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General Discussion / Re: Let's Play 2024 - Chrono Trigger
« on: January 29, 2024, 12:43:31 am »
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Hey, Boo—I took some time out of my nightly routine to really reflect on what I’m doing (since you had mentioned quitting gaming altogether I thought about it) and I’m really just happy.

And if you're happy, that's the most important thing! I don't think there's anything wrong with video games; I see it no differently than watching television or reading a good book. For most people, anyway. But I do think some people can use it as a crutch to escape the real world, but again, that can really be anything and doesn't have to necessarily be video games. For me, I just don't have the time for it like I used to... what little freetime I have I use for quality time with the wife and kids, and for working around the house. I've recently started to really enjoy cutting fire wood, for example. I dunno, it's a good, physical hobby and I enjoy it.

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Gaming I realized was not really as normalized as I thought but I had already knew that and it wasn’t like I hid it from anybody? I’m cut from a different cloth. I prefer fighting metal dragons to crunching numbers as an accountant I guess.

The problem is that we have huuuuuge inequalities in America right now. House and rent prices are through the roof, and interest rates are high and not helping. There's a housing shortage, in fact. Not to mention how insanely expensive our health care is -- I pay $500 a month for health insurance, and they barely pay a dime until I hit my mandatory annual deductible, which is so high I sometimes don't even hit it every year. Our insurance gets worse and worse every year. Not to mention inflation and cost of living. I think everyone in America is strapped for cash right now and desperate, and I know I'm grinding because if I don't we lose our current standard of living. It seems that every year things feel worse as an American. I can barely make ends meet, and I have a master's degree and a great wage. The grind is real and it's not necessarily because I want to grind.

It's been a long time since we've touched on the subject, but if it wasn't for my parents, I'd very much be moving to the EU. Probably one of the Scandinavian countries. We almost moved to Japan in 2018/2019, but decided against it after my dad had a heart attack. We decided to stay here to help take care of our parents. Like your comment, there are a lot of cultures that focus on the family and taking care of each other -- I don't think that's an Asian value, as it exists in A LOT of the world... but yeah, it's not as prevalent in the United States. Obviously it's not everyone, though. I'm living proof of it.

I haven't really played games much the past few days. I did try out Harvestella a little and the graphics look like a PS2, maybe an early PS3 game, but it shows a lot of promise. It actually has a lot of time travel in it, surprisingly. For a farming sim, the story is pretty deep so far -- much deeper than I expected. I thought it'd be more like a Harvest Moon game.

As for Chrono Trigger, all I did was continue grinding for Hunting Range loot. I now have my entire party decked out in Ruby Vests and Stone Helms, and Crono / Lucca / Marle / Robo all have their gear. Now on to the Forest Maze and the Reptite caves to retrieve the Gate Key!

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General Discussion / Re: Let's Play 2024 - Chrono Trigger
« on: January 25, 2024, 11:12:04 pm »
Well, let's start this post off with some great news:

https://www.rpgfan.com/2024/01/25/lunar-silver-star-story-touch-launching-for-android-devices-on-january-26th/

It's about friggin' time. I plan to buy it, even if I don't plan on playing it (at least not any time soon).

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Well, I used to post at the Gaijinworks forum and got banned for talking about video games too much? Their people are wired. Last I heard the prez was hospitalized and stopped being active online. Oh, vell. Yeah they were the shit in the day but once I met the fans I was quickly just turned off. I wanna forget about that place, and to be honest it makes me not wanna play their games anymore specifically LUNAR. Their sense of “humor” is just whacked or it’s that typical white boy humor that NO ONE GETS.

This is a bummer. I mean, I do agree, that the humor is sort of lame by 2020's standards, but back in the 1990's it felt very on-par and right for the times. It's a bit self-aware. But I dunno, when you use pop-culture and humor that's sort of tied to the times, it becomes outdated sort of quickly. LUNAR (and pretty much all Working Design games) fell into this category. Anywho...

I haven't had a chance to play Chrono Trigger much this week, so hopefully that has given you time to get caught up. All I did was do the initial events in 65 Million BC, meet Ayla, and then spent time at the Hunting Range. Don't forget to find the Nu when it rains, here! In fact, you can Twin Charm him for the ULTIMATE WEAPON - a mop for Crono! Literally, a mop! I also lied, and it's his weakest weapon in the game, and totally just a goof. I remember when I first found out I was so excited, only to find that it was useless. Those were the days.

I also remember getting the Wolflobe Sword on accident, which I think I got from Twin Charm-ing the optional Yakra in 1000ad. I was so confused because afterwards I couldn't find the weapon in my inventory, and even when I reset the game and tried again, I couldn't seem to get it again. It was years later before I found out that it was a glitch. If you've never encountered this glitch before, it's here: https://www.chronocompendium.com/Term/Wolflobe_Sword.html

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I researched Harvestella and it seems like a Switch exclusive right now shucks.

Bummer, I didn't know that. It must be PC and Switch exclusive, because I bought it on Steam. I also bought the latest Star Ocean game (Star Ocean: the Divine Force). I did beat Star Ocean: First Departure R, and I've been leveling in the optional post-game caves. I think my party is up to level 140-ish. The story for First Departure R is sort of lame, especially the last segment on the other planet Fargett. Meh.

Hope you're doing well, man! Keep healthy!


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General Discussion / Re: Let's Play 2024 - Chrono Trigger
« on: January 21, 2024, 09:45:29 pm »
Nice dude! I'm on the mend -- in fact, I'm back to work and the office tomorrow, so tonight will be a shorter post. I have interviews all day long - both for the leadership program I'm part of, as well as for the department (and I have an opening on my team I need to fill). It's going to be a loooooooong day!

My covid spell is over, and luckily, it doesn't appear anyone else in my house got it. I have the vaccine and got a booster in November/December, so I guess I must have gotten a fairly bad strain to have gotten as sick as I did. I mean, I wasn't as sick as I have been, but I was still knocked out of commission for about three days. Fever of up to 103, body aches, head aches, nausea and vomiting - the whole nine years. I did eat for or drink for three days, which didn't help, but I finally ate last night and today I've felt like a new man!

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Oh, Boo I hope you're doing ok. I've been so careful not to catch Covid since I think it's such a stigma. Is it really still a "thing" over there? We've essentially forgotten about it here in The Philippines but it's probably due to it being mostly Asian people who actually like to take showers, make proper hygiene and use isopropanol rubbing alcohol and/or hand sanitizer before going out in public. An anecdote, I was actually in the Gaijinworks (formerly 'Working Designs') server, and the cats there were so wired about Covid.

As for your questions around covid, I mean, there are still some people who think it's all a scam or conspiracy theory. Those tend to be mostly right-wing, uber-conservative yokels, though. For most Americans, we look at it like we look at the flu - it's just another virus we have to contend with, and we'll have "seasons" where it's worse. Some will still wear a mask when going out when things get bad. I don't understand why some people are so anti-mask. Shoot, when I was in Japan people wore masks if they had so much as a sniffle. Not only does it help keep others from getting sick, but it helps me from spreading anything that I may be carrying. I view it as more altruistic than anything else.

It should also finally get above freezing tomorrow, so I expect much (if not all) the snow and ice will melt away. I'm ready -- we've been stuck in this house for a week! I only left on Wednesday for a minute to buy medicine, and the roads were horrible. We live in a rural area, so they don't really do anything to help the roads. Plus it's the SE United States, so they don't get snow that often and don't know what to do when it arrives.

I did pick up Harvestella recently. It's a Square Enix farming sim / RPG hybrid. I put a little bit of time in and showed my 12-year old; she didn't act that interested, haha... She really likes exploration games like Meadow right now, although she used to love a game called Slime Rancher. I got Slime Rancher 2 when it came out, but it was an early release title and very much incomplete, so it didn't hold her interest. Maybe she'll like it again, soon, who knows?

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I'm actually very interested in Resident Evil, Silent Hill & Dead Space and I'll probably get around to playing them eventually, ...It's just that the lot of my friends that were into those games were so weird, and were seen as borderline creepy. So I kinda stay away from the games for some reason not to sound shallow or superficial or anything lol.

That's hilarious. I don't really talk about video games with anyone in my life outside of my one friend William, and he doesn't like the scary games. I like horror movies, too. I'm also well-adjusted, not weird, and the games don't impact my life outside of the times I'm playing them, hahaha... I don't do social media or other forums, either, so I don't know what people who play them are like!

Some days I actually think about giving up video games altogether. It's weird; I rarely have time to play them (especially the older my kids get) and I just don't enjoy them like I used to. If I play for more than about an hour at a time, I think of all the other IRL responsibilities I have to do and think about what I'm missing out on. I dunno, just thinking out loud.

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An anecdote, I was actually in the Gaijinworks (formerly 'Working Designs') server, and the cats there were so wired about Covid. Essentially they had this front of being very "Murican" but they called Covid a hoax and didn't believe any of the media on it--I sat there thinking, Nahh, this's very real but they prided on being very Murican but they don't really believe and/or trust their own government and they had a Off Topic channel where they called U.S. news lies on a daily basis. I was there for 2 years and then left, but I can see why no one really likes the Prez. of Working Designs anymore, Victor Ireland, or many of its fans. (You guys are cool here though.)

That's sort of wild and disappointing that the forums had that sort of conspiracy theory bullshit culture. That's a small, but loud, segment of the American people. But about Victor Ireland -- what does he even do anymore? After Working Designs shut down, I feel like I haven't heard about him or Gaijinworks or anything anymore. Looking them up, the've helped published a few games in the mid-2010s but nothing in the past seven years or so. Arc the Lad and Summon Night games, mostly on the PSN. Sort of sad, because Working Design really was the GOAT back in the 1990s.

Anyway, I did play some Chrono Trigger, though. I beat Masa and Mune and got the broken sword. It's actually hilarious to me -- the design for the Masamune monster is hilarious. He's this huge muscle dude with a big mouth, small legs, and most of his moves are martial arts-oriented. Now I'm going to get to 65 million BC, but I'll wait before I do that. Once I get there I'll probably spent some time grinding in the Hunting Range to get trading supplies.

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General Discussion / Re: Let's Play 2024 - Chrono Trigger
« on: January 19, 2024, 12:48:50 am »
Hey hey hey!

On the Trigger front, I ran through the Hekran Cave and have officially ended up back in 1000AD, and I've gone all the way to the Denadoro Mountains to find the Masamune. This dungeon is one of my favorites in the entire game; I love the innocent little Kilwala chilling at the summit looking at the mountains -- "Mountains're nice." I dunno why, but it's such a great scene and the ambiance is perfect.

I'm actually sick at home with covid and in quarantine. It's essentially the flu for me, symptoms-wise. I spent most of my day sleeping, but did sneak in some Chrono Trigger time. I also played Star Ocean First Departure R today and pretty much bum-rushed it to the ending and finished it. I was going to do the post-game dungeon, but I don't know if I have it in me. I always forget by how quick this game goes -- it's like 25 hours in and out. If you want to find all the PAs and level and get the best equipment, it can be a little longer, but it's not a long game by any means. It only took me like 4 or 5 months to beat, hahaha...

I also watched Rebel Moon today on Netflix. It was actually better than what I expected, although it was definitely a bunch of scifi tropes stapled together. Not bad by any means, but not great, either. Reviews made it sound like it was abysmal, though. I'm looking forward to the second one.

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(I wanted to tell you I get scared easily when it comes to video games I dunno if it's because I've been living off the grid and greatly understimulated but I don't like story-driven games that make my heart race or get me too excited)

Oh man, I love me some good survival horror games. I just have to play them on easy mode, haha... I recently picked up Resident Evil: Village and want to play it. I've played every mainline game in the series and back in 2020 I played through all of them (although I skipped 4 and 5 has having played them recently). I need to pick up the Resident Evil 4 remake once the price tag goes down. I want to play the Dead Space remake, too, as that's one of my favorite horror series.

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I got the Atelier games physical for a pretty good price here in The Philippines, it's definitely worth taking a look a lot of the characters and story sequences are kinda "girly" (but, I find most JRPGs are... already... to begin with) your wife might like it or maybe even your girls. I kinda just wanna finish up games 5 & 6 on PS3 then I can start with Atelier Sophie on PS4 which's I think the first game released for the console.

See, I don't mind if it's a bit more on the "girly" or softer side. I actually want a game that's a little more relaxed and not so story-driven, but still enough to keep me interested and driven to play the game. I've found that if a game can't keep me hooked with the story, I'll lose interest and not play for a week or two, and then I don't want to pick it back up at all. For example, Final Fantasy XV. I haven't played it in probably two months and even though I want to, there's a part of me who doesn't care. I'll pick it back up soon, though. I tried to get it to run on the SteamDeck, but it kept crashing for me. It's supposed to be playable, though.

Anyway, I'm peacing out. The Nyquil is kicking in and I'm fading fast.

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General Discussion / Re: Let's Play 2024 - Chrono Trigger
« on: January 16, 2024, 05:14:58 pm »
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2-3 years ago my depression went away due to exercise (I was really heavy at like 350 lbs), and now I just take it as "maintenance" and as a sleep aid.

Exercise really does to wonders for the body and mind. I run about every other day and do 4 or 5 miles at a 9:00-10:00 min-per-mile pace, and it does WONDERS. I struggle with depression (especially in the winter) and it's been a game changer. Even when I start having a dark spiral, a run can help me snap out of it pretty quickly - gotta get those endorphins and seratonin flowing!

Good on you for the weight loss and self-care!!! There's a lot of people who can't manage to find the drive and energy for it.

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I'm leveling up in the Factory I guess I'll just go ahead and finish it up and wait where you are, again for your next update.

Take your time. I'm back in the work week, which means I'll be gaming much slower (if at all).

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Farmsimming is really addicting to me and you know me I have a addictive personality.


I've never really been able to get into them. I tried one of the old Harvest Moon games so my wife would game with me, and neither one of really got into it. I've tried a few more since then, namely Yonder the Cloud-Catcher Chronicles. It was a little indie game and all the farming stuff was optional; I stuck to the exploration and questing. I know the Rune Factory series has a bit more of that, so that's a series I'd probably be more keen on.

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I was also in a Discord chat for Survivor and the young kids said I should check out Undertale, -- Do you know anything about it?

It's on my backlog list, and I've heard nothing but good things about it, but unfortunately, I've never played it. If often gets compared to Mother 2 and Earthbound, which is a jRPG series I LOOOOOOVE, so that comparison is a high compliment. If you play it, let me know what you think!

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I've kinda gone back to my Atelier kick I'm doing Atelier Escha & Logy right now. I'm gonna finish it up, then do Atelier Shallie and I'd have beat the 6 Atelier games for PS3. Then I can move on to Atelier Sophie on PS4. It's a really good franchise if you like items, inventory, crafting, alchemy. I didn't think I'd like it at first cause I never really liked that game mechanic before but I've grown really addicted to it. Plus the character sprites are really nice and the games thesselfs are really collectible. Atelier Rorona is the first game and it's a really good place to start out. The games go as far back on the PS1 as Mana Khemia or something along those lines if you wanna research.

I think we talked about this before, but this series really interests me. I like the art design and sort of Ghibli-esque slice of life element to it, but the games are ALWAYS so expensive. Even on digital sales, you're lucky if you can find them for under $35 or $40 bucks, so it's kept me away.

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Alrite, Boo, -- I'm actually about to snap *hwarf* down some sushi and Burger King right now. 2 types of tempura sushi (one is like the inverted one), and like 2 burgers French frys.

Aaaaan now you're making me hungry, hahaha!

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General Discussion / Re: Let's Play 2024 - Chrono Trigger
« on: January 15, 2024, 12:40:15 pm »
The dang 502 forum errors don't help. I really need to work with Zeality and Rasmus to fix that. Several times I've tried to log in to post, but can't and my response ends up getting delayed as a result.

Alright, first up -- Chrono Trigger. I've bum-rushed the rest of 2300ad and moved on. I did the sewers, visited Keeper Dome (I love the song here - one of my favorites, and I'd argue even better than Schala's theme), finished the Factory, visited the End of Time, and returned to 1000AD and am in front of Hekran's Cave.

Thinking through my memory bank, I remember I got this far that first weekend. I remember it being late Sunday night when I fought the R-series robots and I was dumbstruck by the attack. It really caught me off guard, for some reason, and was one of the more emotional elements in the entire game for me during that first playthrough. I remember it being late because we had church on Sunday and my mom kept telling me I needed to go to bed, and she ended up sitting up with me for a little while so I could finish the Factory.

I then went on to the End of Time and recall trying to figure out how to get around Spekko's room three times to learn magic. For some reason, I couldn't get it right. I also remember being confused by clockwise / counter-clockwise, but even when I asked my parents for help and learned it, it took quite a few times... I got so frustrated I rage quit, hahaha! I came back it later that day and didn't have a problem, though.

Man, this game really is superb and I'm tempted to jump over to play it on my new SteamDeck. I wonder if I can somehow move my save. I'm a bit OCD (not really, although I am particular) and I don't want to play on another person's save. Anyway, moving on...

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I actually wanted to touch-upon what you said earlier about feeling in the doldrums. So I've actually just been starting to feel better and it's because my Dad aksed me to start taking my medication again,-it didn't really start taking effect and making me feel good until like 1.5 months into it of taking it again but I just wanted to let you know that it at least is really helping me out.

You've mentioned the need for medication before, but we've never really talked about it at length. I wasn't sure if it was depression or another condition. You don't have to disclose, of course, I've just never been sure what your battle has been. I've actually been on and off depression medications since my early 20's. I run 4 or 5 miles every day and that seems to be the sweet spot helping me keep me sane some days, haha...

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I'm also going through Journey. It's a really interesting game, gorgeous, majestic. The shining sand is so cool. It seems like a game you just go through and experience with no boss battles and I like that. It's also one of 'those games' people say you HAVE to experience so I picked it up.

I've always wanted to play this game ever since it popped up on the PS3. How long does it normally take to the get to the center tower and finish the game? My daughter likes a game called Meadow that is somewhat similar, in that you play in a shared sandbox world with other players and can't communicate outside of emotes.

We're getting the first snow of the year right now, so we're going to get out in it. Hope you're having a solid day/evening/week!

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Now I started Super Mario World, 96* here I come!

Yeah! And you know you have to get to the secret bonus levels at the end of the game. I think it was all for the Star Road, and it has funny level names like "Groovy" and stuff.

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Up next week will be Mario World Yoshi's Island. I hated the kiddy graphics as a kid, but I've gotten past em and enjoy the game.

I always heard this game was fantastic, and even better than the first Super Mario World. Unfortunately, it was late in the SNES lifecycle, so I never got to play it outside of demo's at the store. Let me know how it is!

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Chrono Trigger Modification / Re: Its finally real
« on: January 15, 2024, 12:00:19 pm »
This is incredible work. Fantastic job! Can't wait to see what the hacking community can do with this, now.

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General Discussion / Re: Let's Play 2024 - Chrono Trigger
« on: January 12, 2024, 12:24:38 am »
Hey man!

I'm back at it! We've had a hectic few days, but at least it's almost the weekend! We have a three-day weekend, which will be much needed for everyone. I think we're going to hike this weekend. We definitely need to buy some groceries, so we'll be hitting up Costco and all the places, too.

I haven't played any Star Ocean the past few days, although I did finish the Factory. I will try to go through the Sewers and fight Krawlie tomorrow(-ish). I also downloaded Chrono Trigger on my Steam Deck, but I don't know how workable it will be, and I don't think I can get my save transferred off of my cell phone. Darn.

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Ok, so pretty much yeah I went thru the Sewer Access to the other side of the continent(?) to the place where Death Peak and the Keeper's Dome is.

I wonder about Krawlie -- is he a Mystic that survived the Day of Lavos? Is he a monster that mutated because of Lavos, and gained intelligence? Or is he a human that was mutated into a beast? Obviously he can talk, and he's much more intelligent than most of the non-Mystic monsters encountered in the game.

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I'm also playtesting a few other RPGs like I said like FFT, Thousand Arms, Shadow of the Colossus and the SEGA Genesis Classics Collection. Thousand Arms is super hard, I forgot. I just f*ck wit FFT whenever I feel like it, SotC I'm just taking suuuuuuuuuuper slowly. And I'm gonna play a lit'l Phantasy Star II in a lit'l bit.

Man, Shadow of Colossus is one of those games that I've never played but really want to. It's been on my radar since it first came out on the PS2 decades ago. I keep hoping that the Remake will end up on PC, but alas -- it has yet to happen. Since the last Sony platform I bought was the PS3 (which is now in storage), I don't see it happening any time soon. Let me know how it goes.

As for Thousand Arms, I think I told you about that one game that was on Kickstarter: Armed Fantasia: To the End of the Wilderness. It's by much of the same creative team as the original Thousand Arms. I've never played it, but I think the western aesthetic works really good for 1990's anime / video games. Trigun was an amazing anime series, and that sort of spaghetti western influence is just cool as fuck.

Alright, I'm off for tonight. It's late and I need to do a little bit of work to catch up. See ya later, homie!

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Chrono Trigger Modification / Re: Its finally real
« on: January 12, 2024, 12:15:10 am »
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Alternate outfit options togglable in game.

That's rad. How's that work? As an equip-able item that changes a character sheet or palette?

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General Discussion / Re: Let's Play 2024 - Chrono Trigger
« on: January 08, 2024, 12:43:32 am »
This will be a short post, as I'm short on time for the next day or two, but...

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The first movie was pretty much like the first 7-8 chapters about the wolf Gmork stalking Atreyu and the movie stops when Bastian names the Childlike Emperess "Moon Child". Though it's hard to make out in the movie without subtitles since I remember Bastian yelling it out the attic window and there's wind and rain everywhere.

SAME. I always thought he named her after his mom!!! I actually didn't know that he didn't until just now, so you taught me something new tonight! I liked the movie, maybe I should read the book soon. I think the original was in German or something.

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I'm super rejuvenated after the Christmas-New Years' Holidays that I'm back to just playing anything and everything I want to.


Glad you're up and healthy and feeling rejuvenated! I need some of that optimism. Going back to work has been a grind, and after the past two weeks of nearly non-stop rain/sleet, 35 degrees F weather (just warm enough to not snow), and no sun, I'm feeling pretty beat down. I tend to get the winter blues and I've got them something bad right now, haha...

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Revelations Series Persona I sorta put on hold cause it's a high-difficulty game with all the high monster encounters rate and the lack of save points in dungeons so that's 'dere, I'm really into Yakuza 0 right now I want to date girls and do the telephone club/cabaret club it kinda reminds me of the "Party Line" in the US in like the 90s? lol LMAO


That was my experience with the game. I would probably enjoy it more if I cheated with a trainer. In all honesty, I don't even remember that much about the game. It's been maybe 8 or 9 years since I tried playing it. I think I was wanting a very Japanese-oriented game and it was recommended.

You know what game was stellar and helped scratch that itch? Mother flippin' Yokai Watch. I heard it was great for a little slide of Japan, and boy was it. I love that series so much and wish they'd localize the fourth game (for the Switch). The others were on the 3DS.

But back to the Yakuza series - I actually downloaded it onto my Steamdeck. I want to finish Star Ocean First Departure R before I move on to anything else, then probably try to finish Final Fantasy XV... both of which are great games for the Steamdeck and run great. I downloaded them both but haven't gotten to try them yet.

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So I went ahead and trod on and I made it to the Arris Dome. I figured I'm so close behind you I was gonna wait for your next update and catch up to where you is.

I played a little more yesterday and this morning, and I'm in the Factory now. I was leveling some before I turn the factory on and fight the bosses.

Alright man, I'm out for now. Catch you soon!

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General Discussion / Re: Let's Play 2024 - Chrono Trigger
« on: January 06, 2024, 02:31:56 am »
Hey hey! I tried posting yesterday but was getting the 502 error, so here I am today, instead!

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Re: Neverending story. Its, The book is nice. I'm reading a chapter every late-night. I remember loving the movie when I was a little tyke tho. Apparently there's a part 2 and 3. The first movie is only about the first 10 chapters of the book which's quite hefty. But that was the best part I think. It makes me wanna read the Chronicles of Narnia next.

The movie is fire, yo. I had a metal band back in high school called 'The Falcor Alliance,' actually. We even had a song called "Big Strong Hands" (although we never sung about The Neverending Story). The wolf scared the shit out of me when I was a kid -- Grok or whatever his name was. I watched the second movie, which was far less impressive than the first movie, and even watched the final third movie in which Falcor and the Childlike Empress come to our world (fun fact: that film also starred a young Jack Black as a leather jacket-wearing villain).

I'm curious what happens after Sebastian names the Childlike Empress! Is it different than the other movies? In the second movie Sebastian goes to Fantasia and teams up with Atreyu to stop some kind of memory-stealing witch, and all the while it's Sebastian's dad that's reading the book.

Man, I loved all those 1980's fantasy movies... The Neverending Story, Legend, Labyrinth, even Ralph Bakshi's Wizards...

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Are your kids into fantasy books or novels? Or what kind of books do they like to read? Do they just like to hear dad tell his stories about RPGs before bedtime or during the dinnertable?

Haha, my daughter reads mostly nature-oriented books, although she loves the television show Hilda and has been reading the books for those. I've told her I'd pay her $50 if she read Howl's Moving Castle, which is one of my favorite fantasy novels, but she hasn't taken me up on it yet. Interestingly enough, I've also bribed her $50 if she beat's Chrono Trigger, haha...

We don't do bedtime stories much anymore, but I did tell them the story of Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time over the course of a month or so. I've tried telling Chrono Trigger as a bedtime story and it didn't land like I'd hoped, haha...

Anyway, my Steam Deck came in the mail today so I'm going to try to get it up and running. I didn't play Chrono Trigger today, but over the past few days I visited Arris Dome and finished up the events here. I raced Johnny and went to Proto Dome to recruit Robo. I think I'll leave Lucca here and take Marle, so I have some healing abilities.

I remember the Guardian (and Pods) being the hardest boss at this point - far harder than Yakra or the Dragon Tank. Then, I remember it took me FOREVER to catch that pesky rat. Nowadays it's not hard, but back then it sure was. Also, the "pep talk" the party gives the people of Arris Dome always inspired me as a kid, haha... I remember I would move Crono around afterwards and make his head shake so it looked like he was talking, and I would sort of pretend like Crono was continuing the peptalk and promising to help. It's funny.

Tomorrow I'll probably try to tackle the Factory in it's entirely.

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General Discussion / Re: Let's Play 2024 - Chrono Trigger
« on: January 03, 2024, 12:56:55 pm »
Alright, just a quick check-in. I went ahead and beat the Dragon Tank and traveled onward to 2300ad. I haven't done anything yet, though. :)

I hope you're having a great start to 2024!

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Chrono / Gameplay Casual Discussion / Re: Final Fantasy Dimensions II
« on: January 01, 2024, 08:05:11 pm »
The save is now Chapter 1-1: Leaving the Island.

Two sidequests are available. The first of which is Navosian Herbs.

Morrow stands in the village and speaks to a woman.

Woman: Morrow, is there any chance you'll be heading into the woods today? If you don't mind, could you bring back some Navosian Herbs? I need them to make potions. Everyone's been feeling anxious with all the monsters roaming around lately, but having these potions gives us a small peace of mind. Could you help me?

The party can now to go Navos Forest and fight waved enemies to acquire the herbs. As a reward, the Wrieg acquires the signet for Garuda.

The next sidequest is called Forest Ravagers.

Choosing it finds Morrow and party talking to an adult male villager.

Man: Hey, Morrow, ever heard of chimeras? Sometimes I run into them when out hunting. Usually they don't attack humans, but recently they've been outta control. Think you can do somethin' about it?

The party can now to go Navos Forest and fight waved enemies to complete the quest. Completing it earns Aemo the signet for the eidolon called Mysidian Rabbit. The party also earns a Yellow Gem that can be used for upgrading a signet.

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Chrono / Gameplay Casual Discussion / Re: Final Fantasy Dimensions II
« on: January 01, 2024, 07:55:42 pm »
The save reads Chapter 1-1: Home Sweet Home.

Continuing the event in Navos Village...

Wrieg, Morrow, and Aemo speak to two villagers.



Woman: I wonder what ever happened to that shooting star.
Wrieg: I suppose it warrants further investigation. Could you tell everyone to stay out of the forest? It might still be dangerous.


The woman nods and the pair walk away. PAN over to the characters talking, now with Mootie in tow.

Aemo: Shooting star...
Wrieg: I hope it's still there.
Morrow: There's only one way to find out!
Aemo: Right. Maybe I'll remember something if I see it.
Wrieg: Let's hope so. In any case, be prepared for anything in these woods.
Mootie: Kyu!


FADE OUT as the event is completed.

The next quest is called Meteorite Revisited LV 6 and is described as: "Investigating the meteorite Aemo rode, deep in the forest."

Starting the quest immediately leads to waved battles in the forest.

Once completed, we find the heroes walking towards the meteorite in the forest... only to find that it's now just a crater - the meteorite is nowhere to be seen.



Morrow: It's gone!
Aemo: Where did it go...?


Suddenly, two Ghost Goblings (LV 6) and a Chimera Ghost (LV 6) appear in the crater and ATTACK the party. Once defeated, FADE TO the party standing in front of the crater.

Morrow: What's with these ghosts!?

Almost on cue, the shadow of flying pirate vessel moves over them and hovers directly overhead.

Wrieg: And what's that!?

The characters look up as the camera PANS up to reveal the ghostly vessel.



Morrow: The phantom ship!
Wrieg: From eidolons to phantom ships... What is going on here?
Aemo: That ship... Where have I...?


With a shimmering sound, the vessel DISAPPEARS.

Morrow: Did you remember something? Have you seen it somewhere before, Aemo?
Aemo: I'm sorry... I can't remember anything.
Wrieg: Enough, Morrow. Don't push her.
Morrow: Sorry, Aemo.
Aemo: It's okay.


Morrow looks at his feet and the quest ends. As a reward, the party receives a signet for the fire eidolon, Ifrit, which grants both a summon and spell ability.

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