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literally everything is unisex if u stop giving a fuck

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I finished 7th Dragon III Code: VFD on Nintendo 3DS just a few days ago and wanted to write something about it because it seems like it’s a pretty overlooked gem. 7th Dragon III is a role-playing game developed and published by Sega and released in the west in 2016. The third game is the first one in the series that’s been released outside of Japan. 

Here’s a synopsis of the premise: “In the year 2100, dragons have descended upon earth and humanity is at the mercy of these terrifying beasts. However, not all is lost. As the protagonist, the player will team up with Nodens Enterprises - a video game company dedicated to stopping the dragon menace - to become a dragon hunter and eventual savior of the universe. Although times are bleak, Nodens Enterprises has found a way to tip the scales in favor of mankind: By traveling through time to three different eras, the protagonist can upset the balance of the dragons’ power. This will give them the edge to defeat the True Dragons, and stand a chance against the most powerful one of them all… the 7th Dragon: VFD." 

7th Dragon III has a bit more unique classes and systems compared to your standard fare JRPGs - you even get to build a cat café. Its futuristic setting avoids the typical clichés of crystals and amnesia. It’s actually a bit eerie playing the game in 2021 and the story mentioning a deadly sickness spreading in 2020 and 2021. Not going to spoil the story more but I thought it was pretty decent and even surprised with its darkness considering the overall happy tone. 

Customization is quite versatile. You create one character to represent yourself and then create more to your team of 3, selecting one of the 8 classes, an illustration, style, a color palette and finally a voice (40 options of professional Japanese voice actors).  After advancing the story a bit you can have 3 teams that you can swap. These extra support teams travel along with your primary team and provide support.  Naturally each class has their own set of skills which you can purchase with skill points without restrictions. This was quite a nice feature as you’re not bound to skill trees that would force you to get skill X first before you can invest points into skill Y. There are also special powerful "exhaust skills” you unlock later in the game. 

The dungeon crawling gameplay is inspired by Etrian Odyssey but from third-person perspective and you don’t have to draw maps. There’s random encounters indicated by a “danger meter” and sometimes I felt like encounters were too frequent. You can stop enemy encounters for a while with a skill or consumable item if battles get too tedious. 

Combat can get somewhat challenging when fighting the bigger monsters and bosses. I played on easy difficulty myself and was able to win the final battle on my third try. 

There are quality of life features like teleporting to various locations and possibility to retry a battle if your team wipes. Side quests are carried out swiftly and conveniently when you can teleport inside the headquarters building too.  Some small UI design improvements could have made the game more intuitive.  Positive thing was that I didn’t have inventory management issues aside from not being able to pick up a “Healing Aloe I” because I already had 15 of them in my inventory. 

The game features music by Yuzo Koshiro and it has a modern feel to it. There are upbeat and easy-going tunes, some of what I’d call elevator music, even poppy vocal tracks, but also some more dramatic orchestral pieces. 

I finished the game in 52 hours so it should offer a decent value for your money if you measure it in play time. If you’re into JRPGs and haven’t looked into 7th Dragon yet, by all means give it a go.

#my CHILDHOOD right here #i have so much trouble finding them but the area themes are PEAK jrpg and the final boss made me scream/pos #not to mention the tracks with vocals #or that REMIX of the first area theme that made me CRY TEARS OF JOY to find years later #7th dragon iii code: vfd #7th dragon iii

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i want 60 thousand votes by next thursday

#poll reblog #poll rebagle

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Pink Prison, a comic I did for my color theory class this semester! we had to pick a color, research it, and do a piece related to it somehow. i chose pink :)

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Please be normal

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This is what I mean btw. I block 20+ tags about x reader stuff but still get ALL of this. I don't want to have to block 20+ more tags every time I go scrolling on a character/series's tag. It's not fair to me or anyone else who doesn't want to see this or think about it.

Nothing against y'all writers and enjoyers but this is wearing me down... Please tag using the more general tags-for everyone's sake

This site needs a better block system for tags

#If I see one more post starting with “imagine you-” #no not 'me' #that shit feels so gross stop it #'i' am not doing anything #i want to NOT do these things actually #why is the UNTAGGED UNWARNED SECOND PERSON SMUT so fucking popular????? #again there 'are' warnings tixked away in the hyperspecific tags #sorry bucko but “fem!pervy!reader x (insert character)” isnt the warning you think it is when scrolling goes DOWN. #why is it always fem readers too its kinda... #idk... #stopping myself here before i get too frustrated #tag ur shit people #rant over

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reminder that coming up with some fake little dudes and creating intricate storylines in your head is a completely free and fun way to pass the time and the government can't stop you

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"you're good at art you should go to college you should start animation you should get a job in the industry you have so much potential" I SHOULD BE IN THE WOODS. EATING POISONOUS BERRIES

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This site needs a better block system for tags

#im stick in x reader hell #i block so many tags #but nooooo #ms niche fandom self insert oc has to have the mlst convoluted tag imaginable that i couldnt have even consodered blocking #and now im stuck looking at f!yandere reader x (literal fucking child) for the 15th time today #tag ur shit properly people #use the generalised ones #the fandom tags #if its a fic or x reader TAG THAT #i wouldnt care so much if it wasnt all the time in my face #x reader headcanons too dont thing you are exempt you are arguably more insufferable #i wish tags had some sort of 'grouping' feature so i dont have to add 20 blocked tags every time i look up fanart of a character #i shouldnt need to do that #this already works with looking shit up why cant it double for blocking so im not getting this shit on my dash/searches #rant over

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i did my best to include lots of birds. sorry if i missed your favorite or miscategorized it! i am no bird expert

#vultur #rebagle #i vibe with vultures on a whole different level #i too eat the scraps so that waste doesnt become an issue(resturaunt worker-core) #now il tag it properly lol #vulture #poll rebagle

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#real #💥💥💥💥 #rebagle

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in the google doc. straight up "writing it". and by "it", haha, well. let's justr say. Nothing

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#ace-aro and i main bowser jr on the moped specifically #rebagle #challenge reblog #possibly?

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fanfiction writers when a character is remotely non-human

#cool but gets... boring #like #birds too? #DRAGONS? #Plants too like #even the robots... get some new material/lh

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when the essay prompt lets me get a little autistic with it

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Preliminary Match - Pick your Favorite Erina

#COWARDS #jjba poll #poll reblog #rebagle #erina joestar

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sur·viv·al

/sərˈvīv(ə)l/

noun:

the state or fact of continuing to live or exist, typically in spite of an accident, ordeal, or difficult circumstances.

#the beastie returns! #splatoon oc #not mine #art rebagel #get rebagled lol #lovbe this thingg