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This has been in the works on and off for a while. Please feel free to provide me with some feedback: OP: https://lpix.org/sslptest/index.php?id=163192 1st Update: https://lpix.org/sslptest/index.php?id=163193
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I'm hunting for an LP I genuinely cannot find. A while back, we're talking at least some years, someone was LP'ing a Lord of the Rings game, either SNES or old PC, where the you started out as Bilbo and Sam at the start of Fellowship and then let loose to just do whatever. You could do the canon questline or wander halfway to the Gray Havens before looping back through some completely non-canonical route with a drunk dwarf, two elves, a spare ranger and several battle-hardened ponies in tow. There was also a Two Towers continuation. But for the life of me I can't find it. It was abandoned about a third of the way through Fellowship, as I recall it. Any help? It's also not listed on the LP Master List. Rocket Baby Dolls posted:This has been in the works on and off for a while. Please feel free to provide me with some feedback: This looks pretty decent to me, I can't find anything to complain about, and I'm good at complaining.
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Jun 12, 2023 23:59
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Mega64 posted:Have posters contribute dumb embarrassing things you have to say every time you need a hint. Of course weed out the dumb and offensive suggestions. PurpleXVI posted:Every time you get stuck, you have to read another ten Homestuck updates. Your suffering will be legendary. FrenzyTheKillbot posted:Every time you need a hint, you have to start the next video by narrarating a chapter of a thematically appropriate romance novel. Bonus points for MS Paint illustrations as well. ChaosArgate posted:Read a food or medical industry horror story whenever you're stuck. I feel like these could all be grouped into the same category of "Sharing myself reading something" which I guess would work to some degree. I would like if it was something that could be related to the game in question, but I genuinely cannot think of something that would be thematically in line with "Mutants in dystopian Russia." Like, if I were playing a Sonic game, I could read some awful fanfic or something. But it's an idea. My biggest concern is that I'd be leaving something "hanging" by picking some sort of story and not finishing that story due to only doing it as penance for using hints. Leal posted:Every time you ask for help you have to do a retsupurae on a DarkSydePhil video I feel like there's nothing I'd really be able to offer in reaction videos like that, that haven't already been well-traveled and done far better by other people breaking down his gameplay and general behavior. Besides, I'm still not ruling out a collab with him if he ever come back to the neighborhood, so I don't wanna burn any bridges.  Danaru posted:Start with one push up for a hint, then double it every subsequent hint. You'll either get real buff or real clever Something like this I feel just doesn't work without the visual, though. Like, I wouldn't just stop in the middle of the game to do a push-up next to my computer and come back, and it would just be an "honor system" sorta thing that I actually did them. I don't think that would really have much appeal to people watching the let's play. Jobbo_Fett posted:Say something nice about another SA poster. Rocket Baby Dolls posted:Do a spin the wheel with a number of people's suggestions. Don't just choose the easy ones though but don't add anything too difficult like composing an epic poem in iambic pentameter. Something more direct with the audience would be nice too, to help encourage some more interaction/engagement. I feel like the suggested ideas though are not really things that would particularly work though. Like "saying something nice" is a very basic thing that doesn't put a lot of pressure on me to avoid hints, whereas "draw a thing" would be quite a bit of effort to put in. Something in the middle maybe, but I just don't know what. But ultimately, I think I'm really leaning toward this concept. EricFate posted:Every time you need to look up an answer, you have to play 15 minutes worth of 'Gollum'. Rappaport posted:This, but buster duel a Megaman boss Explosionface posted:Fifteen minutes of playing Deadly Towers for every answer looked up. TooMuchAbstraction posted:Isn't Bad Rats the canonical punishment game? Not every use of a hint needs to have a direct result. They could add up, where if I reach a certain threshold, then I'm on the line to do some sort of "punishment game." So instead of playing X amount of Bad Game for every hint, it could be that if I use X amount of hints, then I've gotta play through Bad Game (or at least give it some real effort). So my question is, are there any particularly awful point-and-click adventure games out there you'd recommend? Preferably, games that are voice-acted. Since I'm doing videos, I don't want a lot of "downtime" where I'm reading to myself, or reading every single bit of text aloud.
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Jun 13, 2023 00:39
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it's not awful but Torin's Passage?
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Jun 13, 2023 01:35
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PurpleXVI posted:I'm hunting for an LP I genuinely cannot find. Looks like there were actually two of them? https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3486084 https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3529094 They're both on the master list, you just have to submit a search first so the Abandoned results don't get filtered out (and also they're listed under slightly different names, "Lord of the Rings, Vol.1" vs. "The Lord of the Rings")
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Jun 13, 2023 03:47
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Ah, I didn't realize it auto-sorted abandoned results unless you specifically searched for them, I just went to "L" and looked for "Lord of the Rings!" Composerguy's was the one I was thinking of. Still very sad that one got abandoned.
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Jun 13, 2023 09:02
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Every time you need a hint, ask the thread; you have to buy a forums upgrade/avatar/something for the person whose hint got you to the answer without spelling it out.
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Jun 15, 2023 18:56
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ZCKaiser posted:Every time you need a hint, ask the thread; you have to buy a forums upgrade/avatar/something for the person whose hint got you to the answer without spelling it out. Depending on how many hints are needed, that could add up. Maybe just put the name of everyone into a pool, and at the end of the LP, pick some random winners to get the upgrade/avatar/custom title...
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Jun 15, 2023 19:09
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It looks like any video that Skippy Granola had posted is dead on the LP Archive. I was trying to go back to rewatch an old one and found that pretty much all his stuff is delisted/removed from Youtube, and blipTV has been dead for a while. The screenshot LPs and co-author stuff that was posted by someone else is still available, but I'm not sure it's useful to still have the Skippy only video let's plays listed anymore.
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Jun 18, 2023 11:22
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felgs posted:It looks like any video that Skippy Granola had posted is dead on the LP Archive. I was trying to go back to rewatch an old one and found that pretty much all his stuff is delisted/removed from Youtube, and blipTV has been dead for a while. They deleted their channel a while back for personal reasons. If I remember correctly I believe that Skippy tweeted something about it. Apparently someone had downloaded and has backed up all of the videos but I don't think that you'll see them any time soon. Rocket Baby Dolls fucked around with this message at 18:06 on Jun 18, 2023 |
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Jun 18, 2023 11:27
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iirc he deleted everything on his channel nearly five years ago at this point. I don't think he's very online anymore. I used to spot him in all kinds of places but not anymore. He very occasionally streams, though. Unfortunately, I usually miss his streams.
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Jun 18, 2023 11:38
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There are still a couple guest appearances of Skippy here and there, but yeah, the channel be gone.
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Jun 18, 2023 16:40
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That really sucks, I enjoyed his stuff.
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Jun 18, 2023 18:18
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Rest in peace, Cheapy D. 
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Jun 18, 2023 18:54
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Jamesman posted:
What was that Armorgames point and click flash game series? The one with the weird Christian theming to it.
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Jun 19, 2023 04:54
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Breadmaster posted:What was that Armorgames point and click flash game series? The one with the weird Christian theming to it. -TRAPPED-, -PURSUIT-, and -ESCAPE-, featuring the Armor Gamsees
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Jun 19, 2023 04:59
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Hwurmp posted:-TRAPPED-, -PURSUIT-, and -ESCAPE-, featuring the Armor Gamsees I heard there was a 4th in the works but that was like I dunno 20 years ago, did that ever pan out?
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Jun 19, 2023 07:03
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Leal posted:I heard there was a 4th in the works but that was like I dunno 20 years ago, did that ever pan out? -VORAGO-
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Jun 19, 2023 07:47
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Leal posted:I heard there was a 4th in the works but that was like I dunno 20 years ago, did that ever pan out? The voice actors might be a bit busy now.
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Jun 19, 2023 16:07
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Looking this up, it seems those wouldn't really work out so well since they are Flash games, and Flash emulation is still pretty unreliable. I was looking at The Mystery of the Druids, but people told me that I should play that regardless because it's not actually bad. I was thinking maybe Limbo of the Lost would be a possibility. Just feel free to pick the absolute, most painful point-and-click adventure game you can think of. It's not like I'll end up playing it anyway because I'm too good at games and won't receive the penalty. 
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Jun 19, 2023 23:23
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Why would you need to emulate Flash? It's native PC software, you can just run it. If you want a good sandbox for it Flashpoint exists.
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Jun 19, 2023 23:27
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Mega64 posted:The voice actors might be a bit busy now. I still can't believe 2B was a voice actor for godlimations' Trapped
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Jun 20, 2023 01:36
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looking forward to Gianni Matragrano winning an Oscar for Best Actor in ten years
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Jun 20, 2023 02:00
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Admiral H. Curtiss posted:Why would you need to emulate Flash? It's native PC software, you can just run it. If you want a good sandbox for it Flashpoint exists. I'm just showing my ignorance here, then. I can look further into this, but I'm still not sure some Flash games would provide substantial enough content for what I'm looking for.
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Jun 20, 2023 02:16
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Maximo Roboto posted:Saw a minor archive issue for Bobbin Threadbare's GalCiv 2 LP. His third opening post was edited out after the LP was ended, but it had some info about the sub-committees mentioned in the LP. It was a parliamentary style game so different SA posters were posing as legislators representing them. That post can be found on the Internet Archive, though. Is there anyone who can correct this?
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Jun 26, 2023 07:13
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Maximo Roboto posted:Is there anyone who can correct this? I don't think anyone but Baldurk has access to the LPArchive, you should probably try to email them.
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Jun 26, 2023 09:18
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I already tried back in January. Guess they're not active anymore.
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Jun 28, 2023 07:05
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Maximo Roboto posted:I already tried back in January. Guess they're not active anymore. Baldurk is still around, but he is very busy. He probably missed your email - try again.
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Jun 28, 2023 07:50
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The thing is when you archive an LP, Baldurk makes very clear he normally doesn't allow any edits afterwards. I don't know if he makes any exceptions for clear errors like this.
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Jun 29, 2023 07:20
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Carbon dioxide posted:The thing is when you archive an LP, Baldurk makes very clear he normally doesn't allow any edits afterwards. I don't know if he makes any exceptions for clear errors like this. He's open to editing existing updates with updated information if, say, real world circumstances surrounding things in a particular post change, or at least he used to be. I got him to update a couple of Archive entries of mine to reflect the fact that previously uncredited voice actors for certain roles in certain games were later uncovered, or that a tutorial I posted on how to get an old game working on modern PCs was suddenly redundant after that game was later published on GoG and Steam. But adding an entire new update to an already existing LP seems like it'd be a no-go with him.
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Jun 29, 2023 21:39
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I don't want to put words in his mouth, but when I asked about editing for changing some verbage, he wasn't willing to make the edit himself. But if I was willing to put in the work of completely recreating the update with the new text, including updating the table of contents to point at the new version, then he would update in that case. So basically "get it right the first time" is the rule.
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Jun 29, 2023 22:31
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Considering that baldurk is doing this entirely on a volunteer basis, I don't think it's unreasonable that we make their life as easy as possible.
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Jun 29, 2023 22:45
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Also, if the post was edited out after the LP was completed, maybe the OP didn't want it archived for whatever reason? Is it fair to edit someone else's LP with something they presumably purposely removed from it?
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Jun 30, 2023 01:54
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Is there another thread for sharing LP's you're currently enjoying and don't want others to sleep on? https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=4034380 'cause this currently-running Elden Ring LP has a pretty great gimmick and I want to make sure no one who might enjoy it misses it.
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Jul 1, 2023 21:32
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PurpleXVI posted:Is there another thread for sharing LP's you're currently enjoying and don't want others to sleep on? The Req/Rec Thread it is for both requests and recommendations
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Jul 1, 2023 21:39
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the Marine Thread is now deployed in Let's Play, let's say hi and play collaborative art chess with them
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Jul 2, 2023 16:37
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Gfycat is shutting down soon. It might be prudent for any LP that relied on it to back up and move the data. 
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Jul 3, 2023 11:12
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After lurking for a while, I'm trying to get my feet wet with LPing. Here's the test post OP and first update: OP Update 1 I'd appreciate any and all feedback!
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Jul 3, 2023 23:18
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It looks good to me! The only thing I could suggest is, if the screen doesn't just hard-cut between locations, but actually animates some movement, maybe do the occasional .gif or .webp of that if it's interesting? It could spice things up a little.
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PurpleXVI posted:It looks good to me! The only thing I could suggest is, if the screen doesn't just hard-cut between locations, but actually animates some movement, maybe do the occasional .gif or .webp of that if it's interesting? It could spice things up a little. That's a great idea, thanks for the feedback! When walking around, the images just crossfade, but things like the cabinet moving are actually animated, so throwing some gifs in there should provide more feeling for what the game is like.
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