#it made for a good game tho

[mariatesstruther]

Even though it’s very obvious because JJ is like 6 month old minimum, until I saw the ask you go I completely forgot how much time passes after Seattle and before Ellie goes off again and like, we all grieve but why the hell would anyone have an issue with Dina or Maria for leaving Ellie and Tommy when it’s been so long since Joel’s death and they’re still losing sleep over Abby.

Thanks to whoever sent that ask because it just reminded me of how long it was and now I can only think of the shit the two of them went through (especially new mum Dina) trying to help Ellie and Tommy move on before they finally put themselves first

right!!!! like to that anon, u went off. what a point you made

call me whatever nasty things yall want, but i’d probably peace out after a MAX of a year of that shit—let alone after EIGHTEEEEEEEN MONTTTTTHHHSSS. as a parent, probably even go sonner than that with our child in tow

[hinamie]

bunch of portraits

[arcdiris]

Ren more like rent free in my head!!

[cowboygideon]

So insane reading about Kev's skills from the perspective of someone who'd played with him before his hand was broken. Like yes Neil was obsessed with him and yes he knew he played differently with his right than his left—but reading it from JEAN'S perspective?? Life changing stuff. When he said the Ravens' defense forgot what Kev was like before he switched hands? I lost my mind.

[momomallowart]

He misses his dad.. 🥺

[a2zillustration]

(It's ok Yurgir will respawn in Avernus)

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[brainlessbaguette]

Linktober Day 29, Aquatic/Water

Sometimes I forget about how dark Twilight Princess actually gets. And then I remember their Zoras, where the very pretty queen was murdered to send a political message, all of the people in the domain were turned into one big ice cube, the pretty queen's son passes out from a lack of water miles away from his home, all while the Zora at lake Hylia are stranded downstream panicking over the decreasing water level. Thats some Game of Thrones level of dark drama in a children's game. I love it.

[vaguely-concerned]

lucanis truly has a near terminal case of burned out golden child syndrome. caterina fucked both of these kids over so incredibly bad with the dynamic she enforced there, with illario being labled the perpetual fuckup kid where lucanis 'could do no (would never be allowed to do) wrong'. the way he admits in the first coffee date scene that the only thing that happened when he showed he could carry the weight of expectation was that more weight was added makes me so sad. you can hear it in caterina's voice in his intro mission that she's incredibly proud of him, but this is clearly a leandra and hawke situation where that pride never translates into relief or resolution or unconditional warmth or understanding or anything that really helps.

[moyazaika]

yo so i just finished 'anything will do' by @suiana and bruhh this game ,,, i thought i was getting into something sweet and soft why tf am i left with a HOLE in my heart ,,,

deadass thought ai was just gonna let me hit and then he became existential and oHHHH MYY GODD the tone was just so introspective and endearing?? fr the entire game and it's writing felt like one of those lovely conversations you'd have in high school with your friends - the one you'll randomly remember now as an adult and feel ashamed for forgetting.

5/5 game - <3 what are you doing if u haven't played it yet???

two of my fav (non-spoilery) scenes!

1 - self explanatory i hate this guy (affectionate)

2 - i really loved this description. it just felt so thoughtful. devastating, really, when you know how ai really feels and the sort of things he's been thinking about in the game,, but sweet. in a sad way.

[dykedvonte]

Curly had two days to act and Swansea had two months.

I think it’s just interesting that every defense of Swansea not immediately acting are the same ones that are argued against for Curly. “He didn’t want to alert Daisuke or makes things worse for Anya either Jimmy!” I mean people also assume that about Curly and the crew. “He has to think about his plan of action and a right moment!” Again so did Curly, power and authority aside, he still would have to think of what he had to do. “He makes sure he doesn’t have to be around Jimmy!” So did Curly and they only do this to an extent, both give Jimmy more than a few opening to keep harassing Anya.

This isn’t defense of Curly nor a damnation of Swansea. Their actions are very parallel to each others in tragic and sour ways when it comes to how they approached helping Anya. In the grand scheme of it all they both did the same thing: Nothing. No action either took stopped the inevitable outcome of her death nor Jimmy’s continued damage to themself.

The only real difference is Swansea didn’t like Jimmy which is pretty substantial, but also just as damning as Curly knowing how bad Jimmy could get to an extent. He had even less of a reason to wait, even more of a reason to act seeing as he was now worried for Anya AND Daisuke. He is not bound by the possible procedure as Captain and actively does not care about what happens next. So what does it matter if he acted in the moment? Why did he wait? I think he’s just as morally complex and grey as Curly and we hold him on a pedestal that still perpetuates things in rape culture the game critiques.

It’s not just enough to dislike and be abrasive to predators/abusers like Jimmy. It’s not enough to just put yourself between them and the other person. It’s not enough to hold tensions when you know someone is vulnerable. He and Curly do the exact same things but on different sides of the coin. I ask how is it better to not turn a blind eye but still not really do anything about what you are seeing? Not until it affects you atleast…

The game makes a big point to not put men doing the bare minimum or who wait to do more on pedestals and I’m actually surprised so many are missing that point.

[ultimateyakazoo]

chapter 1 trial

[galedekarios]

a bioware game tradition datv def carries on for me personally is that i just don't vibe with any of the comp/comp or comp/npc ship they cooked up.

[strangecowplant]

🖤

[yumenari]

Guys did you know today is the birthday of the loml (and their snake familiar)

[kalashtars]

oh god they made chaos in hades ii so fucking hot oh my god oh my g

[rosy-crow]

Ha.

That’s actually likely the real reason Square decided to make “The First Soldier” a mobile game story. It’s not that the writing is bad or any lesser than their other stories, it’s because they wrote a whole ass narrative about the realistic horrors of imperialism and child soldiers. They keep having these kids dying and killing each other in the wake of Shinra’s casual genocide.

Can’t show kids brutally dying and stabbing/shooting each other in a teen-rated game, really. YOU CAN KINDA SHOW IT IN CHIBI FORM THOUGH.