...The mermaid sanctuary dungeon SUCKED. (Also, apparently Mariella is a brand-new character to this version?) #JarkesPlays #DQ2HD2D
...Damn, that Burrowell subplot fucked me UP. (They're totally gonna do the "sympathetic monster dies horribly" thing later, aren't they?) #JarkesPlays #DQ2HD2D
...Why the heck is the Princess of Moonbrooke gaining levels faster than the Hero? #JarkesPlays #DQ2HD2D
The Princess of Cannock is now officially in my party! #JarkesPlays #DQ2HD2D
ARMAGEDDON. #JarkesPlays #DQ1HD2D
Nadia wearing green-frame glasses.
Nadia with glasses.
That is all. #JarkesPlays #TrailsBeyondTheHorizon
My Pokemon Platinum 2026 playthrough team, consisting of: PaterMater the Magnezone (named after Renne's archaism from the Trails series). Sheba the Drifblim (named after Sheba from Golden Sun). Zeke the Torterra (named after Zeke from Xenoblade Chronicles 2). Yuito the Espeon (named after Yuito from Scarlet Nexus). Mia the Floatzel (named after Mia from Golden Sun). Renne the Houndoom (named after Renne from the Trails series).
Anyway here's my final team config. #JarkesPlays #PokemonPlatinum
Mia (named after the character from Golden Sun) evolved into Floatzel
Caught a Houndour, nicknamed her Renne.
Yuito (named after the male protag from Scarlet Nexus) evolves into Espeon.
I've made it to Veilstone City and here's some team updates. Mia here was originally gonna be another placeholder, but y'know what? I'm vibing with her now so she's permanent. #JarkesPlays #PokemonPlatinum
Didn't this quote end up becoming a meme back in the day? #JarkesPlays #PokemonPlatinum
Level 10 wild Golbat, seen in the lower level of the Oreburgh Gate after obtaining the Coal Badge. Zubat does not evolve into Golbat until level 22. Unfortunately I accidentally KO'd it (not even with a critical hit either, I just misjudged how much damage Starly's Quick Attack would do to it).
I ALMOST SCREAMED HERE 🤣 #JarkesPlays #PokemonPlatinum
Zeke the Turtwig.
Anyway I'm going an "RPG character" theme naming for my team here, inspired by @firenekoignis.bsky.social's FireRed playthrough that he's currently doing. #JarkesPlays #PokemonPlatinum
Rafe in the credits of Ys X Proud Nordics, seen off by the spirits of his brother and father.
Oh, just rip my fucking HEART out why don't you. #JarkesPlays #YsXProudNordics
...I'd better not have fucking missed Astrid's second character note during the side story, because I'm about to do the side story's final boss. #JarkesPlays #YsXProudNordics
...Okay, so I'm at Viewpoint Isle now... When does the last Oland Island side story quest unlock? #JarkesPlays #YsXProudNordics
Adol and Karja doing a kickass "cool guys don't look at explosions" pose as the superboss, Vermoor, is defeated.
HELL YEAH, I WASN'T ABLE TO GET THIS SCREENCAP WHEN I PLAYED THE ORIGINAL VERSION #JarkesPlays #YsXProudNordics
...Is Illuna also voiced by Cherami Leigh? It does kind of sound like her... #JarkesPlays #YsXProudNordics
Ah, there we go. Found it immediately too (had to reload a couple times 'cause it got away but it was still part of the spawned enemies). #JarkesPlays #YsXProudNordics
Huh, they definitely rebalanced the enemies and bosses in the second half of the game to take the new side story into account. #JarkesPlays #YsXProudNordics
Okay, finally got Adol's "travel extensively" achievement. Also I got the 99 Skill Chain achievement from the chapter 6 Logr fight (thank you, Dancer's Shawl). #JarkesPlays #YsXProudNordics
A ruined, sunken city with floodgates that you need the keys for to navigate...
Was this the first time the series referenced the actual real-life Ys legend? (Well technically the original version of Ys X would've been in that case lol) #JarkesPlays #YsXProudNordics
Karja, please. #JarkesPlays #YsXProudNordics
...Man, I...
I don't think I like the new side story so far. #JarkesPlays #YsXProudNordics
...Okay I never understand what determines the "play extensively as this character" achievements 'cause I really feel like I should have both Adol and Karja's achievements for that by now. #JarkesPlays #YsXProudNordics
...Man...
The Fuling Island sidequest just breaks my heart. #JarkesPlays #YsXProudNordics
It's even more fucking awesome when my laptop doesn't make the game CHUG during this sequence anymore. #JarkesPlays #YsXProudNordics
Oh, I see - it looks like the lunchboxes you can only get from Illmer Village aren't counted for the journal and achievement this time. That's interesting. #JarkesPlays #YsXProudNordics
...Whoops, NISA forgot to translate the name of one of the new BGM tracks.
(Also, I'm like 90% sure Astrid is voiced by Kira Buckland, but I'm not sure about Canute) #JarkesPlays #YsXProudNordics
FUCKING WORM! #JarkesPlays #YsXProudNordics
And I see they did NOT fix the "your partner will NEVER use their solo skills if you aren't controlling them" issue. #JarkesPlays #YsXProudNordic