#LCB CH01

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LCB CH01 [8]? Overal thoughts

I forgot to say my overall thoughts on Limbus Company so, here it is (I'm copying this from my twitter post). This doesn't spoil anything story specific btw

I would say that the biggest appeal has to be the story and characters. The main cast of sinners are so chaotic and have distinctive personalities (besides Mersault but that’s aggressively the point). It’s clear we’re supposed to love this dysfunctional group and unwrap the story around them. Dante (who we play as) was a pleasant surprise considering that I wasn’t sure he would have a personality. If you follow me you should know my fav is Gregor.

And add to that a strange and twisted world that I’ve heard is super expansive with lore and world building, yeah, I’m super stoked for what’s in the future.

For the gameplay, Im not super knowledgeable on how to analyze gameplay but I found it fun for the most part. It’s a bizarre mix of fast and easy gameplay that makes you feel like a monster, only to suddenly hit a difficulty wall and get the team obliterated.

There are also A LOT of mechanics that at first don’t seem to affect the gameplay until you hit those difficulty spikes.

It’s a very wordy game, not just in story but also those mechanics. From status effects, random coin tosses, and gathering material for your ultimate attack, the game felt a bit overwhelming, even the tutorial didn’t quite help me understand the hud. I had to actually look into guides on YouTube to help me out, especially in Chapter 3.

I don’t really mind cause following the game, at lot of people talked about how this was standard for project moon games.

But it might be a bit much for some players. It’s definitely not a casual game for quick fun. Battles may take awhile, especially against abnormalities (monsters). You’re going to have to grind once you get to chapter 3 (trust me). And certain fights will wipe the floor with you if you don’t take the time to read the mechanics and make a solid team.

Now as for fairness, i haven’t spent any money on the game. And so far I’ve been fairing well. The base characters are actually pretty useful and I’ve been using them more than the ones I got from the gatcha (except for g-corp Gregor, I love him)

So yeah, the game will take up a lot of time but I haven’t found it unfair or tedious so far. But I’ll have to see how that changes as the game goes forward.

To be honest, I kinda feel like I would have tolerated bad gameplay if it meant unlocking more story. Its that charming.

So, cause twitters character limit sucks, I’m very happy with the game so far. I’ve been following its development for a while, and it’s given me everything I wanted from it.

I wish I could add more detail but I think this is a good explanation for now.

It may be a bit intimidating for some, but it’s free so there’s no harm in trying it out.

You may need some outside help to grasp how the game works, but that means we can all suffer together /s.

So, if you wanna delve into a dark but charming game, give it a try.

Just heed the content warnings though, there’s some dark themes, imagery that may be disturbing, and body horror.

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LCB CH01 [7]

No spoilers here, don't worry!

Welp, that's the end of chapter 1! I'm actually going to be playing the rest of the game on my own. It's a ton of fun and I want to enjoy it casually.

Still, this was certainly an experience. I've been waiting for this game for a while now and I am not disappointed with what I see.

Not to mention that this is the first game that I did a proper stream for and could archive on my YouTube channel. And now I get to finish my thoughts with this liveblog. I would've like to make this a full series, but I don't currently have the ability to do so.

But I have no regrets so far. So thank you for reading and/or watching, and have a great day.

I may make an overall post describing my full thoughts on the game. I may also post more of my experience of the game on here, but don't worry, I'll be sure to tag spoilers.

Good luck fellow managers! Good luck with your own journeys

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LCB CH01 [6]

spoilers below

Had to pause a bit to get dinner. It was good if you were wondering. Though I think I ate too much cause my stomach hurts. Good thing I’m not squeamish.

…That’s why…

Yep, I'm pretty sure that isn't Yuri, Gregor stay away.

Ah...

It talks

Yeah this thing is gonna guilt trip him

OH CRAP

HE SOUNDS SO HURT!!!!

THAT HURT MY SOUL

OH CRAP WHAT!?

FLASHBACK!?

His arm is moving on it's own...oh boy

He had to have it cut it to save her

Wow, the officers are still polite to him despite that weird thing.

WAIT I JUST REALIZED That's the kind citizen that was checking on him before Rodion interrupts Gregor's flashback!

Oh...we're back

Hey Yuri

Oh someone else is talking, sounds like that young fella during the time loop. I think his name was like Thomfor? Thomas? Can't remember.

Gregor: "Just live on please...It's not like we got ourselves into this mess voluntarily."

:(

He sounds so desperate

Who's chatting?

Oh someone killed the abno

Someone new is here

Ah.. that woman in the front is Hermann. Yikes...

YI SANG!? WHOS GUBO? YOU KNOW THEM!?

Oh it's the dude with red glasses

BROTHER!?

HONG LU'S BROTHER IS ALSO A PART OF THAT GROUP!?

Outis you probably know them too...

Hermann you jerk, don't call Gregor's arm a gift

Hermann: "That little arm isn't all there is to it."

...I see where this might be going

Now we're back to Vergilius...not looking forward to hearing what he has to say.

Vergilius, don't be mad, you expect the group to do everything for you, but don't give them all the info?

Now he saying that WE should have know, shut up

Those, well not Aya and Yuri but HOPKINS was stupid and didn't help

Outis: "Failure is a common thing on the battlefield. If an objective wasn't met, you devise another plan and redeploy."

Wow thanks Outis, I didn't expect you to be patient about this.

Outis be careful, he can still kill everyone

Oh shoot, Vergilius concedes. a little.

Looks like everyone isn't doing so hot

…sorry Gregor

Oh, what did he hang up?

.....uhhhhhh....Grete? Is this really happening?

Awwww, everyones doing really bad....

Man I wonder how Charon feels...

Yeah, I knew it was the gas mask

Aww man, song time

Gonna listen in...

Thoughts during the music:

Wow, they're really not gonna change their clothes

Also, Yuri was a literal red shirt huh?

Don really doesn't seem to be thinking about this

Dante's really going through it

Hong Lu seems to be ignoring this too

....Is that the HamHamPangPang logo

IT WAS SUNG BY GREGOR!?

Welp, that was something....

Also Faust is the Most Valued Employee for this fight, good for her.

Wow, that was depressing

I was gonna try the gacha but it looks like a weird bug is going on with the extraction. So sorry about that.

Well, I'm gonna bounce. That was a ton of fun and I hope you enjoyed!

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LCB CH01 [5]

spoilers below

😢

Huh, just giving up?

Paint on its nails?

?

Hermann maybe?

Huh, she really had that much control of him...

Oh wait what

Looks like we're back to L Corp.

Crap

Wow this is not great

I'm a little worried about risking everyone's sp. Gregor is my strongest but I don't want to risk the WHOLE team potentially missing their dice rolls. Hopefully he can recover quickly.

I think I'll have to smush the bugs, sorry Gregor...

Gonna try B team I think

Ok.. here I go

Alright, everything seemed to work out. Looks like there's a mini abnormalities fight ahead.

Oh, no story, ok.

Crap, my team doesn't have the resources for this fight...

I don't think I can leave though.

Actually I think I figured out a strategy, ok

Nice, actually everything was okay

Time for whatever this is...

Gonna pull out the A Team in case

Yuri…

Please be ok

At least she seems happy

…what is that?

This feels like bait...

Time for an event...

YURI DONT CHECK IT OUT!!!! PLEASE.

OH I HAVE TO SEND SOMEONE WITH HER

GREGOR GO!!

PLEASE

HE PASSED

WHATTT!!!!???WHAT DO YOU MEAN!? I WON!!! WHY!!!!?

"Don't feel too guilty about it. One lost life is better than two."

SHUT UP!!!SHUT UP SHUT UP!

I just traumatized Gregor so bad....noooo.

dEAR

MUSIC STOPPED

"The abnormality devoured Yuri in one bite."

…

I’m gonna skewer that thing

it’s splitting apart…

Looks like the golden bough is there

"Just as I begin to approach it, the apple begins to tremble."

lol of course

oh...

…hey Yuri

I don't think she's ok

oh a cutscene

crap

crapcrapcrap

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LCB CH01 [4]

alright, time to get back into it

spoilers below

I think this time around I’ll scour the entire area. It didn’t occur to me that i might be missing out on some parts of the story…ah well. I’ll worry about that later.

I guess I’ll start with the bottommost path to secure a way of getting to that event.

Time for B team

Aww, Yuri isn't handling this well...

Uhh what's happening?

Ooo, Gregor's nightmare...

Uhhh, who?

hhmmm, I don't like this...

jeez, did G corp lock him up in a room?

Ahhh I see, they kept him locked up while recovering from the surgery so he could practice to use his arm as a blade.

HE WAS 15!?!?!?

mannnnn, they really just raised him to be a soldier

B-team isn't doing so hot....

But I got an absolute resonance so I hope that helps

and...three of my guys are staggered

Time to pull out the aleph egos...

That seemed to do it, but they're in shambles

gonna just try the event...

Wait....

I saw this already, and he looks worse…

Ohh interesting, So Gregor being able to regenerate his arm is unique to him, that and the side effects don't seem to affect him (though I knew that part already).

So the guy who operated on Gregor was Hermann...

Oooo, yeah this young dude is getting worse

⚠️body horror!

!!!!!

Man, we're really psychoanalyzing Gregor here...

Oop, event time.

Sure I’ll follow the sound. We’re near a checkpoint

Hmmmm

Good luck Rodion...

Thank goodness I passed

Lol Rodion is priding herself on killing someone, goodness

And she didn't take damage!

Let's see if doing another stage will unlock more story...

Gonna have to use A team though

Oh no it doesn't okay, at least I didn't miss anything though.

I wonder if I'll get more rewards though.

hmm, it didn't announce anything...so I guess I'll just move forward for now.

Awww, Yuri want's to keep Aya's mask

...and of course Outis is being mean to her for it.

Awwwe, Ishmael is helping!!! She's using her boating knowledge

Huh, Yuri joining Limbus Company....

This is too cute, I’m scared now (Rodin, she’s not in the gacha, please. If she says that she’ll join I just KNOW she’s gonna die. Please. The strings of fate are gonna wrap around her neck. I can’t-)

Awww, Yuri's smiling. Please don't die

Neat

I want the event

Awww 😢

"Yet my silly doppelgänger was still holding a silly pose with a confident look on his face."

Oh yikes, the G-corp are getting hate. Hope they don't find out about Gregor.

WHAT IS WITH YOU CALLING GREGOR BABE!? ESPECIALLY WITH YOU GROSSING OUT WITH THE BUG MUTATIONS.

Maybe she doesn’t mean anything by it, but…

My boy's not doing so great.

OH ⚠️another Boddy Horror warning

WE IN A TIME LOOP BABY!

I get Rodion's frustration, but he's trying to help.

Oh wait what's in the sky?

Oh he's asking for help...

Oh crap he was squished by a giant hand

YEP WERE MAKING A BREAK FOR IT

Faust we need a plan please

Ok she's got something

Wait never mind lol

Gregor? What's up?

Oh, he's saying we should get squished. To be honest I trust him.

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LCB CH01 [3]

spoilers ahead

Hoo boy this is a lot...

Aww at least someone’s trying to help…

Heathcliff be nice, the dudes trying to look out for you…

Crap…

So the dude knows Gregor…

Oh he has bug legs? Neat

RODYA!!! BE NICE TO HIM! HES TRYING TO HELP YOU! BESIDES BUG LEGS ARE COOL

Huh, I guess calling attention to the bug augmentations is suspicious

So it looks like we’re inside Gregor’s mind, or something like his psyche.

Interesting, I’m tempted to take the bottom route to see what that event is. But I’ll have to pause the story mode here for now.

Looks like I cleared some challenges! I got a reward from the battle pass (still not gonna spend money on it though…)

I didn’t seem to get much lunacy though…oh well

Thanks for following along. See you next time!

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LCB CH01 [2]

spoilers ahead

A-Team is doing good so far

Oh dear Don is staggered

YOOO SINCLAIR FINISHED ONE OFF, IM PROUD OF THE BOY!

Oop, the game can't seem to handle Gregor's ego, shame... Never mind it worked.

…okayyy…

Guess we’re gonna gamble now

WAIT THATS ALEX!?

Wow Heathcliffs’ doing some deduction work

Huh, so some Abnos need regular sacrifices, and the. The trapped L corp members fought each other to save themselves

At least Alex seems to care about Yuri

OH SHOOT WHAT!? A CHECK?

UHHHH

I THINK ILL FIGHT….OH BOY..

CRAP WISH ME LUCK

Gonna go with B team…I need A team ready for the Abno boss

COOL I WON

I USED MY HEAD

also I found out that bleed causes chip damage

Nice a checkpoint, I was worried there wouldn’t be one

Time for abno boss…

Gonna switch out Don for Yi Sang…

Doomsday Calendar…

OH WAIT

Looks like I could’ve offered a clay doll but I don’t have one…

I guess I’ll go for Ishmael… I’m not sure I understand how this works…

OH IT WORKED!

Oh, Ishmael lost 20 hp. I wonder what calming it did?

Looks like it’s weaker now

Dang, another check...Might go with Gregor since he has so many coin flips...

NICE

Shoot Gregor loses 30 hp...

But something about [frenzy] of [doomsday calendar] expired? Crap Gregor's near death

Oooh but Yi Sang Wishing Cairn Ego did a lot of damage!

Unfortunately Sinclairs ego didn't do as much...

Oh dear, there's a dangerous glow...

I'm gonna throw everything into the abno, it looks like the calendar's gonna do something to the smaller abno...

I KILLED IT! THANK YOU OUTIS.

Rodya quit teasing Gregor

???

Oh shoot a growl?

Excuse me!? Gregor!

Crap is an abno messing with him?

STOP

WHAT!?

We’re in a warfield huh?

Oh boy…

NOOOO! His voice-! HE SOUNDS SO SAD!!! MS FRIZZLE TURN THE BUS AROUND I DONT WANNA LEARN ABOUT WAR!

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LCB CH01 [1]

Hallo spoilers under cut

Welp, time to get back into it

Crap I hope I didn’t forget my team idea. Oh well, I’m gonna start with my b team: I think it’s Yi Sang, Ryoshu, Faust, Hong Lu, and Heathcliff.

Angst sensor going off...

Gregor was a manager??

Crap they know each other.

Ohhhh, Gregor desserted G corp.... (honestly good for him I think but that's gotta sting).

Okay, battle time

Still don't understand the mechanics but I'm sure it'll be fine

Gregor sold a medal for rent ;-(

“In the end we’re nothing but disgusting pests”

Ah here comes the self loathing.

Wow, Ryoshu gave up a dog for Gregor, nice

It looks like I’m near a checkpoint so I’ll use my A team: I think it was Gregor, Ishmael, Outis, Sinclair, and Don.

Hmm, this room seems weird. Also, why is Hopkins wearing a mask all of the sudden?

Oh boy…

Dons dying too

Heathcliffs down

Yup, have a feeling Hopkins is gonna betray us

You…don’t you dare insult Yuri

Can’t wait to beat Hopkins to a pulp when I see him again

Everyone’s going down.

Wait what do you mean Gregor?

!?!?

He got a mask from that other girl!!!

MVP!!! IS HE GONNA HELP YURI!?

Aww Yuri is getting flashbacks from L corp…😢

A sin to save yourself…

Awww, I wonder if Yuri reminds Gregor of someone..

This is so nice

“Laying guilt on yourself over spilt milk…will wear your heart out…”

Time for an abno fight…

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Limbus Company Liveblog Chapter 1

Well, into the inferno I go...

I've actually played some of chapter one on stream!

You can check out my Twitch if the VODS are still there: https://www.twitch.tv/avathemonsterenvtuber

If not, check out my YouTube channel and see if I've uploaded them there! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiDtZenlpOscYF8wOaeOotg

I'll be tagging the part as LCB CH01, later I'll make a master post that's tagged as limbus company liveblog.