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Lacking a "mean" between you and Cham there. And hey, Mazinkaiser SKL! A weird break from Kouji that never happened before or after in SRW, making UX unique amongst series even ignoring the other weird choices in this game. I can't say SKL is amazing or anything, but it's fun because it knows what it wants to be and is exactly that: a hyper-violent series, what would happen if we give manga Ryoma and Hayato a Mazinger. Although after reading Devilman, Kaido feels more like manga Akira (definitely not Crybaby Akira) during his most demon-bloodthirsty moments. I guess hyperviolent heroes are just kind of Go Nagai-ish in and of themselves. Also we finally got a Gundam interaction with the SD Gundams and it's...incredibly bland. Wow. You have Setsuna right there and the only thing we get is a snarky line from Lockon and complete silence from Setsuna? Booooooring. I hope we get more than that soon because that's one hell of a waste. On the other hand, I'm pleased that SKL has the whole signature speech in one of its attacks. It isn't Kaido and Magami without it.
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Blaze Dragon posted:Also we finally got a Gundam interaction with the SD Gundams and it's...incredibly bland. Wow. You have Setsuna right there and the only thing we get is a snarky line from Lockon and complete silence from Setsuna? Booooooring. I hope we get more than that soon because that's one hell of a waste.  : (Must... keep... mouth... closed. Can't... trust myself... to speak.)
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Let's take the Guntak and make it edgy AF.Inferno-sama posted:It's the 50th anniversary of him working, so all three exist for that. Here's the PV for Cutie Honey Universe. I'm excited for the new Cutie Honey theme. It better not be the song from that PV.
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One thing I always find hilarious is that Magami's style of combat is, of all things, gun kata. The creative team behind SKL must have totally watched Equilibrium right before working on the OVA.Brunom1 posted:
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: I can't hear you! Sound off like you got a pair!
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MightyPretenders posted:
Honestly that's the vibe I got from that conversation. Less "I've got nothing to say" and more "I know if I open my mouth I'm going to say 'I AM GUNDAM' on reflex." I suppose that's what makes the difference between season 1 and season 2 Setsuna: now he knows when to keep his mouth shut.
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General Revil posted:I'm excited for the new Cutie Honey theme. It better not be the song from that PV. Unless they've said they're not just rerecording the original theme, I'm just gonna assume they're rerecording the original theme, considering both Flash and RE: did it.
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Hellioning posted:considering both Flash and RE: did it. And Shin. Not sure about the live action ones though.
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Dr. Snark posted:Honestly that's the vibe I got from that conversation. Less "I've got nothing to say" and more "I know if I open my mouth I'm going to say 'I AM GUNDAM' on reflex." Yeah, I could practically see Setsuna vibrating in place standing next to living, breathing Gundams. He was absolutely exercising the maximum amount of restraint he could. Which makes me wonder how Graham is inevitably going to react, because it's not only Setsuna who gets weird around Gundams in 00.
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General Revil posted:And Shin. Not sure about the live action ones though. The first movie used the same as RE, The Live also did the theme, and IIRC, the actress who plays Honey in Tears also did a cover. So, yeah, they're most likely doing a cover. The music in the PV was probably because they could make it short and fit the time needed, whereas the theme might go over. Edit: Though whether it'll be the main theme or used like in Devilman Crybaby, we'll have to wait and see. Inferno-sama fucked around with this message at 08:40 on Jan 13, 2018 |
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first time going through UX, should I upgrade the Riot-B?
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Onmi posted:first time going through UX, should I upgrade the Riot-B? Without going into spoilers, yes, it's fine.
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Dr. Snark posted:Honestly that's the vibe I got from that conversation. Less "I've got nothing to say" and more "I know if I open my mouth I'm going to say 'I AM GUNDAM' on reflex." That or it's just how he sees the world now. When he looks at Lockon he sees SD Dynames talking to him.
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Liu Bei is a traitor, Guan Yu is an arrogant rear end, and Zhang Fei kidnapped a 13 year old girl and made her his wife. gently caress all three of them. Also Zhuge Liang invaded the same exact location five times and failed catastrophically each time, including the one time he conquered territory Cao Cao had abandoned because it was unfarmable.
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Endorph posted:Liu Bei is a traitor, Guan Yu is an arrogant rear end, and Zhang Fei kidnapped a 13 year old girl and made her his wife. gently caress all three of them.  : That's not true; I've never betrayed anyone in my entire life!
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HitTheTargets posted:That or it's just how he sees the world now. When he looks at Lockon he sees SD Dynames talking to him. ...that honestly wouldn't surprise me at all... Endorph posted:Liu Bei is a traitor, Guan Yu is an arrogant rear end, and Zhang Fei kidnapped a 13 year old girl and made her his wife. gently caress all three of them. True, but those are the people that existed in *scoff* "reality." And who gives a poo poo about "reality" when the Romance of the Thee Kingdoms/Dynasty Warriors/SD Gundam/insert adaptation here versions of them are...well...actually likeable people? Brunom1 posted:
...is SD Bei voiced by the same guy who voices Char? Because if so then I swear to god...
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Dr. Snark posted:...is SD Bei voiced by the same guy who voices Char? Because if so then I swear to god... Nope, he's voiced by Yuki Kaji (Amata from EVOL, Q-vier from Valvrave, Akira from Fafner.)
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 The squad menu finally opened up and now we can start fiddling with our teams. Liu Bei and the WSO crew are all deploying as event units, though, so it’s simpler to just stick to the composition Moritsugu set up last battle. The only change I made was swap the Deceive, Yamashita, Eida and Lockon around, to better fit with their leaders’ ranges – here’s how we’re going: Moritsugu/Deceive Kouichi/Yamashita Joe/Rennie Setsuna/Eida Sun Quan/Sun Shangxiang Mike/Lockon Arnie Saya (set them apart only because both have battle lines in the next mission) Off we go.  We open up inside the Octagon’s prayer room, where Aila ponders her vision. Every time she peers into the island’s future, she sees the devil with the skull. “Can this truly be the god that’ll deliver us from our plight…?” she wonders. Fancy (pink) enters the room right then, reporting that Hurricane’s group has returned with said devil and its companions. Aila sets out to meet them, but inwardly ponders: if that devil is the one that’ll awaken Sleeping Beauty, then…  Back to us, Cham’s telling of how she’s originally from a world called Byston Well. Throughout many battles, she and her friends eventually had one last showdown with their enemies up here - in the Overworld. During it, Shou struck down his nemesis, Burn, and, at that moment, Ciela purified them all. Kouichi understood precisely zip of all that but, as Lockon surmises, the main point is that Cham wound up here on Machine Island after it all went down. While Hurricane doesn’t know anything about the outside world, she and Misty were really surprised when they found Cham collapsed on the beach – a fairy, straight out of the stories! But Izuna raises a good point: if Cham’s story is legit, that’d mean a huge battle would’ve had to take place, right? Problem is, there are absolutely no records, news, pictures, whatever, of anything like she described taking place in recent times. Joe figures we should take what she says with copious amounts of salt – this literal fairy tale makes absolutely no sense. How rude! Cham doesn’t like him at all, and harrumphs that while his name might sound like Shou’s, his personality is about the exact opposite! Mike can’t well disagree with the Joe (ジョウ) x Shou (ショウ) comparison, earning himself a punch to the jaw. Why do Joe and Rennie always have to punch him over every little thing…? Speaking of Shou, when Shizuna asks, Cham confirms that he’s been missing ever since the battle. She’s 100% sure he’s alive, though – that’s just the kind of man he is – and Liu Bei is confident she’ll find him again if she has that much faith in him.  As for Liu Bei’s group, he confirms to Sun Quan that they don’t know what happened: one moment they were at the Red Cliffs and, when they came to, they were in this world. As Zhang Fei and Guan Yu tell, the Octagon’s ladies found them wounded and passed out, and saved their lives. They have been fighting as volunteers to defend this fortress ever since to repay their saviors. Kaido’s heard plenty about them, and even Kiba and Garan have learned to respect the Octagon’s mighty Volunteer Corps. Moreover, the rumors speak wonders about their strategist – a weaver of miraculous stratagems. Zhuge Liang is modest, though, and says the rumors about Kaido and Magami’s valor are far more impressive. In truth, Liu Bei’s also heard plenty about them and how the Garan and Kiba Forces both building up their armies to try and stand up against the might of their devil. Shizuna does notice that Shangxiang grew very timid in a hurry and Lu Xun explains why: she’s read Romance of the Three Kingdoms and saw that her counterpart married Liu Bei, so now she's really nervous around him. When Liu Bei raises his eyebrows, Shangxiang panics and yells LIES – all of it! Let's not forget that, first, she’s a huge, difficult tomboy, and, secondly, think of how hard that’d be on poor Quan! “Well, you got one of those right,” Zhang Fei quips, but nobody asked him! Shut up!  But Shangxiang’s saved when Fancy calls everyone’s attention: Lady Aila, leader of the Octagon, has arrived. Inwardly, Setsuna ponders the unique waves of power he feels wafting from her – in fact, he feels it from every woman here. What could it be?  Location: Elshank – Infirmary  : H-Hrrgh… : You’re awake, Major? : Arnie, and Saya… I’m…? : You passed out inside the Orphes’ cockpit.: I did…? Psh... I must really be getting old if I’m blacking out while there’s a battle going on…: Major, is that unit of yours, the Orphes, the reason that happened?: …: While I don’t know how any of it works, that mech is equipped with a system that allows it to warp, right? But I’m guessing making use of it is very taxing on the pilot’s body. Am I wrong…?: And your point is? Are you suggesting I ditch the Orphes?: That’s…: Sorry to tell you, but that’s not something I can do.: Besides, a bit of pain is nothing compared to the hell Saya and I’ve seen.: …: “Hell”?: The Orphes’ name is based on a musician in Greek legend who managed to return from the Underworld. And true to its name, I saw hell on earth while in its seat… : Do you mean particularly gruesome battles you’ve seen as a merc…?: No, Arnie… No, I do not…: Maj. Richard… Back to the Octagon, Aila tells the story of how their mothers and fathers were imprisoned within Machine Island with the advent of the Gravity Curtain. The place has been mired in war ever since, with the island (with all its weapon plants and the Gravity Generator) an environment tailored for spawning an endless procession of robots and tools made for combat. The Octagon, Kiba’s fortress by the coastline, and Garan’s castle in the mountainous region each control a weapon production plant, all of which are constantly powered by the Gravity Generator located at the center of the island. When Tsubasa asks, Aila says they are aware that said generator is on the verge of going critical. She believes Garan or Kiba to be the ones to blame for it: one of them is going nuts with their weapon plant, pushing the generator way past safe levels. “Is that really the only reason for it…?” Setsuna wonders aloud. Flash asks if he suspects something more, but no, he decides to leave it at that. Inwardly, though, he senses that Aila is hiding something. In any case, if nothing is done and soon, Aila fears the Gravity Generator will erupt in a massive explosion – one which will have major effects on the planet’s magnetic field. Romina wonders if they shouldn’t try and explain the situation to Kiba and Garan, but Flash doubts that’d get them anywhere. Those two care only about fighting, and Tsubasa’s outraged that they’d keep with that even with the threat of everyone being killed. Alas, their lust for battle surpasses any fear of death. Sun Quan shakes his fist at these Shuras, but Kaido figures this is a real easy problem to solve: just wreck both groups! Magami sniffs at his childish approach to things, which doesn’t sit well with Kaido: “You want me to start with you, eh, hotshot?!” Tsubasa and Cham yell at both to pipe down as this is not the time for any of that.  Zhuge Liang speaks up right then, suggesting we go after Kiba’s fortress first, as assaulting Garan’s forces up in the mountains would require suitable preparation. Zhou Yu isn’t so sure, expecting an attack on Kiba’s HQ to be just as complicated and, as Flash notes, Garan is sure to launch an attack on the Octagon if they move after Kiba. Certainly, which is why Liang says only our team and Liu Bei’s forces will handle things with Kiba and the Octagon women will stay and make sure their own base is guarded. Izuna and Rennie point out that the enemy has a weapon plant capable of creating unlimited troops – facing that by our lonesome is too dangerous! But this is Zhuge Liang speaking and Liu Bei knows it: he has a plan. “Should ye lack an army, seize the forest. Should ye lack an encampment, seize the earth.” Indeed, there’s a way for us to prevail against such odds.  Cut to Kiba’s place, they’re already massing to attack the Octagon. They’ve been building up their forces precisely for this day, so Kiba declares they’ll set out during the evening – those women would never expect them to try another raid on the same day! The mooks sing praises of their brilliant boss, and Kiba orders them to get to their machines. They’re gonna have a whole lot of fun today! … Or not, as another panicky mook runs in: the Octagon’s Volunteer Corps is headed this way!  Mission 10 – Stratagems That Take the World by Storm  SRW UX - The Legend of Mirisha : Let thunder’s roar fill your ears!   : Behold the ogre's frenzy! : My soul is one… with JUSTICE!! : G-Gwaaaaaargh!!  : Wh-What… The hell are you up to?!: Is it not obvious? We’ve come to exorcise the demons that haunt this island! : Y-You three wanna take us all on?! Hah! I thought you were just a bunch of bodyguards, but you’ve got guts! : Go and teach ‘em a lesson in pain, men!  : Oh…? I’m surprised they’ve amassed this many forces…: But it confirms that their production plant is to blame for overworking the Gravity Generator!: Are you clear on what you must do, Zhang Fei? : I just need to make it over to the spot Kongming tagged, right?: Correct. And said spot is… : Over there!: Head straight there, Zhang Fei! We’ll see to everything else!: Heh, spare me the play-by-play! Back me up, bro, furface!: Let all here behold the might of the Octagon’s Volunteer Corps! To arms! Don’t lose anyone and get Zhang Fei over the spot by the end of turn 4. This isn’t complicated BUT one thing to keep in mind is that, true to the reputation, Kiba’s got an endless supply of units to toss against you. A new wave of enemies will show up whenever you reduce their numbers under 5, so take that into account as you make your approach. Liu Bei’s kill count DOES matter for the SD Gundam secret (along with Sun Quan’s), so if you’re confident you can get Zhang Fei to the spot safely, feel free to take advantage of the extra mooks.  Liu Bei Gundam (Dragon Frame) Pilot Skills: Soul of the Three Sovereigns Prevail L2 Support Attack L1 Support Defense L1 All Attack L1 Command L1 Predict Spirit Commands: Focus Sense Mech Features: Sword 10% HP and EN Regen Squad Bonus: Mobility, Melee weapons’ power +100 (Mobility +20, Melee weapons +200, EXP +15%) Liu Bei’s voice actor: Yuki Kaji (other roles: Amata in Aquarion EVOL, Eren in Attack on Titan, and a bunch more)  Zhang Fei Gundam (Thunder Frame) Pilot Skills: Prevail L2 Support Attack L1 Support Defense L1 All Attack L1 Spirit Commands: Guts Strike Mech Features: Sword 10% HP and EN Regen Squad Bonus: HP +500, Armor +100 (HP +1000, Armor +120, Melee weapons +150) Zhang Fei’s voice actor: Masayuki Katou (other roles: Demiurge in Overlord, Yasu in Shin Mazinger, and a few more)  Guan Yu Gundam (Ogre Frame) Pilot Skills: Prevail L2 Support Attack L1 Support Defense L1 All Attack L1 Spirit Commands: Guts Strike Mech Features: Sword 10% HP and EN Regen Squad Bonus: Crit rate +10, Accuracy +5 (Crit rate +20, Accuracy +20, Melee weapons +150) Guan Yu’s voice actor: Hiroki Yasumoto (other roles: Ime Liard in SRW Z2, Asura in Asura’s Wrath and many more) Sun Quan was already a good unit, and Liu Bei’s just as good. Survivability is still an issue against accurate enemies and he doesn’t even have a barrier but, in exchange, he’s got greater firepower with a combo with Zhang Fei and Guan Yu. His best solo weapon is post-movement, too. Zhang Fei and Guan Yu fall in the squaddie category, but are way more combat-capable than Shangxiang (though her better upgrade path will offset that difference almost completely). Only Liu Bei can start the combo attack, too, so that diminishes the bang for your buck, but they’re still competent units for the early-to-mid game. Do note that Zhang Fei only ever learns Invincible as a defensive spirit (not even Focus!), so make sure to keep him around Command auras as a precaution. SRW UX - Tales of Mirisha ~ The Brave Legend: The blades of villains are but blunted sticks against justice! Oppose us and your lives are forfeit!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHrzvzT6dyE : The light of the dragon shall rend evil asunder! Gaze upon it and be blinded!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qENlFF5LCbg “Bear my justice within, oh, blade!” : We owe a whole lot to the Octagon ladies, and favors gotta be answered in kind! It’s only good manners!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnaTN8CCfHg The next turn over…  By the Elshank, the rest of our team is watching as the mission carries on and Zhuge Liang asks everyone to get ready to deploy soon. Joe’s not too sure if this’ll work, but Yamashita points out that Liang is renowned as a genius tactician. Check any Three Kingdoms media: he’s always got max intelligence stats and his stratagems are feared by even the mightiest of foes. But, Kouichi counters, Yamashita’s speaking based solely on mangas and games, no? Moreover, Damian reminds that the guy made his fame in a society where people fought with swords, bows and arrows. The present isn’t that simple. Lu Xun, however, says everything’ll be fine: “The weapons being used are a nonissue to true Art of War!” And Zhou Yu adds: “Sun Tzu himself said: the three conditions that majorly influence the odds of victory in battle are proper timing, geographical superiority and troop unity. And what we need now is unity… We must bring our hearts and minds together, and trust in Master Kongming, Liu Bei and his companions.” Hmhmm… SRW UX - Tales of Mirisha ~ The Brave Legend  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G11F0LqxxU Get the enemy numbers under 5, and… : You think you’re tough?! Too bad for you, I can bring out as many troops as I want with this production plant up and running!*Another 6 mooks spawn*  And there we go. : Haah, hoo… I’m in position, bro!: Good! Do it, Zhang Fei!: Haaaaaaaah!! : Wh-What’re they up to…?!: Let’s see how you like this! Bakuretsu… DAIRAIJAAAAAAA!!  : …: U-Um…?: Did something happen, Zhang Fei?!: N-No, I… I thought there’d be, like, a ton of land mines buried around here or something?!: What?! I’ve never heard anything of the sort!: Whaaa…?! Then why were we sent over here…?!: Heheh… You got me worried there for a sec! Now it’s your turn to get a taste of that!   : Kch… There are so many of them!: This does not bode well at all…: D-Don’t blame this on me! I did exactly as I was told…!: I still have faith in Kongming! He shall not fail us!: B-But…!: Rrgh… No, I’m a proud warrior too! My bro says he’s got faith, so I’ll do the same! I’ll stick with you all the way to the end, Kongming!: Hmph, the hell do I care about some Chinaman?! Swarm them, men!: Th-That’s… BOSS!! : Wh-Whaaaaat?! SRW UX - The Legend of Mirisha : Heheh… That Liang fella’s pretty dang good! : Hm. It’s hard to believe how perfectly he anticipated the formation the enemy deployed in…!: S-Skull-face…?!: B-Boss… Over here—!  : Y-You…?! : Our surprise attack on the enemy’s flanks was a success! Half of the Kiba’s Forces have been destroyed! : An absolutely flawless prediction of the enemy’s tactics… I guess I shouldn’t have expected any less from a legendary strategist.  : Hear, hear. The guy rivals even you and Gen. Mannequin, huh? : Rrgh…! You think you’ve won yet?! You haven’t!: Throw everything we’ve got at them! Crank out those robots nonstop!: U-Um, Boss… the production plant ain't doing what we tell it to!: What?! : Hmhmm… I believe it worked.: Zhang Fei, pull back!: Eh…?*Zhang Fei backs away.*  : Waaaaaaah! Wh-What in blazes?!: Y-You…! What the hell did you do?!: Do you not realize it yet? : Your production plant receives energy from the Gravity Engine via an underground pipeline… a pipeline that Zhang Fei’s attack cut down.: I-It can’t be…! This war’s been going on for twenty-eight years and nothing like that’s ever worked!: That pipeline’s too strong to get wrecked… and from a single attack, even?! That’s not possible…!: Hmhmhm, we have you to thank for that.: Your excessive energy intake left the pipeline overflowing to the point of bursting. The smallest of strikes would have been enough to obliterate it!: …?! N-No… No way! : H-he thought that far ahead…?! This is the Art of War at work?! : Alright, I admit it, Kongming… you’re the real deal! SRW UX - Tales of Mirisha ~ The Brave Legend: Set onwards, troops! Kiba’s Forces now lie as candles flittering in the wind – you have but to snuff them out!: Aye, aye!*+10 morale for everyone! : You… My army… You sons of BITCHES!! : I’ll beat every last one of you into a bloody paste!: Oho, looks like the boss man got sick of hanging back! : Your primary target is Kiba! All troops, engage! Only need to wreck Kiba and keep your ships safe, but we’re not just going to ignore all these easy kills hanging out, are we? SRW UX - Love Survivor      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMT7-4DOmio And here’s Guan Yu’s strongest attack, complete with finger poke of doom. SRW UX - Tales of Mirisha ~ The Brave Legend          SRW UX - Future-Bound Fighting Spirit : Your army’s already finished! Just put down your weapons and surrender!: Who the hell do you think you’re talking to?! I’ll build a whole trophy room just for your heads!     SRW UX - Linebarrel: How can fighting be your only purpose in life… Is there no justice in any of you?!: You ain’t got a clue how the world works, brat! Just the sight of goody-goodies like you and your crew makes me wanna hurl!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGHRZIavAfQ Finally got Kiba’s best attack on tape. SRW UX - Envoy from Jupiter : Why couldn’t you simply stop overworking the Gravity Generator? Did the fact that you’re endangering the entire world not even cross your mind…?: And I’m supposed to give crap about the outside world?! Way I see it, all my life’s been building up just for today’s battle!: Then you are yet another one who’d corrupt the world, who’d push it on the path to ruin…!    SRW UX - Love Survivor: I’m more of a to-the-point kinda guy, but I don’t mind winning with strats once in a blue moon!: You wrecked my forces…! I’ll paint this whole island red with your blood!   SRW UX - Shadows that Rend Darkness: You think you can take me with that tiny plane?! I see you ain’t taking me seriously!: There’s more to everything than meets the eye. Now how about I show the size of your ignorance?    SRW UX - Tales of Mirisha ~ The Brave Legend: Your rampage has run its course, Kiba! And now my Ryuteiken will mete out your due judgement! : This frickin’ stuffed toy…! You go on acting like some force of justice but then you crash other folks’ war?! Goddamn hypocrite!    : I’m gonna get you for this humiliation if it’s the last thing I do, Skull-face! : Heh, a boy who can’t read the tide of battle got no business playing boss! : It’s high-time time we hammered in the last nail in your coffin, Kiba!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEbXKHqZSJ0 And here’s Magami’s strongest attack. We get a Magami’s Marksmanship Teachings from Kiba.  : If God gets in our way, he’ll get cut down…: If the Devil does the same, he’ll be shot!: Y-You… I’ll be waiting for you in HELL!!  : Hah… There’s no point in waiting there.: Because… We are Hell! : No enemy signals remain on radar!: Any surviving soldiers of Kiba’s Forces have already scattered, it seems.: Then I guess it’s over. Now to take over Kiba’s fortress and investigate the weapon production plant!  : Very well done, Master Kongming. Your commands were, as usual, flawless.: Please, Zhou Yu. It hardly feels right to have a man of your stature address me as “master”. : You honor me with your modesty. But, I must say, I was rather surprised to see you engaging so proactively in this world’s conflicts. If I remember correctly, you chose a life of seclusion precisely because you detested such battles…: Hahah, “proactive”, hm? Perhaps. Though I presume my reasons are the same as yours.: Mine…?: Have you also read this world’s Romance of the Three Kingdoms?: Aye, I glossed through it…: Then I presume you understand the implications. If that text truly depicts our ultimate fates, then… : … Your death is nigh.: …!: But I see in your eyes that you do not accept that. I do not either. : Then you are fighting in order to overturn fate as it was written…?: Aye. This world and Mirisha, us and our “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” counterparts…: Our histories are so very similar, yet there are also subtle differences… and I can’t help but feel the presence of an unseen hand behind it all. : An unseen hand…?: And I believe the answer to that mystery will have significant impact over not just our future… but over this whole world’s future as well.: Master Kongming, you…: Man must never submit to the tides of fate…: Do you not think that a struggle worth staking your life on, Zhou Yu?: … Meanwhile, by Kiba’s fortress, Tsubasa’s found what looks like the control center of the weapon plant. Can she shut it down? Easily, as while this whole structure’s pretty old, she can handle any of its standard systems. Well, ain’t she a clever girl? … But it’s not quite that easy, as there are several traps installed in the system. Can she disable them? She figures she can, as they’re pretty basic, but something strikes her as odd. “Want some help there? Ya just gotta cut the red wire and—” Kaido starts joking before Tsubasa tells him to shush. Upon further inspection, she discovers something about this plant’s systems…  Cut to the Ptolemaios, Feldt reports that the WSO has succeeded in fully disabling the production plant. That should keep the Gravity Generator stable for now – better yet, the Gravity Curtain has disappeared as a result and Lockon is so glad we don’t have to traverse that thing again. However, Feldt says the investigation team has reported something else. Things have taken a bit of an unexpected turn at the lowest levels of the production plant: they found a life-sized girl robot stashed down there.  By Garan’s place, Himiko confirms to him that "Sleeping Beauty" has been awakened. Furthermore, with the Gravity Curtain gone, this island’s role as a cradle for its denizens is over. When Garan asks, Himiko relates that many of the survivors from Kiba’s gang are hiding throughout the island. Should they send teams to get rid of them? Garan says no, preferring instead to add those soldiers and robots to his own forces. Himiko’s a bit ill at ease with that – those men are so very violent. Yes, which is precisely why Garan wants them: violent men will easily obey someone with greater strength, and what Garan needs now is to expand his army. Indeed, he’ll welcome any who wishes to support his conquest, regardless of their origin or past.  Isn’t that right, Burn? Indeed, and Burn says he never forgets a debt – his life and all of the Zwarth’s power will serve Garan’s cause. “I swear it by my blade, and by my honor as a warrior.” Garan likes it and tells him to set forth. The time has come for the entire world to submit to his rule! Inwardly, Himiko tells Aila that she’ll be accompanying Garan in his quest – the truth awaits further down this path, and she will find out what it is.   : We can refine this Odyssite into an appropriate substitute for the kylhasium, then?  : Right. It’s used as a catalyst for the Gravity Generator so there’s plenty of the raw ore stored throughout this island – more than enough to solve the Elshank’s fuel issues for the time being, I think.  : That’s great news, Your Highness! : Indeed. We thank you all for your assistance.  : Well, that’s the Elshank’s problem taken care of… but what about her? : She’s what Lt. Yuki found inside Kiba’s fortress, hm…? : …*Door opens.*  : So this moment has finally arrived…: It’s a pleasure to meet you, VR-14… Or, rather, Fei-Yen.: …: This robot is what you were hiding from us, wasn’t it? : “Hiding”?: I suppose I cannot fool you…: Yes, it’s as you said. We have been watching over her seal…: Her seal…? Just who is she?: We do not know either. All I can tell you is that she has been asleep, dreaming, within this land for ages. She’s been there since before the Gravity Curtain emerged, since the time when this island’s research institute still functioned, even. : For that long…?: Then I guess we could take her to be another legacy from this island’s old researchers…: Our parents spoke of her. They said her name was VR-14, also known as Fei-Yen… Hers is a soul that longs to soar free – or, perhaps, she is a vessel for it… : And they said that her awakening shares a deep connection to this world’s underlying truth. What they meant by that, however, I do not know…: The world’s underlying truth…: Could I make a request? I’d like you to bring her with you to the outside world and, maybe, shed light upon her mysteries. : Wh-What?!: … Y o u.: ?! That voice was… : I-I t i s…: A p l e a s u r e t o m e e t y o u…: Fei-Yen...?: I h e a r… m y f i r s t s o u n d… v o i c e s... w o r d s... : I h e a r... I s e e... e v e r y b o d y ‘ s v o i c e s...? : She sounds lovely... So this is the voice of Fei-Yen, the soul that longs to soar free…: A p l e a s u r e t o m e e t y o u…: W h o... W h o a m... I...?Fei-Yen, as you might expect, quotes a TON of Miku Hatsune song lyrics. I’ll try and keep an eye out for those and do as much research on it as I can, but I’m honestly not familiar with vocaloid stuff at all. If someone here IS, though, and sees something I didn’t, feel free to get in touch with me through PMs on SA, LP.Zone, Youtube, wherever, and I’ll fix it. Brunom1 fucked around with this message at 05:16 on Sep 15, 2018 |
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I sure hope the game over trick works for Liu Bei on this chapter, as I basically used it to grind out a tonne (Once I realized I didn't actually know the victory con)
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Jan 15, 2018 00:15
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A singing AI in a giant robot. This isn't going to make the Macross crew panic AT ALL! 
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Ardeem posted:A singing AI in a giant robot. This isn't going to make the Macross crew panic AT ALL! Granted, we thought the same about the Gundam-Humans and Setsuna, and so far he's barely acknowledged their existence.
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Jan 15, 2018 00:20
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Sordas Volantyr posted:Granted, we thought the same about the Gundam-Humans and Setsuna, and so far he's barely acknowledged their existence. Counterpoint: a piece of cardboard has more personality than Trailblazer Setsuna.
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Jan 15, 2018 00:23
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Alright, time for more Gundamchat. RX-78-2 Gundam Liu Bei (Ryubi) Gundam is, of course, based on the one that started it all. Built to counter the Principality of Zeon's unstoppable new weapon, the "mobile suit" (specifically the Zaku I and II at the time), the Earth Federation started a program to develop their own mobile suits using a special new alloy, Luna Titanium. Along with its fellow prototype Gundam units, the Guncannon and Guntank, the Gundam was used to turn the tide of the war against Zeon, thanks in large part to the Gundam's ace pilot, Amuro Ray. The Gundam would serve as the basis for development of nearly all Earth Federation mobile suits, including all future Gundams, the Gundam Mass-Production Type (GM) and its successors, and so on. The original Gundam was destroyed during the battle of A Baoa Qu, in a final confrontation with Zeon ace Char Aznable in the unfinished mobile weapon, the Zeong. While the Gundam was destroyed, Amuro Ray managed to emerge victorious, and the rest is history. Of note is that Amuro's skills as a pilot had reached a point where the Gundam could no longer keep up. An improved replacement, the NT-1 Alex, was developed, but it was damaged during testing due to an attack by a Zeon strike team, and wouldn't be repaired until the One Year War had ended. Instead, the Gundam was outfitted with the primary improvement the Alex offered, a special magnetic coating that improved the response speed of the unit's joints. MSZ-006 Gundam Zeta Zhang Fei (Chouhi) Gundam is based on the Zeta, the first major output of Project Zeta, a long-running program by Anaheim Electronics responsible for the development of nearly every important Gundam model from the end of the One-Year War to the Axis conflict (the sole exception being the GP series, though the Gundam Development Project was also Anaheim Electronics). The Zeta was made using data from the previous design, the Delta Gundam (which was ultimately developed into the Hyaku Shiki, but that's a story for another time). The goal of the Zeta was to be a testbed for a special transformation system, allowing the mobile suit to become a jet-like mobile armor. The primary obstacle to the project's completion, metal fatigue, was fixed by its eventual pilot, Kamille Bidan, by incorporating Anaheim's newly-developed Gundarium Gamma alloy (an improved variant on Luna Titanium that would see wide use in future mobile suits). However, Kamille also tuned the Zeta so precisely to his own personal abilities that no other pilot could properly use it, and much of the data it produced was useless for further mobile suit development. The Gundam Zeta Mass-Production Type proved expensive and hard to pilot, and was scrapped after just a couple units. The more heavily-redesigned Zeta II was more successful, but only saw limited use. Even more successful was the Zetaplus, which became a high-end mass-production model for several years. As for the Refined Gundam Zeta (or Re-GZ), we'll talk about that later. The Z Rapier I, while bearing a similar name, was actually part of the Eta Gundam project, the next project down the line in the Zeta Project. MSZ-010 ZZ Gundam Guan Yu (Kan-U) Gundam is based on the ZZ Gundam, codenamed Theta Gundam in development, another product of the Zeta Project (Theta followed Eta, which followed Zeta). The ZZ was designed as the culmination of the various technologies used by previous Project Zeta units, most visibly the transformation systems used in the Zeta (though the ZZ was incapable of atmospheric reentry on its own, unlike the Zeta). It was heavily armed and armored, its most famous weapon being the head-mounted High Mega Cannon (Guan Yu's headpiece resembles it). Due to how expensive the core design features were, no attempt was made at mass-production, though its data was used to develop a special equipment pack for a mass-produced descendant of the Zeta. The ZZ was also given special "full armor" components that vastly improved its durability and offensive power at the expense of mobility (this included the devastating shoulder-mounted Hyper Mega Cannon). By the way, remember how Endorph talked about Guan Yu just straight-up killing Diaochen for dumb reasons? Yeah, apparently that's the version the writers of Sangokuden went with here because they made Guan Yu the ZZ and Diaochen the Qubeley. RGZ-91 Re-GZ Zhuge Liang (Koumei) Re-GZ is based on the Refined Gundam Zeta, one of the last mass-produced variants of the Zeta. It was given to and piloted by Amuro Ray as a test unit, until he was given the Nu Gundam partway through Char's Counterattack. The unit was ultimately destroyed in a friendly fire incident and the model determined to be too expensive to make more of, though its data, as well as that of the ZII, would be used to create the ReZEL some years later. Like most successors to the Zeta, the transformation parts were replaced with the "Back Weapon System", which allowed the unit to be launched with flight-capable parts, and later jettison them to return to mobile suit mode. Being unable to transform freely was generally considered a good trade-off, given the expense of the transformation parts, as well as the difficulty of operating them (as seen in the failed MP Zeta units). Zhuge Liang Re-GZ has a secret that's relevant to Gundamchat, but I'd like Brunom to confirm/deny if it actually appears in this game before I get into talking about it (if it does appear, I'll wait until then). EDIT: It's also worth noting that Zhuge Liang was actually deified in China, so he's kind of popular despite never being at the forefront of the action. EDIT2: Oh, I almost forgot a couple. MSZ-006A1 Zetaplus A1 Lu Xun (Rikuson) Zetaplus is based on the Zetaplus, the above-mentioned mass-produced Zeta variant. It retains the ability to transform freely between mobile suit and mobile armor, but it's only capable of operation in-atmosphere, having had its systems for operating in space taken out to reduce costs. The Zetaplus saw a large number of variations with different letter designations, but the A1 was the original. However, the Zetaplus never saw the limelight due to only being deployed on Earth at a point when all major conflicts from then on took place in space. MSN-00100 Hyaku Shiki Zhou Yu (Shuuya) Hyaku Shiki is based on the Hyaku Shiki, the main result of the Delta Gundam project (as mentioned, a subset of the Zeta Project). Its gold coloration comes from the prototype anti-beam coating it was designed to test out. Only a few were ever built, used as high-performance mobile suits throughout the war with Neo Zeon. The most well-known pilot of the Hyaku Shiki was the mysterious Quattro Bajeena, whose true identity was definitely not extremely obvious. EclecticTastes fucked around with this message at 01:52 on Jan 15, 2018 |
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Brunom1 posted:Zhang Fei’s voice actor: Masayuki Katou (other roles: Demiurge in Overlord, Yasu in Shin Mazinger, and a few more) Well, one of these is clearly not right. And it's the second, Yasumoto didn't voice any characters in Shin Mazinger. quote:Lu Xun, however, say everything’ll be fine: “The weapons being used are a nonissue to true Art of War!” Small tense mistake here, it should be "says". quote:
 : Don't question Jesus, bitch.Also I guess that the Mazinger SKL plot...which was mostly about SD Gundam...leads to Miku Hatsune. That's what I expect from SRW, just everything blended together. I really know nothing about Vocaloid so I can't help with the lyrics there. I can't even tolerate Miku's voice most of the time, and I can't understand what made people (including close people to me) love her so much. I understand even less why she's in a Super Robot Wars game of all places...but that should be interesting, hopefully.
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Can I just say that I like the edgy versions of Garada and Doublas that Kiba's mooks are piloting?  I hope Kiba's not dead for good, it'd be a shame to lose his VO after only two stages.
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Jan 15, 2018 01:43
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If Hatsunoid starts quoting Matryoshka, I'm going to lose my poo poo all over the place.
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Jan 15, 2018 03:28
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All this talk of the sd gundams reading rotk makes me womder how they would react to something like san three kingdoms... Or dynasty warriors.
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I'm starting to really like the original music for this game. Especially the track used during sad and/or contemplative moments.
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 I just realized I never took a look at the intermission’s bottom screen and the unit upgrade menu, so let’s remedy that real quick. As I mentioned before, your top aces are displayed right there and kills made with them generate 20% more cash. Below them is the number of unused Skill Parts, and you can see by that 489 that I’ve a lot of consumable stat boosts (maybe I’ll make a vote later and let you pick someone to chug all those). Finally, right below that, and currently empty, is where the game would point out units that are currently unassigned to squads.  There wouldn’t be much of a point to repeatedly point out upgrades I’m making since the dozens of millions I’ve in my bank account allow me to boost everyone forever. But here’s a quick overview of what everything gives you – from top to bottom: HP – self-explanatory EN – Ditto Armor – damage mitigation for incoming attacks Mobility – big modifier in your chances to Evade attacks Accuracy – same, only it’s your chance to hit Weapons – provides a power boost to all of the unit’s weapons. The size of the boost depends on the unit’s upgrade path: units that follow Pattern A will get bigger boosts more frequently than those that follow Pattern B, which will gain more than those with Pattern C. As a general rule, you’ll want your Reals to focus primarily on Mobility while your Supers take HP and Armor. Accuracy and Weapon upgrades are desired by pretty much any offensive unit and EN is, of course, significant for those bots with costly weapons.  And with that done, we move to our teams. Arnie, Eida, Fei-Yen and Mike are deploy as event units, so we adjust accordingly. Do note that this next stage will have a not-insignificant amount of water, so you’ll want as many people airborne as possible: Moritsugu/Guan Yu Kouichi/Yamashita Joe/Rennie Liu Bei/Deceive Setsuna/Lockon Sun Quan/Sun Shangxiang Saya/Zhang Fei Mazinkaiser/Tsubasa Off we go.  We open up with the Ptolemaios having just arrived back at JUDA – and we’ve brought Cham and Fei-Yen along as well. One thing Lasse heard is that despite Fei-Yen’s very girly appearance, she’s actually packing some decent fighting capabilities. Of course, there’s the problem that she can’t even remember her own name. Still, Mileina figures she might just be an awesome, centuries-old weapon. Sumeragi considers that possibility, too, which is why she wants JUDA to give her a more thorough examination and see what they can find. Setsuna, meanwhile, is sitting in a corner and Lockon asks what’s up. His Innovator powers tell him that Aila was still hiding stuff from us. Moreover, he inwardly ponders this unease Fei-Yen gives him. What could it mean?  Cut to Ishigami’s office, Tsubasa’s been informed that both her and the Death Caprice duo are being reassigned to work with JUDA. The president figures her insight will be invaluable in their analysis of Fei-Yen. Magami won’t argue that, but why transfer him and Kaido as well? Well, with Cpt. Scarlet recovering from her injuries, there isn’t anyone in the Skull Force that can keep the two of them in line. Put it simply, Magami sees, the WSO thinks they’re a headache best passed on to someone else. That works just fine with Kaido, though, as working with this gang’s looking to be a whole of fun. Plus, it’ll give them battles where they can just cut loose. “If all you want to do is ‘cut loose’, then you should just go back to the Machine Island, you monkey,” Magami harrumphs. Kaido gets right in his face for that and it falls on Tsubasa to stop things from coming to blows. As for Liu Bei and crew, they’ll also carry on working with our team; they still have no idea how they’ll get back to Mirisha, so Liu Bei figures they might as well carry on fighting for justice in THIS world until that’s sorted out. Ishigami purses his lips at that, and Zhuge Liang admits they’re aware that the myriad powers spread throughout this world lead to just as many definitions for what “justice” is. That said, they at the very least believe our group to not be unjust. That’s all Ishigami wanted to hear and welcomes them aboard. With that settled, Tsubasa wants to know how Scarlet’s doing and Ishigami tells her to rest easy: JUDA’s medical staff is already hard at work, and he’s certain both she and Richard will be fine.  Location: JUDA – Infirmary : My body’s immedicable…? : I’m not a doctor, so I can only explain this from a technical point of view… but the problem lies with the Orphes. Surely you and Saya had have an idea of what I’m talking about, no?: …: So it really was because of its ability to warp…?: Though, if you ask me, the very thought of pushing accelerated particle engines into synchro-overdrive is extremely unreasonable to begin with. : Huh? Accelerated particle engines?: Ah, right, your Riot is also furnished with one of those.: Well, the Lepton Vectrer which powers the Lyras and Orphes could very well be called a variant of your unit’s Proton Generator. : I-Is that true?!: Yes, though the Orphes’ engine is far more extreme in terms of output, difficulty of control and just overall riskiness.: But I digress. Major, you must stop piloting the Orphes immediately and our recommendation is that you get absolute repose. : Because the next time you get in that pilot seat… you’ll die. *Maki leaves.* : …: Hahah… One more and I’m dead? Seems I’ve really done it now…: Which is precisely why I was so against it… What will you do?: What, indeed… I guess I’ll need to leave our missions in your hands, for starters…: Carrying those out without the Orphes will rather difficult, though…: Major… Would you allow me to take up the Orphes? : …?!: What did you say…?: I think I’ve the necessary know-how and experience to control it and its engine, and in that case…: Ensign Berge! Do you understand what it is that you’re asking?!: Yes, but I don’t think it was pure coincidence that the Riot was equipped with an accelerated particle engine like the Orphes’…: … : It’s fate… Is that what you’re getting at?: I don’t like the idea of chalking up everything in a person’s past, present and future to a single word. Still, I…: I just feel like there’s something of an unseen hand pushing me towards the Orphes…: Ensign…: …: (An unseen hand, huh…? I guess I was right. The “events” Ishigami spoke of are…) Some time later, by JUDA’s lobby, Damian finds Mike humming along. What’s he listening to? Eida’s newest single! Shizuna sure didn’t take him to be a closet-Eida fan, but Mike says it’s not like that. You remember how he was teamed up with her back at the Machine Island? Well, the girl liked working with him and later gave Mike a disk with a yet-unreleased song as a show of appreciation. Joe is proud of how good with the ladies his friend is, and knows what he needs now: a crash course on how to put the moves on her. First, imagine that Joe is a girl… and Mike’s quickly irked as Joe starts strutting over to him, telling to take that stuff elsewhere. Fei-Yen’s watching nearby and has a question: does Joe love Mike? Does it make it hard for him to breathe (More song lyrics)? Thankfully, Shangxiang is there to explain things to her. “Blah, Joe’s silliness is confusing Fei!” she and Cham fume. The girl-bot’s just woken up, so he should exercise some common sense when acting in front of her… though Damian questions if a Gundam and a Fairy should talk about common sense. Fei slowly tells that her head’s still all jumbled up from her recent reboot but, while she can’t speak too well yet, says she’s fine. Shangxiang is glad to hear that, and knows she’ll fit right in with our crew. As for Mike, Rennie warns that he won’t be getting anywhere with Eida: apparently the singer’s already together with her manager. We dunno if he’s aware of her UX gig, mind. “O-Oh, I see… I-I mean, I wasn’t even thinking about that, ya know!” Mike protests, and Rennie just nods along. And on the subject of Eida, does anyone know where she went? Back to her other life, Izuna says: she’s recording a video for that new single over by Yokosuka. One day, she’s off fighting, the next she’s having a recording session… life as a merc/singer ain’t easy, Kouichi sees.  And on that subject, Johnny’s calling Eida to the location where they’ll record the next scene. He’s set quite the tough schedule for her today, but Johnny says she only has herself to blame, with all the time off she’s been taking. He’s got to make Eida’s work fit the amount of time she gives him – which, by the way, hasn’t been easy. Eida understands, and says she’ll work extra-hard to wrap things up here quickly. That way they can go elsewhere together. Shopping, maybe? Johnny tries and fails to stay grumpy as she makes faces at him. Inwardly, she really doesn’t like having to keep secrets from Johnny, but knows that he’d jump right back into the battlefield if he recovered his memories – as would Aoi, Kurara and Sakuya. But Eida wants them all to live in peace. She’s the only one who should be fighting.  Location: Yokosuka – Union Base *BOOM!*  : W-Waaaah! They really did it?! (Sakuya) : I can’t believe it…! I thought we were being pranked when they called us about a terrorist attack …! (Isabelle) : Yaaaaahooo! : We did it, Rouri! (Kanamoto): Hell, yeah! Apologies to Aesap and all that, but this is one for the history books!: Hey, look! The press is here!: Were you the ones who made that call?! I’m Isabelle Cronkite, a journalist!: Sakuya Kamon, her cameraman. I can believe you actually shot a bazooka at the Union base…: Get the hell off our country, Union Imperialists! Japan can handle its own defense!: Make sure you get all this, camera guy!*Sirens!*  : You! Don’t move!: Uh-oh, here come the jarheads! Get in the jeep, Kanamoto!*Vrroooom!* : Sakuya, we’re going after them!  : … (Aesap) : Now it’s time for extreme motorsports, where the F01 Shibuya Grand Prix has just been won by the legendary, undefeated queen of the race track: Aoi Hidaka!: Ms. Hidaka, it wasn’t long ago that you announced your return from retirement and it’s like you never even stopped. Your driving is as superb as it’s ever been! : Well, as it turns out a life of modelling and TV ads was too boring for me. So, I figured I’d jump back into this. : But, on the other hand, there just isn’t anyone that can actually challenge me… I might just retire again, way this is going.: Hahahah… a very confident statement, but one the Queen is entitled to make. Carrying on—*Knocking on door!* : Hm? Who is it…?: Got a delivery here for you, Mr. Suzuki!: A delivery…? Someone hired a courier, I guess…*Opens door.*  : Aesap Suzuki? Assistant Inspector Kurara Tachibana of the Metropolitan PD, public safety division. : Th-The police…?!: You are currently a suspect of engaging in the illegal trade of Union weapons. Come with me, please.: (?! Rouri, Kanamoto… you didn’t…!) : W-Wait just a minute! What are you accusing my son of doing?! (Toshiko): His ID was used inside the local Union base. Your son’s also under suspicion of being an accomplice to the terrorist attack that just happened. : Terrorist attack…?! My son’s been here all day, how can he be involved in an attack that happened minutes ago?!: We share this tenement with a bunch of bad sorts. I’m sure one of them took his ID and—: Urk..!*Aesap runs off!* : Aesap?! Where are you going?!: Stop right there, Aesap Suzuki! : drat it… What did Rouri and Kanamoto do?!*Drive over!* : Yo, Aesap, you saw the news?! How’d we look?!: Kanamoto, Rouri! Did you really…!: We blew up a Union base with a bazooka, yeah! The explosion was huuuuge!: And they’re coming after me because of that! Just how are you even thinking of getting away with this?!: Chill, we got a boat right at that harbor over there—*BOOM!* : Uwaaaaah!: Wh-What the hell?! Mission 11 – The Uninvited  SRW UX - My Fate : R-Rgh…! : I-I’m flying...?! : This blue sky... this light, it feels… This isn’t Byston Well?! I’m at the overworld?! (Lux): W-What the… there are wings coming out her shoes…?: Did you call me…?: Huh…?: Fine, no matter. We must find a place to land…!  : Eida, look! Robots! : (Those aren’t MSs… What are those things…?!) : Is that the princess…?!: Your Highness, are you well?! : Murassa Mein, of the Aura Battlers?! What is the meaning of this?!: Some phenomenon occurred between the Aura Ships and the manifestation of the Wings of Rean, I believe! It’s brought us to the overworld!: The Aura Ship?! Then, the Kintoki is also inbound…?!: Yes, but our vessel isn’t the only one! The Rebels’ Aplogene is also traveling the Aura Road!: The Rebels as well…?!: Could you stop for a second?! Who the hell are you all?!: I am Lux Sakomizu, of Byston Well – the realm located inbetween the sky, the land and the sea…: “Byston Well”…? Sakomizu sounds like a Japanese name, though…: Correct. My father, the king of the nation of Hojo, is Shinjiro Sakomizu… a Japanese man.: Your father is a king… and he’s Japanese?!  #1: Calling all the unidentified mobile weapons! Lay down your weapons and surrender immediately!: The overworld’s army…?! #2: No, never mind that! The brass just sent word to bring them down! : Urgh…!: What?! How can they start shooting just like that?!: Hrm…! So this is how you overworlders do things?!: Murassa, stop! : Gwaaaaah!!  : A-Aah…!: W-Why…!: You…! Are you trying to turn this world city into a warzone?!: N-No! I… SRW UX - A Bird’s Song: Hm…?! More overworlder troops?!: That’s… the red Dancouga?!: Dan… couga? : What’re you thinking, starting a battle right in the middle of a city?! #1: Hmph, big words coming from a terrorist!: …?! #1: All troops, the red Dancouga is a member of the Unknown Xtrikers! She’s an international criminal! #1: Take her down along with all the unidentified forces!: W-What…!: This is the overworld… King Sakomizu spoke much about it…: However, as a warrior of Hojo, I cannot stand down!: (Hrm… Why did it have to come to this? But I still need to keep this city safe!): (Because this is the city my dear Johnny calls home!) Kill everything, don’t lose Eida. As you might expect, sending her straight into the front is a risky proposition as you don’t want both sides ganging up on her. Moreover, the plot will soon draw her right back to her starting point, so just hang back. The Hojo guys are our first encounter with Aura Battlers, characterized by their exclusive Aura Power skill, which raises evade % as well as the power of Aura barriers and weapons in proportion to the skill level. These guys, however, are absolutely no threat: their weapons are weak and all mooks have pathetic amounts of HP and Armor, to the point where pretty much anyone (except the Deceive) can oneshot them rather reliably. Their small size can make them dodgy-ish, but if you use your SP and Command auras wisely, you’ll shred them. As soon as the enemy turn starts, the plot carries on…  *Alarm!* : Hm…? What’s this alarm for?! : Everyone, we’ve an emergency! Some unknown mobile weapons appeared by Yokosuka and are fighting the Federation…!: Yokosuka… isn’t that where Eida’s at?!: Yes, it is. She deployed with the R-Daigun and is under fire from both groups…! : Wh-What?! : Eida is…?!*Mike takes off.* : Heey, Mike! Wait!: The hell’s that dumbass thinking running off by himself?! : We should set out as well, Moritsugu!: Hm, I’ll talk to Mr. Ishigami. Get ready to deploy on the double, people!And the battle carries on, but both sides are too far away to do anything. The next turn… *Vrroooomm* : So the red Dancouga’s one of those Hell’s Executioners terrorists?: Right. Are you getting all this?!: ‘Course I am!: Hey, you in the wagon! How about you watch where you’re driving?!: Ah, crap… An undercover cop?!: Driving while running a camera? Are you kidding… huh?: Ah…?!: (Do I know this man…?): (Huh… I’m getting some real déjà vu from her…): Sakuya, look!: …?! The surface of the water is foaming… Wait, is that— : Ack, even more robots! How many of those are hiding underwater…?!: And where did Eida run off to with this whole mess going on?!: That’s… Kasumi’s Raiden?! : You decadent Japanese people… behold now the might of Hojo!: Aah— Waaaaaah!!: Johnny…!*Eida flies towards him.*  : U-Urgh…!: I-It’s…!: That robot… it protected the civ?!: But why would a terrorist…?: (Th-Thank goodness, he’s safe… Rrgh!): Your end is come! SRW UX - Love Survivor : Eida, get back!    : What…?!: I-I made it…!: Mike… What’re you doing here?!: Heh-Heheh… I can’t just leave a teammate hanging when she’s in trouble, right?: Mike…!: Hmph, a new fighter… However—!: Kasumi, stop! We are not here to conquer the overworld!:Your Highness, what are you suggesting?! King Sakomizu has told us much of the corruption festering within the nation of Japan, hasn't he?!: We must display the might of His Majesty to the overworlders! They must learn that we are not to be trifled with! Such is the way things are…! : Kasumi…!: Tsk… Looks like they’re really set on attacking us!: What'll you do, then?: Gonna help you drive them out, of course!: My bro and Rennie might not be here right now, but I’m still gonna keep this town safe!You can send Mike up ahead, as him being underwater all but makes him invincible here. Most of the Hojo and Fed mooks will still fight each other anyway, and the GN Field proves awfully effective at keeping the GNX-IVs alive. SRW UX - My Fate: Your rabid barbarism just now was a crime in and of itself! And you will pay for it with your lives, overworlders!  Not against the midbosses, of course. The next turn over… Brunom1 fucked around with this message at 01:00 on Sep 25, 2018 |
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 : ?! More Federation forces…!: (Union Mobile Suits… Are those the base’s defense platoon?!): That’s one of the alien combat machines, no question about it! They’re with that ship, the Elshank!: Fire! Fire! Their invasion will meet its end today! : Gaaaah!: Again, they don’t even try talking things out before shooting…! Dad, what are you thinking?!: Rrgh, drat it… I’m not going down like that!: Mike, you need to escape!: ?! Eida…!: I got myself into this battle, so forget about me! If you stay here, you’ll…!: Heheh… Bit too late for me to play it safe, no? We’ve been on the Feds bad side from the get-go anyway…!: And, still, the folks of the UX and JUDA didn’t think twice about falling in with us…: But…!: Besides… Like hell I’m gonna run off and leave a girl hung out to dry! Th-That’s what my bro would say…!: Mike!: (Ain’t that right, bro…?): DIIIIEEEEE!! : G-Gwaaaargh!: I-It’s…!  SRW UX - Tobikage Appears! : …: Tobikage…!*Tobikage runs towards Mike.* : Y-You’re accepting me… just like you did Rennie and my bro?!: …! : What…? The overworlder machine and that unit combined…?!: And now I can keep on fighting…! I can fight just like my bro does!: Haaaaaah!!       : I-I did it…! : Are you two alright?!: G-Guys…! : Eida, Eida, you know taking on the whole world is our bread and butter. How could you leave us out of this, huh?: And we haven’t done some volunteer fighting in a long while! It’s always been on someone’s payroll lately, so we’re really raring to go!: Thank you, everyone…!: Hey, Mike… is that?!: Hahah, yeah it is! Tobikage’s recognized me as a real man too!: He did…?! : (And with that, Tobikage’s fused with all three machines… What does any of this mean? Just what power do Joe, Mike and Rennie possess?) : Oh, look! Those are Aura Battlers! : As in, the mobile weapons from your Byston Well…?: Right! But those are looking a bit different from the ones I’m familiar with…: Whatever, it doesn’t change the fact that they hurt our friends!: I w a n t t o h e l p y o u t o o!: Are you sure about that, Fei?!: I a m… I t ‘ s a b i t s c a r y , b u t... I w i l l f i g h t.: I t h i n k d o i n g s t u f f w i l l h e l p m e f i n d m y t e m p o a g a i n...: If you say so, I’ll allow it. But don’t do anything crazy, okay? : It’s Feds and those Aura Battler things today, huh…? Master Kongming, you handle our tactics, alright?: As you wish. I’ll take charge today but there are plenty who could do the same for our next engagements.: Hmhmm. Other than the two of us, we also have General Zhou Yu, Mr. Moritsugu, Maj. Richard and Cpt. Scarlet, once they’ve recovered…: We’ll let whoever is chosen as our tactician choose how we fight, yes?: Aye. And on that note, to battle! Kaima And the Bakuryu fulfills its destiny by transforming into a goddamn robo dragon. This is the strongest of the Tobikage fusions and it comes packing a ton of range, bolstered by the addition Range +1 in its Squad Bonus (it loses ranged weapon attack+ and takes up crit+, too). Better yet, its strongest attack is a post movement +1-3 attack which applies mobility AND attack down – very mean. Finally, it also gains Tobikage’s Bunshin no Jutsu, making it extra survivable. And if the Kaima has a puddle to sink into that S rank means it’ll take a lot of bad luck to bring it down.  Fei-Yen HD Pilot Skills: Diva (歌姫) L4 – raises the special effects of weapons in proportion to skill level. Support Attack L1 Support Defense L1 Counter Spirit Commands: Focus Sense Squad Bonus: Mobility +5, Accuracy +5, Money +10% (Mobility +20, Accuracy +20, Money +20%, EN +75) Fei-Yen’s voice actress: Saki Fujita (other roles: Miku Hatsune’s official voice, of course, Lorelai in Shin Mazinger, Shia Kijima in Build Fighters Try and some more) Why couldn’t we have my boy Temjin here as well?! He deserves better than having K as the last SRW he’s been in! Blah… Whatever the case, Fei-Yen is mostly built as a debuffer but doesn’t have a whole lot going for her right now: just two attacks, the strongest of which will reduce the enemy’s morale some. Considering that usually only matters on big bosses, and those often have All-Canceller, she won’t help us too much yet. Her stats are good overall, but she absolutely can’t take a hit – dodging is the name of the game with her, so be careful when sending her out (though this game’s AI seems to prioritize high HP pools, just like in L). But, at these things go, she’ll go on learning more and more stuff and might just be a solid, if nothing else, unit later on. The plot will auto-deploy her several times, so make something useful out of her. And with all that done, we can charge forward and go to town. Spam Saya’s Tailwind and get your troops up to the dwindling Federation troops – wreck them first to stop the Hojo forces from stealing your kills, and then thrash the rest. SRW UX - Envoy from Jupiter: More travelers from a parallel dimension… What are you after that you’d go so far as to further twist our world?!   SRW UX - Love Survivor: So Tobikage reacted and reached out to Mike, too…: Just what is up with that guy…?  SRW UX - Tobikage Appears!: Ookay, come on, Tobikage! We’re gonna blast all these guys to kingdom come!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1VGSR9bbPc And here’s the Kaima’s strongest attack. Never send bugs to fight a dragon. SRW UX - Linebarrel: So you’re another group that goes wrecking a whole town like it’s nothing… just the kind of people Champions of Justice would never put up with! You’re going down!   SRW UX - A Bird’s Song: You can go right ahead and tag me as a terrorist, it doesn’t matter…: I will put my life on the line and fight without a second thought in order to protect those I love!   SRW UX - My Fate: My blade will run you through, foolish overworlders!  As the battle progresses… : What’re we gonna do, Rouri?: We’re gonna steal one of the jets over by the Union base, is what!: What?! Can you even fly one of those?!: Yeah, the sim taught me pretty much everything I needed!: Aah, that program you had Aesap steal for us…: Yeah, exactly! Now let’s get outta here! SRW UX - LOVE 14 ver. HD: Don’t push yourself too hard out there, okay, Fei?: D o n ‘ t w o r r y ; I ‘ m f e e l i n g f i n e! : I j u s t w a n t t o h e l p e v e r y o n e a s b e s t a s I c a n!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7nwqwxtvms I’ve the sinking feeling getting killed by Miku-bot’s leeks is cause enough for a pseudo-samurai to commit harakiri. SRW UX - Tales of Mirisha ~ The Brave Legend: These bug-like Aura Battlers… Are they the same as us, yet another group of visitors from a different universe…?   Kill more things… : It’s true that my father always hoped to eventually return to Japan…: But not by way of a military assault! This is…!: Lux…: Aesap Suzuki… There’s something I must do! I’m certain us meeting one another has some sort of meaning, so I ask that you help me!: “H-Help”… And how do you even know my name? I never told you!: You did, no?: Huh…?! SRW UX - The Eternal Soldiers: The hell? There’s a buncha katana-toting bugs buzzing around town!: Hah, then these are absolutely the perfect prey for you. : What’re you getting at with that, huh?!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXwcmxCSZNk SRW UX - Future-Bound Fighting Spirit : Generator internal pressure, all green. Particle acceleration shows no abnormalities… (Arnie’s got a new jacket!): Are you certain about this, Ensign Berge…?: Absolutely. Being chosen to pilot the Riot, getting shot down in Arkham City…: I just have the feeling that all of it was for this day.: Very well. If you’re so sure, I won’t try to stop you…: However, I absolutely forbid you from using the Hell Stringer! : I trust you don’t want to end up like the Major, yes…?: … Aye, aye!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6Bo0JrvoSA : Kch, my Aura Battler’s movements have grown sluggish after coming to the overworld…! I should retreat for the time being…! SRW UX - Tales of Mirisha ~ The Brave Legend: I won’t allow you to cause any more destruction through this town! Its populace is now under our protection!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r40FCHgCOuM And here’s the Liu Bei crew’s best combined attack. The weaker one is pretty much the same, only simpler. : What’s going on?! Wasn’t the Aura Engine supposed to grow stronger in the overworld?!: drat it all… Much as I am loath to do it, I must wait for the Kintoki’s arrival…!   : Whew… Looks like it’s over.*Beep, beep!* : No, it’s not! We’ve more energy readings very close to us…: Wait, these are… battleships?! They’re rising from the ocean!: What…?!  SRW UX - My Fate: F-Flying boats... No, those’re warships?!: That’s our vessel, the Kintoki, and the Rebels’ Aplogene…! : Wh-What in blazes?! The princess opened the Aura Road…?: Did she use the Wings of Rean?!: Amalgan!: Princess, the Wings of Rean shoes are not something you should be using!: Your actions will only ruin the natural order of the world! Hand them over to me!: Wh-What nonsense! The Wings of Rean shoes were originally bestowed unto my father, King Sakomizu! : And if you hadn’t incited revolt against him, the flames of war would never have spread as they have! : Wh-What… their words are…!: (The meaning of what they’re saying is resounding through our minds…?!): (Is this some type of Quantum Brainwave communication?!) : Look at that… flying warships!: Wh-What are they?! : What’re you all doing?! The Aplogene, the Rebels’ flagship, is right in front of us! (Kotto) : The Aura Engine’s been restored! Ready to fire the main cannon!: Good, then target the Aplogene!: Kotto?! Stop! We mustn’t harm the overworld any—: FIIIRE!!: Evasive maneuvers!!*The Aplogene dodges!*   : Wh-Whoaaa!: Hrm… Kiki, Hebi, can the Gim Ginens launch?! : We’re trying, admiral, but the engine output isn’t rising! (Hebi) : Wh-What’s going on?! Why aren’t they moving…?!: This is our chance! Ready all gun batteries!: Kotto, listen to me…!: S-Stop…! If you don’t, everyone’s Aura will…!: E m o t i o n s a r e o v e r f l o w i n g... c a n n o t s t o p...!: Cham, Fei?! What is happening…?!: FIRE EVERYTHING!!: STOP!!: I-It’s…?!: Aah, the Wings of Rean…!: The Aura Road… is opening…?!*Whooooooosh!*  : Aa-Aaaiiiieeeeee!: Your Highness!!  Cut to the California base, and Novel brings news of the UX appearing in Yokosuka... and pinning the attack on us. Apparently we were accompanied by the alien combat machines and some mysterious ships – both the city and the base suffered major damage. “Kch, so much for the vaunted ‘Hell’s Executioners!” Jin spits. “What they’re doing is no different from base terrorism!” Graham, however, isn’t so sure if that intel can be trusted: thinking back to their previous encounters, he never took the UX to be the kind of group to engage in such villainy. Why change now? “But, at the end of the day, they were just terrorists. And I’ll make them pay! I’ll avenge Arnie with my own two hands!” Jin fumes. Ronin’s hearing everything and, inwardly, tells Joe that he knows they’d never turn to terrorism. Ronin still believes in him and his friends. But, setting that aside, Graham asks if the attack is what he wanted to speak to them about. Actually, there’s something else: their Alien Interception Squadron is being reorganized. Novel’s Riot C has been running tests for a while and will soon be ready to be rolled-out, so the brass would like to use this opportunity to put together a proper strike team comprised only of Riots. And it’ll be Lieutenant Jin Spencer who’ll command that team. Jin stammers at the sudden promotion, but tells Ronin that he absolutely can handle it. As for Graham, he’ll be taking command of the Sol Braves, a newly formed squadron of MSs. Graham confirms, and says that while their team names may change, their duty remains the same. “Lt. Spencer, I pray for your success as you brave these new horizons. But don’t let your anger blind you…” As Jin confirms, Graham thinks to himself that he’ll need to look into what really happened at Yokosuka. The base’s assigned commander was one Alex Glem, right?  Speaking of, Alex is hanging out with Dog Tack. Alex isn't sure if he should have lied in his report, as it was the local Union forces who fired first. But, no, Dog says it's necessary in order to keep the people from starting to sympathize with the aliens, thinking they can be reasoned with. Crazy talk. Surely he can see that Director Hazard is cut from whole other cloth and a far better man to side with than those “moderates”, yes? Alex doesn’t seem to inclined to agree, but a mook runs in and says he’s got a call from his wife. Dog leaves him to it, hoping they’ll have Alex’ cooperation in reforming the Federation Army. Again, Alex is silently doubtful – they say this reform is in the best interest of the army, but… As he takes the call, though, his wife has something to say about their son, Aesap.  And now for something completely different. We move to Byston Well, where King Sakomizu is very surprised to see the Aura Road open twice in one day. He turns to Shot Weapon for his opinion, and he thinks that while the first time was due to the Wings of Rean and the Aura Ships, the second was caused by the Aura Power of an overworlder. In other words, it was caused by a Holy Warrior. Sakomizu posits that this warrior is Japanese like him and, if so, would like to meet him. One of his mooks steps in and declares that they’ve captured some people who literally came falling out of the sky. They believe they are overworlders!  : Aah, very well done! Bring them in!: Yes, my lord! Here they are!*Door opens.*  : Wh-What…?!: Th-These are overworlders…?!: What… What in heaven’s name has happened to Japan… to the overworld?! : H-Hellooo.: Ahahahah… And, on that note, let’s make a quick stop by the newly opened Tactician menu. As Sumeragi said, you can only choose one person to be your Tactician for the following mission and that person will provide varying bonuses. Initially, everyone only has one bonus to give but, as the game progresses, they’ll get two and then three. Here’s who we’ve available right now:
Do note that there are some secrets that will require you to have a specific Tactician set before the mission starts, so keep an eye out for that. Finally, as a warning: from this point on Tobikage will be gunning for your money. If the Elshank or any of its machines drops below 50%, he'll show up as an NPC (complete with Double Movement) and go to town; any of the machines drops below 30% and he'll combine with it, which is the only way of getting him to go away. Be wary. Brunom1 fucked around with this message at 01:02 on Sep 25, 2018 |
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Okay, I gotta admit combining two leeks into a Double Harken got me to smile.
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Jesus that damage 
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Huh. For a stage that seemed to be setting up the return of Dancouga Nova pretty heavily, that went a far left turn into Wings of Rean.
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Alacron posted:Jesus that damage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8h3QPbSC8Y
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Well, these Tactician bonuses seem entirely new. I take it that the tactician doesn't need to stay off the battlefield?
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I don't know how but for this chunk of my playthrough Eida somehow made top Ace, basically pulled a Quatre from L until I just stopped using her. Of course, I also picked the wrong route split at the start to properly maximize secrets for this run through, so I'm losing out on the Brave. Also I hate that I have to manually spreadsheet check Kill counts for secrets. I basically just devoted a few maps to soloing with everyone who needed kills, damned the consequences.
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MightyPretenders posted:Well, these Tactician bonuses seem entirely new. I take it that the tactician doesn't need to stay off the battlefield? Right, the tactician can still deploy as proper unit (when applicable). AradoBalanga posted:Umm, I'm going to assume this url was meant for something else and you forgot which tab you had open, right? Bbcode broke because of one misplaced space!
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I have absolutely no idea what happened there, someone explain Dunbine to me please. Or tell me that the game will explain all the concepts it just dumped on the player right now.
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Blaze Dragon posted:I have absolutely no idea what happened there, someone explain Dunbine to me please. Or tell me that the game will explain all the concepts it just dumped on the player right now. There's a world of magic and fantasy inside the world itself, long ago some japanese dude went there and became king, now his daughter has come back because reasons, now she's dragging in this dude named Aesap to shove him in a mecha bug powered by SPIRIT
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The game will explain all of the concepts dumped on you there. This is more or less how the intro for Wings of Rean went, which was to explain gently caress all in the first episode.
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