E1 - What Do You Play Games For?

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[00:12] Faeria
    At last...
[00:13] Faeria
    At last, the dark lord is defeated!
[00:41] Faeria
    You've done it, Sunraku!
[00:43] Faeria
    Thank you!
[00:46] Faeria
    It's been such a long,
    hard journey, hasn't it?
[00:50] Sunraku
    Yes.
[00:53] Sunraku
    I've been waiting so long
    for this very moment...
[00:56] Sunraku
    Faeria.
[01:04] Sunraku
    Now, you can go with the dark lord
[01:06] Sunraku
    straight to hell!
[01:21] Sunraku
    You're the real dark lord here!
[01:23] Sunraku
    You're the real menace to the world!
SIGN    
The Prayer of the Fairy Princess
[01:29] Rakuro
    Heck yeah!
[01:30] Rakuro
    I finally beat Failia Chronicle!
[01:34] Rakuro
    And I got my revenge
    for everything she put me through!
[01:37] Rakuro
    Yeah!
[01:39] Narratror
    In an age where display-based
    games are considered retro,
[01:42] Narratror
    and fully immersive VR games
    have become the norm...
SIGN    Simulated Environment
[01:46] Narrator
    Beneath the small number
    of works of significance
[01:48] Narrator
    lies a massive pile of releases
[01:50] Narrator
    whose game designs don't live up
    to their improved graphics technology.
[01:56] Narrator
    They are known as "trash games."
SIGN    Not Trash Games
SIGN    Semi-Redeemable Trash Games
[02:00] Narrator
    Although most people
    rightfully despise trash games,
[02:01] sign
    Never Play Again
[02:04] Narrator
    there are those who gleefully seek them out.
[02:06] Narrator
    We call these people "freaks."
[02:09] Rakuro
    The rumors were true.
    What a giant pile of garbage!
[02:18] Narrator
    This man here, Rakuro Hizutome,
[02:20] Narrator
    is one of these freaks.
SIGN    Rakuro Hizutome
SIGN    High School 2nd-Year
[02:24] Rakuro
    I feel so free!
[02:27] Rakuro
    Is this how a convict finishing up
    a prison sentence feels?
[02:32] Rakuro
    Now, what trash game will I try next?
[02:36] Narrator
    He is known as the "Trash-Game Hunter."
SIGN    What Do You Play Games For?
[04:12] Rakuro
    Morning!
[04:15] Rakuro
    Oh, no one's here.
SIGN    Soft & Fluffy Melon Pan
SIGN    Towa Amane
SIGN    The Celebrity Model on Fashion's Bleeding Edge
[04:27] Rakuro
    Mom, one of your butterflies got out.
[04:30] Eika
    Oh, drat! Thanks for telling me!
[04:33] Rakuro
    Heading out!
[04:36] Eika
    Have a good day!
[04:40] Students
    Where're you going for summer break?
[04:42] Students
    Heading to Hawaii in two days!
[04:44] Students
    Awesome!
[04:45] Students
    You?
[04:46] Students
    Makuhari.
SIGN    Municipal
    Mahinoki
    High School
[04:47] Students
    Going to the game expo?
[04:48] Students
    Hey, great idea!
[05:00] Rei
    E-Excuse me... Hizutome-kun...
[05:03] Rei
    Wh-What have you been up to?
[05:06] Rei
    Th-That's not what I meant!
[05:07] Rei
    I meant to ask... what game are you playing?
[05:12] Rei
    Oh, really? The truth is, I also—
[05:19] Rei
    Okay!
[05:30] Rei
    Hizu—
[05:31] Rakuro's Friend
    'Sup, Rakuro?
[05:32] Rakuro
    Heya.
[05:33] Rakuro's Friend
    Up all night gaming again?
[05:35] Rakuro
    As a matter of fact...
[05:36] Rakuro
    Listen to this, man!
    Talk about a nightmare...
[05:40] Rakuro
    Trashiest trash game ever...
[05:52] Mana
    Summer vacation starts tomorrow, then?
SIGN    Mana Iwamaki
SIGN    Owner of "Rock Roll"
[05:56] Mana
    That should bring in some business, I'll bet.
[06:01] Mana
    Come on in!
[06:02] Mana
    Oh, Rei-chan!
[06:05] Rei
    Hello, there!
SIGN    Rei Saiga
SIGN    High School 2nd-Year
[06:08] Mana
    On the way back from practice?
[06:10] Rei
    Yes.
[06:15] Mana
    Sorry, but he's not here today, either.
[06:18] Rei
    O-Oh, I just came to look at the games—
[06:21] Mana
    C'mon, I know you too well
    for that little act.
SIGN    BLUSH
[06:25] Mana
    Aw, you lucky girl!
[06:27] Mana
    Oh, to be young and in love!
[06:29] Rei
    M-Mana-san!
[06:31] Mana
    He's been trying to crack
    an extra-special trash game,
[06:34] Mana
    so he hasn't been by in a while.
[06:37] Rei
    "Extra-special"?
[06:38] Mana
    That one there's his latest.
[06:40] Mana
    Failia Chronicle.
[06:42] Mana
    It might take him a bit longer yet.
[06:44] Rei
    Oh, Faeria Chronicle Online...
[06:47] Rei
    My sister told me about that one.
[06:49] Rei
    She said it was really hard!
[06:51] Mana
    It's a legendary trash game.
[06:54] Mana
    Miserable ally AI,
[06:56] Mana
    utterly absurd enemy attack patterns,
[06:59] Mana
    and more bugs in the code
    than you can shake a stick at.
[07:02] Mana
    I hear you need serious skills
    to even beat the first boss.
[07:06] Mana
    It's caused tons of players to
    throw their headsets in frustration!
[07:10] Mana
    On top of that, I've heard
[07:12] Mana
    you gotta fight the final boss
    in board shorts and a mask!
[07:16] Rei
    Why in the world would you do that?
[07:18] Mana
    No idea.
[07:19] Mana
    I assume it's an efficiency
    thing or something.
[07:22] Mana
    So? Are you making progress, Rei-chan?
[07:25] Rei
    Yes. I am, but—
[07:28] Rakuro
    Got any decent trash games in?
[07:32] Mana
    Hey! Been a while, Hizutome-kun!
[07:35] Mana
    Oh?
[07:36] Mana
    And... she's gone.
[07:39] Mana
    Oh, nothing.
[07:41] Mana
    Wait, did you beat Failia already?
[07:44] Rakuro
    You bet!
[07:45] Rakuro
    I took that sucker down!
[07:47] Mana
    How was it?
[07:48] Rakuro
    It was a spectacular pile of garbage!
[07:51] Mana
    Glad to hear it.
[07:53] Rakuro
    The biggest pile of garbage
    was that female lead.
[07:56] Rakuro
    Her name's "Faeria,"
    and she ticked me off to no end!
[07:59] Rakuro
    She's the cause of pretty much every
    problem you run into on the journey,
[08:02] Rakuro
    and then she makes the situation worse and
    gets villagers and party members killed!
SIGN    Tee-hee
[08:09] (Flashback) Faeria
    Oh, no! I hit him!
[08:11] (Flashback) Sunraku
    What the hell is your problem?!
[08:12] (Flashback) Sunraku
    What are you even doing in that carriage?!
[08:12] Rakuro
    And if you expect her to suffer
    consequences for any of it...
[08:15] (Flashback) Faeria
    Curse you, dark lord!
[08:17] (Flashback) Faeria
    He's the reason all of this is happening!
[08:22] Rakuro
    She always finds a way to
    blame it all on the last boss!
[08:25] Rakuro
    That guy didn't do squat!
[08:26] Rakuro
    You're the real problem here!
[08:28] Rakuro
    The same thing happens anywhere you go,
[08:30] Rakuro
    but if you give her even the tiniest
    little shove to vent your annoyance...
[08:33] (Flashback) Faeria
    Now I'm mad!
[08:34] (Flashback) Faeria
    I'm not going anywhere with you!
SIGN    Huh?!
[08:37] Rakuro
    She refuses to move the story along!
[08:39] Rakuro
    The autosave locks you
    into that state of affairs,
[08:41] Rakuro
    and it takes three freaking hours
    to get back in her good graces!
[08:43] Rakuro
    Then there's this, that,
    and the other thing...
[08:46] Rakuro
    Just thinking about it ticks me off again!
[08:49] Mana
    I'm impressed you didn't throw in the towel.
[08:51] Rakuro
    Oh, but you see, that's how they get you!
[08:53] Rakuro
    In the three minutes between beating the final
    boss and before the credits start rolling,
[08:57] Rakuro
    I guess because it's technically a cutscene,
[08:59] Rakuro
    you can beat the crap out of Faeria
    without fear of reprisal!
[09:03] Rakuro
    It's so ironic. The more Faeria annoys you,
[09:06] Rakuro
    the more determined you
    become to brave that hell
[09:08] Rakuro
    to experience that three minutes of heaven.
[09:11] Rakuro
    But when that moment finally arrives...
[09:15] Rakuro
    It's as if all that's wiped away!
[09:18] Rakuro
    You feel like you understand
    why you were put on this Earth.
[09:20] Mana
    Glad to hear you had fun.
[09:22] Rakuro
    But since Failia turned out to be 
    such a remarkable trash pile,
[09:26] Rakuro
    I can't think of what to follow it up with.
[09:32] Mana
    In that case,
[09:34] Mana
    why not play something that's
    not a trash game for once?
[09:37] Rakuro
    Not a trash game?
SIGN    Summer Break Promotion!!
    Now Adding Servers!
[09:39] Mana
    Experiencing the lows in life
    can help you appreciate the highs.
[09:43] Mana
    The reverse is true, as well.
[09:45] Mana
    The fully immersive VR game
    with over 30 million players...
[09:53] Rakuro
    Shangri-La Frontier?
[10:01] Mana
    It can be fun to try things designed
    for mass appeal now and then.
[10:05] Mana
    Right?
[10:09] Rakuro
    The opposite of a trash game...
[10:11] Rakuro
    A real god-tier game, huh?
[10:20] Rakuro
    Shangri-La Frontier, AKA* SLF*.
[10:24] Rakuro
    It went on the market last spring
[10:27] Rakuro
    and set a Guinness World Record
    for simultaneous player log-ins.
[10:35] Rakuro
    The concept is...
[10:37] Rakuro
    A colony fleet that came from space died out,
[10:41] Rakuro
    but not before leaving a new society behind.
[10:44] Rakuro
    Thousands of years later,
[10:46] Rakuro
    the PCs are living their lives
    at roughly medieval tech levels.
[10:53] Rakuro
    A setup that allows for effortless
    inclusion of sci-fi elements...
[10:56] Rakuro
    Unlike Failia, which is so bad
[10:58] Rakuro
    the haters find themselves desperately
    searching for redeeming features,
[11:01] Rakuro
    this game is so beloved that its few haters
[11:04] Rakuro
    are completely drowned out
    by tens of thousands of fans.
[11:25] Narrator
    Utopia Entertainment Software.
[11:28] Narrator
    "UES" for short.
[11:30] Narrator
    Founded by the genius
    programmer Tsukuyo Tsukuri,
[11:34] Narrator
    who developed the fully
    immersive VR game system,
[11:37] Narrator
    it's a leader in the fields
    of software development,
[11:40] Narrator
    hardware, and Internet service provision.
[11:44] Rakuro
    If SLF was produced in-house at UES,
[11:47] Rakuro
    there's no way it can be bad.
[11:50] Rakuro
    How long's it been since I played
    something that wasn't a trash game?
[11:59] Rakuro
    I did log in, right?
SIGN    Create New Character
[12:07] Rakuro
    Looks like I pick my job first.
SIGN    Brawler (Axes) 
     Brawler (Mauls) 
     Brawler (Fists) 
     Knight (Swords) 
     Knight (Longswords) 
     Knight (Polearms) 
     Knight (Mauls) 
     Monk (Fists)
SIGN    Monk (Staffs) 
     Monk (Mauls) 
     Mercenary (Swords) 
     Mercenary (Greatswords) 
     Mercenary (Longswords) 
     Mercenary (Polearms) 
     Mercenary (Mauls) 
     Mercenary (Bows)
     Mercenary (Twin Swords)
[12:11] Rakuro
    Wow, look at that!
SIGN    Bandit (Daggers) 
     Bandit (Bows) 
     Bandit (Swords) 
     Blacksmith (Mauls) 
     Archaeologist (Swords) 
     Archaeologist (Bows) 
     Magician (Staffs) 
     Magician (Books) 
     Cleric (Staffs) 
     Cleric (Mauls) 
     Swordsman (Swords) 
     Swordsman (Greatswords) 
     Swordsman (Longswords)
[12:13] Rakuro
    How many kinds are there?
SIGN    Swordsman (Twin Swords) 
     Warrior (Swords) 
     Warrior (Greatswords) 
     Warrior (Longswords) 
     Warrior (Axes) 
     Warrior (Mauls) 
     Warrior (Polearms) 
     Warrior (Twin Swords)
SIGN    Warrior (Mauls) 
     Warrior (Polearms) 
     Warrior (Twin Swords) 
    Brawler (Sword) 
     Brawler (Greatsword) 
     Brawler (Longsword)
    Brawler (Axes) 
     Brawler (Mauls) 
     Brawler (Fists) 
     Knight (Swords) 
     Knight (Longswords) 
     Knight (Polearms) 
     Knight (Mauls) 
     Monk (Fists)
[12:18] Rakuro
    A twinblade mercenary
    sounds pretty flexible.
SIGN    Mercenary
    (Twin Swords)
[12:22] Rakuro
    Next, origin...
SIGN    Swordmaster 
     Wanderer 
     Optimist 
     Obvious Talent
[12:26] Rakuro
    "Wanderer" builds defense slowly,
    but gets bonuses to luck.
[12:31] Rakuro
    Luck affects your critical chance and item
    drop rate in this game, so I'll take that.
[12:35] Rakuro
    Next, to design my character!
SIGN    Build Type 1-7  
     Musculature 
     Face 
     Skin 
     Eye Shape 
     Eye Color 
     Nose 
     Mouth 
     Ears
[12:37] Rakuro
    Wow, I can even choose race and body type!
SIGN    All 
     Hair Ornament 
     Necklace 
     Bracelet 
     Ring
[12:40] Rakuro
    I can even start the game with accessories?!
[12:46] Rakuro
    Chill out, man!
[12:47] Rakuro
    You've been so poisoned by those
    super-limited trash games,
[12:50] Rakuro
    you're getting blown away
    by silly minor stuff!
[12:52] Rakuro
    Okay!
[12:53] Rakuro
    Time to go hardcore on character
    design for the first time in forever!
SIGN    Mercenary Twinblade 
     Mercenary Twinblade 
     Staring Bird Mask 
     None 
     None 
     None 
     None 
     9000 Mahni
SIGN    Is this all right?
SIGN    Try Again          Confirm
[13:07] Narrator
    To protect Rakuro's good name,
[13:09] Narrator
    I'll explain this state of affairs.
[13:11] Narrator
    He's not into freak fashion
    or anything like that.
[13:15] Narrator
    His playstyle consists of
[13:17] Narrator
    ignoring armor in favor of getting
    the best weapons possible.
[13:22] Narrator
    These weapons are costly, of course,
[13:24] Narrator
    but in* SLF*, amazingly,
[13:25] sign
    Mercenary Twinblade 
     Mercenary Twinblade 
     Leather Cap 
     Leather Garb 
     Leather Belt 
     Leather Shoes 
     None 
     3000 Mahni
[13:26] Narrator
    you're given the option to sell your starter
    equipment during character creation!
[13:26] sign
    Mercenary Twinblade 
     Mercenary Twinblade 
     None 
     Leather Garb 
     Leather Belt 
     Leather Shoes 
     None 
     3000 Mahni
[13:26] sign
    Mercenary Twinblade 
     Mercenary Twinblade 
     None 
     Leather Garb 
     Leather Belt 
     Leather Shoes 
     None 
     3300 Mahni
[13:26] sign
    Mercenary Twinblade 
     Mercenary Twinblade 
     None 
     Leather Garb 
     Leather Belt 
     Leather Shoes 
     None 
     3600 Mahni
[13:27] sign
    Mercenary Twinblade 
     Mercenary Twinblade 
     None 
     Leather Garb 
     Leather Belt 
     Leather Shoes 
     None 
     4000 Mahni
[13:27] sign
    Mercenary Twinblade 
     Mercenary Twinblade 
     None 
     None 
     Leather Belt 
     Leather Shoes 
     None 
     4400 Mahni
[13:27] sign
    Mercenary Twinblade 
     Mercenary Twinblade 
     None 
     None 
     Leather Belt 
     Leather Shoes 
     None 
     4800 Mahni
[13:27] sign
    Mercenary Twinblade 
     Mercenary Twinblade 
     None 
     None 
     Leather Belt 
     Leather Shoes 
     None 
     5000 Mahni
[13:27] sign
    Mercenary Twinblade 
     Mercenary Twinblade 
     None 
     None 
     Leather Belt 
     Leather Shoes 
     None 
     5400 Mahni
[13:27] sign
    Mercenary Twinblade 
     Mercenary Twinblade 
     None 
     None 
     None 
     Leather Shoes 
     None 
     5800 Mahni
[13:27] sign
    Mercenary Twinblade 
     Mercenary Twinblade 
     None 
     None 
     None 
     Leather Shoes 
     None 
     6000 Mahni
[13:28] sign
    Mercenary Twinblade 
     Mercenary Twinblade 
     None 
     None 
     None 
     Leather Shoes 
     None 
     6400 Mahni
[13:28] sign
    Mercenary Twinblade 
     Mercenary Twinblade 
     None 
     None 
     None 
     Leather Shoes 
     None 
     6800 Mahni
[13:28] sign
    Mercenary Twinblade 
     Mercenary Twinblade 
     None 
     None 
     None 
     None 
     None 
     7200 Mahni
[13:28] sign
    Mercenary Twinblade 
     Mercenary Twinblade 
     None 
     None 
     None 
     None 
     None 
     7500 Mahni
[13:28] sign
    Mercenary Twinblade 
     Mercenary Twinblade 
     None 
     None 
     None 
     None 
     None 
     7700 Mahni
[13:28] sign
    Mercenary Twinblade 
     Mercenary Twinblade 
     None 
     None 
     None 
     None 
     None 
     8000 Mahni
[13:29] sign
    Mercenary Twinblade 
     Mercenary Twinblade 
     None 
     None 
     None 
     None 
     None 
     8400 Mahni
[13:29] sign
    Mercenary Twinblade 
     Mercenary Twinblade 
     None 
     None 
     None 
     None 
     None 
     8900 Mahni
[13:29] sign
    Mercenary Twinblade 
     Mercenary Twinblade 
     None 
     None 
     None 
     None 
     None 
     9000 Mahni
[13:29] sign
    9000 Mahni
[13:30] Narrator
    And you can make quite a profit!
SIGN    Tripled!!
SIGN    Traveler's Hat
SIGN    Mercenary's Helm
SIGN    Clergy's Hat
[13:34] Rakuro
    If I wanna hide my face...
SIGN    Knight's Helm
[13:36] sign
    Staring Bird Mask
[13:37] Rakuro
    This mask's my only option, huh?
[13:39] Rakuro
    Still, in a big-time game like this,
[13:41] Rakuro
    it'd be pretty awkward to play
    half-naked if everyone could see my face.
[13:45] Narrator
    This was, therefore, the inevitable result.
[13:49] Rakuro
    Player name... Sunraku.
SIGN    Please input name
SIGN    Sunraku
SIGN    Hizutome Rakuro
[13:52] Narrator
    Incidentally, Rakuro is the type of player who
    uses the same name in every game he plays.
SIGN    Hi (Sun)
SIGN    Raku
SIGN    Sunraku
SIGN    Link established.
    Please lie down in a safe place.
[13:58] Game Voice
    Link established. 
    Please lie down in a safe place.
[14:03] Rakuro
    Okay! All ready to go.
SIGN    Long ago, there was a time known as the Divinity. The great and powerful members of the Divine moved on to the next world and disappeared.
    Since then, time has passed.
    We, the heirs to the Divine will
[14:08] Rakuro
    Hey, a prologue.
[14:10] Rakuro
    Let's skip that...
[14:17] Rakuro
    Okay, show me the power
[14:20] Rakuro
    of a god-tier game!
[14:22] sign
    Introduction 
     Pioneers, Feel the Night Wind
[14:44] Sunraku
    A forest?
[15:00] Sunraku
    Awesome!
[15:01] Sunraku
    Moving around feels
    pretty much like real life!
[15:10] Sunraku
    I can run!
[15:12] Sunraku
    I can grab!
[15:14] Sunraku
    I can climb!
[15:18] Sunraku
    Failia was so awkward to move around in...
[15:22] Sunraku
    Actually, it feels like
    an insult to compare them.
[15:26] Sunraku
    Whoa! It's huge!
[15:37] Sunraku
    So this is the world of SLF...
[15:45] Sunraku
    So... where am I, exactly?
[15:48] Sunraku
    Don't games like these usually start you
    off in a tutorial town for beginners?
[15:54] Narrator
    What Sunraku didn't realize
[15:56] Narrator
    is that those who choose
    "Wanderer" as their origin
[15:59] Narrator
    will start out at a random
    point in the beginners' area.
SIGN    The Rampant Forest
SIGN    Sunraku
SIGN    Firstia
[16:04] Sunraku
    This starter map looks pretty basic.
[16:07] Sunraku
    Let's see...
[16:09] Sunraku
    This is "The Rampant Forest,"
[16:12] Sunraku
    and to the east is
    the starting town, "Firstia."
[16:18] Sunraku
    Guess that's it.
[16:20] Sunraku
    Okay, I'll head roughly in that
    direction while I check things out!
[16:27] Sunraku
    I can even land properly!
[16:30] Sunraku
    I know this stuff should go without saying,
[16:32] Sunraku
    but actually getting to
    play it feels so good!
SIGN    Sunraku
SIGN    Mercenary (Twin Blade User) Skill Points Remaining: 0
SIGN    Cash on Hand  9000 Mahni
SIGN    HP: 30
     Stamina: 20
     Strength: 10 
     Dexterity:15 
     Vitality: 3
[16:36] sign
    Magic: 10 
     Agility: 10
     Tech: 15 
     Luck: 30
[16:36] Sunraku
    Vitality: 3.
[16:38] Sunraku
    Figures I'd have low defense with
    the half-naked thing going on...
[16:41] Sunraku
    We'll have to see how far
    that high luck stat gets me.
[16:55] Sunraku
    Right as I start playing?!
[16:58] Sunraku
    A Goblin, huh?
[17:00] Sunraku
    In that case...
[17:02] Sunraku
    Let's see what this combat engine's made of!
SIGN    Mercenary Twinblade
[17:28] Sunraku
    Wow, a one-hit kill?
[17:30] Sunraku
    But it's just a scrub enemy
    in the intro, I guess.
[17:32] Sunraku
    Hey, I leveled up!
SIGN    Dropped Item 
     Goblin Hand Axe
[17:38] Sunraku
    Says it can be dual-wielded,
    so it's an option...
[17:41] Sunraku
    But its durability is already down to half.
[17:44] Sunraku
    Probably won't last much longer, then.
[17:51] Sunraku
    Monster weaknesses, 
    patterns, and item drops...
[17:55] Sunraku
    There's a lot to learn here.
[17:57] Sunraku
    Trash game or god-tier game, you 
    get this feeling everywhere...
[18:02] Sunraku
    The elation of diving 
    head-first into a new world...
[18:06] Sunraku
    You just can't get that in real life!
[18:10] Sunraku
    Okay, let's not forget to enjoy this!
[18:30] Sunraku
    Well, would you look at that?
[18:32] Sunraku
    One hit from that could put me down.
SIGN    Vorpal Bunny
[18:54] Sunraku
    One critical won't do it for this one, huh?!
[19:02] Sunraku
    Is this all you've got, god-tier game?
[19:05] Sunraku
    If you go for the neck
    with every single pass,
[19:08] Sunraku
    I'm gonna figure out what you're doing.
[19:13] Sunraku
    Look at all that EXP!
[19:14] Sunraku
    He was a tough little guy, huh?
[19:17] Sunraku
    No weapon drops, though, huh?
[19:19] Sunraku
    I wanted that knife!
    I bet it's powerful as heck!
SIGN    Condition Achieved
SIGN    You Learned
    Flash Counter
[19:24] Sunraku
    "Condition Achieved"?
[19:27] Sunraku
    I can learn skills by taking
    certain actions, huh?
SIGN    New Skill
SIGN    Flash Counter
SIGN    Bonus added to counters from parry.
SIGN    Parry: Deflecting an attack with your weapon
[19:30] Sunraku
    Hey, yeah, I haven't used any skills yet...
[19:34] Sunraku
    This game's pretty well designed.
[19:37] Sunraku
    Since a player's own skill
    supplements your dodges and parries,
[19:40] Sunraku
    I can fight pretty well against
    even higher-level enemies.
[19:44] Sunraku
    That makes me wanna try a bunch
    of different fighting styles!
[19:48] Sunraku
    Hang on!
[19:49] Sunraku
    Have I been played this whole time
    without encountering a single bug?!
SIGN    Invisibility Bug
[19:52] Player
    What's going on? I can't see anything!
SIGN    Clipping Bug
[19:55] Player
    Hey, I found a hidden world!
SIGN    Swish
SIGN    Hitbox Bug
[19:57] Player
    Darn it! Why can't I hit you?!
SIGN    Swish
SIGN    Swish
SIGN    Swish
SIGN    Swish
[20:00] Sunraku
    Awesome! That's a god-tier game for you!
[20:04] Sunraku
    I honestly wasn't sure if I could enjoy
    a bug-free game after all this time,
[20:08] Sunraku
    but I can really have a good time with this!
[20:11] Sunraku
    I guess they don't call it
    "god-tier" for nothing!
[20:15] Sunraku
    Okay!
[20:16] Sunraku
    I'm gonna get me a tough
    bunny's kitchen knife!
[20:20] Sunraku
    Where are you, bunny?!
SIGN    Spin Slash
    A spinning slash area attack
[20:39] Sunraku
    That skill's kinda crummy.
[20:41] Sunraku
    The big flashy swing
    leaves me open for too long.
[20:45] Sunraku
    Hey, finally leveled again.
[20:47] Sunraku
    I should probably allocate
    my stat points already...
[20:53] Sunraku
    I wish that Vorpal Bunny thing
    had a higher spawn rate, though...
SIGN    Vorpal Bunny
[20:59] Sunraku
    Guess it was a rare enemy, huh?
[21:01] Sunraku
    It took me forever to get
    a matching set of those knives!
SIGN    Play Time
[21:09] Sunraku
    Since I beat about fifty of 'em...
[21:11] Sunraku
    I guess that's a drop rate of about 5 percent or so?
SIGN    Vorpal Chopper
    Bonus to critical damage.
[21:14] Sunraku
    This thing's pretty darn rare, huh?
[21:16] Sunraku
    They've got better stats
    than the Mercenary Twinblade,
[21:19] Sunraku
    so I'd better take good care of 'em.
SIGN    Spin Slash 
     Flash Counter 
     Tap Step 
     Screw Pierce
[21:21] Sunraku
    And I learned a few new skills...
[21:24] Sunraku
    But Screw Pierce seems
    like the only useful one.
SIGN    New Skill
SIGN    Screw Pierce
SIGN     Deals a quick strike with a compact weapon
     This attack is powerful but cannot be chained
[21:27] Sunraku
    The others seem more 
    "better than nothing" tier.
[21:30] Sunraku
    Still, I'm not gonna gain any more levels
    with the scrub-tier monsters around here.
[21:35] Sunraku
    I'd better move on.
SIGN    The Rampant Forest
SIGN    Firstia
[21:38] Sunraku
    I've strayed pretty far away
    from the starting town, huh?
SIGN    The Rampant Forest
SIGN    Firstia
[21:41] Sunraku
    At this point, I'm a lot closer
    to the next one, Secondale.
SIGN    Secondale
SIGN    Sunraku
[21:46] Sunraku
    To get to Secondale...
[21:48] Sunraku
    I've gotta cross this bridge
    over the ravine, huh?
[22:01] Sunraku
    Aha, I see.
[22:07] Sunraku
    I gotta beat you if
    I wanna cross. Is that it?
[22:16] Sunraku
    Sounds good to me.
[22:18] Sunraku
    Looks like I've got me
    a real challenge at last.
SIGN    Ravenous Python
SIGN    Area Boss
SIGN    Rec. Level:
SIGN    Rec. Party Size:
[22:22] Sunraku
    Soloing a boss meant for a party, huh?
[22:25] Sunraku
    With the great ratings SLF gets,
[22:28] Sunraku
    it probably won't be dishing out 
    any silly bug attacks.
[22:30] Sunraku
    A snake monster's attacks 
    usually consist of...
[22:33] Sunraku
    Coil, bite, tail swipe, swallow, venom...
[22:36] Sunraku
    That should be all.
[22:38] Sunraku
    With an avatar that actually
    moves the way I want it to,
[22:41] Sunraku
    I don't need defenses to beat you!
[22:44] Sunraku
    Give me something to enjoy here,
[22:47] Sunraku
    SLF!
SIGN    The Rampant Forest
[23:42] kids
    SLF Theater!
SIGN    SLF Mini
[23:46] Emul
    Mini!
[23:52] Rei
    H-Hello, there!
[23:54] Rei
    I'm Psyger-0!
[23:55] Rei
    I'd like to show you the prologue text that 
    rolls at the start of Shangri-La Frontier,
[24:00] Rei
    which Hizutome-kun skipped!
[24:03] Rei
    Take it away!
SIGN    The land is vast, and through it is woven the grand tapestry of life...
    We, who live in the here and now, use the artifacts of the past
    still breathing in history and ruins to trace the footsteps of the Divine.
SIGN    You are a pioneer, appearing with the wind from the east, and though
    brought to your knees time and again, you brave ever onward...
    And, like the wind, some of you will simply fade away.
    What is the purpose of your life?
SIGN    Will you trust your life to the swing of your sword?
     Will you peer into the depths of the magical arts
    and seek to master your craft?
     Or will you choose not to fight at all?
    
SIGN    All options can be found here.
     All options exist within you.
    Now, take your first step.
    Explore the unknown, your future, and your potential.
SIGN    This is the mission given unto you,
    the children of the Divinity born—fallen—upon this land.
[24:59] Rei
    Divine? Divinity?
[25:01] Rei
    There's so much intriguing jargon, isn't there?
[25:03] Rei
    Well, see you again soon!
[25:05] Rei
    Bye-bye!
[25:08] kids
    SLF Theater!
SIGN    SLF Mini
[25:12] Emul
    Mini!
[25:17] Faeria
    Oh, no! I hit him!
[25:19] Sunraku
    What the hell is your problem?!
[25:21] Sunraku
    What are you even doing in that carriage?!
[25:23] Sunraku
    I told you to wait on the dang bench!
SIGN    Tee-hee
[25:27] Faeria
    Curse you, dark lord!
[25:29] Faeria
    He's the reason all of this is happening!
[25:31] Sunraku
    But this is all your fault!
SIGN    Tee-hee
[25:35] Faeria
    Now I'm mad!
[25:36] Faeria
    I'm not going anywhere with you!
SIGN    Huh?!
[25:38] Sunraku
    You're the one who causes all the problems,
[25:40] Sunraku
    and I'm the one fighting, not you!
SIGN    Tee-hee