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[Aenima]

In Nikke news...

2nd one, Bunny Milk.

3rd is likely Rouge, wearing a reverse bunny suit, teased here (official art):

The 3rd is a gacha skin for Rouge. Looks crazy.

Hopefully the Bunny Ade is decent enough to make her usuable in some teams. But a reminder for F2P players is that this bunny girls are not limited, so consider skipping the banners and then add them to your wishlist to pull with normal tickets. Cuz soon thers a new Resident Evil collab coming up with limited characters, then in November we have the aniversary where they will most likelly release 2 very strong Pilgrim units (Lower drop rates, so its always better to use pitty for pilgrims), then in December we have the Christmas/Winter units that will be limited as well, and then for new year most likelly 1 more pilgrim unit.

The bunny girls are bait, if you are F2P just add them to the wishlist once they banner ends, save your tickets/gems for the collab/Xmas limited units, and just straight up trade your pitty for the pilgrims.

 

[EerieArcade]

Yea WuWa is basically the Genshin with a slightly more mature aesthetic, better story (subjective but I like WuWa more) and imo better combat.

Hope you enjoy, you're jumping in at a great time the current banner character is Augusta who is bar none fucking badass and amazing and it's also very friendly for new/f2p as she had a variety of good teams.

If you like action and fighting ZENLESS ZONE ZERO is good too. Pretty good action system with counters and doges that require timing, but the story is hit or miss, and the challenge only comes from the endgame content, then vast majority of it is brainless and easy. But a fun game to chill with and has overall good vibes. I personally really like the artstyle and setting. That's said, it is a corridor battler, the areas are small and you'll basically be doing cutscene, fight, cutscene. Repeat.

Genshin isn't bad, and after 5 years you will have a metric ton of content to play, 6 different nations to explore, easily hundred+ hours if your so inclined to get lost in the game. A slightly more "chibi" or cute aesthetic which is fine but I prefer WuWa now.

If you're looking for a turn based RPG you could check out STAR RAIL, although i felt like the opening 2 areas where the best the game had to offer has the story imo falls off a cliff after that and just gets ridiculous. I dropped this game nearly a year ago, but it continues to be very popular.

Games to avoid imo - Persona5 phantom X, hits didn't click with me and imo kind of bastardized the persona formula by turning into a gacha.
Also avoid Etheria Restart unless you absolutely love long grinds and doing nothing but battles and pvp.

Keep us posted on what you pick and your progress! And definitely Hollar if you pull for and get Augusta ; )

I went for Wuthering Waves and played for a little bit. I finished the quest where you have to go fix those sensors outside of the base, stumbled upon a cave like area where I had to run and do some platforming to beat an old man, and I wandered around fighting some elite monsters. I like everything about it so far: graphics, combat, and music are all fantastic. Looking forward to getting more characters for my party. There's a lot of stuff to take in, especially on the menus. I'll spend some time tomorrow getting familiar with everything!

 

[EerieArcade]

Theres also a separate OT for it here in case youll want some more information as these games can be a bit complicated starting off.

I'll have a looksie. Thanks again.

 

[Icymanipulator]

I went for Wuthering Waves and played for a little bit. I finished the quest where you have to go fix those sensors outside of the base, stumbled upon a cave like area where I had to run and do some platforming to beat an old man, and I wandered around fighting some elite monsters. I like everything about it so far: graphics, combat, and music are all fantastic. Looking forward to getting more characters for my party. There's a lot of stuff to take in, especially on the menus. I'll spend some time tomorrow getting familiar with everything!

The first area is arguably the weakest, it just gets better from there so if you're liking it now, hold on to your butt! The next couple areas are some of my favorite in the game.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

The 3rd is a gacha skin for Rouge. Looks crazy.

Hopefully the Bunny Ade is decent enough to make her usuable in some teams. But a reminder for F2P players is that this bunny girls are not limited, so consider skipping the banners and then add them to your wishlist to pull with normal tickets. Cuz soon thers a new Resident Evil collab coming up with limited characters, then in November we have the aniversary where they will most likelly release 2 very strong Pilgrim units (Lower drop rates, so its always better to use pitty for pilgrims), then in December we have the Christmas/Winter units that will be limited as well, and then for new year most likelly 1 more pilgrim unit.

The bunny girls are bait, if you are F2P just add them to the wishlist once they banner ends, save your tickets/gems for the collab/Xmas limited units, and just straight up trade your pitty for the pilgrims.

I love Ade too much and also been waiting for a sexy alt of Rouge so I can't skip any of these, lol. I don't care about Milk.

Not very hyped about RE characters so I'm going bunny.

 

[Peroroncino]

I went for Wuthering Waves and played for a little bit. I finished the quest where you have to go fix those sensors outside of the base, stumbled upon a cave like area where I had to run and do some platforming to beat an old man, and I wandered around fighting some elite monsters. I like everything about it so far: graphics, combat, and music are all fantastic. Looking forward to getting more characters for my party. There's a lot of stuff to take in, especially on the menus. I'll spend some time tomorrow getting familiar with everything!

The first "Nation" is by far considered the weakest part of the game, so like Icy said, hold on to your butt, it only gets better once you move on.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Infinity Nikki at smooth 60 fps and with silky menus instead of laggy horror!!!!! OHMYGAWD, I'm crying... CRYING!!!

 

[Pejo]

Not sure if this one was already posted in the thread, but here's a HSR redeem code:

TB39Z7X49NZ7

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

This JP bro with his E6 harmony team just clowned on MoC 12 using Asta as the main DPS.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

I started the new bartending event in HSR, and now I'm wondering if hoyo will actually add Siobhan to the character pool, since I quite like her character design. Probably they just included that dialogue line to troll us like they usually do by breaking the fourth wall, but still...

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Damn, some pretty great improvements to the monetization are coming to P5X global version this fall.

 

[Pejo]

Damn, some pretty great improvements to the monetization are coming to P5X global version this fall.

Interesting, but too little, too late for me. They tried to be as anti-consumer as they thought they could get away with, now revenue is probably sinking and they decide suddenly to give some (one time) freebies? They can get fucked.

I still don't see anything about them moving characters to standard banner immediately like CN gets. With how few pulls you get for either banner by normal play, it barely sounds like an improvement.

 

[T4keD0wN]

Damn, some pretty great improvements to the monetization are coming to P5X global version this fall.

No mention of EN VA

 

[Peroroncino]

As someone looking from the outside, this seems like a really cool change, but as Pejo said, it's really giving this "kinda too late now" vibe if this was preeceded by kicking playerbase in the nuts and favoring other regions.

Other than that, all they can do is try to make a splash with PS5?

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

No mention of EN VA

The last chance for them to add EN VA is when they port it to console, since as far as I know, that's still on the table (console ports).

 

[Agent_4Seven]

Yo, Pejo , ma dude, how's your GFL2 pulls?

I got both Belka and Andoris, Andori's sig and a dupe of Faye which I don't need but whatever. Belka is so funny and cute, I just could't resist
I might go for Belka's sig too but we'll see, worse case scenario I'll get 100% for Leva's sig. Also got Qiongjiu's outfit:

Oh and it looks like they also added a less expensive BP option so you'll get even more items to unlock skills of the characters amongst everything else - much better option than to buy 5$ packs:

 

[Icymanipulator]

Just gonna leave this here… lol





This channel has a few videos comparing Mavika and Augusta. It's not even close. Seeing them right next to one another makes Genshin look absurd at best.

 

[Pejo]

Yo, Pejo , ma dude, how's your GFL2 pulls?

Didn't win a single 50/50 all day across any games I play that have the mechanic. Now that we have the doritos shop though, I just brute forced a copy of each of them, no sig weapons though, I think I'm done going for those outside of maybe my favorites.

I got both Belka and Andoris, Andori's sig and a dupe of Faye which I don't need but whatever. Belka is so funny and cute, I just could't resist
I might go for Belka's sig too but we'll see, worse case scenario I'll get 100% for Leva's sig. Also got Qiongjiu's outfit:

I picked up Belka and Qiongjiu's outfit. That's it for spending for this patch, for me. I'm waiting for Andoris' succubus outfit, should probably drop next patch if I'm guessing, for Halloween.

Oh and it looks like they also added a less expensive BP option so you'll get even more items to unlock skills of the characters amongst everything else - much better option than to buy 5$ packs:

Yea I saw that, it's the exact same rewards, looks like, but it doesn't last as long and it's 3 bucks less. Why didn't they just reduce the price of the existing one by like 2 bucks? Dunno why we need 2 with the same shit.

 

[Peroroncino]

Just gonna leave this here… lol





This channel has a few videos comparing Mavika and Augusta. It's not even close. Seeing them right next to one another makes Genshin look absurd at best.

 

[Agent_4Seven]

Won two 75/25 and got Belka's sig.

It's so tempting to get Zhaohui cuz I like her and her kit too, but I must get Leva and then Lenna no matter what. Uh, maybe next time, Zhaohui

 

[Peroroncino]

Won two 75/25 and got Belka's sig.



It's so tempting to get Zhaohui cuz I like her and her kit too, but I must get Leva and then Lenna no matter what. Uh, maybe next time, Zhaohui

I really like the character models in this game, shame it's not on PS5, I'd love to give it a shot, been craving for some tactics-game lately.

 

[Pejo]

I really like the character models in this game, shame it's not on PS5, I'd love to give it a shot, been craving for some tactics-game lately.

I like the game a lot, but its idea of "tactics" is "roll the overpowered character and hit the auto button". There was one boss that was actually tough and thought provoking in the very beginning of Global launch (Creepy Doll), but everybody complained so now there's no brain required. About to get even worse when the new OP unit drops (AK-15).

Story and world building is top notch, character models and particularly their clothing is probably the best in the business, but it's hampered by absolutely piss easy combat and lately the costume drama/developer greed.

 

[Pejo]

Hey Thick Thighs Save Lives - Cyrene (real) was just dripped. It's obvious they were going for "pst, guess what, it's Elysia" but they REALLY went in on it. I don't care for the wedding dress, but otherwise it's a good rehash of Ely. You have to let me know if they use the JP VA from HI3. She was perfect with her "Hiiii~"

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Hey Thick Thighs Save Lives - Cyrene (real) was just dripped. It's obvious they were going for "pst, guess what, it's Elysia" but they REALLY went in on it. I don't care for the wedding dress, but otherwise it's a good rehash of Ely.

Yeah, I just saw Cyrene's drip a few hours ago on my Twitter feed, but today's been pretty busy at work so I only had time for a quick look. She's Remembrance, so I'm looking forward to checking out her kit and seeing how well she slots into Castorice teams.

You have to let me know if they use the JP VA from HI3. She was perfect with her "Hiiii~"

They also confirmed on JP Twitter that she'll have the same VA as Elysia from Hi3.

Spoiler

 

[Peroroncino]

Looks very generic.

And. Ms./Mrs. Inoue plays characters I mostly don't like/hate, so no skin off my back.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Just gonna leave this here… lol





This channel has a few videos comparing Mavika and Augusta. It's not even close. Seeing them right next to one another makes Genshin look absurd at best.

There's a generational leap between the two. The graphics and animations quality in gachas is improving by the day and the older games really look dated. Endfield and Ananta look far superior too.

 

[Agent_4Seven]

I like the game a lot, but its idea of "tactics" is "roll the overpowered character and hit the auto button". There was one boss that was actually tough and thought provoking in the very beginning of Global launch (Creepy Doll), but everybody complained so now there's no brain required. About to get even worse when the new OP unit drops (AK-15).

Story and world building is top notch, character models and particularly their clothing is probably the best in the business, but it's hampered by absolutely piss easy combat and lately the costume drama/developer greed.

They said they're going to add more difficult content, but I'll believe it when I see it. But um... in no way this should a reason not to play the game, it's more than worth it just for the story and characters alone Peroroncino

 

[Pejo]

They said they're going to add more difficult content, but I'll believe it when I see it. But um... in no way this should a reason not to play the game, it's more than worth it just for the story and characters alone Peroroncino

Yea I actually agree, the story and characters so far have been great. But it's very clearly done in VN format, and a lot of people don't like that style for story presentation over the more active/cinematic storytelling. Regardless, at the price of entry I think anyone interested should at least try it.

New gacha "Star Sailors" going into closed beta. Looks like a HSR-like turn based game, with the gimmick being that you set combos for your whole team in specific action orders which will change the properties and effects of the attacks for strategy.

Some gameplay:


I personally don't think it looks like anything special.

Official site:

Star Sailors Official Site - Com2us Holdings

A JRPG, anime-style turn-based collectible RPG. Experience stunning graphics unique to Star Sailor and enjoy diverse combinations and strategies with companions full of charm through turn-based battles!

starsailors.com2us.com

 

[Sakura]

They also confirmed on JP Twitter that she'll have the same VA as Elysia from Hi3.

Well her character has already been in the game with the same VA for a few patches now.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Mayar You still around here? How's the new Infinity Nikki 60 fps update running and looking on PS5? I got a bit more busy than expected with my gachas and some other stuff, so I haven't had a chance to install it and check it out myself.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Mayar You still around here? How's the new Infinity Nikki 60 fps update running and looking on PS5? I got a bit more busy than expected with my gachas and some other stuff, so I haven't had a chance to install it and check it out myself.

Massive difference. Mostly, I'm not fussy about fps but in this case the leap is a game changer.

 

[Mayar]

Mayar You still around here? How's the new Infinity Nikki 60 fps update running and looking on PS5? I got a bit more busy than expected with my gachas and some other stuff, so I haven't had a chance to install it and check it out myself.

According to reviews on Reddit, everyone seems happy. FPS drops happen (I have a basic PS5, though), but to be honest, for a game like this, it's not critical. Although they continue to patch, and it seems like this isn't the end of optimization.

P.S - As expected, the players have been busy building... I haven't started on the house yet...

Spoiler

 

[Agent_4Seven]

Looking forward to 2.0 to jump back in and continue playing. Hopefully they'll do the story justice and fix all the crap they did to after 1.0

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Thanks for sharing your impressions on the 60 fps mode in Infinity Nikki, my bros! I really appreciate it!

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Btw, looky here! Ananta is going to have a presence at TGS:

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

And here's another bit of gacha news. Apparently Arknights Endfield's release window (early 2026) got revealed during yesterday's iPhone 17 event.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Damn, I just hit Trailblaze level 70 in HSR! I started playing back in April during the 2nd anniversary when they were running Castorice's banner. I think I've put in around 300 hours already.

 

[Mayar]

Damn, I just hit Trailblaze level 70 in HSR! I started playing back in April during the 2nd anniversary when they were running Castorice's banner. I think I've put in around 300 hours already.

Congratulations, you got it pretty quickly.
300 hours...do you want to see a real wild shit...

On the right is my time in the game and my platinum
On the left is my wife's account

Spoiler

P.S - Don't even ask me how

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Congratulations, you got it pretty quickly.

Thanks, man! I was a bit surprised myself that I hit the account level cap this fast; quicker than in WuWa and ZZZ, which took me around 8 months and 13 months respectively.

300 hours...do you want to see a real wild shit...

On the right is my time in the game and my platinum
On the left is my wife's account

Spoiler

P.S - Don't even ask me how

Damn, that's a lot of hours your wife has put into Nikki. I guess it's her main (and maybe only) game. Not bad on your side either, but compared to her playtime you're more like a casual Nikki player.

As for me this year, I've put in about ~400 hours into WuWa (split between PS5: 110h, Steam: 141h, and the rest on their PC client), ~300-350h into Genshin with 150h on PS5, ~300h into HSR and ~150 into ZZZ.

 

[Mayar]

In our case, it's a family tradition. If she likes something, she always plays it very seriously. And one of the reasons why we had to have two consoles.
She always has significantly more time in the game than me, no matter what we play.

Spoiler

 

[Pejo]

In our case, it's a family tradition. If she likes something, she always plays it very seriously. And one of the reasons why we had to have two consoles.
She always has significantly more time in the game than me, no matter what we play.

Spoiler

I had my gf playing Genshin with me for a while. She quit after a few months and one of the reasons is that she couldn't perfectly line up a fence in her teapot because the devs didn't think to have a corner piece and all the fence pieces had their own post. Would have been fine if they let you overlap furniture without doing the autistic wiggle glitch, but that was one of the reasons she quit, lol.

 

[Mayar]

I had my gf playing Genshin with me for a while. She quit after a few months and one of the reasons is that she couldn't perfectly line up a fence in her teapot because the devs didn't think to have a corner piece and all the fence pieces had their own post. Would have been fine if they let you overlap furniture without doing the autistic wiggle glitch, but that was one of the reasons she quit, lol.

If life has taught me anything, it's this: Never question the actions of your girlfriend or wife. NEVER

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Looks like previews for the biker girl gacha RPG have started popping up. Just saw this tweet from denfaminicogame:

The new RPG featuring bikes and beautiful girls, "Chasing Kaleido Rider," is a game where you fight while admiring cool bikes and the girls' thighs

バイク×美少女の新作RPG『チェイシング・カレイドライダー』、イカしたバイクと女の子の太ももを見ながら戦うゲームだった。お、おれは、心からバイクが好きなんだ、それだけは事実なんだ……！でも……でも嬉しくて、おれは悔しい……ッ！

バイク×美少女の新作RPG『チェイシング・カレイドライダー』、イカしたバイクと女の子の太ももを見ながら戦うゲームだった

news.denfaminicogamer.jp

I-I genuinely love bikes from the bottom of my heart, I don't know if you'll believe me, but that's the truth...! But... but I'm happy, and yet I feel so frustrated...!

They also uploaded some new gameplay on their YT channel:

 

[Pejo]

The game everybody has been waiting for will finally be dropping tomorrow (Sep 12).


Gameplay



They must have very modest revenue hopes or something. I don't know how a game like this gets greenlit to release globally considering the costs involved for localization and infrastructure.

Looks like a mid 2010s standard auto-battler with CN safe tier fanservice for characters and then they dial up the lewd for costumes. I didn't see a single hook in the gameplay video, like nothing it even does to differentiate itself. And as far as I know it's not a known IP or anything. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Thick Thighs Save Lives I've reached 60 in star rail and about to do the upgrade mission, is there anything I need to keep in mind before doing it so it's not a pain in the ass to level the characters to 80?

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Thick Thighs Save Lives I've reached 60 in star rail and about to do the upgrade mission, is there anything I need to keep in mind before doing it so it's not a pain in the ass to level the characters to 80?

Trailblaze 60 should be fine, so go for it since the increase in difficulty is pretty small! It will take quite a few more resources to level up a character from 70 to 80 (the same goes for their Light Cones), but you'll also get more rewards from daily stuff, so it balances out a bit.

That said, there will be a significant spike in difficulty at TL 65, so make sure you have at least a main team fully built with solid relics, leveled-up traces, and good LCs before you tackle the TL 65 upgrade mission. Once you commit, there's no going back, because you can't reduce your world level/equilibrium level. Even the story-related content will have enemies above level 80 (up to 90, I think), and they're pretty tanky and can hit like a truck. It should take you a month or a bit more than that to get there, so there's time to build your main team properly by then.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

HSR 3.6 livestream going live in 10 minutes. Going to add the redeem codes to this post once the broadcast is over.

Spoiler: 3.6 livestream

New version trailer is up:

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Redeem Codes (expire tomorrow):

• WTK9Z6EMQPEP - https://hsr.hoyoverse.com/gift?code=WTK9Z6EMQPEP
• AA39GPEL9NHB - https://hsr.hoyoverse.com/gift?code=AA39GPEL9NHB
• QSJQZ7WL9PZX - https://hsr.hoyoverse.com/gift?code=QSJQZ7WL9PZX

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Well, shit! Change of plans, I guess! The Herta and Anaxa reruns are dropping alongside the new Evernight and Preservation Dan Heng banners. Looks like I'll be pulling for that E2 Herta sooner than I expected. They also confirmed that Dan Heng's new form will be free to claim.

3.6 Banners:

• 1st half: Evernight and The Herta
• 2nd half: Preservation Dang Heng and Anaxa

Spoiler: Dang Heng - free to claim

 

[Sakura]

Nice they are giving him for free. Means I only need to roll for evil march and can save the rest of my gems for Cyrene.

 

[Pejo]

HSR 3.6 livestream going live in 10 minutes. Going to add the redeem codes to this post once the broadcast is over.

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Redeem Codes (expire tomorrow):

• WTK9Z6EMQPEP - https://hsr.hoyoverse.com/gift?code=WTK9Z6EMQPEP
• AA39GPEL9NHB - https://hsr.hoyoverse.com/gift?code=AA39GPEL9NHB
• QSJQZ7WL9PZX - https://hsr.hoyoverse.com/gift?code=QSJQZ7WL9PZX

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Well, shit! Change of plans, I guess! The Herta and Anaxa reruns are dropping alongside the new Evernight and Preservation Dan Heng banners. Looks like I'll be pulling for that E2 Herta sooner than I expected. They also confirmed that Dan Heng's new form will be free to claim.

3.6 Banners:

• 1st half: Evernight and The Herta
• 2nd half: Preservation Dang Heng and Anaxa

Spoiler: Dang Heng - free to claim

Cool that he's free but that's some lazy ass design for him. If I thought Lunar Imbibitor or whatever was derivative, this one he just pulls his shoulder out of his 4* version and sprouts a tail and little horns. Can't complain about free Preservation characters though, they're needlessly rare in this game. I haven't kept up on leaks, is he a shield character, or taunt, or what?

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Cool that he's free but that's some lazy ass design for him. If I thought Lunar Imbibitor or whatever was derivative, this one he just pulls his shoulder out of his 4* version and sprouts a tail and little horns. Can't complain about free Preservation characters though, they're needlessly rare in this game. I haven't kept up on leaks, is he a shield character, or taunt, or what?

Yeah, I can't complain too much about free shit so it's w/e. Anyways, he's a shielder although not as good as Aventurine.

Edit: He has some good buffs for units that scale on attack, and his shield is pretty beefy. IMO he should be a good sustainer for a decent amount of teams.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Not that I mind, but I still don't get hoyo's logic in rerunning Big Herta so soon after her last rerun back in June during version 3.3. For Anaxa, I get it since it took some time for everyone to realize how strong he is as a main DPS/hypercarry, rather than just a sub-DPS for Herta, so there will be a lot of players who might be interested in pulling for him.

Now I have a feeling they'll do both Hyacine and Castorice reruns in the Cyrene patch, likely to drain everyone's savings right before the 4.0 patch drops with new units and whatever meta they're planning to push…

In any case, I've saved up quite a few pulls (I'm up to ~230 and with 30 pity on the character banner), so if I somehow get Herta's E2 early, I might just go for Anaxa too.