of being wiped out. Attacking would almost definitely kill our mission-critical friend.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10592.jpg)
So reluctantly, I pull Domon out, and have him hide in the crowd.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10593.jpg)
Even Calvina needs to cast Focus to be safe.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10594.jpg)
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3000 out of 40K isn't bad, but still, our star players aren't doing as amazingly as usual.
Then this Kyoji guy pulls a dick move and does another Map Attack (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTz3UfYaAKc), this time wiping out two of our guys. Goddamn!
We hit back with our new Sword that Cleaves Evil (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDxPgFy_eaI), doing the best damage to it so far, and from safe range. Dancouga is nothing if not multitalented.
And if you're wondering where the giant metal dragon came from from charge up Dancougar....keep wondering, because I don't think its ever addressed in the game. Professors Hazukis flying Gandor base just shows up, shoots lasers to charge up Dancougar, and leaves again. Thats how he rolls.
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Mus Wall spirit is really useful to have on the Skygrasper, just for such suicidal manuvers.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10613.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10614.jpg)
Come on, nearly there.
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I somehow doubt Phase Shift Armor would help here, so I have to rely on Alert to keep Kira alive.
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Sniping in general seems to be the way to go.
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10624.jpg)
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Thats as close to 4080 as I dare go. Now, to finish him off, with the combo attack I set up the turn before (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXdTrRPWY6M).
(Like an idiot, I forgot to use Gain or Luck, despite the Nadesico crew being basically fresh. Guess I was just so eager to finish this guy that I forgot, screwing myself out of a level or two, easy)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10631.jpg)
The Devil Gundams health bar completely refills, as its nanomachine-like DG Cells put it back together.
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10635.jpg)
Ignoring Domon, the Devil Gundam heads off, none the worse for wear after that epic fight.
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10639.jpg)
I feel no shame in calling it here.
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Incredibly Reckless? Thats our Secret Phrase of the Day!!
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'Sh-sh-shut up!! I'm totally Batman!"
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10648.jpg)
Looks like you got yourself a nasty case of Generic Malfunction Animation there, kid.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10649.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP3/SRWJ10650.jpg)
....Which will make you stop.
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I'm trying to figure out which of them is the bigger Tsundere...
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Our repair bill for this mission is more than a little steep, as apparently Aestis are expensive to put back together. We'll have to compensate with smart spending and some Luck abuse later.
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Isn't that abandoning the Resistance, though? They not able to pay enough for your robot anymore?
And yes, Saras eyes are goddamn freaky, and for no good reason. I can't do anything about them though.
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Stop teasing us! You are a living mystery!! We demand answers!!
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So I guess all the concerns about the martian nanomachines might have been valid after all.
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To be fair to the guy, it worked wonders on Mars. Maybe they couldn't get Coordinators to program it properly and ended up with a buggy OS?
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Hold on now, you're suddenly implying that there have been Gundams on Earth for a long time. If thats the case, why such a big deal about the X-Numbers being secretly developed? Why couldn't the UEFA use the existing Gundams as a basis for their mechs? Other than that these Gundams need actual training and fighting spirit to use, or that their designs are some of the most ridiculous to come off the Bandai planning desk...Still would have been better than the generic Strike.
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Foreshadowing much?
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Not at gunpoint, obviously, because that never ends well (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0IuNLBi3DY).
(Ignore the part about tournaments and such for the purposes of this game, that plot element barely comes up here. But definitely give the series a watch)
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....Yeah, he'll fit right in.
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Part 10.6: Never split the party!
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Well you could hardly make things worse...
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"He's such a sexist jerk, and we love him for it."
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Its one thing after another in general right here. Which is why Yurika is the perfect captain for us.
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Wait, you were sitting there the whole time while Erina insulted you to your face?
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Having a friend in the UEFA is like having a pretty balloon in the National Needle Museum. You're asking for a broken heart.
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"Oh wait, I forgot, you're a godless heathen mutie. Well, thank MY god."
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Meeting the resistance was an actual plan? When did that happen? I thought we were too busy plunging through the atmosphere to have a plan.
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Its the new hip craze, Kira! Punch the Annoying Jerk! Everyones doing it!
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"She must be crazy. Now, I'd better go and finish designing the murals to go in the Coordinator Death Camps..."
There follows a scene where we skip over Yurika and Shinobu explaining things to Murrue, and Shinobu and Ryo having a little argument, but its so utterly lacking in context I left it out. No offense, but this update is already 6 parts long.
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Wait, so Africa is one country now, except for South Africa? And why do N-Jammers block radio signals? They're supposed to affect Nuetrons, not photons. If they can block radio waves, can they block sunlight too? And if its just a matter of emitting static, how does that work when they're all buried deep in the Earth?
I know that giant mechs need wierd science to justify their existence, but the N-Jammers just don't work that well as a replacement for the magical Minovsky particles of the original Gundam series. They leave so many questions unanswered that I wouldn't be shocked if each one contained a trapped wizard inside.
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...Why not go West or South? If the objective is to go to Alaska, heading to America via the Atlantic sounds like a plan to me.
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So not only are they expert programmers, they're also ninjas? How can they hide all their forces that well? Frankly, given that Tulips are single units that only have troops around them when they open into portals, I'd nearly think they'd be better at stealth than a regular army, even if they are big.
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No seriously, what wrong with the Atlantic? Given this game, I wouldn't be shocked if there were roving packs of dragons there at this point.
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"I just couldn't resist it. Your face is just so punchable."
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"Just don't try to crucify me like my neighbours used to, ok?"
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Often the best way to summarise a PCs misadventures.
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....Thats it? No explanation of how you fucking TELEPORTED from Heliopolis's ruins to Africa? No seriously, you've supposedly been on Earth long enough to join the resistance and get yourself established as a ringleader or something, but the Archangel went straight from Heliopolis to Earth by basically the quickest route!! There were no side trips because ZAFT was chasing us the entire fucking way!! So unless you magically found a space ship three times faster than ours and overtook us while we were graverobbing for spare food, theres no goddamn way you could even be here!! This process would require either instantaneous teleportation or time travel, and quite possibly BOTH, in order to make sense! GAH!!!
[spoiler]And the worst part is that theres someone else in the game with this exact ability! Never mind a plot hole, this is grounds for a goddamn conspiracy!![/spoiler]
...And the only reason we were able to land safely through the Radam cordon was because we had the Nadesico, a unique ship whose only equivalents are, as we find out later, still in Nergal's drydocks!! HOW, CAGALLI?!? Are you Supergirl? I will accept being Supergirl as a legitimate reason for being able to do this! My standards are not high!!!
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Little things like 'certain suicide' don't phase a man like Mu La Flaga.
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I know I'm overusing the 'Yurika is a Tabletop RPG character' meme, but it really does explain so much of her behaviour.
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Got throat cancer yet, Badgirl?
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Except for, y'know, all the international treaties for handing over civilians to their proper countries, and general guidelines on rescuing people adrift, but to hell with those, thats not nearly bitchy enough to do without complaining about!
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...Why would they need to get to Orb to make a phonecall? Are there radio-jamming machines in the middle of the goddamn Indian Ocean too?
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...Compassion? From Noal? What the hells going on here?
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Didn't we have this exact conversation 3 goddamn levels ago?
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"The correct term is Antagonistic Differently-Planeted!"
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How could anyone mind little things like that anymore?
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Later he found that the vending machines accepted Radam Skulls as well as quarters.
Cut to some character moments on the Nadesico:
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"Yes, I have totally had character development. So totally."
Away from that clunky setup to the Cafe and Prospector talking shop:
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And here we are, our first Route Split!! This is where we decide who we follow for the next 5 levels. Do we stick with the wacky hijinks of Nadesico and its crew, or mock the glum seriousness of SEED and its accompanying downer series? How to choose!?!
Here I'll spoiler whats coming up on each path:
[spoiler]Nadesico Route starts out with more of Domons plot, as well as the appearance of some more allies, then big things happen to Kouji! A powerful new ally appears, with a dark secret! And the Nadesico goes a little topsy-turvy!
On the Archangel Route, we begin with more SEED action, both good and facepalmy, then things get complex for D-Boy! Then the next chapter of Eiji's quest begins as an old rivalry ends! And we finally get to learn more of the mysterious organic mecha we saw in the teaser on level 2![/spoiler]
And here, I give the mechanical benefits of each route:
[spoiler]Going for SEED Route means we can later get a special weapon for the Strike, and we can unlock another ally for the Layzner team. Going with the Nadesico, on the other hand, is the beginning of the long and ardous path to unlock the most powerful unit in the game....which also means giving up most of the games other secrets, unfortunately.[/spoiler]
So, my friends...What will we choose?
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Ooh. I'm making this decision without looking at the spoilers, so please count mine as just half a vote; I like surprises, and I'd really be pretty happy either way. :D
I'll go ahead and vote for going with the Archangel. I want to see just how closely the 'the UEFA is unbelievably, blisteringly incompetent' theory sticks to canon in this game. :lmao It's amazing how close it's been so far, and I want as much data as possible. Plus, this way we can get the Layzner folks levelled up a bit.
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Go for the SEEDy option.
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I cracked up at this one.
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SEED! SEED! SEED!
The angst is strong in these ones. :lol Also, D-Boy.
Are we at a stage for upgrades yet? I recall a great deal of loot. Slap a bit into the weapons and hp, maybe armour, of the chosen team.
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I'm gonna say Nadesico route.
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And here we are, our first Route Split!! This is where we decide who we follow for the next 5 levels. Do we stick with the wacky hijinks of Nadesico and its crew, or mock the glum seriousness of SEED and its accompanying downer series? How to choose!?!
Here I'll spoiler whats coming up on each path:
[spoiler]Nadesico Route starts out with more of Domons plot, as well as the appearance of some more allies, then big things happen to Kouji! A powerful new ally appears, with a dark secret! And the Nadesico goes a little topsy-turvy!
On the Archangel Route, we begin with more SEED action, both good and facepalmy, then things get complex for D-Boy! Then the next chapter of Eiji's quest begins as an old rivalry ends! And we finally get to learn more of the mysterious organic mecha we saw in the teaser on level 2![/spoiler]
And here, I give the mechanical benefits of each route:
[spoiler]Going for SEED Route means we can later get a special weapon for the Strike, and we can unlock another ally for the Layzner team. Going with the Nadesico, on the other hand, is the beginning of the long and ardous path to unlock the most powerful unit in the game....which also means giving up most of the games other secrets, unfortunately.[/spoiler]
So, my friends...What will we choose?
Well, I'm going to have to stick with my recommendation of following SEED path. Inevitable snark, Unlockable flags, the Tekkaman and Layzner crews and... [spoiler]Some of the most absolutely adorable Evangelion wannabes ever. :blush[/spoiler]
What's not to love?
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SEED because I tend to stalk the Nadesico and I want to see something different.
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Part 10.7: Everyone on the Short Bus!
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Yes, I'm sure these competent individuals are all the Nadesico crew need to command them in battle.
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Thats a lie and you know it. The balance was upended on mission 2.
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"Why put on false airs anymore?"
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He pays people to be bodyguards, he pays people to not be bodyguards....Prospectors more like an ATM than an employer.
We cut to the surrounding desert, where some tanned but not really ethnic people are talking:
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"The nation that made this coffee will be Annexed for the Glory of ZAFT, sir."
"Eeeeeeeexcellent."
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Why can't we be the ones to attack things for a change?
Meanwhile, in ????, which I hear is really nice this time of year:
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Still being tight-fisted with the plot details, these guys.
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So we hit intermission, and we see which units we still have available. We can safely call this one the Real Robot route, since there are no true supers in our lineup and we're not likely to get any.
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We have two units that can change frames now, the Strike and the Skygrasper, and we still have the Aile and Sword packs available. We can attach one to the Skygrasper, either the Aile to improve its speed and manuverability, or the Sword to give it a decent weapon for combat. It really depends on whether we want it to be a combat unit or hang back as support. Unfortunately, it can't repair, only resupply.
[spoiler]We do get a second one later on that does repair.[/spoiler]
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But theres another option for Mu that I didn't realise before: The Moebius Zero doe work in air! And it has an A rank, so no loss in performance. If we're willing to rely on David as our sole resupplier, we can put Mu in this and have him, Murrue and Kira form a sniping team.
There is also the option of forgetting the Strike Gundam altogether and having Kira and Mu both use fighters, if we so chose.
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The other issue with pilot reassignment is whether to put Aki in charge of the Blue Earth, now that theres a new friend for them. Should we?
And theres the Puzzle Robo to deal with:
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We have to destroy one of these two Battas with Combattler. Movement range and weapon options are shown. The only interesting change here is that unlike previous puzzles, the Battle Team have their Spirit Points, but the only Spirit Command which might change things is Daisukes will-booster command. So, how will we go about this?
The question of upgrades arises as well. Points to note, in my opinion:
Roannes Buldy was shot down by the Devil Gundam last time, should we do something about that? Maybe upgrade his Manuverabilty, HP or Armor? Or should we just be more careful about putting him near bosses?
Upgrading the Buldy would mean that Davids Baybull would be the definite choice for enemies to attack among the Layzner team, I'd point out.
The Bellzelute almost ran out of energy last time due to overusing the O Rifle A. We can avoid this by upping its EN, changing its parts to give it more EN, or improving its weapons so lesser guns will be enough.
So, who gets upgraded in what way?
How do we solve the Puzzle Robo?
Who flies the Blue Earth
And What will Mu and Kira be doing?
Answers please.
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Give the Buldy a bit more armor, and for the Bellzelute, up Weapons. I'm thinking upping EN would only extend operating endurance for a little bit, since a few more big shots will still chew through it, and Weapons probably gives a bit more on maximum output when you need to gangbang something to death.
Puzzle RoboL: seems obvious enough, raise Will and target the guy in the street with a Big Blast?
Aki in Blue Earth experimentally.
Hmm, Sword-Skygrasper for Mu I think, best to keep it a bit balanced out, plus it'd be a little variety from the Moebius we've been seeing the whole time.
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I forgot to mention a few things. One is that the Devil Gundam dropped an item called Hybrid Armor, which increases a units armor and HP significantly. This could be useful on any of our less dodgy units, and if nothing else it would help keep the Archangel in one piece. I'll take suggestions for who gets it.
Also, its not entirely relevant right now, but I thought I'd post the music from the new units we aren't getting:
Dancougas very 80s battle theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6-bAjM41uo). The anime openings and endings rarely get used, they're not dramatic enough, although the second opening was remixed for the Gamecube game.
Domons normal theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_EPVyBfXa8). Again, the character liefmotif is a better choice than the animes opening, and I prefer it this way. G Gundams internal music is much better than the OPs or EDs.
The theme for the Shining Gundams ultimate move, the Shining Finger (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JRvsvxGDRE&feature=related). The title vaguely translates as 'Beat Fate with your Burning Fighting Spirit'.
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Must avoid making DaCosta Coffee joke....
But theres another option for Mu that I didn't realise before: The Moebius Zero doe work in air! And it has an A rank, so no loss in performance. If we're willing to rely on David as our sole resupplier, we can put Mu in this and have him, Murrue and Kira form a sniping team.
Unfortunately... not really.
While the Moebius Zero DOES work in air, it's gunbarrels do not. It's not even a case of changing their rank in air, the weapon is simply removed from the list. A big shame, I love the Zero, but when its neutered like that, there's really no reason to use it ever again. :(
So, it's time to use the most GENIUS idea ever come up with in the history of Gundam
We take a sword...
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And we put it on a plane.
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:psyduck
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The other issue with pilot reassignment is whether to put Aki in charge of the Blue Earth, now that theres a new friend for them. Should we?
And theres the Puzzle Robo to deal with:
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We have to destroy one of these two Battas with Combattler. Movement range and weapon options are shown. The only interesting change here is that unlike previous puzzles, the Battle Team have their Spirit Points, but the only Spirit Command which might change things is Daisukes will-booster command. So, how will we go about this?
The question of upgrades arises as well. Points to note, in my opinion:
Roannes Buldy was shot down by the Devil Gundam last time, should we do something about that? Maybe upgrade his Manuverabilty, HP or Armor? Or should we just be more careful about putting him near bosses?
Upgrading the Buldy would mean that Davids Baybull would be the definite choice for enemies to attack among the Layzner team, I'd point out.
The Bellzelute almost ran out of energy last time due to overusing the O Rifle A. We can avoid this by upping its EN, changing its parts to give it more EN, or improving its weapons so lesser guns will be enough.
So, who gets upgraded in what way?
How do we solve the Puzzle Robo?
Who flies the Blue Earth
And What will Mu and Kira be doing?
Answers please.
Ok, we upgrade Bellze's EN (Though don't forget to make use of its lesser weapons, the O Rifle A may be powerful enough to one shot grunts, but sometimes its more efficient to preserve your EN for bigger targets), Buldy's HP and armour, with maybe a slight Maneuverability upgrade too. I reccommend Aki as the pilot for Blue Earth... [spoiler]Since she'll be the main pilot of it later anyway, once Noal moves on to something slightly smaller.[/spoiler]
Kira in the Launcher Strike, Mu in the Swordgrasper.
The Hybrid Armour can be put on the Archangel I guess, though the Strike might get some use out of it, what with the PS Armour and the heavier pack...
As for the Puzzle Robo...
[spoiler]No one has Accel, hm? Shame, that Batta down below looks like it has less of a terrain boost... Try using Daisaku's Spirit, and then hitting the Batta in range with the most powerful attack...[/spoiler]
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Buldy: Man.
Baybull: HP.
Bellzelute: Weapons.
Spare cash: Weapons!
Make a sniper team with Mu in the Moebius Zero.
Aki in the Blue Earth.
Hybrid armour on the Bellzelute since it's fast enough to get into trouble.
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Must avoid making DaCosta Coffee joke....
Wait, I thought Andy made the coffee himself? ???
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Must avoid making DaCosta Coffee joke....
Wait, I thought Andy made the coffee himself? ???
I may be wrong here, but I think that's only in SEED Destiny...
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Must avoid making DaCosta Coffee joke....
Wait, I thought Andy made the coffee himself? ???
I may be wrong here, but I think that's only in SEED Destiny...
He brews it himself IIRC, but the beans have to come from somewhere I guess. Probably what hes referring to.
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The anime openings and endings rarely get used, they're not dramatic enough, although the second opening was remixed for the Gamecube game.
Also don't forget that the first ending theme "Burning Love (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT6c8feWW5E)" was used in, at least, Alpha Gaiden. The tune "Burning Rage" used in this game is a remix of it.
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Aki pilots the Blue Earth.
Swordgrasper seems to be the way to go, if the gunbarrels are removed from the Zero. Keep Kira in the Strike.
I vote for saving the Hybrid Armor for the brother of KYOJIIIII, since a glass cannon does a good deal better if you provide it with some protection.
Upgrade ze weapons so that Calvina can take out enemies with lesser guns than the O Rifle A. It'll help with absurdly tough bosses like the Devil Gundam to be able to pierce through for heavier damage with the big weapons, as well.
After that upgrade is sufficient, give Buldy some additional maneuverability and HP. Past that, just try to be careful with him.
For Puzzle Robo:
[spoiler]Can't reach the enemy out in the open, so just use all possible relevant Spirit commands (because why not?) and attack with Big Blast, or the close-range Twin Lancer if that would get past the terrain benefits.[/spoiler]
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Part 11: In summary, I hate you all and want to die.
We boost the Combattler up to 110 will, and begin by unleashing its Big Blast on the enemy Batta:
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....Huh. Not quite, it seems.
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Lets restart and try a different attack. Maybe Hyomas higher Melee stat will affect things.
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....Nope.
Okay apparently I missed something in my original analysis of all of this.
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That being Juzos Accel command, which extends our movement range enough to just reach the other Batta on the map with the Twin Lancer:
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Sorry for that, my bad. Guess I just didnt want to overload you with all the different sets of spirit commands, and left out the important clue.
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There was basically no agreement on what to do with the Hybrid armor, everyone gave a different suggestion. So I just put it on the Archangel. A battleship can never have too much armor and HP, ever.
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Theres a spare module for boosting the Potential skill, but we have no super robot pilots like Kouji to put it on. A few of our Real pilots have Potential though, like Calvina and Mu, but I put it on Eiji since he'll be getting plot soon and the usually-invincible Layzner might take a hit.
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Aki goes in the pilot chair of the Blue Earth. I'm a little curious whether this will affect battle dialogue, but we'll have to wait and see.
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Mu gets the Sword Strike Pack, which hurts mobility a little but helps make the Skygrasper sturdier. This might be the way to go, as we'll see.
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As ordered, the Bellzelute gets boosted weapons, the Buldy gets more manuverability, and the Baybull gets more HP. We're really turning David into a bruiser...Then again anyone who gets the Guts command probably should have a tougher mech.
We return to our new opponent:
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Dunno about zips, but the Nadesicos better for whips and chains. The torture chamber on the Archangel is mostly about power drills and wierd puppets.
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HOO-RAH!!
Meanwhile, on the ship of fools:
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Oh god, 5 seconds and you've jinxed us already!
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I don't think its physically possible to get optimistic while you're around, Badgerroll.
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If the Nadesico crew can find a use for Akito, they can find a use for you, Cagalli.
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I'm now curious how much of the non-human martian life the Gradosians kept. We only saw desert and tundra, where there forests and green fields that the Gradosians are having picnics on?
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I imagine Natarle having to interrogate her milkman at gunpoint before she has her cereal in the morning.
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"I might have said Eiji was xenos scum and had to be burned on a crucifix, but I trust you completely, Calvina!!"
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Everyone much have the same opinions as the main character. Thats the rule in anime.
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Quick wipe for exposition:
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Which we still haven't the slightest idea about. Perhaps Banpresto were afraid of provoking the Doujin artists.
We cut to elsewhere as Mu finishes installing his new metal boner onto his plane:
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....What did you think the other jet was? An ice cream truck? The Archangels hanger can't be that big, even if it does gain some clown-car like properties later in the game.
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"Oh hey, Mirallia, I found that pair of glasses I thought I lost."
"You were amazing, Sai!"
"Ow, I tripped on my shoelace!!"
"You were amazing, Kuzzey!"
"Yo Mirallia! I've stolen your underwear!!"
"You were amazing, Noal!"
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"I've lost like 15 dollars on this thing!!"
"...Its not an arcade machine, it doesn't need coins."
"...I have certain ways of dealing with failure. Don't judge me!"
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Cagalli has seen enough to know the people you like most are always the first to go.
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The rule in SRW games is that characters can only pilot units from their own series, with almost no exceptions (about the only ones I can think of is the Turn-A Gundam units counting as Universal Century units, and some of the Alpha protagonists using Gundams temporarily). Even different Gundam series will be incompatible for no adequately explained series. But these restrictions almost never apply to villains: Early in SRW history before OG characters were common, villains from other series would end up in Valsions or piloting the Devil Gundam or the like, with no real issue.
We get an aside about SPTs having built-in simulators but that you can only use them with Eijis permission, then Mu comes in to spoil the fun:
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Everyone suddenly seems kinda pessemistic. Why couldn't Cagalli try it, she'd totally get a friend bonus from Kira, and thats really all you need.
Meanwhile, on the bridge:
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What scouts? Everyone was in the simulator, basically only the Blue Earth was free.
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"And that means they have to die the most."
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I should point out that Sun Tzu said picking your battles was basically 90% of how you won battles. If you are in a situation were you can't do Sun Tzus rule number 1, you're a little screwed.
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Oh Aki, you such a sucker for him, just admit it.
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"Now if you'll excuse me, I'm lating for the Pre-Battle Puppy Strangling ritual."
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The Gundam SEED units are the only one with a zip of course! More than one even. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5uA9lw1Bdg)
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Part 11.2: Dogs of War
Again, Flay accosts Kira as he climbs into the Strike. Didn't she join the crew? Shouldn't she have a job to do when we're at battle stations?
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"And you'll help design the Baby-Eating machin-"
"Yes! Whatever! Just let me go already!!"
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Huh? How would it be better to be reckless in space? At least if they get shot down here, they can bail out and won't suffocate.
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I immediately make Calvina a hypocrite by sending her out ahead of everyone else to fight the new enemy units, a series of robot dogs armed with Railguns and Missile Pods, called BuCues. All ZAFT units have odd names like these.
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Its a lot easier to get our reduced team into formation, and you get both them and the enemy on one screen.
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Several of the flying units head after Kira, but he's in a fairly good position. Others go after Calvina:
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Well, so far the 'use weaker weapons' thing seems to work.
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Ooh, so close. And Calvina takes a hit from the oddly accurate missile launchers, but its ok, she's still above half health.
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She gets hit again by one of the flying units. This reckless charge might not have been a great call...
Meanwhile, one of the other doggy robots plays a rather lethal game of fetch with Kira (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIs9no823nY).
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Our turn, and Blade flies in with one of his weakest attacks, the Throw Lancer, completely with painful ammo retreival.
This is enough kill to trigger a short event:
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Strangely, nothing comes of all of this.
I use Mirallias Trust to heal the Bellzelute and the Blue Earth and Buldy to heal Kira, and continue with mopup. Mu gets to try out his new toy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80x0ZwbCAKo).
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I got kind of lazy here and used the O Rifle A to one-shot this BuCue, for no real reason other than expediency. However, it does trigger an event:
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Cue everyone freaking out and a crappy explosion effect that does no damage.
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Oh please. If Radar worked in this universe you'd all have been killed by cruise missiles ages ago.
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Oh dear, nothing ever goes well when someone says that...
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The victory conditions imply the mission is over when either Andy or his ship go down, so we'll have to either try to MAP them with...Er, Blade or the Archangel, or make a tough desicion.
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Turtle formation mark 2! Not going to let Calvina be beaten up again.
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Naturally the remaining enemies from the first wave go for the Archangel. Gotta love how its dodge animation isn't big enough to prevent the missiles clipping through the sprite.
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Do we need to go over why antimatter weapons in atmosphere are a bad plan? Do we? Ah, screw it, I can't bring myself to care at this point.
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Murrue probably has the best Potential skill at this point, but given how Mu will be acting soon, it probably won't see much use.
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On their turn, the enemy bunch up a little, so I send in Blade to do a chain attack, and he manages to get hit. Huh. Wasn't expecting that. Those missile pods are dangerous. I should have used Wall as I usually do but I'd forgotten this time.
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I send in Aki and Roanne to heal Blade (I probably only needed the one since Blade has regeneration, but I figured the risk-free XP couldn't hurt them). Also, confirmation of Akis love bonus.
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...I'm not sure what the Valiants are. The official specs lists them as 'linear cannons', and from the electric chargeup and shot speed I'm guessing they're railguns, but the animation makes them look like they're shooting balls of lightning. Then again, this is SEED, bullshit weaponry is the order of the day. Real Robot my ass.
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It doesn't matter how many support skills you learn, Natarle, no-one wants to be near enough to you to use them.
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Mu is just out of range for his sword, so we only get this. I would have fed him the kill, but the Layzner guys needed the XP more.
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Part 11.3: Time to Kick the Puppy.
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The Layzner guys get some much-needed combat in.
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Calvinas a lot safer charging in this time, because I cast focus, but these new units still require the O Rifle A to truly take on.
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Hah, now its Noals turn to be blamed for all the Blue Earths fuckups.
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The usual set of mooks heads to the Archangel to give it XP. Mirallias turning into a crucial support character now that we don't have Sayaka and the Nadesico.
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Mu is taking a pounding from Support Defense: Because he gives Murrue a Love Bonus, I keep him beside the Archangel constantly to improve its damage and Accuracy, but it means his Support Defense is constantly kicking in to save it (this will be ironic later). Nice as the Skygrasper is, even with the Swordgrasper armor its not that sturdy.
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They just don't learn...Man, if Alpha Gaiden had been like this it would have been unwinnable, the Battleships couldn't do jack.
Oh, and now Natarle can boost the ships will, that might actually be useful.
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The Blue Earth heals Mu and gets a level. Kinda a combaty skill set you're getting there, Noal.
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It always nice to be able to cherry-tap the enemies to death after the battleships and supers have mutilated them on their own turn.
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Heading into the last enemy turn in another group huddle, Command auras all overlapped.
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More Battleship on mook action, and an interesting combination of Support Defense and a special reaction from David. I'd forgotten they could be comboed like that. Unfortunately I'm not sure if Mu can do that to protect himself.
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I just love how everyone is wrong in this exchange.
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Andy himself charges at our group....and then does nothing, handing the turn to us. Guess he doesn't have any postmove weapons? Maybe?
Right, only some mooks to finish off, we'll hand them to our extras to kill, and figure out which target is best to go for.
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It takes a little effort but we see the Lesseps is worth more money but doesn't drop any interesting items, and will auto-retreat at a certain HP. Andy OTOH will fight to the death, and has some stuff worth looking into. Figuring that the goodies and the better XP will beat out the money, I focus on him.
First off, Blade finishes off the last mook with a combo attack (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maP9EeDrqO0), and then we begin hurting Andy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6G5xb9Zrlg).
With him beaten up, I decide to use our lowest level dude, Eiji, to finish him. He needs the XP badly for next level. I then stupidly forgot to record it, only getting this conversation.
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Support Defense: Not ideal for a flimsy mech like Layzner, but it might help keep David and Roanne alive.
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...Wasn't your primary goal to beat us and take the ruined hulk of the Archangel home to mount on a pedastel in your capital's main square? That was the impression I got.
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STOP JINXING US!
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"But, but....More Kill..."
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Did we ever have ammo and materials? I don't think we had any to start with, the way we've been going on about them.
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'Yeah, just look out for the APC with a shaved monkey drinking beer sitting on top.'
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Part 11.4: Do you kids like Coffeee??!?
The Gundam SEED units are the only one with a zip of course! More than one even. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5uA9lw1Bdg)
Ugh, not a fan of Zips at all. I do like some of the music, but all my favorites are from SEED Destiny, ironically enough.
Anyway, our heroes continue to have funny ideas about delegation of duties:
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"That dry, dusty desert air, tasting of the ashes of futility..."
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...Did you often go shopping for 40mm chaingun ammo and spare anti-aircraft missiles? Was your government daddy into that sort of thing?
Anyway, skipping on because we know how PC shopping trips get:
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"Sarin gas, barbed wire whips, 'Eyedrop acid'...Is that even a thing? And why the DVDs of all the Saw movies?"
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Apparently Cagalli has no time for makeup and tampons, but she's all over finding Doner Kebab, a Turkish and Middle Eastern dish, in Africa. Because all those places are the same, right Japan?
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DO NOT BLASPHEME!
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Burn the witch! For the Emperor's Yoghurt Sauce!
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...Its not entirely clear, but I think this guy and Cagalli are actually coming to blows over which sauce Kira should take on his doner kebab which should not exist in this part of the world.
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Too late for your apology now, sir, plot is happening:
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...Wait, so you're saying he came from Hell AND he's from space? How does that work, exactly?
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"Why are they SO MEAN?"
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Nobody in this game listens to reason! Why is this exceptional?
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Thats...nice and all, Kira, but you are not Getter Robo, your weapons are not activated by shouting.
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"Their running around screaming and wetting themselves distracted the Terrorists for just long enough."
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I do love how the genius Coordinator Kira has been completely clueless this entire scene and perfectly normal Cagalli has shown herself smarter, better prepared and allround more worldly than him and most of the rest of the cast too. And still the plot refuses to throw her a bone.
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Andy's not one to pass up a 15-year-old girl covered in sauce, even if it is chilli.
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This older man taking home a bunch of impressionable teens to his private mansion in the middle of nowhere would be a lot less creepy if he wasn't insisting on keeping his identity-concealing sunglasses on while indoors.
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"No, the dress was completely innocent. Taking the blood samples and giving her the anal beads, those were part of my sick hobbies."
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.....
OUR HERO, THE GENIUS COORDINATOR, EVERYONE!!
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HE DID. THATS THE WORST PART.
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"The Waltfeld Residence is a place of elegance, everyone wears dresses."
"But only half of us are wo-"
"Everyone."
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...I thought you said Africa had completely surrendered to ZAFT.
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"Because damn, if you aren't then I've gotten out all these dresses and murdered those boy prostitutes for nothing!"
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"Also, you've got brown hair. And you're 15. You know how I can tell this? Because I'm a Coordinator. And Coordinators are geniuseses."
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You had plenty of answers when Natarle asked you all of this stuff, Eiji. Why can't you answer Andy? Distracted by his shirt, or the worry bulges in his pants?
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This is Super Robot Wars, thats the only way to play the damned game.
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Going to be? You're inside his mansion, surrounded by a platoon of his personal troops and flanked by his land battleship and squadron of robot dogs. He is making you wear clothes his wife picked out for you. I don't think the future tense is the right one here.
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"You got an A- for piloting skills but a D for being compelling and a C- for being likable. We're going to have to up the boob jiggle and add more annoying teens if we're gonna have any chance of selling those model kits, I fear."
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So if we make him pilot the Skygrasper, we won't have to fight you? Awesome
(Unfortunately the game forces you to put Kira in the Strike next mission, so we can't test this theory.)
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"We don't fight here. This is the war room."
"What about that room over there?"
"Thats the coffee storage. You so much as look at it too hard and I will kill you all and rape the corpses!!!"
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Aww, a happy ending. Our heroes survived, and Kira was proven to be a braindead fish.
....Wait, weren't they supposed to be gathering several tons of supplies for the ship? What happened there?
Anyway, we cut to yet another ????, not to be confused with the last one:
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"Just give me 5 minutes to reattach my arms, and I'm totally good for it!"
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What a dedicated soldier.
Puzzle Robo time again:
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We have a base, and we need to get one of our pilots onto it, through a barricade of Battas. In order to do this we have Akito and Gai, somehow. How will we solve this riddle?
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Oh, and the only hugely big thing Andy dropped is this mobility booster. Which might be handy for someone who needs a dodge boost like David or Kira.
Ok. Time to decide who gets upgrades or priority for parts. A few things to note:
Energy is one thing to consider. If you've been paying attention, the Archangels been running low at times, even with the Solar Panel for recharge. This isn't a terrible thing, since Mu can always recharge it, but it is a point. Calvina can also be a bit of a gasguzzler.
People who came close to being shot down this time: Calvina, Kira, and Mu. Calvina because I keep forgetting to cast focus, Kira for the same reason and because he's not quite as good at dodging, and Mu because he keeps blocking shots meant for Kira and Murrue. All these could be handled by doctrinal changes, or we can upgrade them all and parts them, and throw caution to the wind.
Next mission has almost everyone marked down as a must-deploy, but Kira and Blade are the particular 'stars' of the show, if my memory serves me. Should we give them special attention?
Answers, whims, and other on a postcard or forum post please.
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Waltfield is a cool guy, though with some seriously weird hobbies.
-Coming to blows over Yogurt vs Chilli Sauce on kebabs.
-Taking enemy pilots home and dressing them up.
-Coffee.
Puzzle Robo:
Looks like the best bet is to blow up the middle unit and then fly into the gap wit hthe other. Dunno what abilities are so I can't be more specific.
Kira could use a bit more armor, if I'm not mistaken hes got some nasty counterattack capability and raising his evasion would make them target someone else right?
Mu...maybe just shuffle him around so the Archangel gets the love bonus on offense, but he stops diving in to support defend out of turn. The Skygrasper as it is would be a lost cause as an armor increase anyway, its about as thick as paper.
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Er, shoot a hole in the defense with the slower unit and move the faster one into the gap.
Doesn't putting up weapons make them more energy efficient? If that works, Weapons for Archangel and Calvina. Energy for both if that doesn't work or is too expensive. Weapons for Kira and Blade, because.
HP and/or armour for the three bullet sponges. Can you turn off Mu's support defense with that love bonus? If so, that is a plan.
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Doesn't putting up weapons make them more energy efficient? If that works, Weapons for Archangel and Calvina.
Oh right, I forgot, Weapons seconded.
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Kira could use a bit more armor, if I'm not mistaken hes got some nasty counterattack capability and raising his evasion would make them target someone else right?
This is a very accurate assessment, certainly, and is something to consider...But you also have to consider that Kira will be at most two squares from the Archangel, which is a much more tempting target for most enemies. Kira tends to get targeted by enemies who don't quite get close enough to the ship and then spot him next to the dodge-tastic Layzner and Blade units. In later turns, they tend to use longer-range weapons on the battleship, so you have to balance both sides.
Mu...maybe just shuffle him around so the Archangel gets the love bonus on offense, but he stops diving in to support defend out of turn. The Skygrasper as it is would be a lost cause as an armor increase anyway, its about as thick as paper.
But I should note, the Archangel does most of its damage on the enemy turn from countering, so you want Mu to be beside it at that point. Forgoing Support Defense is certainly an option, the battleships can be kept afloat with spirits and the odd repair.
And with the Sword Strike Pack, the Skygraspers base armor is 1050, fairly normal for a real. It certainly won't be Mazinkaiser but it can be helped at least. And upgrading HP is an option.
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Hmm, from the damage the Swordgrasper is getting from support defense, upgrading armor MIGHT help then, provided he stops support defending something eminently more able to take a beating. I stand by the Kira +Armor though, I think that'd probably work out decently. Unless of course you could up evasion and then throw him smack in the middle of a huge bunch of enemies, completely without a nearby battleship to draw fire.
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For the record, Cagalli's the one in the right here, Andy's clearly got weird space monster tastebuds.
FOR THE PRESERVATION OF OUR TASTY AND CHILLI SAUCE COVERED KEBABS! :shakefist
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You don't get to see it in the game, but Kira actually throws his gun at the Blue Cosmos goon here because he can't figure out how to shoot it...
Yeaaaaah, a good showing of those superior Coordinator skills there, Kira...
Ok, upgrades: Give the Strike some HP and Armour upgrades.
Mu's swordplane of death probably doesn't really need any upgrades, just needs to remember not to support defend a Battleship.
Give the Archangel a touch more HP and some EN too.
If we have any Prevail+ parts, it might be a good idea to consider giving them to Calvina...
Puzzle Robo: [spoiler]Hmm... I say get Akito next to Gai and attack with the strongest weapon he has, making sure Gai Support Defends.[/spoiler]
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You don't get to see it in the game, but Kira actually throws his gun at the Blue Cosmos goon here because he can't figure out how to shoot it...
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.... :banghead
Are we seriously supposed to be rooting for this guy? I mean, this must be 10 episodes into SEED by this point, and he's proving himself to be nothing but a retard? I am seriously considering making Cagalli our new main character, she and Calvina can sis it up.
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More, I was rooting for Mu and Cagalli for the most part. Kira took until he got his unit upgrade to grow into a badass.
Flay basically ruins everything she touches though.
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Stop Mu's Support Defense, since it mostly just eats shots meant for the gigantic battleship beside him.
On the matter of Calvina and the Archangel, either stick with present doctrine and just refuel them a bit more often, or, for my preference, go with Decessor's suggestion (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipYkuCZ2IYI#t=0m49s).
Upgrade Kira's armor a little bit.
Puzzle Robo
[spoiler]Is the Double Gekigan Flare usable while eating only one person's turn? I forget the precise details of team attacks. If so, then have Gai use that, and then move Akito into the target square. If not, then most powerful attack, then send Tenkawa in.[/spoiler]
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Puzzle Robo
[spoiler]Is the Double Gekigan Flare usable while eating only one person's turn? I forget the precise details of team attacks. If so, then have Gai use that, and then move Akito into the target square. If not, then most powerful attack, then send Tenkawa in.[/spoiler]
For combination attacks, the necessary units must be next to each other (This allows diagonals). It only uses the turn of the one who initiates the attacks, meaning that for example, the Three Angels' combination attacks can be used three times per turn, each time initiated by a different member of the three. However they can't be used on a counter-attack.
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Part 12.1: An update after less than a week? Madness!
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We select Akito and move him into position, a helpful 'A' above Gai indicating our solution.
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Akito attacks with a support attack from Gai, to destroy one of the battas.
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Gai swoops in and claims our puzzle victory.
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We've built up a far few levels, so time to distribute stat points. We remember to focus on accuracy and damage stats.
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Koujis on another route so he won't need this Potential skill booster. We yoink it through the magic of shared inventories and put it on our heroine.
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Kira gets the Hyper Sensor as no-one said to give it to anyone else, and the Archangel gets the prize from the Puzzle Robo to ensure it hits tricky enemies.
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Upgrades are assigned to the Strike Gundam, the Archangel and Blade, with nothing remaining for Calvina, unfortunately.
Lets get underway. It seems our old enemies have followed us and teamed up with the new:
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Huh, apparently politics is keeping Rau and Athrun from attending. You can always trust on the odd bout of politics to help pad out a Gundam plot, though thankfully we're being spared seeing it for now.
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"My wife will be along with your dresses shortly."
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Oooh-hoo-hoo, the Redcoats ain't gonna get a great welcome here I see.
Meanwhile, on the Archangel, you may be shocked to find Natarle is bitching:
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Can you see Mu's 'I'm a PC' tshirt yet?
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"Nah, not hungry."
"But I baked it for you with loooooooveeabloo hoo hoooooo...."
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Uh...Thats an abrupt change of subject.
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...Uh....
Well, I'd try to prove that Mu and Andy can't be the same person, but with all the SEED characters being designed by Hisashi 'Sameface' Hirai, its a little harder than it sounds...
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Gah! The mutant tastebuds are spreading!
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'And that why the UEFA has no Military Intelligence Division."
We skip to later:
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Uh, wait, whats this? Suddenly theres a timeskip:
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....Oh my god. She just slept with Kira just to make him feel better about killing people. What the fucking hell.
I'm not kidding either, thats what happens. You can find the scene on youtube easily. It also shows her laughing maniacally afterwards because now she thinks because she spread for him, Kira will protect her forever. Jesus christ woman, how low are you going to go?
Lets go back to the bridge, I'll take stupid over disgusting any day:
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Point the first: Sai isn't actually sure of the signal.
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Point the second: There shouldn't be anyone there to rescue.
Also, the Radam trees have consumed entire cities and the UEFA still doesn't consider them a threat. Probably because its Africa, but still, thats at least evidence they can do damage.
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Point the third: Isn't this ZAFT territory? Why would the aliens be more likely to try such a human-oriented trick rather than the intelligent and conniving Coordinators?
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Point the Fourth: The XO thinks its a bad idea.
Wait, thats a point for doing it, actually...
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"Why? Why did we all have to be paladins?"
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Investigating in this case means sends half their pilots in to walk their mechs through the city, as opposed to, say, having one of our VTOL jets fly over the city, scan for the source of the signal, and land to rescue someone in 5 minutes, something the Blue Earth is more than equipped to do.
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...So we are going in on foot then. Wonderful.
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Oh Noal, you so tsundere...
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Except your life, your limbs, your good looks, your hair, major organs, that magic regenerating costume that disintegrates whenever you transform but is always back the next episode that you apparently borrowed from Kenshiro....
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You...could try to stop him, maybe?
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And the last thing we want to do is scare people as we turn into indestructible supermen and rescue them in moments, right?
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He's got jet propulsion!! Super strength! A sword that can cut through any wall! How exactly would they escape from him?
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Uh...This 'him', maybe?
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Using Deanna Troi as D-Boys counsellor was a big mistake...
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See? They can obviously see everything in the city from miles away! This scouting mission is pointless!
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One of his enhanced senses must allow him to detect idiotic heroism.
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The cursor marks out 4 wierd crystals surrounding the city.
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Another crappy equipment failure effect.
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...Wait, so you could see him so clearly you could read the expression on his face before, but now you can't recognise the guy you had an epic battle in space with?
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"But we punched him so hard!"
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As opposed to exploding and taking out half the continent which is what dispersing the energy to create matter from nothing would do, but whatever.
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Explosion effect.
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Wait, he's alive? Daggers laser arrows are potent enough to cripple most of our mechs, yet untransformed D-Boy survived just fine? Was he topping his Yoghurt Kebab with Weetabix?
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Mu, you filthy traitor! :shakefist
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And you too, Coordinator! :shakefist :shakefist :shakefist
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Mu, you filthy traitor! :shakefist
And you too, Coordinator! :shakefist :shakefist :shakefist
Hm? (http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/18804/low+fat+chicken+strips+with+sweet+chilli+yoghurt)
[spoiler]There are 14.7 million results for "chilli yoghurt"[/spoiler]
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Mu, you filthy traitor! :shakefist
And you too, Coordinator! :shakefist :shakefist :shakefist
Hm? (http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/18804/low+fat+chicken+strips+with+sweet+chilli+yoghurt)
[spoiler]There are 14.7 million results for "chilli yoghurt"[/spoiler]
Thats the peace treaty.
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Part 12.2: Does this count as our first puzzle boss?
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....Have they forgotten about the Blue Earths sensors *again*? Scan for them!
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Yeah, you're being helpful as ever, Mister What-do-you-mean-the-human-body-has-limitations.
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How can you lose him? You were able to see the smirk on Daggers goddamn face! You seriously couldn't track one guy with that kind of telescope?
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I'll give Noal this one, D-Boy kinda had it coming.
Suddenly!
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And then you had to come along and ruin their games. Gonna kick over their sandcastles next? Such jerks...
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We get one of those classic SRW Arbitrary Time Limits, because presumably the dissappointment of not getting to transform will kill D-boy or something.
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Calvina starts by killing a Radam Beast with a crit, and then using Hit And Away to move towards the upper crystals.
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With Accel, Eiji is the best choice for the other one of the top two.
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The other members of Team Layzner head for the bottom right one, and Blue Earth, without any enemies to worry about, goes left.
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No problems keeping Roanne alive now that he has Focus.
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Calvina gets another Crit, and another Radam Beast is nuked. The extra cash from the Favored Series bonus is nice, but as our highest level character, Calvina isn't getting much XP.
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Our turn again, and Calvina is almost there. We use Eijis Accel again and he destroys the crystal, triggering an event.
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How is he not dead already?
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Roanne and David finish off more enemies and smash another crystal:
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Failure Effect.
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"I must toy with you for exactly 240 seconds! Nothing less will do!"
We're down to one left to go, and not many enemies left.
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Layzners calf missiles are currently its strongest weapons, but have very limited ammo. Probably shouldn't have wasted them here, but I tend to click through enemy turns a little fast.
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This guy barely survives a non-crit from Calvina, which is a little annoying.
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Eh, whatever, lets just end this part.
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"I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the sound my BEING EXPLODED!"
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"The power of Adidas compels you!"
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Dude, there were like two Radam Beasts guarding each crystal. It really wasn't that hard, it just took a little while because Calvina and Katia don't have Accel.
Anyway, Dagger summons a bunch more, just as the Archangel finally shows up.
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You can't beleive it was a trap?
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No more obnoxious conditions, we just kill everything and keep Kira alive for later.
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Naturally I let Blade get stuck in first, moving him and the Blue Earth together.
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Eiji and David both Accel towards each other to meet up, and on the enemy turn, David is once more a favored target, though Eiji guards him.
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I allow myself the luxury of an O Rifle A or two to speed things up. It certainly helps get through the hordes quicker.
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Blade and Dagger have it out, and this time its Dagger who's sword skill comes in handy.
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Its sometimes nice when the game warns you its about to throw a whole new wave of bad guys at you. I just wish the dialogue was a little more engaging for it.
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I say Dagger is an annoying boss because of his high dodge and accuracy due to his size, but really, his stats aren't that crazy and we can deal with it by using Focus.
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We continue beating on Dagger and the remains of the Radam beasts, gaining the Archangel crew a level and Tolle yet another incredibly useful spirit command. About the only downside of Tolle is that you can burn through his SP really quickly if you spam Accel and Assault together too much.
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Mu hasn't done much yet, so I fly him closer to hit people with his sword.
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More annoying melee attacks from the Radam, I figure they deserve the O Rifle A. I can't rely on Calvina critting every time.
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Its amazing what giving Focus to a starship captain can do for your accuracy. Though that puzzle robo prize also helps.
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Its kinda wierd when your Real robot pilot is less accurate than your battleship.
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Rather than have him fight, I let David recharge the Bellzelute for big XP gain. Gotta keep that rifle going, its really helping out.
A few more potshots, and Daggers in the red, allowing Blade to finish him off (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W34flvQEp6Q). He makes some ominous remarks before leaving this time.
Nothing to do but kill the last few Radam beasts and trigger the next event:
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"This organ is one of the ones that goes on the outside, right?"
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Well, Andy, I'd be more intimidated by all this, if this wasn't about half the troops you had in your escort last time. Given that most of our damage was practically self-inflicted then, I don't see this going much better because you have less targets for us to kill.
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Part 12.3: This is for Chilliiiiii!!!!
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Because learning lessons is for other people, I send Calvina in to fight the left flank of the enemy alone, and without Focus, to see what she can do.
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Eiji and co shore up the other flank.
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Not the worst odds, but hardly the best either. Lets see how long Calvina can go on for.
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....Huh. Rather well as it turns out.
And yes, Calvina has the Chain Attack skill we wanted so badly for everyone else. Shame the Bellzelute has no melee weapons.
The rest of the enemy try shooting Roanne, but he's ok with friendship bonuses to dodge and his big gun to counterattack with, scoring a kill on the one Eiji hit.
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Calvina is unscratched but almost out of energy, so I send in Mu to recharge her next turn. The Resupply units are actually coming in handy.
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With no-one to repair, we use the Blue Earth to finish off a weakened unit and get ever-closer to the chewy centre of this formation which is the battleship.
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Which doesn't take long at all.
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I somehow doubt this will take much longer.
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Calvina drains her gun and Mu reloads it, getting a level and becoming even more Support Defenseier.
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After a combo attack from Eiji and Roanne, I can let the lowest level character, Kira, finish the job for me. Nice cash bonus.
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....No idea what happened there, must have been a glitch since I saw DaCostas face during gameplay.
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The Lesseps vanishs, though how it collects survivors when half of it is on fire is beyond me.
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The constant calling of Kira 'boy' is meant to be a homage to the character Andy is based off of, the original Gundam character Ramba Ral, who met Amuro in much the same way as Andy and Kira met (and also had his wife around to help him in battle). Unfortunately I can't find any good youtube links to him other than maybe the Mobile Suit Gundam series itself, which is on the Bandai Channel's youtube page I beleive.
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...I'm pretty sure there *are* rules for this in the Geneva Conventions, but I guess we're too far in the future for such conveniences.
More ZAFT forces arrive, but at the other end of the battlefield, so we're not in immediate danger it seems.
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No, we got one guy in front of us and one squad behind, we could still escape to the left or right if we needed to.
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From nowhere, the Duel Gundam appears and rushes us, and takes a cheap shot at the ship (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlwBnOo9LUs).
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...They built the residential area on the outside of the ship?
And how many Orb Refugees being slaughtered would it take before it wouldn't be worth it to kill Flay here?
And wouldn't the Fucking-for-comfort scene make more dramatic sense if it happened after this traumatic event?
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The Skygrasper 2 launches out into the fray.
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...And then it runs straight into Yzaks beams (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lddnkBg7KRY).
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'My pussy supplyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!'
Suddenly, Kira begins to power up:
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We see trippy lights, and a flower seed symbollically opening into sparkles, and then Kiras stare becomes even more vacant. He then charges at Yzak shooting (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJo71Rd7c_c).
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...How can they tell its suddenly more dangerous than it was a minute ago?
Kira takes another shot at the Duel, to finish it off (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EdB58Ad17o).
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Yzak runs off to pull the remnants of his control panel out of his face.
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"If only we had more than one type of animation, we'd notice how much better he was now!"
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Kiras SEED mode now activates at 130 will like Mazinpower did, and gives him +10 to all pilot stats, on top of the bonus he gets for being a Coordinator. Its a significant boost, perhaps not as great for dealing damage but certainly very handy. Assuming you like using the kid, of course.
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But no time to reflect on that, we have to finish off poor Andy for being so insistent on fighting us. It'd be rude not to after he gave us all those nice dresses.
I'm actually a little surprised that the Archangel can outrange him, given he's a sniper.
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Andy certainly has good stats for this early in the game, but he's hardly the toughest to beat. After Murrue and Roanne hurt him, Blade can finish him off without much trouble (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44vxaFKuE4I).
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This time he only drops an armor part, nothing to write home about.
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And the LaGowe explodes. You should really have put more thought into your last words when you decided to go looking for us, Andy.
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Eiji also expresses sadness at this, through his old catchphrase of '...'.
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The new Skygrasper immediately shows its usefulness by healing the Archangel, while the Blue Earth heals it of the plot damage. Like Mu, Cagalli has Focus and Wall, so she should be fairly safe in that thing. And now that the Archangel team has a dedicated healer, we can use those Support Defenses of Mus without worrying as much about his survival.
It takes a while to meet the new ZAFT forces, long enough to regroup and prepare for the onslaught.
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Dearka tries storming in with his mech made of guns, but the new SEED Kira can handle him easily enough.
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What is a Natural? A miserable little pile of chili!
[spoiler]Loving the video descs. :lol[/spoiler]
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Part 12.4: Wherein lots of things are lost FOREVER.
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Calvina isn't quite as accurate as Kira with her ultimate attack, but with a quick casting of Focus, she can nail him and put him extremely close to death. Close enough that our new main character can get her first kill (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQS-lRCAPWc).
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He drops a very useful item, a Megabooster that increases movement by 2 squares. Not sure which lone cowboy we should give it to though, that would really break up formations, and Calvina is already several levels ahead of the curve.
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Don't let the door hit on the way out.
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The Layzner is one of our most evasive units, but even it takes a bump now and then, especially against more accurate units like these. But thats what Roanne is for.
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David: So manly he can do a battle scream without any expression on his face.
As the enemy approach, they line up beautifully for the Archangels Lohengrins (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tMM6OrUUBQ), which damages most of them enough that they're easy pickings. No regeneration here, our boys can easily polish them off in that state.
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Miguel, still stuck in that crappy GINN, is badly hurt after that attack, but is being covered by Nicol. Blade and Kira team up to take him down.
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Cagalli is in no danger here. Why did it take so long to get such a good pilot?
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As usual, most enemies go for the Archangel, which mercilessly guns them down.
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A few sneaky ones go for David, who can't fire back.
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As ordered, I turn off Support Defense when Mu is the one doing. This option can also let you switch between defenders if you have multiple options.
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No matter how much the game might try to tell us Natarle is a better supporter than Murrue, we know its a lie.
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Fear Davids Face of Vengeance.
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Nice to see SEED Mode hasn't made Kira any smarter.
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It ends predictably anyway.
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Oh hey, Kuzzeys actually useful now!
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Our turn again, and with just a few enemies left, I use Calvinas map attack to speed things up. She's getting basically no XP from them at this point.
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Also, she now has over 50 kills, making her an Ace and letting her start with extra Will.
The last few enemies fall, with Nicol going down to Davids Electofist of Death (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSzGtmgu9fc), like so many others.
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He drops a Water Jet, an item we might want to discuss later.
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"All those burning refugees will add hot air for bouyancy."
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Hey, you helped. Don't sell yourself short just because in your own anime you don't get to kill anything for another 10 episodes.
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...The Duel ignored her after the first shot and went for the Ship.
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Again, I'd ask how that makes any sense given the timeline, but whatever.
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I guess Kiras an atheist? Well, Flay's existance is proof that there is no benevolent god in this universe.
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Yes, Kira. Tell us, why can't this woman, who's outperformed you despite all the obstacles thrown at her and all the random benefits hurled at your feet, be allowed to fight alongside you as a full member of the team? Why can't you acknowledge her as an equal? Explain, oh so noblest of heroes. We're all ears.
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CURSE YOU WOMAN!! WHY MUST YOU RUIN EVERYTHING!?!?
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Oh, I almost forgot. Flays not only a whore, she's a cheating whore, who apparently dumped Sai like a sack of rocks for a boy that two levels ago she hated as a mutant space monster. And I can't see why, I doubt its physical attractiveness, given that every goddamn character has the same face in SEED...
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Well said, oh manliest of men.
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...I guess what Andy said about Eiji being a random spaz was bugging him? Or something?
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D-Boy detransforms, and theres the sound of glass breaking.
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Stupid as it sounds, what Mu said kinda fits.
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Natarle? Showing hope for the future? Is all the misery of the dead refugees and D-Boy finally making her happy?
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She still doesn't want to breathe the same air as those dirty civvies, of course.
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"The Misery must be concentrated in one spot, its more potent that way."
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"If they see one useless guy doing nothing, they'll start to wonder if our policies on useless people are changing. And we can't have that."
Anyway, back to intermission, and Puzzle Robo:
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Ryoko is in a badly damaged Ground Frame Aestivalis and has to kill something this turn without dying. She has enough SP for one spirit command, and her movement range and available weapons are shown. Neither Radam Beast have any terrain benefits. How do we take on these foes, and which do we go for?
On other fronts:
No-one did badly this time, other than Eiji and David taking the odd knock. This fight did show us the damage difference between the likes of the Layzner guys and our better-armed units, though. Their small size does hold them back in that regard. Calvina went on several rampages with her heavy guns, but they paid off thanks to the resupply units filling her up. It is taking XP from the others though.
Knowing all this, who should get upgrades where?
Also, who should get the Megabooster? Whoever it is will be hard to keep together in the same group as their partners, and would likely end up hogging XP. Not all of our units are designed for such solo work either. Perhaps we should hold off until we get someone without a partner, like a new super robot? Thoughts?
Also, the other new part is worth talking about. The Water Jet gives a unit S ranks in Water, which is very handy as most units have very bad ranks in water and treat it as rough terrain so they can barely move in it. However, most of our units can simply fly over water, with the exception of the Strike. If you didn't catch the hints that we're about to get into a water level, well, we are.
However, just because a unit isn't being slowed down by the water doesn't mean they're not hampered by it. A lot of weapons, especially beam weapons (but not beam sabers for some odd reason) do almost no damage in water, which means some units are in trouble fighting underwater enemies. The Water Jet can fix this too...somehow, allowing for underwater lightshows as before.
So, what should we do for this level? Give the Strike the Water Jet and rely on everyone else to use appropriate attacks, or switch the Strike to the Aile Pack for flight and give the Jet to another unit like the Bellzelute or the Archangel to maintain its firepower?
And finally, with the new Skygrasper, we can give Cagalli a Striker Pack too, so all three are in use at once. If we don't change anything, she gets the Aile pack which improves dodge and adds an extra square of movement, both useful for a repairer, but she'll have next to no firepower. Are we ok with this?
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How about giving a tough unit the megabooster? They can take the knocks and end fights quicker by getting into position faster. Perhaps switch it around if said unit is getting too far ahead of their teammates. And if we get a solid solo robot, move it to that.
Give Strike the water jet.
Cagalli with a striker pack. Seems a shame not to use all three if we can.
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Ok, let's give the Strike the Water Jet.
Speaaaaking of equippable parts, do we have a Range increase part yet? Might be an idea to give that to David if we do, unlike Layzner and Buldy, Baybull lacks a long range attack to counter with...
Equip Skygrasper 2 with the Aile pack and give it the Megabooster for now. I REQUIRE MORE SPEED.
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Puzzle Robo:
[spoiler]Ok... first off, let's show off some GUTS. Then plant Ryoko on the cliff face that allows her to use her Wired Fist. Counterattack against the enemy we're attacking and defend against the other one. Hopefully that will be enough both to finish that one off and also keep Ryoko alive... [/spoiler]
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Ok, let's give the Strike the Water Jet.
Speaaaaking of equippable parts, do we have a Range increase part yet? Might be an idea to give that to David if we do, unlike Layzner and Buldy, Baybull lacks a long range attack to counter with...
We do. I gave it to Eiji because he was having similar problems, and I figured a series main character took precedence over someone who was merely memetically awesome
Puzzle Robo:
[spoiler]Ok... first off, let's show off some GUTS. Then plant Ryoko on the cliff face that allows her to use her Wired Fist. Counterattack against the enemy we're attacking and defend against the other one. Hopefully that will be enough both to finish that one off and also keep Ryoko alive... [/spoiler]
[spoiler]That won't work. We lose if we haven't killed someone by the time the enemy turn starts.[/spoiler]
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Lets see, can we get the megabooster onto Kira? I think he has the evasion to survive it and once he goes SEED they're never gonna touch him. Mount the water jet onto the Archangel, I want to see antimatter weapons underwater!
Switch Kira into the Aile pack and let Cagalli have the Launcher. Kira should do fine once he can get SEED mode going even with the weaker Aile weapons(and Megaboost + Aile = superfast), and Cagalli could use the XP.
Challenge: looks simple enough, Spirit, move into range and Distortion Punch.
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Ok, let's give the Strike the Water Jet.
Speaaaaking of equippable parts, do we have a Range increase part yet? Might be an idea to give that to David if we do, unlike Layzner and Buldy, Baybull lacks a long range attack to counter with...
We do. I gave it to Eiji because he was having similar problems, and I figured a series main character took precedence over someone who was merely memetically awesome
Well, the reason I was saying give the Baybull the part is because Layzner at least has those Calf Missiles to counterattack at range with, while the Baybull has nothing.
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Puzzle Robo:
[spoiler]Healing is pointless, since you cannot allow the enemy to survive your attack to win this puzzle. Use Spirit to gain the necessary Will to use Distortion Punch, and attack the eastern Radam Beast.[/spoiler]
For upgrades, it sounds like the Layzner units have tried using a gun, so it's time to use more gun. Upgrade their weapons systems. (Yes, in case you haven't noticed, my upgrade strategy is pretty much pure Attenborough when we can get away with it.)
Giving Kira the Water Jet seems reasonable.
Give Cagalli the Aile pack. Much as I love her (and if we can switch her into the Gundam at some point, I'm all for that), it's clear that she is pretty much shafted in the offensive contribution department, so may as well embrace what her machine can do properly.
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Part 13.1: Ah, we didn't need those guys anyway!
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This one isn't too difficult, using Spirit unlocks Distortion Punch which is further powered up by Ryoko's low health and Prevail skill, to do the needed 3000 damage. Its mainly a reminder that sometimes, healing isn't the best option. Still, I like to do it anyway if I have healing units with nothing else to do, though some might argue you just don't use healing units. At this stage of the game though, we don't really have the luxury of choice.
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The votes said to give Kira both the Water Jet and the Megabooster, which is what I did, thus freeing up useful parts for other units. The Bellzelute gets an EN boost, Mu some extra armor, and the Layzner guys some dodge boosts. We'll see how that helps.
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And there weren't actually many suggestions for upgrades this time, just some firepower for the Layzner crew and more EN for the Bellzelute. This actually leaves us with a fair bit of unspent money this time, which is unexpected. We'll see if going without spending every dime was the better idea.
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Attach the Aile pack to the new fighter and we're done. Plot On:
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"On the left are the testicle electrodes, and straight ahead is the mechanism for dipping people into the ships sewage, and just a bit after that is where I keep the only man who ever loved me."
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Ah-ha-ha, silly D-Boy. Everyone is expendable in the UEFA!
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"Thinking makes people buoyant, right?"
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Thats a lie! David only 99% hates war!
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Once again, Mu solves all our problems.
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...You can do that? I'd have thought if that was an option, well...
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The Blue Earth was never Firepower.
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...Huh? Well, going by game mechanics, if you used spirits properly it could avoid most attacks, but it'd eventually run out of EN for its cannons if you sent it up against more than 5 or 6 average units.
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...Wait, so now ZAFT can't attack us because of the refugees? The ones Yzak blasted to hell with an oversized grenade last level? Suddenly this is an issue for them?
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Kuzzey is so lame he's not even sure in which way to pussy out.
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"Young people eat now? Whats the world coming to?"
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....Which is kinda an admission that even at the worst points of getting their asses kicked by the Jovians, the UEFA still wanted to pour all their research money into killing those damned dirty Coordinators, and basically made no secret of it.
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Welcome to the future.... IIIIN THE YEEAAARR TWOOO THOUUUUSSAAAANNNDD!
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....Wait, isn't the UN secretary general like, the leader of the entire UN? Doesn't he have better things to be doing than bumming around on an experimental science boat in the middle of the Indian Ocean when, y'know, theres a freaking World War on? Has the Atlantic Federation cockblocked the UN that badly?
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More fuel for the theory that the only way the UEFA could be this stupid and rascist is that its a scam by arm dealers to milk the war economy for all its worth. The Patriots would be proud.
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...Oh goddammit, not another doomsday threat.
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"Oh, so you'll give me full citizenship in order to help legitimise my message of peace?"
"Fuck no, I'm on holiday, can't ya see? Anoa!! Another martini!!"
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Simple human empathy? In this setting? What the heck?
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"Also, we test how puppies react to acid. And how old people react to crystal meth. For science."
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...Wait, I thought the Reclaimers were totally seperate from the Federation. The two we saw before were talking about having to fight the UEFA. Are you saying they still get Federation funding?
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I feel I should settle this now: Lasse is a guy. His name was probably meant to be Russ, but these things get mixed up during character design and all. He and Nanga Silverly here are Heterosexual Life Mates, and Nanga has a girl while Lasse appears to be a swinger at least to start with.
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....Uh, child soldier have been around since day one, dude. They've had thousands of years to herald the apocalypse, I don't think they're gonna start now.
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More whale noise from the Brains. Wait, why does Nanga have to remind the Brain thats so bonded to him they share a name, that he's not its enemy?
Skip from the confusing duo to, uh, Kira talking to, uh, even younger kids:
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...Robots that refuse to save the world unless they get rubdowns from kindergarteners, huh? Sooo many innappropriate jokes...
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I wasn't aware horses could fly, shoot lasers and teleport.
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The little kid from level 2 is all grown up and ready to lounge around on a boat in the middle of the ocean, just like the politician Hime always wanted it to be.
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(Also you kinda need the Antibody skill thats never really explained but is one of the most useful skills in the game at higher levels)
If the Brain moves itself, what does the pilot actually do? Are they like a dog trainer that it carries in its stomach?
Meanwhile, we see another old face from the stage 2 prologue:
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"I've got to see Halloween 6. Just once!!"
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Yuu's response to this reasonable request for his 3rd anal probing in a month by pulling a gun. Didn't know they had gunstores at the bottom of the ocean, but whatever.
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Apparently Yuu feels the need to point out he know how to make the gun go bang. Apparently the 'You've got the safety on' trick is something the writer felt he had to address.
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Wait, you have ten-year-olds piloting your giant robots? I'm not sure thats even slightly ok, unless the robot is made out of school that turns into robot dinosaurs.
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A gunshot rings out, apparently disarming Yuu:
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What a charming family.
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For the Reclaimers getting Feddie funding, consider it in the context of the Expanded Theory of UEFA Incompetence. If the Federation is not only incompetent in its armed forces, but also in its bureaucracy (as would be necessary to prevent them from realizing how laughably worthless their armed forces are), it would be quite natural (no pun intended) for there to be some line item in the budget that still gets funding to the Reclaimers, even after they've cut ties with the government.
(Incidentally, this theory is further bolstered by their military research priorities, as you pointed out above.)
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Part 13.2: Love at Second Sight works too, doesn't it?
Yuu runs off with Iiko/Quincy in hot pursuit:
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"Lets decide this over a nice family game!! I call it 'Shoot Each Other In The Face'. I'll go first!"
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....Okay, so apparently the Reclaimers brought a Brain Powerd back to Orphan with them to destroy? I can kinda see where they were coming from, but wouldn't it have been simpler to just, I dunno, blow it up where it was rather than capture it and risk taking it home, like Yuu was doing to do with Hime Brain the last time? Were they studying it or something? Why this one and not the others?
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I should point out that Orphan is really fucking big, like, the size of a mountain range. A bazooka round wouldn't do dick to it, even if it has some kind of hill-sized organs (which wouldn't be anywhere close to where the Reclaimers build their hangar bays). So Quincy really is just overreacting here.
Also, is it a bazooka or a missile launcher, or some kind of gun that shoots bazookas?
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Again, the plot gives the Chakra Shield enough power to survive nearly anything, even though in-game its only an average shield.
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I have no idea who or what Qumelies is. The Brain Powerd plot doesn't seem to have been included in full, like the plots of other series, but in this case its a big drawback because the Brain Powerd plot is full-on Yoshiyuki Tomino craziness and needs all the explanation it can get.
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"Good 'instincts'? What does that even mean, and how does it help me scout?"
"If you're quick enough to steal the last of my pizza rolls, you should be quick enough to avoid being torn to shreds by the Reclaimers. So get out there."
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Wait, is Geybridge actually meant to be in charge? I'm not saying he's a bad choice, but he already has a job!
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...Yeah, this really just sounds like Anoa wants Hime dead.
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It worries me that the mad scientist chick is the only one here who seems to be listening to the rest of the trio.
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Wasn't she the one that gave that order?
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The UEFA couldn't restrain a brick if its edges were rounded. Using your true power seems wasteful when farting in their general direction would work.
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You can really tell they're bonding.
The Reclaimers in their Grand Chers teleport in (which begs the question of why Yuu took the long way, but whatever).
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Kanan rushes over with the speed of plot:
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Again, another apparently important character development scene that we're only informed about. But there seems to be a lot of those in Brain Powerd, so lets not dwell on it.
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Hime charges in and scatters the group.
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And just like that, the two do their own teleport.
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"Right after they dismantle Anoa's clamps."
Battle is joined and the first thing to do, naturally, is to charge straight back at Shiela and Kanan, after casting Focus. I suppose I could have played keepaway all around the map for a while, but I'm too impatient for that kind of approach.
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Oh and yeah, Spoilers, Yuu and Hime love each other. In fact, they start out with their combo attack from the very beginning, despite only knowing each other a total of ten minutes.
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Kanan takes a shot with her missiles, but its Hime who scores a hit. The Brains and Grand Chers both have a Chakra Shield to take the edge off attacks, but its not as powerful as the D-Field in gameplay terms. It still makes the Grand Chers one of the most annoying enemy types to fight, coupled with their agility. It doesn't help that theres no variations with Reclaimers units like other enemy groups, its just Grand Chers and different colored Grand Chers with more HP.
Anyway, Yuu charges Shiela and doesn't get very far (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXlRt9tC7rw). Looks like we'll need to glue Hime to him to up his dodge and increase his damage, or we'll be here all day. Its unfortunate that J doesn't have a Partner system like K and L do, I have the feeling it would very much come in handy.
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They keep talking up like that the Brains are weaker than the Grand Chers, but I'm not sure I get why.
Also, if you notice, Yuu Brain uses a pointy Sword Extension(?) like the Grand Chers do, while Hime uses something called a Brain Bar with an 'in-y' bit. Because Symbolism!!
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The Grunt Chers also attack, but they're not much of a threat to our heroes.
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I do like the dialogue, although sometimes its confusing and implies things about the characters that never comes up in the game. Well, at least the game works as an advertisement for watching the series, although that assumes watching it would help.
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On our turn, Yuu Brain recovers 10% Health and energy, as all antibodies do. It helps his survivability, but we still don't want to get hit again if we can help it.
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As their will goes up from dodging and hitting, the two Brains unlock better attacks...but these are expensive in Energy, and the Brains can only recover so much. So we have to downgrade to the regular attacks manually to save energy.
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Even so, Hime soon runs out, meaning she can't hit people next to her, and has to use the missile launcher on the others.
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Meanwhile, Kanan just sits their taking potshots at our guys with missiles, and getting slowly picked apart. We're beating her Chers regeneration, but she's still fine for now.
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Hime has recovered enough for 2 shots of her Brain Bar. It'll have to do.
Yuu has a bit more energy, so we have him use his stronger attack (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-Wk1g7j3nc), finishing off Shiela.
Naturally this triggers an event:
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Stop reminding us of that arrangement. It's still kinda a sore spot with me....
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....Yeeaah, I don't care what kind of psuedoscience is backing you up, letting a giant rock wipe out all life in the hope it'll 'save' the DNA and use it somewhere else or something...isn't a well thought out strategy. A better one would be, y'know, colonising space and the other planets. Like we have been doing. So excuse me, but I think I'm ok with calling you guys crazy even if your space rock really is magical.
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Anyway, time to act. The Strike with the Megabooster and the Water Jet has quite the movement range, so I send it off with the skygraspers sucking its fumes.
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They don't quite get to the fight this turn. I possibly should have kited the bad guys upwards, but I'm Stubborn and Hime and Yuu are doing okay-ish.
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Hime is still their favorite attack target because she's 1% less likely to dodge than Yuu. She's still all but unhittable as long as we keep using Focus...but using focus is hard to sustain and they're starting to run low after all this fighting. Plus, Hime's strength is in her support Seishins. I find its better to upgrade her mobility and accuracy and then use her to spam Bless and Cheer, where she's a really useful fighter.
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Again, energy problems plague Hime.
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Because they're balanced to fight Brains, which are among the best dodging units, Grand Chers have high accuracy with their melee attacks, which can mean our Gundam units are at risk. Caught away from his Friend bonuses thanks to Kira and Cagalli being faster, Mu is lucky to avoid attacks.
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Kira takes that guy on with a weaker weapon and help from Mu. Losing his dodge boosters hasn't affected him that badly, he has that S rank in Water to compensate.
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With the Aile pack, Cagalli's ok too. And she doesn't do badly given the lack of punch of the Aile Beam Rifle, considering the Chakra Shield and all.
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I pull Yuu and Hime back for the turn to get the Friend Bonuses from Lasse and Nanga, and to give them time to recuperate. This means the SEED Team will be the focus of attention for a while.
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Ow, thats a big hit percentage. Still, Mu can handle this.
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Kira takes a few knocks for the first time in a while, but with the terrain bonus from water, the mech stat boost from the Water Jet, and the PS Armor, he's in no danger.
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But it seems Kanan's dodge is enough to best him this time.
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Part 13.3: Well gee, don't thank us or nuthin'.
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Calvinas chance to hit a standard Grand Cher at distance, for reference. This is why I like to use stat points to boost Accuracy so much, especially on people without Strike.
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It was only a small boost to firepower, but it seems to be helping.
I send a few people in to finish Kanan off, but it takes a few tries (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-RQcYZNj4o). But Mu levels up and learns Strike, which could be useful for the tricksier bosses.
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By now you might be wondering why Kira is relying on the Gun Launcher rather than the classic Agni. Well, it seems I made an error: While the Water Jet upgrades the usual B and C ranks of weapons firing underwater to an S, it doesn't change a non-existent rank. So weapons that don't work underwater in the first place aren't changed, and the Agni is useless. Quel horreur! Also, the Gun Launcher has limited ammo, so we're gonna need Mu in a bit.
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With everyone ganged up, the new Brains are doing rather well.
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Weakened in the fighting, the Grand Chers go for Mu only to find he has Focus this time and can easily fight them head on.
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The slaughter inspires Kira to SEED up.
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Mu keeps fighting, with Cagalli on Support Defense, using the sword close up and missiles at range, until the missiles run out.
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Then on his turn, he reloads the Strike. Good job, Mu.
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Johnathans backup Edgar joins the fray as David seeks some victims for his ever-hungry fists.
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More enemies start to focus in on Yuu again, but at 130 will Brain Powerd can use their Vital Jump teleportation at will, allowing them to ignore terrain and interposing enemies when moving and giving them a chance to auto-evade enemy attacks. So even though they're using Johnathans command aura for accuracy boosts, Yuu can still handle them fine.
Edgar flees from Davids manly aura and goes after Nanga and his Brain with help from Johnathan. Nanga has more than enough support of his own (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogwlZgsgi6s).
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In a risky move, but one that pays off, Yuu counters Johnathan with the 2-handed Sword Ex despite the odds.
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The Grand Chers are almost all dead but still the bosses prove to be annoying to finish off.
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Luckily this is an easy kill to feed to Cagalli. Edgar isn't worth much though, only gaining her one level.
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Johnathan continues to be a nuisance however.
I use the last of Yuu and Himes spirit points to Focus and have them cooperate to weaken him, only for them to wipe him out (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQPM7kPwARQ). A good result from a plot standpoint, but I was kinda hoping the XP would go to someone lower level.
He drops a flight unit, which, shockingly enough, allows any unit to fly and gives it an A rank in Air. We'll discuss it shortly.
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Like the others, Johnathan Vital Jumps away rather than doing one of those fake explosions other bosses who're not really dead do.
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Haven't you been mostly at the bottom of the sea for ten years? How much would you know about new or old weapons?
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Yuu and Hime teleport away to talk:
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I think this is one of those scenes were the two pilots open their stomach-hatches and shout at each others while the Brain kinda float there staring at the antics. Its free entertainment and all they gotta do is open their flies.
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"If you can't communicate with bullets then I just don't think I'll be able to understand you."
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....I guess he didn't. And niether did we. Damn, so on top of the energy crisis caused by the Nuetron Jammers, theres worldwide disasters? Isn't there anywhere in this universe that isn't completely fucked?
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Oh, so the earthquakes and tsunamis killing thousands are completely natural. That makes them so much better.
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"How many ways before?"
"Like, 5 ways, man."
Regardless, Yuu leaves without another word.
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...How does Organic-with-a-capital-O Energy work better than the nuclear-charged batteries most mobile weapons run on, or the gravity technology of Nergal? Are we just going to have to make do with the usual Life-Energy-Beats-Technology bullshit?
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Our super-genius finally catches up to the point.
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Oh Mu, you still have hope for the Federation. It'd almost be cute if it wasn't so sad.
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"You'll get a dozen young Thai boys brushing you down tonight!"
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....Huh? How do you know...about that...? She really was giving the UN reports? ....And they didn't stop the Reclaimers once they read them?
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"Probably because its so delicious with mustard."
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"Really? What's its role?"
"Getting teenagers laid."
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...The Brain Powerd cast has major problems with talking past other people.
Also, does anyone else hear Geybridges dialogue in Colonel Campbell from Metal Gears voice? I don't know why, but thats just how it sounds in my head.
Anyway, as the man says, we're done for the day. Heres our Puzzle Robo for the evening:
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The movement ranges and enemy weapons involved in this latest puzzle. Both our units have to survive the GINNs attack, but poor Kira is only on 10 HP, meaning any hit will kill him unless the PS armor stops it. They have no spirit points, this ones all about positioning. Remember, hit chance is 100% in puzzle robo unless you use Alert.
What do?
Ok, Roster Report: No-one did badly, everyone performed and they all made it back in one piece. And we have the Hime, Nanga and Lasse Brains now, virtually identical except Nanga has his girlfriends Eland Assault, and Lasse and Nanga can do a combo attack together. It is a point that we might want to improve Mu's dodge a little though, since he can be a tempting target.
Other points to note: To get the best out of the Brains, we need to increase their EN enough that their Regeneration can keep pace with their energy usage in tight spots. A little improvement to dodge wouldn't hurt either, just so they don't rely on using Focus so often.
Next mission has Eiji marked as a required character. Should we use this time to upgrade him? In any specific way, or just in general? Also, what do people think of his plot so far? And how would they like things to go? [spoiler]This level has a potential Secret in it, which I'm planning to get but which technically blocks off another secret. I can explain more if people who read spoiler text really want.[/spoiler]
Also we have a fair bit of money anyway because we didn't spend it last time, so I can take practically any suggestions on mechs to be upgraded.
Finally, we've found a little situation with the Strike and a way around it. Using the Water Jet with the Launcher Pack leaves us without its signature weapon in water levels (and theres a lot of water in this game, I don't mind telling you). If we're going to keep to the Submarine Strike plan, then it might make more sense to switch to the Sword Strike, as its weapon can work underwater. But the new Flight Unit lets us make the Strike fly without relying on the Aile, which also solves the problem. It could certainly be a valid answer...But there might be other units we'll meet in a few levels that also need it. Are we going to use the Submarine Sword, use the Launcher with Flight permanently, or just give him the unit for one level while we wait and see?
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Haven't you been mostly at the bottom of the sea for ten years? How much would you know about new or old weapons?
Because no two of their units are identical, and many are painted in bright colours?
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First off, Hime Brain is the only one worth upgrading out of the brains at the moment, unfortunately... Though they DO have the advantage of having good attacks against underwater targets, something pretty much no one else does... Hime has ABSURDLY good stats, combined with a useful spirit list.
Second, now is a VERY good time to start upgrading Layzner, for reasons that will rapidly become apparent.
Third, there's no valid excuse for NOT giving the Strike flight ability. However I'd STILL take the Sword Strike over the Launcher strike.
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Just a reminder of the Brain Powerd's theme, In My Dream. Its another one that gets into your head.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrP_60zEW1o (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrP_60zEW1o)
Oh, and I forgot, I think we might be approaching unit max again. Could people indicate which units they want to see in use?
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I'd like to see something in spoilers about this secret. And the other secret.
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EN, Weapons and Dodge in that order for the Brains.
Weapons for Eiji.
Use launcher with flight unit for at least a level to check it out.
D-Boy. Bellzeute.
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Apparently Yuu feels the need to point out he know how to make the gun go bang. Apparently the 'You've got the safety on' trick is something the writer felt he had to address.
This of course just reminds me of Kira's little debacle with a gun. :banghead
Yuu Isami: More competent than super-genetic-genius Jesus.
Also WELCOME EVERYONE, TO BRAIN POWERD! It's like Eva, if you replaced the gratuitous religious symbolism with hippie life energy bullshit and the grimdarkness with the most absolutely adorable giant biomechs ever.
Seriously, I want to hug the Brains. :blush
Ok, Roster Report: No-one did badly, everyone performed and they all made it back in one piece. And we have the Hime, Nanga and Lasse Brains now, virtually identical except Nanga has his girlfriends Eland Assault, and Lasse and Nanga can do a combo attack together. It is a point that we might want to improve Mu's dodge a little though, since he can be a tempting target.
Other points to note: To get the best out of the Brains, we need to increase their EN enough that their Regeneration can keep pace with their energy usage in tight spots. A little improvement to dodge wouldn't hurt either, just so they don't rely on using Focus so often.
Next mission has Eiji marked as a required character. Should we use this time to upgrade him? In any specific way, or just in general? Also, what do people think of his plot so far? And how would they like things to go? [spoiler]This level has a potential Secret in it, which I'm planning to get but which technically blocks off another secret. I can explain more if people who read spoiler text really want.[/spoiler]
Also we have a fair bit of money anyway because we didn't spend it last time, so I can take practically any suggestions on mechs to be upgraded.
Finally, we've found a little situation with the Strike and a way around it. Using the Water Jet with the Launcher Pack leaves us without its signature weapon in water levels (and theres a lot of water in this game, I don't mind telling you). If we're going to keep to the Submarine Strike plan, then it might make more sense to switch to the Sword Strike, as its weapon can work underwater. But the new Flight Unit lets us make the Strike fly without relying on the Aile, which also solves the problem. It could certainly be a valid answer...But there might be other units we'll meet in a few levels that also need it. Are we going to use the Submarine Sword, use the Launcher with Flight permanently, or just give him the unit for one level while we wait and see?
Ok... I say we take to the skies with the Launcher pack. As for upgrades, I say we spend a good sum on upgrading all the Brains' EN. Sure, they have EN Regen, but all of their attacks apart from the missile launcher (And the Eland Assault for Nanga) use EN, including the rather expensive but powerful combination attacks they get. With enough EN, we shouldn't have to worry about using it as soon as we get the will.
Upgrading their dodge is somewhat less important actually, if we stick with group hug tactics. There will be more than enough Friendship bonuses going around to make them practically unhittable, even with low amounts of Mobility upgrades.
Upgrading SWORDJET's Mobility would work if there's any cash left over, though I would usually give it Mobility+ items instead of upgrading it, [spoiler]since Mu can eventually upgrade to the Strike when Kira gets the Beamspam Gundam.[/spoiler]
Units I'd like to see used would be the Brain squadron, the Layzner trio, Calvina (Obviously), and Blade and Blue Earth when we get them back.
Puzzle Robo...
[spoiler]If Mu has Support Defense, try to position him and Kira next to each other, and don't attack or counterattack, just have Mu tank the hit for Kira.[/spoiler]
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Ok, Roster Report: No-one did badly, everyone performed and they all made it back in one piece. And we have the Hime, Nanga and Lasse Brains now, virtually identical except Nanga has his girlfriends Eland Assault, and Lasse and Nanga can do a combo attack together. It is a point that we might want to improve Mu's dodge a little though, since he can be a tempting target.
Other points to note: To get the best out of the Brains, we need to increase their EN enough that their Regeneration can keep pace with their energy usage in tight spots. A little improvement to dodge wouldn't hurt either, just so they don't rely on using Focus so often.
Hmm, up EN, for the Brains and I think, evasion. How good is their dodging?
Mu could use more evasivity yeah.
Finally, we've found a little situation with the Strike and a way around it. Using the Water Jet with the Launcher Pack leaves us without its signature weapon in water levels (and theres a lot of water in this game, I don't mind telling you). If we're going to keep to the Submarine Strike plan, then it might make more sense to switch to the Sword Strike, as its weapon can work underwater. But the new Flight Unit lets us make the Strike fly without relying on the Aile, which also solves the problem. It could certainly be a valid answer...But there might be other units we'll meet in a few levels that also need it. Are we going to use the Submarine Sword, use the Launcher with Flight permanently, or just give him the unit for one level while we wait and see?
I'd say Underwater Sword Strike then, pass the Launcher to Cagalli and the Aile to Mu for the time they're on the water. Since they're air units to begin with theres no issue with the beam weapons and if Mu is going to draw fire like he usually does he could use the evasion.
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I'd like to see something in spoilers about this secret. And the other secret.
[spoiler]Okay. Basically, next level gives us the chance to unlock Gale as a character later on, as I hinted before. However, theres another character, one who's been mentioned but not shown yet, called Julia (Gales fiance and Eijis sister). If we recruit Gale then even if we fulfill the requirements for Julia, we'll only get him at the appropriate time. Who is better is subjective, of course. Gale is more combat oriented while Julia is a support character with some useful spirit commands.
I've gone without unlocking either in one playthrough, and unlocked Julia in my second: She's useful but you can use other characters. I haven't seen Gale. Right now I've been assuming I'm going for Gale, for a change. If you disagree, let me know.[/spoiler]
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[spoiler]Gale is more combat oriented[/spoiler]
[spoiler]Say no more. :D[/spoiler]
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Puzzle Robo:
[spoiler]As has been suggested, move Kira and Mu adjacent to each other (Kira needs to go four spaces west, one north, and Mu can meet up with him), then have Mu Support Defend Kira.[/spoiler]
Upgrade Mu's Mobility if he's getting swarmed, and give the Brains as much Energy as you think they'll need. Give Kira the Sword Pack, switch the Launcher to Cagalli, and give Mu the Aile.
Since Eiji is a main character for the next mission, give him more gun. Upgrade his Weaponry further, since we have the cash to upgrade substantially now.
As for reaching the character limit: I say that we cut the Blue Earth (until we get Blade again), Lasse, Nanga, and finally Hime as necessary. I'd say to cut Mr. Javelin-Glock, but I like his mech.
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In my dream akai BARA NO HANAAA!
Excuse me, you were saying something?
Brainpower'd stages in this game are so annoying. A lot of enemies, all of them the exact same kind, with bosses that are the same unit only with a recolor and more HP... and they all have barriers. At least the theme song is awesome.
As for the secret.
[spoiler]Gale was willing to spare Eiji, but he was still kind of a jerk about it. Not to mention that he apparently had no problem with killing off OTHER humans.
I'd say we give Julia a try instead. Hopefully she's more sympathetic.[/spoiler]
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Forgot D-Boy is out of commission.
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Part 14.1: Lets make the interesting characters miserable and the terrible characters happy! It's called 'inverting your tropes', all the edgy writers are doing it!
Apologies for the delay, but I've just upgraded to a new laptop, with Windows 7, so I had to take a few days to get used to it and everything. On with the show!
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As ordered, I put Mu and Kira beside each other.
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And Mus Support Defense saves Kira, once again proving who's really the important person on the Archangels team.
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Eiji hasn't levelled up that much since last time we distributed his stats, but one point might make all the difference.
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As suggested, we up Mu's mobility using parts rather than spending cash. David doesn't need the dodge that badly, right?
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We also add the reward from the Puzzle Robo so that the two Skygraspers have the same speed.
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And of course we give Kira the flight unit.
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Layzner gets a general upgrade to boost its performance.
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The Brains get upgrades, Hime a few more.
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And because we have the money, one bar of mobility for Mus skygrasper. I save the rest because I know we might need it in a few levels.
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YAY! Please be cancer!
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Of course, now that she did him once, Kira is now Flays manservant and waits on her constantly.
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...I'm fairly sure the ship is still flying under its antigrav the same as ever. I mean, its a ship with a terrible design for bouyancy and multiple hatches all over it for mechs and weapons, they wouldn't be retard enough to float it on the water just to try saving power or something retarded like that....right?
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...If Mirallia is her roommate, shouldn't she have noticed Flay doesn't seem to be sleeping in her own bed anymore?
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...Those lines were pretty pointless, unless we're supposed to take away that Flay is now so lazy she won't even get out of Kiras bed to get a glass of water.
Meanwhile, in the relative sanity of the boat that runs on life energy:
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The UEFA is our benchmark for kindness now?
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"Not an enemy" is a big step up from our relationships with pretty much everyone else.
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Mu is clearly not a Thunderbirds fan.
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Uh...didn't you help the Cyber Beast Force escape from Africa on the Nadesico? They could be paying you back for that.
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Where is this coming out of? Are they saying Mithril wants to study them or something?
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...Except he's never mentioned his parents once since we met him. Its all been about his friends, he could have left his parents to die for all we know.
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Oh, so the problem was that they were keeping Kira secret from the Novis Noah crew? Okay....
No wait, that still doesn't make sense, how did Anoa know he was first generation in that case?
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"Yeah, they should be buried in their native soil, its the least we can do."
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What is with these random asides?
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No offense but nearly everything in this game is a mystery to us at this point.
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Who isn't? Flay has a hidden agenda and as far as I can tell she scrubs the damned toilets on the archangel.
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'Shouldn't we leave Hime behind in case the Novis is attacked?'
'I'll take that chance if it means Hime is shot down....er, I mean....'
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Kiras pretty resigned to these guys dogging him all the way to the end of the game.
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What the hell is with Flay suddenly being all sick? Is Kiras spooge toxic or something?
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"What? Know, its 2pm, I always kick those jerks out of the hangar at this time. Reminds them who's boss."
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No shit. I was figuring we'd just let them chew on us for a while.
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Really? Because I don't recall this barrier from my previous playthroughs of the game. My weapons hurt their ships just fine then.
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Do they not know their own standard operating procedure or something?
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It seems we're went to keep Eiji alive while we kill, shockingly enough.
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We start the usual group hug tactics, except in Kiras case, where his Megabooster puts him far ahead of everyone else. We'll have to trust that he survives until all his bonuses show up.
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Next turn people catch up to the oncoming enemies. Here Mu weakens an enemy so the Archangel, which missed last level so Yuu could have a slot, can get a kill.
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Its amazing the difference simple Group Hug tactics makes. I'd normally have to spam the hell out of Focus for most of my guys on a level like this. I'll have to be certain to use more Friendship bonuses in future games.
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Even Calvinas basic weapons are able to almost tear through enemies like this.
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Enemy turn, and the few surviving Battas go for the Archangel. Thanks for the XP chumps.
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Huh...The Gradosian Skullgunners use beam weapons, which the Archangels Laminate armor soaks up. Well, I guess that was just because I was using Wall, the next shot will-
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.....Okay. The Archangel is immune to their attacks, and they're charging right into its guns futilely. I see.
The slaughter continues until we get a notification:
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It means for every time we wouldn't fight these SPTs, we would fight them 3 Quintillion times. Guess they don't teach scientific notation at the UEFA Academy. Then again, I'm not sure if they teach anything at the UEFA Academy.
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3e18 to 1 is fairly certain, Murrue.
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And we're right back to the Skullgunner suicide. The Archangel keeps building up will to kill them with weaker and weaker weapons. Its a massacre. I guess they were so focused on getting to the delicious civilians inside they didn't notice all the holes in their hulls?
Eventually the real SPTs arrive:
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No sign of Gosterro thankfully.
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In the original Layzner, instead of the Federation and ZAFT being the two idiot sides, it was old stalwarts America and Russia who wouldn't stop fighting to face the Gradosians. Hey, it was the late 80s, everyone thought the Cold War would go on forever back then.
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Also, apparently they're basing this whole 'Earth will fuck up the rest of the galaxy' thing off the predictions of their supercomputers. Which means either Earth is a spawning pit for evil and stupidity, or even the Gradosians AIs are racist.
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Part 14.2: Proving how dangerous humanity is using Gradosian technology.
The full-breed earthlings naturally have objections to all of Gales comments:
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"We'll match Grados atrocity for atrocity until you see how civilised we are!"
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"What about Julia? Did she approve?"
"I dunno, she was deepthroating Gale at the time, the response was kinda mumbled."
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...Er, I think Gale still has his career and his impending marraige.
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You already fought her twice! She was the one who convinced everyone to save you on Mars! God, you have a terrible memory.
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And with that, battle is joined. The enemy Skullgunners finish themselves off charging the Archangel, and Gales manned SPT squad flies closer.
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I split the team up: The Gundam SEEDers and Calvina to finish off the two Katonbos, the rest heading off to face Gale.
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We've gotten to the point where Mu really isnt in danger from many of the larger enemies. Its the small stuff like Radam and SPTs that are the threat.
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Gonna take a bit to eat through the D-Fields though.
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I let Mu and Cagalli Support Defend the Archangel because they're just so eager for it, and break out the Lohengrins. They shouldn't take that much longer.
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On the other end of the battle, it seems that Nanga is the main target of the enemies this time. And those Knuckle shots still have high accuracy and low damage.
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If the Eland Assault were enough to one-shot the Bravers, I'd let him use that, but since its a tad short of that, I downgrade to using lesser attacks to save ammo.
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And then I switch to standard attacks because using any of the big stuff will be pointless until Nanga gets more will.
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So much for those guys. Time to catch up to the others.
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Hit and Away lets the Archangel get close to the fighting, with the Skygraspers following. Kira is left behind, but with the Megabooster theres no worry about him catching up.
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Mu's killing of that mook activates Kiras SEED. Why is never his own actions that cause that?
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The important thing, though is that Calvina has enough will to do this much hurt.
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I move her in to close quarters, because I have a plan with the Brains.
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I think Nanga might need this.
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An annoying hit, but it'll heal in a few turns.
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Himes upgraded weapons are almost enough for a one-shot, but not quite.
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Anyway, the point of all that was to get all the Brain inside Calvinas command aura to buff them and possibly dissuade the enemy from focusing on Nanga again.
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...Which doesn't work, they go for him anyway. But at least his will is high enough for a one-shot this time.
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Well actually this one guy can't reach him and goes for Calvina, and lives because he's inside the minimum range of the O Rifle.
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Eventually, Nanga runs out of energy.
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Karla attacks Hime, who bitchslaps her verbally and literally.
Ok, time for the main event: Gale Versus Eiji. I cast focus and move our guy in for a big encounter.
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Eiji scores a lucky hit and gets a level-up, but we're not done yet, as the plot takes over.
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The plot doesn't like us very much, as Eiji misses and Gale takes off half his health.
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Another autohit.
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Another hit.
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We then get a set of trippy effects as the Layzner charges up, and the words 'V-Max' show above it the same way Mazinpower and SEED do. The soundtrack also picks up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23xahZQbg50).
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And just like that, the Greimkaiser takes 9000 damage, without a single animation or any further flair. Which was a massive letdown for me, so I went and tracked down the original scene (http://www.endlessvideo.com/watch?v=c4E79YkQYAE&start=0m0s&end=0m53s), to see what happened. Apparently the battle happened in space that time.
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And with that, the Greimkaiser explodes and falls into the ocean.
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Karla pulls what Alpha Gaiden players will remember as a 'Seishin Burst', healing and casting multiple Spirit Commands on herself.
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With Gale gone, we don't have any more special battle conditions. Eijis no longer that important it seems.
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Alert, Focus, Strike, and Valor for double damage on her next attack. Karla is looking mighty pissed alright, and since many of our units lack Alert, we're going to have to wait a turn before we can risk sending them against her.
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Part 14.3: Do you guys have any idea how hard it is to greive when we're killing you?
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One useful trick to strip the spirit commands off a boss is to use a unit with the Alert command, who doesn't need the XP, to do a double-whiff with the boss. This gets rid of Valor and Alert nicely, but Strike is still going to be annoying. I focus the others on finishing the enemies who were weakened attacking Nanga.
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Since Hime isn't in any danger while Nanga is close to her, I begin using her spirit commands to increase our XP gains. This is where she truly shines, fighting as good as any other main real while throwing out support, making her the best of both worlds.
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Cagalli heals up Eiji and gets in position to support him if Karla goes for him.
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No point in having our other units do anything, so we just leave them there.
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And now its our turn and her spirits are gone.
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Kiras positioned to shoot her down, but I make sure Nanga uses missiles to support him to save ammo.
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Hey, lady, we've got dozens of other enemies lining up to kill us, can't you wait your turn?
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Only Karla 'withdrew'. The rest are at the bottom of the Indian Ocean.
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The Archangel moves over and Layzner is pulled off the map.
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Hmm, guess he's unconscious after all those high-g manuvers? Or gone catatonic in shock from murdering his old friend?
Well anyway, apparently its been too long since we fought the Redcoats:
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Ouch, yeah, that looks like it stung.
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Even Mu is bored of these jokers by now.
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No-one beleives them when they say a UEFA ship is hard to destroy. The average ZAFT pilot probably has a dozen battleship kills.
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....How did you get ahead of us anyway? I thought ZAFT didn't have atmosphere-capable ships like the Archangel, and relied on landship and submarines. Did we stop for icecream or something? Is that why Flay is sick?
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Using Tolles ever-useful Assault and Accel commands, the Archangel charges into the ZAFT GOOhN-squad, railguns blazing. They respond with underwater weapons that apparently don't count as beam weapons, but still don't do a lot of damage out of the water.
...Hold on, 'phonon masers'? Phonons are units which measure how much an atom is vibrating. I mean sure, you could get energy from them, maybe even use them to hurt people, but how do you get a Maser from them? Masers are just Microwave lasers, no different in principle from a visible spectrum laser, you'd have to turn the phonons into Microwave frequency photons anyway, which kinda seems redundant when you can just use a microwave emitter.
And why would you use a microwave laser underwater? Water absorbs Microwaves!
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Slight issues for Calvina as the Bellzellute flies in, its Shot Launchers have no rank underwater, so even on a crit it only does 10 damage. In some games it might have been a 15, but not here. Still, Calvina gets some will and a tiny amount of XP for hitting something, so its not a total waste.
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Hime does much better, because the Brain Powerds have As in all terrains for both the mech and its weapons, making them very useful for taking on these underwater pests.
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They still prefer to attack Nanga, though.
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Torpedoes against a flying target? Really? Anyway, the O Rifle A is still pretty damned dangerous, even underwater.
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GOOhNs, or FOOOOOOOOOLS?
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It should be little surprise that the Archangel crew level up again.
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Underwater Taser Knuckles. They can't possibly be a bad plan, right?
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Without the Water Jet, Kira is reduced to use C-rank weaponry, so his damage output is curtailed.
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The Brains have run out of regular foes, and are now focusing on a submarine, flying closer and hitting it with swords, which seems to be quite effective.
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Meanwhile, I send Calvina off on one of her sneaky lone missions, not that there are that many enemies in that direction that won't just go for the Archangel.
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Except this other submarine apparently.
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Its a little worrying when an SPT, something made out of fibreglass and hope, takes less damage than the Skygraspers when supporting.
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Calvina takes a knock, but apparently air-to-air missiles work on legged mini-subs just fine.
Then her attention is taken when the Redcoats finally start doing something, and Yzak tries out his upgraded Gundam (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9OUSolY1zk). Sorry bud, but adding a little extra armor isn't going to impress me.
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Hime uses the last of her SP to cast Bless on Lasse, who then sinks the submarine for big cash.
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Unable to use the big sword or his beam cannons underwater, Mu is reduced to charging in with his machine guns and his manly yell. Hey, it works 8 times better as any other attack.
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Why does Miguel even bother anymore?
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The other two stolen Gundam try their own Group Hug tactics, but we still come out on top, just.
Meanwhile, undaunted by being knocked around by Calvina, Yzak tries to get revenge for his face (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiCyYKbB9Go). However, all that happens is that the new Assault Shroud gets blasted off of him, and Kira gains two levels. However, the original Duel is still underneath, untouched, hence why we didn't get any money.
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The other Redcoats are busy with the Brains, and not doing so well.
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Bu-bye. Come back when your Gundam is wearing something decent.
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Part 14.4: Is there anything Cagalli can't do? Is there anything Kira can?
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Nanga and Hime try to beat Nicol, but his invisibility kicks in to let him auto-evade Himes attack.
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Meanwhile the Archangel sinks the other sub with Sai's Gain and Kuzzeys Luck raking in big dollars and XP.
Dearka tries fighting two Brains at once (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMMI_k_I3KA), but since isn't getting anywhere.
With that enemy turn weathered, Dearka soon falls (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLeFRj3Xma8), and is soon followed by Nicol (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SfM28LeoyY). Shame this is basically a random encounter, and we can be pretty sure we'll see them again.
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I can see Anoa cursing as she sees Hime waving at her as they catch up.
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Y'know, Destiny is usually more subtle than your mechs going out of control and doing a Sonic the Hedgehog impression.
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Layzners cockpit is a hemisphere of space glass. If you can see its head you can see him. You really have no excuse for figuring out what conditions he's in.
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Yeah, thinking about Destiny gives me pains too.
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Yeah. Being friends with career soldiers who will abet genocide is an issue that affects us all.
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWj14658.jpg)
Well, you're in the room for a start...
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Theres that empathy and perceptiveness that makes Flay so desirable.
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"Vagina powers, activate!!"
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Again, your master plan appears to be to make your best and most effective guardian commit suicide-by-ZAFT, leaving you basically defenseless against the actual enemy. This is a pretty good demonstration that you can be manipulative without being smart.
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Why would you, the commander of this mission to stop Orphan, not want help?
Meanwhile, in a secret base which seems to be in the Rockies, some of our other heroes are at work.
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"Not even to give you more of these delicious Hostess Fruit Pies?"
"...Ok, I have one use for you."
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWj14692.jpg)
....Looks like a robot to me.
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Any God who designed this universe can't be all that good at forseeing things, thats for sure.
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I should point out that Levin is the gay dude I mentioned before. And he seems to be more into Tekkaman than D-Boy.
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"...I'm her boyfriend."
"You're a guy?"
"We've known each other 5 years Kira."
"Don't lecture me, Tai!"
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And she's easy. Don't forget that.
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The only thing she's protecting you from are reality and a clean gynecology report.
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WOW. You mother-FUCKER, Kira. They are THE ENTIRE REASON you're still on this boat, remember? They've been running the damn ship! Shooting at enemies, stopping Natarle from crashing this tub into the fucking sun, keeping you from getting lost on the way between the ship and the fight like the blind retard you are, and suddenly they have no fucking idea how you feel?
I suppose we're supposed to blame this on Flays vaginomancy or something, but I feel like both of them need their teeth knocked out.
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And right before Sai can point out the blaringly obvious fact that Kiras full of shit, Flay just shoots him down.
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On the upside, I like Sai more now.
Lets try to return to sanity as we approach Orb:
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"And we can get several more, just give us 5 minutes and a stapler!"
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"We've got the stink all over us now!"
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Why not? Unlike Kira, she actually deserves a title.
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Oh, we'll figure out the secret of your teleportation someday, Cagalli. You can't hide forever!
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And...then wait years for the data to be used to create this magical energy-resistant material we need? Or are we using the Iron Man 2 methods of element creation?
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...Is Honda drunk enough to be using the Tony Stark method?
Anyway, onto the Puzzle Robo:
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Ok, we have to get Eiji to the very corner of the map in two turns, while Karla and Gale lie in wait for him. He has all his spirit points but since Focus does nothing in Puzzle Robo, only Accel will matter. How do we position our hero to survive an enemy turn and reach his goal?
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Also, heads up, these are our auto-deploys for the next level.
And next level has significantly less water than the last two maps.
Everyone did well this level, though it was annoying to have so many weapons be unavailable due to terrain. Nothing more to report except that Nanga was picked on by all the bullies and ran out of juice. Mu and Cagalli took some damage from Supporting that kept the repairers busy, and Mu mostly concentrated on reloading the Archangel in the latter half of the level because it was using so much railgun ammo.
So, any preferences for next level? Who will we upgrade, who get priority for parts? Do we spend a lot or save it for the future? What say ye?
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More EN for Nanga. Weapons for as many auto-deploys as possible. I'd prioritise extra ammo capacity for the Archangel if it were possible. We can't have the death machine running dry.
Spend! Spend! Spend!
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Puzzle Robo:
[spoiler]Use Accel to move to the top section of rough ground. If I'm reading this correctly, Gale's lack of movement range makes him completely irrelevant for this, so you just need to deal with Karla, and keep her away from the target square.
Since you have no way to block her path, the best means of accomplishing this seems to be either shooting her down or enticing her to try to fight you. Since the second method isn't guaranteed to work, whereas you're guaranteed to hit with your attack, use your strongest weapon that is still available after moving to shoot Karla down: I'm pretty sure Eiji has weaponry that can do in excess of 1800 damage, even against terrain bonuses. After gunning her down, let Gale move irrelevantly, and then use Accel to move to the target square.[/spoiler]
Save, Save, Save! If it doesn't seem like we need to spend much now, and apparently we'll need a lot of money in the near future, let's not upgrade: given how easily the last mission was dealt with, I think we're pretty good at the moment. Maybe an evasion upgrade for Nanga, to prevent the cool kids from picking on him, unless you can increase his evasion with Spirit commands.
Parts should be prioritized for: Cagalli, Eiji, and Hime I suppose. I look forward to the day when we can pay attention to the main character again, but as-is, I suppose that she's just way too far ahead of everyone else.
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I tried using Focus to make Nanga less of a target, it didnt seem to work. The enemy seem to prioritise targets based on a units base dodge chance, and don't take spirit commands into account. Makes sense, otherwise a unit with Alert would never be attacked, but it means we'd need to look into other ways around this.
Calvinas XP total isn't too far ahead of the curve, but she's still pretty up there. And only the battleships are doing similar damage. Then again, that might just be because we have no Supers around to compare.
There are parts which increase ammo, but we don't get them yet. TBH the only reason the Archangel ran out this time was the water, otherwise it would have been using Lohengrins to kill enemies much faster.
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Hold on to the cash, but put Kira in the Sword Pack and the flier, just fly around the place stabbing, and if theres need for water combat well that works just fine too. He sorely needs a real underwater combat option.
Since theres less water, the Archangel wouldn't quite need so much resupply, so giving Cagalli the Launcher and Mu the Aile would up their offensive ability more.
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Ok, let's try upgrading Nanga's mobility, if we're trying to make him less of a target.
As for the idea of giving Cagalli one of the more damaging packs, it's not a bad idea. However, I personally would swap her to the other Skygrasper if that was the case. Keeping the Aile pack on Grasper 2 means that it will be able to reach units in need of repair faster, making it much more effective. This would of course mean relegating Mu to repair duty, however. Or, I guess, we could put Kira in Aile Grasper 2, but that would leave Mu benched, and the Strike unusable since the plot demands that only Kira can use it. [spoiler]For now.[/spoiler]
Edit: Rereading the force deployments, it would seem that the three SEED pilots are stuck in their respective machines anyway. In that case I'd keep things as they are.
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^^
The big buggerity is that Kira's current pack is completely ineffective half the time. Giving him the Sword would let him wreck shit still. Putting the Launcher on Cagalli is more of a side perk.
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Redcoat squad simulation:
Dearka: Great!
Yzak: NATURAAALS!
Nicol: I am gentle, kind and like playing my piano. Do you want to hear it?
[spoiler]Nicol: I'm so gonna die...[/spoiler]
Miguel: Surely I can take on your prototype super-units in a mass produced GiNN!
Athrun: I'm Akira Ishida.
As for the supposed good guys... yeah, Kira is an asshole. Where's that "If I were serious you wouldn't stand a chance" screencap that makes him look just the raging douchebag he is?
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As for the supposed good guys... yeah, Kira is an asshole. Where's that "If I were serious you wouldn't stand a chance" screencap that makes him look just the raging douchebag he is?
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Ladies and gentlemen, our protagonist in his usual habitat of stealing his friend's fiance, beating him up and then bragging about his artificially enduced genetic superiority. What a guy. :nonono
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Side-thought, spoiler tags around updates would help. With the number of images to load it's a while before my screen settles down enough to read it.
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As for the supposed good guys... yeah, Kira is an asshole. Where's that "If I were serious you wouldn't stand a chance" screencap that makes him look just the raging douchebag he is?
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Ladies and gentlemen, our protagonist in his usual habitat of stealing his friend's fiance, beating him up and then bragging about his artificially enduced genetic superiority. What a guy. :nonono
Could be worse.
Could be that guy from Destiny.
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Side-thought, spoiler tags around updates would help. With the number of images to load it's a while before my screen settles down enough to read it.
I've heard this before, I had to do it before on another LP. Do people think this is a good plan?
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Could be worse.
Could be that guy from Destiny.
Shinn? I actually prefer him to Kira, because at least he has genuine reasons for being a whiny bitch, and also most of my contact with him comes from SRW, which helped make him much more likeable.
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Could be worse.
Could be that guy from Destiny.
Shinn? I actually prefer him to Kira, because at least he has genuine reasons for being a whiny bitch, and also most of my contact with him comes from SRW, which helped make him much more likeable.
He was a lot less bearable in the anime.
Also +1 spoilerblocks.
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Side-thought, spoiler tags around updates would help. With the number of images to load it's a while before my screen settles down enough to read it.
I've heard this before, I had to do it before on another LP. Do people think this is a good plan?
Can't say I'd be against it, it does make it difficult to read the posts at the bottom of a page when the images loading keep pushing it lower.
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Side-thought, spoiler tags around updates would help. With the number of images to load it's a while before my screen settles down enough to read it.
I've heard this before, I had to do it before on another LP. Do people think this is a good plan?
I think that would be good. Just putting one big spoilerblock around the whole post would be quite sufficient, though putting the Puzzle Robo and after-update questions in a separate spoilerblock would be appreciated.
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I'm not overly keen on spoilerblocks for the entire LP, if only because if I load this page it's with the full intention of loading pics. That said, it's not a massive issue for me.
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Part 15.1: Welcome to the lost land of the Not-Total-Dickholes.
First off, I'd like to apologise for the delay. Three things happened to make it harder to update:
1) I started co-GMing an online Exalted game and suddenly had a lot of reading and statting to do.
2) I started playing Fallout 3
3) I lost internet access last weekend.
In any case, I'm here now, and I'll try to get all of this update done today.
[spoiler]
Right, first, the Puzzle robo.
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Simple matter of casting Accel and charging at the objective, right?
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Er, no, Karla just flies in and takes the point. So we'll have to get rid of her.
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Well that was simple enough. Now we just end our turn and fly to the objective next time, right?
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...Ok, apparently Gale has an itchy trigger finger this time, and even defending his shots do too much hurt to the damaged Layzner. Lets rethink this...
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The Lasered Rifle has the same attack power as the Knuckle Shot, and at this low level Eijis Melee stat isn't that much higher than his ranged, so the two attacks do similar damage. The difference is that the rifle gives us a little more room to back off from Karla and more importantly, Gale.
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Gale is one space too far to shoot at us, so we can cast Accel again and speed to the finish line.
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Upgrades for Nanga, Hime and Kira.
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The Striker Packs get swapped around as requested.
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Although the logical thing would be to give Eiji a new HE radar to replace the one I gave to David, Layzners not on the roster at the start of this level, so we'll have to wait.
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[spoiler]
Onto the story, and Eiji's trying to figure out what happened in the fight with Gale.
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Its kinda a worry when someone not raised on the same planet as the rest of the cast is one of the nicest and most relatable of the main characters on display.
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Mu seems a little...confused today. Maybe he finally got that still working for when Badgirl got too much?
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Ok, theres not noticing she's run off with a boy or gotten hooked on drugs. Then theres not noticing she launched into space to infiltrate your secret weapons facility, then travelled back in time to raise a resistance movement in Africa. I realise theres a lot of shit going on, but there are limits to inattentiveness too.
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Frankly, if I had enough power to force those idiots to listen to reason, I'd be sorely tempted to just take them over and fire everyone who was in charge.
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Again with the magical 'combat data' being this big military secret that is the secret to how the entire mecha works. Wouldn't the maintenance data, the cruising flight data, and just the walking around for the hell of it data all be equally important from a technical standpoint? It might not seem as glamourous but if they can't even figure out how to make a Gundam stand up straight without a Coordinator compiling stuff as he flies, then it would seem valuable to me.
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Any Civilisation players reading this are probably screaming at the screen about how trading all your tech for enough gold to last a few turns is a terrible move. But I gotta say, I like Izumi, he at least seems to have a competent streak, even if his parenting skills could use something.
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"They might actually be able to use it! Giving them an incredible advantage over the UEFA!"
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Wait, so ZAFT committed a war crime, and this lets them put more pressure on the victims? To the point where the victims aren't allowed to give things to the people empowered to prevent war crimes (theoretically)? Damn....I think ZAFT is kinda winning the political game. And given the UEFA don't seem to be doing well at the military game....which game are they playing anyway?
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Say goodbye and wave as they leave?
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Well, she should be, because she and Eiji are the reason your argument is bullshit. In your own series, sure, there was nothing but the Skygraspers on board, it was an actual moral dilemma. But you've got at least 4 other mecha in this story and the Novis Noahs Brain Powerds as backup, they can pick up the slack for the Strike without that much difficulty. And if I might be blunt, the Strike is not our best mech, the Bellzelute is just better than the Launcher Strike in every way except it lacks PS armor.
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So in her own series, she's suicidally dedicated to being nice, and in this game, she's an idiot who can't see past one mech out of the whole team.
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'Thats a sign of Alzhiemers sir.'
'Well you tell Mr. Zhiemer to take his signs somewhere else!'
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So asspinching isn't sexual harrassment if you do it in front of the UN secretary general?
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I dunno, maybe if we pile enough exhaustion, stimulant abuse, and sexual tension onto the commanders they'll max out the useless gauge and flip back around to competent again.
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Huzzah, you're back! :D
I dunno about trying to wrap the usefulness gauge around; I think that between 'useless' and 'competent,' you might end up with 'actively harmful.'
And on Puzzle Robo, it seems that I misunderstood Gale's range; blast.
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Part 15.2: And then everyone totally got a happy ending a quarter of the way into the game.
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The kids seek to escape the ship before it inevitably sinks in the the seas of angst.
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They're living on a planet protected by the UEFA. If they wanted safety they'd have flown to Pluto.
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"Exactly. Wait, who are you again?"
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Wait, the Heliopolis survivors were sent to the Moon? Didn't we establish how much of a detour that was before?
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...no offense, but if he is your 'dearest friend', shouldn't you guys have maybe discussed it with him at some point over the past few days crossing the Indian Ocean?
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"I bet he's got the top score on Minesweeper on all their computers!"
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Whats that? Tension in the air? I wonder who's fault that is.
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Little things like Alien Technology, including stuff about Layzner that even Eiji hasn't a clue about and the semi-magical Orgone system on Bellzelute, are nothing to these guys. They can fieldstrip all of them in half an hour and overhaul them in a lunchbreak.
The teens get a call from OSDG:
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She's not even 30, I should point out. The grey hair is just an anime thing.
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'10-odd'? I thought Eiji was like 17. Are we looking at even more time travel or is Eijis dad so fertile his son had been born before he even met his wife?
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AHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHA You still have hope.
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I guess the paychecks from Nergal really are that good.
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...Wait, so even *Natarle*, who was desperate to keep as many crew around as possible, isn't happy about Flay staying? Damn, girl, you're lucky you found Sai and Kira because I don't think anyone else wants your shit anymore.
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Thats a very nice sentiment, Sai, and I applaud the sense of it, it still kinda means being on the same boat as Natarle and Flay.
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Before they were only mostly hopeless, I suppose.
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Thats right, Kuzzey, you have not suffered enough to be released.
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Because they're dumb enough for the UEFA, apparently.
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"Flay! Coffee Table! Wall! Holy shit, I have *TWO* feet!!"
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Such a meaningful and trusting relationship I see.
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No, I'm sorry, thats fucking bullshit. This is supposed to be a friendship, right? Thats supposed to be a two-way street. If Sai and the others are willing to reach out to support Kira then Kira has to reciprocate to be a true friend to them. If Sai forgives him, Kira has to forgive Sai. And despite his friends being the reason he was guilted onto staying on this ship, we haven't seen one scene of Kira really bonding with anyone except Flay. It feels more like he was emotionally blackmailed into helping his classmates than being eager to help his friends. Maybe in the series this is all handled better, but this game has turned the SEED plot into a mire of fail, and really doesn't work as an advertisement for the series unless you really love the mecha.
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See? Now it looks like Tolle is just trying to ditch the angstbag!
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Gotta love that superior Radam tracking technology. Probably just some eyeballs on a stick.
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His frustration brings out Mus inner Texan.
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I'm beginning to think the answer to that is 'No, I don't actually do anything on this ship, I just keep the Vending Machines unjammed and eat out Natarle whenever she looks like she's about to mutiny."
And have you seriously not even tried calling Kira since he left the ship? Goddamn, Flay, you're not even fucking trying!
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Our decisive young hero, ladies and gentlemen!!
Outside:
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NPCs are never allowed to be competent in SRW. Even ones from Orb.
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Wait, so he was just attacking random countries and hoping they knew who Blade was?
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Apparently so.
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We start with only a fraction of our forces available. Still, it should be enough to handle some Radam, with any luck.
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"Yeah....You're all basically hostages to my angsty whims."
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Natarle finally does something useful and marks out the zone we have to protect. If any bad guys get to this spot we auto-lose, so we'll have to be careful to prioritise the right targets and position ourselves to block their advance.
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Part 15.3: Reforged from the shards of Narsil....
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...Who's not here.
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And then he...leaves. Apparently he just wants to watch us murder his radam beasts first.
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The Sword Strike makes its return after nearly ten levels of Mu using it. It seems to be doing well even though we neglected Kiras melee stats.
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Yay for super-dodgy Ailegrasper.
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This first wave isn't giving us much trouble.
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I arrange our guys in a sort of 'funnel' to ensure the Radam will be in range of our guns as they charge in.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15312.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15316.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15319.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15320.jpg)
Team Brain Powerd works once more.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15321.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15324.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15325.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15326.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15327.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15328.jpg)
Silly Rei, Radam don't have cockpits.
We get to see Kira killing multiple Radam in one swing. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeVLX_3kMkM) A taste of things to come, no doubt.
Of course nothing Kira does can come out good, so he triggers Daggers return:
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15331.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15332.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15333.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15336.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15338.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15344.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15348.jpg)
And in a shocking new transformation, D-Boy becomes Tekkaman Blade once more (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9ymdqGLNUg).
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15353.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15354.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15356.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15360.jpg)
Awww, he learned the power of friendship. How heartwarming. Now we can all lay waste to armies together.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15361.jpg)
Apparently we need to keep Blade alive. Somehow I doubt that'll be too difficult.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15363.jpg)
Blade and Pegas count as one unit, although you can seperate them. As a combined unit, Pegas is a second 'pilot', giving Blade some very, very useful spirit commands. Its no slouch to say that Blade just got a major upgrade.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15365.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15367.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15369.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15371.jpg)
I missed you, D-Boy.
Meanwhile, Kira throws boomerangs. Laser Boomerangs. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muHcMWXT-ng)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15383.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15384.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15386.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15390.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15391.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15395.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15397.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15399.jpg)
The Archangel goes a-killin', with even Dagger taking a knock. Meanwhile, Blade takes the time to thin the Radam Herd (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er0rIQBZR_o).
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15404.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15405.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15406.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15407.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15408.jpg)
We continue the easy killing, triggering a warning that theres more on the way.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15409.jpg)
The Brain Powerds cut through the enemy with relative ease. Without the big power consumption issues of before, they can afford to let loose (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSwoWP1Qvrw).
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15412.jpg)
Levels for all, but saving stuff like Cheer for the bigger enemies. Like Dagger (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZQRAa1Meks).
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15416.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15417.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15426.jpg)
Even without Strike, Blade manages to hit the dodgey Dagger.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15431.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15432.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15435.jpg)
Nanga and Lasse come critically close to beating Dagger. That leaves Eiji to finish the job (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHcMadzWeJg).
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15437.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15439.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15440.jpg)
And then Blade smacks him down for good (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb_3GEIZyCQ).
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15445.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15447.jpg)
Another permanent villain death, woo! Can we keep this pace up?
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15451.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15452.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15455.jpg)
Damn, I sure hope we can...
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Part 15.4: All part of the routine.
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Finally, the stragglers show up:
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15457.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15458.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15459.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15460.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15461.jpg)(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15462.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15464.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15465.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15467.jpg)
Cagalli rough houses when and where she wants, dude.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15469.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15470.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15471.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15472.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15474.jpg)
Even Natarle has given up on military protocol at this point. Good to know.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15475.jpg)
"Stay safe and only screw people your best friends have tried first."
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15476.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15477.jpg)
Apparently only letting the city be blown up by Radam is a problem, if the Gradosians blow it up its no big.
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15481.jpg)
At this point with will up and SEED mode active, Kira can easily deal with flimsy SPTs.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15482.jpg)
As can Blade.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15484.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15485.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15486.jpg)
And the Archangel.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15488.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15491.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15494.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15498.jpg)
Cagalli, on the other hand, has issues.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15499.jpg)
But most of the enemy attack the Archangel and get slaughtered, so its ok.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15504.jpg)
The rest attack Blade and get not-quite-as-slaughtered, although we do get this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=508WZKCONyw).
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15512.jpg)
After all that the Archangel is barely touched and Blade was hit once (For 10 damage thanks to Wall).
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15513.jpg)
Because he loved up to the Archangel to deliver CAgalli, David can get some XP off the survivors. Roanne is still back at the starting point and doesn't have Accel, so he'll basically get to do nothing this mission.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15516.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15518.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15519.jpg)
Kira blows his own trumpet as he bitchslaps Karla. No change there then.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15533.jpg)
After that we spend the rest of the turn mopping up surviving grunts, to finish off Karla at our leisure.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15534.jpg)
And then she magically regains health!! Mini bosses will sometimes do this to regain HP and/or EN, but theres never any indication over who will do it. Thankfully main bosses never do this.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15537.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15539.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15540.jpg)
The Archangel puts her in the red again, giving the honors to Hime this time (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_6s5qWj10s).
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15544.jpg)
We're spared a longwinded Team Rocket Speech this time.
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15546.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15549.jpg)
Thats literally all Pegas ever says, and in the anime it just sounds wierd. Its not the japanese 'yokai', its this really mumbled "RUUUUSSUUUUHH" sound.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15551.jpg)
"We call it Flay. Don't get too close, we don't know who's been in it."
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15553.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15554.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15561.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15562.jpg)
Thats an abrupt subject change. Possible fanfic fodder?
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15563.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15564.jpg)
Yup, definite fanfic fodder.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15565.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15566.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15567.jpg)
Wait, so are they keeping the Mars thing a secret? Or has Nanga just totally missed who Eiji and co are?
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15568.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15569.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15571.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15572.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15573.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15574.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15575.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15576.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15578.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15579.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15580.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15581.jpg)
And the fangirls swooned.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15583.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15584.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15585.jpg)
....Don't they have in-built training software that allowed the two of them to learn how to pilot in a few weeks? Wouldn't that work on anybody?
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15586.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15587.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15588.jpg)
Also, she can just teleport back there and see it herself. Heck, Simone might be Future Cagalli in disguise.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15592.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ15593.jpg)
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Again, Dr. Liz isn't even 25. She must have had a really shitty adolesence to be giving all this sage advice now.
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Meanwhile, Anna is 14 and just having a pointless crush.
Back in Adult Land, the UEFA is jerking us around again:
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That implies there was ever a point where you were worth the trouble.
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Eh. Its closer than Alaska, thats good enough for me.
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Which makes them LAW.
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WHAT A COINCIDENCE!
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Oh Arthur. Your dick is going to get to in so much trouble...
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Spoilers: She basically does nothing but pine after Eiji for the rest of the game.
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WE GET IT. WE ALL HAVE TO GO TO JAPAN BECAUSE IT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT COUNTRY IN ALL ANIME. WE GET IT.
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'Probably?'
'Look, I'm the doctor, not their goddamn maid. This isn't TNG where the counsellor is third in command of the ship, y'know!'
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'Rumors'. The Secretary General of the UN has heard 'rumors'. Either you're terrible at your job, Geybridge, or you're being awful coy.
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Spoilers: The only coherent moral of SEED and SEED Destiny, other than 'War is Bad', is that one person can change everything, so long as they're Space Jesus and gets the most merchandisable robots.
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Little hope of that...
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Ooh, intriuge...
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I think the game just ominous'd itself.
Anyway, intermission time again.
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The red mechs are our must-deploys for the next mission.
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Our Puzzle Robo this evening. How do we arrange things so all the enemies die?
And the usual request for who gets parts and upgrades. Next mission will be a big one, so I'd suggest not going wild, considering everyone but Cagalli basically had no trouble last level. But maybe you guys wanna reward someone.
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And the usual request for who gets parts and upgrades. Next mission will be a big one, so I'd suggest not going wild, considering everyone but Cagalli basically had no trouble last level. But maybe you guys wanna reward someone.
Maybe we can do something about the one outlier?
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And the usual request for who gets parts and upgrades. Next mission will be a big one, so I'd suggest not going wild, considering everyone but Cagalli basically had no trouble last level. But maybe you guys wanna reward someone.
Maybe we can do something about the one outlier?
[spoiler]The main issue with upgrading Skygrasper 2 is that its a repair unit and really not up to much. It can be somewhat useful on route splits but during recombination you're probably going to want the Blue Earth and the Buldy more. The only thing going for it is that we've Favorited SEED and thus any kills it makes are worth more.
The other issue is that Cagalli does get a better unit later on, but not for a half-dozen levels or so.[/spoiler]
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Ah, well, use it to get her some exercise then. XP makes everyone better.
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For the puzzle, we have 3 units who have to take out 2 enemies, right? So someone has to one-shot something. Mu has Support Attack (SA), right? So that's an extra attack, possibly. I don't know effective everyone's attacks are, but I'm guessing that nobody one-shots anything with any attacks, even with Mu's command aura and Mu/Kira's friendship, right?
Given that I don't actually know how anything pans out, nor do I understand the mechanics and math well enough to actually know what will happen what, here's the ideas I have from the setup of the puzzle.
The first thing that comes to mind is that Blade and Mu take out the first enemy, which might let Kira move far enough with Accel to attack and one-shot the second one.
The other, far more convoluted idea I have is for Kira to move in to attack the first guy with Mu's SA, then Mu moves over to the second guy and attacks, then Blade comes in and finishes the 2nd one off with another Mu SA? Do the mechanics even work like that? Am I over thinking things?
Also, good to see you back.
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More weapons for Blade. Can't let him get rusty after all.
EDIT: Oh and Weapons/HP upgrades for Cagalli.
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Puzzle Robo
[spoiler]Hm... Have Blade attack the rightmost enemy, supported by Mu. That should finish it off. Then have Kira use Accel and attack the leftmost enemy, and finish it off with Mu's attack.
Why have Mu support Blade and not Kira? Mu's in a flying unit that can't land, Kira's in a land unit that can't fly, so the two are incompatible for support. Blade, of course, can use both terrains, so Mu can support him as long as he's in the air.[/spoiler]
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Upgrade Cagalli a bit, particularly in weapons, that she may join the stronger units in one-shotting mooks. Wouldn't want to force her to resort to piloting her TARDIS.
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Upgrade Cagalli a bit, particularly in weapons, that she may join the stronger units in one-shotting mooks. Wouldn't want to force her to resort to piloting her TARDIS.
Nah, the TARDIS is only a playable unit in the Alpha series. :p
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Oh, also, don't upgrade the Skygraspers. If they need a boost, give them some parts, since the then you can at least take them off again once the units become obsolete, while if you spend money on them, it's pretty much a waste since it's almost guaranteed that they'll end up on the bench.
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Oh, also, don't upgrade the Skygraspers. If they need a boost, give them some parts, since the then you can at least take them off again once the units become obsolete, while if you spend money on them, it's pretty much a waste since it's almost guaranteed that they'll end up on the bench.
...I suppose that this is a fair point. Give Cagalli some solid damage-improving parts, but don't upgrade the Skygrasper 2.
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If upgrades for Cagalli end up voted down then I second the use of components to give her a temporary boost.
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If upgrades for Cagalli end up voted down then I second the use of components to give her a temporary boost.
Components seconded.
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Part 16.1: Getting the Band back together
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As Stealthyboy said, we start with a combo attack from Blade and Mu to finish the first Radam.
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Then Kira attacks...
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And Mu bags us the prize. AB coating works like the Laminate Armor on the Archangel, reducing damage from Beam weapons. Unfortunately it doesn't make the mech gold, which would be a cool visual throwback to Zeta Gundam. Maybe someday, the SRW sprites will show the equipped parts, but not today...
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As I do my usual check, I find that now, Simone counts as a full pilot, who can be used on any of the SPTs. We can come back to this later.
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Making Cagallis Skygrasper do more damage isn't as easy as it sounds in the current setup, parts rarely help improve damage directly. What I can do is steal parts from others to improve its critical hit rate and its terrain ranking, which indirectly up the damage output, and increase dodge a touch. Coupled with some pilot points put into Cagallis dodge stat, and hopefully she'll have less to worry about in a firefight.
I hand out the rest of the loot to the others, but don't spend any money, as there are no-one at risk other than Cagalli.
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Feels kinda wierd saving with that much money banked. Oh well, it'll get used up somewhere.
So, the Archangel arrives in Japan and oh fuck its him.
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Isn't he an american? And didn't we fight him in space? Why is he in Japan?
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"Not nearly enough people died pointlessly. We had to up our casualty quotas everywhere else."
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5 angsty teens, 2 older women, and 3 pilots is more than most UEFA ships get.
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Yeah, the definition of traitor mean he would have to be a citizen of the Federation, which he isn't. But then, villains tend to use 40K logic, where all non-Emperor religions are heresy because all humans are meant to beleive in the Emperor by default.
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"My position as the nations purveyor of truthiness requires I have great empathy for people I consider completely wrong."
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"You explain things? I thought you just stood in front of monitors looking serious."
"And that is explanation enough."
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Wait, which of them is the monster? Or do you think they've been sewn together to make some kind of frankenstein mutant?
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Wait, so the UEFA have the authority to force the OSDG to help them....but not enough to actually have any say in how they help them?
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And a big high five to Blade!!
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And your lack of competence never fails to make me facepalm.
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"Which is why I'm giving you free reign to run all our military operations in the pacific for the next quarter of the game!....Wait..."
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"Being smart is expressly forbidden!"
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"Its now at 3%. Keep it up and I might spot spitting on you in the corridor!"
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"But SITF? Really? Why couldn't you find a synonym for Force that starts with H? You're crippling us here!"
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"Which is why I'm leaving now to keep you out of my suck radius."
With the good General heading off to record tonights episode, our heroes begin the process of catching up:
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"I mean, letting competent people do their own thing? Thats just not like them...."
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Are there any good places to be in this crapsack world?
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Its not people who fight, MEgumi, its just Akatsuki.
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Aww, you guys have all the fun....
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And the award for stupidest form of racism goes too....
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Indeed, if Metal Gear Solid 4 taught us anything, its that Private Companies with advanced weapons are always the answer!
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Noals dickery is just kinda a thing around the OSDG offices.
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Uh.....Its a bit late to take Amnesia as a Flaw, Calvina...
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"I helped out, but still...I wasn't *really* helping. Saving your life doesn't count except on tuesdays."
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Mazinkaiser: The ultimate example why driving while tired is a bad idea. "I just closed my eyes for a minute and when I opened them again, Colorado was just gone!"
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Master Asia is not someone you want as an enemy. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAizwLfZbUA)
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"Hundreds died. It was exceptionally funky."
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"I mean, what are the chances of our supercomputer going crazy twice in the same game? I asked our supercomputer, and she calculated it was a 0% chance. So we're fine!"
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"No, I've resolved to be better than the average UEFA soldier."
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Aren't you guys mercaneries? Who's paying you? Or is the convenience the constant waves of enemies you can kill guilt-free?
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Part 16.2: Lets start our brand new job by doing the same thing as two levels ago!
[spoiler](http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/SRWJ%20LP5/SRWJ16199.jpg)
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See? It takes a few weeks, tops. If they'd just let Morgenroete take their simulators we could have earth-made SPTs (http://www.mahq.net/mecha/spt-layzner/spt-layzner/e-spt-dl-x.htm) in no time.
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Yeah, real shame he couldn't have any character development along the way. It really would have helped.
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Whats the difference between a jet fighter and a space fighter, anyway? And would the difference mean he can't use his nickname anymore?
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Don't listen to her, Boss. We all know Boss Borot works on Orky Logik, so its fine.
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Unlike Alpha Gaiden, there actually is a point in getting to know the Combattler and Voltes teams, since they get more than one storyline mission each.
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I assume this is a honorifics thing.
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Oh god, another one.
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Its a little annoying to have to retread both teams actions when we only missed one, but it does help show Ruri hasn't lost her edge. Still, I skip over a bit here.
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Where there any enemies that could beat us before? Except maybe the Devil Gundam?
Anyway, slight timeskip:
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They blast off, leaving the others to prep for launch like the slowpokes they are.
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Yay! More angsty teens for the collection!
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Wait what? This was never mentioned! And I dont think its mentioned again. Unless I've completely got my characters crossed.
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"Because I'm in the Liberal Democrats, I must say no."
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Oh right, the physical and mental stress thing, I guess.
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"I bet you run Linux, you plebian! Base Unix is the way of real Antibodies!"
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...And if they blow it up, it'll be ok so long as it isn't Orphan that kills us all?
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Calvinas apparently not worth counting, I guess.
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Spoilers: Again, the Love and Friendship bonuses are right there. So this big act really doesn't pan out in game terms.
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The game says everyone has to live, for now.
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So we arrange our guys in Friendship formation, with Calvina in the middle giving them her Command aura.
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We charge in headfirst, as usual. And the Grand Chers still prove to be annoying.
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And Calvina is still queen of damage.
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Yuu and Hime do slightly more damage, and Hime gets to attack further away dudes because her Antibody level is high enough to extend her Brain Powerd's range.
Enemy turn, and they choose an unexpected target:
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Calvina, who apparently, because of a lack of Friendship bonuses, is the easiest person in the formation to hit. Luckily she's right next to 2 support defenders, so all in all this is probably a good outcome.
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A few of the Grand Chers decide to go for Nanga, but he's similarly in little danger.
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By the beginning of our turn, we're surrounded by very thoroughly pummelled Grand Chers, ripe for the pickings of our lower-XPd guys.
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Yuu is surprisingly at an average level for this part of the game, 17 compared to 19 for our best. So I give him a kill.
This triggers the Grand Cher kill limit:
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And we get our reinforcements!! Which raises an odd conundrum: Who to use, now that we have two battleships of mechs to choose from?
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Three full pages of robots to choose from, including some new faces:
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Mazinkaiser is the Ultimate Mazinger, an invincible fortress of black steel, with a ridiculously high armor stat and some very strong weapons. Its Koujis new unit, and such a quantum leap from Mazinger Z, which was already one of our better units, that you'll wonder how you ever used the original.
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Great Mazinger is always a funny unit to use: Better than Mazinger Z, worse than Mazinkaiser. Because it always has to be compared to its brothers, it can seem to be a backup unit or something to unlock combo attacks. But really, Great is a perfectly usable Super Robot that can fight with the best of them.
And unlike in Alpha Gaiden, Tetsuya isn't a whining bitch, but a proper older brother to Kouji.
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Boss Robot, as said earlier, is a hunk of junk that seems to be kept running more by Boss's force of will and cartoonish tolerance for violent dismemberment than anything else. Its stats are terrible, its attacks mediocre and restricted to ground enemies unless you give it a Flight Unit, and its main use is as a repair and resupply unit in one, a job the Blue Earth does just as well. That said, Boss Borot has some advantages: It carries three pilots, each of which have useful spirit commands both for keeping it alive and for helping others, and it costs next to nothing to repair, if it does get shot down.
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Voltes is, as usual, a slightly different version of Combattler, with a difference here and there, but generally hitting the same basic points. If theres a playstyle difference between the two, its that Voltes is more of a closeup fighter, while Combattler eventually shows its ranged chops.
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Heres the big shocker of the new arrivals: Ten no Zeorymer, one of the Hakkeshu Robots of the mysterious Tekkoryu cartel. It is probably the strongest non-secret unit in the game, with Super Robot stats, a Barrier that also acts like an Afterimage at 130 will, HP and EN regeneration, and the incredibly powerful Meioh attack, in both direct and map versions (the map version is the first SRW attack I've seen that requires your will to be maxed out to use).
[spoiler]The only robots that can really claim to be equal to it are Mazinkaiser, the Original mechs in their final forms.....and its own upgraded form, which we won't be seeing this time through.[/spoiler]
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Of course, we haven't seen these units in a while or at all, so they're behind on upgrades. Luckily, we have the option of ducking into this preparation menu before deployment, a lite version of the intermission screen, which lets us uprgade units, and swap around parts, modules, and even pilots (if for example we wanted to give Simone a spin in the Buldy or even the Layzner)
So, who among this motley band will we use? What will they pilot? And how will we garb them for battle? Answers please!
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We use
the rapebot ZEORYMER OF THE HEAVENS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkF13YQkPx0)! I cannot stress this one enough. Also the two Mazin Brothers, Blade, Blue Earth, and Dancouga. Maybe we could try giving Voltes a try too? Other than that, I'm fine with filling up the rest of the ranks with whatever, maybe the Layzner squadron.
As for upgrades, we start working on maxing out Kaiser, Great and Zeorymer's HP, Armour and EN. These babies are going be worth their weight in gold. Give Voltes a few upgrades to the same stats, even if it doesn't end up in our endgame roster, it'll be force deployed some when it's plot really starts, so it's no waste. Give Dancouga some to the same stats, too. I'd suggest we upgrade God Gundam's stats, but it looks like it's a force deploy... Unfortunate, but we'll just have to be careful with it.
Oh, before I forget, chuck a booster part on the Kaiser, it's a little slow since it's groundpounding until it gets the Kaiser Scrander, and we'll want it to keep up with Great for those friendship bonuses and combination attacks.
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I think he just threatened to attack the base with our heroes there.
And since its the UEFA they'd be completely fucked.
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Protip to super robot pilots: Do not leave the cruise control set to Kill.
How many can we launch again?
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Miku's eyes scare me.
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Miku's eyes scare me.
And Sara's don't?
How many can we launch again?
9. The 2 ships, Shining Gundam, Bellzelute and 4 Brain Powerds are already out there.
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Oh. Hell. Yes. :D
The return of the super robots brings me immense joy. Same with the Nadesico. And the new units seem pretty solid. :love
The Mazin brothers seem like a shoo in, and I guess that Zeorymer might be okay. You know, if you think it can keep up. For four of the other positions, I suggest Boss Borot and the Mint Squadron. Boss, I'll grant, is mostly because I find him hilarious, and because I tend to put up a fairly large number of support units when I strategize; I like having a bit of a buffer. If that doesn't appeal to you, then maybe replace him with Akito, to buff Ryoko and the Nadesico in the Group Hug. For the last two positions, while Blade and Blue Earth would be pretty good, I'd kinda like to see some of the bots we haven't used in a while. Maybe Dancougar and Voltes V.
For upgrades, stealthyboy's suggestions are fine, and I'd like to add that upgrading the Nadesico's EN a bit, so we can spam the gravity cannon, seems pretty good.
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I guess that Zeorymer might be okay. You know, if you think it can keep up.
Oh, it'll keep up alright... :evillaugh :evillaugh
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Mazin Brothers, Zeorymer, Boss and the GSD trio then?
Sorta want to see hows the changes working out for Cagalli at least.
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The new ones. Mazinkaiser, Mazinkaiser, Great Mazinger, Zeorymer, Boss Borot for hilarity, Voltes to try it out. Also Mazinkaiser.
Out of the previous lineup, Blade, Cagalli, Blue Earth, Dancougar, Combattler.
I very much approve of speed boosts/parts to the big new shiny bots, especially Mazinkaiser. Weapons upgrades for the new folks (with Boss Borot as a low priority).
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Just wanted to post this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2LNkBqWf90
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Part 16.3: Progress? Whats that?
Again, massive apologies on the delay.
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I spread around upgrades as ordered, focusing on HP, Energy, Armor and Weapons for the super robots. Most of them are untouched until now, except Mazinkaiser who's inherited all of Mazingers upgrades.
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They also need parts, so I steal liberally from Kira for equipment. Also I use what else is in the repetiore on the other new Supers.
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Also important to spend all those Pilot Points they've gotten from showing up above level 1.
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"You big meanie! How dare you call for backup just because I brought 50 guys!"
Meanwhile, we find yet another mysterious council of mysteriousness, this time holding their council meeting in the woods:
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"Thats not true! Thats impossible!"
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Steve had not read the Mysterious Council of Mysteriousness's How-To Guide.
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Anyone now have the mental image of a Volkswagen truck speeding to save our heroes?
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Despite Domon and the Brain Powerd pilots being mentioned specifically, this level has no requirement to keep anyone but the ships alive.
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First order of business is to get Domon and Kira to dry land: Domon because his rank in air sucks and he needs to be on the ground, and kira because without all those parts, he's kinda not able to travel with the others thanks to the water.
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We send everyone else south, including Boss. The Boss Borot is weak and without the Flight Unit I gave it it'd be almost unable to move or attack here, but once its airborne the sheer utility of having 3 pilots makes it useful for support duties.
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Meanwhile we get back to the original group and continue their fight against the remaining Reclaimers.
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Nangas girlfriend is useful for counterattacks, because you can't use teamup attacks like Chakra Extension on the enemy turn.
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Calvinas firepower is a bit good for this stage of the game, even her standard missile launcher is sufficient once her will is up.
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Turn 2, and we get Domon on the dirt where he belongs.
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And Zeorymer, now that I think about it. It raises the issue of how he'll get across the river, but thats less of an issue for him: At 130 will, Zeorymer, and the Brains, can teleport, ignoring terrain and any enemies in the way. Which is very handy.
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Blue Earth's cannons are rarely that good, but they're usually enough to finish off weakened enemies....unless they have barriers. We instead have to have our strongest unit finish this one off. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIpuew1qxd0)
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We then move in Mazinkaiser, which is able to attack at unusually long range. This appears to be due to a bug that it 'suffers' from: Because Mazinger Z can equip 2 part but Kaiser only one, it was forced to drop the HE Radar it had in the second slot, allowing us to give it to Boss. However, it still gets the benefit of it.
In any case, the effect is that both of our Mazingers can show off their rocket punches this turn (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4IVe8Ljg4I).
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The Brains and Calvina continue their own rampage. Soon, we're out of standard Reclaimers. On to the two bosses.
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They have annoyingly high accuracy and evasion, but nothing a few spirits cant handle.
But now its the enemy turn again and Shiela goes for someone who isn't prepared for her (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dzRB5Fkh4E). Johnathan, on the other hand, is still roleplaying (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRVf-IYsrsc).
Back to our turn and our first move is fairly simple to make (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi-ovDxeGJw).
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Hime, being quite awesome, is able to take off 2/3 of Jonathans health in one go. However, the others take quite a bit of time to deal the finishing blow (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ8l28TNi-c).
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I'm not sure if this actually comes up again. I'm going to assume he gets, like, a tiny scar on his pinkie and then rages about it through the series (but not in this game thankfully). At least Yzak has an excuse, he's actually been disfigured by Kira.
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And then something explodes on the Archangel.
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And another explosion.
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Once again, the terrible graphics of the game fail to portray this properly, but Master Asia, a man wearing a purple shirt and black pants and little else, is on top of a flying ship and kicking off the gun turrets one by one.
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Master Asia can balance on a 6 foot length of ribbon with no problem. Little things like being upside down don't phase him.
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One of the few times Yurika should react like she always does.
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You know, given this is a universe where G Gundam is canon, it shouldn't be that wierd to find out that theres, like, one or two guys in every country who are badass enough to take on mechs barehanded.
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Ok, in case you missed it again: Asia just did a flying kick from the Archangel to the Nadesico, across a major japanese river, and it actually affected the ship, Distortion Field and all. Thankfully theres no plot damage this time, but still, something broke.
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If this were Star Trek someones console would have dramatically exploded by now.
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Domon makes the grab, but Asia jumps away.
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And predictably, a bunch of units spawn in, including some new faces.
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We're understandably a little lost here, as the game has barely hinted at who these guys are, and indeed, they haven't had a place in the narrative until now. Much like how the Shining Gundam doesn't make much sense when all Gundams are products of Morgenroete and the Federation, these Gundam Fighters, champions of their nations who were Domons friendly rivals, don't have much place in this universe of Federations and Coordinators. But despite this they're still some of the best characters in the game, so I forgive them.
Oh, and quick rundown for people who don't know the series: Chibodee is Rocky with YuGiOh hair, George is a frenchman with ideas of chivalry and being fabulous, Sai Saici is a shaolin monk with attitude, and Argo is a Russian Space Pirate who's built like a brick shithouse.
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George shoots at his butler, who's piloting what is essentially an oversized fencing dummy.
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About the only thing Raymonds mech is good at is running, and he legs it across the river to safety.
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Stop asking such silly questions Calvina! As long as we have Heart, things will always work out!
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It becomes harder and harder to justify the Nadesico crews behaviour as anything but that of an RPG party.
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Its kinda worrying that Yuu's baby robot is a better hero than he is.
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In order to get our units across the river quickly, I load the ones who haven't moved yet this turn onto the Nadesico, which will leave them off next turn. Zeorymer will get left behind, but as I said, it can move well enough as is, and Miku has Accel and not much else to use her Spirit Points on.
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Calvina charges in shooting, because why not, its worked before.
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We haven't had the Nadesico be awesome for a while. So here it is again.
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Several of the zombies go for Calvina, with predictable results.
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The survivors have then lined up for a map attack, which I let Calvina have because its a function we don't use often enough IMO.
In other news, Boss makes his debut in the Boss Borot (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUd087peYBg).
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Its handy that someone like Blade has the Wall spirit so he can no-sell attacks like that infamous nuke he tanked in his own series. But this serves as a demonstration that he isn't unhittable yet. Which, again, could be a good or bad thing, depending.
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Once again, the terrible graphics of the game fail to portray this properly, but Master Asia, a man wearing a purple shirt and black pants and little else, is on top of a flying ship and kicking off the gun turrets one by one.
That is awesome.
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Part 16.3: Progress? Whats that?
Again, massive apologies on the delay.
Well, you should be. How dare you take so long to deliver our free entertainment?! :shakefist
Is cool. Zeorymer has yet to show its true power, beyond the standard Super Robot invincibility. Boss Borot, however, is everything I dreamed and more. Even his basic attack is glorious. :D The cape is a nice touch. Also very excited to see the rest of the G Gundam crew; should be very neat.
As always, great to hear you point out the sillier parts of the game, as well as, as veekie mentioned, the just plain awesome.
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Part 16.4: The secret to meeting their quota of endless characters is to have most of them show up once.
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We continue with Dancouga taking a shot at the first of these Gundam Fighters (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsYsYsDZHoE). My propensity for spamming spirit commands means it has no problems, yet.
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Cagalli could try taking on some of the Death Army grunts, but Group Hug mandates means she has to stick next to Kira and the Archangel.
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The Death Army round on Dancouga as the closest super robot, but the damage isn't severe, and the will gains activate its Ferocity (or 'Aggressive Beast') power, giving it a damage boost like Mazinpower.
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One goes for Kira, who kills it with a boomerang, and the gain activates his SEED Mode.
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And finally a few go for Nanga.
The Gundam Fighters mostly focus on Dancougar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELRg1LO1NGc), except for George who attacks Domon at range. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv2aLbFkuss)
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Getting beaten to a pulp isn't that big a deal for the Cyber Beast Force. They can just walk it off.
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We continue beating on Death Army. We quickly run out (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9YzWAviOCY).
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Will Gains activate Domons' Super Mode, which ups most of his stats and hopefully will make it much easier to keep him alive.
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Now we turn to the Gundam Fighters, who aren't as easy to hit as the grunts. Nadesico in particular is having issues because Ruri doesn't learn Strike for a while yet.
Also, I just love Chibodees rocket surfboard.
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The Archangel flies in to weaken Chibodee some more, and gets a level up for the trouble. Now Murrues command aura is extended, meaning even more of our units benefit. With the american primed, Cagalli gets one of her few kills of the game. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TBDbDxwN04)
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Then we focus on Argo in his big bulky Bolt Gundam. Its made of armor and HP, yet still have enough mobility to occasionally dodge less accurate attacks like the O Rifle A and larger units like Dancougar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU2L2Ivgvjk).
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Argo isn't as interested in Dancougar this time, and goes for the Archangel, triggering one of Boss' usual pratfalls.
Sai Saici hits Dancougar again, while George tries something different (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQgw74HSbF8).
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Boss continues to be useful by providing extra spirit commands to make the Gundams easier to hit. Several of them have the Prevail skill, meaning at low health they can be a bitch to actually finish off. Masato still has to use Strike, but its effectively used (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlZlR6ZoswA). It helps us get rid of Argo though (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmE60vYD_cA).
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George is much easier now that he have our own long-range guys shooting him. Also, we now have someone with Valor, one of the most important spirit commands in the game.
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Again, Boss is useful, because it can repair and resupply. Its in stark contrast to its performance in its own TV series where its net achievements are one robot monster killed by luck, and 30 episodes of being ablative armor for the Mazinger team.
D-Boy and Sai Saici compare swords (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnGIc0j52DM).
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Not only is Sai Saici probably the most evasive of the Gundam Fighters, he also has an After-Image ability, meaning hitting him without Strike is a tossup.
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Tetsuya thankfully has Strike, though he doesn't have the oodles of Spirit Points I've come to associate with him in other SRWs.
I let the much-abused Cyber Beast Force finish him off (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2btnotmtR5M).
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And suddenly, they regenerate a safe distance away.
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AND THEN SUDDENLY
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The infamous Shuffle Alliance have arrived! They're not well explained, much like the rest of the G Gundam plot, so I'll summarise: They're a centuries-old group, a succession of 5 powerful warriors dedicated to preventing wars. Master Asia used to be their leader, but passed his title, King of Hearts, on to Domon before dissappearing, and then turned evil.
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They begin an epic duel of icons bumping into one another.
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There are various effects playing as this happens, but they're not really long enough to take snapshots. And we have enough pictures as is.
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Uh.....I think you'll find its the fault of the people who actually did it. You can argue it was your job to stop it, I guess, but that would requires predicting the stupidity of the UEFA, and I don't think any amount of training can help you with that.
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I feel I should point out that Master Asia is at the bottom of a mountain several miles away, and is not only able to see whats going on, and predict their next move, but can have a conversation with Black Joker even though shes inside her armored robot.
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Theres a big flash, and the Shuffle Alliance and the 4 corrupted Fighters dissappear. The two ship captain barely have enough time to WTF when more bad guys spawn in.
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The PCs are characteristically nonplussed about the enemies threats.
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Oh look. Another new character. And this one is blowing up mountains. Sure, why not?
The blast exposes something:
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A ninja with a german flag mask, who keeps giving the PCs help but only actually shows up when the entrance is most dramatic. Sure, why not.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/srwj6/SRWJ16_2_535.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/srwj6/SRWJ16_2_536.jpg)
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And with that, he just leaves. At least he didn't kill himself 5 minutes after his first appearance.
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When in doubt....
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The objective in this case is to beat one of the two, which again isn't entirely clear, but we'll see the complications with it later.
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Nothing to do but get stuck in I guess.
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I should point out, Mazinkaiser isn't taking 10 damage because I'm using Wall like I normally would. Its taking 10 damage because its armor is upgraded 5 bars and it has Mazinpower active, and these guys weapons just can't cope with that. This is why we call it an Invincible Fortress of Black Steel, because its almost trivial to get Kaiser to the point where only bosses threaten it.
God forbid you have it as a favorite series and it has a potential of 15 armor upgrades.[/spoiler]
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Part 16.5: We have all these new guys but we still need Akito and Kira to protect the battleships. Its something only they can do.
[spoiler]
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While some of the enemies try to get Mazinkaiser to kill them, a few settle for the Archangel.
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/srwj6/SRWJ16_2_582.jpg)
A few go for Kira, including the big guy, while Asia and Domon square off (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O8Ih7Licnw).
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That move again in snapshots, just to prove that it makes no sense.
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Oddly enough, Asias Master Gundam doesn't have any special abilities, no after image or regeneration. It merely has high stats.
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Cagallis only other moment of glory in this mission. After this its just repairs.
Grunts dealt with, I send a bunch of guys to get fingered by Asia (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G8clV4IbeQ).
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In hindsight, this would have been a good time to try out the new Valor command, but I forgot it.
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Taking a look, we see that this time, both Asia and the Devil Gundam are set to retreat at 10% HP. And with my foreknowledge from previous playthroughs, I know that if one retreats, the other follows, denying us vital loot. Hmm, I wonder if theres a way around this...
We've been gushing about Mazinkaiser so much, that its brother Great Mazinger hasn't been getting any fame. Thats likely because Mazinkaiser is just better than Great in every way, except that Great can shoot lightning (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5JTIu_LQYA).
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Nope. Still doesn't make sense.
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After last times debacle, I take a bit more care when fighting the Devil Gundam. Meanwhile, the Mazinger Brothers unleash their ultimate teamup move on Master Asia (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHG0dYXxZR0).
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Thats as much as we dare damage Master Asia without him retreating. Ok, moving on to the Devil Gundam, er, any minute now... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAJ9STThNx8)
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Conventional means will have to suffice.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/srwj6/SRWJ16_2_670.jpg)
He regenerates on his turn and gives it one last try (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY7rQsA3Fzk), but then we knock him back down again.
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We back everyone but Zeorymer away and yet the repairers get some final XP, and then....We Unleash Hell (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3faU1UrvVNc).
(Of course, like a retard, I spent all this effort to set up this attack and then forgot to use Cheer and Bless on Zeorymer. Oh well, live and learn.)
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While Master Asia flies off, the Devil Gundam suddenly barrels through our lines and heads for the urban area at the bottom of the map.
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Suddenly Yuu blasts off after the thing.
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The Devil Gundam goes flying back.
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/srwj6/SRWJ16_2_695.jpg)
And then it dissappears.
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Eh, he's probably no-one important....
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/srwj6/SRWJ16_2_712.jpg)
See? That pink and yellow junkpile is probably the star of the team right now!
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/srwj6/SRWJ16_2_714.jpg)
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(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PhotoGundam/srwj6/SRWJ16_2_717.jpg)
"I know the words for non-military things! Really!"
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"D-Boy! Transform immediately! I need you to carry my shopping!"
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Thats not exactly saying much when you live on the freakin' Nadesico.
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Silly boy, we have wierd girls doing everything around here.
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How do you know that when they never got out of their robots?
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.....Yeah. Selfish.
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At least its not SRW W, where theres about 5 people called Gai or Guy.
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"Now add chilli sauce to it." *CLICK* "Or its two in the head."
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"Because Nangas black and you're Noal."
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Rude to everyone who so much as smiles at him, but not a bad person.
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She only just realises this now after hours of disaster relief? Damn, Badgerroll, you can't even get your bitch directives in line anymore.
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Ho ho ho, Badgirl, does your good fortune ever begin?
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Bullshit, it has EN Regen, it only needs 10 minutes to fully recharge.
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Which you forgot to do because you were trying to remember what the word 'Avenue' meant.
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I don't think theres a single protagonist in this game who that doesn't describe...
Anyway, Badgirl needs to regain her bitch standing, so she tries again on another topic.
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Infallible logic away!
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Man, this guy can talk....
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Oh, did I forget to mention? Now these 4, plus Domon, are the new Shuffle Alliance. Because destiny, apparently. Hope you guys have life insurance, because judging from our experience you might have gotten into the wrong line of work.
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Heres our Puzzle Robo for the level. We have two units against 3 enemies, and we have to stop them from getting onto Mazingers base in Photonic Labs. How do we pull it off gentlemen?
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And finally, we have to decide if we're happy with that roster we were using? Are there any Real Robots we want to see instead? Dump the Brain Powerds? Try out different Aestivalis frames? We have umpteen candidates contesting at most 14 slots, so who is getting the priority?
Also, the usual stuff about upgrades and parts. Answers on a postcard please.
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...Well, that Hades Attack shut me up. :love
Re: Puzzle Robo
[spoiler]Akatsuki uses Accel and Snipe, Hyoma uses Assault, Juzo uses Accel, and Kosuke uses, oh, let's say Scan. Combattler V moves to the upper left target area square, and uses its strongest attack against Braver. If Kosuke can use his spirit commands after his mech has moved (which I imagine is probably the case), then have him use Vigor to heal the inevitable damage. Akatsuki moves to the middle left target area square, and uses his strongest attack against the same mech, if it's still up, hopefully with a Support Attack from Combattler.
If that much damage isn't necessary, and Akatsuki can Support Attack, then perhaps move him up first, and entrench him, then move Combattler V in, perform the strongest attack with support, and heal any damage taken.
In either case, positioning is crucial, as that's the only way to deny the other two mechs the ability to reach the compound before the end of the turn, so far as I can see.[/spoiler]
As far as units go, I'd say my suggested lineup would be the Nadesico, the Archangel, Tekkaman, The Mazin Brothers, Zeorymer, Gundam Maxter, Shining Gundam, Skygrasper II, Voltes V, Combattler V, Ryoko & Akitos' Aestivalises, Strike Gundam, and Dancougar.
I would put Boss Borot somewhere in there, but I've had my fun. :D
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As far as units go, I'd say my suggested lineup would be the Nadesico, the Archangel, Tekkaman, The Mazin Brothers, Zeorymer, Gundam Maxter, Shining Gundam, Skygrasper II, Voltes V, Combattler V, Ryoko & Akitos' Aestivalises, Strike Gundam, and Dancougar.
I would put Boss Borot somewhere in there, but I've had my fun. :D
No! We must see all of Boss Borot's attacks!
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As far as units go, I'd say my suggested lineup would be the Nadesico, the Archangel, Tekkaman, The Mazin Brothers, Zeorymer, Gundam Maxter, Shining Gundam, Skygrasper II, Voltes V, Combattler V, Ryoko & Akitos' Aestivalises, Strike Gundam, and Dancougar.
I would put Boss Borot somewhere in there, but I've had my fun. :D
No! We must see all of Boss Borot's attacks!
Your ideas intrigue me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter. Replace Strike Gundam in my lineup with Boss, at least until we've seen all of Boss's attacks.
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Mazin Bros, Zeoymr, The Shuffle Alliance, Tekkaman, Bellzeute.
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....How could I have forgotten the protagonist herself? :banghead
Replace Combattler in my lineup with Calvina's wonderful mech.
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As usual, I should report on the mechs theme tunes
Awaken, Zeorymer!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkF13YQkPx0) Unusually, it isn't the actual opening theme of the Zeorymer anime, this is (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfAr9eKuVpc), accompanied by some exposition which isn't on youtube (at least not in english).
The Voltes V theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoMdJbGLKK8), which is another thing I prefer over Combattler V, despite Ichiro Mizukis efforts.
Also, Great Mazinger uses Fire Wars like the other Mazinkaiser units, but I going to link to his original theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCFkRfvO350) anyway, because I think its awesome.
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I say we go with Zeorymer, the Mazin Bros, Zeorymer, Bellzelute, Zeorymer, Blade and Blue Earth, Zeorymer and the Adorable Brain Powerds.
And Zeorymer. If we have any space left.
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Part 17.1: Its important to remember that SRW is essentially Fan Fiction. Once you accept that the plot ceases to seem contrived.
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The trick to this Puzzle Robo is to figure out which enemies you have to destroy and which you can physically block from the protected zone.
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Akatsuki casts Accel and Snipe.
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Oh, did I not mention that the Aestivalis Ground Frame has rocket fists? My Bad.
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Using Assault, Accel and crotch missiles, Combattler finishes off the wounded SPT.
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Unable to get past, the enemies attack our guys. I have them defend because theres no need to fight.
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And there we have it.
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I focus my funds on the units that got the most votes, which unfortunately leaves little for our newest arrivals. Oh well, guess they'll compensate somehow.
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Not quite enough to upgrade Bellzellutes weapons, however. Hmm...
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Easily dealt with by selling excess fuel tanks and ammo.
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With SP cost reducing equipment, we have a chance to really help out either a support character or a main pilot who has to burn through SP regularly. For the time being I put it on Ruri, to reduce the cost of Nadecsicos Scan and Snipe commands. One of the argument for having Ruri as the ships main pilot and Yurika as a sub is you can use parts like this to reduce the cost of Cheer and Tire on Yurika while buffing Ruris combat stats, but frankly, any way can work if you work at it.
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I can't waste flight units on the Shuffle Alliance yet, so I settle for giving them mobility boosts.
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I also give Dancouga parts even though he's actually pretty far down in the roster. Oops. Well, we can fix it next time
We resume with the talking head and oh christ its her:
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The size penalty to hit that large units like Voltes and the Battleships have is rarely a deal breaker, even when fighting tiny units, because most mooks have terrible stats and can't dodge even the most cumbersome weaponry. Its only when fighting bosses and some late game units when it really comes into play, and even then its more a matter of saving SP for Strike.
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Apparently the mere sight of Kira socialising means Flay thinks she has to reset his brain through his junk again.
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She hides in the cafeteria waiting for people to start whispering about their friends. You didn't know?
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Ah, the life of an anime character. Family life? School? What are those?
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And suddenly we're in their hometown. The scene isn't set very well, so I'll explain it: We're in a hotel room full of surveillance equipment, across the way from the apartment of a 16-year-old living alone.
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Welcome to the last of our plots to get going, Full Metal Panic!. Melissa Mao, the tough chick, leads lovable sex offender and sniper Kurz Weber, and all-business/no social skills Sosuke Sagara on missions for the mercenary group Mithril, who have been mentioned before. If we'd gone with the Nadesico last time, they would have helped to fight the Jovian Lizards and Master Asia, but instead they debut here.
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And they're basically stalking a young girl. Just to point that out.
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How can you tell through his permanent scowl of total military discipline?
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Assuming the UEFA give their soldiers ammo is kinda a big assumption, Kaname.
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She smacks him. Since he doesn't fly out of talking range, I have to assume she's not that mad after all.
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Man, I know competition for college places is tough in japan, but if your school is next door to a firebreathing spidercrab factory, I would think more than half of students would stay home.
Then again this is an anime high school, so half the students are probably wizards, mutants, or cyborgs.
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Sosuke is supposed to be a big military hardware fanboy, and yet he doesn't know what the pilot of Mazinger Z, the original super robot, looks like?
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But at least he recognises this is a big deal, which is heartening.
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And then we're back to high school antics:
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...Er...If you actually have to add vitamins to your daily meals, I think there is an issue, Sosuke. Why not just take MREs with you for lunch? Its not like it'd be any more obvious than trying to sneak an MP5 into school, which is another of your favorite tricks.
SUDDENLY EXPLOSIONS
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At this point we can assume he bodytackles her and ends up with his face between her breasts.
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"Why did we leave all three of our advanced Arm Slaves at the car wash? Why?"
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TIMESKIP
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I'd complain about so much happening off camera and being exposited to us, but given that it'd be reams of text either way, its no big loss.
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Not getting to play as Boss in a hopeless fight against waves of mechabeasts, however, is a crime.
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Uh, heading in basically any direction from Japan will get you to the Pacific.
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I should point out that Arm Slaves are pretty low-scale as mecha go, Mithril might have awesome ones but the average mook AS would barely trouble a tank or helicopter. But then, as always, we're talking about the UEFA.
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"Enhanced" is not a good term for the Iron Masks, given how criminally retarded they are. They're cyborgs, and I know 'Kaizoningen' literally means 'enhanced human', but these guys have had their brains removed to make their nazi stormtrooper helmets fit better.
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That happened on a level on the other route, Zeorymers debut level.
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"Attack the hero whose beaten all his plans in a place where he can't use Mazinger? You're right, thats not like Dr. Hell at all!"
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Moral dilemma!
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Have I explained Baron Ashura yet? If I haven't, do you really want me to?
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To say Baron Ashura works for Dr. Hell is really understating the total devotion Ashura has for the mad scientist that made it. Ashura is Dr. Hells bitch through and through, and endlessly seeks praise from the doctor while timidly accepting the endless ranting when it fucks up.
You'll be shocked to hear that Ashura then turns around and asks like a psycho to its own troops. But they're retard cyborgs, so we don't much care.
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This guy is treating this double-gendered abomination against god and its plan to obtain seize the worlds greatest weapons and overthrow civilisation as we know it like he was delivering pizzas. That takes a certain kind of guy.
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SRWJ: Confusion and Ellipses.
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Oh noes![/spoiler]
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Part 17.2: Nasty as they are, the enemies always stay polite and take turns.
[spoiler]
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Here we begin the numerous examples of Gauron not shooting people he just said he was going to shoot. This'll be a common thing, which kinda takes away from his badassery, but given the general competence of the protagonists we have to make some allowances.
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So apparently Sosuke....nerve pinched the teacher or something to make Gauron not shoot her? I couldn't tell you since I've watched like 3 episodes of FMP. Damn text-only storytelling. At least the PS2 games have some animation, if only map sprites doing a few twitches and flying around cheap explosion effects.
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"Stop answering my questions with completely unrelated questions!"
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You're starting to see what I mean about Dr. Hells minions, I hope. Frankly, allying with Hau Dragon and hiring Gauron are the smartest moves this mad scientist has even made.
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Dignitaries of what? Why hijack airplanes if you're a merc for hire? It's made abundantly clear later on that Gauron is not a terrorist, because he doesn't have a cause, so listing a bunch of stereotypical terrorist acts he did to pay for his squad of Arm Slaves isn't really giving us the right context for who he is. But context is like kryptonite to this game, so I guess complaining won't do anything.
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The inner workings aren't that hard to figure out: Everyone kisses Dr. Hells ass while he rants and raves about his genius and how everyone else is fools. Frankly, Baron Ashura is probably the most complex of the Mazinger Villains, Dr. Hell is just an Evil Mad Scientist right down to actually looking more like a wizard than anyone with any technical skill.
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Oh, derp, I'm a moron. I haven't introduced the Mithril leaders yet. Not that they're that hard to explain, Tessa is a Teen Genius, Kalinin is That Old Guy with all the experience to counter Tessa's naivety, and Marduk is just the guy who repeats all of Tessa orders to the crew of Mithrils submarine, the Tuatha De Dannan (the 'Toybox' mentioned before), because soldiers cannot hear orders given by women and such things must be given by relay.
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Tessa seems to know how the Enemy AI works. A useful tool.
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"That's kinda brutal, isn't it?"
"The indicated area is a french orphanage."
"....Wait what?"
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....What does that even mean?
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Its not a matter of want, its a matter of protocol.
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I'd imagine it would have a lot of meaning to the civilian populace, and the families of the victims, actually.
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Wait, you think Dr. Hell will give up just because he suffered a total defeat? Thats every wedensday for him. Heck, if Koji sprains his ankle running away from the UEFA carpet bombing, it'll be a significant improvement over his usual performance.
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Collecting their milk in the morning is too much for the UEFA. You gotta adjust your standards, Murrue.
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I should point out that Tessa cameo'd in an earlier level on the other route, where the Nadesicos computer got confused about who was friend and foe (thanks to the UEFA shooting at it back in level 2), and Tessa helped Ruri to reset it. It was a nice touch that showed her technical skill, but I'd have preferred what happened in the Nadesico anime, where Akito has to go into virtual reality and fight Gekiganger 3.
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....thats a really backhanded surrender to the moral choice, Murrue.
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He stands by his old friend, even though he's already forgetting his name.
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Didn't Ashura publicly threaten the hostages as it mades its demands? Dr. Hell is a 'Hijack the television to rant at all of Japan' kinda guy, so you'd think everyone would have heard about the situation by now.
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This is the point in SEED when Creuset, the main villain, dissappears for half the series. Why does he do this? Probably to make it even more stupid that he's the shows main villain.
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"It's bitter, like that yoghurt sauce I had to eat with all those kebabs!"
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....Isn't this just the Creuset Squadron except that Creuset has an excuse for not showing up to help his subordinates?
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....Seriously? I know Japan has seen Star Trek, someone at Sunrise must have known the nickname.
Anyway, the heroes arrive at the island:
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Ruri is a mistress of pattern recognition. That nanomachine brain is earning its cost back.
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In Japanese, saying someones full name is a mark of utmost respect in their identity. In English, it sounds like this submarine commander has forgotten his superiors name and is reading it off Athruns badge.
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"So long as any of my face remains, I will happily keep getting shot down by yooooouuuu!!!!"
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Spoilers: Their 'formation' is sending their forces forward in comfortably-sized waves.
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There follows a short aside where some of the cast say its ok for Kira to stay on the ship, and some egg him on to brutalise his best friend, but I'll skip it since we're not using his and thus do not care for his angsting over such things.
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You get the sense that team cohesiveness is not the Coordinators strong point. Thats what you get when you genetically engineer everyone to be perfect at their one special thing.
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Our deployment: The Shuffle Alliance, Cagalli, Great Mazinger, Zeorymer, Boss, Voltes, Blade, Calvina, and the three Brains. Lets see how they do.
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Our usual practise of grouping everyone into packs of friends mean we start to leave people behind quickly. Domon, Sai Saici and Zeorymer are now bringing up the rear. But don't panic, I have a use for them.
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I know its kinda a waste to use Assault like this, but I guess I wanted to punish this guy in a walking submarine from trying to assault my overland with torpedoes.
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This is probably the easiest enemy to kill this level, because the big gimmick of this level? Water. As I've said before, most of our weapons have only B or C rank underwater, many powerful attacks like beam cannons won't work at all, and theres a defense bonus and hit penalty for being underwater. Its a good thing all our units can fly, but as it is, only the Brains will be operating without penalty, everyone else will have their effectiveness curtailed.
Not that this makes the game hard, it just means the enemies take longer to kill.
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Why did I leave the only water jet on Danccouga of all robots?
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;_;
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The Brains at least get to help out more than usual. It seems Organic Energy works everywhere.
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George gets confused as he tries using his vulcans. A gundams vulcans can sometimes be useful, but only if you've upgraded the units weapons massively. Usually, this is the result. Ok for getting a few XP off a mook though.
The other new guy tries to help out. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkgDQGi_wMU) The Volt Team get as far as anyone else. This might be a long level.
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A large group of flying enemies move to hit the most obvious target, Boss. However the Brains are there to support him, and with his Flight Unit he can do much more damage to these guys.
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In fairness to the writers, Gauron is the kinda guy that would hijack airplanes and kill dignitaries from both sides of a conflict purely for the lulz.
In any case, I deeply approve of your cutting out of Kira's (pointless, in this case) angst, particularly given that it allowed for the space that allowed the Iron Fist of the game's true Hero to be revealed! Boss Borot is best robot. :D
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Part 17.3: They have been reduced from 5 units that can destroy my force singlehandedly to 4! Now is the time to strike!
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Even with the protection of water, the guys attacking the Nadesico fair no better than any others, although Cagalli unwisely support defends (I just keep forgetting to turn it off, ok? Plus its something for the repair guys to do.)
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A few of the more short ranged units get sniped, but manage to dodge anyway. Great can Thunder Break once his will is up but it doesn't work on underwater foes, and Argo's Bolt Gundam is just kinda boned.
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We continue exchanging blows with the enemy and coming out on top. It does annoy me that Wall doesn't affect support defense, it really seems like it should.
The Shuffle Alliance get to work on the remainders of the first wave. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFTPHxIVPQs) As I've said, even their basic attacks are pretty darned good, although the environmental penalties still have an impact, doubly so since they have to fly here and thats not their best terrain either.
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Using the Map version of the Voltekka lets Blade get some XP and puts him a little further behind the pack. With Pegas he really can tear up the maps and its sometimes best to let someone else have fun.
Voltes cracks out his better attacks (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_g5_Ssx2mk), but is still having trouble now that the first set of spirits I cast out of habit have worn off. Calvina is doing fine though (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEsosiW2GTE).
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On the enemy turn, their forward element try to snipe Voltes, but the bazooka has a fair ammo supply and they give as good as they get. Some aquatic units try to get in close and suffer for it (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wcIkDduATc).
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More focus on Lasse, enough to overcome support defense from Nanga, but he's not too badly off, and Regen should be enough to keep him in the fight.
Our turn again, and I suddenly notice something very interesting: All the ZAFT gundams are arranged right in front of the Nadesico, and because they're not aquatic units, they're suffering massive dodge penalties. This presents us a unique oppurtunity (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st4IdN9sX4M), which we then follow up by finishing off one of the recurring annoyances (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QmYn5WCckA), this time for good.
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I let Voltes run around with critical health to benefit from Kenichis Prevail skill for a while, then have Boss and Cagalli heal them up. Prevail can be incredibly useful on a real robot or on a super that has enough armor anyway that when Prevail boosts it it becomes basically immune to damage. Voltes, however, is a 'seishin bank' mecha that gets by on the fact it has 5 times the Spirit Commands of everyone else, and thus its actual stats aren't so incredible.
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For example, the Archangel is outdamaging them, and it hasn't even been hit yet, let along using Murrues Prevail.
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Why are you learning Focus, Tolle? You're not a pilot, stop pretending you can fly robots or skygraspers.
I take this time to punish Athrun for using his beam-cannon-using mech underwater (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kljzOaFZnpg), thankfully getting him out of the fight before he can even be an issue.
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Meanwhile, Domon, Sai Saici and Zeorymer have made it to land, but rather than have them charge towards the few remaining Gundams I have them land and get into formation. What could this be in aid of?
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You fail at effectiveness (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dEYyhrhv2s).
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The Gundams also suck at pattern recognition and haven't gotten out of the way of the Gravity Blast. I just need to move my guys out of the way and weaken them enough, and I could have a big windfall of cash and XP...
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...Easier said than done, with their supporting each other and various special defenses. Still, I don't seen to have anyone else in range, so I'd better go for it....Damn (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpwaGLqw544).
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Double Damn.
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Voltes beat the Duel and gets a big XP windfall, but again, thats just the Assault Shroud, the actual gundam is still standing. Argo finishes Dearka, despite taking a big hit (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixFMj_-fh1s).
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Without the Shroud, the Duel isn't too much of a problem, Yzaks worst weapons are his constant sweary oaths of vengeance. Chibodee gives him a sendoff (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ-kzpwOLqc).
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"And by that I mean the wreckage has reached escape velocity."
No seriously, do the SRW designers always go straight for the boss and assume everyone leaves a ton of mooks behind? Do they not see all the delicious money and XP lying around?
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Ashura will strike if the sky is blue that morning. Its not exactly known for being overly cautious. And you certainly don't need Tessas genius brain to spot this. But then, there are more newtypes than people with basic pattern recognition in this universe.
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We were never in any danger.
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"Exactly how many steps ahead is a secret even to me! Thats how cunning I am!"
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I don't think a mechabeast has ever done anything in 'one swift blow'.
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Of course expecting a few waves of basic mechabeasts, even underwater ones, to be a threat to us is so laughable as to not even be a joke (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irRkP3EIUPo), so the game falls back on another SRW staple, the Obnoxious Failure Condition. It says something about the game mechanics that preventing yourself from slaughtering the enemy in two turns is considered a challenge. Luckily the victory conditions appear to be bugged so that we lose one of the needed wait turns immediately.
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In order to keep myself amused during this, I have to suffice with roughhousing the mechabeasts but not finishing them, so I decide to experiment to see how much they can take. It becomes abundantly clear why Mazinger easily took on one each week, even level 1 Koji with just Guts as his only spirit command.
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I allow myself a few kills to validate coming out all this way, and Domon takes one, activating Super Mode. Which he'll need if his dodge chance while landed and next to Sai Saici, and with a mobility part, is that abysmal.
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At least his dodge when evading is decent...Also it seems I snuck another kill for Zeorymer in there because asking Zeorymer to not kill things is just wrong.
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This is what most of my turns consist of now, a ship character announcing how long we have left, and then rearranging our guys to let the repair units polish the scratches out of their armor.
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Wow. They can't even hurt a pseudo-real like the Rose Gundam that badly.
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About the most complex thing I have to do is keep setting Zeorymer to not-murder and tell Calvina to stop trying to support defend. Not that he's even likely to take damage most of the time...
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"All of you, shut up! And listen... (http://www.youtube.com/v/SiXCZ-Ew0b0&showinfo=0)"
[spoiler]Have I posted this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9JMzLWnJgA) yet, by the way?[/spoiler]
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Part 17.4: HAHAHA! Mine is an evil laugh!
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I always dodge when I'm using support defense and not countering, to give the supporter the best chance to escape doing their duty.
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With Zeorymers HP and EN Regen, this isn't even wearing it down. When one of them attacks from too close, I let Masato have a little fun (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdK-8osRIPw).
We're rapidly running out of mechabeasts that haven't been reduced to critical health, so I turn my attention to Ashuras submarine, the dissappointingly name Bood. So long as it doesn't go below 2000hp and trigger Ashuras inevitable retreat, we'll be ok.
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The first attempt doesn't go so well, but Argos not one to complain, and compared to Dearka thats a love tap. Chibodee also gives it a try (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur0JRPSubFM).
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The Brains give it a shot but Ashura proves oddly accurate with its flying torpedoes. Only Hime is able to escape a smacking.
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A lot of anime martial artists can punch so hard they make shockwaves in the air. Not so many can punch so hard it makes tornadoes.
Meanwhile, a pointless comparison (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQaXPPhuZRY).
And then finally, after 5 turns of babying the enemy:
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That must be a pretty big helicopter to fit 300 people...
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No more conditions. Lets bag these turkeys.
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First thing is to use Georges Map Attack to get rid of riff-raff.
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Then I give Domon and Sai Saici kills. Learning Chain means Domons sword attacks can hit pairs of enemies, not the most impressive yet but that will improve along with his damage output.
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Mainly I just give all my lowest level people all the XP they could want, and let the big boys use their biggest guns (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b83slx8a9kI). It doesn't take long, and soon we chase the half-and-half boss (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUlSEg-w04E) away.
The Talking Heads switch over to Koji and Co. watching the Mithril helicopter fly off as it turns invisible. Seemingly Mithril never thought to check the barn on the other side of the hill.
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"Abandonment is awesome! My parents taught me that!"
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Not so! Koji's a mean chef, and can do your laundry!
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I thought going into shock was a serious condition that could alter your body temperature and induce all sorts of side effects. This might be relevant, since if this is working out like in the TV show, this girl is dressed in a towel and pumped full of drugs.
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He said with obvious joy in his voice.
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Mazinkaiser can be controlled by shoving an exercise bar into the console and pretending its a motorbike. Actual military hardware is a little different.
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You might have noticed Sosuke is something of a stoic, not given to emoting, which is ironic given he has the same voice actor as hot-blooded heart-on-sleeve Domon. This is probably the first time Chidoris seen him without his game face on, ready to take pride in his work: Killing terrorists.
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"We fought a purple man who fought with ribbons and a giant slug that shot gravity. It was really annoying, it barely felt military at all."
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WHOOPWHOOPWHOOP
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Shame we didn't get to play that fight. Also, apparently SRW Sosuke is better than the canon one because the beating 5 Savages thing is something Sosuke does in a much better unit.
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They hop the fence and head for the river, but:
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Why was another pilot using Sosukes mech in the first place? Why didn't he have his own? Was it someone Sosuke knew? This point is apparently in to explain stuff next level, but raises more questions than it heads off.
Like, for instance, why Sosuke can tell its his when Mithril would have bombed it back to the stone age to make sure Ashura didn't get so much as a screw from it.
THEN SUDDENLY
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Gaurons ponytailed mech rushes the Savage and shanks it, disabling it in one blow.
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She said while armed with a hairband and high heels.
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The terrorism pays for his dream job of being a brain stylist.
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Fade to black.
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Checking the intermission roster, we see that theres one essential unit for next level, and its Koji in Mazinkaiser. Which is a positive sign, if a bit of a spoiler.
Finally, the puzzle robo this time:
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We have to prevent the bad guys from entering the red squares, and this time they're closer than we are. And we have no spirit commands, just a bunch of plucky Aestivalis in a variety of frames. I can possibly provide more details on request.
Right, so, after seeing that roster you chose in action, are there any changes you'd like to make? And where should I put my upgrade money?
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