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Shinn learned to be a rational human being. Luna learned to aim. This must be a sign of the apocalypse. Brunom1 posted:I question the safety of having Izuna Nerve Crack a Festum…! That could make a nice non-standard unit loss condition. On the one hand, it'd be supremely annoying to anyone that got caught by surprise with that, but it would show some real dedication to the mechanics behind the source material. Edit: Update close to the end of the previous page.
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I actually thought this mission was a minor pain due to the starting point. A couple of my units ended up lagging behind the rest of the group because of not having someone to ferry them over/through the water. Also, I like how they actually give an explanation as to why Luna's aim is actually decent in this game. No complaints about it, as it goes a ways to making her more usable. On the subject of killcounts: I've heard some people say Heroman's early kills - and other units in the same boat - might not count. Not sure if it's true or those people being tripped up by other factors, though.
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SirSystemError posted:On the subject of killcounts: I've heard some people say Heroman's early kills - and other units in the same boat - might not count. Not sure if it's true or those people being tripped up by other factors, though. From what I'm seeing in the wikis, kills made while the characters haven't joined for good (like Heroman and Kurou, back then) DO count towards their secret tallies... but won't be reflected in their kill totals when they join for real. In other words, whether you kill 5 or 20 mooks with Heroman in the few missions you have him at the start, he'll later join you with the same kill total regardless. Work those spreadsheets and keep track of what you killed legit! 
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So far, the Festum look like a less scary version of the BYDO.
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They look like I the Shiny Pokémon version of Macross Frontier's aliens.
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HitTheTargets posted:They look like I the Shiny Pokémon version of Macross Frontier's aliens. But this post reminded me Frontier is still in this game. So hopefully we get a different tired plot twist from shows I'm only learning about thanks to these threads.
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Section Z posted:But this post reminded me Frontier is still in this game. So hopefully we get a different tired plot twist from shows I'm only learning about thanks to these threads.
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AradoBalanga posted:UX uses the two compilation/semi-remake movies of Frontier, so yes, things will be different this time around. Just as some fun trivia, the tradition of Macross movies changing stuff around was used to great effect in SRW Alpha. Basically, depending on how you handled one specific story event, you either get Micloned Milia in her Valkyrie (like in the series), or you get Macronized Max and Milia piloting Queadluun-Raus (which is how it went down in Do You Remember Love). They also gave Kakizaki a one-off special portrait of him getting blown up after poo poo-talking the Meltrandi, which was a nice touch (though he lives*, because this is SRW). *Not that anyone would notice.
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EclecticTastes posted:Actually, one of my favorite parts of SRW is facing down various enemies that, in their home series, are supremely terrifying, and then one-upping them with someone from a different series. The Alpha series was especially fond of negative plot events during maps that would just not affect certain characters from a different series, because they had qualities that made them immune (such as being literal robots). Yeah, that reminds me. How are the SD Gundamoids on the whole "have to eat, sleep, and breathe" front?
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Glazius posted:Yeah, that reminds me. How are the SD Gundamoids on the whole "have to eat, sleep, and breathe" front? Apparently they still function like normal human beings. Don't ask me how that works.
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Now I'm mad SD Sangokuden isn't gonna be in X.
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 We open up at JUDA, where Ishigami’s just received news that the Frontier Fleet and the Advanced European Union (AEU) have signed a treaty with one another. It's ostensibly a treaty for the provision of Frontier tech to them, but, and here's the kicker, the contents are clearly that of a military treaty. The Union and the HRL won’t take this quietly, and Richard, back in action, can see why: access to both the Fleet's forces and their warp tech is something folks the world over would kill to get their hands on. The speed with which this treaty was signed strikes Ishigami are very odd, and, from what Shirin’s told Cagalli, the whole thing was brokered by a certain shadowy mastermind. Scarlet’s also up and about, and immediately suspects Hazard. We can’t say for sure if he was behind it, but the fact is this could really ramp up tensions between the Big Three Nations. That, in turn, would allow the Martian Development Bureau and Hazard to further increase their influence within the Federation under their banner of “maintaining world stability”. And, to top it off, we still can’t take action against The Boom Army while the Federation views them as allies. Hazard’s showing himself to be far more cunning than Ishigami gave him credit for, and Cagalli says something must be done and quick. Give him any more leeway and the entirety of the Earth Sphere will all but be under his sway. But Orb can’t take any overt action against him, can they? They can’t, which is why she’s assigning Shinn and Luna to work with the UX as an emergency measure.  Richard’s surprised she’s giving them two of the top aces from the 2nd PLANTs/Earth Alliance war, but Cagalli says it’s only a matter of time before the Federation comes pressing down on Orb now that its ties to the UX and Tatsumiya have been exposed. She wants to make sure those two will be out of their reach. Richard takes her up on her offer, then, and offers his sympathies. And with wishes for everyone to be careful, the call’s closed. Richard sees that things are taking a turn for the worse. Ishigami can’t help but be curious about Hazard, though. Until not too long ago, he was someone whose area of influence was primarily around Mars. How has he come to wield so much power, so quickly, over the Earth Sphere? Scarlet doesn’t think the Federation government and army are stupid enough that he could just walk all over them, but Ishigami seems to have an idea…  Cut to halfway across the globe, the Rubens Foundation in New York, Mishima’s called over to thank Rubens for mediating their deal with the AEU. On the contrary, Rubens thanks Mishima for accepting the proposal: the Frontier’s Fold technology is essential for laying the founding stones for Earth’s future. And, with this, Rubens can finally move to the next stage of his plan. Mishima hopes both their futures will turn out as wonderful as they envision, and ends the call. Rubens has a laugh that the Frontier Fleet also has scummy men like Mishima at its core, but it doesn’t matter: the entire world will now be set in motion.  A hidden man wonders aloud if Rubens will now step onto the world’s stage himself. Heavens, no: he’s merely laying the groundwork for what’s to come. If that’s the case, then the man is satisfied. Inwardly, though, Rubens tells his observer to keep on watching: when the moment arrives, the world will…!  Over by ALVIS, Makabe’s called in an emergency meeting: the Federation knows Tatsumiya’s current location, so he wants the island temporarily relocated to the northeastern archipelago. Kondo asks if he means engaging the Brünnhilde System, as the thing is supposed to still be disabled. Makabe thinks otherwise, seeing in the fact that Solomon’s issuing warnings an indicator that “she” is already awakening (Soushi is silent). They can’t allow the Federation to interfere with their mission, so he wants the island moved ASAP. In that case, Soushi has a proposal to make as a precaution in case the Feds do try something: send the Fafners and their pilots out of the island… which would also help get some needed live-combat training. Kaname is outraged that Soushi wants those kids flung into the war outside, but he argues that this already is a war they’re taking part in. And Kariya thinks it’s a good idea too: if the Brünnhilde System’s active, that means the island’s self-defense systems are as well. They should take this opportunity to get the non-Kazuki pilots used to real battles, and she figures the UX would be perfect to make that happen. “The UX?! You may as well be teaching our kids to be murderers if you’re sending them to a mercenary group!” Toumi objects, and Kariya wonders why she’s suddenly decided to care. “How many people have you already sacrificed to this project?” Toumi doesn’t argue back, and Kariya wonders what Cmdr. Minashiro would’ve said about this if he was still alive. Regardless, Makabe decides to go with it – he’ll set things up with the UX through Cagalli. Toumi speaks up again, asking if he realizes that working with the UX will mean fighting against other humans… and, in that case, Makabe says she’ll be accompanying them as a way to care for their mental state.  Back to JUDA, Shinn and Luna have arrived and were acknowledged by Richard as interim members of UX. Arnie’s worried if the guy and Scarlet are good enough to be doing stuff, and they are… though Richard’s in no state to pilot the Orphes. Still, they can at least serve as tacticians for our crew. As for Scarlet, she wants Tsubasa to keep manning the Wingle – she’s already gained much experience over these past battles, so she’ll be fine. Indeed, Ishigami’s heard of our jaunt from Yokosuka, to Byston Well and to Tatsumiya; that was quite the series of battles, but he’s glad everyone made it back OK. Moritsugu wants to know how things here are faring after our absence: badly, Ishigami says. In truth, he wants to split our forces into three groups and for us to carry out multiple operations at once. Well, Orb’s just paid the UX for the Tatsumiya battle, so Richard figures they’ve the cash handy to run three separate squadrons at once. What does Ishigami have in mind? Well, this would be both a sort of self-defense plan against the Federation, and also… Ogawa runs in right then, bringing urgent news: Garan’s forces have just left Machine Island and are headed towards Europe! Ishigami doesn’t seem as shocked as the rest of us over this.  As Richard explains, our folks have free rein to choose which group they go with: the three destinations available are America, Europe or to stay here in Japan. The main point of this split is to distract the Federation but, of course, there’ll be plenty of fires for us to put out when we get there. America is rife with the Skrugg, Europe now has the Garan Forces to contend with and Japan has the Katou Organization prowling about. Seeing how they didn’t take care of Garan back at Machine Island, Kaido and Magami will absolutely be headed for Europe. Hearing about Garan piques Fei-Yen’s interest, so she’ll be coming with – she feels like he’s calling out to her. The Liu Bei crew will also head for Europe after the history they had fighting at Machine Island. Lux, however, wants to head to America: while the USA Sakomizu fought in WWII has long since become the Union, its essence still remains and she wants to see it for herself in hopes of understanding a bit of the delusion that binds her father. Aesap rubs his temples, sighing at circumstances pushing him deeper into the Byston Well war - he never signed as a soldier to begin with. Well, Cham says all he should do is help Lux, not fight a war. And he, a Holy Warrior, can do that, no? He still thinks she’s not one, mind. Moreover, Cham feels Shou – his aura – calling out from America. She feels Marvel as well, surprisingly. Seems to Richard that this group is set and he’d like the Ptolemaios to go with them there. When Sumeragi asks, he explains that the Hadou Financial Group sent in a request for the UX, so he’d like the CB to help with that. Arkham City’ll be this group’s first stop, then.  As for the Elshank crew, Joe figures, since Romina’s still looking for ninjas, they’d best stay in Japan. If he says so, then the princess agrees to remain here (Ylbora frowns). Sun Quan’s team will do the same, as Lu Bu’s hanging out with the Katou Organization. Lu Xun’s a bit dejected that they’ll need to impose on JUDA again, but Shizuna and Yamashita tells him not to be a stranger. We’ve all fought together a bunch of times already, right? Shangxiang’s happy to hear that. But what about the UX units proper? Where will they go?  And here’s the biggest route split in the game, and the sole reason why it takes 3 passes to get all secrets: America Route: Wings of Rean 00 Gundam Fafner SEED Destiny Dancouga Nova  Secret Alert x5!Take this route for these secrets: Demonbane (3rd step), Dunbine (1st step), Heroman (1st step), 00 Gundam #1 (2nd step) and Wings of Rean’s (2nd step). Japan Route: Tobikage Linebarrel Sun Quan team Fafner SEED Destiny Dancouga Nova Secret Alert x3! Take this route for these secrets: Tobikage #1 and #2 (2nd step) and Linebarrel’s. Europe Route: Fei-Yen Mazinkaiser SKL Liu Bei SEED Destiny Dancouga Nova Macross Frontier Secret Alert! Take this route for these secrets: Frontier secret (2nd step) and… nope, THAT’S IT! As if I needed any more reason to be sick of them. Eida, Shinn and Luna are either official or interim UX members, so they’ll accompany Arnie and Saya wherever, but, as you can see, the Fafner kids will only do that for the America and Japan routes. We’ll start with the America route, but I’ll ultimately have to keep the Europe route in order to stay on track for the Frontier secret (which I’m contractually obliged to get…)  Richard decides for America, figuring if the almighty Hadou princess is looking to hire them, something big must be afoot. Eida fears that the Skrugg invasion may be picking up steam – and that’s not even taking into account the Black Lodge. Saya’s a bit worried for Arnie and he knows why: if we run into Graham and Jin’s team, they might well be hostile to us. “Even a second of hesitation can get you killed in the battlefield. And you’re a mercenary now – make sure you don’t forget where you stand,” Saya warns. Finally, the Tatsumiya folks have sent in a request that we take the Fafners and pilots along with us. Shinn’s pleasantly surprised to hear that, and Richard figures ALVIS has its reasons for doing this. Whatever the case, they’ll load the bots and the Siegfriend System aboard the Ptolemaios once they arrive.  Zhuge Liang, however, is a bit bothered by how synchronic these supposedly different plans have been. Isn’t it strange that the signing of the AEU and the Frontier Fleet’s treaty happened pretty much in tandem with Garan marching on Europe? True, Rennie does concede that the timing was awfully good. What would have happened if, say, Garan had decided to invade China or Japan instead? Would those countries’ armies have to contend with Garan by themselves? Zhuge Liang has the sinking feeling that, had that happened, we’d instead be hearing news of the Frontier Fleet signing a treaty with either China or Japan’s governments. “So you mean that, regardless of what country Garan chose, the resulting event would’ve been the same…?” Moritsugu ponders. And that’s correct, though Zhuge Liang’s not referring to just Garan’s Forces: “Alien foes like the Skrugg and The Boom Army; visitors from a different universe like us and the Frontier Fleet; the Machinas; the Black Lodge… All these seemingly random events – as though lead by an unseen hand – wound up tying into one another, weaving a complex spider’s web…” A spider’s web? “Aye, I fear we find ourselves squarely atop that web, wholly unaware of whatever lies at its center,” Zhuge Liang finishes, and Richard looks somber. Brunom1 fucked around with this message at 01:11 on Feb 7, 2018 |
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 And, with that, we’re back at the intermission menu. Richard and Soushi have both joined as tacticians, providing, respectively, Spec Down Debuff Immunity and Accuracy +5%. Nothing too exciting here and Sumeragi isn’t that much better, either, so I just flip a coin and go with Richard.  Kazuki’s deploying as an event and we haven’t that many troops to play with, so, again, I don’t worry too much about squad makeup. Aside from Arnie/Saya and Eida/Luna, everyone else will be flying solo. Off we go.  Location: Arkham City – Back Alleyway  : Heromaaaaan… ATTACK! : Hmm!*Boom!* : She’s headed your way, Kurou! : Take this! Magius Wiiing!*Sound of spider lady getting torn apart.*  : And access! : Decipher Aethyrs encryption! Overwrite program! Return to thy true shape, mine fragments! : And there we have it. I have recovered the pages depicting Atlach-Nacha!: Whew… Didn’t think finding the pieces of a grimoire would be this difficult.: Those are all pieces of me, mightiest of all grimoires, remember? Though they are but lone pages, each houses appropriate magical power. : That is to say, you should be prepared for anything – no matter how impossible it may seem – when facing these. Do try to remember that in the future!: Psh, always with the lectures… : But, in any case, now you have a part of your original power back, Al?: Aye. Having recovered the spell of Atlach-Nacha, I am now capable of conjuring an arresting field!: But, of course, this is still a far cry from my full, almighty capabilities…: Guess we still have a long way to go…: Still, thanks a bunch, Joey. You’ve been a world of help not just with my training as a Magius, but also getting Al’s pages back.: Aw, no… You’re the one who’s always helping us out… Besides, this is good training for me and Heroman too. : OH, bravo! Such a beautiful friendship between you boys!: …?! This fishy way of talking sounds just like… : Guten morgen, Monsieur Daijuuji.. And to you too, little Joestar. : It’s been a while.: Richard! Saya!: Old man, we haven’t even gotten past “how do you do” and you’re already screwing with us…: I apologize for him. I’ve stopped with that, but the Major wouldn’t take no for an answer… : Hey, now, that was just a little joke between old friends. Right, Jonathan?: Joseph… Location: Dr. West’s Lab *THUNDER!*  : Hmhmhm… Hahahahaha! I’ve done it! It’s complete! It’s perfect!: I, Doctor West… have finally, finally achieved what magic cannot!: …: Now come on, Elsa! That despicable Kurou Daijuuji and his gang won’t even know… Huh?: … Robo!*Elsa runs off.*  : W-Wait, Elsa! Where are you going?!: MY FAIR LADY ELSA! COME BAAAAAAACK! Cut to Ruri’s underground base, she’s explaining the situation to Lux: Center City has been fully occupied by the Skrugg and has become the centerpiece of their invasion. They had been held back by the nonstop efforts of the Federation’s Alien Interception Squadron… but it seems that squadron was dissolved recently. She can’t tell Arnie much, but the fact is damage is spreading with Graham and Jin’s team gone. Arnie is appalled – just what is the Federation brass thinking?! Worse, the Skrugg are already being sighted around Arkham City. While they have the Demonbane and Heroman around to defend the place, they alone can’t hold back the veritable tide of forces the Skrugg boast by themselves. Richard sees where this is going and promises that the bugs won’t be running roughshod around town with us here. Soushi reports that the Siegfried System’s already up and running aboard the Ptolemaios, so the Fafner team will also support the UX in the city’s defense. Ruri appreciates their assistance, and promises she and her organization will work just as diligently to support us. And, as part of that, Winfield relates that they’ve called in a genius scientist to assist. She’s a bit on young side, but Ruri assures us that her intellect is second to none.  Over by the manor’s underground hangar, Denton’s putting together a battery for Heroman. He’s learned from his research that the bot runs on good, old electricity, so he figured furnishing it with an extra battery should work to give it a temporary power boost in a pinch. It’s a power booster, Psy surmises. And it’s pretty decently made, says a young girl who enters the room. But, she notes there’s room for improvement and swaps some circuits around – and immediately Denton sees a huge increase in the battery’s performance. Unbelievable! Did Denton just get one-upped by this girl? N-No, he swears he wanted to do this before but had to make do with cheapo materials due to cost constraints… only, as Psy notes, the girl didn’t replace any of the stuff that was already in there. But just who is she? Ruri steps in and introduces her: it’s PROFESSOR Rachel Calvin, a technological advisor at Sighted Marshal Technologies, a company financed by the Hadou Financial Group. Kurou’s blown away and, from what Lockon’s heard, the girl’s a world-class genius who got her PhD at MIT when she was thirteen-years-old! Rachel bids us all good day and says we can leave all tech-related matters to her, no prob. And Al’s eager to put her to work, as the Demonbane has some damaged bits she needs help fixing. “Wh-What is the matter with you?! Prof. Rachel isn’t some mechanic! And, more importantly, the Demonbane isn’t yours to fix!” Ruri stomps and Kurou gulps. Ruri’s only allowed them to handle the bot because she’s found no one else who could do it better; if they cause any problems at all, she’ll just as easily take it back! “Hmph! There are none in this world who could control the Demonbane other than Kurou and I!” Al sniffs, and Ruri stomps off right away. Insufferable, vulgar, lousy paper witch! Aesap’s rather stunned after that explosion – is she alright? Yeah, Psy says this is pretty much how it usually goes. While Kurou groans at Al’s big mouth (she’s still not fazed), Denton gets back on topic and says that, yes, Joey can use this battery to give Heroman a power boost. He’ll try it out later.  Location: Hadou Manor – Courtyard  : Look at how big this place is. It’s even got a huge rose garden in its courtyard… : Yeah. There’s so much here we never saw at Tatsumiya. : Turns out we didn’t know anything, not about the secrets our island had or even about the whole world outside of it. Everyone else did, but not us… and, so, we convinced ourselves Tatsumiya was heaven on earth…! : Koyo…: But the only reason we’re able to learn all this is because we’re alive today. : We’re here, but… but Shouko is…!: … : Okay, you really need to stop with that. Do you think that girl would be happy to see you fighting with each other? : And what the hell do you think you know about her, huh?! : That’s enough, Koyo!: You’ve just been officially appointed as a Fafner pilot, right? Then you can’t let the past hold you prisoner!: Are you telling me to forget about Shouko?!: I didn’t say that. But holding onto someone’s memory and being consumed by it are two very different things. Don’t forget those who’ve died, but make sure you’re always moving forward.: Otherwise, you’re bound to bring about even more sorrow…: … : Hey, do you know that the souls of those who die in the Overword are reincarnated in Byston Well?: Reincarnated…?: Right! I’m sure your friend’s going through it as we speak…: …: (But… none of that erases Kazuki’s fault in all this!)*ALARM!* : Huh? Is that an emergency alert?!: Can it be the Skrugg…?! Let’s go, quick! Mission 14 (America Route) – I, Robot    : No humans in sight… Where could they be hiding?: Those are the Skrugg, the alien lifeforms…: Highly intelligent, powerful beings that communicate with one another by way of high frequency sounds.: …! Found one!*Two Skrugg move after the hidden girl!* : ?! They saw me-robo!  : We got a straggler over there!: Blast…! Kurou, Joey, we shall set forth by ourselves!: Yeah, we gotta stop them!: Heromaaaaan… ATTACK! : Magius Wiiiiing!*Slash, slash!* : Gwaaaaaaah! : Hey! Are you OK?!: Hmm, I see… So this is “love”-robo.: Huh? “Robo”? : I’ve never been held by a man before-robo. Yes, I understand…! I am experiencing “love at first sight” for you-robo!: Bwhuh?! How’d she come up with something as insane as that?!: Do not ask me...: Love blooms at the edge of life and death-robo! You saved me from the clutches of the enemy, so now I’m madly in love with you… I think.: Ha-Hahah… Love?: Gaah, gimme a break…  : Eeh… what’s going on over there? : I’ve… no idea. : Joey, Kurou, you get that civ out of here! We’ll deal with the Skrugg!: G-Got it!: Come on! We’re getting outta here, Robo Girl!: D-Darling, don’t pull me so hard-robo! : Everyone deploy! : Kazuki, Koyo? Do you hear me? : E-Erm… Nibelung, activation confirmed. Connection between pilots and Minashiro is… : Relax, Maya. Your job is to relay precise information to them, okay?: O-okay… I understand, mom… : I’ll be assisting here as well. We’ll help them together, okay?: Thank you, Princess Lux. : Don’t worry, Toumi. We’ll be fine! : Listen, you two, this is our first time operating the Fafners out of the Ptolemaios, so don’t try anything too risky! : … Roger.: (Just you watch, Kazuki. I’ll show that I’m way different from you!) : We’ve no idea how many forces the enemy has. More of them may crop up soon, so take care of these ASAP!: Troops, mission start! Destroy everything, don’t lose the Ptolemaios. The Skrugg aren’t a whole lot stronger than they were before (only a bit more HP) but there’s quite a lot of them, which can lead to evasion decay building up if they decide to gang up on someone. Keep an eye out for that, leave Support Defenses on as a safety measure, and you won’t have any trouble. Depending on the secrets you want, Kazuki and Setsuna are priority killers here, so lead with them – especially the former, since he needs 100 by the end of mission 26.  Fafner Mark Vier (Koyo Kasugai) Pilot Skills: Synergetic Code L2 Support Attack L1 Support Defense L2 All Attack Spirit Commands: Focus Alert Mech Features: Gun Norn System Siegfried System Squad Bonus: EN +50, Ranged weapons’ attack +100 (EN +100, Ranged weapons +200, Accuracy +10) Koyo’s voice actor: Miyu Irino (other roles: Sora in Kingdom Hearts, Saji in 00 Gundam, Akito Hyuga in Code Geass, Akito the Exiled and several more), Another squaddie Fafner, but still a pretty good unit. As a matter of fact, the Mark Vier is outright stronger than the Mark Elf right now, though Kazuki’s a better pilot (especially due to his superior Synergetic Code). Regardless, that’s a very nice Squad Bonus for long range attackers, even more so if they’re EN hungry, so Koyo’s an easy fit in many teams. SRW UX - Shangri-La  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zG9_V6KXQU SRW UX - Envoy from Jupiter   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flyZL8tvVhc Keep on killing and, eventually, the plot continues...   : Gch… their backup was already here?!: Behold our power, worthless— : Hrk… Th-That’s?!  : What…?! Who took out that Skrugg?!: It looked like he was cut down by something moving at blinding speed…: It’s… a flying sword?!  : A what?!: I know what that is…! 'Tis more of my pages, the ones depicting the spell for the Scimitar of Barzai!: Th-That sword is a manifestation of your pages, too?!: Aye, and it seems the Skrugg’s offensive has roused it from its slumber!: Yeah, that’s great, but how’re we gonna deal with it?! That sword’s crazy fast!: Mr. Daijuuji! It’s headed your way…!: Crap, everyone down!: You won’t hurt my darling-robo!: Elsa, get back! : Battle mode: switching to anti-magic armament!  : Spell Cannon… “Dig Me No Grave”! FIRE!*Blaaaaaast!*  : Hrm… I couldn’t destroy it-robo.: Elsa, you’re…?!: You’re an actual robot…?!: Yes, I am-robo… But even if my body’s a machine, my love for you is very real, darling-robo!: The rise I’m detecting in my internal temperature proves it-robo!: I’m pretty sure anyone would get that way if they had to stare down a giant flying sword...: This is hardly the time for levity! My pages, the Scimitar of Barzai, are still active!: We shall need their assistance to recover them!: You got a point – we won’t be getting anywhere by ourselves. You two mind lending a hand?!: Of course!: Leave it to me-robo!: Our local experts will take care of that sword. Meanwhile we’ll continue focusing on the Skrugg!: But the thing is still flying about! We don’t know where it might come from next, so keep your heads on a swivel!And now we got a huge sword carving the city up, and can’t do jack about it. Take out the Skrugg, and soon, because…   : That was… another attack from that flying sword?!: Tsk, and we can’t even see it coming with how fast it moves. What pain in the neck…!: We’ll do something about it! Just take care of the Skrugg!The Scimitar of Barzai will shave off 10% HP of all your units at the start of every turn. It’s not THAT much, but the damage might take you by surprise if you let it build too high and, then, the Skrugg will only need a couple lucky hits to down something frail. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuB5eimh3zs And here’s Koyo’s best weapon. Pretty powerful, especially considering chain-attacking reduces damage done across the targets. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tFCUwtD_ic Also, the Impulse’s best weapon. Not a whole lot of enemies remained, so we clear the rest of them in just a couple of turns. : Was that all of the Skrugg?! : Yes, only the flying sword remains!: We gotta wrap up our end too, then! Come on, Joey, Elsa!: Okay! : Heromaaaan… ATTACK!: ROBOOO! *Crack!*  : Access!  : Phew, 'tis over. The pages inscribed with the Scimitar of Barzai spell have been recovered!: We did it, Al!: Indeed. And recovering two of my pages in a single day is quite the good sign, if I do say so myself.*Surprising guitar solo!* : But I’m afraid your happy times are about to come to an eeennnd!: That guitar noise… Is it?!  : Is that the Demonbane…?: Mwahahahaha! It is my newest creation… the Super West Invincible Robo Type-28DX!: A.k.a., the Demonpain!: You just barely changed its name… Yeesh, the thing reeks of “knock-off”... (Even worse in the original Japanese, where all West did was switch a single letter of its name  ): Doctor, why are you here-robo?: Huh?! “Doctor”…?!: Ah, so this is where you were! My dear friends, she is the embodiment of years of research! The fruit of my blood, sweat and tears…: The amalgamation of ultimate power and flawless beauty! Her name is… Elsa, the android!: They say it’s a fine line that separates genius and insanity… but I didn’t think that creep would be into building little robot girls.: Now come back to me, Elsa! We’ll crush that despicable Kurou Daijuuji together!: …: Like a modern Romeo and Juliet-robo…: Elsa…: Forgive me, Kurou Daijuuji. I am truly, madly, in love with you but…*Elsa jumps into the Demonpain.* : You are my enemy, and I must kill you as such-robo!: drat it, make up your mind already!: Kurou, we must answer them in kind! : Okay!: From the hate-scorched sky, with righteous anger in our hearts, we draw forth the sword that smites Evil!: Thou art the innocent blade… DEMONBANE! SRW UX - Deus Machina : Kurou, you can unleash the power of Atlach-Nacha through me even whilst we are manning the Demonbane… That is to say, you can conjure an arresting field at will!: Look for the right moment to unleash it and I am certain it shall be of great benefit to us in battle!: Got it. We’ll show this knock-off a power he could never mimic!: Mwahahaha! Oh, it won’t be that easy! *Smug guitar solo!* : Aah?! He’s this many of them...?!: That creep mass-produced his knock-off!: Nay! I sense the faux-Demonbane’s inner magical energies growing! Are those…?!: Indeed! Indeed! Indeed! I’ve incorporated both magic theory and some of your pages that I’ve found into my Demonpain!: And I am the one tasked with relaying it all as data into the magic circuitry-robo! : O-Oh no…! The enemy’s managed to get their hands on Al’s pages…?!: A spell that blurs the lines between fiction and reality, allowing one to conjure tangible illusions… : The pages they have must be the ones depicting the Mirror of Nitocris! : Illusions or not, the radar’s reading them all as real units…!: The Scimitar of Barzai should be capable of tearing through our foe and its magical energies both… but we must first ascertain which of those the real one is! : Then we just need to attack all of them until we find the right one!: That’s about the only way I see, too! Let’s go, Al!: Aye. He may be wielding a portion of my pages’ power, but it will ultimately be for naught!: I shall make him realize the magnitude of millennia worth of knowledge… and how he is found wanting face it all!   And now we need to destroy all the Demonpains without losing either Kurou or Joey. As Feldt said, all of the bots are exact copies and even come with a skill-loaded Dr. West aboard, so you really need to wreck everyone. The Demonpains hurt a lot more than West’s previous bot and got much better range than the original, but they aren’t too accurate or bulky, so big weapons will make short work of them. Finally, as Al mentioned, Kurou now has access to his Atlach-Nacha special command which will immobilize all enemies within a 5x5 AoE around him. Very nice in setting up MAPWs, provided you stop Kurou from wrecking all those immobilized enemies who will likely go after him. SRW UX - Deus Machina: Now you’ll crumble to teeny-tiny pieces before my masterpiece, Kurou Daijuuji!: What “masterpiece”?! All you’ve got there is a knock-off and it’ll be a cold day in Hell when I get beat by something like that!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RH7AveYFxE SRW UX - Envoy from Jupiter : Black Lodge, they who sow chaos into the world… Your group is a menace and we’ll see that it is destroyed!: So these are the famous Celestial Being and its Gundams!: Good! I’ll prove to the whole world that my glorious science is superior to even these bots!      SRW UX - JOEY AND HEROMAN: So you’ll bug Dr. West not once, but twice! Well, you know what I say: fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice and I’ll squish you like a grape!: I’ve no idea if this is the real one… but all we can do right now is fight on!     SRW UX - Future-Bound Fighting Spirit: Oho, lookie here at these readings! That’s a really interesting engine your mech’s running!: Hand it over, boy! I’m sure that thing will be mighty useful for my research after I’ve picked it apart!: And you think I’d ever agree to that?! Maj. Richard entrusted the Orphes to me – it’s too important to let someone like you get his hands on it!   SRW UX - Shangri-La: Get a load of the most perfect union of magic and science! : Magic, aliens… What the hell’s been going on in the outside world?!  And once you kill three Demonpains…    : Look, more Skrugg! : Jeez, they don’t know when to quit! The phrase “when it rains, it pours” fits them to a T.: Aaah, excellent! These aliens will also get to see the amazing might of DR. WEST!: Come closer and take a look! OK! I AM ROCK AND ROOOOOLL!!*Elated guitar solo!* : …?! G-Ggch… What is?!  : WHAAAAAAT?!: The Skrugg retreated?!: I bet they got so scared of me and the doctor that they ran-robo!*Outraged guitar solo!* : W-H-A-T?! And just how is my grand intellect so abominable that it’d scare even aliens?!: Quit strumming that guitar every time you open your mouth! : (What happened? Why did the Skrugg retreat that quickly…?): (…! Can it be that…!) SRW UX - My Fate: Your mech’s construction is fascinating! I’ll enjoy poking through it! : (This man’s also fighting just for his self-interest? I can’t let myself be beaten by someone like him..!)    SRW UX - Life Goes On: Everyone already has their hands full fighting the Skrugg! What the hell are you thinking?!: Oh, don’t you worry! Once I’ve beaten the snot out of all of you, I’ll zap those roaches too!    Dr. West does have a special trick with his Demonpain, mind… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54ZYwFU94L0 : No way! It can even do the Atlantis Strike?!: Gyahahahahaaaa! How do you like that, Kurou Daijuuji, Al Azif?!: Kch…! He is also using my stolen pages as a source of magical energy…!: That’s right-robo! Kurou Daijuuji, I’ll defeat you and claim your love! SRW UX - Deus Machina     And there goes the last one. : Woohoo! They beat all the fakes!: Huh? Where’s the real one, then? : Right heeereeeee! Mwahahahahaha!: There’s the slippery bastard! You were hiding from the get-go?!: But all your copies are gone, so you better grit your teeth!: Tsk, tsk, Kurou Daijuuji! You’re in for a rude awakening if you think this is even close to over! Do it, Eeeelllsaaaaaa!: Roger-robo!*Flash!*  : I-It’s…?! Another batch of copies has shown up! : Urgh, is there no end to this?!: And now it’s our turn-robo! Dig Me No Grave! : Gwaaaaargh! : Direct hit on the Demonbane! : Magical circuits #13 through #54 have gone silent! Anomalies detected in the left arm’s motor components! : This is real bad! Not even the Demonbane can take this…! : Rrgh… Isn’t there anything – anything at all – that we can try?! : Well, however much magic theory has been applied to that robot, it’s still another piece of machinery…: So if we could just cut off its magical circuitry from the rest of its systems, then…! : Cut off its… Aah, eureka!: Joey, your battery! Use the battery I gave you before and have Heroman discharge it on the enemy!: The battery?! But we’re fighting someone using magic…!: It’s fine, please trust me! I swear I won’t let you down!: Professor… SRW UX - Roulette: Alright, we’ll give it a try! Here goes, Heroman!*Bzzzzt!* : Hmmmm!: Heromaaaan… BLAST!  : Look… the illusions!: They all disappeared…?!: I-Inconceivable! Where did the pages’ power go?! It’s gone!: Doctor, that electrical discharge crippled all mechanical systems-robo…: WHAAAAAAAT?!: Go, Kurou!: Kurou, 'tis time! Bring out the Scimitar of Barzai and tear it all apart!: Aye, aye!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9BesawVS1U  : Heh, that’s what you get! And now they…: Nay, look there…: Hm?: Hmhmhmh, yes, I’d—: I’d expect nothing less from you, Kurou Daijuuji-robo. My love for you grows by the minute-robo.: That’s, um… what? Elsa…?: I’ll admit defeat today-robo. But you will be mine someday-robo!: And until then, adioooooos… robo! : Gaah! Elsaaaaa, wait for meeeeeee!: A big explosion like that and they don’t even get a scratch. What are those two made of…?: You did it, Kurou!: Only thanks to your and everyone’s help, Joey. Thanks a bunch!: Kids really do grow up so fast… They’re both really dependable men now. : (My grandfather’s Demonbane… My Demonbane has been hurt so much once again…) #1: So those are the warriors of this world… #2: They are quite the mighty group, indeed. #2: If the clashing of powerful forces at the Battle of Red Cliffs was what sent us into this world… then it may be possible to replicate that scenario if we have their strength available… #1: Hm... : But will things go as swimmingly as you hope, I wonder? #2: ?! Who goes there?!: Oh, who I am doesn’t matter. More important than that is the fact that what you two seek to grasp is the truth, the underlying principle of this world, hm? : Isn’t that right, general Sima Yi... and warlord Cao Cao, conqueror of Mirisha? : …  : What is it that you know…?: “Behold, for that light is nigh. Woe unto your accursed land.”: …?! Th-That’s written in the Legend of the Mirisha, the G-Records…!: Indeed… it was a phrase in the final chapter – “Apocalypse” – yes? : In truth, this world also has several pieces of scripture quite like it, prophecies relating the End Times…: And…?: Do you not find it curious? Both worlds’ histories are so very similar, yet there are also subtle differences… : All of Creation possesses two sides to itself. However, we can never see beyond one side…: …: “What should we do? What should we become?!” we wonder! Still, one thing is certain…: It is the heavens that impel all…!: …!: Hmhmhm… Ahahahahahaha!*Swoosh.* : Sh-She vanished?! Cryptic wench…!: Hmph, leave her – she matters not. I have reached a decision, Sima Yi.: Indeed, what I should do in this world is…!  : It seems Al Azif has recovered several of her pages, including the ones depicting the Scimitar of Barzai… : Well, well. Kurou Daijuuji is doing quite nicely, I see.: Then I suppose it’s about time to raise the difficulty of this game.: Will you send them… the Anticross? : Indeed…: You appear to be enjoying this, Master.: I am. I am quite enjoying this, Etheldreda.: That one is unique: none other can make me burn with joy as I lie amid this endless spiral into the abyss.: This burning in my soul… However many times pass, I never tire of it.  Cut to the Hadou manor, Psy and Rachel have to give Denton credit for his ingenious solution to the previous problem. All due to his nonstop hard-work! As Joey approaches, Denton praises his masterful use of his battery – the Skrugg’s days are numbered now! Problem is… the battery broke. As Rachel sees it, the thing couldn’t withstand Heroman’s voltage and all circuits within got fried. Seems to Psy that the battery was kind of defective goods, then… Oh. But Rachel tells Denton to keep his chin up – failure is the father of success, and defeat is the mother of victory! And, in fact, Rachel would be happy to help him: Denton’ll have the ideas and she’ll brush them up. She’s certain that with their two brains working together, they’ll cook up some wonderful inventions. Sounds good to Denton, and Lina approves of the birth of a tag-team of geniuses. Speaking of tag-teams, Aesap is still blown away by Kurou and Joey’s amazing coordination in today’s battle. Goes to show the level of trust that exists between them, Lux sees, and Soushi notes that the Fafner team must also aspire to bolster their teamwork in preparation for future battles. Koyo isn’t down with that, though: he doesn’t need to work with Kazuki because he can save people without any help. And then he walks off, leaving Kazuki to ponder if he could ever come to trust Koyo and Soushi the way Kurou and Joey do with each other.  Nearby, Chiaki is bossing around Sonya and Makoto, having them haul materials around. Yes, their primary occupation is as operators, but this last battle was so rough on the Demonbane that all staff’s been ordered to help fix it up. And Chiaki tells Sonya to quit grumbling as she manages to work as both an operator and a mechanic just fine! Kurou is kind of worried, as the princess has just warned him to be more careful with her bot, and now he went way overboard again. Sonya figures Ruri must be livid right about now, and, speak of the devil, the girl arrives soon after. Kurou tries giving her an embarrassed “my bad”, but is quickly silenced by a BIG slap. That looks like it hurts a lot, Sonya notes! Ruri doesn’t say anything, though, only giving Kurou a tearful glare before walking off.  And over by the White House, the Union president is being visited by a rather odd man, who presents her with footage he and his peers collected from the battle at Arkham City. You can clearly see the infamous UX to have also taken part in it. The man identifies himself as Dr. Minami of Generous Industries, director of all R&D divisions and also the leader of their weapon development project with the Union army. Now, what is his purpose here today? Well, he points out that a group as questionable as the UX can’t be allowed to run unchecked. They are terrorists, remember? And now that the Alien Strike Squadron has been dissolved, the defense of their country should return to the capable hands of the Union Army! The president looks ill at ease but, at length, asks Minami what he has in mind. Aah, he was waiting for her to say that! Brunom1 fucked around with this message at 16:12 on Sep 28, 2018 |
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Elsa taking over Dr. West's cutin is kind of awesome.
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Jan 24, 2018 20:35
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Brunom1 posted:Koyo’s voice actor: Miyu Irino (other roles: Sora in Kingdom Hearts, Saji in 00 Gundam, Akito Hyuga in Code Geass and several more) Probably worth pointing out: Akito Hyuga comes from a Code Geass OVA, Akito the Exiled (one I keep telling myself to watch and never do, much like many other series), not the main series. It's misleading to just say "in Code Geass" here. quote:
Wrong portrait here-robo. Dr. West's cutin with Elsa was hilarious as were their interactions, I hope they appear more. And special victory animations with chains just look weird as hell, like it seems like it should finish there...and then there's one more attack.
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Cao Cao arrives!
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Brunom1 posted:We can’t say for sure if he was behind it, but the fact is this could really ramp up tensions between the Big Three Nations. Considering the SD Gundams in this game, this had me way more confused than I should have been Also, America route has Cao Cao, best route confirmed.
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Brunom1 posted:
I liked it better when it was called the Beck the Great RX3. But I guess if you're gonna steal, steal from the best.
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I laughed in-game when I saw Dr. West making the Skruggs leave immediately by means of a guitar riff. Seeing his actual reaction makes it even better. The fake Atlantis Strike was also pretty great - never did get to see the full animation myself, given he whiffed on everyone he tried it on. Oh, and a discotheque-related correction: Heroman's themes are reversed. Roulette is his default theme, Joey and Heroman is the event theme.
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EclecticTastes posted:I liked it better when it was called the Beck the Great RX3. But I guess if you're gonna steal, steal from the best. Also, Elsa is 1000x more entertaining than T-Bone and Dav could even hope to be.
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AradoBalanga posted:Counterpoint: Can Jason Beck do sweet guitar solos? No, he cannot. Therefore Doctor West's genius triumphs Mr. Beck's. Beck has better fashion sense and was also much more successful in his schemes than Dr. West ever was, also Demonbane is a bad series that only looks good right now because it's in SRW. Also I'll contend that Dr. West's guitar solos are adequate at best, regardless. 
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He should move his dead bones instead. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BnOUOkcr9c
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EclecticTastes posted:Beck has better fashion sense and was also much more successful in his schemes than Dr. West ever was, also Demonbane is a bad series that only looks good right now because it's in SRW. Also I'll contend that Dr. West's guitar solos are adequate at best, regardless. Listen just because we've skipped over Kurou winding up loving the pages of the Necronomicon before acquiring their power, doesn't make Demonbane a bad series. Also this game, while... mostly? True to the VN, does skip over a really loving important character pair Metatron and Sandaphlon I mean... the former is in the game and mentions the latter, but not in any way that they should be.
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Onmi posted:Also this game, while... mostly? True to the VN, does skip over a really loving important character pair Metatron and Sandaphlon I mean... the former is in the game and mentions the latter, but not in any way that they should be. To this day, I'm still not sure why they cut those two out. Metatron and Sandalphon were incredibly drat important. Poor Brunom, though. I recognize where those screencaps came from. Despite wholeheartedly agreeing that the VN is the superior Demonbane I would not wish having to deal with the hentai scenes on anyone.
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Is all of the art done by the same person? There is quite some contrast in portrait styles! Between the massive cast, disparate artwork and random pantyshots this looks like some kind of crazy stolen-asset fangame... I guess that's par for the course for SRW?
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Decoy Badger posted:Is all of the art done by the same person? There is quite some contrast in portrait styles! Between the massive cast, disparate artwork and random pantyshots this looks like some kind of crazy stolen-asset fangame... I guess that's par for the course for SRW? Speaking of panty shots, trivia time: UX is the first SRW game to feature panty shots, courtesy of Demonbane. Thanks, Demonbane! (And if you think the art styles clash here, check out any time the original TV Getter team pilots Armageddon's Shin Getter.)
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Decoy Badger posted:Is all of the art done by the same person? There is quite some contrast in portrait styles! Between the massive cast, disparate artwork and random pantyshots this looks like some kind of crazy stolen-asset fangame... I guess that's par for the course for SRW? Pretty much, SRW is pure fanservice and all the characters look like they stepped out of a different anime because that's exactly what happened. If you really want to see clashing art styles, go read the SRW Z LP in the archive: 
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 Choose to stay in Japan and everything progresses pretty much the same. Only difference is Richard mentioning that he’s worried about how quiet the Katous have been: they must be gearing up for something big. Arnie’s relieved, since staying here likely means he won’t run into Graham and Jin, and Saya says her piece to him. That said, we do get an extra scene after this one…   : ... : (Kouichi Hayase’s also joined JUDA, so there’s no reason for me to observe him anymore...): (It’s probably only a matter of time before I leave this school…)*Ding, dong!*  : Heeey, Kizaki!: (Huh? Kouichi Hayase?!): Um… There’s something that’s been bugging me since the last time we spoke…: You didn’t know the first thing about me, so I don’t see any reason for you to just come out and tag me a “violent thug”, you know?: …? Did you chase after me just to say that?: Yeah! I want you to take that back, you know?: ... That said, I still got this sinking feeling that we’ve met before...: SOOORYAAAAA!*Swoosh!* : W-Waaaaah! The hell…?!: Oho, you dodged my punch? That’s pretty good.: ?! You… you’re Domyoji! : Ah, you remember me? Much appreciated.: An acquaintance of yours, is he? You seem to have a lot of enemies.: No, I never met the guy! All I know is that he was a transfer student here; only he assaulted someone right after he came in and got sent to juvie… : Yeah, and I got off the joint last week. Word around the street’s you’ve been doing pretty nicely while I was gone.: Huh? What do you mean, “nice”…? : It wasn’t nice at all! We had the worst time ever because of you!: Furuya?! That was your own drat fault for starting crap with me to begin with!: See, that guy there, Furuya? He did me a solid way back when…: And when I heard someone was giving my buddy grief, well, I couldn’t just do nothing. : Urgh, what a pain... Listen, I dunno what place you got sent to, but I’m crazy strong, you hear?: … Sounds like fun!: Then suck on this! Haah!*Kouichi rushes him down!* : ! He’s fast…!: … Not! Haah!*Punch!* : What?! U-Uurgh…!: (It can’t be… He countered?! But Kouichi Hayase’s a Factor…!): Yeeeaah! You’re the best, Domyoji!: (Wh-What just happened?! A Factor’s supposed to have way stronger physical abilities than a regular person, right…?): I’ll admit that you’re strong AND quick, but you got no idea how to fight right.: But it ain’t in me to take things slow, so I’m gonna have to put you down pronto! : Armas?! You… Are you with the Katou Organization?!: Huh?! Hey, those things… ain’t those the guys who were on TV?! Duude, check it out! It’s really them!: Whaaat?! You didn’t call them…?: (He’s not a Factor, and he’s not with the Katou Organization either. Then…): (Is he simply strong?!)*The Arms step forward.* : Wh-What?! Are they coming after us?! : Heh-Heheheh… Ah, right, you can’t do jack when you’re up against robots!: Come! Linebarrel! : Th-The hell?! Wh-wh-wh-whuh…?!: (He called the Linebarrel?! Doesn’t he even care that there are civilians in the area?!): Whoa, I did not see this coming! You’re gonna fight those guys?! Lemme in on that bot too, dude!: Sorry, Domyoji… but this isn’t a game. : Heh…: Aaah, that was siiick! I just met someone awesome!: Look at that robot! Look at it!: …: (He didn’t even think twice before calling the Linebarrel right around civilians…): (Kouichi Hayase… you are positively despicable!)As for deployments, Kouichi, Saya and the Fafner kids are going out as event units, so we’ll go with this: Deceive Yamashita/Mike Arnie/Luna Moritsugu Joe Shinn Sun Quan/Rennie Shangxiang/Eida Tactician: Ylbora Just maximize the amount of people that can either fly and/or use Accelerate.  The ALVIS folks have just arrived at JUDA and present themselves to Ishigami, including Koyo, the newly-assigned Mark Vier pilot. Ishigami does note Maya’s surname and figures she’s Toumi’s daughter – she’s got no unit of her own, so she’ll be working as part of our support staff. Joe’s a bit surprised that they're all a bunch of kids, as he was expecting hardened vets to be flying special units like those. Shangxiang sniffs that Joe’s also too young to be rocking that attitude… but, as Lu Xun points out, she’s not exactly a grown lady either (Rennie wonders how old our Gundams friends actually are). Now, Ishigami would love to introduce them to one of JUDA’s fine pilots but, unfortunately, he’s in school. School? Yeah, turn out he’s about the Fafner kids’ age, so Ishigami hopes they’ll be fast friends. “They’ve also got kids like us fighting around here…?” Koyo ponders inwardly. That said, some rather worrying intel just came in about said pilot, so Ishigami would like to send Eida and Saya on a small mission.  : H-Hey… mornin’.: You again… what do you want?: Sorry if what happened back there startled you. That robot’s called the Linebarrel, see? And it’s kinda mine…: (“Yours”…?): I can’t really go into details, but I just wanted you to know…*Door opens!* : A-ha! Found you, Hayase!: Hrgh…! Domyoji… and Furuya?! What’dya want?!: Easy, there; we just figured we oughta set things right. Get to it, Furuya!: … I’m sorry, Kouichi!: Whuh?!: He told me everything that happened. How he was mad, got a bunch of guys to ambush you and they wound up getting their asses kicked instead.: I didn’t know any of that, but it don’t change the fact that I was his accomplice when I got talked into picking a fight with you. And I’m really sorry about that, Hayase.: A-Ah, no… I-It’s fine. I’m also sort-of to blame for all that, so…: Oh, really?! That’s just great, buddy!: (“Buddy”?!): Okay, and now that all bridges are fixed, we got a little proposition for you!: How about you let us be your support crew?: My what now…?: Listen, I’ve been thinking… You’re piloting that robot and fighting a bunch of bad dudes, so that would make you a CHAMPION OF JUSTICE, right? : Eeh, yeah, I guess you could say that…: …: It can’t be easy to do that kinda work and be a student too, so I figured we should do whatever we can to help you out.: (“We”? Oh, god, what do I do…? I’m getting dragged right into this mess…): Listen, I understand what you’re getting at, and I appreciate it… but are you really gonna put your neck on the line just to have some fun?: Not “some”! A whole LOT of fun!: …: Hah… Alright, sounds good! Glad to have you aboard!: (Wh-What… happened? Did they become friends just like that? I don’t get any of this!): You, too, girl. Let’s all put our hands together and make it official.: (Oh, nooooo!): HOLD IT!: ?! Wh-What?! SRW UX - Roaring Deathblow: You worms like making women cry, eh…?! I’m gonna make you pay for it in spades!: …: Um… And you are? : I’m Saya Asamiya, the local delinquent queen! O-Oh, wait, what I’m supposed to say is…: You don’t deserve to know my name!: …: You know her, Hayase…?: Erm… well… Yeah, kinda…*Door opens.*  : S-Sorry about that, Kouichi… This is not how this was supposed to go…: Eida?! Okay, what’s going on here?: And why’s Saya dressed like a schoolgirl and spinning that yoyo around? This some sort of prank I haven’t heard about?: …: U-Um… excuse me, but are you Eida Rossa, the idol singer?!: Yes, I am. Why do you ask?: I-I knew it! I’m a huge fan! Could I please shake your hand?!: Oh, of course! But, in exchange, can I ask you to keep quiet about this meeting here?: Absolutely! Aah, be still my heart! I’m never washing this hand again!: (Hah… Now there’s a side of him I didn’t think he had.): These girls are all your friends, Hayase? I’m sure not gonna get bored with you folks!: Well, isn’t that nice…: Risako?! What’re you doing in that corner?! : Oh, I’m just being left out… as always. But I’m already used to it, so it doesn’t bother me... no, sir, not at all…: B-But this really isn’t anything you need to worry about…: Hey, don’t do her like that, Hayase. Let her come along, will ya? The more girls, the better!: Huh? You mean it?! Yaaay!: Oh, brother…: And, you, the cosplaying chick – get in here too! Pulling pranks with your crew is way better than doing it solo, yeah?: …: Alright, folks! We’re gonna be busting our backs to help out Hayase, ya hear?!: I don’t really know what’s going on, but YEAH!: The Hayase Corps. has just been born!: (“C-Corps…” Someone save me…): Biingoo. I can put them to very good use… Yeeheeheeheeee… Cut to the Shangri-La, Dmitri isn’t too sure about letting Riku handle things and Sawatari has to agree with him. Tubs there used to be a huge terrorist, doesn’t trust others, doesn’t keep subordinates of his own… Sawatari doubts he’s suited to lead any op. Yulianne, however, disagrees: this op in particular is perfect for someone like him. Besides, the little piggy’s completely enamored with Katou, which makes him a wonderful pawn. Katou himself is well aware of how delusioned the kid is, but delusion can have great power. It’s for that reason Katou saved him… “However, the moment he mistook that delusion for actual ‘imagination’, he…” : Kouichi Hayase’s being targeted? And you were also sent here to keep watch on him…?: Hmhmm. Eida and I have been tasked with assisting you on your mission. : Eida’s with him right now, so we’re hoping we can meet up later and plan things out…: I understand. It’s a pleasure to be working with you both.: But… don’t you think that disguise is a bit out of place?: It is, isn’t it…? I was a bit doubtful myself…: Joe coached me on how to introduce myself, but the Major insisted on the outfit and the props…: You don’t have it easy, huh? Still, I think it best to point something out just to be sure…: A yoyo is not a weapon…: Come on, Kizaki! That’s the part you got a problem with?!: ?! You’re…!: Domyoji, what are you doing here…?!: I thought something was fishy with all that “prank” business, so I followed when Ms. Delinquent Queen here pulled you away.: What was all that talk about Hayase being targeted and you keeping watch on him?: Th-That was…*BOOM!* : Wh-What the?! : Yeeheeheee: A-A giant robot?! This really isn’t a prank, is it?!: That Arma... it’s the one with the explosive pellets that attacked Atami!*Grab!* : Aaah!: Kizaki?! Saya…!: Hrrgh…! L-Let us go!: What’re you doing with those girls, creep?!: Oh, nothing… I’m just giving them a lift… Yeeheee! Eeeheeheee!*Fly away!* : S-Stop! Kch… Who was that guy?! Cut back to JUDA, Ogawa tells us of the attack and the girls’ kidnapping by the Katou Organization – same crazy guy from the Atami ambush, even, says the intel. Ishigami expected them to go after Kouichi directly, but not to pull something like this. Richard groans at that insane terrorist from before being behind it, and Toumi’s surprised at how calm he is right now. Isn’t he worried for his daughter? Of course he is, but he knows enough to keep himself thinking straight. That said, as Ishigami points out, we’re dealing with someone who won’t hesitate to attack even civilians, so we need to be very careful. Ishigami also requests the ALVIS’ folks help with this and Soushi agrees: he still needs to check the Siegfried System now that it’s installed on the Elshank, but the Fafners will be ready to deploy and assist. Kazuki can’t believe how blasé he is with the two girls kidnapped but, as Soushi points out, they’ve both been trained for situations like this. Kazuki and the others should focus solely on the mission at hand. “Hmph, that’s exactly what I’d expect to hear from the guy who just watched Shouko kill herself to protect the island,” Koyo sniffs. “But we’re not mercs or soldiers. No one told us told anything about the Fafners or all the battles going on outside our island until now!” But Soushi fires back that that’s because Koyo and the others never cared to try and learn anything in the first place, content with the paradise they lived in. As it turns out, their island, their paradise, has always simply been walled off from the flames raging around them – and Soushi hopes they’ve understood that by now. Koyo doesn’t like being called out, but Shinn steps in and points out that this is hardly the time for bickering. Toumi agrees, saying that they should direct that energy towards rescuing the captives. “I know that. And unlike Kazuki and Soushi, I will get them both back safe!” Koyo harrumphs.  Back in town, Kouichi and Eida are in pursuit of Riku’s Arma – it looked like he went towards the Ōi Harbor. Kouichi asks that she go and meet up with the rest of our crew while he gets in the Linebarrel. Domyoji arrives right then, yelling that Saya and Emi got kidnapped – little late with that intel, of course. Kouichi tells him to stand back and beckons the Linebarrel… only the Machina doesn’t show up, despite his yelling. What the?  Location: Ōi Harbor – Abandoned Warehouse : What did you kidnap us for...?: Yeeheehee… Tell me, do you know about the bombing that happened in Shanghai five years ago?: In Shanghai? That’s the one where over twenty thousand people died, right?: Right-o. And you know who did it? Me, all by myself.: … Why would you do something as horrible as that?: To check my imagination, of course! The people who died then didn’t imagine for even one second that they were going to lose their lives in an explosion.: All of them figured that day was gonna go on, end, and then another one would come… In other words!: When that bomb went off, I exceeded the imagination of twenty three thousand, five hundred and two people!: …: You… do you not feel anything over what you did?! The value of the lives you took, the pain all those people went through… is that meaningless to you?!: Yup, it is. Because it’s my sacred mission to bring despair to those who cannot even imagine their own futures!: And, still, Kouichi Hayase dared to say that my imagination wasn’t “all that”!: And so I’ll make his life a living hell! I’ll make him suffer so much, he’ll pray for death!: You’re a monster…: I don’t have any problem with you personally, but you seemed to be good friends with him… So I’m gonna have to make you the instrument of my revenge! I’ll rain misery on him through you!: …: I presume you’re not aware that I’m with JUDA?: Hah! Well, that’s convenient! Then you’re not only a valuable hostage to Kouichi Hayase, but to JUDA too!: Then… you had no idea who I am when you kidnapped me, right?: Kizaki…: It doesn’t make any difference to me who you are. You’re his dear friend who’s been taken hostage, and I’ll blow off your arms and legs right in front of him. And then…: In that case, I’ll take the time to teach you just one thing.: Huh…? SRW UX - Linebarrel (Full Intro) : Reality… exceeds your imagination! Mission 14 (Japan Route) – The Black Executor  : …: Th-The Linebarrel?!: It can’t be! Kouichi Hayase’s supposed to be its Factor… What’s going on?!: (It’s been a very long time, Linebarrel…): There’s always only one Factor for any Machina…! : Let’s go, Linebarrel! Stabilize fields; then, activate counter-nanomachines! : Engage real-time teleportation in response to target’s movements at intervals 6, 7, 2, 3, 5, 8…! : …?! It’s turned black?! Still, that doesn’t change anything…!: …!: I don’t really get what’s going on here, but I just need to destroy the Linebarrel and it won’t matter! : Ooorgh! Wh-What was that?! : Lepton Vectrer, output stable. Internal pressure is green…: Saya…!: Kizaki, I won’t ask how you were able to summon the Linebarrel. : The only thing that matters right now is dealing with the enemy!: Thank you, Saya…: Hmph, so you got that jet to help you out. Big deal…! : Huh?! What’re you doing?! I thought I told you to hang back! : We understand, but these are direct orders from Cmdr. Katou. He told us to support the 8th unit… : He did?! Hmph, then I guess it’s fine… Just make sure you don’t get in my way!: I’m ending this now!
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 The game tells you to kill Riku, but you can also wait 4 turns and the plot will carry on regardless. That said, if you want his Skill Part, you’ll have to beat him before then; it’s not too difficult, though, because Emi and Saya both have decent morale and can support one another.  Linebarrel Override (Emi Kizaki) Pilot Skills: Factor Prevail L2 Support Attack L1 Support Defense L1 Spirit Commands: Alert Focus Mech Features: Sword 10% HP regen Override – activates at 130 morale, granting a chance to outright dodge any incoming attack (calculated by the difference between pilot and target’s skill stat – max of 40%). Also allows unit to teleport instead of moving on the map, negating any EN cost or rough terrain. Squad Bonus: Melee weapons’ power +100, Mobility +5 (Melee weapons +200, Mobility +20, S in Air, Range +1) Emi’s voice actress: Mamiko Noto (other roles: Suzuka in Endless Frontier, Lunar in Zero Escape, Oichi in Sengoku Basara and a billion more) Emi’s a pretty good pilot overall, having stats pretty much around Kouichi’s level – her evasion is WAY higher and her melee is somewhat lower, though. The Linebarrel Override loses the Executor shots meaning its range has gone down some (best now is 1-4, her weakest move), but, in exchange, lets Emi use the powerful Override attack and skill. Emi’s D-S.O.I.L. rate also has a lower baseline than Kouichi’s, but getting a clean hit on her isn’t easy – especially with that S in air. Seeing how our morale’s already good-ish and we have a limit of two turns, we’ll immediately set our sights on Riku and just let the mooks crash against our girls. SRW UX - Linebarrel: “Reality exceeds my imagination”?! What a load of bull! My imagination always, always—!: Your imagination is a delusion, nothing more… and you have no hope of defeating us!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDBk4FMh-PI SRW UX - Shadows that Rend Darkness: To fight is to etch the death… the pain you cause on others into your heart.: Someone who cannot even imagine that pain doesn’t deserve to be in any battlefield!: Hmph, what a windbag! And how’s anyone supposed to fight if they start fussing over stuff like that?! No, thanks!: Then it falls on me to etch the pain of those whose lives you stole into your heart… Actually, no – I’ll etch your own pain there!    So fast forward a couple of turns and he’s gone. SRW UX - Linebarrel    Downing Riku gets you a Kyushu Castella Cake. : Waaaaaagh!: You’ve lost. Now lay down your weapons and surrender!: H-Hmph! You actually think you beat me?! : Energy coefficient’s spiking! His…His unit’s powered up?!: Eeeheeeheee…! Take a look at the Yaoyorozu’s full power! My imagination’ll always get the better of you! : More reinforcements…?!: Now let’s hear you scream! I’ll enjoy watching you two plummet into despair! : Wh-Whaat?! : It’s… the Elshank?! : All troops, deploy! : We got here in the nick of time…! But what is that black Linebarrel…?!: Well, I don’t think it has a Phase Shift to lose, so… maybe it’s a Mk. II? : Is it you in there, Hayase?!: No… Emi Kizaki is piloting that Linebarrel. : Come again?! It’s Emi?!: I’ll explain things later, everyone, but we must first stop the Katou Organization…! : Yeah, we’re on it! They got a lot to answer for after pulling a stunt as cheap as kidnapping you two!: Your mission parameters have shifted from rescuing the hostages to eliminating the enemy units… Can you do this, Kazuki, Koyo?: Enemy units… but aren’t there people aboard those things?!: If you’re not up for it, then back off. I’m going in!: (Koyo…): Your target is the enemy command unit! Eliminate them with haste, troops! Riku’s, indeed, gained a slight boost to his mech’s stats but nothing major. Taking him down’ll end the mission so, if you’re keeping this path, you’ll want to take out all other mooks before going for him. I won’t, though, so I’ll just kill enough to build morale and then get rid of Piggles there. SRW UX - Tales of Mirisha ~ The Brave Legend  SRW UX - Future-Bound Fighting Spirit: I chose to be here precisely to put down monsters like you…: And, right now, I think I absolutely made the right decision!: Unfortunately, no, it was the wrong one. And why was that? Because you couldn’t imagine the future where you die at my hands!     SRW UX - Shangri-La: There’s a person piloting that unit! He’ll die if I shoot it down!: Calm down, Kazuki! Just make sure you don’t hit the cockpit directly and the pilot’ll be fine!: Whether they keep their lives or not depends entirely on your ability!: That’s easier said than done… I’m not that good a pilot!    SRW UX - Love Survivor  SRW UX - Tales of Mirisha ~ The Brave Legend    SRW UX - Linebarrel: The Yaoyorozu’s way more agile than it looks… I’m not letting you tag me! : You got a real big mouth, guy! But you better not sell the Deceive short! : That’s right. Underestimate us and it won’t end well for you!    SRW UX - Shangri-La: Hmm, I’ve never seen this mech before… Oh, well! It doesn’t really matter since it, and your future, will be in pieces very soon!: How… How can you take other people’s lives so easily?!   SRW UX - Love Survivor: Kidnapping girls is about one of the lowest things you can do!: There’s no such thing when it comes to fighting! All you got are different options with which to get what you want!: Hah, works for me! Then I reckon you won’t mind if I don’t worry about how much this’ll hurt you!   Koyo also has a line against the generics and one against Riku himself: SRW UX - Shangri-La: (Fighting people in order to save people… I need to take someone’s life in order to save another’s…?!): Your thoughts are in disarray, Koyo. Don’t think about unessential matters.: “Unessential”…?! That’s what you call worrying about people’s lives, Soushi?!-- : Taking hostages, wrecking a city… but I’m putting an end to your rampage right now!: Ooh, look at how much he huffs and puffs. I’ve got a future filled with despair with your name on it!  SRW UX - Linebarrel: You fancy yourself some knight in shining armor, coming in to rescue the captive princess? : Not at all. I’m here simply to rain on your parade.  SRW UX - Tales of Mirisha ~ The Brave Legend : There is no imagination at work here! All I see in your actions is the base destruction you’re causing!: I’m just opening the eyes of the foolish masses! Can’t you wrap your head around that?!    : How can you destroy so many lives without even batting an eye…?!: Oh, and how am I any different from you? How many lives did you take during that war, hm?: I never killed anyone just for the hell of it, though! Someone like you could never wrap his rotten head around the pain that comes from battle!   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syzFm4qln-I And, finally, here’s Emi’s best trick. : A-A-Aaaiiieee…! S-Someone help me please…!: Haah, haah… R-Relax…: The life of a man like you… is not… worth taking…: Rrgh…!  : Huh? What happened? The Linebarrel’s just turned white again… : It’s… stopped?: (Haah, haah… I knew it… continuous teleportation is just too straining…): Yee?! It’s shut down?! Then… there’s my chance!: Yeeheeheeeheeee! Now! Come on out! : What?!*Riku backs away.* : How’d you like that? I bet none of you imagined this, eh?! You always have to keep one last ace up your sleeve for— : …?!: Wh-What the?! Weren’t they on the same side…?! : They may be up to something! Do not approach them carelessly!: Hrgh… Th-This can’t be…! Wh-Why did you…?!*Beep.*  : Hey, there, Riku!: Sawatari… why…?: Kid, whoever told you to kidnap those girls, hm?: You got your imagination all wrong. Worse, that’s becoming a problem for our Organization’s goals.: B-But…!: So Hisataka told me if you went and stepped over the line... then I’d have to kill you.: N-No way…! The commander… Mr. Katou said…?!: And I got a message from him…: “You’re not the one with the most insight into imagination. And the reason for that is simple: you do not imagine yourself dying.” : Gch… Ggghh...!: KATOOOOOUUUUUU!!  : … : They retreated…?: W-Wait, hold on…! There was someone inside that robot, wasn’t there?!: How could they kill him that easily…? Weren’t they allies, even?!: Those were our enemies, and that’s how they operate; they’ll do anything if it suits their purposes…: B-But that’s…!: Horrible? Unacceptable? If you feel that way, then fight them with everything you’ve got. Fight and keep the lives of those you care about safe from them…!: …: Those I care about…: Looks like it’s all over, Hayase!: Sure, but… what’s going on? What’s the Linebarrel doing here?!: …!: Hayase, hold on! That’s…!: I called and I called and you didn’t show up, and now I find you here?! Why?! Answer me, Linebarrel!: Hey, look, the hatch is open!: …?!: …: N-No way…! What… How’s Kizaki piloting the Linebarrel?!*Flash!* : Kch…!: What is it?!: …: That’s it… I remember now…! I remember where I met her before…!: …?!: That day… three years ago… The last thing I saw before I died…!: It was you, Kizaki… you were inside the Linebarrel’s cockpit!: … : … : Something wrong, Kazuki?: Mr. Asuka… No, it’s just that… so much has happened so fast…: I can’t help but wonder that I might’ve been better off not knowing anything if things were going to get like this…: I see… but tell me something. Had you never found out about anything, what do you think you’d be doing?: Well… I’m pretty sure I’d still be at the island, working on graduating. And, then…: And then the people of ALVIS would’ve told you about the island’s secrets anyway. : …?!: One way or another, you would’ve wound up in the same place. The only difference would be whether you got there sooner or later. And, in that case, I think the better option is the one where you learned the truth of your own volition.: My own volition…?: Now, I really don’t like the word “Destiny”, but… if anything, we should at least try to choose what our destiny’ll be, right? : No matter how much hardship said destiny might have in store, what lets people keep on living despite everything is the fact that they chose their path in life…: Mr. Asuka… Cut to JUDA, Kouichi isn’t going to give Emi grief for keeping tabs on him, but her keeping quiet about being the Linebarrel’s Factor is a wholly different matter. “But even worse than that is the fact that you were aboard the Linebarrel when I died! You might as well have killed me with your own hands!” Kouichi yells and Emi’s taken aback. “Kizaki, you… you’re despicable…!” Ishigami speaks up and says he’s entitled to be angry, and asks that Emi give them the room. As she leaves, Ishigami promises to tell him everything he knows.  By the hangar, Shizuna’s a bit miffed that Domyoji got brought over to JUDA; from what Lu Xun was told, it was his due to exigent circumstances and his “duty as part of the Hayase Corps”? But more important than that is how we now have a Machina with two pilots. Mike and Damian don’t see the big deal, pointing out that the Deceive has both twins aboard, right? Sure, but the Deceive is only a two-seater due to a unique system JUDA had to put together for it. Furthermore, a Machina comporting two people and outright have two FACTORS are completely different matters. Curious and curiouser. Maki reports that tests have confirmed that Emi is, without a doubt, a Factor of the Linebarrel… but it seems the bot itself is rejecting her. “Or perhaps a better way to put it would be that the Linebarrel is trying to keep her from fighting. That’s the impression I got,” Maki corrects himself. Zhou Yu asks if he means the Linebarrel has a mind of its own, but, unfortunately, this is all speculation. They still don’t understand the cause, but it’s for that reason that she wasn’t able to pilot the Linebarrel for long. Rennie figures that’s why she, albeit clearly reluctantly, had to let Kouichi take over as the Machina’s pilot. Maybe but, as Joe points out, her killing Kouichi back then is a wholly different issue here. But Moritsugu steps in: “No, Emi Kizaki was not the one responsible for killing Kouichi Hayase. It’s true that she was aboard the Linebarrel at the time of his death, but that had absolutely nothing to do with her.”   : “Nothing to do with her”…?! But she—! : She was asleep, inside the Linebarrel, throughout the whole incident. : When she came to, she’d lost practically all her memories…  : Her memories…?: She didn’t understand what was going on at the time – she couldn’t. But when she saw you dying, she, in tears, begged the Linebarrel to save you. And, so, you were reborn as a Factor…: …: What the hell… all the secrets you’ve been keeping, and you still figured you’d keep quiet about the most important thing?: But, from what you guys said, if your life is connected to the Linebarrel…: Then so is Kizaki’s life, since she’s also the thing’s Factor, yeah?: Huh…?: Meaning, if you keep on fighting with the Linebarrel, you’d also be keeping her life safe, ain’t that right?: …?!: It’s just as he said, Hayase. Emi Kizaki’s life has been in your hands from the moment you became a Factor.: Her… Her life is in my hands…? : (I’m despicable…? I suppose I am…): Kizaki…: Hayase…: Mr. Ishigami told me pretty much everything, so… Listen, I’m sorry for what I said back there… I shouldn’t have called you that…: I’d no idea I was responsible for your life… I risked the Linebarrel so many times… : You don’t owe me any apologies. I’m the one who kept quiet about everything – it was easier for me that way.: But…: I… I was afraid that you’d walk out on me if I told you…: I can’t pilot the Linebarrel for long periods of time, so I wouldn’t be able to survive this battle by myself…: …: And, yet, all this time I just looked at you with cold, uncaring eyes. I’d been judging whether you were “suitable” to be entrusted with my life... : But I’m not in any position to judge you, not after what happened… Still, I… I can’t ask this of anyone but you…: Kizaki…: Hayase…: Please… Please protect me! : …?!: …: I won’t put you in a position where you have to pilot the Linebarrel again…: Rather, I promise I’ll learn to handle the Linebarrel even better than you…! I…: I will protect you!: …!: …: Okay…! And back to ALVIS, Yumiko’s a bit surprised at how quickly the UX and JUDA fielded the kids. From what Kariya sees, the Siegfried System terminal is doing just fine – this just greatly expanded the Fafners’ range of operations. Regardless, they left the Fafners in our care, so we can deploy the bots at our discretion. A more urgent matter, Makabe reminds them, is relocating Tatsumiya immediately, while the Federation isn’t trying anything. Hazama reports that while there aren’t any issues with the system itself, Kariya did find something a bit worrying in the path they were going to take. She puts it up on screen: they found an island three hundred and fifty kilometers due north of their current location. It seems to be uninhabited but it looks just like Tatsumiya. As Makabe knows, their island wasn’t the only one made for the Arcadian Project, though none of the participants were allowed access to information regarding the other islands. But why is it uninhabited? Maybe it was abandoned halfway through the project, or maybe something happened that killed all its people. We need to figure out what’s what, which means getting a team sent in to investigate. Makabe orders Soushi contacted and an urgent recall order sent to the Fafners. Whatever could be up with this other Tatsumiya? Brunom1 fucked around with this message at 16:14 on Sep 28, 2018 |
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So. I should probably start reading the Linebarrels manga before we get too much farther, huh?
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NotBrunom1 posted:
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Jan 26, 2018 23:09
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: HOLD IT!
: You worms like making women cry, eh…?! I’m gonna make you pay for it in spades!
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"Just don't shoot the cockpit and it'll be fine. Don't you know Fafners work on Kira Yamato rules?"
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Sawatari is such dick that I kinda love it, especially when it's directed at a deserving target like Riku.
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Jan 26, 2018 23:35
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HitTheTargets posted:"Just don't shoot the cockpit and it'll be fine. Don't you know Fafners work on Kira Yamato rules?" More like:  : I don't wanna kill the pilot!: Then git gut. Bend it like Jesus.: 
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Jan 26, 2018 23:42
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Brunom1 posted:More like: Be honest, how long have you been waiting to use that?
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Jan 26, 2018 23:50
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Alacron posted:Be honest, how long have you been waiting to use that? I've no idea what you're talking about. Maybe I'd already used and no one noticed!
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Brunom1 posted:Richard groans at that insane terrorist from before being behind it, and Toumi’s surprised at how calm she is right now. Isn’t he worried for his daughter? Of course he is, but he knows enough to keep himself thinking straight. Toomi isn't talking about herself here, considering both Maya and Yumeko are safe (as safe as you can be when you're a Fafner character, anyways...), so that should probably be a he. Hellioning posted:So. You should've started years ago man, it's good. Go read it. Sadly the translation is still incomplete but it's one volume or so before ending so you have a long way to go before the LP catches up to it, if this game even has the full story. Alacron posted:Sawatari is such dick that I kinda love it, especially when it's directed at a deserving target like Riku. He's only getting more dickish, and more enjoyable. Plus Riku totally deserved the betrayal, yeah. I have little to say about the chapter itself, it's very much how it went in the series beyond the usual stuff added for gameplay and/or crossover purpouses. But... man, they didn't do the Linebarrel Override's animations very well. Even Override itself looks bad. I guess that shows how it was Banpresto's first time with the unwieldy 3DS.
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For a guy so obsessed with imagination, Riku's plans and lines are pretty cliche. I'm glad the damsels in distress freed themselves and kicked rear end well before the cavalry showed up. Also every time Arnie shows up I remember he's the actual protagonist and Richard is a retired mentor who got out of the cockpit before his inevitable death on the battlefield. Savvy, that man.
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GimmickMan posted:Also every time Arnie shows up I remember he's the actual protagonist and Richard is a retired mentor who got out of the cockpit before his inevitable death on the battlefield. Savvy, that man. I know! That's honestly kinda impressive. I severely doubt it's gonna save him, but he tried.
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Blaze Dragon posted:Toomi isn't talking about herself here, considering both Maya and Yumeko are safe (as safe as you can be when you're a Fafner character, anyways...), so that should probably be a he. Unfortunately, the manga itself wasn't even finished by the time UX came out, so we won't be going through all the way to the official end of that plot-line (which, unfortunately, means we miss out on the slick final mission upgrades - I don't think the manga had even revealed them yet). And, yeah, it's clear that they weren't used to working with the 3DS engine quite yet, especially when you compare to the Override attack we got in L, a graphics engine the portable team had already been using for a long while: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvrCs5gMXGU I've a mind that this attack goes on for a bit too long (the slash/teleport bits could've been sped up), but it still looks pretty nice. Then again, UX Kouichi never actually gets THIS Override attack to use freely, so maybe that's another reason why they didn't put too much effort into it. All that being said, I've always been able to forgive less-than-jaw dropping graphics if everything else is good and, in my opinion so far, UX is certainly delivering there. Edit: watching that video again, I found myself humming to the BGM. Is this what Stockholm Syndrome is about? Brunom1 fucked around with this message at 15:50 on Jan 27, 2018 |
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