Let's Play Advance Wars!

Andy wrote:Grit... Is he the guy who keeps calling me junior?
Do you know him or something?

Max wrote:Yeah, you could say that. He, Nell, and I used to be friends.
He was always a tough one to figure out, but this Blue Moon stuff...

Andy wrote:Nell knows him, too?
Why is he working for Blue Moon?

Max wrote:That's something I'd like to ask him myself.
That's why you've got to let me face him, Andy!

Okay Max, you do that.



Hope this turns out better than the last battle...



Greaaaaaat........

Max wrote:Man, this place was made for Grit and his indirect-combat units.
I really just want to rush in and get to stompin', but...
The smart thing to do is to use the terrain and creep up on 'em.
Yep, that's the best plan. Let's move out!

With all the fog, there's not much to see around here, but I'll still show off the terrain:






Intel is basic "kill everyone or capture the HQ" win condition and same old COs, so let's get to this battle!

After moving some units around, loading up others in transports, and scouting around, this is the results:




.....This will be tricky....

Grit's turn:

Grit wrote:This whole thing don't sit well with me, but I guess I gotta stop foolin' around.
I figure the best way to stop these boys is to take out their lander.
Yeah, that'll keep 'em from movin' those ground troops around.
Reckon I'd best get started.

Grit move around a few units, but that's about it.

My turn again.




Looks like the water is mostly clear, but I'm still not sure how many ground units he has...



Uh oh.... Looks like there's at least one nearby...

I have my CO power now, and I think I'll use it:



And I do a ton of damage!




Managed to ko a big chunk of Grit's units. Hopefully, he doesn't comeback with something bigger... I think he may be getting his power next turn...



And I was right.... He manages to take out my lander before I can unload it........

Well, I guess I'll just try to regroup for now:



I derped up last turn and put my lander in a non shallow water area, so I had to move it again before I could load it...



Grit keeps tearing my units up with that damn rocket unit.... I gotta find it:



.....Not here......



I really hope I find it soon.....



..........Reeeeeaaaaaallllllly soon.........



I have another troop unit and a battleship off screen, but they're kind of my last stand against anything Grit tries to throw towards my HQ...



WHERE THE FUCK IS THAT THING!?!?!?

My other sub then goes boom because it runs out of fuel.....



Well..... Time to keep moving....



FOUND IT!!! AND IT'S OUT OF AMMO!!!   

Grit does nothing on his next turn, so let's take out that unit!




Good riddance you evil bastard!

I now can use my CO Power again, but I don't think I need to at the moment. For now, I'll just end my turn.

I think Grit is nearly out of units because he hasn't been doing anything lately.



Almost there.



Oops.... forgot about the middle units....



Whoa! Okay, he's not completely out of units over here either.....

End of my turn:



Aaaaand....



Grit has a battleship somewhere........

I am screwed......

I'm not even going to bother posting any more shots until I either lose, or by some miracle capture the HQ.

Ooooooooorrrrrrr I find the battleship:



Which confirms that I am screwed......



....................................................I'll try this again later......

So until next time......see ya......

Let's try this again... It should be easier this time since I know where Grit's units are now.

I'll only be posting shots of the end of my turn, and of important things:





Well fuck... This isn't good...



Grit's being more aggressive and trying to attack my HQ this time..... Hopefully he doesn't get any troops down towards it before I can take his.

Moving on:



I got to Grit's battleship before heading to his HQ, so that's no longer a threat.

End of this turn, things are looking somewhat okay:




And now to focus on the capture portion. I think I'm all clear from here:



But I could be wrong...



I must have forgotten about one unit..... Eh, I'll find it soon I imagine.



And there it is. That was easy:



Boom! Now back to operation "Capture Grit's HQ!"

....Aaaaaaaand I better capture it fast because Grit's units are moving in on my HQ (thought I took a shot, but apparently not :P).

Anyway, here's the end of this turn:



On my next turn, I'll go ahead and load up a few units to take back in case things get sticky, but seeing how I now have a unit ready to capture Grit's HQ, I should be fine:



Grit uses his CO Power and does nothing with it on his turn....

Anyway, I think I do have this wrapped up so....

Max wrote:Why in blazes did you go over to Blue Moon?

Nell wrote:Grit!

Max wrote:Nell? What are you doing here?

Grit wrote:Hey there, Nell. It's been a long time.

Nell wrote:Max. Would you please leave us alone for a minute?

Max wrote:Yeah... Sure

Nell wrote:You look well. I was worried.

Grit wrote:Yeah, I'm doin' all right.
How about you? You and Max getting along all right?

Nell wrote:So that's the reason you left Orange Star.
You sensed Max's feelings, and because he's your friend, you...

Wait a minute... Is this turning into some love triangle thing?

Grit wrote:Whoa! Hold on, now. Let me set you straight.
I did what I did 'cause that's who I am, darlin'.
I go where I want to go, and stay where I want to stay. That's it.

Nell wrote:Oh, I...

...Awkward....

Grit wrote:See you later, Nell. Take care.

Nell wrote:Grit...
Goodbye.

And there we go.



BOOYAH!! That's the Max I know!



More coins, and another rank up!

And that'll do it for this update! So glad I got that over with.

There is a choice coming up, but I'm not going to have you guys pick who I play for a special reason. What is it? You'll find out next time. So until then, see ya!

Here's the reason why I decided to not let you guys pick:



Someone new to try out!

Sami wrote:Andy, Max... and special advisor...
Joey, wasn't it?

Andy wrote:Who are you?

Jeez.... This kid is clueless about everything.... How'd he get to be a CO?

Sami wrote:My name is Sami.
I'm the Special Forces commander.
I was supposed to join you earlier, but my last mission ran long.
Well, better late than never, right?
I'm an infantry and mech unit specialist.
My units can seize and secure new bases faster than any other CO's.
My transport units are top of the line, too.
Don't hesitate to deploy me and my troops as you see fit.
I'm ready for action!

Andy wrote:Looking forward to working with you, Sami!

Sami wrote:That's the Spirit!
Oh, I've got some information, too.
Word is that Olaf's forces are marching towards Yellow Comet.
Let's go get 'em!
...Wait a minute... who's that?

So, new CO to try out, new territory coming up later (or so it sounds like), and a mystery CO is about to battle us. Anyway, since this is the first time I've had Sami as an option, I want to see what she's like, soooo:



Here we go!



Oh, it's Eagle again... This should be fun.......

Andy wrote:Do you remember them, Joey?

A yes/no option appears, so:

Yes

Not sure if it would have made a big difference to the game if I said no, but anyway.

Sami wrote:Those look like Green Earth troops.
I've heard they have an independent battalion around. Maybe this is it.
They're supposed to be really tough. Especially the air units.

Max wrote:Outstanding!
Joey, Sami, you both know your stuff!
But how did you get this intel, Andy?

Andy wrote:I ran into 'em once, and...

Sami wrote:Hey, you survived, didn't you?
That's pretty impressive, Andy.

Max wrote:Even with Joey's help, that's good work!
Way to go, kid!

I'll have you know that I did most of the work in that battle. :I

.....I didn't do great in the battle, but I still did most of the work.

Max wrote:All right, let's roll!

Yeah, let's do that! But first, new theme:

Sami's theme:

And while I'm at it, here's Sami's info:





Cute!

I mean... *ahem* I like her!

I mean, her abilities! I like her abilities!

Seriously, her abilities could really come in handy for a lot of missions.

Win condition is kill everyone or capture the HQ.

There's fog of war on the map, but I'll still show it off:






Now to start things off. Hmmmm..... Guess I'll go for the choppers:





Boom! Now to start moving out! I'll try to stick to the wooded areas to keep hidden, but I might have to get out in the open in some areas.

I'll also try to scout out as much of the area as I can:



So far so.....



.....fuck.

I do have a plan though:



And it worked! Since bombers can only hit ground units, a wall of air units protects all of the ground units in range of that bomber. Now let's hope there's noting that can knock down that wall on Eagle's turn...

I finish my turn by dropping off a unit at a city:



Eagle's up now:



Actually, it's Sami's troops (unless Sami's borrowing Andy's troops). *shrugs*

Eagle wrote:This time, I won't be beaten by Andy and his ilk.
I shall crush them with one stroke!

Not quite one stroke, buuuuuuuut....






...............

Time to get things back in order. First off:



DIE MOTHERFUCKER!!!!!



..............Y U NO DIE!?!?!

I can use Sami's power now, but I'll wait. Let's try capturing a city first:



Derped up the second shot, but instead of only knocking down the capture number by 10, it went down by 15! Impressive!

....Though, I was kind of hoping that it was instant capture, but maybe that'll happen with the power up.

Anyway, I'm going to............



Fuck up an attack because of a hidden troop unit.......

Spoiler:

......................... Okay, you can do this Andrew. Just breathe....

*breathes*

Moving on. Time to attack with my chopper:



Aaaand there's no attack option for some reason......

Spoiler:

Could things get any worse?



...............Note to self: KEEP YOU BIG MOUTH SHUT!!!

So apparently, choppers can't hit bombers..... I thought they could, but apparently, I'm wrong....

Well, since I haven't made my final decision on this chopper yet, let's try taking out his chopper with it:



Not great, but I'll take it at this point.....

Here's how the rest of my turn went:



I'm hoping I can at least get these troops over here to his HQ before anything else happens.

Eagle's turn, and he strikes, then......



The result?



....The loss of a good chunk of my units.....

Spoiler:

.....At this point, I highly doubt I can win, but I'm going to somehow try and get that one troop unit to his base and hopefully take it before he finishes me off.

I'll be doing a turn by turn shot from here on out:






Well... I think this may be my last turn.... I learned over the last couple of turns that bombers can apparently hit units that are in forests, which, I didn't think was possible since the fog of war hid them (unless I missed something and he had a unit near enough to them to see them?)....

Aaaaaaanyway, since this may be my last chance to do anything, I'm going to use Sami's power and see if it does help me capture Eagle's HQ:




Well, I can reach it now. *crosses fingers*



Aaaaaand it doesn't cut the capture rate anymore... But at least I'm here! I may have one last shot if they can survive one more turn!

AND EAGLE CAN'T REACH THEM!!!!!



I DID IT!!!!! I SOMEHOW DID IT!!!! OMG!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!!! I SLKDGOGNSOIGNISDL!2398*(^9988(&#E(QW^587qt87^T@#*76....... *collapses*

Sami wrote:Who are you calling Andy?

Eagle wrote:Eh?

Sami wrote:I think I'll take offence at your mistake. Do I look like a boy to you?

Eagle wrote:Who are you?

Sami wrote:The name's Sami.
I'm an Orange Star CO.

Eagle wrote:I... I lost to....a girl?

Sami wrote:You're careless. That's why you keep losing!
I don't think you're ready for war. You need to go back to basic training!

Eagle wrote:Excuse me, Orange Star CO...Sami?

Sami wrote:Yes?

Eagle wrote:I would like to apologize for my behavior. It was inappropriate.

Sami wrote:Oh, OK...

Eagle wrote:I vow by my lucky goggles that the next time we meet, I will do better.
Now I will take my leave. Farewell.

Sami wrote:Wait, wait a minute!
No one said you could leave. Come...
He's gone!
He seems like a pretty decent guy, after all.

Aaaaand that's it!



Not quite as bad a rank as last time I faced Eagle, but boy, that battle was excruciating...



More coins, but no new rank. Anyway, next:

Kanbei wrote:Like a plague, here comes the Orange Star Army!
Not content with their own lands, they've come to steal mine!
Never, I say! Never!
Kanbei's Imperial Forces shall drive them back!

Aaaaaaaaand I'll let you guys choose who I go into battle with next!

So until next time, see ya!

Andy it is!

Sami wrote:Kanbei's Imperial Forces spotted us before we even crossed the border.

Andy the clueless wrote:Kanbei's Imperial Forces?

Sami wrote:Uh-huh. They're supposed to be the best-trained troops around.
The high equipment costs and salaries must make them hard to maintain.

Andy wrote:The best trained, huh?
This should be fun!

Sami wrote:I don't think you'll have any energy left over for fun, Andy.
C'mon, show me what you can do!

First things first, map check and intel check:




Small map this time (there's one strip of land across the bottom that doesn't fit in the shot, but it only has a few trees and mountains in it, so I didn't think it was necessary to do a separate shot for it.

Win condition is the usual: Kill everyone or capture the HQ. Now to see what this Kanbei is like:





Hmmmmmmm...... Sounds like this will be a real challenge. Well, I think I'll start off by taking out those rocket units:





There we go. Shouldn't be too difficult now. I'll just move a few other units in place and call it a turn:



I forgot that my smaller tanks could also reach his rocket units, so I managed to take them out!

Since there's a new CO, that means a new theme:

Kanbei's theme:

And on his turn, he proves that he is quite powerful.....



He hit an artillery unit, transport unit, and two tanks, destroying one of them.....

Time to regroup! First thing to do is hit his tanks:



And I can use Andy's power, so I'll do just that:



That should help. Now to hit more tanks. I'll also drop off this troop unit before the transport gets destroyed:



My turn results:



He has annoyingly good defenses....



Aaaaaaaaand annoyingly good powers....

So after the "morale boost," he's hit a good chunk of my units hard.....

I'm a bit skeptical of attacking this turn because of his power's effects, but I gotta hit his units before they hit me harder on his next turn.

Fortunately, I still have my rocket units.



This will have to do for now... Kanbei's turn:



Ends with a bunch of my units hit again....

If I don't win this, I'm going for Max next time.

At the end of my turn, things are sort of looking okay though:



I might be able to pull out a win here!





I should be able to finish this in the next turn or two:



...Okay, maybe three or four turns...



Here we go:



And boom! GG!

Kanbei wrote:Kanbei's forces...defeated?
Withdraw!

And there we go!



Ehehe... I figured Speed might be a problem...



More coins that I'll probably not use, and no new rank. Next!

Sonja wrote:Well, what are the current battle conditions, Father?

Kanbei wrote:What?

Sonja wrote:I asked about the conditions, Father.

Kanbei wrote:Well, I... Uhm...

Sonja wrote:Oh, Father. This is so typical of you.
Gathering thorough intel is the key to victory!
What were you planning to do without even basic information?

Kanbei wrote:Basic information... well, yes...

Sonja wrote:Hopeless. Absolutely hopeless.
I suppose I'll share my intel with you, Father.
The enemy troops are deployed here.
It doesn't appear to be a very large force.

Kanbei wrote:Is that so?
Then I'll just crush them with superior numbers!

Sonja wrote:Well, yes. You could do that.
But first...

Kanbei wrote:It is decided! This time Kanbei will be showered with glory!

Sonja wrote:Wait! Wait! Father!
You've got to remember to deploy in an area with secure bases.
If the enemy seizes them before you arrive...
Father? He's gone. Oh, Father. What are you trying to prove?

And another choice! Who should I pick? It's up to you guys, so let me know.

Until next time, see ya!

Max it is!

Max wrote:What's with this small battalion?
It's like you're asking me to lose!

Nell wrote:I'm sorry, Max.
There was an error, and preparations weren't completed.

Max wrote:All right!
I've got permission to request my own units, right?

Nell wrote:That's right.
You can deploy and unit that you deem necessary.
Do you remember the procedure?

Max wrote:Hey! Don't treat me like a fool!

Yeah, it's not like he's Andy.   

Max wrote:Of course I remember!

Nell wrote:Oh, Max! You're so fun to tease!

I'm taking this as a shipping hint.

Nell wrote:I'm counting on you, Max!
You, too, Joey!

Okay, let's get started. First, map check:




Long map going up and down, but not too wide. There's a row on each side not in the shots with only varying terrains.

A quick check of the intel tells me that the win condition is the same ol' kill everyone or capture their HQ. And since we're fighting the same CO as before, there's no new info in that area.

I have a couple of long range units, which aren't as powerful because I'm using Max, but this one should help take care of this issue for now:



The other issue will be dealt with by my tank:




Boom! Now I just have to worry about those tanks that are very close by....

For now, I'll just move my troop units up towards those cities so I can capture them next turn and end my turn:



Kanbei moves most of his units towards mine and hits my tank unit hard:



.........Better get more tanks in here, and fast.

First, time to start capturing cities:



I'll also hit a couple of his units with my rocket units:



Got one of them!

Now.....



I think I'll get one tank and two troop units.

I'll move my one tank back and try to save it, hit another tank coming from the bottom, and call it a turn:



...I'm going to be overran with tanks in a matter of seconds......



Yep.... Overran and lost two units.... Not quite as bad as I thought it'd be, but still...

I do have Max's power now, so I may use that in a sec, but first:



There we go. Now for some strategy:



....Which is pretty much just do noting since I can't attack much... I did buy a couple more troop units and a transport, so hopefully that will help...



............Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.............



Yep. I'm so fucked right now........

May as well try this and see what happens:



I think the only way I can win this is by getting that transport to his HQ before he wipes me out. Now to figure out a way to do that.....



Okay, that worked! I just hope it keeps working....

I'll buy a few more troops to (hopefully) distract him long enough to get my transport to safety:



Bad news first:



Forgot about his artillery unit.....

Good news:



My distraction plan worked fairly well! Now to get the hell out of here!



Unfortunately, I forgot about another tank down here.... I'll have to drop my troops off for now in case that tank hits my transport...

I'll finish my turn with more troops:



I'm going nuts here because I have enough credits to buy a tank or two, but can't because they'd be torn apart on the next turn by Kanbei's tanks, so I'd be wasting money....

Anyway, at this point, I just need to focus on protecting that one troop unit.




...............Aaaaand there goes said unit........

Spoiler:

Yeah, it's over now...... I'm not even going to bother continuing at this point......

Round two:



I'm going with Sami.

Dialog is a bit different, so I'll go ahead and post it:

Sami wrote:But then, there must be some bases around here. Right, Nell?

Nell wrote:Right as always, Sami!
Nothing gets by you.
I'm sure I don't have to tell you what to do, right?

Sami wrote:No, I don't have any questions.

Nell wrote:I'm counting on you, Sami!
You too, Joey!

Okay, first things first, now I know what to do:



Build transport units.

Now to just clear a path for them:







That should do for now.

*starts getting massive lag*

Spoiler:

If it's not one thing, it's another......

After the lag stops, Kanbei divides his units up a bit on his turn to block off my paths... This is going to be tricky...



Hopefully this works out.



..........................Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck..............

This level may be impossible......... I have no idea what to do since he's got both roads blocked off...............



I'm just going to buy more troops and retreat my transports for now. Hopefully I can find an opening next turn.



......If there is a next turn......

Spoiler:

.....................Literally no idea what to do now but lose................




Waiting for defeat.......



........This is just pathetic......

*ends turn without bothering to do anything*



And it's finally over.......

Nell wrote:Try building a defensive wall. That's a good strategy.
Use Md tanks and then attack with distance weapons from behind them.
Deploying a rocket or Md tank unit on the second day is probably best.
Remember to Capture neutral cities to receive funds daily.
Better luck next time!

Hmmmm..... Maybe I should try Andy next time, get the tanks out front and rockets in the back like Nell says, then repair them when I get Andy's power. Not sure how the fuck I'm going to hold out long enough to take that many tanks out though..........



......I've had enough for now. My head feels like it's splitting in two from all this......

I'll try Andy later. Hopefully, I can get something working next time. So until then, see ya!