thevoiceofdog posted:I also wanted to get some feedback about the reading I did during the tower of patience. Was it funny? Would people want to hear more? Was it worth extending the tower of patience by like two minutes? Because there's a lot more where that came from if so. Yes to everything, I liked that quite a bit.
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I just skipped past the whole thing, so it wasn't really much of a difference to me! v v
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Nov 10, 2015 20:56
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I skipped it and still loved it at the same time. Just because I don't spend the time does not mean I don't appreciate it. It was good. EDIT: Maybe include a time for when to rewind to for an easy skip for the ones who did not like it?
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Nov 10, 2015 20:57
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thevoiceofdog posted:I also wanted to get some feedback about the reading I did during the tower of patience. Was it funny? Would people want to hear more? Was it worth extending the tower of patience by like two minutes? Because there's a lot more where that came from if so. Fine by me man; I enjoyed it for what it's worth.
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Nov 10, 2015 21:00
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thevoiceofdog posted:I also wanted to get some feedback about the reading I did during the tower of patience. Was it funny? Would people want to hear more? Was it worth extending the tower of patience by like two minutes? Because there's a lot more where that came from if so. I thought it was pretty funny and fitting. I can't imagine another point where that would fit so well, but then I don't know what's coming up. Keep doing what you're doing, man.
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Nov 10, 2015 21:06
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thevoiceofdog posted:I also wanted to get some feedback about the reading I did during the tower of patience. Was it funny? Would people want to hear more? Was it worth extending the tower of patience by like two minutes? Because there's a lot more where that came from if so. It made me want to go find and read that book. It was also perfectly in-tone and did you pick that passage on purpose because of the guy painting the Inn white?
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Nov 10, 2015 21:06
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thevoiceofdog posted:
I'm surprised no one made this joke yet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAUY1J8KizU
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Nov 10, 2015 21:09
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I can't believe you murdered Geop you monster. Seriously though that was a stroke of genius.
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Nov 10, 2015 21:46
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After I chose to give Buzzo my arm and then lost three gang members to Russian Roulette immediately after, I started seeing gang members as expendable resources. Clearly, this was a game that was not using party members as other RPGs do. From that point onward, I started to understand Brad a bit more.
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Nov 10, 2015 21:54
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I find this game absolutely fascinating. It's one long litany of disdainful acts, people and situations that makes me think of the recent(ish) trend in horror films, one-upping each other in extreme shock value. They really aren't my thing but the cartoonish disconnect and gallows humour here keeps me watching this trainwreck of a world unfold. Also helps that thevoiceofdog is doing an excellent job with the LP. Personally I appreciate any and all left field turns, so book readings and nipple raves are to be encouraged I say.
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Nov 10, 2015 22:42
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Tuxedo Ted posted:Not gonna lie. I liked the joke at first, but by the end when the guru or whatever piped up I was a little disappointed because the story stopped. Seconding this. I want to know what the hell he's coming to 'visit' the guy's wife for...
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Nov 10, 2015 23:05
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thevoiceofdog posted:I also wanted to get some feedback about the reading I did during the tower of patience. Was it funny? Would people want to hear more? Was it worth extending the tower of patience by like two minutes? Because there's a lot more where that came from if so. I really enjoyed it; it reminded me of this old Retsupurae. As for the length, I didn't notice you cut out part of the tower segment, but if you would have found a comfortable stopping point like you did in the video, I wouldn't mind a couple more minutes.
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Nov 10, 2015 23:09
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The story and wait are both so long that you become emotionally invested in hearing its conclusion, which is only natural. If the segment could've been improved, I would have had a hidden skip annotation somewhere, but that's really all I could think of adding without blatantly bypassing the sort of tone that this LP's going for. After all it can't be too convenient.
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Nov 10, 2015 23:13
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Make every battle scene last at least 15 minutes by pausing the lp and playing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxuOMJZViPs while you do a reading each time Nern uses a Discuss skill.
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Nov 10, 2015 23:57
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MelvinBison posted:I really enjoyed it; it reminded me of this old Retsupurae. As for the length, I didn't notice you cut out part of the tower segment, but if you would have found a comfortable stopping point like you did in the video, I wouldn't mind a couple more minutes. You've misread. He didn't cut out part of the Tower of Patience. He added two minutes to it. And I personally loved it, even having done that dojo myself. I wasn't sure about the story at the very start, but by the end of the segment I was very curious where it was going. Of course, a bunch of people did say they skipped it too. So, the best thing would probably be to keep doing it, and put an annotation in to allow people to skip to the end of future segments like that without having to scrub through the video. Of course, I don't really know where else this kind of thing might happen. I went into a different door in hub 2, and between getting my rear end kicked there, a party member stolen when I tried to rest it off, and having lost multiple members (multiple times) to the forced Russian Roulette bit, I was kinda too sad to keep going.
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Nov 11, 2015 01:39
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Oblivion4568238 posted:You've misread. He didn't cut out part of the Tower of Patience. He added two minutes to it. And I personally loved it, even having done that dojo myself. I wasn't sure about the story at the very start, but by the end of the segment I was very curious where it was going. Of course, a bunch of people did say they skipped it too. So, the best thing would probably be to keep doing it, and put an annotation in to allow people to skip to the end of future segments like that without having to scrub through the video. Of course, I don't really know where else this kind of thing might happen. I went into a different door in hub 2, and between getting my rear end kicked there, a party member stolen when I tried to rest it off, and having lost multiple members (multiple times) to the forced Russian Roulette bit, I was kinda too sad to keep going. Wow, that's word for word what happened in my playthrough. And it's also the reason I'm watching the LP instead ! I feel you man, this game is really harsh when it wants to.
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Nov 11, 2015 01:50
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Oblivion4568238 posted:You've misread. He didn't cut out part of the Tower of Patience. He added two minutes to it. My bad. Then I guess it's fine with me since I can't tell the difference anyway.
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Nov 11, 2015 01:54
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I believe the guy who says "Thou art God" is a reference to the novel Stranger in a Strange Land by Heinlein.
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Nov 11, 2015 02:08
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Thank you for LP-ing this so far, the more you play the more I realize I'm too big of a wimp to get through it. I can't deal with party member permadeath, even if the game is balanced around them being expendable (see also: every Fire Emblem game)
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Nov 11, 2015 06:19
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Seeing as the Russian Roulette game is to three wins as opposed to just three rounds, is it possible to whittle your party down to just Brad?
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Nov 11, 2015 06:41
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A good poster posted:Seeing as the Russian Roulette game is to three wins as opposed to just three rounds, is it possible to whittle your party down to just Brad?
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Nov 11, 2015 07:16
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Anyone ever try doing the Roulette with just Brad? I wonder if it's any different or if losing just means a game over.
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Nov 11, 2015 07:44
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Samovar posted:This is a very odd game. Will there ever be an explanation for the mutants? Given where we first see a mutant and what happens just before hand, I would have thought the answer was heavily implied, but maybe I read too much into things.
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Nov 11, 2015 07:48
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Blind Sally posted:Anyone ever try doing the Roulette with just Brad? I wonder if it's any different or if losing just means a game over. iirc you can't. And losing all other members gets you a game over.
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Nov 11, 2015 08:24
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Minty posted:iirc you can't. And losing all other members gets you a game over. Yeah. I actually had the bad luck to get literally everyone killed during this sequence in a recent run. At that point, getting a game over is basically a mercy.
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Nov 11, 2015 08:49
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Somehow it feels like the whole thing would be a lot easier emotionally if you could just volunteer for the roulette stool yourself. As it stands, every time a party member blows his brains out, you have to think seriously about whether you really want to savescum to get him back, rather than just soldier on. Every time you restart, it's because you watched a party member die because of your decision again until you're desensitized to it, and seriously wondering to yourself whether this guy is worth it. It's loving miserable by design.
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Nov 11, 2015 08:51
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i also had the duck dream oncethevoiceofdog posted:I also wanted to get some feedback about the reading I did during the tower of patience. Was it funny? Would people want to hear more? Was it worth extending the tower of patience by like two minutes? Because there's a lot more where that came from if so. I kinda zoned out after a minute into the story and when I listened back in the protagonist was now talking about being a male prostitute so in that sense it was a very LISA-like experience at least.
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Nov 11, 2015 08:54
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Pittsburgh Lambic posted:Somehow it feels like the whole thing would be a lot easier emotionally if you could just volunteer for the roulette stool yourself. Life is cheap in Olathe. Don't worry about it.
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Nov 11, 2015 08:58
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thevoiceofdog posted:I also wanted to get some feedback about the reading I did during the tower of patience. Was it funny? Would people want to hear more? Was it worth extending the tower of patience by like two minutes? Because there's a lot more where that came from if so. I was reminded of that ridiculous story you read in Earthbound if you buy the dilapidated house by the ocean. So yeah, it was good. Straight up, you're doing a pretty excellent presentation of this game, combining the minimalist commentary with unintrusive non-sequiturs like that one and the occasional goof, like the intro and your guest speaker. It feels polished and doesn't keep the game from speaking for itself.
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Nov 11, 2015 10:06
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Mazed posted:Straight up, you're doing a pretty excellent presentation of this game, combining the minimalist commentary with unintrusive non-sequiturs like that one and the occasional goof, like the intro and your guest speaker. It feels polished and doesn't keep the game from speaking for itself.
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Nov 11, 2015 10:08
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If you're having trouble with the russian roulette game I believe every character has a semi-hidden stat called 'luck' that will influence how well they do in it. Mind you this is based on reading the youtube comments for Slowbeef's run and not any actual experience with the game myself.
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Nov 11, 2015 10:37
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Scaramouche posted:If you're having trouble with the russian roulette game I believe every character has a semi-hidden stat called 'luck' that will influence how well they do in it. Mind you this is based on reading the youtube comments for Slowbeef's run and not any actual experience with the game myself. That might explain why Fardy ate a bullet so quickly in my game. RIP Fardy, we barely knew ye.
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Nov 11, 2015 13:03
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I took a look a couple months ago. There's no stat that influences it. The game just rolls a die. You get... I want to say a 1 or 2, the gun goes off. That's it.
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Nov 11, 2015 14:39
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That explains why Fardy is undisputed Russian Roulette win-streak guy in my playthrough. I only switched characters when it occurred to me I might lose the fast travel option if he ate it. ...the next two I put in died almost immediately. Does taking Joy remove Fardy's permanent Depression status?
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So Dingaling posted this bit on the writing philosophy for Lisa, it's spoiler free and worth reading; it's pretty good writing advice in general actually. e: well maybe some thematic spoilers that would let you infer the story and character arcs I guess? Exercise caution, I know not everyone likes to actively hunt down spoilers like I do. ManlyGrunting fucked around with this message at 19:15 on Nov 11, 2015 |
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Nov 11, 2015 19:13
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Kaboom Dragoon posted:Thinking we may be on the same page with this one. That's very likely. 
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Nov 11, 2015 19:58
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It's hard not to hate Rage Ironhead after discovering that his head does not, in fact, contain enough iron to stop a bullet. What a lying sack of poo poo.
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Nov 11, 2015 21:01
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Pittsburgh Lambic posted:It's hard not to hate Rage Ironhead after discovering that his head does not, in fact, contain enough iron to stop a bullet. What a lying sack of poo poo.
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Nov 11, 2015 21:07
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Tallgeese posted:I took a look a couple months ago. There's no stat that influences it. Weird, I could've sworn there was something, like a luck or agility stat and at this point in the game it was either Nern or Olan who were most likely to win all three rounds.
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I kind of think it would be cool if it was a function of who you've leveled the most. Then hypothetically Buzzo would be picking the guy you've put the most work into or are relying on the most, and in the russian roulette those guys will be slightly luckier in exchange for the player really not wanting to risk losing them forever. At least that's my annoying ideas guy opinion.
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