Deep Rock Galactic (with Phoenix) - Egg Collection
Things were going great until I started recording, and to conclude the night, we wanted to do a simple egg mission where we could be in and out rather quickly. Instead, Bet-C makes an appearance in a confined space, and then we have to deal with the raging roid before being able to conclude the mission. Sadly, due to the brevity of everything, we didn't even get much use out of Bet-C either. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUrwRxdH1wk
I hadn't been aware that this was coming as an opening was a stretch goal. However, I don't think this is the opening that the developer wanted as the copyright flag on the music suggests this is not a custom theme for the game. You can see the three route girls here and you get some landscapes. It also makes sure not to reveal too much of the things to come, so there's that too.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-L14q8EpAk
Here is the chapter where we finally learn about Harvey's plot, but we cannot settle things with him just yet. We get to explore the depths of the library, and having already watched Full Metal Alchemist, it was very much a scene of deja vu. Overall, this is probably one of the better chapters with a better balance of dungeon, story, and then the chapter closing fights. My only complaint is with the stupid black fire/burn status. I recorded this long enough ago that I can't remember if there is a way to remove it or if you have to let it time out, but I am fairly sure that you cannot prevent it.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xpQbJ9Qd-k
Another event quest, another monster I have literally everything for. Here, I'm just gunning the thing down and moving onto the next quest as we get ready to wrap things up.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV8PDVA0sXE
Having reached the end of Yoshiki's route, we hop over to Katashi's, which requires us to win the Bidding War. As a twin must die, this time Beatrix bites the dust, going out in an amazing blaze of glory. It is a short video overall, but we need to make some preparations for Vampire Children as things play a little differently than with Yoshiki...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goeRrMGz9kM
The time has come for the Anguis battle most have been dreading. We make our way to Stargazer's and smash the archaisms at the door to gain entry. Fighting our way to the top, we find the bell being guarded by Arianrhod. This is one of the many fights that is not required to win, but the reward for doing so is immense.
For the first half of the fight, Arianrhod is barely interested, but when you manage to break her helmet, she refreshes herself and gets serious. She does have the means to hit dodge tanks, so there is no real cheese strategy that can be used here. Still, having the dodge tank can serve as a good decoy, so I recommend having one while using a team of mages to pound on her. Tio is a must as you will need to use her S-Craft to negate Arianrhod's S-Craft, and Tio is one of the best casters in the game.
Also, I have spliced in the losing dialogue for the fight into the end of the video for those who want to see it. I remember when I did the losing then the winning dialogue from Sky 3, most people skipped the winning one...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NOUG0v68EA
In order to prove Aria's innocence, we must go through the deaths one by one to find the exact causes. There will be a lot of back and forth as we do so, as there seem to be quite a bit of details that are being obscured. Perhaps upon completion, we will discover the motive to this web of intrigue as not everything is as it initially seemed...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwBMje4Dglk
A double dose of Max vs. Grit today, and this one has a little more length to it. In this particular map, there is a bottleneck in the bottom left that Grit needs to defend and a large patch of rough terrain on the top right. Due to the rough terrain, it is a little difficult to approach from the right, but there is a base about half way between the two HQs that you can seize.
On the other side, I recommend grabbing an APC and sending an infantry to cap the base immediately so you have a forward stronghold to attack from. Once that is secured, you need to immediately strike the bottleneck to seize it, then you have an open route to push into Grit's territory. By the time you have this side completely secured, reinforcements from the opposite should be arriving, allowing you to complete the pincer. The faster you strike, the safer things can be. Just watch out that Grit can shoot at stuff around your HQ with a rocket north of his HQ. You should only run into this problem if you take too long to go on the offensive.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAbc7IJvFuE
This is the beginning of the severely annoying minigames that are about to come and what I suspect was the dealbreaker in shipping this game west originally. We have to play three games with Adder to unlock an area to explore where we know the Hero went. All of these are memory games, which if you're recording like I am and willing to cheat, can be extremely easy to beat, but if you want to do them legitimately they are very painful.
First, you have to remember his phrase, with whatever errors that are present. Then you have to play a musical game where some of the things are barely any different. Finally, you just have to remember his face in a split second, which is easier than it sounds. With all of this out of the way, the final of the locked areas is unlocked and we can explore the remainder of the world (Bali Bali Island excepted for now).
I wrap things up in the Tropical Forest rounding up easy to find souls, but I do lose audio here. It slightly comes back in the next video, but it won't be until the one after that where I completely locate the issue.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MMWNhMwue4
If you have beaten Argres, you will be able to fight past where the bad ending stops. Ishmelga will be completely contained and unable to infect everyone around it. Then you will commence the real final boss fight, which is a 3 team battle. Make sure to scan everything here if you want the trophy.
Note that I have one more video to upload before just doing some random bits and pieces of the game. We have to set the stage for the coming game after all...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2HPfO0-eYE