Still playing Xenoblade X. Finally reached level 50 to upgrade to stronger Skells, the old ones started to feel weak. And at this point I can definitely confirm that I appreciate the game more than I did on the Wii U. I passed the 100 hour mark, which is usually where I start getting tired of a game, but it hasn't happened yet. On the Wii U, I had a much worse time because I front-loaded all the exploration as soon as I got the flight module. Patience is the way to go!
I'm adequately deep into Wild Arms 2 now and I have to say that this game is surprisingly easy. It already has a very low encounter rate for this era of RPGs and you can 'cancel' them if you're a higher level than the enemy. I do that 95% of the time and I'm still strong enough to one-shot enemies with magic they resist. Even the bosses barely pose a challenge, especially when they have an elemental weakness. I wonder if that's ever going to change?
I also picked up Pokemon Lazarus after some idiots gave it unintended publicity and it's pretty good. I like how it's a Gen3 romhack using Gen2 visuals, that's very different from anything I've seen before! But I'm also learning that I can't play normal Pokemon games the intended way anymore. If I don't nuzlocke them, I have to pre-select a team of six and get them as soon as possible, and with the built-in cheat codes I was at least able to do that. I tried to play the vanilla way until the second gym, but I just can't do patchwork teams anymore. And as an Infinite Fusion player, not having access to over 200.000 Pokemon just doesn't feel right anymore. I've been spoiled, I can't help it!
Ich hab's in den frühen 2000ers gemacht. Ich bin aus Schleswig-Holstein nach NRW gezogen und in der neuen Schule konnten einige Schreibschrift überhaupt nicht lesen (9.Klasse Gymnasium!), also hab ich wieder umgestiegen.
Still working through Xenoblade X. Finally got the ability to fly! I remember when this happened on the Wii U, I was so excited I took the test robot you're just supposed to fly out to a rock and back around the entire world instead. It's one of the reasons why I love this game, how many big open world games allow you to fly freely like that? Though I definitely overdid it and made myself run out of world to explore back then, so I'm taking it slow this time. Just patched up the holes in my satellite system for now.
Wild Arms 2 is also progressing smoothly. It's weird how many small things I remember, but important events feel completely new to me!
Monster Hunter Wilds introduced Arch Tempered Nu Udra recently and once again, it hits pretty damn hard! The Switch Axe's most powerful attack gives you Super Armor and that's actually causing problems here! One of his attacks will just flat-out kill me because it doesn't knock me back and thus hits me multiple times! And if he winds up that attack after I've already started charging mine, I'm just stuck anticipating a death I know I can no longer avoid. Which means I need to exercise restraint, a word that doesn't exist in the brain of a Switch Axe user!
Uh... Greatest Economy? During this recession, when people can't afford food because nobody has money, while it is entirely being hogged by your billionaire friends!?
This not-quite Lumiose City is home to newly discovered Mega-Evolved Pokémon and other Pokémon not usually found in Lumiose, some of which can exceed the normal limit of Lv. 100 with hyperspace levels.
The way they phrase it sounds like Planned Obsolescence to me. "Catch a new team of DLC Pokemon because your beloved old ones won't be able to participate in the new feature!"
Mostly Xenoblade X this week. I forgot most alien races that come to your city, but I remembered every single one of them and what they were all about the second I saw them. I definitely forgot that pretty much all of them join at almost the same time. That was a veritable explosion of side quests!
Wild Arms 2 is progressing steadily, too. Contrary to Xenoblade X, I absolutely do not remember most of what is happening in this game. I remembered the duo of comic relief villains and their theme song, but some very important story beats feel like I'm seeing them for the first time.
It's a shame we never got a modern Shinsuke Nakamura v Bryan Danielson match. I remember it was one of the reasons Shinsuke came to America but then Bryan had to 'retire'.
Xenoblade X is still going. I like how you don't need to put aside a lot of time to play it. Even if I just have half an hour to spend, I can just get something done and call it a day, it's nice. Got my Skells today, though I don't see myself using them quite yet. The Switch version isn't nearly as bad about large enemies having to be fought in Skells or you die, regardless of level. That was a huge problem for me in the original.
Monster Hunter Wilds got its third title update this week and the Final Fantasy XIV crossover boss absolutely wrecked me. Omega is clearly not meant to be fought by yourself, emulating its MMO roots. It went a lot smoother with Support Hunters, but I still lost to being utterly confused by its mechanics, that are unlike anything Monster Hunter usually does. I had to actually research the fight and I'll try again tomorrow. I'm confident I can do it now, but that's only the easy version. I'll try the Hyper Variant once to see what it's like, but I'm leaving it until I'm done with everything else. I haven't been playing enough in recent months to feel ready for such a beast!
I've started playing Wild Arms 2. I've played the first one again last year and was surprised how little I remembered. I have no such delusions this time, I've played it one and a half times in the past, but barely remember anything. I remember Brad being one of my favorite characters, not just in the game but in general, and I'm looking forward to rediscovering why.
Hat "Hütchenspieler" eine versteckte Bedeutung oder ist das so doof wie es klingt?