Lightcosmo Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 (edited) 3 hours ago, Shrimpy -Limited Edition- said: ..how Luck, i guess? 3 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said: That's actually incredible. I'm assuming it was hard/normal and not maddening. Did you exclusively use characters with good build or rigged build levels for everyone? Because otherwise the chances of this happening for you are... about the same as being struck by lighting three consecutive times Yeah it wasnt Maddening, it was Hard. But I did not reset for good level ups, it was just pure fortune. I got 2 shiny pokemon in G/S/C in one playthrough with 0 intentions of doing so, and the odds of finding one are 1/8192. So... As i said, luck. Edited January 7 by Lightcosmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armagon Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 (edited) 2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said: You can see Kaga's real life beliefs seep through rather clearly in this. You can only portray "competent female ruler fails miserably and needs her man to come and rule instead" as a perfectly fine and good ending so many times before plausible deniability runs its course. And that's ignoring the existence of the one Sylvis scene. Kaga looked at Engage, saw Solm being a matriarchy, and immediately imploded. He cannot comprehend a queendom. Edited January 7 by Armagon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Okay, time for SRW V Chapter 7. Oh, the Gamillas Empire is celebrating its thousandth anniversary. There's also a mention of them uniting both Magellanic Clouds, and expansion into the Milky Way. Which galaxy is Gamillas in again? There's a curious mention of barbarians invading from deep space. Hmm... Back with the Yamato, we're finally at the edge of the Sol System, which is also its own kind of celebration. Though it's also somber as it means communications with Earth will cease, and some people don't even have anyone to call back to. Soon, the Yamato has reached Sirius, with the next warp being to Gliese 581. I'm guessing the entire trip is gonna be warp jumps. As they're still within sight of Earth through their telescope, this allows them the rare opportunity to see the still-blue Earth, thanks to being light-years away. In any case, the Gamillans, well, the Zaltzians to be more exact, are tracking their movements and plan to intercept... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Oh, fascinating. The Gamillans set up a trap involving an artificially induced solar storm, using a special gas that can melt the Yamato. The only escape is... flying straight into the star. Or skirt very close to it at least. And then the Zaltzians are also here. The captain is willing to take the plunge too to attack the Yamato directly, as he believes that ever since losing the Pluto Base, he doubts they can ever return alive to Gamillas. And the stage begins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Rubenio Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 (edited) 2 hours ago, BrightBow said: Although the insistence that Akaneia absolutely NEEDED a king is exactly what caused the disaster of Book 2 in the first place. Not like it's just the ladies giving control of their countries to Marth. The same is also true for the king of Orleans, who like Minerva is very much broken from the events that occurred in his wake. With him having resigned himself to the fact that his brother Hardin needs to be put down and that without a heir, Orleans simply has no other future. And in the case of Grust, Marth just kinda took the country, I suppose. No indication given that he eventually plans to give it to Yubello once he grows older. Ultimately the unification is not really a victory for Marth as much as it's a tragic necessity because of the scars that the war left on the land and it's people. That is true, but still... It's just kinda weird how that happened? With King Aurelis you can make the argument that, since he's like 90 years old and has no heir, he believed it best to abdicate and leave things to Marth. But then you have a bunch of young, competent women who just... sort of decide they want to leave the position to Marth because they're feeling too sad. In Sheema's case it's most insulting because this is a woman that would face impossible odds in order to protect a bunch of new recruits. Then she just gives up because... it's too hard for her or something? Besides, one case it's something, but when he does it with every nation in every single one of his games... I don't know, it starts feeling weird. 1 hour ago, Acacia Sgt said: Considering what both Grust kids went through just for being royalty (political prisoners in Khadein, dad dies, then subjugated to Archanean occupation, forced to leave Lorenz behind who then dies too, etc.), and as far back as barely being ten no less, I would not be surprised if they got soured majorly from the idea. So Yubello also just handed Grust to Marth offscreen, and both siblings decided to simply study magic as per their endings. We can also assume that after seeing what her siblings went through, and what she herself went through, Maria was also like, "nah, better just become a nun too". I'd say the implication is this, yeah. 1 hour ago, Acacia Sgt said: Just had a random thought. Her endings says she goes to work at Lena's monastery. It's easy to think it'd be as a nun, but "work" could be anything. Like just being the guard. Or she becomes both a nun and a guard. So it's a shame she did not used axes yet else we could joke that Kaga also did NUNSWITHAXES first... Hah! Oh, that'd been one way to salvage that mess, honestly. 1 hour ago, Lightcosmo said: Yeah it wasnt Maddening, it was Hard. But I did not reset for good level ups, it was just pure fortune. I got 2 shiny pokemon in G/S/C in one playthrough with 0 intentions of doing so, and the odds of finding one are 1/8192. So... As i said, luck. Meanwhile I'm getting Sigurd killed and failing to see how he is so amazing. God dangit... 10 minutes ago, Armagon said: Kaga looked at Engage, saw Solm being a matriarchy, and immediately imploded. He cannot comprehend a queendom. Not that Engage is perfect, mind. In a vacuum Solm is incredible, having black people that exist, a woman as queen and another woman as heir to the throne. But then you consider that the country has the tiniest arc in the game, that half that arc revolves around an Elusian and that Timerra is basically the Claude of Engage in that she's a "main character" that's just a glorified secondary without a real role in the main story, and... Eeeeeh. We're getting there, though. We're getting there. Edited January 7 by Saint Rubenio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interdimensional Observer Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 (edited) 3 hours ago, Armagon said: Idk but this reads really funny to me. You made it to the end but then you got lost. Glad you get some laughs out of it.😀 I liked it enough I could see myself buying the sequels at some point, I just never thought about it. ...And, while I have your attention, I finally cracked into my first National Geographic History issue. -Has Doctor Who ever featured Francois-Joseph-Victor Broussais (1772-1838)?😃 Broussais was a doctor who ran the Val-de-Grace hospital in Paris. What did he do worth noting? One word- leeches! 😄 He, more than any other person, contributed to the 19th century obsession with using the little bloodsuckers (or other forms of bloodletting) to treat illness. It was nothing new, humans had already been using them for ~3000 years, but 1800s saw a renewed popularity in leech use. A fad that eventually waned in the later half of the century, owing in part to the failure of leeches to treat the cholera pandemics of the century (scientific advancements in medicine like germ theory obviously must've contributed too). Leech use in the 19th century was for pretty much every ailment imaginable. Someone afflicted with pneumonia would be prescribed upwards of 80 leeches placed on their chest per treatment session. Gastritis (stomach inflammation) was treated with 20-40 leeches per session. The ancients believed that gout, fever, and hearing loss were just some of the illnesses caused bloodletting could alleviate (leeches being a relatively safer, amateur-friendly form of bloodletting), and Dr. Broussais believed all sicknesses be it cancer or smallpox were caused by inflammation. From 1830-1836, the Val-de-Grace used over 2 million leeches, with Broussais slapping dozens on newly-arrived patients who hadn't even been diagnosed yet. During roughly the peak of the leech craze, 1820-1850, other Parisian hospitals individually each used 5000-60000 leeches annually. Broussais believed leeching was good for the health of other animals too and used it on his gamecocks (it seems to have backfired). The European medicinal leech -Hirudo medicinalis- only eats a tablespoon of blood every six months, and requires several years to reach sexual maturity. As soon as a leech fell off a patient, they would chuck it outside, hoping it'd breed in the wild -but they didn't. New leeches were in constant need, and the leech-gatherers were rural folk, often women, who would go out into the nearby muddy waters looking for the sucky bugs, offering their own bared flesh as bait. Those who stayed too long in the leech-gathering job suffered from fatigue and extreme blood loss. Humanity's overexploitation of the species brought Hirudo medicinalis close to extinction in parts of Europe, and early conservation laws were enacted to try keeping the leech supply from running out. -All I'm saying is that it sounds like the show could get some fun out of the leech wacko? Although I'm sure the show must've done quack medicine eons ago. Edited January 7 by Interdimensional Observer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armagon Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 2 minutes ago, Saint Rubenio said: In a vacuum Solm is incredible, having black people that exist LMAO 2 minutes ago, Saint Rubenio said: But then you consider that the country has the tiniest arc in the game, that half that arc revolves around an Elusian and that Timerra is basically the Claude of Engage in that she's a "main character" that's just a glorified secondary without a real role in the main story, and... Eeeeeh. We're getting there, though. We're getting there. True true. Even then tho, Engage ends with not one but two (actually five potentially) queens ascending the throne, with Ivy apparently having such a long-lasting legacy that Kaga would have a seizure trying to comprehend that a woman could rule that good. This is why he took over the manga /s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Okay, looking at the battle background, this is indeed taking place between the star and the storm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armagon Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 3 minutes ago, Interdimensional Observer said: And, while I have your attention, I finally cracked into my first National Geographic History issue. -Has Doctor Who ever featured Francois-Joseph-Victor Broussais (1772-1838)?😃 There may be some obscure EU stuff but I can't say for sure. I'll get back to you on that. Interesting to learn that they were still using leeches in the 1800s tho. Like I'm not surprised but I thought that practice had died out (though you did say he brought it back a bit). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Rubenio Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 1 minute ago, Armagon said: LMAO It's terrible that I had to type that sentence, but I mean... Look at the absolute state of people of color in FE prior to Engage... 2 minutes ago, Armagon said: True true. Even then tho, Engage ends with not one but two (actually five potentially) queens ascending the throne, with Ivy apparently having such a long-lasting legacy that Kaga would have a seizure trying to comprehend that a woman could rule that good. Very true. I kind of got sidelined into discussing Solm and neglected to mention that Ivy is an insanely cool character. 2 minutes ago, Armagon said: This is why he took over the manga /s ...Which is also why everyone is like, absolutely terrified at what the next Engage manga chapter might hold. It could singlehandedly end a string of good changes and additions by pulling a Kaga on one of the best female characters in the series. Y'know, again. Incidentally, I hope you don't mind but I just sent this elsewhere where it's even more relevant lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightBow Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 6 minutes ago, Armagon said: True true. Even then tho, Engage ends with not one but two (actually five potentially) queens ascending the throne, with Ivy apparently having such a long-lasting legacy that Kaga would have a seizure trying to comprehend that a woman could rule that good. This is why he took over the manga /s Yes, because it's not like that shit is typical for IS or anything. No sir. Also every single Beorc nation in Radiant Dawn ended up with a female ruler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Rubenio Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Just now, BrightBow said: Also every single Beorc nation in Radiant Dawn ended up with a female ruler. The one aspect where even I can't argue in Berwick Saga's favor. Sienna deserved a better creator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightBow Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 3 minutes ago, Saint Rubenio said: The one aspect where even I can't argue in Berwick Saga's favor. Sienna deserved a better creator. Not like there is much of a point to that. As if IS gives a shit about that era either. Heck, they made that game's script worse ON PURPOSE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 5 minutes ago, Saint Rubenio said: ...Which is also why everyone is like, absolutely terrified at what the next Engage manga chapter might hold. It could singlehandedly end a string of good changes and additions by pulling a Kaga on one of the best female characters in the series. Y'know, again. Incidentally, I hope you don't mind but I just sent this elsewhere where it's even more relevant lol I mean, people complained she was allowed to escape. Now people complain that she's captured? The Duality of Man (TM) Honestly, I wouldn't worry too much about it. For all the changes the manga is doing, it probably still has to follow the main plot beats. Lumera survived? She's likely dying later on. Ivy was captured? She's gonna be free. If not because she escapes, likely since ultimately Alear allows her to. Combined with Alear already proposing the trial to begin with, it's all to cover the same "Her belief in the Divine One is validated, allowing her to change sides" beat the game does. Personally, my guess is that she'll be used as a bargaining chip to propose a ceasefire or just end the war, and Hyacinth will refuse to take her back. Thus also fulfilling the "he abandons her" aspect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interdimensional Observer Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Armagon said: Interesting to learn that they were still using leeches in the 1800s tho. Like I'm not surprised but I thought that practice had died out (though you did say he brought it back a bit). Modern medicine still uses leeches, lab-grown ones, for application after transplants and plastic surgery apparently. But yeah, I knew they were still practicing bloodletting in the early 1800s, just not on a potentially bug-genociding scale. And to think, a century after Broussais died, in 1938, a fairly young African-American doctor, Charles Drew, put forward his thesis for an effectively-managed blood bank (you could probably call him "the Father of Blood Banks"). (Literally the short four-page article placed right before the leech one.) Just in time to help save lives during WWII. Our understanding of human health progressed so rapidly in the 1800s and early 1900s. Edited January 7 by Interdimensional Observer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightBow Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 1 minute ago, Acacia Sgt said: I mean, people complained she was allowed to escape. Now people complain that she's captured? The Duality of Man (TM) Framing is kinda important, you know. Granted, since all the girls are wearing fetish gear, putting them behind bars makes it automatically look like a porn set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 (edited) A few turns in, a dimensional distortion manifests... and it's a Gundam! Well, two. Oh, it's Setsuna and Tieria from Gundam 00! Also my first SRW with Gundam 00, as it were. Anyway, they talk about a Quantum Jump experiment... haha, they think they've come across aliens, which is half-true, but the Zaltzian don't look that much different from Humans anyway. Unsurprisingly, being a Newtype, Tobia is reacting to Setsuna's Innovator status. In any case, the Zaltzians are quick to attack them since they're Terrons, while the Yamato manages to establish an open channel with them. Thanks to Ryoma and Tetsuya, the Yamato guys are quick to connect the dots on this being another dimensional jump situation. In any case, they are quick to get their help. Pft, of course Setsuna doesn't care if our Gundams look different from his. It's Mr. I Am Gundam, after all. Any Gundam is fine in his book. XD Edited January 7 by Acacia Sgt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 SRW Z3 certainly had fun with that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename Shrimp Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 4 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said: and there's a reason everyone just plays with the material cheat lol and that's why we have "Bronze weapon +7" takes Don't misunderstand, i am not a fan of the system, but it does stop from forging to infinity easily - and honestly, late game it's quite easy to get other materials but it does limit forging well, in a way Well, the other thing that does limit is money, since forging a weaker weapon to a weapon with higher might costs double the money of the OG weapon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightBow Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Meanwhile Berwick Saga has exactly two of each material. Which is exactly enough to forge everything there is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Oh wow, that Battleship Volley attack from Shultz... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightcosmo Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 9 minutes ago, BrightBow said: Meanwhile Berwick Saga has exactly two of each material. Which is exactly enough to forge everything there is. I dont think that's all that impressive. Xd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightBow Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 2 minutes ago, Lightcosmo said: I dont think that's all that impressive. Xd It shouldn't be. But Fates can't even clear that low of a bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Upon routing, the Yamato crew detects the melting storm is now being absorbed by the star. Which means it is now time to get out of there. The Zaltzian flagship is still standing, and still wants to fight. So instead, the Yamato uses the Wave Motion Gun again to clear out a path through the storm. The Zaltzian ship... is unable to follow, and thus succumb to the storm... Now safe, Setsuna and Tieria are being given the rundown. And as it turns out, they come from yet another world, separate from the one Ryoma and Tetsuya come from. And in what is definitely not foreshadowing whatsoever, no sir, the Yamato crew muses that they too could end up world hopping too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 51 minutes ago, BrightBow said: Framing is kinda important, you know. Granted, since all the girls are wearing fetish gear, putting them behind bars makes it automatically look like a porn set. That's certainly true. Still... as a POW, where else will she be if not behind bars? Granted, as a princess and potential political prisoner, it would be customary to not be a jail cell. But then Brodia likely doesn't think she deserves that. At least she has a bed and blankets... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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