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I'm #streaming Valkyrie Profile 2 (Playstation 2, 2006) again tonight over at https://twitch.tv/andreaen.

Still in chapter 3! First stop this session will be Audoula Temple on the Lake (I think).

I was not expecting a Raymond Chandler reference in this Vampire The Masquerade visual novel.

On second thought I shouldn't be surprised, the character they're describing is a detective.

Back to #streaming Valkyrie Profile 2 (Playstation 2, 2006) over at https://twitch.tv/andreaen.

Still in chapter 3, still need to grind XP.

I'm #streaming Valkyrie Profile 2 (Playstation 2, 2006) today at https://twitch.tv/andreaen.

Starting chapter 3 today; will probably need to grind for XP for a while.

I'm starting a playthrough of Valkyrie Profile 2 (Playstation 2, 2006) today at https://twitch.tv/andreaen.

I have a physical copy of this & have been meaning to play it for ages. Let's hope it goes easy on me.

#streaming Arx Fatalis (2002, PC) again today at https://twitch.tv/andreaen.

This session I hope to A. complete the ultimate weapon and B. defeat Akbaa (thereby finishing the game).

#streaming part 4 of Arx Fatalis (2002, PC) this morning at https://twitch.tv/andreaen.

Back from being sick (I hope). This session Am Shaegar attempts to create "the ultimate weapon".

I'm #streaming part 3 of my first Arx Fatalis (2002, PC) playthrough tonight over at https://twitch.tv/andreaen.

I believe I'm at the point where our Am Shaegar needs to find two items: Krahoz and Zohark.

needed something to cheer me up and here it is, a new blind test, '90s techno this time. (and with an outrageous panel of guests!)

Continuing Arx Fatalis (2002, PC) today at https://twitch.tv/andreaen.

This session we investigate the death of Falan Orbiplanax. #streaming

SNES Shadowrun randomizer today at https://twitch.tv/andreaen.

Maybe I can complete another one of these in one session? Hard to say. I'm excited to see any new changes to the randomizer since I last played. #streaming

I'm starting a game of Arx Fatalis (2002, PC) this morning over at https://twitch.tv/andreaen.

I've never played Arx Fatalis before & have been looking forward to it. I'm told it has very good goblins. #streaming

Finished Valkyrie Profile today. I had a real hard time learning the game (especially the battle system) but once I did I enjoyed it a lot.

Appreciated the unique (and very sad) story, the beautiful background art and character design and sprite animations, the great music (though some of it does wear on me after a few hours), and the rewarding battle system built on button combos (almost like a fighting game).

There were a couple things I disliked about the game. Things I wish I knew beforehand. First is that it's on a time limit. It's possible to mess up your pace by re-entering dungeons to grind XP. Second is that there are some impossibly well-hidden items in the game. Things that you'd need a hundred hours or a knowledgeable friend or a FAQ to find. I know that isn't unusual in RPGs but for some reason I wasn't expecting it this time. (I started checking a guide when stuck at around 10 hours in).

Anyway. Valkyrie Profile was fun & I'm glad I played it. I think I'd enjoy a second playthrough more and so someday I may do that.

I'm picking up Valkyrie Profile (2000, PSX) again today over at https://twitch.tv/andreaen.

Doing the end of chapter 7 and then chapter 8. Very near the end of the game.

Today I figured out how to compile the Quake 3 gamecode and add debug prints to it. (Turns out it's easy, the gamecode is part of the ioquake3 distribution & the console print function is Com_Printf).

Now I can investigate the specific values being passed around in the player movement functions. (First thing I did was look at what PM_CmdScale is doing).