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Plat No. 47 Final Fantasy X-2

Finally, I have platinumed the first Final Fantasy I have ever played. At first, thought this one was going to be a lot harder than it was. It was cetainly MUCH less of a grind than the FFX was. Being the game that got me into RPGs in general, I'm glad to finally have the platinum and to have a chance to see the Perfect Ending for the first time.

Plat No. 46 - Final Fantasy VII Remake

This one was pretty tough for me. That Hard Mode was something else. But I did it! No idea which to tackle next.

Just got Persona 5 Royal today an Im really digging it so far! However, I was wondering of there are any missable trophies? I heard the game was extremely long but at the same time I want to go in as blind as possible so Im avoiding checking trophy guides and such.

Double XP weekend on Fallout 76! Gonna try to hit at least level 70 before it's over.

Well... Just realized I already missed out on the Fallout 76 plat. There's a trophy for reaching level 10, but I'm already almost at 11 and no trophy ever popped. Pretty sure the only way to go back and get it is to restart the game and I'm not about to do that. I also hear there a lot more buggy trophies in it. Might save myself the headache and just avoid grinding this one out. It's fun when I play with my friends but it definitely falls short of the other games in the series big time.

Ugh. So mad right now. Just started Fallout 76 and spent an hour modeling my character after Anakin. I got a Pipboy but then stuff came up and I had to sign off. Apparently there is no manual save but I read that signing out through the menu would keep your progress. Loaded up the game later and, even though it still has my character card, it plopped me right back into character creation. If there's any way to recover the character please let me know, though I doubt there is...

Plat No. 45 - Megadimension Neptunia VII

This was the first game in the Neptunia series I had picked up. After playing for a while, I realized I was missing a bunch of crucial story so I went back and played through the original three on PS3. After all that, I finally came back to VII to finish what I started. Man was this a good one. I loved how the game was split up into three parts but it all came together in the end. Also Uzume is an awesome character. Now that I've finished the four main entries, I'll probably go back and do some of the side games.

Plat No. 44 - Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony

Finally rounded off the last of the Danganronpa trophylists. This is probably one of my favorite entries in the series. The writing for all of them are great but this one manages to hit all the right beats. At first, I found the ending to be dissatisfying, but after giving it some time then playing through the whole thing again, it really has grown on me. This series has some of the best writing and character development I've seen and I love all of it (even Ultra Despair Girls). While I hope that eventually something else will come out of this series, I don't think it would be too bad to end it here. Love these games and they will stick with me for years to come.

Plat No. 43 - Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age

Final Fantasy XII was one of the only two main numbered I never finished back when I first got it (excluding XI and XIV). I suppose I was too young to care about the more politically focused story and I struggled with the difficulty because I never used the Gambits well. Now, about a decade later, I finally saw it through to completion in the Zodiac Age. While not my absolute favorite in the series, it definitely ranks pretty high on my list. Now all that remains is FFVIII which I never finished due to the final battle being absolutely HEINOUS.

Review - Song of Memories

Just finished my first playthrough, going down Kanon's Route (technically it was my second playthough because I took the neutral route first but the game ends very prematurely that way). I'm not overly familiar with Visual Novel games as the only ones I've played are the Danganronpa games, Doki Doki Literature Club, and a short one about a demon girl in a circle that I can't remember the name of. At first, the way the character stills were animated was very jarring, but I got used to it pretty quick. The story is really great, being one of those cutesy love stories, but as the game description will tell you, bad things are happening in the background. I really like that the choices you make during the game greatly influence how the story plays out. Sometimes one choice will completely flip the script, changing everything that happens. I love how much weight it puts into those choices. But not to worry if you want to change your choices. There's a Chart that details the events that have happened and even gives subtle hints toward pursuing certain routes. You can jump back to any point you already passed at any time. I enjoyed the characters and the music is really good. The musical battles were interesting but weren't incredibly in depth, occasionally becoming a bit tedious in later fights. You can choose to skip them altogether, though you will miss out on some of the dialogue and some great songs. Aside from that, there were only a few problems I had with the game. One: it was a bit too fanservicey in places. Then there were a few typos, though it may have just been a glitch from the PC port because sometimes playing through a scene again would fix the typo. However, one time the audio clearly said one name when the text showed another, and the name Mika gets switched to Maki halfway through (not sure if that was intentional as a nickname or a typo as well). But these gripes don't detract from the experience to me. I'm interested in seeing what the other routes and choices have in store. The way Kanon's story played out makes me think that the other routes probably have vastly different stories. I've still got a lot of ground to cover if I want to experience everything. Oh, and btw, the trophy images line up to make a picture. That was literally what initially drew me to this game lol.

Started the new Critical Mode in KH3. Dying a lot already, but enjoying myself immensely. The ability to turn off situation commands is really cool as well. Really helps make the game feel like one of the older games.

Went to MTAC on Friday and bought a mystery bag of Japanese video games. Not the best idea I've ever had. Wound up with a bunch of games I either didn't want to play, or games I want to play but didn't have a system for. So I want to sell them but have no idea what to price them.

Here's what I got:

デニス (Tennis) on Famicom

シャイニング スコーピオン (Shining Scorpion) on Super Famicom

熱血高校サーカー部 (Nekketsu Highschool Soccer Club) on Gamboy

怪人ゾナー (Phantom Zone) on Gameboy Color

Virtual On: Cyber Troopers on Sega Saturn

ハイパー オリンピック イン ナガノ (Hyper Olympics in Nagano) on PlayStation

Phantasy Star Portable on PSP

God Eater on PSP

Tales of Vesperia on XBox 360

Take note that they are all the Japanese versions. Any help would be great pricinv these.