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God it was such a Power Move by Square Enix NOT TO PUT ANY OF THE MAIN STORY IN THE BASE GAME

"We're just gonna go with vibes"- said the Dev Team

"Sure", said the Squeenix C-Suite "Yoshi-P got us a license to print money, do whatever the hell you want with that game you got in development hell"

And thus FFXV was born!

on that last note, i was so blase about dawn of the future and mostly got it for the concept art pages but hot damn, none of xv made any sense without it. it's the secret other side of the coin. essential xv lore, the base game's perfect mirror, and a whole hot mess of its own. please read it if you haven't, i guarantee it's worth your time

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For over a decade the use of leaded fuel in road vehicles has been banned in every country in the world, but Lucis is a little behind the times. When Noctis refuels the Regalia the sign on the pump says, "Contains lead (tetraethyl) and is to be used as motor fuel only. Not for cleaning or any other use. Avoid spilling." I guess on Eos the daemons pose a bigger threat to life than poor air quality. All images copyright Square Enix Co Ltd.

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Representation matters.

Happy Star Trek Day!

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i like that the suitors never say odysseus, they just call him “old king” which has the double meaning of ‘there will be a new king once someone marries penelope’ and ‘they think odysseus has aged and lost his prowess’

but it also leads me to believe theyve all forgotten his name

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Reading articles about MrBeast's dominance of YouTube is fucking bizarre because, from my perspective, the dude isn't even on YouTube. I've never watched one of his videos. YouTube has, to the best of my knowledge, never recommended one of his videos to me. Every thumbnail screenshot of his looks like something you could tell me was a photoshopped parody of YouTube culture, and I'd believe you. No one I follow on YouTube ever mentions him, even negatively or in passing. The first time I ever heard his name was in regards to the quality of his ghost kitchens. The only way I know he isn't a mass, shared hallucination is that I've witnessed the thoroughly mid-looking chocolate bars he sells at Walmart for some reason

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yes... but why? Why would you need to do this?

good bye

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I don't know what those '90s sci Fi TV writers were putting in their shows but I wish they'd start doing it again

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fingon: so what are your superpowers?

Maglor: Caranthir can do math

Fingon: That's.... not really a superpower tho is it?

Maedhros: no trust me, he's the most important member of this family

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my partner is only 40 but nestled within him is the soul of an elderly man

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Honestly, my kingdom for the fourth wall to be back in place between fandom and show cast/crew/runners. I still have mixed feelings about that post I made being sent to a cast member, folks. Glad it was a positive posts, but damn! Let us all keep our separate spaces, perhaps?

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Yes it’s very important for solidarity with workers but, and maybe this is an unpopular opinion, workers should have solidarity with poor customers. Like ignore shoplifting, be sensitive when ppl are using EBT cards, that kinda thing.

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I also think that all the "um okay knives out & glass onion were good. Wrap it up now" posts are so funny. You're tripping if you think there's not going to be at least five Benoit Blanc films lol

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There will be a lot of posts soon from people sharing how much they achieved in 2024. But in case someone needs to hear this, it's okay if the only thing you did this year was just get through it.... It's ok.

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owning these mixes should require a license like owning a gun requires a license, I think

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WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE BASE GAME HAD ACTUAL STORY CONTENT

What

What do you mean there’s a cut scene of Noctis being imprisoned in Angelguard by Bahamut!!

What do you mean Bahamut literally imprisons him until Noctis accepts his fate to give up his life!!!

What do you mean this was cut

I’m gonna scream!!!

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My favorite disaster game is FFXV which is probably all you need to ever know about me.

It actually approaches disasterpiece levels. What if we had a boyband road trip, but it’s actually a royal convoy, but it also makes zero sense as a royal convoy cuz the convoy is an idiot boyband. What if you spend the entire game rolling around a dying world with these idiots, and you get really attached to them in spite of yourself because you spend all your time fishing and camping like normal people. What if the game was just an ad for Coleman. What if you stay up all night fishing while the demons swarm you while your Coleman camping gear is safely enshrined in holy light. What if there’s a resort that’s also the only port in a bajillion miles, and that’s apparently normal and also it’s always busy but nobody uses it. What if the villain isn’t a villain at all but just the broken half of your savior narrative because the villains are the gods actually and you’re going to act out their fucked up sacrificial narrative no matter what. What if there’s a train to nowhere and everything is demons. What if the heroine is the most important character and we don’t even make her a character. What if we don’t even put the story in the base game at all.

Oh and the combat is a frustrating mix between hold-button simulator and a genuinely innovative and fun teleportation magic system. Good luck.

I love this stupid game.