The Let's Play Archive

Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga

by Luisfe

Part 39: GOD DAMN GRIND




Update 39:

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Well, this was missing from the previous one. So, it's time to get it here.

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Cielo is clearly nonplussed by the current turn of events.
There are others even less pleased, though.


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"I doubt she wants us to find out about it."
No shit, sherlock.


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"I remember being with other people, and always competing at something.
Humans seem the same, no matter the circumstances."
That's one way to look at it.


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"What a time to be alive..."
He has no idea how wrong he is.


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"If Varin was telling the truth, do you think Sera would want to return to Nirvana?
Is it really for the best?"




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"You really don't trust me?"
No, she doesn't. Or does she?
Or is this completely irrelevant?




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"With someone else's thoughts."


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"It seems they've found a place where the Citadel connects to the sewer system.
However, those who went in never came back out... Do you think somehting happened?"
Obviously, something did.
That shall be explored relatively soon.



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"We've found an entrance to the sewer system beneath the Maribel's former territory."
That shall be partially explored in this update, only partially.



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"Ah... No, no...
Th-THE SUN!
THE SUN!"


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This has more relevance than one would think.
But that shall be left alone for now.


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"I never thought about it, but... What exactly is the Karma Temple?
Where did it come from?"



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"Who is this... Angel?"
Gale has no idea.
Heh, it is not Logical.



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"That is the only way we can find out the truth about her...
I want to help her."




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"But none of us know de name Cyber Shaman?"

And that's it with that area.


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Time to explore this.
There is an area I somehow never visited.
It contains: Gale, Cielo, random Maribelers.
You'll see.


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"Have I become similar to them?"
No, you are still a goddamn robot.


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"Hey man.
You know I'm really okay.
Just don't piss me off."


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"Jus', I dunno how I can tell."


This I won't transcribe.
No.
But you must read.
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Yes.
Get it?

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This opens up AFTER beating both Beelzebub and Varin.
Guess what is inside?



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WHY YES, ANOTHER GODDAMN FUCKING SEWER LEVEL.

All the optional boss dungeons in DDS1 are FUCKING SEWER LEVELS.
The most boring goddamn part of the game. Multiplied. Several times.
ARGH




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The yellow wall is gone.



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And there is one of these.


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NEW ENEMY

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No information link because for some reason Wikipedia does not have information about it, and the Megaten Wiki is currently not available. Goddamn.


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And here is the main event for this update.
The thing that was repeated ten thousand times. Again and again.
BEATING THE CRAP OUT OF TITANIAS.


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In this corridor.
There are other corridors, but this is the one I used.
Again and again and again and again.


In order to spawn these.
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ARAHABAKIS.
Notice their crazy stats.
And resistances.
They are awesome.
And they are the main reason you WANT Cocytus.

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Arahabakis are AWESOME. And you know it.



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This is a needed skill to deal with them.
Everyone must have it.


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And this is needed to take proper advantage of the corridors.


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Yes.


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Once they are frozen, they become much, much less resistant to physical damage.
In this case, Revelation.
It is quite awesome, you know.

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Heat finishes them off with Chi Blast, which is by itself a very awesome skill for this part.
Very, very high critical rate. You want that.


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Arahabakis drop Noises.
You already know why that is awesome.


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YES.
HELL YES.
My first Omoikane kill in this run.
It should have been earlier.
This also got repeated several times.


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They give a very, very AWESOME loot.
Lots of karma. Lots of ap
LOTS of macca.
Yup. Omoikanes are worth killing.


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This is about the only thing worth buying.
The others? Megido Fire, and Dead End.
Not worth the price.

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This.
Six hours of grind.
This is what it took.
Almost alol of them in the same goddamn corridor, with increased encounter rate.
Quite fun, eh?
AND NOW THE BEFORE AND AFTER.

From this
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TO THIS.
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now I am technically overlevelled as FUCK.
The game can be finished on the high fifties.
This is just going to be horrible for the endgame things, I think.