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I’ve reached that point in Dawn of Sorrow. You know, the point where you’ve explored all you can, and you’re missing something that you need to go on. I’m not wandering around aimlessly though. I’m upgrading everything I can. The upgrade system is wonderful. Not too involved, and not too easy.

I’ve done the punches up to the Mach Fist, but now I’m into katanas. Up to Osafune, currently. Also, my second-favorite type, the axes, has been stuck on Bhuj for some time. (Giant Armor, which I’d need to upgrade it, it is in a part that I can’t get to anymore. poo.)

I’m 7 hours in, and I’m surprised to see that. 7 hours in Trace Memory was enough to finish it, and 7 hours in Lunar was enough to get through fetch-quest #1. It feels like I’ve been playing for maybe an hour. The time just flies by.

I guess you could compare CV’s upgrade system to Lunar’s earning-money-for-new-equipment-buying system, since they’re actually quite similar. The thing is, one is fatally flawed, and the other is not. In CV, all you have to do is seek out a certain soul. You can kill that monster over and over, preferably with some Luck-raising gear on, and eventually get it. (it’s never taken me more than 10 minutes once i locate the monster.) In Lunar, you have to make deliveries to earn any sort of usable money, and that is done with annoying little MMORPG-style fetch quests. Go find 32 acorns and 15 chocolates, and some other junk, and bring it to someone. Then do it a couple more times. The worst part is that the acquisition rates for many of the delivery-quest items are terribly low. And you can’t earn exp to level up at the same time. (if you could, i would be lvl 50 easily. i’m only 20 right now.) It is mainly my love for the Lunar series that keeps me going on this one. And that’s not amounting to a whole lot in the face of Castlevania, Trace Memory, Trauma Center, and Phoenix Wright.

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Insert Credit today has a link to the American site for Screw Breaker. It’s right here.

Wait a sec… “American” site for “Screw Breaker?” Did no one tell them that the name was lame-ified for U.S. audiences? (to “Drill Dozer,” not nearly as cool-sounding) Is the name not changed? Is this a terrible oversight? Arggggg, I dunno.

Regardless, I think it looks like an awesome game, and I’ll even buy it if it’s called “Pinky’s Magical Tunneling Adventure.” (though i think they should compromise, like the title of this post. not that they rely on me to tell them what they should do. but they should! totally.)

On a side note, I really want a GB Micro. Someday soon, I’m going to get my paycheck, and absent-mindedly buy a Micro. Then, whenever people are like, “Geez, you bought a Micro?” I can say “Well, it just kinda happened.” I can play my Micro while I eat the ramen noodles that I’ll be eating for the rest of my university career, because they cost one tenth of normal lunch fare.