Here is our first introduction to marine units. I opt for the Merman, well, because I'm cheap. Luckily, with some careful maneuvering, you can still take down the Lizardmen, and then we are able to heal up and join up to face off against Lance's charge on the bridge. While all of this is going on, we have Thorn focusing on the objective while Jessica is off in the middle of nowhere. Good help is so hard to find (when you're cheap) ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6xGtsKzIFg
We have arrived at the enemy stronghold. They have lined their forces up to stop us, but I can cut through them like a hot knife through butter. Part way through the assault, Lance shows up, and the story is supposed to play out differently if he survives (he committed suicide, you all saw it!) somehow. Anyway, once we've cut through the fodder here, we can move onto the enemy king and bring this all to an end...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmUh4CZMS_Q
And if we decide to bail before learning about the game, we land in a strange place where Beatrix can pass for a Hannah, Nikolas for a Luke, and so on. I don't know if Teofilo is doing his own voice or not, but he is the one who flips the switch so to speak, so there is that.
Neat fact, this execution is not actually possible. If the oxygen is removed from the room, even with a mask, Teo's lungs would have been ruptured, and he would need a bottle of supplied air even if he had a suit to protect himself from exploding.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA26LseuucU
In the event you wanted to see the three ranked 5s games from yesterday, here they are cut from the rest of the video. I am not in comms with any of them, which leads to some issues in the first game. After that, we start doing the tri-lane bot. However, with the Lucario nerfs coming out later today, they will need to find a new solo laner if this strategy is to persist.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BuChpm1FNg
Opting to do the story immediately, we now explore the island with the NPCs from Partitio's story available. Beyond just the people on the island, make sure you track down Floyd, Thurston, Roque, Alrond, Alrond's Butler, and Wil as they could not be interacted with in the past. There are even sidequests involving Floyd and Alrond that you can do to net a bit of extra gear that I will be using for quite some time. If you're wondering, NPCs from Ochette's story are up for grabs too, but we need to find where they're hiding. Give me a few videos for that...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IEz6RsMCaU
People may be expecting something different with the title, but in fact this is the part that links to Ace Academy. Sadly, I only really remembered our mech, the one that mattered, but three of the four do come up. However, we are winding down to where the game is currently developed, so we will need to see how much more mileage I can get before I need to hop over to something else.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqCZVrgcySY
I need to get this video out before continuing Reverie as there is a reference to it when you're allowed to explore Crossbell. Here, we need to substitute for Mishy and get to meet the man under the costume. Additionally, Tio tags along to keep us honest...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ1LkEcg-lY
This map is basically just the last obstacle before we reach our destination. We get a little information about the map we had just cleared, namely about how the necromancer from that map fits into the bigger picture. There will be a bit more to come in the set of maps ahead of us, but nothing truly earth-shattering. The game is trying to go through the motions and I'm trying to continue the ride a bit longer.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdL8bRSV7QM
One of the newer monsters has hopped onto the chopping block and I am more than happy to oblige. Zinogre has a few breakable parts, such as his face, back, and claws, but he also has a unique gathering spot on his back when he is on his side. Sadly, you are more likely to get his claws as carves or target rewards rather than capturing, and quite a few things use them, so this is definitely a monster I farmed quite a bit off camera to get the stuff I need. You may need some of his stuff for weapons too, so luckily he isn't as annoying as some of his peers...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFb2i65hEYo
I did not mean to end this on a cliffhanger. With that out of the way, the trip ends and we return home to resume daily life. Erilynn spends her time pondering the amulet and trying to figure out who may have had it. Other than this, she opts to get her volunteer work out of the way, which brings a new fleabag into the group. This game is going to the dogs...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlIheeO5VcM