x. Holminster Switch

Greetings tomodachis ~! How goes everyone? I hope you all have been well!! It's the end of July already, can you believe it ;o;!? How did summer go by so fast? I swear this year's summer had been cooler than last year or at least here in Canada. I'm sure other places appreciate a cooler summer though o:

Today's post is all about Holminster Switch and that is the very first dungeon of SHB! You're being warned RIGHT NOW ಠ_ಠ If you haven't done the dungeon, I really suggest you to leave this blog post.

Alright, I have to say, I am really living for Holminster Switch. This is probably the first MSQ dungeon that's connected to the MSQ very well and this dungeon is very memorable unlike other ones. Seriously, compare this dungeon to HW's first dungeon (Dusk Vigil) and SB's first dungeon (The Sirensong Sea).

Dusk Vigil was SO boring and it felt SO long, the only cool thing was the white Griffon at the end. Sirensong Sea was kind of ??? as it was a haunted pirate ship and I felt like it had little relation to the MSQ. You're just kinda helping out the people in Ruby Sea so you can also reach Kugane or something like that.

Noooooooooow for Holminster Switch, this seriously sets a different tone. The atmosphere is dark, shit is getting real, and YOU need to go save the town from the sin eaters. This is something new and I really appreciate that. Now time for some picture/gifs spam!

Look at how infected this place is with sin eaters! It's crazy! Despite how screwed this place is, I'm not gonna lie, this dungeon does look really neat too.

Here comes the first boss!

As you're approaching the village, you can see the place getting engulfed in flames. These kind of details really puts you into the mood like you seriously need to hurry up and save the people. This isn't a joke or random side quest anymore. Even the people are dead in this pic, how dark is this!? And the farm animals all became sin eaters :c

Second boss and I guess we all see this coming, Tesleen. At least we freed her.

Fun Fact: If you bring Alphinaud and Alisae here, they have a little dialogue before and after the boss.

Before fight:
Alisae: Oh so this is where you end up.

End of fight:
Alphinaud: Alisae, your skin has gone pale, are you alright?
Alisae: ... No I'm fine, let's keep going.

And those poor villagers, RIP.

After this path...

That BDSM stuff man. Personally, I enjoy this boss. He's kind of spooky and his mechanics are really neat. I found the mechanic where he's punching the ground in circles to be really intimidating, especially with the sound effects. As well, I just really like his monster design, it's just so fucked up in a cool way.

Look how BIG he is!!!

Of course, group shot with Lunaria, Neru, and Sas! Our first dungeon run together ^__^!

Once you're done the dungeon and get rid of the Lightwarden, Exarch basically proposes to you. Isn't that romantic? LOL but please Exarch, why are you so FAR away? If you're gonna kneel, you should kneel in front of me and closer. HOLD MY HAND AND KISS IT BEFORE I EVEN SAY OKAY TO YOUR REQUEST!!!!



Now in the Source, here's Estinien trying to get shit done (because we're gone and we need another person to save the world). I'm not gonna lie, Estinien looks pretty bishie and I might have a crush on him. Did I say crush? LOL ??????

Despite grinding Holminster Switch for life with trust, I really do like this dungeon a lot. It's one of my favourites and oddly enough, I haven't gotten sick of this yet. Furthermore, this dungeon is quite unforgettable since it relates to MSQ strongly. The best part of this dungeon is that it drops the black Shiba minion here!

That's it for now friends, I have more dungeon posts coming up soon, so stay tuned!