I hadn't been able to play this for sometime due to bad net over the summer, but I finally got the time to update it up, and oh boy is it still a ton of fun. Despite the latest english patch not working at all. Actually that may be an advantage as it seems I'm finally being able to recognize some japanese characters here and there.
So who else around here is playing it? I know that Kuromaiken also has a character as well, altough since I have no idea on how to contact other players, I haven't been able to meet him in-game for quite some time now.
Right now leveling up my Braver class which is a ton of fun, in particular as I already unlocked multiclassing and can add Force support for heals and whatnot. Both katanas and bows deal a lot of damage if you just get your timings right and I get to switch between ranged and melee depending on my situation/mood.
My Mag still hasn't evolved because I really don't have much patience for the feeding minigame, and most of my skill points remain unspent due to being unable to decide on an optimal build (altough I got 3 free retraining passes), plus I'm still not very sure how the weapon upgrading system works, yet I'm still able to clear out most missions being thrown at me. Just gotta keep dodging, hiting the enemy weak points, and healing whenever I get hurt.
I must say I really like the enphasis on timed missions, puting an enphasis on always pressing on while dealing as much damage as possible. Also the fact that dying doesn't wear down your equipment, but rather prevents you from geting S rank on that mission. No promotions for those that fall in the line of duty!
Also something pretty cool that hapened to me the other day:
While leveling up my Braver class I took a mission to slay the Vol Dragon that usually resides at the end of a lava cave.
I'm butchering my way trough said caves when suddenly "Emergency Code: Duel!"
And Vol Dragon himself bursts out from a nearby wall. Full final dungeon boss stats. While I'm surrounded by regular mooks. In the middle of a bunch of lava pools, that aren't found in the "normal" Vol Dragon lair. Cue epic battle as I have to take care of the mooks while dodging Vol Dragons attacks and evading the lava pools. Oh, and due to mission requirements I can only use katanas so I have to keep close and personal!
Also due to the great character creator and all kind of crazy equipment pieces, walking around the main ship sometimes feels like being in the mid of a cosplay event, in the good way.
Anyway here's some videos of my latest play session for those of you who never played it and would like an idea of the game (also showing off my uber skillz to those that do play
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