#mneh

[al-n-cartoons]

I officially like captain Tona now, he knows when to change perspectives and reevalutate— and his aims are genuinely heroic (unlike a certain white haired trafficker).

Speaking of, I think I finally figured out why I dislike the bug guy, and how he's a contrast to Duane; whereas Duane is around so as to protect a child and attempt to dissuade her from endangerment, the plat goes out of his way to bring himself and his child into harm's way, outright refusing to go to where they might be safe when persistently asked (and lying about it). I commented before that his ‘charity’ of wanting the captured youths was suspicious and felt that he was putting on airs— he's now stated outright that he believes those kids are doomed t slow deaths (and that he doesn’t plan on helping them make it faster). He just wanted the silver inside of them, methinks.

I loved the scene where Duane wakes up, that was an excellent moment of levity tying flawlessly into what we knew had happened rather than being a contrived comedy (lookin' at you, modern Disney).

I also love the lion imagery in Duane's flashbacks. Lions on flags, lions in lore, lions with pride and stride and lions to fight. Gee, I wonder if there is an character we know of who has a relation to lion???? I see you, setup, I see you. -_O

(It ties in well with how Sette an touch the ephemeral, and I love the concept of the afterlife being comprised of memories.)

Side note: So the cousin-boss Rummagen is behind the traffickers, who are using captives to fill with parasitic magics which feed on pain, wit young children as their preferred targets. And Sette is a child. And she's told her dad outright that she'd die for the family.

Geepers, I wonder what that all implies for future chapters. (If I'm wrong as to what may follow, I'll have a laugh).

One complaint I ave is that Jivi is awfully okay with staying with the plats, who had been trafficking him, who have confessed after the fact that they (by which I mean Bug Daddy) had no plans on actually helping, and who are ongoing liabilities. Staying with them helps him maintain the heroism title, which is why the ghost ventures to aid him, so that could be a decent answer? I think I need to reread that fight scene, because Sette was oddly quick to help Jivi, who was weirdly fast to help the plats. I figure that he was actually aiming for freeing the other two wagons, as he's promised to help free the rest of the captives?

Did Sette just help out of habit, was it an enemy-of-my-enemy thing, or did she see something in Jivi that she identified with? Their interactions were cute and I hope they become friends.

Of something mentioned in a prior post, Sette now has a new explanation for why Duane cares about her wellbeing; she reminds him of his lost daughter. She is painfully fast to take on Mikala's speech patterns in that escape scene (or at least jumping to call him “Papa” when trying to direct him). Given how she views things and interprets life, I wouldn’t put it past her to assume any future kindness from Duane isn’t for her, but for normal, human child he wishes she'd be. When she hugs his neck during the escape, was that relief or anguish? Does she pity him for his losses, or herself for what she could never have?

[girlspecimen]

changing my mobile layout too

[relto]

ive been trying to make ssh work with a kerberos token on windows, and now ive learned that openssh for windows just straight up doesnt support this.

[andthebubbles]

ever since i started writing in past tense i've been catching myself switching tenses when i write in present tense... and it's deeply annoying

[eleilinnrallin]

VICTORIA CARBOL'S NEW SONG

AAAAAAA

https://open.spotify.com/track/6Vltb62XYsu6BReZySTljU?si=619fab84a3aa4a74AA

This is on my gay playlists/religious doubts playlist now, it articulates very well how it can feel in a lot of Christian spaces as a queer person.

[technicalknockout]

who's this madoka character i keep hearing about, is she even real

[yourfavoritespiritcollector]

*hits you w catboy beam*

AaaaAAHKKK--

[extraneousdominomask]

What I did on my summer vacation

As you've no doubt gathered by now, for the last two years I've been playing various old games with my wife. I often used to post about that adventure here, and then I kinda stopped. I feel bad about that, especially when it comes to the two excellent, free indie games I had fully intended to spotlight. So here's a quick rundown!

Celeste, OJONMRAG, Double Cross

Three great indies I got in the same bundle. Celeste needs no introduction, and I've spoken about it before. I don't know if I ever mentioned Oh Jeez Oh No My Rabbits Are Gone!!!, but it's a fun puzzle game with cute visuals and surprisingly catchy music. And speaking of those two things, Double Cross is a hidden gem of a game. We really enjoyed its eclectic cast, and still sometimes quote the zany catgirl in particular. ("All cats are tyrants, Zahra.")

Manic Miners

Lego Rock Raiders was a toy line in the 1990s, which earned its own video game tie-in. I remember it fondly... as did one absolute hero, who remastered the dang thing as a non-profit passion project. Manic Miners is available via Itch for free - because it's a fan game! He had to ask very nicely to do this at all! - and it completely revitalizes what was an engaging but flawed fuzzy memory from my childhood. As well as adding several quality of life improvements to make the game flow better, cut content is restored and entirely new features are added in, such as a character creator. If you want an accessible game that can provide the sweet, sweet satisfaction of collecting every scrap of resources from a initially messy environment, I highly recommend this.

inFamous 2: Festival of Blood

An important thing to know about me is that I hate vampires. I don't like 'em and I don't like looking at 'em, so I usually avoid and and all vampiric media, even if they're getting slaughtered. For that reason, despite loving inFamous 2, I never checked out its DLC side-adventure Festival of Blood... until now. (Making a new purchase on the PS3 digital store was hard, but not impossible. Thanks for complaining every time they try to shut it down, everybody!) It's a short experience, but a lot of fun, thanks to the wise decision to let Zeke narrate the whole bullshit stor- I mean, thrilling tale of true heroism. I found Bloody Mary to be an entertainingly nasty villain, despite my biases.

Psychonauts 2

Psychonauts is one of the video games ever, no question. Expectations were lofty for its much-delayed sequel. If anything, I think I prefer this one! The core (the gameplay, visuals, hilarious writing, and Peter McConnell's consistently excellent music) all remain unchanged, with new mechanics, some quality of life improvements, and an impressive voice cast all added on top. Jack Black and Elijah Wood are both in this game, and they're both great!

Pokémon White

this one kinda sucked ngl

Halo: Combat Evolved

Mostly, I'm showing my wife a game and not the other way around. There was one major franchise that I had almost entirely missed, however - aside from a few free-form skirmishes at parties - that she fondly remembers. This summer, we both experienced the first Halo together, and in short: yeah, I can see why this changed the course of the industry singlehandedly. It still feels great to play, even with my wife assuring me that the sequel is a big improvement from these already solid bones. I frankly don't relish slaughtering the fleeing, crying Grunts, since we as a society have moved on considerably when it comes to the rights of funny little guys. But it feels great to shoot aleins and Cortana is my friend. Exactly as advertised.

Jak II: Renegade

this one definitely sucked, holy shit. I remember this being a good game. I remembered incorrectly.

Shantae (2002)

I've played two of the more recent Shantae games, and I found them charming. But how does the original hold up? Pretty well, honestly! It's far from perfect - the day and night cycle really adds nothing beyond referencing Castlevania - but the music and visuals are truly impressive for the original GameBoy. I'm gonna be thinking about Shantae's cute little 8-bit dances for a while.

Undertale Yellow

Like anyone who listens to a lot of Toby Fox's music over YouTube, I've seen my fair share of dubious OCs and "epic fights" floating at the corner of my vision. With that in mind, I went into UY with managed expectations, despite the positive buzz. Could a fangame really match the unique energy and charm of one of the greatest independent games of our generation?

Uh... yeah! I'm as surprised as anyone else, but everything from the music to the gameplay to the writing was really bang-on. It's not a flawless experience - the El Bailador fight needed reworking, it was WAY harder than other, more impactful fights - but the eight years of passion very much shine through. If you're a fan of UT/DR and need something to tide you over as we all wait for Chapters 3+, I fully recommend this. It's free!!!!

Spyro the Dragon (1998)

Finished this just yesterday! I got the remaster when it came out, but - no offense - nothing beats the blocky low-poly charm of the original. This was my first time replaying it in several years, and for the first time, it felt small. Levels I remember struggling with posed no challenge any more. But I think that only speaks to how many times I replayed this lovely little adventure. Also, did you know that of the, like, four voice actors in this game, one of them is Clancy goddamn Brown? He plays like 30 of these polygonal dragons!

...I would normally try to end a post this long on a more climactic note, but, uh... yeah.

[favouritequeeronthecitadel]

bg3 fans stop being weird about people making their drow look however they want

[pastel-the-ghost]

fucked UP that sometimes kin-affirming stuff gets me so emotional in a negative way

[al-n-cartoons]

I'm not sure if I want to shade this one, soooo-

(They're sniffing one another in greeting. The adult's tail is raised to the adolescent's side in a gesture similar to how a domestic cat might touch their tail to someone's leg or arm (a “tail wrap”)… the human equivalent is passively touching someone's upper arm or shoulder. As they have no snizzles, I made it so that they smell through their tongues in a manner similar to snakes.)

I like to imagine that the first time Ben stuck his tongue out at a Vulpimancer was to go “Mneh!” Before accidentally figuring out why the heckedy heck they kept doing it at him.

(More context for the drawing will come if and when it's finished.)

[girlspecimen]

We hate waking but we love sleeping

[chimeraboygirlpussy]

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[technicalknockout]

Anyone remember the live action series OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes that aired in like 201X or smthg

[relto]

got full score on abyss 12-3 but not 12-2, because of the damn sandworm. please remove the wenut i hate that thing.

[frankenjoly]

i totally buy gin being the more emotionally aware/less constipated one from the aku siblings but at the same time

i think it's funnier if compared to anyone else you see the lackings as well like in the omake with higuchi