Lurker > KCF0107

I started Persona 5 Strikers the other day. I have played some Dynasty Warriors way back in the early-to-mid 00s as well as a licensed game based on the One Piece franchise when that was on Game Pass. Perhaps the game will change later, but right now what I have experienced feels like Persona changing from a turn-based RPG to an action game (still a schedule, palaces are now jail, items/money/etc).

On one hand, I'm impressed at what seems to be a seamless transition to a completely different gameplay system. On the other hand, the combat itself is not something that I have taken a shining to yet. I liked mowing down enemies in those aforementioned games, but it isn't quite as satisfying here, and I think the constant menu screens/"pauses" (using a non-basic attack or your gun either brings up a menu or has you standing in place) aren't helping matters. I also do not care for all the interruptions in that tutorial jail, but perhaps future jails will be better on that front.

This is a problem

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Rise of the Tomb Raider is on Playstation Plus Extra

Rise of the Tomb Raider is on Game Pass

Rise of the Tomb Raider is back on sale for $4.50 USD on Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/391220/Rise_of_the_Tomb_Raider/

Later Alligator is on sale for $3.60 USD on Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/966320/Later_Alligator/

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is on Playstation Plus Extra

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is on sale for $30 USD on Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1895880/Ratchet__Clank_Rift_Apart/

Persona 5 Strikers is on sale for $18 USD on Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1382330/Persona_5_Strikers/

Clair Obscur is on Game Pass

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is on sale for $45 USD on Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1903340/Clair_Obscur_Expedition_33/

Just-for-Fun Top 10 Standings
KCF - 209
ArkOfTurus - 131
Mr Crispy - 119
gameking - 116
Cody - 76
Lolo Guru - 71
Seanchan - 61
KnightOfNee - 35
ViolentAbacus - 35
Kenri - 34

Spreadsheet with history
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1X8E8oqzES42W4S82j7WTfNnzNa8c3uXdSE1rnqYG7WM/edit?usp=sharing

Additional noms this month
Crispy - 3
Cody - 1

Julys Games:
Rise of the Tomb Raider (PC, XB1, PS4)
Later Alligator (PC, Switch)
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (PC, PS5)

July-Septembers Games:
Persona 5 Strikers (PC, PS4, Switch)
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (PC, XSX, PS5)

What is Game of the Month Club?
Game of the Month is a community project open to all B8ers where users share, discover, play and/or discuss a select few games every month. The games featured each month are chosen by YOU the users (and Lady Luck)

The Basics
- Each month will usually feature three games that were chosen via a random drawing from a pool of games that users nominated
- For each game you beat, you get a cool point on our just-for-fun standings as well as a nomination for next month's randomized drawing
- In order to receive the point and nomination, you must beat said game within the calendar month
- If you beat one of the current month's games in the previous month, you can apply for a "recently beaten waiver," but you will only receive a point and no nomination should you do so
- Drawing for next month's games is usually on the 25th
- If you periodically keep us posted on your progress and/or talk about different aspects of the games, then everyone will obviously think you are super awesome!

Nomination Rules
- You get one nomination automatically each month
- You receive additional nominations each month for every featured game that you beat
- Each game you nominate has to be unique from all other nominations and cannot include a game that has already been selected for GotM
- Each game must be a standalone game that can be acquired and played on its own (aka cannot be DLC/expansion that requires the base game)
- Nominations only carry over if you beat a featured game after the drawing for next month's games but before the end of the month
- You also have the option of supporting 1 game each month. Your only limitation is that you can't support your own nomination

Hell yeah got a 2-star Primarina EX from a wonder pick! Bless these sneak peek events (though it was already slotted where I initially picked)

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Murderous

I didn't even realize that trade tokens were on 24 hour recharge rates, and that each recharge token represents 1/24 of an hour. I guess that makes sense since trading is an alternative to giving them money, but for some reason in my mind, I figured that it would recharge at the same rate as and tokens would be equivalent to the event battle hourglasses.

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Syncopation

Okay, I sent Onix. I have extra Persians and Prinplups that I can send too. As for me, I have no preference for 1-diamonds, so you can just send what you hate/have the most of

@Honko

Okay, so I'm an idiot who still didn't understand the full trading rules and also is bad at remembering card rarities, but even though 1 and 2 diamonds have the same trade cost, you must trade 1 diamonds for other 1 diamonds and 2 for 2. All that I am looking for is 2 diamond, and you are looking for all 1 diamond. I am more than willing to do six trades, with each one being one card that someone wants and whatever going back to the other person, for this as I have like 100+ spare trade tokens to refresh as needed, but maybe you feel differently.

Sorry for being stupid and making things complicated.

@Honko

If you still need Mankey (Genetic Charizard), Magmar (STS), and/or Chimchar (STS), I have extras of each that I can give you.

If you have Minior (Celestial Lunala) or Electrical Cord (EC), that would be super. Looking at some of my themed collections missions, Paldean Tauros from Shining Revelry and Alolan Marowak from Celestial Lunala would also be welcome. If that all fails, you can send me whatever.

Soft

Yeah, I have decided to not try to rush through the end of CrossCode and hope to beat it in the first week of July.

Monster Train 2 or DOOM: The Dark Ages.

Blue Prince from the poll options

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Players of the Week
Offense - Raiders HB Chris Carson (180 total yards, 2 TDs)
Defense - Panthers MLB Pete Harris (9 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INTs, 1 FR, 1 TD)

Game of the Week
Seahawks at Pioneers

Byes
Orcas
Packers
Panthers
Steelers

Week 9 will be simmed on Friday, July 4th...oh. Well, it probably still will be

Yeah sure, I can do that @MZero

Out of all of these, Tony Hawk.

I just sent out the purple one. You can surprise me between the three you listed

MZero posted...

I still need that darn Ghost Oricorio

I don't know which is the ghost one, but I have three each of two (pink and purple varieties), so I can part with either.

Going down the line of people still needing 1 or 2 diamond cards...

@banananor - If you still need Clefable, I have five, so I can give you one. If you have Steenee, Minior, or Alolan Grimer from Celestial Guardians or Electrical Cord from Extradimensional Crisis, that would be cool, but if not, you can give me whatever.

@dilateDChemist - If you still need Grotle, Hippowdon, Sneasel, or Armor Fossil, I have plenty of each and can give you one of each. If you have Steenee, Minior, or Alolan Grimer from Celestial Guardians or Electrical Cord from Extradimensional Crisis, that would be cool, but if not, you can give me whatever.

I can help others needing 1 or 2 diamonds further down the alphabetical line, but I don't want to make a mega post causing a huge backlog of trades

I only have one Araquanid, but I have four Charjabug, so I can send that and you can send your choice of the two offerings.

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KCF0107 posted...

I assume it is one of those things I have seen on the map with ##/## that doesn't explain what is being tracked

Okay, I just re-checked, and one is definitely in the shape of the treasure chest, so I guess that I had been fixated on the symbol on top when I have peeked at that part of the maps, which is 00/99 in Gaia's Garden at the very least.

Legacy
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Finale

spawn

I mean, the Naughty Dog Crash platformers are not what I would call good games, and the remakes are extremely faithful, but if you want something to occupy your time and are curious about them, you can do worse for $4.

Yeah, I think that I'm about 20-22 hours in having stopped doing side quests since the end of Bergen (not that I didn't have a bunch of Bergen and pre-Bergen quests incomplete), and I would have no idea on my chest progress. I assume it is one of those things I have seen on the map with ##/## that doesn't explain what is being tracked. My guess is that I'm not "doing great" on that front.

I don't know, I played the Battletoads reboot like five years ago, and I liked it just fine, and this is coming from someone who has issues with how some classic or classic-styled 2D beat 'em ups operate (mostly when they have really bad hit boxes with having to need to be lined up almost or absolutely perfect)

I'm somewhere in Chapter 8. I did some checking, and the base game has 10 chapters, so I hope that I can clear the final 2-something chapters in just over three days. I'm not looking forward to whatever you are specifically referring to lol.

meanwhile, I am sitting on over 5k trade tokens lol

Players of the Week
Offense - Dolphins HB Jonathan Taylor (19 carries for 108 yards, 2 TDs)
Defense - Panthers SS Chauncey Gardner-Johnson (8 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT for TD)

Game of the Week
Seahawks at Rams

Byes
Eagles, Falcons, Ravens, Vikings

Week 8 will be simmed on Sunday, June 29th

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Better
Revenge

I have nine Nihilego lol. I assume that is the most out of any three-star for me.

Paratroopa1 posted...

The three Nintendo ones: Mario, Link, Samus
The three Square ones: Cloud, Sephiroth, Crono
the two blue ones: Mega Man, Sonic
And also: Snake

As a non-contest person but has been around here for almost two decades to where I have picked some things up, I knew Chrono as the one-game oddity was a member, but I would have otherwise only guessed Mario, Link, Snake, and probably Cloud if quizzed on it.

I guess that I didn't realize that they were all 80s/90s Japanese game characters. I don't know who my other four guesses would have been (Yoshi, Master Chief, Pac-Man, and Ryu/Chun-Li maybe?)

Okay, I sent back Alolan Ninetails @Honko

I also opened up 11 packs in Eevee

- Flareon EX
- Eevee EX
- Three-star Eevee EX
- Shiny Pinsir

34/69 cards registered

I'm pleased with the results!

MZero posted...

KCF - Decidueye for Zeraora?

Honko posted...

@KCF0107 - My Talonflame for your Alolan Ninetales?

Yes and Yes

Rise of the Tomb Raider is back on sale for $4.50 USD on Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/391220/Rise_of_the_Tomb_Raider/

Later Alligator is on sale for $3.60 USD on Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/966320/Later_Alligator/

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is on sale for $30 USD on Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1895880/Ratchet__Clank_Rift_Apart/

Persona 5 Strikers is on sale for $18 USD on Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1382330/Persona_5_Strikers/

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is on sale for $45 USD on Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1903340/Clair_Obscur_Expedition_33/

Fuck
You
Florest

Oh, I guess that I need to add my missing/surplus Extradimensional Crisis cards to the spreadsheet

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