Challenge 2019
January 04, 2019 @ 8:01 pm
Since I tend to change my mind often I haven't chosen games to fulfill challenges ahead of time so I'll be using this blog post to update challenges as I go along.
Dates are in MM/DD/YYYY format.
Starting date: Jan. 01, 2019
Difficulty: Hard
Completed games at sign-up: 284
List: https://myvideogamelist.com/mylist/HyperDebtRay
1) Play a game you did not finish last year - Fallout: New Vegas [12/05/2018 -> 01/05/2019]
2) Replay one of your childhood favorites
4) Play a 50+ hours long game OR a 3- hours long game - Deep Space Waifu: NEKOMIMI 
[01/16/2019 -> 01/19/2019]
7) Play a game with a self-imposed challenge (i.e. low health run, no death run, etc.)
8) Play a game on the easiest difficulty
9) Play a game released in 2019
11) Play a game originally released in 1979, 1989 OR 1999 - Sonic Adventure DX (1999) [02/09/2019 -> 02/11/2019]
12) Play a game that is only available digitally - Maomao Discovery Team [02/11/2019 -> 02/14/2019]
13) Play a game recommended to a mature audience - Niplheim's Hunter: Branded Azel [01/27/2019 -> 01/29/2019]
14) Play a game featured in a collection - Hitman: Contracts [01/05/2019 -> 01/25/2019]
15) Play a PC/Mac game which is NOT available on Steam
16) Play an award-winning game
18) Play a game developed in one of your neighbouring countries
19) Play a game developed by a company which has made a maximum of three games - Dragon Knight [01/30/2019 -> 02/02/2019]
20) Play a game developed by Ubisoft OR Activision
21) Play a game featuring day/night cycles
22) Play a game that features an anti-hero or a villain as the protagonist - Hotline Miami 
[01/20/2019 -> 01/25/2019]
23) Play a game with an anthropomorphic animal as the main character
24) Play a game that allows the player to make different decisions to change the course of the story
25) Play a game that features character customization
26) Play a game set in Japan
27) Play a game that features cel-shaded animation
29) Play a game featuring a female and male protagonist - Enslaved: Odyssey to the West (Monkey 
& Trip) [01/09/2019 -> 01/20/2019]
30) Play a game where you can travel the world - Lego: The Lord of the Rings [01/08/2019 -> 01/22/2019]
31) Play a game where you play as an object
32) Play a game featuring knights
33) Play a game featuring time manipulation
34) Play a Strategy game
35) Play a Point & Click adventure game
37) Play a First Person Shooter
38) Play a game from a genre you rarely play
39) Play a game that got a „Hard“ for the MVGL Difficulty Rating
40) Play a game that was favorited by more than 50 MVGL users
41) Play a game that more than 1000 MVGL users have added to their lists
42) Play a game on which someone recently wrote a review on
43) Play a game featured in the newly added games section
44) Play a game with a score of 8.5 or higher
45) Play a game recommended to you by another challenge participant
46) Pick 6 games you want to play and assign them numbers 1-6, roll a dice and play the game with that number
47) Play a game where the last letter in the title is the same as the last of your MVGL username - Tomb Raider: Anniversary [01/05/2019 -> 01/07/2019]
49) Play a game with a verb in the title - Smashing the Battle [02/01/2019 -> 02/09/2019]
50) Play a game where the title consists of over 5 words - The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit [01/26/2019 -> 01/27/2019]
1) Fallout New Vegas
4) Deep Space Waifu: NEKOMIMI
11) Sonic Adventure DX
12) Prefer not to get banned by lewds 
13) Niplheim's Hunter: Branded Azel
14) Hitman: Contracts
19) Dragon Knight
22) Hotline Miami
29) Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
30) Lego: The Lord of the Rings
47) Tomb Raider: Anniversary
49) Smashing the Battle
50) The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit
New Custom PC Build
October 06, 2018 @ 1:51 pm
Just recently upgraded to a new custom machine I build myself. I'm finally home back at Team Red, it never felt right these 10 years using an Intel chip.
CPU: AMD Ryzen 2700X
Motherboard: MSI X470 Gaming Pro Carbon
Memory: HyperX Predator RGB DDR4 2933Mhz
GPU: MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB
PSU: EVGA G3 650W
Storage 1: Samsung 970 EVO 500GB
Storage 2: Samsung 860 EVO 1TB
Display: ASUS VG248QE 1080p 144Hz
Display2: MSI Optix G24C 144Hz Freesync
Case: Corsair Carbide 275R
Mouse: Corsair M65 Pro
Keyboard: Cooler Master MK750 (MX Red)
Gaming Challenge 2018
December 30, 2017 @ 11:06 am
Since I tend to change my mind often I haven't chosen games to fulfill challenges ahead of time so I'll be using this blog post to update challenges as I go along.
Dates are in MM/DD/YYYY format.
Starting date: Jan. 01, 2018
Difficulty: Hard
Completed games at sign-up: 242
List: https://myvideogamelist.com/mylist/HyperDebtRay
1) Re-play a game - Torchlight II [06/18/2018 -> 07/02/2018]
2) Play through a game on 100% - Hollow Knight (105%) [01/13/2018 -> 01/28/2018]
3) Finish a game you put on-hold or dropped before 2018 - Watch Dogs [01/03/2018 -> 01/12/2018]
4) Play a game that you can finish in one day - Marie's Room [06/24/2018 -> 06/24/2018]
6) Play a game in a language that is not your mother tongue - Fire Emblem: Awakening 
[09/08/2018 -> 10/14/2018]
7) Play a co-op game - Castle Crashers [06/16/2018 -> 06/18/2018]
8 ) Play a game on the hardest difficulty - Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (ÜBER) [01/13/2018 -> 01/15/2018]
10) Collect all achievements/trophies in a game - Stories: The Path of Destinies [04/21/2018 -> 04/26/2018]
11) Do an evil run of a game, i.e. make most immoral choices possible the entire playthrough - The Walking Dead: A New Frontier [01/31/2018 -> 02/03/2018]
12) Play a game using a controller you have to buy seperately from the console - SoulWorker Logitech F310 
[04/07/2018 -> 09/01/2018]
13) Play a game featuring a female protagonist - Tomb Raider: Legend [05/01/2018 -> 05/07/2018]
14) Play a game with a historical setting - Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault (WWII) [02/23/2018 -> 03/01/2018]
15) Play a game that is set in space - Deep Space Waifu [08/25/2018 -> 08/31/2018]
16) Play a game featuring a non-human main character - Rayman 2: The Great Escape [05/10/2018 -> 05/13/2018]
18) Play a game where you can control more than one character - Agents of Mayhem [03/24/2018 -> 03/31/2018]
19) Play a game developed by an Indie-developer - Oxenfree [05/01/2018 -> 05/10/2018]
20) Play a game published by EA or Square Enix - Mirror's Edge (EA) [04/14/2018 -> 04/15/2018]
21) Play a game with a score written by a composer you like - Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (Masafumi Takada)[09/1/2018 -> 10/13/2018]
22) Play a game that was published by the same publisher as one of your favourite games - Assassin's Creed Syndicate (Ubisoft) [5/21/2018 -> 6/11/2018]
23) Play a game that was developed in the country you're from - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 
[03/08/2018 -> 03/15/2018]
24) Play a game originally released in the 80's - Metroid: Zero Mission (1986) [02/23/2018 -> 02/25/2018]
25) Play a game originally released in the 90's - Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon (1990) [02/03/2018 -> 02/12/2018]
26) Play a game released in 2018 - Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle [05/19/2018 -> 05/23/2018]
29) Play a game on the oldest console you own - Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars [02/15/2018 -> 02/22/2018]
30) Play a game originally released on an arcade - BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger [03/04/2018 -> 03/22/2018]
31) Play an RPG - Tales of Zestiria [07/07/2018 -> 08/25/2018]
32) Play a Visual Novel - Mutiny!! [06/23/2018 -> 07/02/2018]
33) Play a game from a genre you don't like - Scribblenauts Unlimited (Casual)[07/07/2018 -> 07/16/2018]
34) Play a Racing game - Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing [07/02/2018 -> 07/02/2018]
35) Play a Puzzle game - Antichamber [01/02/2018 -> 01/03/2018]
36) Play a Horror game - Alan Wake [03/18/2018 -> 04/12/2018]
37) Play a Music/Rhythm game - Melody's Escape [02/07/2018 -> 02/14/2018]
38) Play a Card or Board game - The Witcher Adventure Game [03/05/2018 -> 03/31/2018]
40) Play a game featured in the recent user updates - Spec Ops: The Line [04/26/2018 -> 05/01/2018]
42) Play a game with a score of 7.0 or below - Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India [01/01/2018 -> 01/02/2018]
44) Play a game you yourself requested to be added into the MVGL database - MONMUSU [05/26/2018 -> 07/05/2018]
45) Play a game that starts with the same letter as your username - Hitman 2: Silent Assassin [04/02/2018 -> 04/13/2018]
46) Play a remake/remaster of a game - Pokemon FireRed Version [04/14/2018 -> 04/21/2018]
47) Play a game that is based on a movie/tv series/book/comic - GoldenEye 007 [02/10/2018 -> 02/22/2018]
48) Play a game that was made into a movie/tv series/book/comic - BloodRayne [03/03/2018 -> 03/06/2018]
49) Play a game with an adjective in the title - Wolfenstein: The New Order [01/15/2018 -> 01/20/2018]
50) Play a game which is available on Steam - Half-Life 2: Lost Coast [05/26/2018 -> 05/26/2018]
1) Torchlight II
2) Hollow Knight
3) Watch Dogs
4) Marie's Room
6) Fire Emblem: Awakening
7) Castle Crashers
8) Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
10) Stories: The Path of Destinies
11) The Walking Dead: A New Frontier
12) SoulWorker
13) Tomb Raider: Legend
N/A
14) Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault
15) Deep Space Waifu
16) Rayman 2: The Great Escape
18) Agents of Mayhem
19) Oxenfree
20) Mirror's Edge
21) Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
22) Assassin's Creed Syndicate
23) Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
N/A - Steam screenshot didn't work.
24) Metroid: Zero Mission
25) Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
26) Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle
29) Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
30) BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
31) Tales of Zestiria
32) Mutiny!!
33) Scribblenauts Unlimited
34) Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing
N/A
35) Antichamber
N/A
36) Alan Wake
37) Melody's Escape
38) The Witcher Adventure Game
40) Spec Ops: The Line
42) Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India
44) MONMUSU
45) Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
46) Pokemon FireRed Version
47) GoldenEye 007
48) BloodRayne
49) Wolfenstein: The New Order
50) Half-Life 2: Lost Coast
Witcher 3: Death March
November 13, 2017 @ 12:44 am
No surprise after setting the difficulty to Death March on the first playthrough, I've had my ass kicked by bandits and guts torn to shreds by monsters over and over and over again for 30 odd hours. The first ghoul fight in the very beginning of the game must have killed me numerous times and ate my corpse, didn't help that I totally forget that I have Quen in the beginning.
Managed to get to level 15 now 48 hours in, game is now much easier once I've got a good variety of potions, bombs, swords and armor. Dying a lot less, now they're due to stupid mistakes, wrong positioning on group encounters and bad preparation/strategy on boss fights.
Also helps that I can just walk into people's homes and loot everything lol.
0 commentsDXMD: Breach - Ghost Server TEIDE
October 29, 2017 @ 5:00 pm
Well I managed to finally finish off the last achievement outstanding on Deus Ex: Mankind Divided/Breach on this fine Sunday afternoon.
To be honest I found Breach to be really fun despite all the negativity surrounding it, and as for the micro-transactions within Breach. It was never really a necessity as most of the time you'll be earning credits at a fast rate during NETWORK_0 and NETWORK_1.
For those of you who are curious what the Ghost Servers are all about, they are random servers generated daily on a special network. At the end of the network if you are rewarded with a Master Pack with high rates of obtaining A or S rank items. However, just be aware that to actually start dominating some of the servers you will need at least 1 Firewall key, if you don't have any you can just buy one off the shop for 50K credits.
These servers are not very difficult and if you've already finished NETWORK_4A then these servers shouldn't be any problems for you. As always just keep your trigger finger ready, top up your ammo and get ready to make a quick escape.
2 commentsDXMD: Breach - NETWORK_4A S08-CAISSON
October 28, 2017 @ 11:06 am
This is probably the most difficult Prime Unit server that I've dealt with in the entire network, I've highlighted my approach to tackling this server in some steps below. Keep in mind this is only one way of dealing with the Prime Unit, this was the most efficient way with the setup I have.
The strategy I used for this server was to keep the Titan Aug on for as long as possible to fulfill the server preloaded patch criteria and be able to survive while at the same time dishing out some serious damage.
Here you can see that the server is preloaded with a Damage Ban patch which makes things harder if you are aiming for a high score. To help with Titan Aug maintenance we added an S-Rank and A-Rank Energy Modifier. If you've invested in Energy Augs then you can swap out the A-Rank for a Avatar Weakness Patch for a higher score multipler since you can't get hurt during Titan.
Next you're going to want to unlock or turn-on your Titan Aug and invest in the energy saving enhancements which will help greatly. If you have enough praxis consider investing in the Energy Aug tree to further boost your energy.
Next on the preparation is too load out your inventory with: 1. Biocells 2. Energy Expansion Kits 3. A High DPS Weapon (S-Rank Preferable) 4. AP Bullets 5. EMP Grenades/Mines (Disable The Sentry Bot When It Moves Towards You)
Lastly you should fine-tune your weapon for DPS as much as possible, as I've said before S-Rank is preferred as it has the most upgrades and damage potential. Also you should take off the silencer if you have one because it will reduce your damage output.
Once you enter the server hide behind the railing a bit north of where you spawn and you should see a Sentry Bot with a yellow warning sign. Next turn on the Titan Aug and start unloading your weapon on the robot, you can drop some EMP mines if it starts walking towards you. At this point you may wonder why you even need Titan if the robot is disabled, the reason is that once you start the fight, every sniper and gunner in the Santeau Server will start sniping you and without Titan your health will drop faster than Jensen's Icarus Strike.
That's all I've got, have fun in Breach.
0 commentsDone With Skyrim SE
October 15, 2017 @ 3:31 pm
After clocking in about 846 hours between both Skyrim Legendary Edition and Skyrim Special Edition, I can fully say I am completely done with this game and will no longer be (re)-playing this game for the foreseeable future. There comes a time when you've played a game long enough that you have to move-on and do something new regardless of how many new features or mods come out for the game (Skyrim).
I've had a blast with Skyrim and with the addition of modding have added countless hours of gameplay and customization to the game. My final goal for both games were to complete all the achievements, all 75 of them and complete all DLC as well. In the end my final level in SE is level 80, specializing in 2-Handed combat, saved Tamriel from Alduin and engaged in a Death Match between the first Dragonborn and the last Dragonborn in the realm of oblivion.
Ecstasy for a completion freak like me.
I'm done, my Dragonborn bids you all farewell.
My PC Specifications
October 01, 2017 @ 9:14 pm
Posted this on my main profile as well, this is for those who are curious and also for those who have also ascended.
I will most likely start to include some comments about performance in my game reviews if they are directed towards the PC version.
CPU: Intel Core i7 6770k @ 4.5Ghz
Motherboard: MSI Z170A Gaming M5
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ 32GB DDR4
GPU: MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB
PSU: EVGA GQ 850W
Storage 1: Samsung 750 EVO 250GB
Storage 2: Corsair Force LE 480GB
Storage 3: HyperX Savage 480GB
Storage 4: HyperX Savage 480GB
Display: ASUS VG248QE 1080p 144Hz
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 760T
Mouse: Corsair Scimitar
Keyboard: Coolermaster Storm QuickFire Ultimate (Cherry MX Blue)
Vindictus OG Karok
September 26, 2017 @ 10:16 pm
Lastly one of my personal favorite characters to play, it's my old OG Karok.
Vindictus Waifu #6
September 24, 2017 @ 12:08 pm
My last waifu until Miri is released, is BloodBerry my Evie.
Vindictus Waifu #5
September 23, 2017 @ 5:54 pm
Here is number #5, Delia!
Vindictus Waifu #4
September 22, 2017 @ 7:52 pm
Next on the list is my Arisha!
Vindictus Waifu #3
September 21, 2017 @ 9:32 am
Third on the list is my Lynn, don't let her looks fool you, she'll definitely impale you.
Bonus (Youtube)!
Vindictus Waifu #2
September 20, 2017 @ 8:15 pm
Continuing with my waifus here is number 2, my Twin Sword Vella.
Vindictus Lann
September 18, 2017 @ 7:43 pm
My Lann: Unsung, created way back when Vindictus was still in Beta, good times... good times...
Weapons: Infinity Twin Spear
Vindictus Waifu #1
September 17, 2017 @ 10:38 am
Ok, since I won't be seriously playing Vindictus for any length of time, I'll be posting some pictures of my bros and waifus (characters) on the blog. I'll probably still log into Vindictus just to power level newly released characters and get some free stuff from events but otherwise I won't be doing any new fashion designs anymore.
Here is my first waifu, MerryGate, she ma main and is a sword fiona.
Batman: Arkham Knight Tips
May 30, 2017 @ 9:20 am
Just though I'd share some tips that people might find useful while I wrap up my new game plus run.
If you use grapple onto a railing you can stay hanging instead of vaulting over by holding R1, useful for predator encounters.
To quickly vault over railings or ledges while standing double tap Forward A+A, this will cause Batman to do an aerial sommersault.
You can initiate a Fear Takedown on non-predator layout by throwing a smoke pellet on enemies, next fly into the smoke. There will often be a prompt to start a Fear Takedown which will instantly take down 3 to 5 opponents depending on upgrades.
Minigunners on Predator should be taken down using Explosive Gel + Wall, Smoke Pellet + Environment Takedown, Disruptor + Mine, Remote Hack + Environment Explosive. The Voice Synthesizer will help tremendously. Regular takedown will not work, and it's only recommended to use beat down technique on the last one.
For combat challenge maps, try to finish off your free flow by using Blade Dodge Takedown or Ground Pound Finisher. These 2 techniques net you a 100x or 75x multiplier to your score.
Ways to take down a Serpent Drone:
- Use the Batmobile's 60mm Cannon and aim it at the sky. - Glide high enough over the drone, there is a prompt to land on it and use Explosive Gel. - Use Disruptor to sabotage the gun, then fly into the search light to make it self-destruct.
Electric Charge on stun batons will knock down the opponent.
If you cannot do a predator takedown on the guy with Detective Vision Scrambler then you can use the Electric Charge on him to fry his Scrambler.
Use Search and Destroy Combo on shields, it will make encounters A LOT easier.
Use Distrupter on Medics especially on Predator if you are not prioritizing the Medic, this will prevent them from healing downed enemies.
Don't forget to take the Freeze Grendade off the table once you finish Panessa Studios.
I-Frame animations occurs when you use the Batclaw on electrified buffed enemies, you also get an I-Frame animation when you use an Aerial Attack on guys with shields.
Persona 3: Tricks
January 22, 2017 @ 2:48 pm
A list of tips and tricks that people may find useful when first starting out playing P3 or P3 (FES). I don't know if the advice outlined below will work on P3 Portable though. That being said here are some useful tricks that I found a little too late into the game, there shouldn't be any spoilers here.
1) Use the P3 fusion site to find the correct recipe for the Persona you are trying to create, this won't work in The Answer since you don't have access to the compendium.
https://arantius.com/misc/persona-3-fes-fusion-calculator/#/list/level
2) When a shadow is facing you, you can backtrack far enough away from the shadow until it's orange dot in the mini-map disappears. This will cause the shadow to turn it's back to you once you reach it again for an easy preemptive strike. Alternatively: you can also go to the menu screen and then exit out of it, and the shadows will immediately change direction. (OdysseyRPG)
3) When fusing personas in the velvet room, especially with 3+ personas the final persona result will inherit some abilities from the original persona. If you don't like the "inherited" abilities you can re-roll them until you find a combination you like by deselecting them and re-entering them as part of the recipe.
4) If you can't go to school for a length of time you can go to the shrine and use the fortune box to refresh or increase the social link relationship. This is important for social links involving some of the female characters.
5) If you find the stairs early in the dungeon and are too lazy to level or explore the floor, you can get your team to explore and pickup equipment for you. The trick is to make sure there is no shadows on the mini-map otherwise, your teammate may get aggroed by shadows and waste time.
6) Be careful if you choose to overwrite personas in the compendium, this is because if you use the P3 fusion calculator, some final results may be different from what was calculated because some of the preceding personas may be too high of a level to create the desired persona.
7) Save your money, the equipment found in dungeons are usually always better than the ones bought from the police station.
8) When fusing personas always tried to at least inherit Growth 2 or Growth 3, this is very helpful especially in The Answer.
9) Don't be afraid to switch up your team if a boss is too difficult, this game needs you to be adaptable.
10) On the shuffle victory screen, if the cards move off-screen, I find that 70-80% of the time the second card is an EXP card.
Cards will reorder in the order they were taken off the screen from left to right. (OdysseyRPG)
11) Use the tactics combat menu to control your team's SP usage, you will need it.
12) If an item says, it is "valuable", just sell it, it has no important use.
13) Switch your team to "Stand By" when the enemy is down if you need to buy time, this means that the enemy can't act for the entire turn.
Edit: Additional tricks and info from OdysseyRPG
3 commentsDragon Age II: Orsino Full Retard
August 07, 2016 @ 1:32 am
Spoilers
In regards to the story when taking the side of the mages, the one decision made by Orsino the first-enchanter of the mages is one of the most idiotic, I though mages were smart?. I had a geared and vicious team of Hawke (Rogue), Aveline (Warrior), Merrill (Mage) and Varric (Rogue). The templars were absolutely shredded to bits as soon as they entered the Circle tower, we were winning 
But then nooooooo Orsino decided to use blood magic and turn himself into a Harvester, wtf? 
Assassin's Creed Rogue: Easy Hunting
April 16, 2016 @ 1:24 am
Just a quick tip for people who want a faster way of hunting animals for their skin and pelts. Instead of running around swinging your sword like a madman hoping to finally catch that pesky fox, you can use the rope dart. It auto aims when in range and will not consume ammo, works best on small animals or deer. Though you could always skip this too and just buy everything at the shop. 
