A bug bit me

It's not life threatening!...

I'm not sure if this is an isolated case, but I've begun to notice, with DESPAIR, that the battle screen occasionally goes out of whack and I am left with something looking like this!

The screen just slides to the left or right indefinitely and nothing I do stops it. Eventually I can only select my monsters and hit whatever is targeted by default.

Hopefully it is just my device. Such a bummer :(

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Progress, or not?

So I've gone ahead in AoI, clearing the first and second chapters of dungeons. When clearing maps, we earn points to use in purifying particular chapters and making it easier to clear subsequently. They serve as permanent upgrades like increasing ATK or HP for that level.

Strangely, by this point, the entire battle mechanic has already become routine! I don't need to think to execute those combos, and thankfully the game seems to follow some rules of physics eg. the armored monsters have high def, the big monsters are heavy, etc. so strategy shouldn't be too tough to figure out.

What does irk me, however, is the lack of information on possible drops or returns from the dungeons. It would be nice to know so I wouldn't miss out on anything!

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Age of Ishtaria - First impressions

Okay so I just downloaded a new mobile-ge titled Age of Ishtaria by Silicon Studio. It doesn't appear to be a very old game, having only been localized at the end of last year. I have quite high hopes because of px's recommendation after the demise of AGG; I need more games to occupy my free time! haha

Anyway, on to the game!

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