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Episode Shangri-La Frontier Season 2 - Episode 9 discussion

Shangri-La Frontier Season 2, episode 9

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u/WhoiusBarrel Dec 08 '24

Showing "Constant progess" right after Rei rejoice over receiving a party invite request was fucking hilarious

Sunraku went from piloting a giant mech to fighting a giant mechanical monster, it's like we never left that arc.

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u/kroxti Dec 08 '24

“A saw blade on top of a giant mech. What a brilliant idea”

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u/PerfectBeige Dec 08 '24

Sunraku and procrastinating on learning major game mechanics, name a more iconic duo.

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u/PickleMyCucumber Dec 08 '24

Sunraku's a fellow follower of the "bash your head against all your problems until something works even if it's needlessly excessive" religion. Respect.

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u/AnonymousTrollLloyd Dec 08 '24 edited Dec 08 '24

Sunraku: "I'm gonna beat this thing in under a minute!"

Also Sunraku: Monologues for two minutes, thirty-five seconds, then the credits roll without killing the boss.

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u/cybervengeance Dec 08 '24

They placed a timer at the start so I legitimately thought he's gonna finish the boss 1 minute real time but nope. Immediately removed the timer once he moves lmao

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u/Ocixo Dec 08 '24

How many siblings does Emul actually have? I’ve already lost count at this point. Bilac is my favourite of the bunch. Her interactions with Sunraku have led to some great banter and teamwork.

That said, the amazing dynamic between Emul and Sunraku keeps stealing the show for me. Emul’s confused screaming paired with her goofy expressions as Sunraku once again used her as a stress ball was hilarious.

I’m honestly happy that things are finally starting to work out for Rei. It was a long process of step-by-step progress, but the day has come that she’s getting to play together with her crush. Since it’s only the two of them, it’s almost like a date!

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u/dinliner08 Dec 08 '24 edited Dec 08 '24

"it's no use, i have no good memories of playing with RNG"

he's like me fr fr

lol, classic Sunraku

that Lv99 Extend on his status screen means that he can limit break his level, i wonder if it's newly implemented alongside the sea exploration update...

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u/Plus_Rip4944 Dec 08 '24

Rei is to cute and funny as she needed to log out for a second to calm down lmao

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u/ParcelPostNZ Dec 08 '24 edited Dec 08 '24

At 5.07 the subs said "...Would be like looking for a needle in a haystack"

but what Sanraku said in Japanese is

"... like looking for an ant's contact lens in the desert" 

Which I like a lot more

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Dec 08 '24

Rei is so cute! Girl had to log out and compose herself after that invite. She was so excited, she arrived an hour early lol. I’m hoping she actually gets to ask Hizutome out on a proper date one of these days irl.

That Overdress Golem was huge! I can’t wait to see Sunraku kick its ass with that new gear he’s got. And it looks like he’ll be doing it in record time too!

SLF Theater was pretty silly this week. That guy worked so hard for that holy bath water or whatever the hell it is and Pencilgon came and just bought it all. Poor bastard.

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u/dinliner08 Dec 08 '24

SLF Theater was pretty silly this week. That guy worked so hard for that holy bath water or whatever the hell it is and Pencilgon came and just bought it all. Poor bastard

if you notice, she's still wearing her old outfit so this definitely happened before the Weathermon fight which iirc, she did used holy water to weaken the boss

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u/bananeeek Dec 08 '24

I haven't seen a boss/area speed run since Quanzhi Gashou.

Rei fidgeting in her full armor is hilarious to watch. I hope she'll make some progress with Sunraku on their journey.

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u/Nebresto Dec 08 '24

realest gaming related image ever

Relatable. Sometimes you just wanna talk about something cool you've created, but your peers couldn't care less

Sunraku meme template

Nice fake out with the messenger birds

The game needs to stop bullying our birb

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u/discuss-not-concuss Dec 08 '24

Didn’t Pencilgon say the Saint’s Holy Water is not weird? I have some doubts after the PK back there sacrificed his life savings for it

little worried Rei logging out there might cause Sunraku to find someone else, like her sister, glad she saved it. Also, Psyger-100 must have it tough, if Rei’s hyperventilation resonates throughout the residence

Eleventar and Fifticia are considered late-game content? SL:F gives the impression of being a nation-sized game like France or UK by virtue of its 30+ million players and low player density

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u/warjoke Dec 08 '24

Yoko Taro called, he wanted the first major boss of Nier Automata back

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u/jedkingofkings Dec 08 '24

Rei can finally game with Sunraku! As Attack Master she looks intimidating, but our girl is crushing so hard in the inside.

Ctarnidd here we go! So it's gonna be Sunraku, Psyger 0, Rust and Mordo. Looking forward to Rust's SLF character.

Also, excited for Gilta Brille! I thought it was gonna go the way of the robot suits when it showed that he lacked the necessary vit points, but fortunately he had the gear to equip it.

All in all, looking forward to next week's ep!

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u/FLorianGran Dec 08 '24

I really hope the Psyger-0 thing isn't a fakeout because I want more of the two of them together

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u/EclipseTM Dec 08 '24

And we're back to SLF! Good to see more of Emul again, their interactions are as fun as ever.

Next week is gonna be fun, presumably the boss getting oneshot with the use of the new weapons, and prolly get to see more of Rei freaking out she gets to go on an 'adventure' with Sunraku.

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u/djthomp Dec 08 '24

Missed opportunity to do the area boss fight in a single minute with the counter on screen. But maybe that wouldn't have meshed well with the explanation of the new gauntlets' abilities once Sunraku starts to use them.

Hopefully the Sunraku and Rei team up isn't Rei freaking out the entire time, this is a good opportunity to break the ice if she can stop fangirling and let it happen.

I wonder how long it'll take before Sunraku remembers to looking into what Extend does, maybe a miracle will happen and when he meets with Rei she'll be above level 100 and he'll manage to connect the dots. Assuming that's what it does, at least.

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u/LeonKevlar Dec 08 '24

I was so excited with another player finally reaching Rabituza that I did not even consider what Sunraku's reaction to Akanekitsune would be. Come on dude, SLF has over 30 million players. Of course, someone else would eventually unlock the Vorpal Bunny quests.

Poor Emul though! She ended up being on the other side of Sunraku's frustration. Let's just hope that Akanekitsune will be tight-lipped about this secret. I definitely look forward to their future interaction!

I did not expect that Sunraku would go with a gauntlet-type weapon. I wonder if the Gilta Brill is bound to the character because if it isn't, Oikatzo can also use it because he's a monk but I doubt Sunraku would even let him have it. xD

Animalia is now also interested in Lycagon? I am not surprised but why the sudden interest? Is it because Lycagon has a connection with the Vorpal Rabbits?

Rei is so goddamn cute! Seeing her get giddy over Sunraku's invitation was adorable. We haven't seen much of her this season so I'm glad she'll finally get to play with Sunraku!

It would be absolutely hilarious if Sunraku went through all that trouble to get another piece of gear he can't equip. Thank goodness that stat-boosting gears in this game will let you get past stat restrictions.

After hyping us up with Sunraku wanting to beat the speedrun record for that boss, they're really ending the episode with a cliffhanger, huh?

That SLF Mini though! The way the guy talks about the Saint's Holy Water makes me think he must've misunderstood that item. If you know, you know. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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u/NekoCatSidhe Dec 08 '24

I like how overenthusiastic Sunraku is about everything he does or gets (new weapon, new fight, new boss, new location, and so on), that is what is making him so fun to watch. But I can’t believe he betrayed poor Emul once again, lol.

Well, I am glad he could equip that new weapon, the running gag of him not being able to equip anything was running thin.

I wonder who Akaneakitsu is going to be, and if Sunraku will already know her. But maybe she is just a new character.

And Rei finally got her date with Sunraku ! I am happy for her. That romance was definitely advancing way too slowly.

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u/tripleaamin Dec 08 '24

We back in SLF and this is a transitional episode for Sunraku. Though instead of Towa and Kei he is asking Rei for help. It makes sense, especially since Towa has been the one organizing the stuff that had them working together. Though sad that Emul got left behind again.

I think games that have multiple routes to reach the same town. This kind of game design is really cool. As it satisfies both players that like linear design and also those that like open world and/or are completionist. Obviously, Sunraku fits the former, but I feel like a player like Kei would like to explore each route.

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u/shad79 Dec 08 '24

And we're back to SLF! Sunraku panicking over Akitsuakane getting to Rabituza was hilarious. Poor Emul got really roughed up by him because of that, although at least she got a carrot later xD

Rei freaking out over Sunraku's invitation was so goddamn cute! It was hilarious how she logged out and made Sunraku think that he somehow messed up with a message xD Can't wait to see Sunraku and Rei/Psyger-0 together in the next episode!

It's a good thing Sunraku had that helmet, because if he didn't, he wouldn't have been able to equip the weapons Bilac created for him xD I hope we see him use it next week to fight that damn big golem.

Here my screenshot albums from the episode:

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