Lunar Threads

I finally finished FFX2 (I got caught for non-game reasons, I didn't have much time free to play consistently, so I'd just spend 20-30min here or there levelling up while I had a break, but it wasn't enough time to proceed to a place to progress the story). Really enjoyed that. I'll go back and play...

I vaguely remember from Wind Waker speedruns that most in the speedrunning community consider selection of version to be part of the challenge (iirc, the Italian version of Wind Waker is optimal for this.... or maybe that's just from remembering "Pausa... Pausa... Pausa..." over and over w...

Oh neat y'all also linked to the YouTube videos in the notes. Thanks; this will be interesting to watch! I don't think I'd try to ever go for a record myself, even for something like an RPG that might not need the kind of pixel-/frame-perfect precision that like platformers might need, but it would ...

Which means we should finally be able to find the Dark Scimitar for real this time. I can tell you its Item #90 (0x5A) I've located the file containing chest information on Saturn (of course it wont be found there though since thats a jp release), haven't tried to figure out the equivalent file on ...

Hey a request, just for convenience, could you link where the top times/routes are posted?

I actually don't know the best place to go for them, I just know (from watching YouTube/Twitch streamers) that something like that exists because I see people bringing it up a lot.

Thanks!

There is a common trend now of people selling games to themselves at high prices to jack up the expected price on other auction sites. (Note: If the video game resale market were regulated like more high-profile collectibles, this would actually be considered illegal as it's equivalent to wash tradi...

So I fought the same enemy you're describing in Illusion Woods, the one that summons copies of itself ad nauseam. After defeating about ten of them and there still being three, I used Chance Dice and Ronfar rolled a 12. He immediately KOed himself and Lucia, leaving Hiro to (narrowly) finish the fi...

See more proof that everyone used magic to survive going up to Zulan. That's easier to manage than, like, sprites changing costumes everywhere.

Yooo this looks really good!

Apologies if you've already answered (I haven't had time to check the 2:40 video), but do these speedruns require anything like glitch exploitation or major skips? Curious also if there are differences involved in localization that are used to do any exploits (basically like how the Lemina Bug is on...

Another thing decompiling can do is make it a lot clearer things that were originally removed, hidden, or otherwise obscured in the game. Certain stat behavior, character/enemy behavior, items or spells, etc..

Which means we should finally be able to find the Dark Scimitar for real this time.

Finished Gate. Really would've been nice for another season or two, but it ended at a satisfying point instead of having too many loose threads. The... pro-military/pro-JDSF propaganda part got a bit more bothersome when they introduced a two-bit journalist character for like half an episode, but th...

Huh well, I guess it's fortunate that PS3 was basically the generation I skipped on entirely (well PS2 too, technically, didn't have one until me and Jenner moved in together), since I have a dozen ways to play PS1 games already.

For the first time in ages I'm starting to watch a new (for me) anime series: Gate. I'm actually really enjoying it. What hooked me was the premise "what would happen if a fantasy army tried to go against a modern military... exactly what you'd expect", and going beyond the obvious militar...

So... I actually took "advantage" of the Pandemic to finish the PS1 version of Eternal Blue, which now sits as just my second most favorite RPG (just behind DQ 9). There was a bit of a hiccup along the way, though... turns out that the PS3 can't switch discs when promoted to do so and I h...

A great thing about Virginia is that customized license tags are incredibly cheap (only $10 initially and then renewing registration has no added cost thereafter), which is why they're so ubiquitous here.

Eh.... disappointing yes but not unexpected. Honestly though that lineup looks worth it -- I have several games already on that list, but a few more (notably Shining Force, Three Kingdoms, Shin Megami Tensei) I don't have and this seems like a convenient way to try them. And not having to set up my ...

露娜传 Luna Biography without the R in lunar? Link https://store.steampowered.com/app/2082480/_/ Made by 艾露比工作室 Aruby's studio (Ai Ruhi Workshop) released this year in 2022. Looks like they ripped assets from all over the place including a wallpaper from Kaguya-Sama: Love Is War! Hm, games pulling ass...

I can't really comment on faces (not as good at recognizing distinctive styles there), but I do have to say that the outfits are definitely on-point with evoking Lunar's aesthetic. It looks great.

At long last I'm finally playing FFX-2 (HD Remastered version).

I haven't played FFX. The only things I knew about the first game going in were character names, the soundtrack, and Tidus' laugh.

Really enjoying it so far. I find myself identifying with Yuna a lot.