New 3DS and games

I got the 3DS on Black Friday with the Luigi bundle. It's the cobalt blue color, and I'm finally really glad I finally got one.

I got some new games too, most of them on sale:

I've got plenty of games to play though I always want more. I like the original system best out of the three that I have.

I got this games case when I bought SMT4 and FE:A. I don't really like it very much. It seems a bit hard on the cartridges when you put them in. The games are plastic, so I want something that's a little more gentle on them. 

It does look cool though. 

(Edit: I'm using this case for now, and will see how it goes. It's a bit hard on the games, but they fit well.)

I made it to the third stratum in EO Untold. I handled the stratum FOE just fine...

TP and random battles are the most problematic issues I'm seeing with making fast progress in this game. I don't mind because it is pretty fun to look at on my new 2DS although I do wish I were more efficient sometimes. So I should see about making some small improvements.

I beat Metal Torrent again, and I'm happy about that... It is kind of the game you want to pick up and play with the intention of winning, although it is fun to play no matter what.

More to come.

Please help support my game habit

Hey all, I just created a new PayPal account using the email address I have been using to apply for jobs with: david_503job@yahoo.com

Please send me money on Paypal to this email address, and I will use it to buy more games, and maybe an original 3DS on sale.

I bought a 2DS, and I like the system. The original resolution looks crisp and sharp compared to the slightly stretched effect on the 3DS XL. The form factor is great, the triggers (R and L) are very nice buttons, and the mono sound is actually neat in my opinion. However, the downsides are that there are no 3D, and it doesn't have a clamshell design, which makes it less portable than its predecessors.

I want to buy an original 3DS someday. I'm thinking of holding out to see if we get the white 3DS in the USA. The only colors available here are black, purple, and pink.

I finished SteamWorld Dig; this is a great eShop game and I highly recommend giving it a shot! It's very good.

I've been playing Etrian Odyssey: Untold...and it is just like the other EO games...but something feels a bit off; maybe that's because I'm playing in "Story Mode," which means your characters have been created for you, and they are fixed. I'm used to switching around a bit until I find something that works well for me. Later, I will be able to change my story characters' classes, and I might do that if something makes sense to change.

I also bought Rune Factory 4, which I'm glad I got to try out. It's a neat little game. Honestly it has made me interested in the Harvest Moon games...it's a spin-off series from Harvest Moon, which is like a farming simulation. In Rune Factory 4, you are a prince or princess who has their own garden to work on, lives in a castle, and hunts monsters.

Just a small update, and I hope I can find some benefactors to support my gaming habit! ;)

You can also send money directly to my account via my iPhone cell number: 5038801696.

Last day for the Atlus 3DS contest

I know I want more 3DS games. That's why I've been entering this contest like a nut. So, here goes the last entry.

What can I say? Etrian Odyssey is my favorite 3DS series. The art is so cool and the dungeon crawling was very exciting. I admit I've gotten jaded over time after 4 games, so I'm looking for new quirks to keep my attention. I'm actually thinking of playing Untold on the highest difficulty possible. Then I'll have to really flesh out and develop my characters. The only thing is that I like to move quickly through the labyrinth, so if the encounters are more difficult, it might impede my progress and make me frustrated.

I played EO4 on casual the first time through, then on normal with a few level 1 characters. Speaking of which, I also need to figure out if I want to play through story first or go with classic. Kind of torn between it. But I usually only use one main party without switching characters too much, and the story party seems very balanced with the default classes, and there seems to be an option to reclass them later too.

Decisions, decisions. Just glad I finally got my hands on this game, and I hope it compels me to play like these games usually do.

More EOU skill lists and descriptions

Medic

Hp up

Tp up

Atk up

Heal mastery

Scavenge

Focus

Cure

Heal

Salve

Regenerate

Delayed heal

Unbind

Refresh

Revive

Diagnosis

Immunize

CPR

Caduceus

Clear strike

Anaesthetic

Toxin injection

Curare

Safe passage

Chop

Hp up

Tp up

Atk up

Heal mastery: enables healing skills and increases HP recovered through healing

Scavenge: Raises drop rate  

Focus: recovers TP if user's HP is maximum

Cure: heal 1 ally

Heal: bigger heal to 1 ally

Salve: party heal

Regenerate: HoT 3 turns

Delayed heal: party heal next turn

Unbind: removes binds from 1 ally

Refresh: " ailments

Revive: resurrect 1 ally

Diagnosis: raises crit rate for 1 line (buff)

Immunize: raises party's ele def 3 turns

CPR: gives the party a chance to survive mortal blows with 1 HP for 3 turns

Caduceus: melee bash attack to 1 enemy; may stun (staff)

Clear strike: bash to 1 enemy (higher tech, more damage)

Anaesthetic: sleep 1 enemy

Toxin injection: poison 1 enemy

Curare: paralyze 1 enemy

Safe passage: lowers damage from hazard floors

Chop:  find more resources at chop spots

Alchemist

Tp up

Formula mastery

Firelight

Scavenge

Focus

Alchemy

Fire formula

Flame formula

Inferno formula

Ice formula

Freeze formula

Cocytus Formula

Volt Formula

Spark Formula

Thor Formula

Paoin Formula

Light Formula

Light Tincture

Analysis

Dilution

Flee

Sight Formula

Return Formula

Chop

Tp up

Formula mastery: enables alchemical formulas and raises damage from ele atks

Firelight: ranged fire atk at turn's end to enemies hit by light or pain formulas

Scavenge: raises drop rate of items from monsters 

Focus: recovers TP at a turn's end if the user's HP is at max

Alchemy: discarding converts items into ent

Fire formula: ranged fire atk to 1 enemy

Flame formula: fire atk with splash effect 

Inferno formula: ranged fire atk to all enemies 

Ice formula: ice formula to 1 enemy

Freeze formula: ranged ice that pierces enemy lines

Cocytus Formula: ranged ice attack to all enemies

Volt Formula: ranged volt atk to 1 enemy

Spark Formula: ranged volt atk to 1 enemy line

Thor Formula: ranged volt atk to all enemies

Paoin Formula: melee bash atk to 1 enemy; front line only 

Light Formula: nullifies pays atks to user this turn

Light Tincture: " ele atttacks

Analysis: hitting enemy's weakness lowers def for 3 turns (buff)

Dilution: lowers all enemies' ele def for 3 turns (debuff)

Flee: consumers party's HP to escape

Sight Formula: displays all FOEs on map

Return Formula: Ariadne Thread skill

Chop:  allows the user to find more resources at chop spots

Gunner

HP up 

Atk up

Gun mastery

Double strike

High caliber

Penetrator

Recharge

Cover fire

Medic bullet

Head snipe

Arm snipe

Leg snipes

Fire rounds

Charged fire

Ice rounds

Charged ice

Volt rounds

Charged volt

Charged shot

Ricochet

Shell shock

Vulcan stance

Action boost

Take

HP up 

Atk up

Gun mastery: enables gun skills and increases damage with guns

Double strike: normal atks may hit twice (passive)

High caliber: raises dmg of crits

Penetrator: normal atks may pierce enemy lines (pas.)

Recharge: may recover the TP used for a skill (pas.)

Cover fire: when user guards from the back, front may recover HP

Medic bullet: removes an ally's ailments and recovers HP

Head snipe: accurate stab to 1 enemy; head bind

Arm snipe: snipe at enemy arms

Leg snipes: leg snipe gun skill

Fire rounds: ranged fire

Charged fire: charged fire shot

Ice rounds: ranged pierce and ice atk

Charged ice: ranged ice atk to 1 enemy; lowers def until activation

Volt rounds: ranged stab and volt atk to 1 enemy

Charged volt: charged volt shot

Charged shot: charged stab attack

Ricochet: multiple atks to all enms

Shell shock: lowers atk, def, hit rate, and evade of rear enemy line; may stun

Vulcan stance: user's normal atks do more dmg and hit all enemies for 3 turns (buff)

Action boost: the user has a chance of acting multiple times on the next turn

Take: allows the user to find more resources at certain taking spots.

Ronin

HP Up

TP Up

ATK Up

Katana Mastery

Severing Slash

Crit Up

Slantwise Cut

Upper Stance

Horse Slash

Swallow Strike

Flame Grater

Clear Stance

Razor Dodge

Arm Strike

Lightning Stab

Drawing Stance

Beheading Cut

Charging Slash

Frigid Slash

Perfect Chaser

Peerless Stance

Breath

Indomitable Cry

Mine

HP Up

TP Up

ATK Up

Katana Mastery: enables Katana skills and increases damage dealt with katanas

Severing Slash: Occasionally kills all enemies instantly at the start of a battle

Crit Up: Raises critical rate

Slantwise Cut: Melee cut attack to 1 enemy. Enables skills requiring a stance afterward

Upper Stance: An overhead stance that raises physical attack and defense for 3 turns.

Horse Slash: Upper stance only: Melee cut attack to 1 enemy

Swallow Strike: Upper stance only: Multiple melee cut attacks to 1 enemy / Uses the initial strike’s momentum to strike multiple times afterward

Flame Grater: Upper stance only: Melee cut and fire attack to a line of enemies

Clear Stance: A stances that raises phys atk and def for 3 turns

Razor Dodge: Clear Stance only: Evade enemy attacks / Reads the enemy’s movements to dodge their attacks. Activation rate lowers with each time it activates.

Arm Strike: Clear Stance only: Melee cut attack to 1 enemy. May bind the enemy’s arms. 

Lightning Stab: Clear Stance: Melee stab and volt that pierces through enemy lines.

Drawing Stance: A stance that raises speed, hit rate, and evade rate for 4 turns. 

Beheading Cut: Drawing Stance only: melee cut 1 enemy; instant kill

Charging Slash: Drawing Stance only: Melee stab attack to 1 enemy

Frigid Slash: Drawing Stance only: Ranged cut and ice attack to all enemies. / A slash with a blade coated in frost.

Perfect Chaser: Stance only: Follow all allies’ normal attacks this turn with another attack.

Peerless Stance: Stance only: Enables all stance skills for 3 turns

Breath: Restores Hp to the user and adjacent allies

Indomitable Cry: fear to all enemies

Mine: find more resources at mine spots

Hexer

Hp up

TP up

Curse mastery

Staggering Word

Sapping Curse

Frailty Curse

Leaden Curse

Deceit Curse

Blinding Curse

Madness Curse

Torpor Curse

Corrupt Curse

Stoning Curse

Cranial Curse

Abdomen Curse

Immobile Curse

Evil Eye

Muting Word

Conflict word

Suicide word

Relapse Curse

Revenge Curse

Luring whisper

Chop

Hp up

TP up

Curse mastery: Enables Curse skills and increases success of ailments

Staggering Word: stun (passive)

Sapping Curse: lower enemy phys/ele atk 3 turns

Frailty Curse: lower enemy phys/ele def 3 turns

Leaden Curse: lowers enemy speed 4 turns

Deceit Curse: lowers enemy hit rate 4 turns

Blinding Curse: blind enemy line

Madness Curse: panic enemy line

Torpor Curse: sleep enemy line

Corrupt Curse: curse 1 enemy

Stoning Curse: petry 1 enemy

Cranial Curse: head bind

Abdomen Curse: arm bind

Immobile Curse: leg bind

Evil Eye: fear enemy line

Muting Word: feared enemy line unable to move & lowered def

Conflict word: feared enemy line attack each other

Suicide word: feared enemy line attack self

Relapse Curse: lowers all enemies' recovery rate from ailments 3 turns

Revenge Curse: untyped atk that is stronger the lower the user's HP

Luring whisper: raise encounter rate

Chop: find more resources at chop spots

Protector skills list

HP up
TP up
Def up
Shield Mastery
Aegis
En Garde
Prayer
Provoke

Parry
Fortify
Defender
Front guard
Rear guard
Fire wall
Volt wall
Ice wall

Bravery's gift
Shield smite
Shield rush
Cure
Party cure
Flee
Safe passage
Mine

HP up

TP up

Def up

Shield Mastery: skills & inc. def.

Aegis: may survive with 1 HP

En Garde: passive guard

Prayer: party recovers HP and TP after battle (pas.)

Provoke: raises chance of being targeted 3 turns (buff)

Parry: repels all physical attacks to the user's line for this turn

Fortify: raises the user's def for 3 turns (buff)

Defender: raises the party's def for 3 turns (buff)

Front guard: lowers phys dmg to front line 

Rear guard: " rear line

Fire wall: protects against fire for all allies

Volt wall: " volt

Ice wall: " ice

Bravery's gift: raises max HP while taking party's damage

Shield smite: bash to 1 enemy; may bind

Shield rush: bash to all enemies; lowers physical attack power

Cure: restores an ally's HP

Party cure: " party

Flee: escape from battle to floor entrance

Safe passage: lowers damage from hazard floors  

Mine: allows the user to find more resources at mining spots

Highlander skills list

Here's a list of the highlander's skills:

Highlander

HP Up: raises max HP
ATK Up: raises phys attack
Def up: raises phys defense
Spear Mastery: enables spear skills and increases damage
Blood lust: may perform a normal atk when health is lost (passive)
Turning tide: recover HP for all allies when user slays an enemy (pas.)
Battle instinct: may make all allies immune to ailments for 5 turns after battle starts (pas.)
Allied bonds: When skills use HP, allies recover HP at turn's end

Long thrust - ranged stab to 1 enemy
Head pierce: stab to 1 enemy, may bind head or kill instant
Spear assist: melee stab 1 enemy, gains element of skill that activates it
Draining thrust - conumes HP to attack front enemy line
Draining burst: consumes HP for a melee stab atk to all enemies
Legion thrust: consumes the party's HP for a melee stab atk to the front enemy line
Legion burst: consumes party's HP for a melee atk to all enemies
Delayed charge: consumes the user's HP for a ranged stab atk to 1 enemy 2 turns later

Cross charge: consumes the user's HP for a melee stab attack. Stronger with Delayed Charge.
Bloody offense: consumes user's HP to raise a line's phys/ele atk for 3 turns (buff)
Spirit shield: consumes HP to raise one line's ele def for 3 turns (buff)
Blood fortune: consumes party's HP to raise their ailment success rate.
Stigmata: may bind an enemy and the user.
Black sabbath: drains all enemies' HP/recovers party's HP. Transfers ailments/binds to allies
Limitless: charges up for increased damage on next action, which ignores equipment limits
Mine: allows the user to find more resources at mining spots