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Agreed they serve a purpose. It's just strange that such a significant portion of the endgame can be skipped without consequence from a pure game mechanics perspective. It seems to me that having your characters conquer their flaws should in some way affect the ending.
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I like how everyone else's resolutions involved them coming to terms with the negative aspects of themselves or their past in a way that would let them feel like they don't have any regrets as they die. And then Ted's resolution involved him fulfilling his self-obsessed desire and ignoring all of his flaws.
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frozentreasure posted:I like how everyone else's resolutions involved them coming to terms with the negative aspects of themselves or their past in a way that would let them feel like they don't have any regrets as they die. Also almost everyone else is like "wow, thinking has a powerful effect while I'm in this program" and Ted's just "Yeah I'm a wizard, cool spell  "
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Apr 15, 2016 21:31
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Ted really feels like a character written by the intern. (People sometimes say Harlan wrote the game, but I think his creative input was pretty much zero once the production actually started?)
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frozentreasure posted:I like how everyone else's resolutions involved them coming to terms with the negative aspects of themselves or their past in a way that would let them feel like they don't have any regrets as they die. it's interesting because Ted never really moves past his flaws, he doesn't "learn" like the others. Sure in his chapter you have to "be chivalrous" and not be a louse or sell people out but...that's not really anything special. He's got a crush on Ellen and AM effectively gives him a chance to fulfill his dream of being her hero but that means he doesn't grow as a person, he doesn't really learn anything new.
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I guess in order to do that he does have to get over his narcissism a bit, but on the other hand completing it as a chivalrous knight type is obviously a hugely narcissistic thing to do.steinrokkan posted:
Speaking of narcissism: quote:As the game approached a playable "alpha" state, Ellison and Mullich(producer) spent many hours together fine-tuning the scenarios and polishing the dialogue. Ellison would place his manual typewriter alongside Mullich's computer on the glass-topped table in the sumptuous Art Deco dining pavillion of Ellison Wonderland, and as Mullich play-tested the adventure, Ellison typed story enhancements at a furious 120 words a minute. This final stage of course-correction was essential for elevating the adventure from being a mere game to perhaps the first true example of interactive literature. Apparently Ellison with Mullich's help started making the game script proper after a 130 page draft was written. Zenithe fucked around with this message at 02:18 on Apr 16, 2016 |
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All bad endings as Ted Ted fulfils everyone's expectations by being a gullible tool. That's all I had planned, but if there is enough interest I'm happy to record the different endings as different characters and post them up too.Thanks heaps for joining in and voting as part of this LP, I had a really good time, and hope you've enjoyed it with me.
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Apr 17, 2016 06:01
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It's been a fascinating experience, thank you.
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Apr 17, 2016 11:34
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wait, the pillars are all completely superfluous? 
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Apr 17, 2016 11:40
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Illegal Username posted:wait, the pillars are all completely superfluous? 100% not required for any ending.
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Apr 17, 2016 11:45
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Is there an ending for killing all your characters in the Brainscape without triggering one of the other endings?
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Sinner Sandwich posted:Is there an ending for killing all your characters in the Brainscape without triggering one of the other endings? Last character gets turned into the title character.
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Apr 17, 2016 21:33
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Threads over, thank for taking part and hope you all enjoyed it! With impeccable timing steam now has the game on sale for $1.50 for the next week or so if you are interested in playing it yourself.
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I forgot about this and have just spent all morning catching up on the videos. Thank you for showing off this game, I've enjoyed it immensely. About Ellens scenario, I felt the hand of Harlan in it, he really had a horrible view of women, her not obviously having done anything or having a specific flaw to overcome fits well in with how she was just an useless cumdumpster and burden in the novel. Feels like her scenario just isn't as thought out storywise compared to the others.
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