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On this mega I shall take the opportunity to rant about one of my favorite things: the Webnovel UNJUST DEPTHS!
Do you love transgenders?
Do you love communism?
Do you love queer romance?
Do you love killing fascists in a giant fucking mech?
Would a plotline with all of these things happening in a underwater retro-futuristic gundam setting intrigue you?
Especially if its actually really well written with good characters, rich worldbuilding, and a marxist leninist transfem author?
All of the answers should be: YES I DO or else I WILL BAN YOU
Since you obviously love all of those things then Unjust Depths is perfect for YOU yes YOU! It is DESTINY
The Imbrian Ocean is at a time of severe instability. The monarch of the vast Empire that spans its unjust depths (:3) is sick and nearing death, every territory of the ocean now vying to carve their own Destiny out of the chaos. From the Volk fascists 
, Zionists 
(they literally will not die why are they still here oh my god), The 'Anarchists' (social chauvanists) 
in Bosporus, and the monarchs 
of each vast noble domain, each vies for power and prestige no matter who they crush underfoot, but it would be a pretty depressing story without a bright light in the dark.
On the edge of the Empire sits the glorious Union! The (Soviet) Union 
is a socialist federation of three states (and one anarchist mountain 
)that were formerly slave colonies under the Imbrian Empire until they broke away in a fierce liberation war. They have spent the last 20 years since then building themselves up. Whether they be Human 
, Shimmi 
(Catgirls who usually follow a religion closely related to modern Islam), and Kattaran 
(a hybrid humanoid species with characteristics of sea life ranging from sharks to cuttlefish)building socialism side by side.
First lead under the revolutionary leader Dashka Kansal, then the Idealist Ahwalia who lead the country to near ruin in pursuit of building a utopia on pillars of sand, then under the scientific socialist 
leadership of the Grand Marshall of the Union, Bhavani Jayanskar (I love Jayanskar so much shes basically as if Stalin, Lenin, and Zhukov were rolled into the same person but was a black lesbian badass who wore the uniform REALLY WELL)(she aint the main character at all tho shes only in very few scenes i just love her so much). Under Jayanskar, the Union has been growing their economy to both eliminate hunger and give everyone a home 
, but also growing their military capabilities for the inevitable return of the Empire. The Union is alone, but with the people by its side nothing, not even Destiny, can snuff out true freedoms light. 
As war wages between the Empire and Republic (basically underwater USA) once more over the lands between them, the facade begins to finally crack...
And a border conflict between the Empire and Union escalate, and the dreaded reconquest begins.
Amidst this turmoil, lives our main characters (yes there are multiple and all of them are lovely). Each of whom I personally love dearly, and are very well characterized. Many are soldiers of the Union, some are scientists, some are divers (mech pilots), some are lost strands finding new meaning after joining this band of Brigands
All are Communists 
All serve the Union 
All would gladly give their lives to defending socialism 
but even they would have little inkling of the adventure set in store for them as the lands beneath the waves erupt in fire, fury, and revolt
Can these transgender badasses kick fascist ass?
Can they kiss? (oh my god please kiss ISTG THERE IS SO MUCH SHIPPING AHHHH ITS GLORIOUS)
FIND OUT HERE: https://unjustdepths.com/
please do or else I will pout incessantly
just try it pleeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase i need to talk to someone about it after Cromalin went AFK
(I miss her, she was a real one)
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Refantazio
I played like 75 hours of DS Strange Journey...
I've heard really good things! I'm guessing you enjoyed it a lot?
I haven't been as good with spinoffs and I'm trying to fix that lol. I have all of the 3ds releases, so I could easily just play it in bed too. maybe I'll start doing that a bit every night
Actually I kind of hate it to death, wow shocker Ash hates something.
The first like 40odd hours seem cool but it's one of those games with like 5 fakeout endings and bosses to go with, it just drags and drags. It's a cute enough game, my first proper SMT and the setting is fun, it's miles ahead of Persona 4. The difficulty is way overhyped, it can be a little tough but it's not that hard.
Playing in bed is based, I have a hacked 3DS (or five) for those games too, and I played Strange Journey on my original DS with a flashcart lol
depending on how you're judging a game, that's not so difficult :p
that's unfortunate about dragging on though. I do like JPRGs with a longer story, but so many just pad for no reason. typically I don't have that issue with MegaTen games. also, hacking a 3ds is based and good. the only physical copies of games I have for mine is Fire Emblem or MegaTen (and Radiant Historia). I like physical copies of series that I'm fond of, but that ends with Metaphor lol. I could import a physical copy for ps4, but tbh I'd play it more if I had it on pc
Okay it's also better than Persona 3, git futk!!!
I can still recommend it cautiously but yeah, the padding is just, why am I still here 75 hours later?
I would strongly argue for Persona 3 being goated
I mean it's okay, I liked it enough to put three playthroughs in. The darker theming vs P4 is appreciated, the story's a little more interesting, and the Talk to people -> get buffs in the tower -> repeat loop works well. It's good I think.
I definitely like Port Island better than Inaba as a location, but I'm also just more of a city person anyway. In terms of story, I agree that it's definitively better and the stakes are really felt as things go on. It's pretty bleak when everyone around seems to have apathy syndrome and things are just generally falling apart in the end. I also like that the team isn't immediately super close with each other. They all struggle with things that isolate them from each other, so it's nice when they start to push past that. Persona 3 also has my favourite OST of all time
It's not that I don't like 4. I think they went for a completely different vibe and pretty much stuck the landing. Things are more wholesome, characters connect so much quicker, it all feels so much more slice of life - which is so not MegaTen lol. Anyway, there are times where I'm in the mood for that and it hits just right. I generally like the characters a lot and appreciate their friendship more than anything. I definitely don't feel the same tension as the mystery goes on, which is unfortunate. That could have been balanced in a way that hit harder. I mean I figured there was no way they'd ever kill Nanako, but written differently I might not have been so sure. Anyway, I have nothing but love for both games and they rank high on my list (as do the other games in the series)
i've only listened to the soundtrack, i was put off by the dungeons in p4 and so i haven't played 3 since my partner told me that p3 was worse in this regard, but "burn my dread" is a favourite song tbh
If you specifically just hated the straight forward grind of the dungeons, then you definitely wouldn't find Tartarus more enjoyable. Have you played Persona 5? That is a bit better in that regard
i have yes, i liked what p5 did with the dungeons, felt like more of a hybrid rpg/arpg which was interesting, favourite dungeon theme is Price btw
oo yes price is so good! I could listen to that on loop quite a while. favourite in p5 for me would probably be when mother was there
also I agree about the shift in dungeon style being much needed. I'm excited to see how they evolve it again in p6
personally agree with the dungeon thing, loads of songs on the p5 ost and p4 and p3 are pretty great tbh