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Okay, so I got Ashe to ditch the Blue Lions and now the freckled cutie is mine, nice.

Last time I played was right before the part where we're going to the forest to find the evil guys who killed Jaralt.

The scene where I turned back time to stop Monicka from stabbing dad but Tomas/Shannon appeared and stopped ME from stopping her was cool.

Some of my party already have advanced jobs. Leonie is a Paladin, Ignatz is an Assassin, Raphael is a Grappler, Lys a warlock, Marianne a bishop, and Cyril a Wyvern Rider.

...I think I might be a tad overleveled, the game's becoming just too easy lately. Or maybe I should've chosen the Hard mode...eh, next time.

Lorenz is the biggest surprise to me. He just absolutely destroys as a dark mage, since he's got the highest defense out of the party (though I don't have any heavy knights).

Even story-wise, I kinda dig his shtick? Like yeah he's really classist, but he's actually working to be an honorable noble, so he can help and protect the commoners. So at least he's not all talk.

And overall I rather like everyone in the house. Marianne is literally just Fluttershy. Shy? Check. Low self-esteem? Check. Soft voice? Check. Cares for animals? Triple check.

Hilda is really good with her words, she knows how to get people to do her bidding and make them feel appreciated. But she can be generous and kind too. She kinda reminds me of Rarity in a way.

Leonie is just a great bro/tomboy buddy. Nothing too revolutionary, but very likeable.

Lys is...well, Lys. Her trying so hard not to be seen as a child kinda gets old fast, but I like her interaction with Cyril where she tries to be a big sis instead.

Ignatz is such a sweetheart. Just the sweetest. His B-rank Support with Marianne is so cute. I like him a lot.

And Raphael is one of those gentle giant stereotypes. He's loud, he eats a lot, but he has a good heart and he's a caring big brother. Good stuff.

Finally, Claude is...well, Claude. I'm very suspicious of him and wouldn't be too shocked if he turns out to be behind the whole thing. But he's still super chill.

As for Flayn...on her B-level Support she alludes that she's like us and kinda feels familiar with us. I wonder what her deal is. Seteth is actually her father, not her brother. But she says something about Rhea too...is she the daughter of Rhea? But we saw her mother's grave. This is confusing. I do suspect we have similar origins...since we seem to be older than we look and maybe not wholly human.
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Finally we're getting close to the end of the anime series.
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PerfectChaosZ posted...

Than you know that the Institute turns those folks they kidnap and replace into SUPER MUTANTS. Dun dun dun. XD

Which of the four factions are you planning on siding with?

OH. Right. I totally didn't catch that that they're doing it with everyone.

The Golden Deer house! Oh wait, wrong game.

For serious though, I'm tempted to just say to heck with it and side with Foundation despite their seedier side. I mean it'll be a shame to let hundreds of years' worth of progress go to waste.
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I'm really pleasantly surprised to see that, yes, both Pluto and Monster made the cut.
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Thanks for hosting, Snake. We don't really celebrate Halloween here in Indonesia so your topic might just be my favorite Halloween thing!

And yeah, though I went out quickly but I really enjoyed reading your thoughts on my nominations (and others' as well). I hope I'll remember to nominate the concept of SCP Foundation itself next year, or maybe one of the manga/manhwa adaptations...
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Oh yeah. I did bring him to that battle and it was rather heartbreaking to see his dialogue.
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Pokalicious posted...

I hear it's way better than the original. I don't think nothing is gonna top "Let It Go", though.

Eh I haven't watched the original recently but I don't think this one is waybetter. Though I can see why people might prefer this one.
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Snake5555555555 posted...

9. Mimics (23 points)
Nominated by: ihatethiscpu (0/5 remaining)
https://www.deviantart.com/vempirick/art/Corpse-Mimic-526526707
https://www.deviantart.com/vempirick/art/Mimic-Ladder-526215153
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJbZ2thxCaI

Importance: 6.5
Fear: 8.5
Snake: 8

Originating from Dungeons & Dragons like many common fantasy monsters, Mimics no doubt have to be one of the scariest creations from D&D as well. If those pictures up above don't spell it out clearly enough, let me do it for you: mimics are able to imitate any inanimate object they choose, and they are able to do it so perfectly that it's impossible to discern the real from the fake. Most often, mimics will take the form of chests for any unsuspecting victim to fall prey to their ingenious and terrifying trap. Mimics have been used especially in many video games, ranging Super Mario 64 to Banjo-Kazooie to Final Fantasy to Dark Souls. This shows they're a versatile creature with no real ties to any one genre, however, their appearance almost always marks some of the scariest moments in these games. Just take a look at how the Mad Piano in Mario 64 has made such a mark on the childhoods of many gamers, maybe even being their first encounters with something horror-related like that. Their appearance in Dark Souls is particularly sinister, especially considering the already difficult nature of the game. They will grab the player and take a nice chomp out of them, the animation looking like a death scene out of a game over screen in Resident Evil. Then, when awoken, they look like what a Leprechaun would probably manifest in Silent Hill. In Chrono Trigger, mimics can appear as save points, meaning that all hope is lost and nothing is sacred anymore! When done right, Mimics can inflict just the perfect amount of psychological horror on the player and make them scared to open any subsequent chest and maybe even become wary of other things mimics may be lurking as. It's quite frankly an almost perfect horror concept that in a rare inverse, only gets scarier as you encounter more of them, and that's just something I love.

I'd like to give a shout out to one of the amalgamates in Undertale. When the save point smiled, you know you're screwed.
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Thanks for the tip.

Yeah, I should probably give her some levels in Reason then.
Balancing the skill levels/Goals are kinda tricky.
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Yeah. I'll call her Lys for ease.

...geez I just skipped a whole month! In that part where Seteth's sister was missing!

...I had misread that warning as just ending that particular weekend but it ended the whole friggin month! ...oh well.

Man it's a shame that Marianne is turning out to be so friggin weak in my save, she gets doubled easily and hits like a wet paper. I might have to bench her but I don't want to. :(

So I got Cyril and Seteth's sister too (man it's hard remembering everyone's names at the same time), yay. I'm still trying to coax Caspar and Ashe but it seems like Felix is the one most likely to come over to by house due to my skills and stats.

I still couldn't defeat the Death Knight, but at least I got the second Dark Seal thanks to making Raka a Thief lol.

My line up looks like this atm:
Raka - Thief
Claude - Archer
Raphael - Brawler
Ignatz - Archer
Lorenz - Dark Mage
Hilda - Brigand
Leonie - Cavalry
Lys - Mage
Marianne - Priest
Flayn - Pegasus Knight
Cyril - Brigand

It might be nice to have a Myrmidon/Hero somewhere there so maybe I'll take Felix in after all.
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Zigzagoon posted...

I completely forgot this existed and was coming out so soon

Yeah basically in two days' time in the USA? Are you gonna watch it opening night?

MoogleKupo141 posted...

tell me more about weird olaf

Well... (mild spoilers on his new outlook)
He begins thinking these 'deep thoughts', particularly about how things can change and he might not be ready for the changes. He's got a lot of kid-friendly philosophical musings.
I wonder if that's because the writers try to make relatable to the original Frozen's target demographic (very young girls) who are in their early/mid-teens by now and might have begun pondering about the world around them.
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The plot itself is, like, passable. Seems more like an excuse to get the gang back together.

The songs aren't as immediately iconic like Frozen 1's. Except for Kristoff's.

The direction they took with Olaf's character was...weird.

Absolute visual delight though, many of the scenes are gorgeous.
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Thanks!

So yeah, I'm still figuring out what's the best way to spend my weekends. So far seems like I'm doing...okay? I learned that once you explore the monastery in a month the dialogue and quests don't reset so I should probably not do that too many times.

Just finished the first battle against a rebel alliance and I recruited my boy Ashe for some of that tasty extra dialogue, but it's a shame we can't recruit the boss lol.

Battle-wise, Claude is heads above everyone else, he's a beast. Surprisingly Raphael is also turning out really good as a brawler and he's beefy too. Claude is becoming an archer for now.

The new magic system is...interesting. No more tomes so one less thing to buy/manage is good.
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Countries you want to visit
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Oh yeah nuclear explosions are scary for sure...I think I know which clip that is without even clicking it.
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BTW what are the >> symbols above some Support levels?

And is there a limit on the amount of Support people can have?
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Whoever cut Lorenz and Ignatz's hair should be drawn and quartered.
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Also I get shitty gains so many times. :( Maybe it's because of the starting job's growth rate too?
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I like short dudes.

So the mock battle went off without a hitch.

The lecture system is interesting but I think it'll take me some time getting used to. The customization seems quite dauntingly open ended!

For now I made Raka a Myrmidon and Claude a Bandit. But then turns out if you max a job level you get bonus ability (in this case HP +5). Whoops, should let them stay in the first job a bit.

So the student recruitment is locked to stats and/or skills, very interesting. So it's partially RNG.

On the first bandit mission I got...Lysandre? whats-her-name for killed since she got doubled, whoops. And I forgot about the ability to rewind time.
...but apparently we can restart the battle with the exp intact? That's so generous.
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Most fun SSBU characters
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Well, I went with my guts and chose the Golden Deer. To be honest, they just seem to stand out more than Edel and Dimitri's houses at this point in the game, which seem exchangeable.

Though reading they mostly are archers kinda make me nervous lol since they don't have the best reputation in FE games.

The girls do seem cool with one weirdo but the boys other than Claude are uggos. Caspar and Ashe are the two cutest so far...oh well.
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I'm off to Hogwarts and there's this bouncy lady.

Wait so I am really Jeralt's son? Or did my answer matter and I could be a spoopy ghost instead lol

Did Daddy-O really just say yes to this full time commitment just like that? Oh well.

BTW Rhea's advisor looks really evil.
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colliding posted...

it's blue lions and black eagles

unless that was a joke? sorry.

That was a blind guess, so 1/3 is not that bad.
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It's almost 1 and I have work today so time to sleep. But I chose Leicester because...the other two look generic lol.
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Alanna82 posted...

It does kind of remind me of Suikoden 3 with the 3 houses thing where you choose one. (Not a spoiler, this is literally at the beginning of the game) And in Suikoden 3 you choose one of the three main characters.

I could also see hints of Suikoden 2 in the game, depending on what you choose.

Its hard to explain without spoilers. and Yes, Edelgard does look like Chris Lightfellow.

Duly noted.

Grimlyn posted...

A switch without joycons sounds weird but alrighty wooo rakks

It does lol. Whee.

Anyway, things went off without a hitch though I got scared Jarelt would kill steal the enemy boss but thankfully the latter somehow got no damage (parrying?).
Edelgard leveled up and got good gains, including Str. The yellow stoner dude only got like 3 lol. I also leveled up and got like 4 stat ups? OK.

So you can still use a weapon even if it's out of durability but with severe penalty. That's nice to know. And Combat Arts are like using up more durability for slightly better attack. OK that should add another layer of strategy.

And there are more stats here and some are new! Charisma? Looking forward to see what it's all about.

Linked attack reminds me of Awakening only nerfed a bit, which is fair enough.

The boss bandit tries to attack Edelgard but I jumped it to save her and I die whoops. Thanksfully this little tyke Sothis can save scum so I reloaded and wrecked the bandit, yay.
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So what I immediately noticed was this...Combat Arts thing? I wonder what it's about.

And even the in-battle dialogue are fully voiced! Nice! Can't wait to play fully voiced Pokmon on the console too.
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Alanna82 posted...

I like Suikoden.

I like three houses.

This might be a fun topic.

Do you agree with my friend's assessment?
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Normal mode + the non-casual one.

So we got this war with an evil looking dude with chain whip he stole from Ivy Valentine versus Sophitia. Except it's only a dream being dreamt by uhh this magical little girl who reminds me of Rune Factory 4's Venti (?), or Yune + Tiki.

My form is a human dude called Raka. And I'm apparently a mercenary with this gruff Jeigan type and the three House leaders are asking for our help because there are bandits. Whee my first battle.
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(spoilers as I go on)

...I swear to finish Fallout 4 sooner or later!

So I told the dillos about this, but a local game store franchise here has the 'certified pre-owned' category of consoles (a.k.a. second hand without issue, checked by the store, and with a warranty). So I got this Switch + Pro Controller (no Joycons unfortunately) for 2.999.999 Indonesian Rupiah, or about $200. I also bought the game for about $50 new.

All I know about the game are:
1. There's a school system of sorts in the first half and in the second half you just build an army like normal
2. There are three houses. The Red House is led by a Kyoko Kirigiri/Chris Lightfellow kinda girl, the Blue one by Takumi Aldini, and the Yellow one by a stoner.
3. You can recruit characters during the school mode (including hijacking people from the other house if you're sly enough) and in the second half when you're in the army proper
4. The support/relationship system is much deeper than Radiant Dawn
5. My friend described it as a current gen Suikoden spiritual survivor, and we're both big Suikoden fans.

I don't mind general tips but please refrain from spoilers, I want to figure out most of the game by myself for the first run. Oh, and for context I've finished FE 6, 7, 8, RD, and Awakening. My favorite is Awakening.

SO HERE WE GO!
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I like those segments in Fatal Frame 3 set in Rei's home. A modern home is a far departure from its usual deserted rural village settings, and some scenes even take place during the day but man the emptiness of the house itself is scary. And then the apparitions...appear.
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Yeah, I suspected it's something like that. I don't play competitive Pokmon, but recently I've gained new appreciation for stall/hazard tactics and I'm sure Ferrothorn is great at that. And though I personally don't like it's design, I don't hate it.

Pokmon Elite Four members.
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I need to reread Monster now. It's such a masterpiece. Though I like the sci-fi trappings of Pluto more.
But that's another of Urasawa's strengths, the way he portrays the world or locale his works are set in is just fantastic.
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Ice cream flavors.
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I've never been pulled over, thankfully. I don't drive, maybe that is why.
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Claude Rena posted...

ChichiriMuyo posted...

Claude Rena posted...

A guy achieves his retirement plan after saving the world from overpopulation.

Infinity War

Yes!

Heres another:

A mutilator becomes scared when the mutilation subjects speak.

Toy Story
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ThChichiriMuyo posted...

A man and his brother had a falling out until their sister reunites them.

Thor: Ragnarok
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MetalmindStats posted...

1. Starmie
2. Chikorita
3. Metagross
4. Ferrothorn
5. Joltik

Good choices. Ferrothorn tho? Is it because you use it in your party or something?
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What a twist.
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Oh, House in Fata Morgana is on Steam...
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MetalmindStats posted...

4. Drink hot chocolate while snuggled up by a warm fire / in a heated building

This is top tier.

Pokemon
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Things to do in winter
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Environmental damage
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Us is so fun to watch. The backstory didn't make much sense but OK.
Also the Junji Ito vibes are great.
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Man I visited the Pokmon Sword board to see what it's like and man it's like dumpster fire out there.
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Whoops, save.
Did some early Brotherhood quests. Looking forward to the airship stuff!

But I really gotta finish this soon-ish before I lose all interest lol.
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hombad46 posted...

Based only on the first form, I gotta go with Sobble. My sad son. I love him.

This.

Too bad I saw the leak and its final form is...not to my liking.
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Heroic Bigpun posted...

Fuck you, i wanted to vote for squirtle

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Oh wow.

I genuinely think (technical limitations aside), Gen I had some better move animations than that.
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Tag!
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