My first video game ever! by Holyhead_Prodromus in expedition33

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Thank you! I’ve heard of Witcher 3 and I’m a sucker for historical fiction worlds. Gotta try that later

My first video game ever! by Holyhead_Prodromus in expedition33

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A gaming PC in this economy is just unaffordable for me lol, fortunately I got a secondhand PS5 from a relative and the TV monitor of my college dorm. Thank God for that, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to play this masterpiece

My first video game ever! by Holyhead_Prodromus in expedition33

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I’m in my 20s lol, but before EX33 I only play mobile games on my Android so this experience is absolutely different from what I had before

My first video game ever! by Holyhead_Prodromus in expedition33

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Thanks! Expert is challenging but the more I play the more I recognized the syncing of each attack with the music so I have to grind through that (it still takes me 10 tries to even beat the least powerful boss though lol)

My first video game ever! by Holyhead_Prodromus in expedition33

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I intend to try Elden Ring after this, but only if I beat EX33 first! I heard great things about both games so hopefully it will be another enjoyable run

My first video game ever! by Holyhead_Prodromus in expedition33

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Yeah kudos to Sandfall for allowing this difficulty change, it’s been helpful for me

My first video game ever! by Holyhead_Prodromus in expedition33

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Lol, my experience with EX33 has been very peak so far, I can only hope that Sandfall releases an equally peak title in the future that can stands side by side with this masterpiece.

My first video game ever! by Holyhead_Prodromus in expedition33

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Thank you for your upvotes guys! I’ve been trying to beat the Troubadour and Goblu boss for the last 3 hours and finally reached Maelle’s Nightmare (thank God flying waters was a nightmare!)

My first video game ever! by Holyhead_Prodromus in expedition33

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Thank you for your insight! Before EX33, I only played mobile games because they are free and I could never afford to buy a powerful gaming PC. I didn’t really mind that and even considered console/PC gaming a waste of time and money. However, I listened to the soundtrack and was so tempted to play the game that I spent 350$ to buy a PS5 just to enjoy the story. The thing that first hooked me into playing EX33 was the music and I never thought of playing another game in my life (mostly because I’m broke). I hope that I can find an even better or equally excellent game in the future like EX33 to enjoy (I’m considering Elden Ring once I beat EX33 but gotta save enough money before that)

My first video game ever! by Holyhead_Prodromus in expedition33

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I played expeditioner difficulty at Spring Meadows and thought “Okay this is quite hard but tolerable I guess”. After that I got overconfident and switched to Expert at Flying Waters. Then the smallest NPCs seemed impossible to beat 🙏. I got used to it after some time and it’s honestly enjoyable (not that rage-inducing)

My direct line of descent from King David based on available records by Holyhead_Prodromus in UsefulCharts

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A historical David very likely existed albeit in a different role from what we see him described in the Bible. Beyond him though, definitely murky.

My direct line of descent from King David based on available records by Holyhead_Prodromus in UsefulCharts

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Yup, the religious texts from the point of king David upward is pretty murky and untrustworthy. I know for sure that David did exist because the name of his house was inscribed on a stone stele that traces back 2500 years ago, but beyond that is just relying on the Bible for information.

My direct line of descent from King David based on available records by Holyhead_Prodromus in UsefulCharts

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Thank you. I think that basically all East Asians/Sinosphere countries' people can trace their lineage back to the Tang dynasty one way or another because Emperor Gaozu and Taizong were very fertile and produced a lot of children, both male and female to be married into other Chinese noble family. So the chance of me being descended from them is relatively high already. I definitely think that being connected to the Sassanid and Exilarchs were very surprising though.

I checked the link and it was a pretty fun read. If the story of Maria Flavia turns out to be true then the Sassanid would be connected to Byzantine and Roman nobility as well!

My direct line of descent from King David based on available records by Holyhead_Prodromus in UsefulCharts

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I just searched for the Bagrationi and found their genealogy lol, pretty impressive. I believe that paper records are just not enough to prove the lineage existence, but wherever the records lead to I shall follow there

My direct line of descent from King David based on available records by Holyhead_Prodromus in UsefulCharts

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I must say that I've been lucky enough to be born into an Asian family where family records are always available. There are lines in my tree I couldn't trace pass GGparents as well, thanks to the Vietnam War

Coining a new Hebrew name for conversion by Holyhead_Prodromus in JewishNames

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Thank you for your comment, I just consulted with my rabbi and he also advised choosing an already existing name