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Bruceski
Aug 21, 2007

The tools of a hero mean nothing without a solid core.



C'mon man, it's never fun when people do this. Let the speculators speculate.

Bruceski fucked around with this message at 16:42 on Jul 20, 2017

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Bruceski
Aug 21, 2007

The tools of a hero mean nothing without a solid core.

vdate posted:

(My population genetics prof apparently was part of the research team for a while - apparently the locals hate the drat thing because the protections restrict them from doing some stuff they'd otherwise wanna do. It's apparently bad enough that when he went for a drink in town he rigorously avoided mentioning what his job was. This was some time ago, mind.)

I can imagine. In low-river seasons the tension's bad enough between farmers and conservationists when stuff has to be rationed to protect some minnow or frog.

Bruceski
Aug 21, 2007

The tools of a hero mean nothing without a solid core.

IMJack posted:

Poor Willow forgot her Louisiana French. Grinmaw isn't the poison, he's le poisson.

I assume that one was on purpose by the game.

I think Lafcadio is a cat. Who else would you set to fight a fish?

Bruceski
Aug 21, 2007

The tools of a hero mean nothing without a solid core.

Thoughts:
--At the end of video 4 you're in the theater but the trap is untriggered. Same for the view from the upper room, for that matter. A mistake, or something relevant?
--Can Lafcadio go hug the egg himself before it goes off?

Bruceski
Aug 21, 2007

The tools of a hero mean nothing without a solid core.

So Lafcadio isn't Lucas, or at least isn't recognized as him. What could be down here? I would guess wither Lucas's corpse or Meatwoman's.

Bruceski
Aug 21, 2007

The tools of a hero mean nothing without a solid core.

Broken Box posted:

I think the fish... was a red herring :v:

But it's from the Caribbean, not Russia.

Bruceski
Aug 21, 2007

The tools of a hero mean nothing without a solid core.

Lazy Bear posted:

I have a strong suspicion that there's gonna be some Deus Ex Machina involved.

With all the mechanisms in this mansion and traveling via the clocks, I'd say Deus Est Machina is more likely.

E: poking around I think it's supposed to be "Deus Machina Est"? Look, I know French, not Latin.

Bruceski
Aug 21, 2007

The tools of a hero mean nothing without a solid core.


Good point. A red herring is allowable.

Bruceski
Aug 21, 2007

The tools of a hero mean nothing without a solid core.

That was a really elegant ending, and I'm glad they went for the simple resolution. It was nice to play around with the idea of all the parts fitting together and figuring out a way to save everyone, but after the reveal of the actual plot of the game that wouldn't be as satisfying because the big interconnected house of death is the trap you've been stuck in. You can't take a locksmith's approach of figuring out how to snake through the house pressing everything you need to, you just take the mechanism apart. You're not saving the guests, you're releasing them.

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Bruceski
Aug 21, 2007

The tools of a hero mean nothing without a solid core.

Lazy Bear posted:

From Lafcadio's point of view, that bet was a win-win. If he won, the money he won would keep the casino afloat a little longer. Long enough to sell it legitimately, perhaps. And losing, well, one less thing to worry about and become a priest. Plus, the casino was going to a dear friend.

Which means that, as a freshly minted priest, he was throwing his friend into a lose-lose situation without their knowledge.

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