#watcher of the vale

[oh-my-may]

I finally got around to play Cosmo Canyon! Took me a while to get there bc family stuff and i was feeling a bit under the weather some days, but today I'll finish the protorelic quest and then do the side quests and that was it for Cosmo Canyon...

Thoughts on story: RED (or should I say Nanaki?) IS SO CUTE LEGIT A TEENAGE BOY TRYING TO PASS AS AN ADULT MAN the way I was hollering. The city is beautiful and very huge... Felt very overwhelmed when I first got there. Generally loved the focus on Red, had lots of questions about him originally. Now I wonder how old his kind can get if he's like 15 in human years but actually 48... huh. The story with his parents is pretty basic i guess? Didn't really blow me away, i could see the turning point coming from a mile away but it was very sweet nonetheless. Really enjoyed the gameplay during the trial, the Gi enemies WERE SO COOL. Also loved that we could scale walls with Red, I wish we could do that in the open world... The final boss almost kicked my ass because I'm not used to playing Barrett and Red actively, BUT THEY SLAYED. Shoutout to Titan, homeboy always comes through for me. Also couldn't help but be reminded of Genshin's Misty Dungeon event during the trial. And the mines of Moria. My weird interests meet in the most unusual of circumstances sometimes. My brain does that occasionally.

Also, the Gi Nantaak first scared the shit out of me. Then he kinda reminded me of Vision (you know, from Marvel) but that also wore off. The random sequence with Zack almost made me cry again. Whenever I see him on screen something just urges me to. Him and Biggs also looked so damn good during that entire scene I took so many screenshots 😭 I'm still so confused tho... Biggs ended up in Zack's timeline because of the Whispers/ the Wind for whatever reason? Really have no clue where they're going to take this part of the story, I just know it's going to hurt me so bad in the end.

I also let out an audible ' Hear me out' when they showed Seto... I'm not sorry.

On the exploration side of things... The flying chocobos are so confusing to me, I started the chocobo quest right as I landed in Cosmo Canyon and I immediately failed the first part because the controls as you fly are just??? Therefore everything that was placed so that you could only reach it through flying was a bit of a pain at first. I figured it out eventually, but i still haven't continued that quest... Also saw a bunch of people complain about this so at least I'm not the only one struggling lol.

Everything Else was very enjoyable tho. Go to explore team was Cloud, Aerith and Cait Sith this time and I gotta say Cait's Moogle Magic skill is busted I was so surprised when a full ass Ifrit suddenly stood on the field 😭 Bahamut Arisen was a surprisingly quick clear after I got all the Intel, Tifa just died in like the last minute. A worthy sacrifice tho. Immediately tried Bahamut while beating the Jabberwock, huge Dragon Battle was crazy insane to watch. He's busted. Put him on Cait for now.

I haven't finished the protorelic quest yet, but I didn't expect it to have this much lore right from the get go... So you're telling me Wedge is dead in Cloud's timeline???? Just like that?? The whispers killed him? MY BOY. Also Yuffie's friends (?) - the NPC's for that quest - immediately reminded me of Bella's High School friends in Twilight 😭💀 They just look like they belong in these movies idk

Now I wonder if the last two parts of the protorelic quest are gonna be as much a pain in the ass as Fort Condor was... I managed to clear the first two stages quite quickly so I hope it's gonna be okay with the AI helping me for the configuration part...

So that's that! Will definitely finish Cosmo Canyon tonight and then maybe start Chapter 11... Just a few more steps until meeting Vincent. Heard Chapter 11 was quite long so it'll probably take me the whole weekend to finish next to work and all. My goal of finising this game before easter is probably gonna be left unfulfilled... But I'd rather take my time.

Will add screenshots to this post after I get home from work!

[sun-marie]

Sabina's Ranger companion, Eamoc! More info under the cut :^)

About a year after Thaos's defeat, Sabina developed a close bond with a stag called Eamoc, whom she received as a gift from the Glanfathan tribes of Twin Elms. As the years passed, Eamoc's presence was instrumental in repairing Sabina's soul post-awakening, and as their two souls became intertwined, he became her ranger companion. After Caed Nua was destroyed, Eamoc was found carrying Sabina's hollow body on his back, and he followed as they set a course for Eothas.

While he loves Edér for the head scritches he gives, Eamoc does not care for Aloth, and no one (Sabina included) can understand why. It also took Eamoc quite some time to find his sea legs 😅

[brainbleedo]

Brainbleeds fiction podcast recommendations

Im only going to be including the ones I've listened to or am currently listening to, I am going to be missing out TMA and things like that mostly because I don't particularly like it personally? Idk why but yeah

*UPDATE I am going to be putting TMA on this list because W O W trust me it's worth it, it is a bit of a slog at first but honestly it gets really interesting both from the individual statments and from the overarching plot

Anyway

Wolf 359 (broke me)

Welcome to nightvale

The Magnus Archives - ITS WORTH IT

Alice isn't dead

Nowhere, on air

RED VALLEY (cannot suggest enough)

The pasithea powder (broke me ngl)

THE GREEN HORIZON (also highly suggest, massively underrated)

I am in eskew

Tunnels

Malevolent

Mayfair watchers society (definitely a bit more disturbing)

Arden

[mordenandmerry]

If I had a nickel for every time I was obsessed with a show/book/podcast with lots of eye imagery, I’d have SO MANY FUCKING NICKELS.

[dead-in-the-bread]

Ok but like- why do I like eye horror so much? In my podcasts it’s always something about being known that draws me in. The reporting, the eye imagery, all of it. It isn’t even **just** in podcasts tho it’s more prevalent. I love just reading watcher!Grian fanfiction even though I have only watched like 5 of his videos. I adore art that has too many eyes to count. Eldritch abominations are fine but the eyes is what gets me and I have no fucking idea why

[echoes-lighthouse]

In honour of the one and only Cecil Palmer sizing up to win the sexyman poll (bar a hurricane of Sans votes in the next few hours), here’s some of my own takes on some Cecil Interpretations! 

We’ve got my own version of Cecil from this blog, then we’ve got the 2013 twink, 2017 chaos, and 2022 gay icon. 

Bonus biblically accurate Cecil, because humans forms are, let’s face it, kind of boring :) 

[bragganhyl]

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(pssst click on the middle pic to see the whole thing)

[system-reset]

hey I need y'all to tell me some more podcasts about really weird/fucked up towns.

here's what I've listened to already that I can remember:

I Am In Eskew

Welcome To Night Vale

Mayfair Watchers Society

Death By Dying

Where The Stars Fell

Neighbourly

[itsmxbee]

I just love it when a guy with too many eyes tells me a story.

[calibrationneeded]

I love tma and wtnv crossovers just as much as the next person, but I have to acknowledge the fact that if Cecil Palmer were to ever meet Jon, it would be on sight, and Jon would lose.

[ravenous-says-stuf]

The way i'm drawn to eye symbolism like a moth to a flame needs to be studied, no more thoughts in my brain, too many thoughts in my brain, i was only ever meant to watch.

[bluntandsaucy]

cecil palmer 🤝 jon sims 🤝 grian watcher

fanon design wearing glasses despite having supernatural abilities to See shit

[tiklishgirl]

can someone let me rant about the absolutely amazing production quality on all of these indie internet shows / channels because holy shit im getting treated so well with all this media

[herearedragons]

here we go again

[girlhelpicf]

just started welcome to nightvale i really like this narrator guy i sure hope nothing bad happens to him. I really like this narrator i hope nothing bad happens to him. I hope nothing bad happens to him. I hope nothing bad happens to him

[lacrimalis]

look i just think Michael “The Spiral” Distortion and Jonathan Sims would be great co-proprietors of the Night Vale library.

michael ruling over the labyrinthine shelves, not unlike the taloned terror librarians; jonathan presiding over all the library’s forbidden knowledge... match made in heaven. i’ve been thinking about this for 4 years.