#half of the characters ffs

[cobaltbluesu]

all my outer wilds related outer wilds comics (there's only two really unfinished so meh) for funsies since I have too much cringe in my blood to finish any of them

about riebeck, hornfels, chert and gabbro

about hornfels, feldspar, riebeck (finished)

about gneiss, slate and some ocs/// second one is about slate and one oc

about feldspar, futurely tektite/// feldspar and some ocs

about slate and an oc

about marl and riebeck

two animatic/comic things, first is about feldspar + the village/// second is Gossan and Slate

first one is about elwensa's au: the legend of outer wilds, feldspar + hatchling second is about gossan, slate, hatchling and hornfels

first one: Gossand and hornfels (FINISHED)// second is Slate and Feldspar

Gneiss, Slate, Tektite, Feldspar (was gonna have hornfels but I had to kill them) - almost finished

It's not much stuff, but it's definitely fun to put things on paper from time to time, and it's a bit of a shame that no one really knows about all my projects, even though thats mostly my choice

so there's this for that

[genericpuff]

welp, i finished the Dawntrial MSQ last night

it was

uh.

i actually enjoyed a lot of the things people were complaining about in the beginning, because while i could understand their criticisms, to me its flaws felt like something it would grow past as it was establishing a new foundation for a new story, which was what was promised to us, and obviously that's gonna require slowing down the pacing and lowering the stakes, which is fine!

but then the second half of the MSQ hit and i just-

on paper it should have been amazing

on paper i should have fucking loved it

but in execution, i stg trying to finish the lvl 98-100 MSQ took years off my life, even tho the majority of them took me a single night to beat, it still felt like it both overstayed its welcome and also did way too little with what it was trying to present us with

i know this is vagueposting because i don't wanna spoil, but man. "divisive" is definitely a word to describe the Dawntrail MSQ with, especially considering how many people were telling me "it gets better in the second half!" and again, I thought the first half of it wasn't as bad as people were saying, so I was HYPED for the second half, and instead I was brutally disappointed by what I got instead u.u

that said, the dungeon and trial gameplay mechanics are great, when the expansion remembers that it is in fact a video game it does it really well, it's just unfortunately not often enough for it to make up for the sloggy pacing of the story

the music is a bop, there are a couple tracks that i was a little eeeh on because they just felt really saccharine in a way that just clashed entirely with the tone of XIV and made me want to throw my headphones in the garbage, but the majority of the soundtrack was otherwise really well done, soken was really channelling his inner david wise here with the donkey kong vibes LOL but there are some somber tracks that are great too, there's a lot of range here in the soundtrack that should be appreciated despite the odd cringe track

environment design was solid, there were some zones that were questionable in their design because some of them felt pitifully empty despite promising bustling populations (looking at you, Tuliyollal and Solution Nine >:x)

but man , the last zone was brutal and that sucks because again, on paper, the concept SHOULD have been awesome, but ultimately it's still relying on the exact same plot devices in the past (insert lost civilization whose previous inhabitants/rulers are hellbent on keeping it alive even at the expense of current civilizations here) and the gameplay itself deadass forgot it's a game because there isn't a SINGLE instance of necessary combat or gameplay during all of it and so when the final quest (as per tradition, named "Dawntrail") finally pops up, it's like wait what ? that's it?? thankfully the last quest has both a dungeon and trial in it but it feels less like thought out design and more like the game devs remembering they had to actually include some gaming in their video game at the last minute LOL

i think the extra burden of directing FF XVI definitely caught up to Yoshi-P on this one, as well as the budgeting problems that still exist from COVID, and the fact that much of that budget clearly went to overall QOL changes like the graphics engine getting an almost complete rehaul (even in the previous expansions which is. a lot of work. like they want to re-texture ALL of the gear in this game and THAT'S A LOT, literally thousands of items!). where this expansion wins, it wins big, but those wins aren't enough to carry an overall lackluster experience that drags itself out way too fucking long for its own good. the story could have absolutely used a few more rounds in the writing room, if they couldn't afford more voice acted scenes then they should have simply just cut down on the amount of cutscenes, and i think the devs need to seriously ask themselves if the Trust system is worth dragging the Scions back into every adventure even when they have nothing to do (and it shows). like idk, just spitballing here, but the Trust system might be a good chance to re-introduce the GC squadrons, no? maybe go back to the roots a little bit and buff up the stuff that could still have a lot more life if given a chance?

anyways my experience with DT has been about a 6/10 and that score in the end will depend on how the patch quests go over the next couple years, I still prefer it over Stormblood (fr fuck SB lol) but it definitely feels like it's trying too hard to be like EW and ShB while missing what made EW and ShB so good in the first place (or acknowledging why its flaws were forgivable within the context of their respective designs, like yeah EW's pacing was iffy too but it at least had a lot more going on in it to justify it, DT is just grasping at straws by comparison). and in that sense it winds up being a lot more like ARR, where it's just kind of lost in what it's trying to do and creates a worse experience by the end. hopefully like with ARR back in the day the devs will figure out it's time to shake things up and try something new without using the old as a crutch.

[daftdrac]

I've been looking for a 'The Quarry' playthrough where Ryan pursues Dylan over Kaitlyn (via playing the video and going to the Truth or Dare scene, and seeing who Ryan kisses- if dare is picked. If he kisses Kaitlyn, or picks truth, I move on.) for actually a fucking hour right now. I've been looking for an hour. I just searched "the quarry" on YouTube and for an HOUR I've been SCROLLING and clicking EVERY SINGLE no commentary full walkthrough I could find and majority of the time it's been Kaitlyn. 85%, at the LEAST. The rest, the player picked truth. I actually have a headache from how many times I've screamed in frustration. (Don't even ask about the anger issues, man,)

I FINALLY found one with the Rylan kiss <3333 my life is saved. I swear to God I was staring to have Issues™ with the Heteros™ (/hj). All I want is to have the game playing in the background on my TV while I write. And it took me an hour . There is too much Dylan disrespect on YouTube I swear

[no1ryomafan]

The urge to do a breakdown of arma and new ryoma specifically to try to understand why new ryoma is not at all acknowledged compared to arma despite new having far more screen time and being explored as a character then arma is so strong even though the answer boils down to two things: “art style preference” and “no one cares about ryoma as a actual nuance character” but both of those points makes me so mad💀

[yaeggravate]

Hello my immune system is trash but I'm starting to feel a bit better 😅 I have so much to catch up on! Btw have you come across any connections/symbolism for the half cloth/wing half fur/boa cape that Kaeya and the Hilichurl Rogues wear? Looking at it a bit more right now I think it's actually hair? On the hilichurl? It's hard to actually know what is and isn't attached to them without seeing their face 🤷 Thanks to the caterpillar quest I got to take some decent shots of Kaeya next to an anemo rogue and it's just funny seeing him wear a crystal fly around his neck (unlike the hydro one that I could see at least? Who with the coral is giving more Enkanomiya vibes) after the anemo crystal fly spiral lmao but back to the outfit it's less about what that could mean and more where that outfit is drawing its inspiration from and what information that might give to the lore if we look into that background

first of all, MUTED-HONEY!! i'm relieved you're alright because i was starting to get a little worried there, sending good vibes your way🙏🏽!

actually, i'm glad you mentioned this because there is another species that wears a fur boa cloak thing 😏

as for why kaeya only wears half of it, it's hinting towards him being half-see[gunshot]

[krysmcscience]

Saw this prompt for incorrect OC quotes and couldn't resist with a bunch of my Breach goobers. Some of them would absolutely say these things word for word in canon if I gave them half the chance to, though. XD

They're in order of when they showed up in person - Qīng, Ghost, Red, Marisol, Shio, Cam, Daruk, Tawoos, and Alondra - as well as some important honorable mentions who have only been mentioned or gotten dialogue - Star, Blake, and Creation.

Star's design is a slight spoiler, I suppose, but it doesn't reveal if they're human or impostor, so it's all good. Creation's "design" also isn't a spoiler at all, because They can look however They want, LOL. As for Shio...some of you who have seen the body horror I've done of them may be wondering why they look so normal here, but I promise there are Reasons. :3c

In other news, will I be making a liar out of Shio in an upcoming Breach canon divergence? ..........Maybe~ >:3c

[rauhallinen-hauki]

90's badass videogame lowpoly people in love

"but you already ship and polyship Aerith with at least 4 people in ff7 and now you're giving her a crossover ship with a spin-off protag from- yes i know

maybe there is some solid reasoning behind this but i'm a squaresoft final fantasy and half-life hoe so crack ship it is

[monodive]

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[snackugaki]

i swear to fuck i know how to draw shit that isn't turtles who are mutants and also ninja who live in the sewers of new york city

don't... don't fucking look at my backlog that's just more turtle fanart shitposts—  dontlookatme

[cobaltfluff]

a meme because i am delusional

[thanatosaria]

andante, andante ✨

[bellarichie]

just went on the criminal minds tag and it was worse than super hell

[necrogfie]

why am i back in my hp era noo

also holy fck i need more lily x reader fanfic i wanna kiss her pls

[uncaught-coolfish]

im still so confused what the point of alyx was

[eternallovers65]

One of the things that piss me off is when people make rules about what you should and shouldn't write in a fanfic

Like who cares!?!? That's literally the point of fanfics!!! You are allowed to create a whole different story with the same characters (or not) in a whole completely different universe. Why would you impose or say people can not use certain characters or certain scenarios just because YOU think it's wrong????

[bobfloydsbabe]

Begging people to understand that headcanons are a personal thing, and you don’t have to agree with mine. If you don’t think a character would do/say/be XYZ that’s fine but don’t come into my inbox and tell me why I’m wrong. Don’t like my characterization? Write your own goddamn fic.