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slowbeef @slowbeef.bsky.social · 8h

wow ok elvira 2 is actually more brutally hard than the first one. We saved one Elvira I guess but we have 2 to go so... oh man there's 2 big mazes in this game and the first is killing me already...

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slowbeef @slowbeef.bsky.social · 9h

You’re a hero!!!

famosoramon.bsky.social @famosoramon.bsky.social · 18h

check if your version gives you xp by repeatedly dragging the key in the fish tank even if you solved the puzzle and it's inside your inventory, saves a lot of time

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slowbeef @slowbeef.bsky.social · 9h

Good fight!

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slowbeef @slowbeef.bsky.social · 9h

ok enough good games onto elvira 2

twitch.tv/slowbeef

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slowbeef @slowbeef.bsky.social · 11h

ok phew we're back

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slowbeef @slowbeef.bsky.social · 11h

my son decided to practice street fighter

yada yada yada i'm back to diamond 3

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slowbeef @slowbeef.bsky.social · 12h

Both kids are doing math homework.

My 11yo daughter laments: “You’re doing number lines. I liked number lines. I miss them. One day they just stop.”

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slowbeef @slowbeef.bsky.social · 13h

wait

the xp thing isn't happening anymore...???

what gives!!!

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slowbeef @slowbeef.bsky.social · 13h

tried both, no dice

slowbeef @slowbeef.bsky.social · 13h

Ok.

Usually when I try to do a series of games, I like to do 'em in order, but I cannot guarantee we won't get softlocked again in Elvira 2 tonight AND!!!

SF6 is gonna be under maintenance for C Viper's release so!

I also got Waxworks so we're gonna stream Elvira 2 and Waxworks if I need to grind

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slowbeef @slowbeef.bsky.social · 17h

Unfortunately I get my arm ripped off since I have yet to solve that puzzle but maybe I can check

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slowbeef @slowbeef.bsky.social · 18h

Trip report:
- every 60 seconds you get 1 MP back. My class is the mage class so when you get to Level 5-6, you have about 40 MP so it takes 40 minutes to get your MP back awesome
- every 120 seconds you get 4 XP. Not helpful unless I can figure out how to fast forward DOSBox (I did try frameskip)

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slowbeef @slowbeef.bsky.social · 19h

Oh cool I rendered it unwinnable by using the meat to grind for the courage spell but I need it later for a poison fishtank puzzle, gotta go back earlier

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slowbeef @slowbeef.bsky.social · 19h

- Inexplicably, I seem to be also gaining experince by keeping the game idle as well. It seems like every 2 minutes you get 4 XP?
- I have 3 hit points each for head, torso and each leg. But my arms have 4 hit points which I guess is the RPG equivalent of skipping leg day?

what is this game

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slowbeef @slowbeef.bsky.social · 19h

For tonight's Elvira 2 stream I am doing a lot of offscreen grinding to mkae tonight's streaming experience as painless for you the viewer as possible.

- It seems to take anywhere from 30 to 60 seconds to regain a magic point in realtime. I am watching with a stopwatch and cannot understand it

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slowbeef @slowbeef.bsky.social · 1d

Did you know there are no good walkthroughs for it? I found that out about these games too!

Like there are walkthroughs but they are all missing parts

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slowbeef @slowbeef.bsky.social · 1d

Oh look I found an appropriate GIF for Elvira II: The Jaws of Cerberus

a woman with long black hair and red lipstick is saying `` go ahead bore me '' .

ALT: a woman with long black hair and red lipstick is saying `` go ahead bore me '' .

media.tenor.com

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slowbeef @slowbeef.bsky.social · 1d

Ok look, I don’t know any other Elvira quotes so don’t expect a super good stream title but we’re starting shortly

twitch.tv/slowbeef

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slowbeef @slowbeef.bsky.social · 1d

the plan: record my podcast then stream elvira - see you in about 60-80 min

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