RIPPLE RAILWAY - Let's Play 「 Soma Union (Hard) 」 - 5
4Soma Union
Developed by Torch60/Sgt M w/RPG Maker VX Ace
Link: https://torch60.itch.io/soma-union
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Description:
Despite the events of Soma Spirits, the world of Soma is eventually destroyed by the sudden appearance of a giant eye. The crew of Starship Virtue take it upon themselves to look for the scattered fragments of Soma in the hopes of piecing it back together. Join Zero, Reca, and Lumen as they do reconnaissance on the remains of Soma and figure out their purpose in life.
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0:00 Bright's Flashback
We return to Bright, who goes to see Elder Oakley while running into Mason along the way. Thanks to the mask, he can magically navigate the forest.
4:12 A Familiar Castle
Bright, Rozen, and Silvio explore a castle that's been sealed by powerful magic. Fortunately, Bright uses the mask's power to break the doors open.
While solving puzzles, you'll find a bunch of diaries where the writer is a narcissistic aristocrat caught up in a inheritance dispute with her brother. She believes that because she stayed home to take care of their parents and the local territory, she should get 100% of the inheritance. She's also obsessed with creating a world based around her idea of happiness.
Meanwhile, her brother has her own diary showing that he plans to stay underneath the house after losing the inheritance for some reason. He also seems to be obsessed with teaching people the harsh realities of the world.
Once you get the key, Bright will have to break down another door. This one is stronger and causes him to become angrier as he struggles to break it. Once he's in the final room, the mask tells him to use its power to reshape the castle according to his own will, creating the Sun King's Citadel. However, this also causes some familiar orb-shaped beings to emerge from the statues of the aristocrats.
23:02 Virtue
Zero and Reca are on awkward terms because of their outburst after being possessed by Absolution.
When Zero goes to the Garden Dome, more shadow creatures attack them, and they has to solo the enemies. They disappear once Guidance shows up though.
Before hitting the hay, talk to Lumen, who warns that Zero won't be able to take back their words so easily.
36:15 Cobalt Castle
The light orb helps us find another fragment of Soma.
39:10 Virtue P2
Zero finds a keycard near their door.
42:55 Level 20 Training Dummy
47:33 Ripple Railway
The train is blocked by gates, and you have to explore the train tunnel to open them. This can get confusing to navigate, especially with the "you are here maps". Maybe I'm just not used to navigating train tunnels.
After opening the first set of gates, you'll be asked to go to a waiting room. Reca calls out Zero for avoiding the issue of when they declared their hate for the team. Zero refuses to apologize on grounds that they weren't themselves, but Lumen points out that this is no excuse and they have to take responsibility.
Somehow, Zero finds a path to an underground ruin in the waiting room. They sees several murals about the Sun King, the splitting of Soma, and the heroes who defeated the Sun King's usurpers. At the Absolution mural, Zero meets up with the rest of the party, but the commotion angers the ghost archaeologist.
1:05:43 Boss: Professor Rubi
Rubi has two allies that can't die. If their HP reaches 0, she automatically casts an AOE healing spell, causing the battle to drag out. Unlike me, don't depend on DOT effects and don't attack the mooks.
1:11:48 Ripple Railway P2
Rubi makes peace with the party and teaches them to group heal.
At this point, I got burned out by the sheer length of the dungeon and confusing navigation that I turned down the difficulty, though I turned it back up for the boss battle.
1:25:35 Boss: Rain Conductor
You should equip anti-lightning gear. The boss will summon minions with alarming frequency, so the DPS could kill you if you aren't well-protected.
1:35:07 Checkpoint
Rubi goes on ahead to do more exploration.
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