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I've received more than one instant message claiming that my challenges are evil. So I uploaded this for you guys.

Here's a set of replays that I made a while back. In them, I defeat the Cross Wall with both Spiritia and Grolla without taking damage. Use this as a reference. Are there better ways of handling it? Yes, especially with Tia. I just wanted to give you guys a little help, considering everyone finds the Cross Wall so impossible. :3

And if you don't remember how to download things from the RKS Uploader, here's Luste again.

RKS Challenge 006: Double-Cross

Challenge #07 will have a cash prize. Just throwing that out there. Today's Physical Challenge is called Double-Cross! Already shuddering at the sound of it? I hope so, because this will probably be the most fun one yet.



Enter the password, and head straight to the only available stage. Beat Sepperin Stage 1. As soon as Spiritia teleports off-screen, pause the game and end it, saving your replay.

Conditions:
- During the stage, the only powers you are allowed to use are Eins, Zwei, and Geister Wand.
- You must buster-duel the Cross Wall.
- You cannot slide (except when necessary to progress).
- Any damage taken will add 5 seconds to your time.

Now, do the same thing as Grolla.

Conditions:
- Any damage taken will add 10 seconds to your time.

Best total time wins!

To submit your replays, please use the RosenkreuzStilette Uploader Site. Please follow these easy instructions.



1) Name the .rpy files whatever you want, ZIP both of them, and upload the zip here. (Note: Please make sure your replay is in a .zip archive.)
2) Enter "Double-Cross" in the comment box.
3) Click here to upload the file.

Please leave a comment with your name and the number of your upload. Good night. Good luck. And Go. Beyond. Go Beyond.

RKS Availability

Availability of RosenkreuzStilette in its physical form seems pretty much few and far between. Paletweb, pretty much one of the only places to purchase doujin software without venturing into kanji territory, has been sold out of the game for months now. I've been on their waiting list, trying to snag my own copy of the game, for so long, I had finally decided to ask a friend of mine in Japan to get me a copy from there and send it to me. This is a disappointing turn of events, especially for those of us who do wish to purchase doujin software (and honestly, this number should be higher than it is, especially for a quality game like RosenkreuzStilette). Therefore, I'm currently trying to think of a way to sell copies of RKS through this blog. As long as there are copies (and according to my source, they really aren't super-rare), I would like to get my hands on them so they can be sold to the people that want to play this awesome game, so that [erka:es] can get what they rightfully deserve.

We'll see how this pans out. Do any of the Schwer and Schwer Alike readers support this endeavor?

It looks like sperm.

I wish I was making that line up. Once again, another page of this mysterious doujinshi has appeared on the RKS uploader. Everything is incredibly vague, and honestly, I can't really think of what's going on or who the author could possibly be. Oh well, we'll just be on the lookout for more pages. By the way, WOMI made an update in the staff blog today. Something about enjoying metal music. He also revealed that he updated the page for Spiritia and didn't post about it, because he was feeling lazy. I can stand by this guy.

Oh, also.

Big-Breasted Tia and Why Freudia Sucks

So this one slipped by me. Apparently, [erka:es] updated the last slot of the RKS Freudenstachel character page with a picture of Spiritia. Everyone seems to have gotten a boob job for the upcoming sequel (except for Luste, who is still flat as a pancake of justice, and possibly Schwer, who for all we know could be a boy), and I'm not really sure why. Sex sells, I guess, and I know WOMI's got a thing for enormous chests (featured on his incredibly NWS website), so maybe it's not all that far-fetched.

Everyone who has played the Freudenstachel demo, be they from this side of the Pacific or that, can pretty much agree on one thing: Freudia, as a playable character, sucks. She takes as much damage as Grolla, deals as much damage as the pea shooter Seele Gewehr, and has no special abilities to speak of (such as being Grolla). People on 2ch are currently wondering what in the world Freudia's going to get to make playing as her not a chore. Most of the ideas seem to revolve around special weapons she'll get from bosses, which include clones of weapons like Megaman X's Chill Penguin weapon "Shotgun Ice", Megaman X2's Crystal Snail weapon "Crystal Hunter", Megaman X3's Blizzard Buffalo weapon "Frost Shield", or even Megaman 1's Ice Man weapon "Ice Slasher". Other ideas include a suitable Beat clone (maybe Strudel will prove to be better than Lilli) or a hovering mechanic a la Megaman X4's Boots upgrade. Or maybe she'll just be terrible, and no, Freudenzwinger isn't enough to make her worthwhile. Don't get me wrong, I love Freudia as a character, but let's face it. The surgeon that did her boob job must have taken out something that made her good, because she just doesn't have it. A pity, really. :(

Here's hoping!