Lurker > SovietOmega

Hit me.

Game has insane play value for just $3.

I picked it up a couple months back, and in that short span of time, it practically feels like a new game now, there has been so much added content.

I've done just about everything in the game, with the exception of killing death. I was thinking of using one of the secret characters to achieve that goal, but apparently cats got nerfed making the setup untenable.

Definitely something to return back to every now and then as it develops.

Currently it is Leaf Blower Revolution.

I can't really call it a fun game, but it does scratch the 'numbers go up' itch. Has quite a bit more complexity to it than I initially presumed. Probably not gonna captivate me for long though.

Got a bit busy with things, but I wanna get back to this soon.

Humans

Sure, it doesn't make much sense in terms of physics, but our robot overlords will find some way to make it work out, I'm sure.

The Expan...wait, there's some pretty good anime options here.

Damn, this is really tough. All of these are pretty awesome in their own way.

I've seen some studies from a long while back making a case for a nutritional degradation of some crops thanks to farming conditions being what they are for a global population.

As for processed food quality...I'd wager it will be a case by case basis. Some things made probably haven't changed production significantly for generations, while other things are likely continually shifting production methods. There certainly have been cost related shifts like what happened with sugar and corn syrup, but I'm hesitant to just lump it all under the same umbrella and call it all worse.

Yeah, it happened and I was like 'um...so was I just playing the prologue before?!'

....

wut

I'm just casually exploring the water zone looking for pure water when pod informs me that that wily virus has gotten into 2B as well. So as not to suffer robot death, I gotta make my way all the way over to the forest area before time runs out. Also half the time I'm forced to just walk. Also there are enemies. Also vision is distorted. Also virus infects faster as it goes.

Good thing I know my way around the city or else I'd have been toast...er.

But it turns out it didnt matter because the plot commanded 2B to die in the arms of A2.

Meanwhile, an earthquake decides to happen, because when it rains, it pours. Naturally, 9S sees 2B die, seemingly by A2's hands, for maximum drama. The goober does this while being positioned in a very not-good spot while the earth is shaking.

As if that wasn't enough, that weird matter city (?) seems to emerge and be a thing on the overworld. It is at this point, that I realize that...I have no damn idea where this game is gonna go anymore XD

Started on C.

Yorha decided to go for the 'evil empire' look out of nowhere, only for them to suddenly turn into an evil empire because someone had to go and pretend to be machine jesus.

I kinda figured the game would go in this kind of trajectory, as it is perhaps the most anime plot thing it could have done. I was thinking the commander was gonna be the final boss or something though, but nope...space station goes poof and suddenly 2B and 9S are the last best hope for...um...some forms of sentient life? I'm kinda at a loss for what I'm supposed to be fighting for here XD

[B] ending get!

Was a little awkward being the robot in the factory, although I discovered that if I used the evade button, it would jump backwards making for rapid transportation so long as I was facing the wrong way. Unfortunately, this also meant I was open to attack a bit.

Was definitely not shocked to discover that humanity had gone extinct. So much of the brief story I was given about how things came to be just screamed fake.

It has been kind of amusing to watch the B-side of the story play out...there were a few bosses I distinctly remember fighting as 2B, I instead got to hack into and learn more info as 9S. Definitely enriches the experience.

Got a bit spooked though, progressing the quest where you talk to that goliath. It asked me what night was, citing historical records of what it should be, but not having seen it itself. And I'm sitting here realizing that nope, the game has not given me any night scenes. Only time it has shown me stars was in the bunker, and I am 87% sure that place is fake. So I'm left wondering what the deal is here...is Earth tidally locked now? Are we on a different world altogether? Perhaps everything is a simulation?

Just did the forest kingdom bit...I found the cutaways to the past to be a little jarring and didn't really add much of value, although robots being derpy about human things is always amusing.

Was keeping an eye out for mushrooms and water too, as I've discovered that I need that for some reason to upgrade my pods. Thought I might have been able to progress the mysterious letter quest while I was here, but nope..,game still won't let me behind that door. Maybe playthrough 3 will shed some light on that. I'm thinking it is probably related to the master weaponsmith the refugee shop guy is convinced is hanging out in the forest.

It feels scandalous watching this on youtube rather than a flash video on a 2000's era website.

I think it is irrational to stake a claim to knowledge that can not be backed up by experimental means. It is perfectly fine to have an opinion about something, but religion, if left unchecked, often takes it to a point where not sharing that opinion can have life-altering or deadly consequences.

Religion can certainly preach some good morals, but any good morals worth preaching about can be done secularly as well.

I think it might be Disgaea 5 for me. Got riiiiight to the last chapter, did some side grinding in prep for post-game shenanigans, and then promptly got distracted and let it sit. Such is the curse of the rpg.

I'm liking what I've done of the 2nd playthrough so far. Feels a lot faster, and the game is wise to pepper in new bits to keep it feeling fresh enough to keep going. While I don't care much for 9S as a character, I do like his hacking minigame (especially the chiptuneified remixes of whatever theme is currently playing).

One small annoyance I have had throughout is that the button prompts are wrong for me. I'm using an 8bitdo controller, so for all the 'B' prompts, I've had to press the A button, and now with this hacking thrown into the mix I have to press X for the 'Y' prompts. Muscle memory sorts this out pretty quick, but more than a few times I've gotten puzzled when I clearly pressed 'B' and rather than acquiring useful items, 2B just leapt into the air.

Actually, now that I think about it, there are a lot of little annoyances I have. Sometimes it can be a bit awkward distinguishing between game environment and invisible wall territory. In hand with that, the map can be a chore to mess with and properly interpret. The camera insists that I want a lower viewing angle than I'd prefer, leading me to constantly fiddle with the right analog. Red dots keep being a thing, no matter how many I seem to squash down, like a hydra's head, a new quest appears.

All that said, none of it goes so far as to actually diminish the experience. Still having a blast exploding robots while listening to the lovely soundtrack. Heck, I've lingered in some areas just to soak in more of the ost.

George Washington

He used to be a great server of the people, but over time we lost the ability to access his memory. It is quite the alarming trend amongst former Americans...when will the scourge of planned obsolescence end?

Never tip a hotel unless you have a pressing need to win a lot of money at pachinko.

Ah, but you see, THIS playthrough I can open those cheeky little chests that were laughing at my inability to interact with them.

Hah, game was not joking about keeping settings adjustments recorded for future posterity. Kinda spooky watching past me toggle settings.

Got beat up.

Ate a fish.

Watched various characters suddenly display emotion because plot.

Cue credits.

Been an enjoyable ride so far, I'll have to see what the further playthroughs do for the experience.

Tends to happen a few times a year, most notably around new year's eve.

Now if this were tea...that's a daily thing for me.

I don't think it can be anything other than Mandalorian, although I quite enjoyed Loki and What If.

every year, hot wheels makes a lot of deals...

definitely more nintendo games with seals of quality than there are seals of mammals, be they animal or navy.

could make a strong argument for sealing seals, especially in industry and science so much depends on vacuum seals.

where would sealant rank? my lips are sealed.

Tifa, for sure. Even if you remove her big bouncy materia from the equation, she's just got more interesting personality and story elements. As an extra bonus, she's not a corpse.