The 16 year quest to unlock R-Type Final's 101 ships
The Final march. Updated on 25 April 2021 The truism that the longer something takes, the more satisfying its completion isn't always applicable to videogames. Many of my joyless grinds have ended in a bitter sense of relief rather than waves of joy. But when that game is R-Type Final and the grind is unlocking the full ship roster, the little ding that announced I'd unlocked the final of Final was a profoundly personal moment of deep satisfaction. 16 years in the making, it's probably the longest grind I've ever undertaken and alarmingly it only took 40 ...
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