SLIME QUEEN - Let's Play 「 Starless Umbra (2021 Demo) 」 - 1
24Starless Umbra
Developed by Zexyu/Alcuria Games/DragonHeartMan w/Gamemaker Studio 2
Download: https://rpgmaker.net/games/407/
Walkthrough/Playthrough/Let's Play
Description:
Amalia and Illari are a pair of trackers from the Tulron Colony, with the former having to back up the latter's rule-breaking escapades. Illari is convinced that the colony is under attack by infiltrators, but is dismissed by his peers, who see him as a stereotypical idiot hero. But what if this idiot is right?
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Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTpePONC4QaOhKe7drFU6IEdQp6X3vfyU
Next: https://youtu.be/95mKByVO0jM
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I highly recommend playing this with a controller, since it feels more intuitive to use the right shoulder button to change targets. The combat is real time without the ability to pause, EVER, which means you need to have your controls set up perfectly.
When settings skills in the tactics menu, you can't have higher slots be empty while lower slots are filled. The game doesn't like that for some reason.
0:00 Tulron Outskirts
At first, Amalia will have to solo some bunnies by herself. I recommend saving any optional mobs for when you recruit Illari in the next map.
The snake enemies are ridiculously powerful for first dungeon enemies, since they can create a poison field effect that takes a long time to expire. Standing in the poison does a lot of DOT and can easily end a novice player.
Despite how strong they are, be sure to fight every enemy, since they take a while to respawn.
14:34 Abandoned Village
Loot the houses and visit the grave before going into the basement. Apparently, Illari's parents died, but it's not known if it was infiltrators or random mobs.
19:17 Abandoned Dungeon
This place has snakes and slimes. The slimes can unleash a powerful projectile, but it cancels out if it hits a wall or pillar. There are also weighted button puzzles where you have to stand on buttons or push blocks on them.
Note that you should get to level 5 before finishing the big puzzle room, since it won't allow you to backtrack for some reason.
The duo finds a pair of shoes in the boss room.
34:22 Boss: Slime Queen
The boss can set up slime slowdown obstacles, use a rapidfire projectile, and summon minions that it can absorb for health. You'll have to get used to retargeting enemies if you want to win.
36:02 Returning Home
Clydan chastises the duo for coming back late and exploring the ruins. Also, the shoes we found aren't enough evidence of infiltrators.
39:41 Reene the Researcher
Reene is on her way home in Alcuria Capital, but on the train, she gets harassed by a drunkard, who she beats up. She notices there's another man stalking her. This man is Stevie Varyo III, who has a message for her on behalf of Highlord Vades. Apparently, she's working on a shady project for Vades.
49:44 Not all Mobs are Mandatory
I actually skipped a huge snake mob because beating it would be too luck-based. I went back to kill it in case there was a reward, but I guess not.
50:54 Tulron Village
One NPC will give you the key to the Watchtower basement. Talk to everyone and wake Illari up. However, don't enter the academy yet, since this is your only chance to grind with both characters in the party.
1:03:26 Tulron Outskirts P2
There are some bunnies here and a path that Amalia doesn't want to enter yet. There's a Watchtower to the NE.
1:07:54 Watchtower
The basement has several enemies from the ruins, as well as a new addition in the form of bats. The bats have high evasion, so you'll need to nail them with wind magic.
1:15:39 Controller Settings
Note that it's okay for skill buttons to overlap with confirm and cancel, since the latter two actions can't be used in battle anyways.
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