1. The Light Blazes Brightly, but for Just an InstantCopy !req
2. Hey! You!Copy !req
3. Don't just stand there! Help me up!Copy !req
4. I'm betting someone was
behind all this destruction.Copy !req
5. Any idea where they went?Copy !req
6. Forget that! Just save me!Copy !req
7. Let me think...Copy !req
8. Might you know of any fine
local confectioneries?Copy !req
9. One that serves a matcha
frappuccino, perchance?Copy !req
10. Huh? You got dementia, old man?Copy !req
11. Did you escape from an old folks' home?Copy !req
12. Figures.Copy !req
13. That SLF technology means they react correctly
even to the most random things you say.Copy !req
14. Upsy-daisy.Copy !req
15. I'm saved!Copy !req
16. Thanks a lot, Gramps.Copy !req
17. The monster that caused all
this pushed me off the sideCopy !req
18. then ran into that alley not long ago.Copy !req
19. No idea where they went after that.Copy !req
20. Did they? I thank you.Copy !req
21. The core of the fighting game series,
Galaxia Heroes, isn't just about fighting.Copy !req
22. Heroic GaugeCopy !req
23. It's about nailing the feeling
of being a hero or a villain.Copy !req
24. By roleplaying the characters
from Galaxia Comics...Copy !req
25. "Like a hero, I want to race
across skyscrapers at night."Copy !req
26. "Like a villain, I want to break
stuff to my heart's content."Copy !req
27. They're games that lets you
indulge in those fantasies.Copy !req
28. In previous games, that element was just a
bit of spice added on top of the fighting,Copy !req
29. but the SLF system opens up
more avenues to express it,Copy !req
30. so the latest entry, Galaxia Heroes: Chaos
has basically become a simulation game.Copy !req
31. Could be a god-tier game
to Galaxia Comics fans.Copy !req
32. HeroCopy !req
33. VillainCopy !req
34. Heroic GaugeCopy !req
35. Villainic GaugeCopy !req
36. The more the player acts like their character,Copy !req
37. the more efficiently they fill
their Heroic or Villainic GaugesCopy !req
38. and you can spend those to
activate ults and unique attacks.Copy !req
39. It's a given that the system's
there to encouraging roleplaying,Copy !req
40. but the gauges have one
other important function—Copy !req
41. Chaos CubeCopy !req
42. The existence of the chaos cube,
which you can spend a full gauge to acquire.Copy !req
43. The game's victory condition isCopy !req
44. to defeat the other player or
get your hands on the chaos cube.Copy !req
45. The chaos cube will spawn randomly
somewhere on the huge battle map,Copy !req
46. and in the most extreme occasions,Copy !req
47. if you find it, you can win without
ever fighting your opponent.Copy !req
48. That's where the strategy comes in.Copy !req
49. Whether you want to fight or not,
roleplaying is crucial.Copy !req
50. Yeah, I get it now...Copy !req
51. No wonder Katzo kept nagging me
about reading the source comics.Copy !req
52. The better you know your character,
the better you'll be able to plan your tactics.Copy !req
53. Now, what was that character of yours again?Copy !req
54. Kidnapped by a mad doctor, experimented on,Copy !req
55. and given the ability to control plants, right?Copy !req
56. The name was...Copy !req
57. Yggdrya, I believe.Copy !req
58. Yggdrya.Copy !req
59. Kidnapped by a mad doctor, experimented on,Copy !req
60. YggdryaCopy !req
61. and given the ability to
control plants in the process.Copy !req
62. A slow-moving mid-range fighter specializing
in traps and counter attacks.Copy !req
63. Completely egocentric and amoral,Copy !req
64. there's nothing she won't stoop
to as long as it makes her happy.Copy !req
65. And you picked Ranzo, eh?Copy !req
66. A samurai specializing in close-range combat...Copy !req
67. A simpler character than I expected from you.Copy !req
68. Why don't you show me, then...Copy !req
69. how good you are?Copy !req
70. Trap Seed!Copy !req
71. You'll have to do better than that!Copy !req
72. Yggdrya's trap attacks...Copy !req
73. if they catch you, they'll lock you down
and make you a punching bag for a bit.Copy !req
74. But the vines can only move in a
straight line after activating,Copy !req
75. so they're easy to dodge!Copy !req
76. She timed that one perfectly
to be tough to avoid.Copy !req
77. She accounted for the fact that
the traps could be dodged!Copy !req
78. He deflected it?Copy !req
79. Let's see...Copy !req
80. "Allow me to show you the
secrets of my Storm Blade"...Copy !req
81. I think that's the line!Copy !req
82. Storm Style: MichiyukiCopy !req
83. His unique dash that lets him
move five meters with one step!Copy !req
84. Now you're in my range!Copy !req
85. You fell for it!Copy !req
86. Ult—Green Ground Zero.Copy !req
87. UltCopy !req
88. I timed it to the Michiyuki's attack animation!Copy !req
89. You'll take big damage for sure!Copy !req
90. Wow!Copy !req
91. "Old Bones Leap" lets you jump this high, huh?Copy !req
92. Old Bones LeapCopy !req
93. What? He dodged it?Copy !req
94. Your timing was perfect, I'll give you that.Copy !req
95. You would've hit me head-on if I'd
had to wait to see it activate...Copy !req
96. But it's not hard to dodge
if you can predict it coming!Copy !req
97. Now, how to deal with this villain?Copy !req
98. Ult—Copy !req
99. Amatsukaze...Copy !req
100. Raging Storm Slash!Copy !req
101. Ult Amatsukaze Raging Storm SlashCopy !req
102. You blocked it instead of dodging?Copy !req
103. YggdryaCopy !req
104. She's open! Time for one more!Copy !req
105. Intentionally taking the hit
to pretend you're on the ropesCopy !req
106. and give me an opening to attack, huh?Copy !req
107. That plus the damage control,
all worked out in the blink of an eye.Copy !req
108. That's a pro gamer for you. Nice work!Copy !req
109. However...Copy !req
110. If I know you're setting up for a
counter, it don't mean jack squat!Copy !req
111. Your Yggdrya strats are pretty good.Copy !req
112. But a fighting game, in the end, is about how
far you can shave down your opponent's health.Copy !req
113. Passive tactics like those are giving the
initiative to your opponent, Natsume-shi.Copy !req
114. Giving pointers to a pro?Copy !req
115. That's very arrogant of you...Copy !req
116. Sunraku-kun.Copy !req
117. My Villainic Gauge ran out?Copy !req
118. I ran through it faster than I thought!Copy !req
119. Running, is she?Copy !req
120. Probably gonna fill up her
gauge and try again...Copy !req
121. Okay, I think I get how this works.Copy !req
122. "Take the initiative and make things easy
by keeping things running at your tempo."Copy !req
123. That's Natsume-shi's battle style.Copy !req
124. She puts herself at the disadvantage,Copy !req
125. observes her opponent, and sizes them up.Copy !req
126. If she can get them running
at the tempo she's created,Copy !req
127. she can then shift the momentum on a dime,Copy !req
128. and seize the initiative back.Copy !req
129. That's why she chose a character
focused on counters.Copy !req
130. Katzo and Pencilgon are the same way,Copy !req
131. so I know her type.Copy !req
132. All or NothingCopy !req
133. The best thing to do is
to throw off their rhythm!Copy !req
134. A katana?Copy !req
135. Storm Style: Michiyuki!Copy !req
136. I haven't fully refilled my gauge yet.Copy !req
137. This player, Sunraku, is the type who
likes to hold fast to his own pattern.Copy !req
138. The type who does whatever he wants,
no matter what opponent he's up against...Copy !req
139. It's difficult to deal with
once they build up momentum!Copy !req
140. At a time when I'm trying to get
the initiative back fast...!Copy !req
141. Ult...Copy !req
142. Amatsukaze Raging Storm Slash!Copy !req
143. Everything he does forces me to make a choice!Copy !req
144. If I can't make the right
one every time, I'll lose!Copy !req
145. This ever-shifting battle style...Copy !req
146. That's right...Copy !req
147. The way he fights is almost like...Copy !req
148. Sylvia!Copy !req
149. Sylvia Goldberg!Copy !req
150. Looks to me like you lost, Meg.Copy !req
151. All of a sudden, he started
moving like a madman.Copy !req
152. He kept mocking my tactics, too.Copy !req
153. What's that about?Copy !req
154. Yeah, I get it. He ticks me off too.Copy !req
155. He's good, though.Copy !req
156. Good enough that, for a second,
I felt like I was fighting Sylvia.Copy !req
157. You felt it too?Copy !req
158. I hate to say it, but I have
to admit that he's good.Copy !req
159. He uses every trick at his disposal to
force you to make tons of decisions.Copy !req
160. He's like a Swiss army knife,
and each tool has a lethal option.Copy !req
161. You can beat him if you can upend
him with a lethal combo of your own,Copy !req
162. but I still only beat him 60% of the time...Copy !req
163. S-Sixty percent?Copy !req
164. But your win rate is never below 80%,
even in official domestic matches...Copy !req
165. Yeah, I guess it's closer to
70%, now you mention it.Copy !req
166. I guess he really is good, then.Copy !req
167. But the thing with Sunraku is that he's
locked into doing things his own way.Copy !req
168. That means his style's
still not entirely stable.Copy !req
169. But...Copy !req
170. The way they play really is similar.Copy !req
171. I guess I really should try it.Copy !req
172. Hm?Copy !req
173. Oh, nothing.Copy !req
174. So did Pen—Copy !req
175. Did Towa Amane play you yet?Copy !req
176. Actually, she said...Copy !req
177. I wanna try something on Sunraku-kun first!Copy !req
178. and decided to fight Sunraku-kun instead.Copy !req
179. She's not as good as him, is she?Copy !req
180. Well, I wouldn't say she's good exactly...Copy !req
181. She's more evil...Copy !req
182. That was a dirty trick! Play fair, damn it!Copy !req
183. Can't hear you, man.
I never learned how to speak "loser."Copy !req
184. Demon! Devil! Monster!Copy !req
185. Got no idea what you're even saying.Copy !req
186. Sounds like you really bodied him.Copy !req
187. What? Sunraku-kun lost?Copy !req
188. Lemme tell you what this piece of work did!Copy !req
189. She started playing Jenga with a high-rise,
with a few thousand NPCs inside!Copy !req
190. You monster.Copy !req
191. Wh-What was the point of that?Copy !req
192. So that when the NPCs started mobbing
Sunraku-kun to beg him to save them...Copy !req
193. I could squish 'em all together!Copy !req
194. See? Evil.Copy !req
195. I get it now.Copy !req
196. Well, anyway,Copy !req
197. tell me what you think from
your first playthrough.Copy !req
198. It's like a sandbox game, or tower offense?Copy !req
199. When you play a villain, at least.Copy !req
200. It's like a crowd control simulator
with battle elements added on top.Copy !req
201. Well... you get so much freedom,Copy !req
202. you need to keep your mind on a
wide array of factors at once...Copy !req
203. You weren't hoping for a weird
take like theirs, right?Copy !req
204. Don't mind them. Their neurons are just
scrambled by an unpatchable glitch.Copy !req
205. You should just be yourself, Meg.Copy !req
206. R-Right... Just be myself... Yeah...Copy !req
207. Are you picking this up, Sunraku-san?Copy !req
208. Think I am, Li'l Miss Pencil.Copy !req
209. We're witnessing the perpetually
oblivious protagonist trope.Copy !req
210. Gotta give that a smile and a big middle finger!Copy !req
211. I dunno what you're saying,
but I think it's an insult.Copy !req
212. Well, never mind that.Copy !req
213. Let's use what we've learned to forge
a real plan to take on Star Rain.Copy !req
214. At least, that was my plan, but first...Copy !req
215. Can I ask a favor, Sunraku?Copy !req
216. Have a match with me.Copy !req
217. Hey, sounds great!Copy !req
218. There's lots of characters
I haven't tried in PvP yet!Copy !req
219. Maybe I'll play a villain this time!Copy !req
220. No.Copy !req
221. I want you in Metius.Copy !req
222. MetiusCopy !req
223. And I'm going to try to beat
you with everything I have.Copy !req
224. So give me all you have back, Sunraku.Copy !req
225. There's no point in this if you don't.Copy !req
226. Kei?Copy !req
227. How long's it beenCopy !req
228. since I fought you in a fighting game
that wasn't a bugged to hell and back?Copy !req
229. Sounds great, Katzo.Copy !req
230. Let's give this our all.Copy !req
231. Battle set: Hero versus Hero!Copy !req
232. Sunraku vs. K!Copy !req
233. SunrakuCopy !req
234. MetiusCopy !req
235. SunrakuCopy !req
236. I'm here as requested!
Let's give it our all, Katzo!Copy !req
237. I'm using Metius,Copy !req
238. a short-range attacker who's
one of the fastest in the game,Copy !req
239. using double-jumps and wall-runs to
speed around in three dimensions.Copy !req
240. The only hitch is that he has to stop
briefly when making sharp turns,Copy !req
241. and his individual hits don't pack a punch.Copy !req
242. Is that an NPC villain?Copy !req
243. NPC villains.Copy !req
244. In a hero vs. hero match, multiple villain
characters will appear on the field as NPCs.Copy !req
245. Th-Thank you!Copy !req
246. Heroic GaugeCopy !req
247. Hey, no sweat.Copy !req
248. Man, running through the air feels awesome!Copy !req
249. Wish I could bring this feeling into SLF...Copy !req
250. There we are.Copy !req
251. Guess I'll drop gauge building
for now and mix it up a bit.Copy !req
252. Which character did he pick?Copy !req
253. That's...Copy !req
254. The hero, Armed Lava.Copy !req
255. Armed Lava.Copy !req
256. His arms are made of lava,Copy !req
257. which lets him melt things like concrete
and rebar to create molten projectiles.Copy !req
258. Armed LavaCopy !req
259. The range on the shots is
only four or five meters.Copy !req
260. Basically an ultra-close fighter who's
strong at short-range and weak at mid.Copy !req
261. I doubt he'd wanna compete with me in speed.Copy !req
262. Just a punch-fest, then?Copy !req
263. He wanted me to play him as Metius.Copy !req
264. I'm sure he's got some plan in mind...Copy !req
265. But all I really care about is
my losing record against him.Copy !req
266. I didn't need him telling me to go all-out...Copy !req
267. I'm gonna get you back for all those
times you humiliated me in BERP!Copy !req
268. Star Road!Copy !req
269. Now, I hope this gives me my answer...Copy !req
270. I'm here to play, Katzo-kun!Copy !req
271. Armed LavaCopy !req
272. MetiusCopy !req
273. SunrakuCopy !req
274. Armed Lava's special attribute, Lava Armor...Copy !req
275. It only affects his arms, but it deals
damage to anyone who touches them.Copy !req
276. I'm sure you were hoping to catch me by
surprise and hit somewhere other than my arms,Copy !req
277. but Metius makes a whooshing
sound whenever he runs,Copy !req
278. so he's not cut out for stealth.Copy !req
279. Most of Metius's attacks are kicks.Copy !req
280. Any blocks he does with the
Lava Armor will deal DOT to my legs.Copy !req
281. So if I rush in for a barrage,
it'll just cripple my mobility.Copy !req
282. I knew all about that!Copy !req
283. My best option is hit-and-runs
that avoid his arms!Copy !req
284. Your reaction time can keep
up with speed like that?Copy !req
285. This little jerk.Copy !req
286. He picked my worst matchup possible...Copy !req
287. Was that what he wanted to test?Copy !req
288. The molten projectiles...Copy !req
289. I've gotta figure out a way past
those, or I'll never touch him.Copy !req
290. All right. I'll take your challenge!Copy !req
291. I'll move in a straight
line to pick up my speed,Copy !req
292. then crash through!Copy !req
293. Don't expect to hit me that easily, Katzo!Copy !req
294. Dodge if you can, Sunraku!Copy !req
295. Five meters.
That's within range of his Molten Shot.Copy !req
296. He hasn't fired yet? Is it a bluff?Copy !req
297. Three meters.
No... I saw him craft the bolt.Copy !req
298. He should be able to shoot me...Copy !req
299. One meter!Copy !req
300. He changed his stance?Copy !req
301. He's gonna parry?Copy !req
302. Then you miscalculated, Katzo!Copy !req
303. At this range, my leg will slam into
your side before you can react!Copy !req
304. No...Copy !req
305. He was going to shoot from... the left?Copy !req
306. Molten Shot.Copy !req
307. Molten ShotCopy !req
308. Are you kidding me?Copy !req
309. He swapped his kick animation into a back bend?Copy !req
310. Who the hell adjusts like that mid-attack?Copy !req
311. Well, that was freaking close!Copy !req
312. But now it's my turn!Copy !req
313. Oblique Toe Kick!Copy !req
314. Oblique Toe KickCopy !req
315. It won't be that easy!Copy !req
316. You turned a fall into a counter?Copy !req
317. Talk about core strength...Copy !req
318. I thought that was my chance for a combo, too...Copy !req
319. Okay, I got my answer.Copy !req
320. It's clear now.Copy !req
321. My Armed Lava can't beat her.Copy !req
322. Hold on a minute, Sunraku.Copy !req
323. Let's call a time out and talk—Copy !req
324. I'm just saying, I didn't hear you!Copy !req
325. It was a simple mistake!Copy !req
326. It's hard to stop when you've started.Copy !req
327. Let's laugh it off.Copy !req
328. That match did not count!Copy !req
329. C'mon, a match is a match!Copy !req
330. Shut up!Copy !req
331. You're the one who asked for this!Copy !req
332. Calm down, guys.Copy !req
333. So what were you hoping to get out
of challenging Sunraku in Metius?Copy !req
334. Look at this.Copy !req
335. The world championships for Galaxia
Burst three years ago.Copy !req
336. Racking up a series of effortless wins,Copy !req
337. Japan's new hero, K,
chooses Armed Lava as usual!Copy !req
338. And the reigning champion, Sylvia Goldberg,Copy !req
339. once again chooses Metius!Copy !req
340. SLF Theater!Copy !req
341. SLF MiniCopy !req
342. Mini!Copy !req
343. SLF TheaterCopy !req
344. Tell us your name.Copy !req
345. Kei Uomi.Copy !req
346. Kei UomiCopy !req
347. How old are you?Copy !req
348. 19 years old.Copy !req
349. So young!Copy !req
350. And what do you do for a living?Copy !req
351. I'm a pro gamer.Copy !req
352. Wonderful! You're living the
dream of gamers everywhere.Copy !req
353. Aww, it's not that special.Copy !req
354. How much do you make?Copy !req
355. Well, last year I think I...Copy !req
356. Wait, no. I'm not saying.Copy !req
357. You're bringing in the big bucks, though.Copy !req
358. Well, a decent amount.Copy !req
359. How much?Copy !req
360. I'm not saying.Copy !req
361. Hey, aren't you going to ask about
my favorite and least favorite games?Copy !req
362. What fun would it be to ask the
same questions you always get?Copy !req
363. So, how much do you make?Copy !req
364. Wait, you're Sunraku.Copy !req
365. I knew it!Copy !req
366. Even with the voice-changer, I can tell!Copy !req
367. It seems we're all out of time.
Have a wonderful day.Copy !req
368. Hey, wait a minute!Copy !req