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UUUltraC screencaps that make me weep, still

#idk why but post game thinking about the implications of this ship just makes me so sad #like yeah the ch is supposed to be meta bc it's about two of the people who actually jumpstart the plot basically melting into the backgrou #but the post game stories further fleshing it out is just #ugh #liveblogging

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UuultraC After Story List

Adelta’s second game UuultraC recently got released in English, so I wanted to create a list with all of the free extra content that’s currently available on Adelta’s website! Make sure to only read these short stories after finishing the routes, otherwise they might not make much sense or even spoil the game’s story. They’re written in Japanese, but not extremely difficult to understand with translation tools.

> Short story 1 (Kozuka Akira x Kagome Shoutarou) One day when we wanted to go swimming, the town was flooded by a sudden heavy rain. A sweet early summer story.

> Short story 2 Continuation of short story 1 Side A: Akira’s point of view Side B: Shoutarou’s point of view

> Short story 3 (Isshiki Suzu x Choutsugai Shirou) On a tropical night when the moonlight is dazzling, something happens to the body of the citizens of Tokyo. A story about midsummer.

> Short story 4 Continuation of short story 3 Side A: Shirou’s point of view Side B: Isshiki’s point of view

> Short story 5 (Hibarino Yomi x Sayashi Juurou) After spending their time peacefully, it seems like Yomi has found a new “hobby”. A story about an alien and the end of summer.

> Short story 6 Continuation of short story 5 Side A: Juurou’s point of view Side B: Yomi’s point of view

All credit goes to Adelta for creating these wonderful stories and beautiful art! Japanese page can be found here: https://adeltaz1.wixsite.com/uuultrac/%E8%A4%87%E8%A3%BD-%E5%88%B6%E4%BD%9C

#story 5 and 6 idk how but they really got me in my deep feels #the way it's written for like...a doomed pair? #like the others basically have happy endings but they're more bittersweet even though they end up together #idk #liveblogging

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for all of uuultrac's flaws though...that soft music whenever the pairs are having a moment is a really good piece. the music repeats a lot so it really felt like the game was cycling through a limited library but that soft bit...ah. good

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i wrote a whole rant for hashihime so i deserve to do another one for uuultra c since i keep subjecting myself to the messy writing of adelta

honestly after ch 1 i had a nagging feeling i was just not going to enjoy the game just like hashihime but i powered through. my biggest concern ended up being true: that the plot holes that were written in - obviously with the intention of being patched in later chapters - would not all be filled in. it's fine to leave some things to the reader's imagination but it shouldn't be a barrier to immersion which it was, unfort for this game.

if the writer wanted a weaving storyline, they should not have written it into 3 separate sections. the sections imply that they are standalones and can be read to understanding as such. they are not. the first chapter suffers the most from this, since it basically forces you to finish the other 2 to collect more detail. and honestly, it did not even need to. the concept of the first chapter is "i am a kaiju and my boyfriend is a hero dedicated to destroying kaijus". that is a whole idea. yes, it could be supplemented by other details that are fleshed out in other chapters, but the central concept is compelling enough. but because the writing was determined to make you go through the rest of the game, you're just reading it and being like huh? that makes no sense...so you end up not being able to fully enjoy and complete the first story because you end up thinking about things that don't add up. i actually liked the akira/shoutaro ship, which made me disappointed because then i had to go through with other ships to get more context for some of the storyline

the backstory for some of the kaiji encountered in ch 1 being part of the story of ch 2 and 3 was interesting and honestly that would have been enough to connect to ch 1. instead, i finished ch 1 wondering if the writing was bad on purpose or if it would all be resolved by ch 3 (spoiler, it wasn't)

ch 2 was ok. it filled in more detail and went faster than ch 1 since we already had some of the details and context explained. i don't think i have much to say about it. i'm meh on the ship dynamic, i think they tried to make it way more edgy than it needed to be without actually saying anything...probably the ship i'm most ambivalent about

i had a lot of hopes put on ch 3. i was partially interested in the ship dynamic but also the previous chapters kind of set it up as a "ok NOW you'll get a full explanation" so i was waiting for it. and yeah, it explained a bit more. it kind of satisfactorily legitimized the need for a parallel/alt universe, although maybe the translation was a bit wonky because i needed to reread that part to understand the intent. but then yomi coming back (did he? the pre-credit scene implied some kind of closure with jyuro but in both previous chapters it's implied he was shot back into space - either to die or return to his home planet. it was unclear which) came out of left field. how did that happen? nah, that isn't important! also, you'll be left wondering because there's no post credit stinger scene like in the others! why? because it's a meta commentary on two plot drivers deciding they don't want to be main characters anymore so it doesn't matter!!!!

ultimately i have a few requests for adelta. i think they have a lot of promise. both uuu and hashi have really good core concepts. time travel bookstore? heros and monsters? good ideas. the buildup is usually good too. but both suffer tremendously in the end game by bad writing, which is a result of:

the decision to use really complicated plot devices (time travel, alternative universes). it's fine if you can pull it off, and maybe most players won't think too hard about it. it's a fucking game after all. but for players like me, it's hard to ignore hand waving especially because the first half was so well done. it takes me out of the immersion and makes me realize i'm fucking reading a visual novel. so then why would i feel invested in the characters and story anymore? those plot devices are usually pulled in for someone who usually can't think of a satisfying way to end a story, which brings me to my next point --

inability to commit to a central idea. it's fine to have an open ended ending and have some things left purposefully vague. but the endings for hashi and uuu just feel like the writer was like "ok here's this concept...oh and THIS plot twist...ok...wait...now how do i bring it down to a conclusion" and then they pull a plot device to try and explain things. ok...but when you clearly don't put as much investment in the end because you're leaning on the plot device as a crutch, then it just leads to an unsatisfying ending. the laziness here also seems to translate in a few sloppy cgs which felt so out of place compared to other beautiful cgs which makes me wonder if there was a scramble to get this out. and i understand the tendency to choose a vague or unclear conclusion - but it's not like the writer is unable to write well. fuck, look at the first halves of the stories? look at the post-game mini stories, the yomi/jyuro one basically making me tear up? i'm really hoping her next work is more focused. like the childhood friend route in hashihime was honestly the strongest route and then the rest of it kind of fell to pieces. so i KNOW she can write a good story

overall, adelta has some solid foundations. the art is pretty decent. the setup and concepts are good. it doesn't take itself too too seriously with some humor and references to other media and breaking the fourth wall. but these games so far have felt like you've seduced me and brought me home only for me to realize you want me to clean your house (an apt metaphor since i ended these two games trying to piece together threads that never got addressed). i really want to keep playing their content but if the next game (i believe it's got a TON more characters which makes me really anxious) also flops i might have no choice but to just drop this circle

#hashihime was such a disappointment and i think uuu was less so #but still....a letdown #liveblogging

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A3! Rurikawa Yuki - Translation [SSR] MANKAI Party (1/3)

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#just when i thought liber was finished #holy shit HOLY SHIT!!!!! #why not just confirm it. let them fucking DATE #taiyuki fans won. period. we won #now for tenma on taichi's card... #a3!

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#ok i lied i only am in enstars for these boys #rabits best group #honestly i knew i'm a sucker but...boy. thsi group. THIS GROUP! !!! #enstars

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Ensemble Stars On Stage

Izumi and his love for Yuu-kun

#thsi is so funny to me bc i have not gotten past the concept that makoto is literally het@lia us #and THIS is the boy you chose to stan izumi? #THIS one? #enstars

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frankly there are too many units in enstars for me to fully spread my attention out...esp since i have no intention of abandoning twst and i have kind of put it down to consume enstar lore

#liveblogging #azul forgive me....i know not what i do #this is my coping mechanism

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anyway i know nazuna left valkyrie as selfcare but...(head in hands) idk the concept of post-war/current characterization nazu and mika fucking around while also being emotional support boys when shu decides to return to humanity after doing Art..

#liveblogging #honestly tho mikanazu is where it's at #idk i just think they're cute

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😴😴😴

#enstars

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sounds of rapid skittering in your house, you hear loud and unnerving munching and crunching, crumbs of an unknown origin fall at your feet, you turn on the light, you look up

you look away. 

#i love this feral child #enstars

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fully consuming enstars lore now that i'm getting into the localized game and i hate to say my ships are....keeping on brand

#liveblogging #i always like my ships with a hint of toxicity

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it's funny bc a few years ago i was just hit with how i was content but not...satisfied? there's nuance there i'm struggling to verbalize. like things are ok but you still feel like something's missing

which is funny because now i look back and was like that was such a fascinating time, fresh out of school and truly just learning how to navigate the world. i remember that time fondly for mentally being meh about it

#liveblogging #like that time informed how i think now so it's useless to be like if i had my mindset then #it's not that i'm unhappy with myself either like i am doing what i want and taking care of myself #so why do i still feel....melancholy?

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a few days ago it hit me that i'm reaching an age milestone and like got a few seconds of just utter fear of...not having anything to show for it? but also only just purely socially and interpersonally? which is silly but i wonder if i'm just starving for connection rn

#liveblogging #like i have accomplishments but bc i lived through them and know them it's hard to step back and be like wow yeah i'm here #also idk i'm convinced some people around me are not truly in relationship mode and are coping but #what do i know #clearly i am yearning for deeper personal connection to fill some kind of void #but also too risk averse and lazy to really seek out a mediocre one

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it's late and i took an unplanned nap at midnight so i'm still up and can feel myself slipping back into mourning what could have been if the pandemic never happened. we will obv never know but i just feel like if life progressed as normal i would be in a different place

#liveblogging #i'm not like...dissatisfied w my life rn but #i'm just not. satisfied i guess #i have nothing to complain about but i'm wired to be extroverted and valuing connections and i just feel like i've really struggled with #expanding my (social) network... #but i also don't want to force it

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