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Final Fantasy Tactics and Disgaea brought the Tactical RPG to non-Japanese gamers, but the genre obviously predates these landmarks.  With Fire Emblem establishing the genre only years prior, Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen had a virtually blank slate to work with.  Like the band whose songs the series’ titles pay homage to, this classic is both enduring and incomparably brilliant.

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A demonstration video I made yesterday using the magic of debugging. Shows Hibachi’s bullet patterns. All I have to say about it is holy shit.

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Divided into two parts because YouTube sucks and has a 10 minute limit. More of the same. This time I make it to the level 3 boss!

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In almost every town in Dragon Warrior 7 there’s a well. Most of these wells don’t contain anything. Some of them contain quite a lot.

In Dragon Warrior 7, there’s an item called a Tiny Medal. You can collect these, and eventually give them to a medal collector to get special items and equipment based on how many you’ve found. It’s sort of like the Golden Skulltulas in Ocarina of Time, or the little red gems in Illusion of Gaia. Sometimes you find these in wells.

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The second in my series of Let’s Play! Donpachi. I get a little farther, but still no luck. This is going to be a very long road. Video after the break.

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Donpachi is a danmaku shmup, also known as a bullet hell or curtain fire shooter. It’s hard (compared to other shooters) but very rewarding. This Let’s Play series is obviously on it.

A Let’s Play! is a sort of walkthrough where instead of guiding the player, the leader plays the game and offers commentary or simply shows the game. In my case, I wanted to both chronicle my attempts to beat Donpachi on a single credit, and to showcase some excellent music.

This first attempt is set to Won’t Get Fooled Again by The Who. Video is behind the break. Hope you enjoy!

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