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I was gonna make a thread but this one was right there on the portal so

I started a game in Pokemon: Let's Go Pikachu! last night. We've got it on loan from the library for two weeks. Not sure if I'll finish it within two weeks, but I can always put it on hold again. I'm sure two weeks won't be enough for the kiddo either.

That poor Thief is kinda useless, though if you have a fully powered Chicken Knife then the Thief can still be a pretty hard hitter. Mug/Capture ensures that you never accidentally flee instead of attacking. But with the ability to put Armor and Shell on everybody you really don't need many more levels to polish the game off. Shell is key against Exdeath's tree form because none of your characters can equip anything that will block White Hole (petrify), but at least you can greatly reduce the odds of it succeeding with Shell. Shell will also cut the damage from Almagest in half which makes the final battle very doable at a lower level. Necrophobia's Barriers will be a pain though if you want to get that final save point.

If you need more of the weapons - or you want sell them - then you gotta go back. Totally optional. You get 3 weapons per tablet. Some of those weapons sell for good money, and others sell for like 5 gil. It's hit and miss and I can never remember What are your jobs again? You may not need to level up much more. But you'll gain a few levels organically if you do the last two tablets. Both dungeons are rather easy and the random encounters give lots of exp.

Episode 2 of Deca-Dence was a pretty big let down I will watch a few more episodes because I haven't got anything else going on Wednesday nights... but I didn't like this twist after what the first episode was like. Maybe it will get better after things start to make more sense ... or maybe I'll still just be confused and disappointed

I didn't like episode 2 as much as the first one

#6 complete. I have now used every job (except Mime and Freelancer) at least once across these playthroughs. This one was very easy Exdeath / NeoExdeath are pretty harmless once you buff yourself to the moon with Chemist mixes Probably gonna give it a break for a couple weeks, but I'm sure I'll squeeze in one or two more runs before the Fiesta ends.

Soon you'll be able to equip all your characters with Running Shoes - easily the best accessory in the game - then you won't need to cast Haste anymore

I'm doing what may be my last play of the summer with the following jobs: Knight, Mystic Knight, Time Mage, Chemist. I went for the Brave Blade so I haven't been running from any random encounters. Just about to do the Fork Tower, then I can go get myself the Meteor spell.

Atmos is vulnerable to sleep. Just put him to sleep and never wake him up (i.e. no physical attacks) and he is 100% harmless. If you're looking to grind ABP then the statues underneath Bal Castle are a goldmine. If you use a Soft / Gold Needle on them they instantly die, so it's a quick way to learn new abilities. They're not worth a ton of exp though. Forest of Mua is easy for grinding levels though. Exp is decent and your Black Mage's Fire3 will take care of everything. Also Blue, Yellow, and Red Dragons in Exdeath's Castle will provide lots of exp (but more of a risk). Blue Dragons are vulnerable to Break, Yellow Dragons aren't Heavy so you can hit them with Missile and Death Claw, and of course Red Dragons are weak to ice. You've got all the right jobs to take them on. Rely on your songs to help get through random encounters, Charm Song should work on everything. It's slow, but you let the enemies beat themselves. No silver bullet for the boss though other than chipping away and healing regularly. You will probably need farm Elixirs before going in there. Monsters in the Wind Shrine (Mold Wind) and Ship Graveyard (Carcursor and I think also Undead Husk) have Elixir as rare drops. Load up and then head in to take on that boss

Also check out this very funky arrangement of Benny and the Jets by the Fearless Flyers:

Been listening to the latest GoGo Penguin album this weekend, they're a really great trio:

I played that demo a long time ago, it made me want to buy the game too. Can't remember if I actually did though

Some of it is hilarious, but yes it is a terrible translation overall. Also it feels like the slowest version of the game. You'll get a nice boost enough the addition of Bio, Break, and Comet in Rugor. Plus with that grinding you did, most of Galuf's world will be a breeze. You have a good team for taking on Exdeath at the end of Galuf's world too. That can be a tough battle for some jobs.

Judging by the other games included in the poll, he is looking to play some of the classic Sega games rather than the latest entry in the series.

Huh. I saw that pop up on Crunchyroll this morning and figured I'd give it a go tonight. Sounds like it could be funny. Still gonna watch it anyway, but I will keep your not-so-good first impression in mind!

Truly groundbreaking box art

Win #5 is in the books. Black Mage -> Red Mage -> Bard -> Samurai. The stretch as a solo Bard was a bit painful, but my final job was Samurai so that made the rest of the game easy peasy. It was actually quite useful having the Equip Harps ability from the Bard for the final boss. Apollo's Harp does mega damage against Dragon type monsters (ie, the part of NeoExdeath that casts Grand Cross)

I've done this "low and slow" wings recipe a couple times with good results: https://www.macheesmo.com/slow-roasted-chicken-wings/ Definitely not a summertime recipe if you don't have air conditioning though! We are trying to avoid using our oven at all costs right now, much too hot in the apartment.

It reminded me of Attack on Titan in quite a few ways. In any case, I thought the first episode was great.

Deca-Dence is off to a strong start

Deca-Dence premieres today. Just checked and episode #1 it's already there on Funimation. I'm looking forward to watching it tonight.

Have fun with Contra!

How many $$$ are you short to get Ikaruga + Contra?

Puyo Puyo Champions is on sale on the PS Store right now, that would be my pick for a puzzle game