@RogerRoger Yeah cool, huh? Now to be frank, it does leave the window open a little as to whether it’s true that she’s a mercenary or not. That’s what Annette says. When Leon confronts Ada, she just regrettably pulls her gun on him, saying “Why are you making me do this the hard way?” Which to me is an admission of guilt, but if I really analyze the situation, it might not be true. Perhaps Annette was lying. The whole thing happens quickly while the lab is collapsing all around them and so I’m not sure we know for sure. Ada did not outright deny the allegation though. I assume in RE4 (?) or another future installment that perhaps it will come to light exactly who Ada has been working for. Since she’s a fan favorite, maybe it’s some other rogue group with virtuous intent rather than a government agency or a nefarious operation who wants to make money off the virus. It’s semi-open ended I think in that regard. But I do feel like she was lying about being FBI.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@RogerRoger If four years of Media Studies at school taught me anything it was how to look out for homoerotic subtext. That and I have an, er, active imagination.
@Ralizah I guess it’s entirely possible for two straight men to fall in love. Whether it’s that or not, their bond is rather tight.
I started Undertale tonight (finally free from studies) and I forgot just how great those opening couple of hours were. The ruins are a great little story just taken out of context but it makes even more sense once you get a bit further on!
@RogerRoger Yeah, I noticed I’m particularly bad at the Vita version’s bullet hell stuff. I’m intrigued to see how they handle certain events which used the capabilities of a PC to its full advantage. It’ll be interesting to see how well it translates.
@RogerRoger Yep, @Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy is correct. Whenever you take any action, the bullet hell mechanic is there when you’re dodging their attack. I actually forgot just how creative some of the attacks were. Also, I’d recommend going pacifist your first time through and then if you can stomach playing the game again and killing everyone then you’re a monster 😂😂
So I made it through the ruins defeated the boss and met Sans and Papyrus
I gotta say... I’m still not feelin’ it. I’ve got the hang of the quirkiness of the system a little more, the way combat is so weird and the game is not very clear as to what all these different options are that you can take during a conflict. Sometimes when I try to act nice and just talk or compliment and enemy, I end up still having to do the dodging thingy in the box and taking damage. I guess that’s the point, learning which enemies are more amenable to talking out of a fight. I’m finding it easier to just fight and battle everyone because at least I know that I’ll be able to end the bullet dodging stuff after a couple turns if I just kill them.
The writing and the setting are interesting and charming, I guess. I can see where they are going with the whole humans and monsters thing and taking a philosophical approach to slaying monsters. I was sad to have to kill Toriel at the end of the ruins. She seemed lonely. I couldn’t figure any way to progress the game without killing her though.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Th3solution Oh dear. There’s a way to avoid that but it’s not clear and obvious. If you keep sparing her, she says different things until eventually the fight ends. You can’t die in that fight anyway.
@nessisonett Ah well. I might have messed myself up then. I have done quite a mixture of approaches to the enemies, just trying out all the options. So I’m not sure how that will affect my outcome. I’m not sure how important XP is, but it appears to only be granted when you actual fight and win, and not when you spare. So it seems to take a large commitment since one will be still at level 1 at the end if they try to avoid all combat. Not sure how this will affect how frustrating and game conflicts will be. And now I’m sort of caught in no-man’s land between the pacifist and hostile approaches and so I guess I’ll see how it works out. I’m not starting over now
@RogerRoger yeah, I plan to keep it up for a little longer. Having only just met the famous characters I’ve heard so much about, I feel like I need to give them a chance to win me over. Because yeah, the bullet-hell stuff is not my cup o’ tea. I do think it’s interesting how the bullet dodging changes for each enemy and even varies within that enemy’s turns. I just got a new weapon and the attack mechanic changed with this new weapon, so the variety is nice.
Also, it’s been a long time since I played a game with random unseen / unavoidable encounters. Your having just finished FF7 maybe has you more acquainted with it, but I’m having a hard time getting my brain to enjoy that playstyle again. I think there’s a reason games abandoned that mechanic. Nothing more frustrating than being one step away from a switch or door and having to stop to have another battle.
@Th3solution You’ll be fine on this current route but be warned that characters may not be too happy with you. I don’t think I could ever go back and do a neutral route after seeing what the pacifist route was like to be honest.
Okey dokey people, the goal this week is to beat SPOILER at the end of Waterfall! Hopefully that’ll be a decent enough goal to set but as always, feel free to do less or more depending on your schedule.
@RogerRoger The big one in armour, I am doing a pacifist run but I get destroyed by its attacks while I’m trying to placate it. If you reached the milestone does that mean you’re onto Hotland?
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy Deltarune was actually really great, I played it in one go a couple of minutes after it dropped on PC. It was kinda refreshing playing a game without all the information you normally hear about a new game that releases.
@RogerRoger Yeah, the next checkpoint is essentially ‘finish the game’ to be honest. Are you currently on a pacifist run or have you killed anyone? It’s just that there’s a whole other area if you’re on a pacifist run. And the true ending makes so much more sense than the normal ending.
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