| starcraft said: Hours wise can it be done in 20? |
If you have skill and know what you're supposed to do it can be done in under 5. A first-time playthrough with the intent of simply getting through the days should definitely be possible in under 20 though. It took me about 50, but I fought MANY extra optional battles to master/evolve pins.
I've also got a story of luck, that just happened since my last post, for those that have played through the game. I was preparing for a few hours of grinding to get my final pin needed for 100% from the rare frogs in the extra chapter. I spent a few hours trying this in the past, but had only seen them in a single battle, and unfortunately I was on Easy at the time trying to fill out my Noise list. I would've escaped and went up to Ultimate, but I didn't know at that time how rare they were. Anyway, I enter the first area where they are available, chain together 5 battles(reductions), and it just so happens the first one had the rare frog. I notice that it drops the right pin, and happily blow through the last 4 fights to collect my bounty.
Afterwards I go in the pin menu, and in my haste to sell off the unneeded pins that also dropped, I sell the one I wanted to keep. Bad auto-confirm, ARRRGH!!! So I let out a sigh, and since I was prepared for a few hours anyway continue on my quest. In the very same area, I chain together 6 battles and to my disbelief the rare frog pops up in the fourth. I was so stunned that it actually wiped me out. But I retry'd and the bounty was once again mine. This time I quickly placed the pin into my deck, continued on a few more areas and gave Final Time Attack a try on Normal, which Mastered it.
So now I have 100% Pins, Noise, and Items. I still need to complete the FTA on Hard and Ultimate, but I doubt I'll ever get my ESP'er points/rank up to a Star.
