I have a ten video limit, remember, so unless I feel I'm close to the end I'll probably end at the ten mark, despite whether I enjoyed a game or not.

As for the battles, it... well, it was the music that put me off so much that I just didn't want to bother with them. I'm actually pretty shocked about how much it affected my wanting to battle. I've since changed it, though I haven't had time to play in the last few days, but I'll try to get more done tonight.

I did realise about certain combos but I don't like being stuck using the same moves over and over and over. It's boring, so I experiment. Yes, I already knew about that High-crit/Attack combo but filler battles shouldn't take so long even with said skills (and remember I did use it at the start but it really didn't do much for me, especially when you consider that Criticals are random and some people just don't have the lucky touch.)

In the case of random certain (it's what I call it) it's hard to balance since it is random. It would have been a better idea to use a sure certain instead, but then again, my opinion.

I'd also like to point out that I WILL NOT use meta information. I rarely use guides of any kind when I play any game and I won't be using yours, so if I stumble through boss fights blindly it's because you haven't given me the information I need in game, where it should be. NPCs or books or character conversations or cutscenes or any number of things can be used to impart this information but just having a file outside the game does not equate information given. Sorry, but it just doesn't count.


And don't worry, the spider boss is NOTHING compared to some of the bosses in "How to be Funny" or that fucking magician in Depression (;.;). I had to nerf some of them to pieces. At least I'm quite sure Spider is beatable with the correct application of skills and luck, it's just a little annoying that it's become a roadblock for me when I want to see the rest of the story and how it pans out. If I nerf it a little it's because I'm anxious to see the next part... which is a good thing in this case. ^.^


(Also, I have it on good authority that my mind will either be broken or be able to claim unbreakable status by the end of this judging since I still have Rhyme's game to go. Which I am keeping for last... because I agreed to play it on the Insane setting.

I must be a masochist. orz )

Whoa, dude, I didn't say it was hateable! /me hugs
Just a little frustrating at times... I liked the story and the concept a lot. Did you watch the last video? I had positive things to say too~

As for game finishes - I'm almost there. I wasn't very well yesterday at all, so I wasn't in the right frame of mind, but today! I feel a lot better. (It comes and goes.)

Just remember that if I say something it's to help and that it's not really indicative of score. Unless, like, I glow all over dat game, in which case, welp!

Actually, I start off with a hopeful and positive attitude towards each and every one, but after a while some kinda dragged me down and made me frustrated in some ways. That said, each has things I liked and didn't like, so don't think just because I seemed to rage with a few it means I didn't like them at all or found them absolutely horrible. Hell, I really liked the concept of yours and when I LP/J/T keep in mind that I say stuff off the fly - I don't self-edit at all (or much) so the real thoughts are those at the end after the credits roll, and even then, after playing them all, I find some that I played before to be boosted a bit in my mind.

For example, Depression has actually gained a few points IMO since playing others, since I could actually beat enemies as long as I didn't stray too far from my level zone and the battles, whether they killed me or not, were over pretty fast. Also, saving anywhere helped a shit-ton. Thank you. Thank you so much for that.
/me looks back at Depression kinda fondly

Yeah, that aside, I have pulled an all-nighter just to catch up a bit more. I've not uploaded the videos yet, but I've managed to complete Kampong, Nachtheulen and ovnogesl and am pretty far into both Illusions of Loyalty and Seamus. I'll try to finish Seamus tonight, and IoL, though I'm afraid I kinda rage-quit that one after the plant boss... well, I'm going to have to nerf that one.

For the record, I really feel bad about having to nerf some of these games to get past the bosses and beat them. It feels really bad to have to do so and I wince every time I do it, because I know that it's terrible, but for an LJ I can't justify either cutting out whole battles (because there might be lessons in there somewhere), nor having 12 episodes of me trying to get lucky enough to get past a boss. Which is why I edited only superficial things like percentage of hits and the stats a little more evenly.

Even using skills and abusing them I seem to be getting slaughtered and I really think that even on easy mode the bosses would be too hard. Especially one that is made up of three plants that all damage, protect each other, stun, deal huge damage, poison, revives the one that's killed, ups defence, heals all the damage you do in one turn and deals full-party attacks.

It's just too much all at once, especially when you're stuck with just 6 attacks each character and some don't do any damage. I mean, what good is the one that lowers enemy evasion? And if you get constantly stunned so that you die before you can use Wilders' special combo...

Yeah, there's just a little bit too much and no leeway for doing the wrong attack or just plain bad luck. You can say I'm bitching but I guess I expect a little more lenience in accidentally doing something wrong. Even on hard mode. Oh god, Rhyme's game is gonna slaughter me, isn't it? >.<;

Well, back to the grind (no pun intended).

I'm used to games where MP is limited. I've been burned, man. I've been burned. That said, I'm endeavouring to use MP in certain games like DD (my latest play has me using it all~) and IoL, though I find most of the MP skills aren't that great in that game.

I mean, the one I'm currently playing - Seamus - has me using MP... that doesn't regen so I'm getting into trouble with it. ;.;

See, I loosened up my MP usage and now it burns me. :<

I don't remember being told I could regen it in DD or IoL, but I might have been distracted at the time (or accidentally pressed the button). Perhaps highlighting it if it were mentioned would be a neat idea, so it stands out in text? (There's a lot of information text in DD)

But yeah, most people are trained not to use it just in case they need it later. I guess I'm the opposite of item hoarders - the MP hoarder. >.<;

Liberty's actually the most lenient of the judges or anyone I've seen. She liked games that I found tedious and almost rage quitting. ._.);