Serenes Forest's Teehee Thread

[Codename Shrimp]

[Armagon]

28 minutes ago, Shrimpy -Limited Edition- said:

A decently popular Xenoblade artist got bullied for posting a WIP of Taion and now doesn't post WIPs anymore.

[Saint Rubenio]

...Wow, that was a shitty-ass final battle, though. At first glance it seems like it's going to be an escort mission, you have to protect the Roselle as they flee over a bridge... but the objective is not to get them to safety, but rather to kill the boss. Who is right next to where you start, hidden behind a paltry army that doesn't even have one of TS's fearsome enemy mages. I didn't even need to cheese it by warping the guy closer with Quahaug, I just bumrushed the lot of them and the final boss died before the green units even were in any danger.

And thus Frederica's fairy tale comes to an end. The ending sequence was... okay. It had one pretty neat part that I unfortunately had spoiled, but sheesh, what a positively trite final scene. Luckily the epilogue was saved by the second-to-last scene. I know I'm biased, but it's really funny how to the very end Benedict continued to be the best part of the route where he's not even playable. This guy's the fucking best.

Probably my least favorite of this game's three regular endings, to be completely honest. Sure, it's not the horror show that the other ending was, but at least that one was interesting, and effective. And Benedict's ending is Benedict's ending, a grand show of cold-blooded strategy and the utterly flawed realization of one man's worst, most selfish vision. This one was just... it wasn't bad, it had its good parts, but otherwise it was just kinda boring. The awful final battle doesn't help matters either.

Since I'm not in a hurry to move to a different game, I suppose I might as well keep going. See if I drop it for a few more months or if I end up doing the golden route. There is only one more mock battle, so the remaining runs should be swifter, at any rate.

2 hours ago, Shrimpy -Limited Edition- said:

Yeah fair take. One i actually, despite my earlier comments, agree with.

However reality atm is that newbies, mostly normies, but also assholes alt-righters, ruin every fandom they get in. 

Altrighters complain about anything that's inclusive or in their words "woke", while normies complain about anything "weird"

And by complain i mean being toxic af, harassing, canceling, accusing, sending death theats and wishing suicide. 

It's sickening.

And honsetly it's not just fandoms but internet in general. 

I can see what you're getting at, too. It's such a shame. They really should start enforcing those pesky ToS already.

1 hour ago, Newtype06 said:

Choices do carry on, but you can have different worldstates.

Good. Very good.

45 minutes ago, Armagon said:

See the real wokeness is realizing this is hideous one way or another

Nah I'm just messing with ya, I mean I don't like it at all but that's just like, my opinion.

30 minutes ago, Shrimpy -Limited Edition- said:

 

I can't believe Shrimpy turned into shrimp. What next? Will I be sainted? I'd like to be sainted, actually. I like the ring of my internet nickname and wish to make it a reality.

Edited July 26, 2023 by Saint Rubenio

[Codename Shrimp]

19 minutes ago, Armagon said:

A decently popular Xenoblade artist got bullied for posting a WIP of Taion and now doesn't post WIPs anymore.

Why am i not surprised - This happens way too fucking often.

At the same...canceled for Taion? Really????

What, in the eyes of these fucking moronic idiots, did the artist do wrong?

21 minutes ago, Saint Rubenio said:

I can't believe Shrimpy turned into shrimp. What next? Will I be sainted? I'd like to be sainted, actually. I like the ring of my internet nickname and wish to make it a reality.

Wear the funny hat!

[ping]

Four ranks in Coersion truly is its own form of magic.

(so is save/reload to get both the Blood Mage kit and the extra spell - I saw the "Specialisation unlocked" pop-up, so I hope that worked out)

(and Desire Demons truly are the dumbest of horny designs)

(and, shot in the dark, I would guess that Ruben did not go with the most petty option - sacrifice a child's life so you get laid - in this particular scenario. That was a mage you were playing, or am I misremembering this?)

[Armagon]

6 minutes ago, Shrimpy -Limited Edition- said:

What, in the eyes of these fucking moronic idiots, did the artist do wrong?

My guess is the unforgivable crime of the skin color being a shade lighter in an incomplete drawing.

[Shaky Jones]

25 minutes ago, Saint Rubenio said:

I can't believe Shrimpy turned into shrimp. What next? Will I be sainted? I'd like to be sainted, actually. I like the ring of my internet nickname and wish to make it a reality

Forbidden. I will never let that happen.

25 minutes ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Nah I'm just messing with ya, I mean I don't like it at all but that's just like, my opinion.

Its okay. I dont like it either. Now it's worth 21 opinions.

29 minutes ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Probably my least favorite of this game's three regular endings, to be completely honest. Sure, it's not the horror show that the other ending was, but at least that one was interesting, and effective. And Benedict's ending is Benedict's ending, a grand show of cold-blooded strategy and the utterly flawed realization of one man's worst, most selfish vision. This one was just... it wasn't bad, it had its good parts, but otherwise it was just kinda boring.

I've not been to active with my Ruben lore readings, but are you saying the funny shape game has 2 mid endings out of 3? Or is the horror show a positive take? Regardless, I see no reason to play it myself, so ill use Ruben wiki for all future references, or most anyways. 

34 minutes ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Wow, that was a shitty-ass final battle, though.

Its not Fire Emblem. Fun is impossible.

35 minutes ago, Saint Rubenio said:

can see what you're getting at, too. It's such a shame. They really should start enforcing those pesky ToS already.

Why do you want to enforce thoracic outlet syndrome?

[Codename Shrimp]

5 minutes ago, Armagon said:

My guess is the unforgivable crime of the skin color being a shade lighter in an incomplete drawing.

Truly deserving of capital punishment

/s obvs

3 minutes ago, Shaky Jones said:

Its not Fire Emblem. Fun is impossible.

Mood

[Saint Rubenio]

4 minutes ago, Shaky Jones said:

Forbidden. I will never let that happen.

Who are you, little skeleton?

4 minutes ago, Shaky Jones said:

Its okay. I dont like it either. Now it's worth 21 opinions.

Yes, 20 from me, one from you... We're well on our way.

4 minutes ago, Shaky Jones said:

I've not been to active with my Ruben lore readings, but are you saying the funny shape game has 2 mid endings out of 3? Or is the horror show a positive take?

The horror show is indeed a positive take. That ending is really cool. It's more like 1 mid ending out of 3.

4 minutes ago, Shaky Jones said:

Regardless, I see no reason to play it myself, so ill use Ruben wiki for all future references, or most anyways.

Someone should really write a me wiki. Get to it, Shakes, on the double.

4 minutes ago, Shaky Jones said:

Its not Fire Emblem. Fun is impossible.

But like, most of Fire Emblem is bad, isn't it?

4 minutes ago, Shaky Jones said:

Why do you want to enforce thoracic outlet syndrome?

Do I need a reason? Now take this here hammer to your ribs, Shakes.

[GuardianSing]

Did I have stuff I wanted to reply to earlier? I don't remember. I'll check later.

4 hours ago, Armagon said:

The weird thing is when altrighters become fans of things that call them out. Like they think the call outs don't apply to them.

Altrighters love media that specifically makes fun of their philosophy.

See

Starwars
X-Men
Halo
Assassin's Creed
1984 somehow
Fallout
One Piece
Most superhero properties
Star Trek
Doctor Who
And so on...

1 hour ago, Armagon said:

 

 

 

When progressivism becomes puritanism, that is our downfall.

 

Edited July 26, 2023 by GuardianSing

[Shaky Jones]

3 minutes ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Who are you, little skeleton?

An alcoholic with a glock.

3 minutes ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Yes, 20 from me, one from you... We're well on our way.

I didnt want to tell to ya like this, but you're worth negative 30 points. I'm carrying with 51 votes.

4 minutes ago, Saint Rubenio said:

The horror show is indeed a positive take. That ending is really cool. It's more like 1 mid ending out of 3.

So you'll see all the endings for this game, bur not New Vegas. Too bad you're missing out on peak dlc content, so nothing you say will hold water to anyone that hears about this.

6 minutes ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Someone should really write a me wiki. Get to it, Shakes, on the double.

Saint Rubenio Trivia:

1. He is 87 years old.

2. Is responsible for over half the killings of bulls in Spain.

3. Uses rocks as condiments for all his meals.

4. Claims to dislike the constant fascination Japan has over young girls, yet has 14 posters of Yuliya and Piccoletta in his cave that he calls a room. When confronted about this he stated "Son of a blunderbuss". (verified)

5. Has a fake beard.

6. Is a scientologist

7. Constantly fanboys over Shaky Jones and his plethora of accomplishments

8. Was once kidnapped by Shouzou Kaga in an attempt by Kaga to make all his fans kidnap multiple women supposedly related to creating an IRL Fire Emblem movie, with various scenes depicting graphic content involving hypnosis and minors. Ruben was able to escape his grasp, but promised not to inform the police as long as he got early access to Vestaria Saga 2.

18 minutes ago, Saint Rubenio said:

But like, most of Fire Emblem is bad, isn't it?

You're mistaking Fire Emblem with Xenoblade. 

19 minutes ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Do I need a reason? Now take this here hammer to your ribs, Shakes.

Fun Shaky Jones Lore Fact. I have bombs strapped inside my rib cage. When attacked, I take out the abuser with me, only to revive like a dry bones and dance on their corpse before taking that skeleton and making them play New Mystery.

[Acacia Sgt]

5 minutes ago, Shaky Jones said:

So you'll see all the endings for this game, bur not New Vegas. Too bad you're missing out on peak dlc content, so nothing you say will hold water to anyone that hears about this.

Wait, he hasn't?

[Saint Rubenio]

5 minutes ago, Shaky Jones said:

An alcoholic with a glock.

Your aim must be pretty appalling.

5 minutes ago, Shaky Jones said:

I didnt want to tell to ya like this, but you're worth negative 30 points. I'm carrying with 51 votes.

I have the power to make people lose? Awesome!

5 minutes ago, Shaky Jones said:

So you'll see all the endings for this game, bur not New Vegas. Too bad you're missing out on peak dlc content, so nothing you say will hold water to anyone that hears about this.

See, the difference is that this game is a great strategy game. New Vegas is one of the FPSs of all time.

5 minutes ago, Shaky Jones said:

Saint Rubenio Trivia:

1. He is 87 years old.

2. Is responsible for over half the killings of bulls in Spain.

3. Uses rocks as condiments for all his meals.

4. Claims to dislike the constant fascination Japan has over young girls, yet has 14 posters of Yuliya and Piccoletta in his cave that he calls a room. When confronted about this he stated "Son of a blunderbuss". (verified)

5. Has a fake beard.

6. Is a scientologist

7. Constantly fanboys over Shaky Jones and his plethora of accomplishments

8. Was once kidnapped by Shouzou Kaga in an attempt by Kaga to make all his fans kidnap multiple women supposedly related to creating an IRL Fire Emblem movie, with various scenes depicting graphic content involving hypnosis and minors. Ruben was able to escape his grasp, but promised not to inform the police as long as he got early access to Vestaria Saga 2.

I should be angry at this, but it made me laugh too much for that.

Anyway, how dare you. All of my posters depict big, muscular women. Son of a blunderbuss.

5 minutes ago, Shaky Jones said:

Fun Shaky Jones Lore Fact. I have bombs strapped inside my rib cage. When attacked, I take out the abuser with me, only to revive like a dry bones and dance on their corpse before taking that skeleton and making them play New Mystery.

Thank you for gracing us with the Shaky Lores.

1 minute ago, Acacia Sgt said:

Wait, he hasn't?

Yeah, when I was almost at the end my friend made a feeble attempt at convincing me to go do the DLC. I was realistic; the only thing that kept me from dropping the game was how fun I found the premise of taking over the world with an army of robots. If I got sidetracked from that and went to do the DLC, I would've finished neither the DLC nor the game. So I chose to finish at least one of those.

[Venger_06]

59 minutes ago, gnip said:

Four ranks in Coersion truly is its own form of magic.

(so is save/reload to get both the Blood Mage kit and the extra spell - I saw the "Specialisation unlocked" pop-up, so I hope that worked out)

(and Desire Demons truly are the dumbest of horny designs)

(and, shot in the dark, I would guess that Ruben did not go with the most petty option - sacrifice a child's life so you get laid - in this particular scenario. That was a mage you were playing, or am I misremembering this?)

A classic

[Acacia Sgt]

7 minutes ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Yeah, when I was almost at the end my friend made a feeble attempt at convincing me to go do the DLC. I was realistic; the only thing that kept me from dropping the game was how fun I found the premise of taking over the world with an army of robots. If I got sidetracked from that and went to do the DLC, I would've finished neither the DLC nor the game. So I chose to finish at least one of those.

Oh, a Yes Man ending guy, huh. Well, ain't that a kick in the head.

'Tis fine, I've only done one ending as well. NCR, baby! But I did do all the DLC.

[ping]

5 minutes ago, Newtype06 said:

A classic

I honestly don't mind that the option is there. It's so wonderfully pointless - mechanically, you get nothing out of the option (except perhaps one of DAO's incredibly unsexy sex scenes, although I wouldn't be surprised if you just got a fade to black) and for a roleplayer, the option basically means, "I picture my Warden as entirely controlled by his sex drive". The quintessential Stupid Evil choice.

--

Finally, an appropriate bow for me.

I do wonder if it was worth getting enough Dex to use this, "optimally" speaking. I used the unique Whitewood Bow before I got this one - slightly worse (9.50 damage, 6.3% ranged crit, but only 4.8 armour pen, no accuracy bonus, and only half the range), but only requiring 18 Dex, which I think you reach at base plus Fade bonuses plus equipment. But it's not like the extra accuracy (and defense, too) is useless.

Also beat up Sten for daring to question my authority, so that's nice.

[Saint Rubenio]

51 minutes ago, Newtype06 said:

A classic

I don't remember what I did with her.

...No wait, actually, I think I do. I let her go with her man toy lol. I recognized relationship goals when I saw 'em, I guess.

50 minutes ago, Acacia Sgt said:

Oh, a Yes Man ending guy, huh. Well, ain't that a kick in the head.

I literally got lost in Benny's house trying to find the exit and ran into Yes Man by accident. 30 minutes later I had murdered House. What a day that was.

25 minutes ago, gnip said:

The quintessential Stupid Evil choice.

Quintessential perhaps, but certainly not the most destructive. For the stupid, or for the world.

26 minutes ago, gnip said:

Also beat up Sten for daring to question my authority, so that's nice.

Don't feel bad. It's the language he understands.

[Acacia Sgt]

11 minutes ago, Saint Rubenio said:

I literally got lost in Benny's house trying to find the exit and ran into Yes Man by accident. 30 minutes later I had murdered House. What a day that was.

Well, that escalated quickly.

In any case, I'd say you missed out. Like with Old World Blues... specially with Old World Blues...

Edited July 26, 2023 by Acacia Sgt

[Saint Rubenio]

21 minutes ago, Acacia Sgt said:

Well, that escalated quickly.

In any case, I'd say you missed out. Like with Old World Blues... specially with Old World Blues...

Probably, but I know myself. I was not enjoying that game nearly enough to want more of it, I'm afraid.

[Interdimensional Observer]

17 hours ago, Armagon said:

Would please you to know that that style of dungeon crawling still exists today with the Etrian Odyssey series (most notable example).

Speaking of...

It feels kinda wrong playing this again. I should spend my time on new experiences, I already completed this once... 10 years ago? IDK when I first played this, my entry to EO. I should also finish 2 Untold and Nexus, but my true desire lay here.

But... I've long been wanting to give it a go again, held back only by the lack of save slots in this entry. With the eShop shut down and me legally having purchased the game anyhow (and willing to rebuy it if Atlus ports to it to Switch/PC), Citra gives me the chance to start it again while keeping the old file on the 3DS card intact.

Just some character selection stuff, a little log to record my thoughts for my own sake.:

Spoiler

The first, most brutal challenge of any Etrian Odyssey, naming my guild. I'm not creative enough to create elaborate backstories for my EO teams, but I do like putting a measure of thought into this. Can take me a while, balancing inspiration with how the jumble of chosen letters look as a word.

Reclaimers + nostalgia + archaeologist. This will be a trip down memory lane with an interest in seeing how EOIV holds up after playing other games in the series, so it's nostalgic and archaeological in a way; XCX reference b/c I wanted it and it vaguely fits. Originally was going to go with "Reantnos" -"antiquarian" instead of "archaeologist", but the character that sunk Trails for Shrimpy came to mind and I didn't want that in my head (it's not your fault Shrimpy). Then it became "Rearcnos", but c-followed-by-n looked wrong, so I flipped the two words.

And now the next task.

Assembling my team of five adventurers. Picking my preferred portrait and naming the character. Like the guild naming, this usually takes time for me. Not sure how long, but it sure feels like 30~45 minutes to have guild name and team picked out. 

On my first playthrough, I made one character for each class. In practice, EO prefers you stick with the same five all game long, getting characters up to current level snuff isn't so easy that you could do it quickly.

Fortunately, I already have my team and their builds picked out, I planned that like a month ago.

On my first playthrough, the Landsknecht was one of the two classes I dropped. So I want to use one this time. Now to show the artworks.:

Overall, EO series artist Yuji Himukai did well with the Landsknecht. I don't there is a bad one here.

As for which I pick and name...

Easy. Call me boring, but this was the portrait and name I chose for my very first EO character (Micaiah but also a nod to Rune Factory 3's protagonist Micah, who looks generally similar and lacks in masculinity). Since they hit the bench at the 2nd labyrinth way back when, I want them to shine this time. Let the Gloriously Femboy make the monsters tremble! 

I considered using the alternate colors for the this artwork, but I didn't love them. And it wouldn't be until EOV that the player could customize eye and hair colors.

Next up is the Nightseeker. Originally, I wanted to this new team to have a Sniper. Which would work, but complications would force it into the front row, that would make it kinda squishy, albeit the Nightseeker isn't much better in that regard. Thinking about it now, a Nightseeker delays the full synergistic power this team shall have, but that's the price I pay, I accept it.

Also, the game lies here. If the Nightseeker is looking to inflict ailments and little else, then it's fine in the back line. But for damage, it needs to be in front, and the Nightseeker has sweetalicious damage later on, so of course you want it up front. Moving characters from row to row mid-battle can be done without wasting turns, so you can rotate the Nightseeker between rows as the battle unfolds (back when it's ailing things, front when it's time to kill) if desired.

As for the art...

The men are fine, the ladies, uh... what's with that pose?😐

Looking at the alternate colors-

This reminds me of good old Elma, though 2014 was before XCX released. Most alternate color schemes in this game seem duskier and or more extreme in their contrasts.

This is my choice. The young guy (given the name "Sabatoo") was the one who replaced my Landy on the ancient run, and impressed me with its raw damage and awesome ailments (yes status infliction can be good here, if not as busted as EOV or 2 Untold). I'm bored of him, even if my mature male pick will be doing much the same work as his predecessor.

For the name, Mithridates VI the Great of Pontus + Cardinal Richelieu. The former is a king famed for ingesting poison daily to gain immunity to them, the later was a famed French chief minister who has a reputation as a spymaster. Not sure if the cardinal ever used assassins, but he was French, and French sounds nice for the name of a mature assassin. I wanted it to include "Richel" or "lieu" rolls off the tongue so nicely, because both halves of the name roll off the tongue so nicely, but "Richeldates" is too long and ugly, and "Mithrilieu" reminds me of that fantasy metal Tolkien invented, I didn't want that (albeit it also the Full Metal Panic! cast, which fits).

The game isn't lying about "either line", they start at least with more HP and Vit than the Nightseeker!

However, the three physical attacks the Medic gets aren't great. A "combat Medic" build would be suboptimal by many measures. And since this class is all about keeping your team alive and healing isn't affected by rows, almost everyone should be running their Medics in the back for safety's sake.

The pink-haired version of the girl was what I used first time, named her "Clavesta"- Claves (Eternal Sonata) + Est, two pinkies. The "a" was tacked on at the end to make the name look better -even if it reminds me of "Larvesta".

Femboy did nothing for me this time. I picked the grown man in the alternate color palette instead, the default was too light and bland. I intend if I can manage it to later replace the Medic with an Arcanist, which isn't available at the start of EOIV, the Medic will fill in until then. On the old run, I used an Arcanist random encounters when I got one, but used the Medic for bosses. With my improved EO skills I want to see about ditching the Medic altogether now, I've done so in EOV.

The name? Being possibly temporary, I threw together a quick Fire Emblem name. Wrys + Coipre (Claud's "Ca" didn't look as good) + Sleuf, FE's earliest male healers.

Your typical offensive spell caster. The team setup I'm going with greatly benefits from one, otherwise someone else will have to take a Runemaster subclass instead. Although... *checks the skill sim numbers* a 10% difference on damage taken when using a buff Rune, but a mere 5% for damage dealing between level 3 and level 6. I could seriously ditch the Runemaster for a Sniper then, the Sniper could take the RM sub, albeit it'd do nothing for the Sniper itself. I'll stick with the Runemaster.

Unexpected crisis of team confidence aside...

(Looks like I didn't screenshot the other female art.)

...I find the Runemaster to be the worst-looking of the elemental mages (Alchemist, Zodiac, Runemaster, Warlock) that Etrian Odyssey has had. Why are they dressed so warmly? What culture inspired these? I can't tell.

I picked the alternate color for the old man, pops more that way. The blue eyes help counteract the bags/shadows under his eyes which causes the eyes on the default colors to blend in too much.

The shape of his looks rather skeletal 💀 with the shadowing near the ears, and being a mage, I decided "evil sorcerers it is" (although EO mages only pack Fire-Volt-Ice as elements). Gharnef + Luozorl, Fire Emblem's first Cult-kun plus SRW's contribution to the Cult-kun Club.

That's four! For the last, well it isn't the Fortress, the dedicated tank class. I'm a better player now, I can do without one, I think. Which means...

a Dancer!😄

The game lies, they can be used just fine in the back row. They can use bows instead of swords so being in the back doesn't hurt their damage output, which is really merely supplemental, their primary role is buffing and healing. However, Dancers don't apply their dance buffs to other characters, they apply only to themselves, which nonetheless effect everyone in their row. This frees up the limited three buff slots on everyone else to any self-buffing they might want to do, although if you want a full triple-dance-buff Dancer, it means you can't apply any party-wide buffs without careful consideration (as I'll have to with the Runes in play). Etrian Odyssey hasn't done a buffer in the style of the Dancer since, and I consider that to be shame, Nexus really would've benefited from it.

On the first run, the Dancer was the first class I dropped, it just never found its place. Here, it ought to be essential to making this planned team function.

Now for the art-

Himukai seems to be something of a lolicon from what I've heard.😐

-But I don't exactly care about that right now. Because the male Dancers are actually tasteful yet playful and shirtless!😄

The second male alternative colors oddly add a black shirt to him, even if you can still see the naval crease. He looks positively scrumptious either way, take me off my feet and whisk me away.😋 

(The first male doesn't look very attractive, kinda ordinary aka "ugly" even NGL. The historical Cleopatra wasn't conventionally very attractive it seems, yet her personality, her aura, could really charm you, could be very much the same with this Dancer. Get past the looks, they them speak, let them take your hand, and you'll be their's.) 

Now what special name to give this handsome stepper?

I decided not to give him a name, but a title. He keeps his personal name to himself, he prefers to be addressed by his stage name/persona instead. "Kamaraja" should translate from Sanskrit as "Desire King" or "Ruler of Passion" or "Prince of Love", and yes that includes sexual desire/love/passion. India is little further east for a name than I wanted, but I wanted something exotic/not-European, as the clothing would suggest. Something Persian would've been ideal to me, but I don't know of a Persian/Farsi word so laden with bedroom energies as "kama" is in Sanskrit, maybe such a word exists, I just don't know it. "Kamashah", being a combining of Sanskrit and Persian, just feels wrong and impolite. Kamaraja flows smoothly too so that's what I'm settling with.

And there, team is done and assembled. The names look fine in the font. Landsknecht-Dancer-Nightseeker frontline, Medic-Runemaster in the back.

Unfortunately, my laptop was running low b/c I went into doing this with a well-depleted charge, so I didn't actually get to taking the team out for its first spin.😅

[ping]

43 minutes ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Don't feel bad. It's the language he understands.

He does get bonus approval from it (which is nice because he very strongly disapproves getting the mages' help to save Eamon's kid).

43 minutes ago, Saint Rubenio said:

I don't remember what I did with her.

...No wait, actually, I think I do. I let her go with her man toy lol. I recognized relationship goals when I saw 'em, I guess.

I think you might be confusing tiddy demons here. The one with the man toy was somewhere in the Circle Tower. This one was the one possessing the kid and have him raise an army of zombies.

Although come to think of it, stabbing the child is an option and I don't think you go into the Fade if you do, so you might not have met her. I wonder if Ruben would stab children when given the chance...

Fun Fact: Shale's DLC also has a tiddy demon trying to possess a little child, with the option to let her in order to avoid a fight. Very bad option, though, since she drops an OP helm (+2 to *all* stats) if you fight her.

--

While I'm thinking of the Redcliff stuff - Teagan is a pretty cool guy. Confronting Loghain and his daughter in a cutscene (I didn't recognise that this was him in my first playthrough) and generally being pretty good at acting the (out of his depth) hero when defending the village. Bit of a shame that he isn't playable, but I guess you didn't really need yet another fighter-class companion.

(Speaking of, I do kinda wish that Jowan would've been playable, too, and maybe even the only way to play with blood magic. Given how big a deal BM is in the lore, it honestly feels wrong that the Warden can just learn it without anybody as much as commenting on the extremely illegal practice. Not to mention making Wynne of all people learn it.)

Edited July 26, 2023 by gnip

[Saint Rubenio]

5 minutes ago, gnip said:

I think you might be confusing tiddy demons here. The one with the man toy was somewhere in the Circle Tower. This one was the one possessing the kid and have him raise an army of zombies.

Although come to think of it, stabbing the child is an option and I don't think you go into the Fade if you do, so you might not have met her. I wonder if Ruben would stab children when given the chance...

Believe it or not, I saved Eamon's kid. I don't know what possessed me. I let the blood mage do it to attain redemption, though, so I can't credit the good deed to my character.

6 minutes ago, gnip said:

While I'm thinking of the Redcliff stuff - Teagan is a pretty cool guy. Confronting Loghain and his daughter in a cutscene (I didn't recognise that this was him in my first playthrough) and generally being pretty good at acting the (out of his depth) hero when defending the village. Bit of a shame that he isn't playable, but I guess you didn't really need yet another fighter-class companion.

(Speaking of, I do kinda wish that Jowan would've been playable, too, and maybe even the only way to play with blood magic. Given how big a deal BM is in the lore, it honestly feels wrong that the Warden can just learn it without anybody as much as commenting on the extremely illegal practice. Not to mention making Wynne of all people learn it.)

Teagan was one of my favorites, yeah. You can tell the guy's way out of his depth, but he tries his best.

As for Jowan, I'm pretty sure he was planned to be playable, but it was cut at some point. Shame, he would've been interesting.

[Capt. Fargus]

14 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Yeah that sounds good. Never heard of this Golden Axe, though, I don't think. Faint memories come of an arcade beat em up, but somehow I don't think that's right...I

 

Here t'is

This one and Double Dragon were my main draws to the arcade on Saturday nights in the 90's

15 hours ago, Sidereal Wraith said:

 

That one aint bad, but IMHO it just don't have the same feel as the arcade original. I hate to come off like some kinda musical highbrow but I'd guess the lower registers at about 1:08 where the tone changes just aint forceful enough. Maybe a pipe organ or something in the background would be an improvement

A ways back I made some videos with a iMovie app where basically I took some movie scenes and put different music to em. Don't even know why I did it at the time. It just felt like it needed doin and I could never really articulate a reason why until this conversation, and I got you and @Saint Rubenio to thank for it. I think some songs, whether they got lyrics or not, just either invoke certain images in the mind or otherwise when paired up with a movie scene are great expressions of mood

Forgive my mindless rambling if I confused everybody

Here's what Im talkin about. Here, I used the arcade original. At the 1:00 mark the "mood", if you will, of the soundtrack turns IMHO darker and more sinister. So as I planned it, that's when the killing starts

 

 

 

[Sidereal Wraith]

25 minutes ago, Capt. Fargus said:

Forgive my mindless rambling if I confused everybody.

A man of your superlative tastes and quality needs not to ask for forgiveness Captain. If you seek the ineffable “mood” of the sword and sorcery genre I would suggest reading Robert E Howard’s Conan stories or Fritz Lieber’s Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser series.

Edited July 27, 2023 by Sidereal Wraith

[Armagon]

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

7 hours ago, GuardianSing said:

Altrighters love media that specifically makes fun of their philosophy.

See

Starwars
X-Men
Halo
Assassin's Creed
1984 somehow
Fallout
One Piece
Most superhero properties
Star Trek
Doctor Who
And so on...

Don't forget songs that call them out. Republicans jamming it out to Fortunate Son or Born in the USA is hilarious. They hear the title and that's all they need to hear. 

Now this

this is the kind of song that Republicans think they're listening to (the song itself doesn't have any alt-right bullshit, but it is kinda American propaganda, despite being sung by a British dude).

5 hours ago, Interdimensional Observer said:

t feels kinda wrong playing this again. I should spend my time on new experiences, I already completed this once... 10 years ago?

Enough time has passed, you could use the refresher.