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[SRW] The weird thing about this game to me is that, like
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My main exposure to SRW before this was SRWOG
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in which Huckebeins were...medium tier?
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They were a step above Gespensts
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Point is I'm having trouble being impressed by the Huckebein 30
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I suspect we have yet to see its true form/power
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also the big XX eyes look kind of silly
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anyway
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Neo Zeon is attacking
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hmm
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I guess there's CQB in addition to melee?
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the XXX eyes crack me up a LOT. ]
DrugsJulius
that's just the stat to fit it into three characters
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Oh my god
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This 70s ass animation as Combatler V forms
DrugsJulius
just straight ripped from the show
AzureChrysanthemum
Huckebein 30 is a mediocre machine but the protag in the Huckebein 30 makes it stupidly good
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Fucking
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2 brings up the backlog
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F2 SKIPS THE ENTIRE FUCKING SCENE
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I hope no one said anything important there!
AzureChrysanthemum
Which mission?
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Combatler intro mission
DrugsJulius
yeah I prioritized digging out my controller pretty quickly
AzureChrysanthemum
I think you mostly missed the professor both-sides-ing you and Char trying to drop a colony on Earth
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No I got that
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it was the IMMEDIATE post battle scene I skipped
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anyway I actually like Edge a lot
AzureChrysanthemum
The post-battle I think was him admitting he was just being an obtuse dick on purpose
AzureChrysanthemum
And giving Combattler clearance to join the Dreisstrager
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Good thing
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I don't care about Combatler V
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Edge is allergic to talking about himself
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Miku is sad, Edge is a disaster, is the vibe I've gotten
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Anyway time to become a class traitor
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All I know about Brave Police is that Atomic Robo adopted a bunch of them when I was in Mask or Menace
AzureChrysanthemum
I think Combatler is probably good since it's 5-pilot but it has a Penis missile which means it is on the bench forever
AzureChrysanthemum
The Brave Police units I think are also acceptable but also permabenched because ACAB
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And it's like, an entire series built around "what if Volfogg and the combining fire trucks were the main characters" in a game that also just. Has GaoGaiGo
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The brave police officer gunning down criminals in the streets
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It’s fine they’re not human like us
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I can’t deny Combatler is GOOD
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I just don’t like it
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ACAB, yes even Brave Police J-Decker
AzureChrysanthemum
That's why mine is like level 11
AzureChrysanthemum
With no upgrades
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Edge had a little sister
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Someone actually got him to say ANYTHING about his past
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btw something that super was unclear to me, mechanically
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the "upgrade all stats to 5 and get a unique bonus" thing does NOT include weapons
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which like cuts the cost of getting the unique bonus in half
AzureChrysanthemum
The protags are canononically siblings and both exist in setting no matter who you pick
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whoa really
AzureChrysanthemum
Yep!
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oh huh
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I guess Miku Hatsune is my sister
AzureChrysanthemum
Or in your case, Az Dar'kness
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is Az her default name?
Quinn Angstrom
and this is my brother, Hatsune Edge
AzureChrysanthemum
Yep, Az Sainklaus
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well
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She's Miku in my heart
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anyway I was gonna stop there but next is the Gridman intro so I guess I gotta keep going
AzureChrysanthemum
Which is fair!
DrugsJulius
Gridman is cool
AzureChrysanthemum
Yeah on the Earth route the two units to really lean into are Gridman and GaoGaiGo
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Gridman is really good and the game gives it really high production values in the story scenes
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which pleases me
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GOD the setup for Gridman is strong
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With Akane erasing Tonkawa for smushing her hotdog
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He's here!
He's here!