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March Status Update

 Hello.

I am sure there's not many people reading this, but I might as well give an update on myself.

I've been doing fine. I recently completed my playthrough of Trials of Mana, also informally known as Seiken Densetsu 3, over here. Unlike my previous LPs of the franchise, I won't be reposting it here - I already reposted it in a discord where most people interested in it have already seen it, and where it can be decently archived, so long as Discord doesn't go down.

I've also been playing Revikatis' mod for Tactics Ogre: Reborn, which seems to have a lot of promising changes. It's still pretty early in the game, but I like what I've played of it so far, and am hopeful of it remaining pleasant.

I'm also considering starting a screenshot LP of Star Ocean: The Second Story very soon. I think there aren't any good LPs of it on the Internet, aside maybe from Grimith's video LP, which is excellent, but also sadly unfinished. While it's not a perfect game by any means, I do think it tries a fair few interesting things, and deserves a fair portrayal.

Well, that'll do it for now. See you next time!

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