As someone who is So Fucking Normal about RPGMaker games, this is now my go-to game to show people that not every RPGMaker game is some soulless copy. In the first 2 hours or so I pegged it as a mix of Persona (4), Earthbound/Mother, and Yume Nikki, but damn that bit at the end got REALLY Yume Nikki for a bit. I still haven't beaten it, mainly because I'm at the organic machine right now and I haven't the faintest clue what the code is or even where to start looking. Can I get a nudge in the right direction? I love this game but I hate having to grind and fight all the time... the gameplay is really great, don't get me wrong, but I find it easy to burn out on RPGs. I guess I could just lower the difficulty... I honestly completely forgot I'm playing on Normal haha. Anyway, yeah, a hint for the translation code would be awesome, but no pressure. Thanks for making such a great game, and making it free! Now my friends have no excuse not to play it (half joke).
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You first have to beat the final boss. The code for the organic machine is at the end of the credits. The organic machine only does 2 things
1. fixes the shit ass fonts citizens of the expanse use
2. if activated at the start of the game, gives an early Glutton Emblem and EXP Scarab. As far as I'm aware, this is the only way to get all 4 EXP Scarabs.
Grinding is not necessary, but you will often have to fight a huge number of enemies while trying to unlock various secrets. Fights can drag on for a long time, especially on nightmare difficulty. Beating the game and all post-game content took me 34 hours! It would be nice if enemy spawns were halved and enemy rewards were doubled. A lot of the game is spent doing the same fights over and over.