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MASS EFFECT ANDROMEDA WAS WRITTEN BY RANDOM TUMBLR POSTS PROVE ME WRONG
Yeah, a lot of her writing would work in an anime/ chibi context for me.
Hot Coldman
Banned
I appreciate them trying to have a ditzy protagonist - kind of rare in games! - but this is not how you do that.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Well, it needs an edge to it. If by the end of it all she's still a goofball then that's kinda eh. That characterisation works because by the end they're usually shown to be broken facades.
Gregg is pretty cool, but Beatrice is so relatable it hurts.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I know. Like god, I just want to slap mae sometimes too during Bea's scenes. I'm like "shit you really wouldn't know how it feels like huh mae".
Which I'm glad they sorta also paid off that bit at the end. She really is incapable of knowing.
Bea is already on lock as my character of the year.
Angus is a close 2nd though.
Incandenza
Banned
It's supposed to be awkward and all but the writing/delivery of that awkwardness is the most stilted, artificial, straight-outta-ao3 shit.
Yeah, I went "Goddamn it Mae" a lot.
Also those are strong words when Persona 5 isn't even out yet.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I know I'll love persona, but in a way I already kinda expect the kind of characters and interactions I'll be getting, which I'll love, but I just love the writing for Bea. It's the kind of character I find so rarely in games but ones I find the most interesting in other fiction: Characters broken by life but still finding a reason to carry on.
Incandenza
Banned
I've read that P5 is darker and less anime-trope-y than P4 was, but yeah you can still probably expect the usual Persona archetypes and at some point the girls will be in bikinis and all the dudes will make the "i just saw boobs in an anime" inhale noise
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I mean that's in the trailer. 
Christ. Seeing beloved game franchises going down the shitter happens too often. I hate it.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
The secret about Mass Effect is that it was always terrible in some respects, there was just enough good stuff that we sort of ignored the enormous gaping flaws with each one of the games
But this was their chance to take a clean slate and not repeat the same mistakes of the past.
But this was their chance to take a clean slate and not repeat the same mistakes of the past.
Yeah, I think it is the case of the game doing what it has always done.
But time has passed and the series hasn't adjusted
I see this and I'm just like, "Yep, that's Shepard." While that specific romance video dialogue runs counter to who Ryder appeared to be from what I watched in GB's preview video. If Ryder was actually constantly depicted as awkward as they appeared there, that could be interesting though, but now it's just dissonant. Doesn't help that there are other examples of poorly written dialogue already out there from the game.
Stuff like Shepard dancing, smiling, "this is my favorite store on the Citadel"... I feel like it all just worked.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
Maybe Im weird but Im finding the bad delivery of lines and janky animations and bad writing endearing for Mass Effect
It's just like Undertale and the McElroys
Nein.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
Im triggered
HEY GUYS SANS HERE, AND IM HERE TO SAY THAT YOURE GONNA HAVE A BAD TIME IF YOU EAT THAT AMIBO
This is a really random thought, but I just saw that Ready To Rumble is available on HBO GO, and I think it'd be fantastic if you guys did a Film & 40s for it.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Im triggered
HEY GUYS SANS HERE, AND IM HERE TO SAY THAT YOURE GONNA HAVE A BAD TIME IF YOU EAT THAT AMIBO
He only like, says that one time.
And only if you're an actual bad person.
There are so many more dumb memes in undertale that aren't that. But despite that, I love it.
ThanksVision
Member
fast 4 is worth watching solely to see dom
literally cut a guy in half with his car and then call him a pussy lol
Incandenza
Banned
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Eh, night in the woods is far more millenial than undertale. The ennui from the lack of opportunities, the crushing inheritance of a failing system passed on from the previous generation are much more millenial than just quirk and memes.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
I am drawn to Night in the Woods in a way I never was with Undertale. I'll definitely get around to it this year.
I learned a new word today
BreezyLimbo
Banned
HEY GUYS PAPYRUS HERE
EVERYONE MAKES ME SOUND LIKE SKELETOR NYAH
EVERYONE MAKES ME SOUND LIKE SKELETOR NYAH
The night in the woods quick look made me want to kill myself slightly more than usual so that's accurate.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
I can't deal with the quirky writing in NitW. It's killing all my interest to play the game
I found the game abrasive and not funny, from the Quick Look. Would definitely annoy me more than Undertale ever did.
Also, I finished Firewatch yesterday and it is one of the most 'pointless' video games I have played in a long while. My tastes progressively diverge from GB's.
behind the screened door
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B-nXMepriHp7MjcwbTE5eFdGV3c
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B-nXMepriHp7MjcwbTE5eFdGV3c
BreezyLimbo
Banned
Kill me
Night in the woods is a game I dont even want to look at
Atleast I managed to be able to watch a playthrough of undertale
Night in the woods is a game I dont even want to look at
Atleast I managed to be able to watch a playthrough of undertale
If you were a millennial you would understand
No.
Dave Lang is going to demand that he be buried in a dabbing position.
Glitchesarecool
Member
Yes that's exactly what happens. Sometimes there's drugs too.
Bought all of the shit for my house in BotW. I don't know why I expected some kind of shrine to suddenly appear or something like that.
7 shrines to go somewhere in the world, which is kind of amazing considering how I feel like I've been over every corner of this place.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Like, i don't find it funny really most of the time, and it's abrasive sometimes too. Like, a real abrassiveness coming from the main character, of all people. It's fucking downright depressing at times. Incredibly sobering too, as it explores things I've felt like i could have turned into in the past with just one misstep/bad luck.
And i love it because of all of that. And the small little reminders sprinkled throughout that you can find beauty in all that too.
It isn't the perfect game or even executes what it's going for perfectly, but fuck man i really do still love it.
Blitzrules240
Banned
I had issues syncing up the audio for F&F. Kinda drove me mad but I eventually accepted the 1 second delay.
Also has anyone noticed weird audio warps briefly during film & 40s and the beastcast?
Might just be my computer.
Also has anyone noticed weird audio warps briefly during film & 40s and the beastcast?
Might just be my computer.
therealminime
Member
No I noticed it on the latest Beascast, probably 6 or so little hiccups.