Thoughts on Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r]

Good afternoon everyone,

Last night we played on Thoughts on Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r] on the PlayStation 4... which is the definitive version of Under Night In-Birth. Now back in 2018 we did featured the Steam version which didn't have the story mode cl-r has... but I'm actually disappointed in the story mode in how it's presented. No English dubbing which completely takes me out getting lost in the story and being able to split my attention... not to mention the story mode is just straight story, no fights in between or choices to break things up and make things interesting. Compared to the story mode in say most of the BlazBlue games and Persona 4 Arena, it is also incredibly slow paced. Needless to say, this is the lone negative of the game.

The fighting mechanics are really solid, and the tutorial (which we spent a good hour with) really lays thr ground work for a lot f things before getting overly complicated.  Under Night In-Birth is a 4 button fighter, so picking up on combos and sequences is fairly intuitive. It's also has one of the most balanced AI difficulties set for default, meaning when I lost at times, I certainly didn't feel cheated.

Visually, Under Night In Birth is quite easy on the eyes, all the characters have distinctive designs that stand out from each other, like one is not going to confuse Mika for Linnie or Hyde for Seth. The audio mix is certainly on the loud side for sure, even when dropping the music volume to 50% and sound effects to 70%.

So how am I going to feature Under Night In-Birth going forward... well I figure doing arcade runs with every character is a given, plus there are some achievements I feel I can obtained in Score Attack and Time Attack. The Score attack one involves earning a cumulative score of over 1 Billion, and Time Attack involves clearing it 3 times with 3 different characters with times less than 12 minutes. Using Mike my time was about 12 Minutes 40 seconds, and I feel I could've easily came in under 12 minutes if one fight didn't go 3 rounds. 

Basically, Under Night In-Birth will be featured next Friday!

Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r] Trophies

• A New Character Appears in the Hollow Night: Cleared the first chapter in Tutorial Mode.
• In-Birth Newbie: Cleared 20 objectives in Tutorial Mode.
• The Strength of One: Cleared 50 objectives in Tutorial Mode.
• Battle Scars: Cleared 80 objectives in Tutorial Mode.
• Got This: Cleared 100 objectives in Tutorial Mode.
• CLANK!: Caused a GRD Break. (Not unlockable in Training Mode, Tutorial Mode, or Mission Mode.)
• It's Just A Matter of Time Now: Landed a Veil Off attack on a Vorpal-state opponent. (Not unlockable in Training Mode, Tutorial Mode, or Mission Mode.)
• My Life Just Flashed Before My Eyes: Won the round with less than 30% health remaining. (Not unlockable in Training Mode, Tutorial Mode, or Mission Mode.)
• Start of the Chronicles: Viewed the complete Prologue in Chronicle Mode.
• 120% Gauge Recovery!: Performed Chain Shift while possessing 6 or more GRDs. (Not unlockable in Training Mode, Tutorial Mode, or Mission Mode.)
• What a SMART Move: Used Smart Steer. (Not unlockable in Training Mode, Tutorial Mode, or Mission Mode.)
• Forgot to Chain Shift: Defeated an opponent while still in Vorpal state. (Not unlockable in Training Mode, Tutorial Mode, or Mission Mode.)
• Cross-Cast Veil Off: Used Cross-Cast Veil Off. (Not unlockable in Training Mode, Tutorial Mode, or Mission Mode.)
• Infinitely Worthy: Pressed A+B+C during Cross-Cast Veil Off to execute Infinite Worth. (Not unlockable in Training Mode, Tutorial Mode, or Mission Mode.)
• A Job Well Done: Cleared Arcade Mode with any character.
• Still the Beginning: Unlocked 5 scenes in Chronicle Mode.
• Here's Where It Gets Interesting: Unlocked 10 scenes in Chronicle Mode.
• Ultimate, Unlimited, Super-Devastating Finisher: Finished an opponent using Infinite Worth EXS. (Not unlockable in Training Mode, Tutorial Mode, or Mission Mode.)
• Invincible: Perfected 5 rounds. (Not unlockable in Training Mode, Tutorial Mode, or Mission Mode.)
• Countless Dead Bodies...: Fought over 50 matches in Survival Mode. (Losses included.)
• Broke Free: Successfully escaped from a throw. (Not unlockable in Training Mode, Tutorial Mode, or Mission Mode.)
• Take a Look at My Sweet Plate Collection: Purchased all Plates in [Character Plate 1].
• A Little More to Go: Unlocked 15 scenes in Chronicle Mode.
• Welcome to the Hollow Night: Viewed Hilda's complete scene in Chronicle Mode.
• End of the Chronicles: Viewed all scenes in Chronicle Mode.

Twitch Clips

• Achievement: Infinitely Worthy
• Achievement: Ultimate, Unlimited, Super-Devastating Finisher 
• Successful Breakdown!
  

We picked up a new follower during last night's stream in mika_returna_enthusiast who is a big Under Night In-Birth fan! They also stream it seems, so I'll have to try and check them out when they are live on their channel at twitch.tv/mika_returna_enthusiast! 

For the raid we dropped in on KingRegen who was playing RumbleVerse over at twitch.tv/KingRegen! 

On a slight downer note, YrGamerBunni has chosen to step back from streaming and content creations to focus on IRL stuff. Here's hoping the best for them! 

Today's Fitness Boxing 2 daily workout featured Uppercut Combo #1, Hook Combo #1 and Waist Shape Focus Combo for 31 minutes.

Fitness Boxing 2 Weekly Stats 8/14 to 8/20

• Punches Thrown: 7839
  
• Estimated Calories Burned: 3189.09 kcal
  
• Laura's Champion Progress: 80% (40 out of 50 hours trained)
  
• King EX Fight Progress: 95%
• Fitness Boxing 2 Consecutive Days: 617
• Fitness Boxing 1 & 2 Consecutive Days: 775
  

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Song of the Day:  Alone! By Marshmello

Not surprised that the Phillies lost to the Mets last night,,, the reality check of them facing a better team is really going to make listening to sports radio on Monday morning.

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For tonight's stream, we're going to do a random night of stuff,  so on that note we'll see you later over on twitch.tv/fredcasden!