Essence_of_Meh

I Couldn't Care Less About the Original, I'm Just Trying to Survive
I know I mentioned not wanting to start anything new last week but I needed something to occupy my brain and decided to go with this. It's pretty fun so far though it has the same problem as The Villainess Flips the Script!, i.e. obsessive guys hovering around the MC. Not to the same extent as in that title (they don't have as much power over her) but it's still important enough plot point to be noticeable. It's still fun though it's also too early to have a solid opinion about it.

One thing I do want to mention is: calling your character Ahwynn (I win)? Really? It's funny, don't take me wrong, but also a bit too on the nose to be taken seriously. Or perhaps I'm just reading too much into it.

Well, it took me a few months but I finally managed to finish The Villainess Just Wants To Eat.

It was an extremely cute and fun experience, from start to finish. The romance is sweet, art is pretty and the limited voice acting does its job really well. I like how the food is used as means of getting to know and opening up to others - it's a nice thematic addition besides being MC's favourite activity. I wish we got to see some of it though as all of the meals and desserts sound delicious.
Check it out if you want a short and sweet isekai story.

Now with that out of the way I'm hoping to slowly get back to reading VNs on the regular. I'll be starting with other short titles soon and build up towards something more ambitious like STEINS;GATE (no, I haven't read it yet). Wish me luck!

You can rent it for 70k per day in Lorville if you'd like to try it out. Also, 50k small cargo missions between planet LZ and space station can be stacked for quick money.

Raft is one of the best cargo ships at the moment honestly - relatively cheap, large and easily accessible cargo space, great tractor turret placement, nice interior. I'm currently debating between it and Hull A myself and the only reason it's even a debate is because I tend to lean towards smaller ships.

Can't say much about combat ships - all of my attempts to return to dogfighting end after 1-2 missions due to constantly teleporting enemies. If you want meta, light fighters still reign supreme as far as I know. Otherwise, just pick what looks cool - that's what the free rentals are for.

It really depends on what you're interested in - big/small, combat/industry, new/old... Personally I'll be checking out some of the already available ships to see if there's anything I'd like to buy in-game.

In general though, probably the new additions? There are no specific confirmations I believe but the current speculations include:

• New Drake ship (Clipper?)
• Perseus
• Kruger Wolf Alpha
• RSI Hermes

No idea which of these happen though, we'll have to wait and see.

Hmm, I think that's a later version than what I tried. Makes sense though since that was one of the most "finished" of the old versions, I believe. Sounds good.

No worries, it's not your fault - I simply found the tracks in the second half of the game to be weaker than the early ones. If anything I'm the opposite and tend to be way more critical about stuff that gets hyped up by everyone while trying to keep an open mind about things others complain about.

I remember surfing from one of the trailers, I think, I just hoped there'd be at least a short sequence on the ship and that surfing itself would be a part of the game (I expected a cutscene honestly). As good as these games are there are still some parts that feel a bit rough and unplanned. Oh well, it's not a huge issue.

On a more positive note, Niko is returning tomorrow at 18:30 JST (source tweet, rough MTL).

They talked about it briefly a year or two ago and not being able to pilot in heavy gear is no longer the plan - they're leaning towards lower G-force resistance instead. They might change their minds again but that's the last official word on it that I'm aware of.

Damn Tomo!! Why is he so buff?!

The fact these games hold up as well as they do is a testament to their quality. There's plenty of even newer titles which can't boast about similar results.

Also, I'm a bit "specific" (well... weird) in terms of what does or doesn't gel with me and I often tend to prefer less popular or worse options. Going back to hugely successful titles can be a rather unique experience for me - every game is a surprise in that way, I guess.

I mean... if you're running around in full gear in your ship instead of stowing stuff when it's not needed I don't really mind some kind of "punishment". That's just me though, someone who tends to gear up based on immersion rather than "it's a game, I'mma just run with everything on me".

Regardless of the reason I'm just glad it's coming back. It can be a real coin toss whether an old feature makes it back or not so it's nice to have a confirmation.