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Don't Sleep On Rance VI: The Collapse of Zeth
Don't Sleep On Rance VI: The Collapse of Zeth - Gahahaha! We are back with yet another Rance video. Today, we'll be looking at the often-overlooked Rance VI: The Collapse of Zeth. Alicesoft famously had some troubles with the previous game, trying and failing to live up to the scope of Kichikuou Rance the now-retconned finale to the Rance series, but ultimately scrapped their first 3 attempts and eventually just pushed out what's essentially a short side story as Rance 5D, though it did introduce a few important characters and served as a soft reboot to the series. But it was Rance VI where they finally started ramping up the scope of these games again and this game has a LOT of content and story and I'm going to talk about all of it.
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00:00 Intro
01:43 Rance VI Basics
03:02 Pondering the Orbs
07:29 Dungeon Crawling
09:58 Combat
15:42 TADA Patch
18:15 Pacing and Progression
20:00 Combat Strategy
23:38 Information and UI
25:27 Galmons
26:27 Postgame
30:57 Story Basics & Plot [SPOILERS START HERE]
46:58 The Two Endings
47:34 Comedy
51:52 Rocky & Sill
53:58 Shizuka & Nagi
56:49 Urza
58:38 Alfra
1:03:57 Conclusion
1:05:47 Outro
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Rance VI - My Glorious Days
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  • @marvelrizky
    @marvelrizky 8 днів тому

    I was learning japanese for reading manga, but now my goal is diffrent, rance 03 im coming for you! GAHAHAHAHA

    • @TheGamingRecruit
      @TheGamingRecruit 4 дні тому

      It’s being translated rn by mangagamer, probably gonna release sometime next year

  • @texasrepublic6573
    @texasrepublic6573 8 днів тому

    There’s a discord server based of this game it’s pretty fucking good

  • @marvelrizky
    @marvelrizky 9 днів тому

    I don't like rance 01, i love the characters, i love the combat system, i love the comedy, i love rance, but i just HATE how many event i missed, because i never met louis, i cannot save yulan, and i rarely use the manual save But after i finished playing all rance game i will go back to rance 01 and finally get every event

  • @vertfle
    @vertfle 10 днів тому

    Блин, вроде бы поиграл во множество игр, а потом называешь эту игру лучшей среди других. Я абсолютно соглашусь со всеми, кто эту игру любит, что в ней прекрасно подаётся сюжет, а также по сравнению с другими рогаликами сюжет есть. Но геймплей... Это просто ужасно. Главная проблема - это бесконечное оглушение. Взял копьё, атакуешь врага и всё теперь он постоянно оглушен и не имеет значения, сколько урона ты наносишь, сколько у врага здоровьё, какие атаки он использует, ВСЁ это не имеет значения, так как он обязательно умрёт. Можно ответить: "Есть щит, который защищает от этого оглушения". Да, он есть, но во-первых, он может сломаться, из-за чего можно опять бесконечно оглушать, а во-вторых, у тебя есть двойной рывок, который длится достаточно долго и с помощью которого можно игнорировать любой урон.(а его ещё можно усилить с помощью Гермеса, что просто ломает баланс) И в итоге, если у врага нету брони, то ты просто закликиваешь его, а если есть, то постоянно делаешь рывок. Можно даже не объяснять это, а просто попробовать добавить бесконечное оглушение в любую игру, что её конечно сделает очень простой. Есть ещё некоторые проблемы, но самая главная это вот эта.

  • @LukeTrevira
    @LukeTrevira 12 днів тому

    You have a point I saved Carley then couple more episodes later she gets shot in the face making saving doug or Carley pointless like s2 of Twd game for example s2 epi 2 put the star on the Christmas tree instead of the angel "Sarah Will remember that." Made me feel fucking bad until I realized it didn't fucking matter Luke will die no matter if you cover him or try to go and save him. Ben too don't matter if you save him or not it wouldn't mean anything they will kill him off making that decision a waste of time same with Rebecca the list goes on.

  • @user-ye6gm6yw4r
    @user-ye6gm6yw4r 15 днів тому

    Lance was a pioneer for many great things babyy

  • @henrrypoop7570
    @henrrypoop7570 15 днів тому

    This video made me play the game . and now i have ptds lmao

  • @crittysmelody8520
    @crittysmelody8520 23 дні тому

    Excited for the critique series!

    • @Adze
      @Adze 22 дні тому

      It's being worked on, but don't hold your breath. For reasons that will be very apparent when the first video drops, this is going to take me a while

    • @crittysmelody8520
      @crittysmelody8520 22 дні тому

      Sure take your time! In the mean time, I'll subscribe!

  • @coreyrobinson1900
    @coreyrobinson1900 26 днів тому

    🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @ALEXZANDER_YT
    @ALEXZANDER_YT 27 днів тому

    The legendary and the best pirate game of all time! - everytime i play it - i cry, perfect voices, perfect melodies, perfects sound and ambients and the memorable beautifull ships!

  • @TheMightyPika
    @TheMightyPika 27 днів тому

    I wish the story didn't explain what Saya is of have any backstory for her at all. it's distracting and doesn't strengthen anything. Horror is best when it's stripped down to its bare themes with plenty of mystery for the audience to explore on their own. Complicating it changes the genre.

  • @Plaprad
    @Plaprad Місяць тому

    I remember when I was in the military, I had a buddy who LOVED dating sims. Plus, he grew up in Japan, so he could just order them and play them without translations. Every few weeks he'd call me to say "You've gotta check this one out!" Never could. Romcoms just aren't my thing and I always get bored fast. When the first Muv Luv came out, same thing. "You've gotta play this!" Nah, I'm good. Then he unlocked Unlimited. Still not interested. Since then, Muv Luv was just that dating sim that for some reason has mechs. Then I watched the Alternative anime a couple years back. Then Total Eclipse and Swarchen-whatever. Yes, I'm too lazy to look up the spelling. Now, I've got several of the novels on my PC. Kinda glad I lost contact with him years ago. If I told him how much I loved the series now, I'd never hear the end of "Told you so!"

  • @AmirDarkOne
    @AmirDarkOne Місяць тому

    everything is a rance reference😂

  • @70swords
    @70swords Місяць тому

    I've been trying to find peoples videos of Rance because I love this series. It's one of the best really. Once 03 and X are officially translated I'm replaying the canon timeline in order to figure out how I would rank them.

  • @Alexs23743
    @Alexs23743 Місяць тому

    Can we talk about how...uh, distinctive...the music is for this game series? Every time I play a ROM hack of another game that has custom music in it, I'll hear music I've never heard before that has a certain, distinctive feel to it and think to myself "that's from a Touhou Project game, isn't it?" If a music list is attached to the hack, I might then check it to confirm my suspicion, and only rarely have I been wrong. ^^

  • @blazearmoru
    @blazearmoru Місяць тому

    SENGOKU-RANCE SAMA \O/

  • @Absurdly_Awesome
    @Absurdly_Awesome Місяць тому

    I don’t care if the choices don’t matter I’m still playing it.

  • @Frost-01
    @Frost-01 Місяць тому

    The problem here is this anime was a homage to the muv-luv franchise and its fans, and they did mention that specific character building details were omitted in order for people to actually go check out the VN itself/manga. The manga for the most part expands on some of the scenes that the VN itself didnt cover, atleast that's what i remembered from it. Also the music used during the chase scene was from Evan call also, title being: Not Dead Yet.

  • @alexrichard2447
    @alexrichard2447 Місяць тому

    Wait... Touhou 3 is a Twinkle Star Sprites clone?? If a good day is a day of learning then today's a good day!

  • @josephjoy2245
    @josephjoy2245 Місяць тому

    Is this an actual soulslike or is it hyperbole?

  • @Hegemon1984
    @Hegemon1984 Місяць тому

    Lol, I'm definitely planning to play this game, but tbh after watching your video MG1K sounds like a mixture of Monster Girl Quest and Paradox. How much would you say MG1K is the equivalent of, "Okay, you can copy my homework, but don't make it too obvious" to MGQ?

    • @Adze
      @Adze Місяць тому

      I would say that the only real similarities between MG1k and MGQ is the high/dark fantasy setting, the dozens of bangable monster girls, and how ridiculous the scope of the story eventually gets. They're pretty distinct otherwise. Hell, even in terms of gameplay, MGQ was really a puzzle game disguised as an RPG whereas MG1k has a true JRPG battle system

    • @Hegemon1984
      @Hegemon1984 Місяць тому

      @@Adze That's where MGQ Paradox comes in. If you've played it, they implement a JRPG battle system as well. Despite this, Paradox is easier than the OG MGQ, tho. (And the story isn't as good as the OG MGQ). Also, you're totally right on MGQ being a puzzle game lol

    • @Hegemon1984
      @Hegemon1984 Місяць тому

      @@Adze Alright, you won me over. I started playing Monster Girl 1000. Hilariously enough, within the first hour of the game, I heard Comical from MGQ after beating Rat Girl

  • @micey7135
    @micey7135 Місяць тому

    The true Male Fantasy

  • @jasonshouseoffunandvideoga7169
    @jasonshouseoffunandvideoga7169 Місяць тому

    Wow, what a great retrospective. I've felt the tube has been a tad bit lacking lately so i used the trusty search engine and found your vid. This is one of my favorite series in my collection, the first being my favorite. I'm glad to hear that you didn't have nostalgia hovering over your opinion as you stated you didn't grow up playing these games, definitely can help with solidifying an honest and objective opinion. This can be difficult to find but welcoming. You blew my mind when you stated, the 3rd is set between 1 and 2. I've been playing games for close to 40 years and got these during there initial release. I had no idea and will have to look into this more. I do truly appreciate the story but then again, the nostalgia and my age demo my be the culprit as I was born in the early 80's. Great vid and im going to sub to check out the rest of your catalog. Love the mix of reality and editing with the birds. Those birds are relentless. ☝️🙌✨️

  • @lamhkak47
    @lamhkak47 Місяць тому

    Also, for some reason, seems certain Isekaian and some later-reincarnated-healer also have that iconic teal-green cape that Rance dons

  • @supremiumz
    @supremiumz Місяць тому

    good video! its really hard to find videos that discuss this topic that doesnt just take the stance of "its disgusting therefore you are disgusting". im all for freedom of expression and such so it frustrates me when the majority of discussion on this topic is one's own personal distaste for said content. im also soooooo so happy you called out what shadman did as completely unacceptable and just flat out fucking disgusting.

  • @ethanmijares55
    @ethanmijares55 Місяць тому

    Recently just found out this retrospective of the Rance Games existed and I'm looking forward to seeing you cover more of the modern games! Super amazing channel man, love the content!

  • @HH29.17
    @HH29.17 Місяць тому

    In my opinion i think people misunderstand what the choices are supposed to effect. Yes while the choices don’t completely change your playthrough sending you on a completely different plot, your relationship with characters do change. Everyone has the same plot but everyone has a different story. E.G in season 3 i killed Conrad in EP 2 and didn’t really think much of it. However if you keep him alive he actually becomes one of the better characters in that season. And because I killed him characters like Tripp and Eleanor became distasteful towards me. I understand what the vid is saying but the choices help the story be personalised not radically different. (However I do agree with the gameplay bit like until season 4 it was pretty bad lmao) thank you for reading this comment and plz don’t get mad at me comments this is just my thoughts lol

  • @officialtoddhoward69
    @officialtoddhoward69 Місяць тому

    I love Telltale Games, but they are not games. They are movies, with occasional player input. You can change some aspects of a story but the overall main idea of the story is predetermined, and any choices or changes are minor in the end. They are movies, not games, and I like them for what they are, but truly a large amount of choices don't amount to anything in the end

  • @amymullins2992
    @amymullins2992 Місяць тому

    The game gets borning the more you play it

  • @smashingpao5632
    @smashingpao5632 Місяць тому

    Ah Rance 6 the most grindiest and probably started the mobile stamina systems that are oh so common.

  • @pompom8315
    @pompom8315 Місяць тому

    I haven't yet finished the game but for now Pentagon seems to me so ridiculously evil it's funny

  • @cybersoul2809
    @cybersoul2809 Місяць тому

    Great video Two little corrections: While it is true that there are only a few warriors in the King tier for Sword God and Water God. There are around 50 North Kings in the world. The universal rule for all schools seens to be that there are never more than 5 emperors and god tier fighters combined in each school The other thing is that the rule about having to defeat another King to become an Emperor only applies to the Sword God style

    • @Adze
      @Adze Місяць тому

      Yeah, I noticed a few minor mistakes myself that I'm only realizing via my reread, though thankfully nothing that distorts anything important. I was pulling a lot of the details from memory. I also kinda butchered the categories of magic, but nobody caught that one lol.

  • @marvincool3744
    @marvincool3744 2 місяці тому

    It’s a good game whose flaws haven’t aged well

  • @Lowdian
    @Lowdian 2 місяці тому

    Not even mentioning Ithere (Aizel?) or how dirty Rance and company did him during the plot summary? Come on, man

  • @bigboss6145
    @bigboss6145 2 місяці тому

    To all watching this playing on the Tada Patch, here is a good red and yellow orb "grind" spot: heed my words. Go to nearby forest, take the left patch. Make a full circle around the LEFT side. Enjoy the orb and cash rewards (no blue orbs tho). LATER IN THE GAME: Go to Autumn Forest. Go straight forward. youll see it.

  • @RavenTheSensai
    @RavenTheSensai 2 місяці тому

    revenge of the struggle snuggle

  • @RavenTheSensai
    @RavenTheSensai 2 місяці тому

    comment to boost youtube stuff

  • @RavenTheSensai
    @RavenTheSensai 2 місяці тому

    yes. more. please

  • @StoneCresent
    @StoneCresent 2 місяці тому

    I heard, from a video by Pause and Select, that the word lolicon has a different connotation in Japan than in the West, especially for those who self identify as lolicon. It means having affection for illustrated, cute girl characters, similar to the term moe: a feeling of or that which invokes protectiveness.

  • @Lolroflpie
    @Lolroflpie 2 місяці тому

    YEAH BABY WE'RE HERE! Rance 6 is probably my favorite game in the series. Even in spite of the grind I felt like the story was wonderfully paced and consistently funny. This is where the series started really getting good, and I'm stoked that we might actually see the Rance X translation finished by next year. This is also where the music started getting REALLY good. I streamed this whole series in discord to a few of my friends, and a friend who had no idea what we were doing popped in during Rance 6, with their very first remark being about how great the battle music is.

  • @FreshPickedLemon
    @FreshPickedLemon 2 місяці тому

    Lolicons are pedos. It can’t be anymore simple than that to digest.

  • @brutalnobody5240
    @brutalnobody5240 2 місяці тому

    the dark rance sub-plot ain't really important till 8 and 10 I believe