#stray game critical

[catgirlthecrazy]

Me: you know what sounds like a nice way to unwind before bed? Playing the cat-befriending-robots game, it's so sweet and relaxing. Yeah, there are sometimes swarms of scary bugs that try to eat me but so far there haven't been too many of them, I can deal with it

Stray: SEWER CHAPTER COMMENCE

Me, an hour later: how the fuck did this poor kitty wind up in a Dead Space level

[hyunpic]

HYUNJIN for ELLE KOREA & CARTIER

[pocketgalaxies]

a whole hour of laura bailey talking about acting. is this the real life

[saintdollyparton]

We've all said for years, "When will Laura Bailey play a bard on Critical Role?!" But the answer is simple: she is one in real life and we all try and play something different in fantasy rpgs. Plus she was saving her bard for Stray Gods.

[galahadenough]

I like the koroks. I do. They are rather adorable, their puzzles are fun, I enjoy seeing people lose their minds collecting all of the korok seeds. I adore Hetsu. I even get some amusement from how easily I can hear “ya ha ha!” echo in my head.

But.

The more often we get koroks in games the more it bothers me. I was wondering if I was just being old fashioned in my preference for the kokiri, but that’s what helped me realize what exactly was starting to bother me about them. They don’t feel very fleshed out.

They are childish in many ways, and while that does bring the kokiri to mind, shaped as literal children as they are, the koroks type of childishness is drastically different.

They feel like a caricature of idealized childish innocence from an adult perspective. And that feels so much worse to me when I remember that kokiri distrusted adults.

They are cute as they waddle around. They hero-worship Link, calling him Mr. Hero, wanting so badly to help him and to play games with him. Especially with totk and the backpack koroks, there is an added aspect of incompetence and needing Link’s help.

The kokiri on the other hand show a different side to this type of character. They are shaped as children and they are played out as children, but they show some of the harsher sides of childhood. The bullying, the ego, the exclusion of perceived outsiders in their treatment of Link and distrust of adults.

And that’s not to say that children are naturally nasty to each other, but it ties in with two other points for me.

Link is an outsider. Even in oot when he was raised among the kokiri he was an outsider.

And the kokiri and koroks both live in the lost woods. They live within woods that drive people mad, that are known to trap those who enter and transform them into stalfos. One of the best terms I’ve heard to refer to them is fey-adjacent. As much as I’ve enjoyed the koroks, it feels like they are missing a sharpness that should come from their background, a wildness, a hint of danger. And maybe a bit more individual personality.

[still-cookiedough]

I’m tempted to play through Stray Gods another time but I know myself and I wouldn’t be able to resist romancing Freddie every time and my story would always be the same 😅

Anyways y’all this is your alert to play Stray Gods because it is a role playing musical and that’s fucking cool.

[quofka]

how do i find friends on here?

i wanted a place to talk about my interests/fandoms and i used to use twitter a lot but… we all know it fell off after it became X and i haven’t been on there in a while so im trying tumblr!

anyways i’m not sure how tumblr works for finding people but i want to find some people to follow that also share my interests !

i’ll tag my main fandoms or things i like :)

[jaebird88]

In case you folks weren't aware, there is a musical game coming out real soon (August 3rd), starring Laura Bailey and Ashley Johnson, and a slew of other talented actors/singers. It's called Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical. The demo is available if you wish to try it.

It's damn good for what's there, and I look forward to final product.

[ivanovaisalwaysright]

Stray Gods: the Roleplaying Musical

A musical indie game where you make choices in each musical number like you would in the dialogue trees of other games, written by David Gaider (lead writer if the first 3 Dragon Age games)

Now Releases on August 10th

You play as Grace, recently bequeathed with the power of song by the Last Muse who chose to pass you her gift before dying in your arms. Armed with the power of spectacular musical numbers, you have one week to prove your innocence in the Muse's death before a group of mythological beings known as the Chorus - take your life as punishment.

In Stray Gods, your choices matter. The route you choose to solve a specific problem, the trait you pick to elicit a response, the character you decide to approach for information will all influence how Grace navigates the world. Your choices will also impact Grace’s relationship with the four romance options in the game: Freddie, Pan, Persephone, and Apollo. Befriend them, antagonise them, or woo them. The decision is entirely yours.

Voiced by Laura Bailey, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Troy Baker, Janina Gavankar, Khary Payton, Abubakar Salim, Felicia Day, Rahul Kohli, Allegra Clark, Merle Dandridge, Erika Ishii, Ashley Johnson, Lauren 'Lolo' Spencer, Anjali Bhimani, Kimberly Brooks, and Anthony Rapp.

[the-sleepless-writer]

Orpheus is honestly so real like I thought he was a little too desperate at first, but now I’m realizing that he’s so valid for taking every damn opportunity at love because OH MY GOD when I tell you how bad the guy I like has me rn like guys if he doesn’t fall in love with me I’m not going to be ok

(Ignore how badly I’m rambling in the tags I have way too much going on in my head and so I’m throwing at tumblr)

[pinkieroy]

Woke up, wanna play stray gods again

[mabari-pup]

do I want to start yet another playthrough of stray gods or even pillars of eternity 2? yes.

do I have the time for it - especially the latter? hard no.

will I do it regardless? most likely.

[saintdollyparton]

Between having caught up on Critical Role, replaying TLOU2, and eagerly awaiting Stray Gods' release tomorrow, I really do have Laura Bailey brainrot right now and I'm not mad about it AT ALL.

Ooohh how much do we bet Stray Gods will sponsor tomorrow's CR episode since both Ashley and Laura are in it?? (Bonus points if Sam sings/makes them sing in the ad.)

[lady-ginnie]

Ah, okay, so Stray Gods looks REALLY good, and I cannot wait for it to come out!

[pagingdork]

hell yeah stray gods trailer I've already watched this 8 billion times

[aroacenezhaanddainsleif]

braving outer Tumblr to make a post looking for mutuals :D

I enjoy:

-Princess Tutu

-Stray (2022)

-The Dragon Prince (especially with S4 coming out now PLEASE I need folks who like it)

-Genshin Impact

-Our Flag Means Death

-Amphibia, Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, The Owl House, Infinity Train, etc

-disabled, queer (esp fellow aspec/nonbinary!), leftist folks