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Platinum #131 + 100% - Phantom Breaker: Omnia

Platinum Rarity: 35.4%

100% Rarity: 27.57%

Difficulty: 3/10

Enjoyment: 6/10

This is the latest 2D fighting game in the Phantom Breaker series. I haven't played any other game in the series, and can honestly say that I only picked this game up because of the trailer announcer, and more importantly - the announcement that he would be patched into the game. The man deserves a raise.

Unsurprisingly, the game itself turned out to be pretty mediocre, but I've certainly played worse. This is perhaps the most beginner-friendly fighter that I've ever played, so this game could have potentially had a fanbase if it was marketed towards beginners to the genre. Most characters have three different fighting styles to choose from, but the only real differences are how the supers are handled. In my opinion, these aren't balanced and the omnia style is the most overpowered one, but it truly does not matter as the game lacks any challenge. Comparatively speaking, the hardest trophy is for completing Time Attack Mode and Score Attack Mode because they have preset difficulty settings. They are both easy enough that I just spammed autocombos in every fight.

Most characters had a brief story in Story Mode. It's possible that all characters did, but I can't say for sure as the platinum only requires you to complete it with three specific characters (plus one more for a DLC trophy), and I did not watch any more than I was required to for trophies. Of the four stories that I watched, two seemed like filler, one was decent, and the other one told nearly the exact same story as the decent one.

A lot of people have been asking me for fighting game recommendations for people that find the genre difficult. This is the one, hands down. I'd also recommend it for fighting game players in need of a palate cleanser, but make sure you get it on sale for $10 or less. I finished everything in a little over 6 hours, and that includes time wasted because I misunderstood one of the trophy requirements.

Platinum #130 - Million Arthur: Arcana Blood

Rarity: 34.92%

Difficulty: 3/10

Enjoyment: 6/10

Million Arthur: Arcana Blood is a 2D fighting game. The game is entirely in Japanese, so I couldn't understand the tutorial, and therefore probably don't know all of the game's mechanics. From what I was able to pick up, the game seems to have fairly deep mechanics. There is a "limit break" button, but I honestly never figured out what it did, and there is an "elemental boost" button which I also never figured out. You can have up to three assist characters with varying cooldown times.

The platinum is so easy that I was able to get through the game with ease despite not understanding all of the mechanics. The hardest AI that you have to fight is in Time Attack mode, and it was easy enough that I was able to clear it easily by spamming autocombos. Outside of clearing the story, most of the trophy list involves miscellaneous character-specific tasks. There are a few trophies that require you to use certain combos, but they are all very simple.

I got the platinum in just over 2 hours, and am the 31st fastest achiever at the time of writing. I don't know how long the story is since I skipped it all due to not being able to read/understand Japanese. In both the art style and gameplay, I would compare this to Nitroplus Blasterz (same team, I think), but this seemed to have deeper mechanics. The game had potential, and I feel like a proper trophy list would have given me a chance to utilize the game's mechanics.