Cody @ MAHO! Studio
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The "WHAT'S UP, GAMERS?!" guy
DtD DATE! out now! - https://maho-studio.itch.io/defeat-the-darkness-date
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Voice director/Lyricist/
The "WHAT'S UP, GAMERS?!" guy
DtD DATE! out now! - https://maho-studio.itch.io/defeat-the-darkness-date
itch: maho-studio
yt/tumblr: mahostudio
I can only get one 4,000-degree Knife per playthrough, but I CAN clone the *holder* of said knife, and also tell him and all of his clone buddies to beat the shit of somebody with Blitz Command, resulting in 12 knife attacks per turn. Hawk Strike is a cheap backup if I don't feel like cloning.
November 19, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I can only get one 4,000-degree Knife per playthrough, but I CAN clone the *holder* of said knife, and also tell him and all of his clone buddies to beat the shit of somebody with Blitz Command, resulting in 12 knife attacks per turn. Hawk Strike is a cheap backup if I don't feel like cloning.
I also think Call of Juarez: Gunslinger ate everybody's lunch ten years ago and every other instance of diagetic map design has been a pale imitation
November 19, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I also think Call of Juarez: Gunslinger ate everybody's lunch ten years ago and every other instance of diagetic map design has been a pale imitation
I understand all the endgame math of the guides, but right now I have exactly one copy of The Ultimate Knife, and a Ninja lets me clone the holder of that Knife, so Hawk Strike (AKA Budget Blade Rave) outperforms the real Blade Rave at the moment by MILES.
November 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I understand all the endgame math of the guides, but right now I have exactly one copy of The Ultimate Knife, and a Ninja lets me clone the holder of that Knife, so Hawk Strike (AKA Budget Blade Rave) outperforms the real Blade Rave at the moment by MILES.
The Wicked Queen with her massive dmg resistance set up unrealistic expectations for the Gatekeeper fight. He was a pushover at lv50. Arm Breaker worked first try and now I can eventually buy The Ultimate Gun when the time comes. I've been negative on Buccs but they get these endgame drops E A R L Y
November 17, 2025 at 2:03 AM
The Wicked Queen with her massive dmg resistance set up unrealistic expectations for the Gatekeeper fight. He was a pushover at lv50. Arm Breaker worked first try and now I can eventually buy The Ultimate Gun when the time comes. I've been negative on Buccs but they get these endgame drops E A R L Y
Put off exploring B12F for so long that Aura and a 4-farmer team full-cleared it - FOEs and all - in one trip. Dare I say... Aura farming?
November 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Put off exploring B12F for so long that Aura and a 4-farmer team full-cleared it - FOEs and all - in one trip. Dare I say... Aura farming?
45 min of using Binary Fire/Fire Barrage to wipe her minions and then 20 min of praying the Pedant Book would finally put her ass to sleep so I could collect this extremely versatile weapon before New Game+. Aura and Melba each died because I couldn't risk attack spillover once we got to Sleepy Time
November 16, 2025 at 9:21 AM
45 min of using Binary Fire/Fire Barrage to wipe her minions and then 20 min of praying the Pedant Book would finally put her ass to sleep so I could collect this extremely versatile weapon before New Game+. Aura and Melba each died because I couldn't risk attack spillover once we got to Sleepy Time
Ghost Ship is a massive wimp at lv35 and above, as Heat Cannon is both weak and inaccurate. Farming it gives more EXP than FOEs without the time/expense of dungeon crawling. However, it drops basically no cash and Aura/Melba don't have Combat Study, earning 0 EXP on vacation while the guild improves
November 16, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Ghost Ship is a massive wimp at lv35 and above, as Heat Cannon is both weak and inaccurate. Farming it gives more EXP than FOEs without the time/expense of dungeon crawling. However, it drops basically no cash and Aura/Melba don't have Combat Study, earning 0 EXP on vacation while the guild improves
I'm sure I'm not the only one who thought of this, but a Ninja/Monk can self-sustain long enough to build 6 clones and do a max damage Tagen Battou. Of course, Aesthetic Deeds maxes at 90 HP healed, and enemies love their AoE, so it won't really work endgame and is too expensive for early-game.
November 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I'm sure I'm not the only one who thought of this, but a Ninja/Monk can self-sustain long enough to build 6 clones and do a max damage Tagen Battou. Of course, Aesthetic Deeds maxes at 90 HP healed, and enemies love their AoE, so it won't really work endgame and is too expensive for early-game.
Defeat the Darkness DATE! is a proud user of MS PAINT for its backgrounds and you can play the (SAG-AFTRA Game Jam Waiver-approved) voice acting update later this year!
November 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Defeat the Darkness DATE! is a proud user of MS PAINT for its backgrounds and you can play the (SAG-AFTRA Game Jam Waiver-approved) voice acting update later this year!
Finally collected enough anteater buttholes to get a nice club and knock my Farmer off the "Best attacker" perch. However, I missed the memo that Ninjas can equip katanas. Holy SHIT, bro.
November 13, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Finally collected enough anteater buttholes to get a nice club and knock my Farmer off the "Best attacker" perch. However, I missed the memo that Ninjas can equip katanas. Holy SHIT, bro.
I have a character almost ready to retire at Level 40, and when they do I'll be swapping them out for a meme build whose only job is to kill the Ant Queen. All she does is physical attacks, and some of them hit the whole party, so (almost) the whole party will immediately hit her back.
November 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I have a character almost ready to retire at Level 40, and when they do I'll be swapping them out for a meme build whose only job is to kill the Ant Queen. All she does is physical attacks, and some of them hit the whole party, so (almost) the whole party will immediately hit her back.
To finish the 2010's-era meme, the gang couldn't decide if Danish should go as a zombie or a robot. So they were like, "Why not both?" Zombie robot.
November 3, 2025 at 6:50 AM
To finish the 2010's-era meme, the gang couldn't decide if Danish should go as a zombie or a robot. So they were like, "Why not both?" Zombie robot.
The spirit of adventure is strong in Milia, so she came as a pirate. The bird is plastic, but that doesn't stop her from talking to it (or talking for it in a silly voice)
November 3, 2025 at 6:48 AM
The spirit of adventure is strong in Milia, so she came as a pirate. The bird is plastic, but that doesn't stop her from talking to it (or talking for it in a silly voice)
Never one to demand attention, Isaac has gone to the party as a ninja.
November 3, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Never one to demand attention, Isaac has gone to the party as a ninja.
Some (belated) Halloween sketches for Defeat the Darkness DATE!
"I'm not here to clean up this town. If I were, I woulda brought my duster."
Cowboys are always good for a cheeky one-liner, so of course Waldo would gravitate there
"I'm not here to clean up this town. If I were, I woulda brought my duster."
Cowboys are always good for a cheeky one-liner, so of course Waldo would gravitate there
November 3, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Some (belated) Halloween sketches for Defeat the Darkness DATE!
"I'm not here to clean up this town. If I were, I woulda brought my duster."
Cowboys are always good for a cheeky one-liner, so of course Waldo would gravitate there
"I'm not here to clean up this town. If I were, I woulda brought my duster."
Cowboys are always good for a cheeky one-liner, so of course Waldo would gravitate there
Yeah nah it's fuckin' AI. Obviously a human came in later to touch it up/add animation or glow to things but this image is all about selling a vibe and hiding its tricks instead of, you know, celebrating games. What about this image says "Steam" or "shop" or "I love playing video games"? Nothing.
November 2, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Yeah nah it's fuckin' AI. Obviously a human came in later to touch it up/add animation or glow to things but this image is all about selling a vibe and hiding its tricks instead of, you know, celebrating games. What about this image says "Steam" or "shop" or "I love playing video games"? Nothing.
Suspicious about Steam's new banner starting as an AI image:
>d20 seemingly warped to make room for a jar
>Very busy so any one thing is hard to focus on
>Filtered black and white so it's harder to critique
>Perspective a bit off
A human definitely touched it up, but this ain't feelin' right chief
>d20 seemingly warped to make room for a jar
>Very busy so any one thing is hard to focus on
>Filtered black and white so it's harder to critique
>Perspective a bit off
A human definitely touched it up, but this ain't feelin' right chief
November 2, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Suspicious about Steam's new banner starting as an AI image:
>d20 seemingly warped to make room for a jar
>Very busy so any one thing is hard to focus on
>Filtered black and white so it's harder to critique
>Perspective a bit off
A human definitely touched it up, but this ain't feelin' right chief
>d20 seemingly warped to make room for a jar
>Very busy so any one thing is hard to focus on
>Filtered black and white so it's harder to critique
>Perspective a bit off
A human definitely touched it up, but this ain't feelin' right chief
UPDATE: "Ouch!" was in fact an accurate prediction.
November 2, 2025 at 4:27 AM
UPDATE: "Ouch!" was in fact an accurate prediction.
Farming these dragons is a little harder than the ten on B10F - They're resting on tiles I can't walk on so they can't be ambushed while they sleep. They have to come to you. Which they will, all at once, starting at 7am sharp when their alarm clock goes off. Ouch!
November 2, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Farming these dragons is a little harder than the ten on B10F - They're resting on tiles I can't walk on so they can't be ambushed while they sleep. They have to come to you. Which they will, all at once, starting at 7am sharp when their alarm clock goes off. Ouch!
Lina (Bucc) and Blayde (Ninja) have come off the bench for the very first time as Dragon-slayers. 3rd stratum has 19 dragons to farm, which when petrified drop a shit-ton of cash. Both classes have passives to reduce TP cost so I can spam petrify abilities. Not bad for getting ambushed by 5 of them!
November 1, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Lina (Bucc) and Blayde (Ninja) have come off the bench for the very first time as Dragon-slayers. 3rd stratum has 19 dragons to farm, which when petrified drop a shit-ton of cash. Both classes have passives to reduce TP cost so I can spam petrify abilities. Not bad for getting ambushed by 5 of them!
I wonder if late game enemies have any resistance to Instant Death - One Shogun/Ninja, wielding two swords, each with one Instant Death forge, can clone and do 4 attacks that might proc it. If I have 2 Shogun/Ninjas (4 attackers total, with 8 attacks) enemies then have an 11% chance of survival
October 31, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I wonder if late game enemies have any resistance to Instant Death - One Shogun/Ninja, wielding two swords, each with one Instant Death forge, can clone and do 4 attacks that might proc it. If I have 2 Shogun/Ninjas (4 attackers total, with 8 attacks) enemies then have an 11% chance of survival
Lv10 Swashbuckling gives you a 36% chance to do 2-4 attacks when attacking normally. A statistician would stop right there and say it's not worth burning 26 skills points (half your endgame total!!!!!) to unlock, but how it's visualized also matters considerably. Imagine if I used different colors!
October 31, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Lv10 Swashbuckling gives you a 36% chance to do 2-4 attacks when attacking normally. A statistician would stop right there and say it's not worth burning 26 skills points (half your endgame total!!!!!) to unlock, but how it's visualized also matters considerably. Imagine if I used different colors!
Correction: Hoplite's anti-element abilities cover the whole party, not a line. It's cheaper, easier to unlock, on a tougher/stronger character than Zodiac, but you don't do fire damage to a fire enemy after they attempt a fire attack. Zodiacs are for... what, exactly? Dark Ether at endgame????
October 30, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Correction: Hoplite's anti-element abilities cover the whole party, not a line. It's cheaper, easier to unlock, on a tougher/stronger character than Zodiac, but you don't do fire damage to a fire enemy after they attempt a fire attack. Zodiacs are for... what, exactly? Dark Ether at endgame????
This is how fucked up Buccaneer is. Any way that their SIX DIFFERENT Chase skills could have possibly been cheesed (or even sort of useful) has been carefully carved out the game. The spreadsheet warriors who developed EO3 really cut the cheese on this one.
October 28, 2025 at 7:10 AM
This is how fucked up Buccaneer is. Any way that their SIX DIFFERENT Chase skills could have possibly been cheesed (or even sort of useful) has been carefully carved out the game. The spreadsheet warriors who developed EO3 really cut the cheese on this one.
"If there's an ass, I'll kick it!"
Unlike my Farmer/Soveriegn, DominiQue here wastes no points on healing. It's Guard/Attack/Prevent Order and Ad Nihilo just for fun.
Unlike my Farmer/Soveriegn, DominiQue here wastes no points on healing. It's Guard/Attack/Prevent Order and Ad Nihilo just for fun.
October 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
"If there's an ass, I'll kick it!"
Unlike my Farmer/Soveriegn, DominiQue here wastes no points on healing. It's Guard/Attack/Prevent Order and Ad Nihilo just for fun.
Unlike my Farmer/Soveriegn, DominiQue here wastes no points on healing. It's Guard/Attack/Prevent Order and Ad Nihilo just for fun.