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Yeah I figured it was part really not wanting attention to be drawn to her, part panicked instinct.
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My interpretation is that the Claires are very good at latching onto new developments and playing them in a way that'll benefit themselves, including pushing people in certain directions where they may create new tensions that the Claires can spin in their own favor. The Claires don't need to be puppetmasters, just crafty opportunists.
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Just finished this the other day. This is definitely the best game I've played in a very long time. I went with high psych and Inland Empire and that seemed to be a pretty good choice since I was very satisfied with the ending and story overall. The mercenary standoff was tense as hell and I somehow managed to pass all the checks despite being very unprepared with poo poo hand/eye coordination. I was so worried that Kim might bite it, although now I almost wished I let him get shot because Cuno as your partner sounds amazing. I thought the deserter's story was a pretty good conclusion, but meeting the phasmid took it to a whole new level. That was legit emotionally affecting. I had accidentally read some spoiler that mentioned seeing the phasmid, but I figured that was part of when you're helping out the cryptozoologists and that I just missed out on it this time through. So seeing it at the end was a surprise but it was perfect, especially since my Harry was all about the cryptozoology, although mostly just as a joke. Great game, beautiful presentation, killer soundtrack, and Kim Kitsuragi!
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I can't seem to find two posts (or post series). One where several posters broke down their relationship with every different skill, in-game and IRL. And an "art-cop" explanation of what the different character portraits mean, including colors.
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Xander77 posted:And an "art-cop" explanation of what the different character portraits mean, including colors. I'd like to see this too, because it just occurred to me that Kim is the only character with a saintly halo in his portrait.
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Fister Roboto posted:I'd like to see this too, because it just occurred to me that Kim is the only character with a saintly halo in his portrait. iirc that same post does bring up the existence of square halos when mentioning the black square behind Jean
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Fister Roboto posted:I'd like to see this too, because it just occurred to me that Kim is the only character with a saintly halo in his portrait. there is one other: jean vicquemare. square halos also have a lot of precedent in religious iconography. the fact that the halo and background coloration are far darker and more subdued than kim's might also be reflective of how disillusioned vicquemare is from years of serving as harry's minder e: f;b
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Zerilan posted:iirc that same post does bring up the existence of square halos when mentioning the black square behind Jean And it just occurred to me that the halos correspond to the halogen watermarks 
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I love Cuno's expression here, like a demented game show host.
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chatted up Idiot Doom Spiral some more, listened to him talk about the Cocaine Skull. only when he complained that the way to it was blocked by a truck labeled Delta Logistics Company did I get the joke about downloadable content e: also I asked about getting some final conversations from Joyce and Evrart and think I figured out a minor thing about getting them: getting Evrart to admit he wants open war is at least in part behind the dialogue option "did you order the hanged man killed?" I only dug into his conversation after I had found the hanging had been staged, so I figured it was pointless to pick. but I ran out of other options - when asked why he didn't seem worried about the tribunal, he had some line about getting to second base without buying him dinner first, and rhetoric said I should do more things for him - but this was after I had gotten my gun back from the Pigs. possibly a flag didn't trip because I visited Pigs without Kim? anyway, once he'd talked about that, I was able to tell Joyce, realize she's a director of wild pines rather than just a representative, and encourage her into giving up the dock to the Union. she then sailed off. this was after I had reached the big Shivers check to find Ruby, but before I had passed it. World War Mammories fucked around with this message at 21:21 on Jun 22, 2020 |
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Orikaeshigitae posted:Not necessarily - Harry hasn't actually changed by the end of the game. Demons like those keep popping back up, it's why nobody is an ex-alcoholic. It'd be just as interesting to play Harry "in recovery". you don't believe anyone ever recovers from alcoholism?
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Its Chocolate posted:you don't believe anyone ever recovers from alcoholism? no one is an ex-addict. that's not how addiction works.
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Kaysette posted:no one is an ex-addict. that's not how addiction works. what do you mean? like the addictive stimulus always stays extra compelling to you even after you've stopped doing it?
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Its Chocolate posted:what do you mean? like the addictive stimulus always stays extra compelling to you even after you've stopped doing it? For alcohol at least, yes. And also according to an ex-crack addict friend of mine. If you relapse, it's not going to be like slowly getting addicted all over again, you quickly fall right back to where you were.
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Jun 23, 2020 18:42
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Captain Splendid posted:For alcohol at least, yes. okay that makes sense. it's not literally true for all addictions but it is something that alcoholics probably need to hear
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Even when physical dependence is eliminated, the things you got high to escape never completely go away. At best they're just in the past. It's very central to the story of the game, not just of The Cop with his amnesia and pain, but of the world he lives in. It reminds me of Infinite Jest.
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Oh hey, Disco Elyisium thread, didn't know you existed, even though I probably should have expected it. Let my first contribution to this conversation be this: I would fall on a grenade for Kim Kisturagi. Not like, my character within the game (although if you manage to disappoint Kim, how the hell do you live with yourself) but me, the flesh and bone person, would gladly explode for him. Xander77 posted:I can't seem to find two posts (or post series). I would dearly love to see this too, if anyone remember where it was.
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paradoxGentleman posted:Oh hey, Disco Elyisium thread, didn't know you existed, even though I probably should have expected it. it's not an uncommon sentiment Oxxidation posted:over the course of day 1 in my playthrough kim went from "how do i ditch this poindexter" to "i will simultaneously kill and die for you"
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Xander77 posted:I can't seem to find two posts (or post series).
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I'm still 100% convinced that Authority is Barnacle Jim.
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Fister Roboto posted:I'm still 100% convinced that Authority is Barnacle Jim. Lol
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Fister Roboto posted:I'm still 100% convinced that Authority is Barnacle Jim. ... poo poo
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Just started the Clam Man 2 demo and it is hilarious so far, though I think it only has 4 skills/stats.
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I'm so god damned proud of this gang tag
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Steam Summer Sale animations are cool
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I finally beat the game for the first time. Got a good ending, I think, in so much as you're able to. Kim survived, phasmid photographed, and chose to keep my job and invited Kim to join me. That last one isn't so great, given the conclusions the game comes to, but I thought it made the most sense. While I was unable to complete the Wasteland of Reality internalization, I find it fitting that I set it and successfully never drank a drop in the in game week. Felt appopriate. And while you can't really choose how Harry ends up in terms of dealing with ex wife, I pursued the options that seemed to make sense with finally moving on. I don't think there's really a...good ending? I think there's just endings that you want to see, endings that you think fit, and endings that you absolutely have to see cause this game will let you check em out. The gloves are off on my next playthrough; gonna be as awful as I can be.
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Shinjobi posted:The gloves are off on my next playthrough; gonna be as awful as I can be. I set out to do this and gave up the instant I had to be lovely to Kim
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Jun 26, 2020 00:13
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Solution: be lovely to everyone except Kim.
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Jun 26, 2020 00:32
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Fister Roboto posted:Solution: be lovely to everyone except Kim. I can do this
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the achievement to disappoint kim is the hardest achievement i've ever seen in a video game, can't even contemplate how to get it
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Shinjobi posted:I can do this Kim will be so disappointed at how much of a poo poo you're being to everyone, though.
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I am a subpar poster on Something Awful in the year 2020. Disappointment is ingrained into me.
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Being lovely to Kim is actually pretty fun if you do it consistently throughout your playthrough.
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Looks like we're seeing the origin story of Harry Dubois, aka Rich Kyanka.
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Counterpoint: Harry is basically redeemable
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As far as we know, Harry was not a domestic abuser. He also has a functional spine.
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It's been a while since I played through PS:T, and I don't really remember the specifics when people talk about abandoning their evil playthroughs. But I had to play as a pure rear end in a top hat for guide writing purposes, and there's one specific moment hit me hard. 
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