#outer wilds tribute

[kokowray]

peace :)

[nordeva]

Travelers 🌌🚀

Outer Wilds tribute featuring my dear friends daerok_bot and TicoTheCat.

Playing this game with them is now one of my core memories for 2024 💙

[starlitwishes-art]

a warm presence in the depths of brittle hollow <3

riebeck my beloved!!! they are one of my favorite travelers in outer wilds and i wanted to make this piece as a tribute to their song and comforting presence <3

[avenreir]

Lonesome Dreams | Outer Wilds Tribute | Base game & DLC (EotE) spoilers

calling all 12 outer wilds fans /j dinner is served ! I hope this is as exciting and engaging as I wanted it to be :) I love Outer Wilds deeply, but I have such a hard time drawing art for it, so... why not go into the game myself and make an edit? Outer Wilds has always meant so much to me. When it came out, I didn't really have any good space games that encapsulated what I felt nor were they as engaging. Outer Wilds sparked my autism like no other and I sit here today in my room with an Outer Wilds desk mat, pin, shirt, and a sticker with "Outer Wilds Ventures" slapped right on my telescope, where I look at the stars. Usually, I go outside to stargaze as the music plays in my headphones. We need more games like Outer Wilds and honestly, if you haven't played it already but like space, you should. Not to mention the community seems very close and very welcoming.

proud autism spreader as i've bought this game and the dlc for 3 separate friends and they've enjoyed it thoroughly so far :) the mobius team should totally recognize me for funding their stuff /j

[ashtarels-archives]

The Enigma of Elune & the Elements

The goddess Elune is known by many names across cultures and even planets; such as Mother Moon, White Lady, Night Warrior, Mu’sha, etc. She has a wide reach across various spheres of cosmology, and her domain seems to at least encompass the arcane, the natural, the astral, the spiritual, and in many unexpected connections–the elemental. It could be that, as Elune is considered a life goddess with some connections to the afterlife, she may have pseudo-elemental expressions of power because they are partially intertwined with spirit. This might explain the physical tangibility, and yet silvery-blue coloring that often manifests within elements of Elunian origin. The following is a collection of curiosities in which the goddess’s influence presents itself in such forms.

Water

The first, most notable link between Elune and the elements would be her thematic ties and manifestations of power within water. An iconic and central piece of Kaldorei culture is the moonwell: it is often the focal point of temples, and a place of respite in the wilds which restores mana, cleanses impurities, blesses armaments, purifies corruption, and even banishes maddened elementals. Dave Kosak, in his development of the Warcraft cosmology, describes the combination of spirit and water as one of the main vehicles for healing; both of which are linked to the outer ring of Nature. An old myth of the Kaldorei Empire described Elune sleeping inside of the Well of Eternity during the day, and rising into the sky as the moon each night. Today, moonwells are established through local wild spirits granting their blessing, a combination of natural and lunar magick, as well as a droplet of eternal waters from another purified well. All of these spheres together (spirit, water, nature, and arcane) encompass the very essence of Elune's moonwells.

Tears of Elune are one of the most recurring themes in relation to the goddess - seen in the pillar of creation, and lesser items scattered throughout the world. We do not know for certain how these tears form; however, there is an implication that they are a manifestation of Elune’s emotions, whether crying tears of sadness, or of joy. These remnants from the goddess seem to possess a myriad of properties the beholder can make use of: the Tearstone of Elune legendary ring has a chance to cast an additional regrowth on targets, Tears of the Goddess from the Hyjal raid slow the player’s falling speed, and Elune’s Tear can ease the symptoms of illness. Mu’sha’s Tears are gathered at the base of a waterfall in Highmountain, which are guarded by fiercely protective water elementals, to eventually be used during a ritual that allows us to witness the events of the War of the Ancients. Interestingly, these specific tears are said to “flow of their own accord,” entirely ignoring the rushing rapids that would normally carry away physical objects or other water currents; which may lend to the notion that Elune’s elemental manifestations are partially comprised of spirit. The Sisters’ Tear, born of Elune and the Winter Queen’s combined power, is yet another example of renewal and lifegiving springing forth from the goddess’s sorrow: which resulted in the growth of the World Tree, Amirdrassil.

Elune is described as having partial influence over the tides, a power that she shares with Neptulon, as evidenced by the Tablet of the Balancing Tides: "The whispers of Elune and Neptulon play on the tides, their words etched in stone are a tribute to the balance of their powers." There is additionally a brief archaeology quest in Throne of the Tides we can pick up from an ancient fountain. Delving into our historical knowledge from reading a Highborne Scroll fragment, we discover that the purpose of this fountain is to confer a blessing called “Waters of Elune,” which specifically increases our damage against the naga while inside the domain of Neptulon, further strengthening the alliance between the two. The goddess also seems to feel a responsibility, or at least have an interest, in purifying maddened water elementals. We see this demonstrated in Moon Priestess Tharill’s questline in Darkshore, who asks us to use a relic called the Orb of Elune; which has the power to soothe and permanently banish these beings back to their plane. This ultimately protects the elementals from the cycle of being resummoned, further manipulated, and driven to madness. As the orb was carried by Tharill just south of Auberdine, this may have been a prized and sacred relic of the town used in banishing angered elementals from the coasts of Darkshore. It would not be the first or only sacred artifact kept here, as Auberdine also once housed the Eye of Elune.

Elune’s aqueous blessings were also a crucial part in the battle of the Molten Front within the Firelands. It seems that somehow, the nature of Elune’s blessings can circumvent traditional interactions between elements. The very existence of a moonwell, or any body of water for that matter inside the scorching plane of Ragnaros, would reasonably evaporate. The fact that this one is able to withstand the extreme heat of the Firelands speaks to a high resistance, if not complete immunity, to the effects of fire. Ayla Shadowstorm explains that the moonwell’s waters can indeed provide some protection against flame, as well as bless the expedition’s food stores. Once the well is filled, small bushes and trees begin to sprout nearby that eventually bear eternal fruits which can be used indefinitely while inside the Molten Front. While it is unclear what role Elune plays in the existence of wisps, these spiritual beings are considered “perfectly suited” to banishing elementals (similar to the goddess herself) as seen in this quest where the wisps aid us in closing the portals of fire elementals.

In the tauren mythos of Eyes of the Earthmother, Mu’sha as she is called, is said to "dance with the waters of the tides," "flow out of shadow’s reach like water," and bind injuries with the powers of water and wind.

Fire

The satyr camp of Sargeron in Desolace, known colloquially as the Palace/Sanctuary/Cathedral/Temple of Elune, reveals an interesting relic that links Elune to the element of fire. Unearthed from the ruins of the temple here, there is a tall runestone monument known as the Ancient Vortex Runestone. It is said that the ancient Kaldorei “revered the gems created by this mystical object, claiming that they were gifts from the goddess herself. It was believed that they were weapons capable of delivering them from any enemy.” As we progress in the questline, we are able to make use of these gemstones, which summon forth a giant firestorm, whose power is strengthened “either through sustained worship of Elune, or charged by spiritual energies of the fallen.”

During the war against the scourge in Northrend, the settlement of Stars’ Rest converted their moonwell to house the liquid fire of Elune, an offshoot of traditional moonwell waters. The very nature of this substance seems to be an oxymoron, combining two opposing elements of fire and water into one. However, if we consider again Dave Kosak’s notes on the life-giving essence of spirit; he links spirit and water with healing, and spirit and fire with holy powers of retribution. The fact that Elune’s liquid fire encompasses spirit, water, and fire then becomes clearer in the goal of this quest: to pour it over the corpses of scourge-blighted animals and cleanse them of their corruption. This essentially combines Kosak’s ideas through healing their bodies and demonstrating a retribution against the unnatural state of undeath. This may also speak to the circumventing of traditional elemental interactions, as the liquid fire of this moonwell (assumedly) prevents the vessel from freezing over.

In Darkshore, a moonkin named Aroom requests our aid in cleansing their corrupted brethren. They task adventurers with slaying a ghost of their kind who wields a relic called Elune’s Torch. After retrieving the torch, Aroom creates a ritual bonfire with the flames from this item, which allows the corrupted moonkin to find rest in the afterlife and “return to Elune, finally.” It could be that these flames of Elune act as spiritual purification, essentially burning away the madness or corruption clouding the moonkin’s minds. The fact that they are able to find peace (after this torch is used to create a larger and more substantial bonfire) may indicate that Elune’s flame acts as a beacon of guidance for the dead, which allows them to more easily move on from the physical plane.

There is also a unique type of silvery blue and purple fire found in Kaldorei settlements, old ruins, and temples that is vastly different from traditional orange, red, and yellow flame. The most intriguing are the braziers found in Azsuna and Tel’anor of Suramar, a necropolis assumed to be abandoned by its groundskeepers. Yet, all throughout the area there are braziers still burning brightly as if just fed with wooden kindling. It is unclear how they are sustained, but this may reinforce the idea that it is not true fire in the typical understanding of the element, but a mixture of fire and spirit together.

Earth

While Elune seems to be more distant from the element of earth than its counterparts, it is interesting to consider her manifestations that appear in traditionally earthbound mediums.

The first is Elunite Ore - ore in general being a naturally occurring rock or stone with valuable minerals inside. Elunite is described as being a fine material to work with, and directly blessed by Elune herself. The nature of Elunite is unclear; we do not know if it is an ore that is blessed by the goddess after its formation, or if Elune has a hand in its creation within the earth. It is not a usable material by miners and blacksmiths, perhaps implying that crafting with Elunite is a rare technique known only to select artisans, Elanaria (the questgiver) being one of them. It could also be that the privilege of shaping Elunite requires performing an act in defense of the goddess’s domain; as Elanaria tells us that in order to make our weapon, we must slay a satyr corrupting a moonwell, and defeat the shade of Elura who has cursed herself to guard her shipment of Elunite ore beneath the waves for all eternity.

The next earthly manifestations of Elune come in the form of gemstones, which traditionally find their origin from “deep in the earth, brought to the surface by explosions of molten rock.” Some are also “crystallized slowly from hot fluids and gases, formed from liquids filtered into cracks and pockets in rock, formed when rocks were heated and pressurized by earth movements, and recombined to form new, different minerals.” It is unclear whether Elunian gems are created similarly, or whether they are perhaps crystallized magic of some kind. As mentioned in the section of Fire, the Ancient Vortex Runestone was said to produce gemstones that Elune bequeathed to her followers here to defend themselves with. Additionally in Winterspring, there is an old altar that once housed a precious relic called the Gem of Elune that allowed direct communication with Her, and through which she “channeled her infinite wisdom.” In Outland, there are also rare jewels called Stars of Elune that can be prospected from various native ores, and dropped by random enemies.

In the Legend of Elun’Ahir, the goddess is said to be one who gifted Eonar with a branch of G’Hanir, a Mother Tree that once existed inside the Emerald Dream. After Aman’thul ripped it from the earth, its roots still grew below ground, nourished by Eonar’s tears: “Below ground, the roots fed upon the tears of Eonar and grew strong. The war was long, but in the end, the titans claimed victory. And Eonar was pleased, knowing Elune's legacy would endure. It is said that much later, as the world entered a new age, mysterious guardians arrived who dedicated their lives to protecting the roots.”

There are also several flowers said to be touched by Elune. One grows in the shadows of Duskwood, called Elune's Grace, which glows with the intensity of the moon and attracts wolves to its location. The flowers required to craft various Blossom Crowns during the Lunar Festival supposedly hold a strong connection to the goddess as well, imbued with a "solemn peace," "Elune's might," "happiness," and "great fortune." Myrael Lunarbloom also wields a staff whose flowers bloom during this time of year, greatly empowered by a moonwell pilgrimage ritual. She even says, "Flowers flourish under Elune's light. She was always known to cherish them."

Air

The Eyes of the Earthmother tells of the goddess’s early mythological origins, and her sphere of influence includes both water and wind. It seems that Elune (Mu’sha in this story) works with the wind most commonly as a means to communicate, and to deliver thoughts, words, and feelings. While the Earthmother slumbers, Mu’sha’s powers were said to be diminished, and she could no longer harness the winds' power since they “whipped up in storms and blizzards.” She is also described as “sharing secrets” with the winds, later sending upon them a plea to the Earthmother. Eventually, the Earthmother is able to find her way back to Mu’sha, because “the winds pulled at her hands, and guided her swiftly to find her Sun and Moon.” After the Earthmother’s sacrifice, Mu’sha pays homage to her by carrying her last words on the breeze for the tauren to hear, as well as setting the winds across the tides so that her voice could always be followed. Mu’sha’s favored weaponry was also said to be the bow and arrow, the efficacy of which is highly dependent on wind flow. Her movements are described as “quick as the wind,” and when her brother, An’she, is severely wounded, she calls upon these forces in an attempt to heal his injury: “Mu'sha tried to bind her brother's wound with water and wind, but no matter what she did, he continued to bleed.”

An in-game connection between Elune and the realm of wind is from a side quest in Darkshore just following the events of the Cataclysm. Sentinel Selarin, at the Auberdine refugee camp, leads the endeavor to eradicate the Twilight’s Hammer wind elementals overtaking the ruins of the town. An arduous process that requires an intricate solution, as the Twilight’s Hammer can continuously resummon the elementals at their command. In order to put an end to this, the elementals must be “slain;” after which we take their bracers, thought to be physical bindings anchoring them to this plane. The way to stop this cycle once and for all is to place the bracers into a moonwell. This act is said to not only prevent the elementals from being resummoned, but completely destroying the bracers as well. While this is not said to “soothe” them like the Orb of Elune, this seems to accomplish the same goal of freeing the enslaved elementals and the remaining Kaldorei.

While not a manifestation of elemental power per se, Elune’s influence upon the winds is also demonstrated in priestesses who channel her power through song; as well as relics like the Chimes of the Moon in Tel’anor: “The Sisters say that Elune sings a song, notes pure and beautiful. The Chime does not ring often, but when it does it is the same note as the one She is singing.” During the War of the Ancients especially, the strengthening magic utilized by the Sisters was invaluable to the war effort, notably through battle chants: “Then, another welcome surprise—chanting came from the center of the advance. The Sisterhood of Elune, resplendent in their battle armor, strengthened the fighters further. Day might have held precedence at the moment, but the priestesses’ rhythmic singing literally fed the nocturnal warriors. It was as if the moon herself suddenly hung over the host.” (Demon Soul, Ch. 8)

While we may think of this magic as under the strict purview of the elementals, it has been said that "Elune’s true nature is not fully understood," and the breadth of her power and influence may be even more vast and complex than initial impressions.

[kuwdora]

Saturday Morning Vid Recs - Video Games

@poetikat ! So you like video games. WELL! I come bearing video game recs from around the Internet, deep into old vidshows of yester-vidding fandom-year, and my bookmarks and recs posts. There’s always way more video game vids out there, esp on AO3 - search for your video game fandom and the Fanvids tag and see what comes up in your results.

Some of these vids date back a decade or more and some are very recent. They’re all awesome and so interesting to watch.

Video Game Vids!

America by @beccatoria. Mass Affect: Andromeda. #colonialism

Hard Times by absternr. Portal. I laughed and cried. Gonna make you wonder why you even try.

Riverside by milly. Tomb Raider (2013). I see how everything is torn in the river deep", Lara PoV. Vid for the 2013 Tomb Raider game.

River by milly. Tomb Raider (2018) This is so fucking gorgeous. Stand and deliver. / Made for VividCon Challenge "Full Circle" in 2018, a sequel/parallel to "Riverside". Reverse Dance by @aurumcalendula. Dishonored. A great character vignette! Billie through the years.

Pop Galaxy by AbsoluteDestiny. Super Mario Galaxy. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. I’m really in love with the use of the camera angles from the game, and this pop medley is very much a banger of 2013. It’s so much fun.

Scream and Shout by @rhoboat77. Assassin’s Creed. I’m forever screaming about how awesome this vid is in my head but now I share it with everyone. Forever shouting because rhoboat captured all of the game footage!! To make THIS VID. The skill and talent and sheer fucking perseverance to perform some of these actions in the game specifically for this vid. Everything is permitted.

Pop That Lock by @kuwdora. Final Fantasy VII: Remake. Cloud/everyone. Final Fantasy + Adam Lambert = my groove. You got the key to your release, so pop that lock until you’re lighter than air.

D U S K by niyalune. Outer Wildes. This game is gorgeous and this vid is so fucking beautiful and full of wonder and heart "The universe is, and we are."

We’re Here Because We’re Here by violace. Journey 2012. We're here because we're here. Maybe it's really that simple.

Brother (Last Ride) by @kuwdora. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The wolves of Kaer Morhen. I captured all my own game footage for this vid! A first for me. We face the fire together, brothers 'til the end. Never Seen The Light of Day by violace. Bioshock Infinite. This character study really takes you on Elizabeth's journey! Amazing song choice and what a game. And the truth shall set you free. -- A tribute to Elizabeth.

Birds, Birds, Birds by bironic. Wingspan. Tabletop game play, video game, trailers. Bironic has done it again and created something so incredible and something I haven’t seen before and inspired me and struck everyone full of awe and love. I got birdies, dawg.

9 to 5 by @eruthros. Lego Star Wars. This is so damn cute! It's a tough life for a clone trooper or stormtrooper.

One Foot by @kuwdora. Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order. Cal Kestis my beloved. Taking this one step at a time.

Start Wearing Purple by @findmeinthealps Mythic Quest. Not a video game per se but about the people who make them. Poppy Li and Iann Grimm. Hot messes who end up making some great and terrible choices along the way. All your sanity and wits, they will all vanish, I promise.

Hurry, Hurry, Hurry by @marahsarie. Outer Wildes. This vid!! is so cute!! and wonderful!! All my friends and all the loose ends and this love of mine, 'cause I'm running out of time.

Anything For Love (Including That) by caramarie Mass Effect/Dragon Age. Thanks for the terrible romantic choices, Bioware.

For more video game vids:

Vidding community on dreamwidth - see the games tag: dishonored, carmen san diego,resident evil and more.

Vividcon Database: 2013 Video Games Vidshow

Spring Equinox 2013 theme: Game On! which includes video games (and sports game themes)

Vidding Discord: ask for recs from more vidders!

Previous Saturday Morning Vid Recs:

Women!

Space and Robots

Animals

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#saturday morning vid recs

#kuwdora vid recs

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[theficpusher]

Good boy by 28sunflowers | E | 2768 Harry is startled out of his thoughts by the needle going over one of his ribs. Thankfully, he catches himself and manages to stay still, but accidentally lets out a whimper at the unexpected stronger burn. He exhales slowly when Louis takes the gun off his skin, trying to remain calm. “Good boy,” Louis tells him automatically, giving him a pat to the hip.

Soft Wings by kingsofeverything | G | 4375 Harry is a Dolly Parton fan who wants to get a tattoo in tribute to her. Louis is the tattoo artist.

take your whole life then you put a line through it by sunflower_lwt | M | 5332 an AU with trans harry, an all-knowing cousin, and tattoo artist louis.

lemongrass and sleep by moonshinelouis | E | 5370 Louis is a tattoo artist and Harry wants a rose tattoo.

I See Your Colours and I'm Dying of Thirst by taking_sweet_time | nr | 6244 Harry asks Louis for a tattoo, but forgets to mention that he's got a little bit of a... problem when it comes getting inked. Shenanigans ensue. Or, a very dumb fic about Harry's fucking whale (maybe) tattoo.

Makes Me Feel Alive by hazzahtomlinson | E | 8372 Louis hated when people came in to get tattooed and couldn’t sit still— bunch of fucking squares is what they were. If only that had been the issue for his newest client.

A Simple Twisted Fate by Cyantific | E | 18125 Global rock star Harry Styles has some time to kill between tour dates and stumbles into a Doncaster tattoo shop with a desire for some new ink. He has a few other desires as well, but those he must keep to himself. Louis Tomlinson, owner of Twisted Fate Tattoos, has seen enough of the tabloids and thinks he knows everything there is to know about this world-famous rock star, and he’s not impressed. Harry may be one of the world's biggest stars known for a lavish lifestyle, crazy parties and entourages of women wherever he goes, but he’s more than just what his image and wild reputation suggests. Things take an interesting turn when Louis finds out he’s been helping satisfy Harry’s voracious pain kink. Bet he'd love to know that not only is Louis a gifted tattoo artist, but an experienced Dom as well. Perhaps they both have something to learn from each other, if only Louis would give Harry a chance. Maybe their paths crossing was more than just a twist of fate, but the universe’s plan all along.

Necessity is the mother of invention by words_of_my_own | E | 87502 Louis is the owner of a couple of tattoo studios that are not for tattooing purposes only. Harry works as a policeofficer and infiltrator, currently on a case that really only should be straight forward. What happens when things aren't what they seem, morals come into play, and when you fall in love with the one person you just shouldn't?

no hand on the reign by tempolarriefics | E | 137051 Then, he sees it. His eyes lock on the tattoo and he sucks in a sharp breath, unable to look away. His brain screeches to a halt, and not just because of the sight that is a half-naked Harry. There, on Harry’s outer arm, is an intricate tattoo of a large ship. A large ship which perfectly complements the compass tattoo hidden on Louis’ own forearm. “It’s that one.” Louis breathes, reaching out a shaky finger to point to the ship on Harry’s left outer arm. “You’re sure?” Harry asks. Louis nods. He’s never been more sure of anything in his life. He has found his soulmate. Or, a twist on a soulmate au where louis is a newly independent tattoo artist and harry just wants his soulmate tattoo removed. Of course, they're soulmates.

[evalka]

Come Around, my tribute to Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye

emotional stuff under the cut

A few years ago, I spoiled this game front-to-back for myself within a matter of hours. As much as I want to regret that now, I wouldn't have it any other way.

That experience taught me that missing out on things is okay, that your experiences are just as meaningful even if they're not what you're told is proper.

For the barely-functioning recently-out trans girl I was, this was exactly what I needed to learn and, honestly, given where I was, I think that saved my life.

Now, this game lives in my mind every day. Its community has become my friends and one or two even my partners. The philosophies woven into the narrative are woven too into my life and I'm finally, properly, living.

Outer Wilds, as funny as it is to say, I don't think I could ever forget you.

[mapleverser]

NEW SITE UPDATE!! 5 PART MINISERIES :333

it’s a lil tribute to outer wilds that takes place entirely in mapleverse. ideally it works out and makes sense if you’ve never played outer wilds. it took 2 months to write this 😭

[samisha99]

Outer Wilds Main Menu in A Hat in Time.

Very rough set up but I wanna make something as a tribute to a game that I've fallen in love with.

If you haven't played it yet, I highly recommend it! ❤

[blackjackkent]

question brought up by listening to Breaking Benjamin and realizing i haven't added any new songs to my library in, uh.... a While. what are your favorite songs by them?

also bc i'm obsessed with these songs, i highly recommend Godhunter by The Aviators and Beautiful Is Boring by BONES UK. Godhunter gives me big DnD campaign vibes and Beautiful Is Boring is heavily tied to Bloodborne for me bc of a fantastic amv someone did on here. ALSO speaking of video games i'm obsessed with. Outer Wilds. 1, listen to Travelers from the ost (absolutely gorgeous song imo) and then 2, listen to A Terrible Fate from the ost. it's phenomenal in the complete opposite direction. oh god and also ABZÛ, that soundtrack is gorgeous, it's by Austin Wintory who also did Journey

okay i'm gonna go now before i start recommending literally all the osts i listen to lmao

also pls give Alonzo scritches for me

Ooooooooooh! Thanks for the recommendations! Godhunter in particular really slaps! I love hard-driving songs that also focus heavily on melody (one of the things that appeals to me with Breaking Benjamin). I'll definitely check out those two OSTs also; I love video game soundtracks as a work background. :D

My personal favorite video game OST is the Hollow Knight soundtrack, which IMO basically doesn't miss. (Though particularly shoutout to the theme for my boy the Dung Defender.) I'm also a big fan of the Guild Wars 2 raid soundtrack, particularly the theme for the Twin Largos.

To answer your original question, though - I love a lot of BB's songs (they form a very high percentage of my shuffle playlist), but these ones are probably my top favorites:

Failure

Anthem of the Angels

Dance With the Devil

Dear Agony

Into the Nothing

Unknown Soldier

Wish I May

Until the End

Blow Me Away

Forget It

Away

Believe

Also, shameless self-promotion since you mentioned liking AMVs - I'm still very proud of this set of AMVs I did quite a long time ago (a decade ago, oh God) during the depth of my Mass Effect obsession, using some of my other favorite Breaking Benjamin songs:

Mass Effect 2 ("I Will Not Bow")

Mass Effect 3 ("Breathe")

Citadel DLC ("Can't Hold Us") - Pentatonix, not Breaking Benjamin, but I also love how this one turned out. XD

Omega Tribute ("Breakdown")

Mass Effect 1 ("Had Enough")

One of these days I wanna do some BG3 vids in this style but who knows if I'll ever have the time, lol.

[unhonestlymirror]

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I am begging you, please stop using Himaruya's creation as "canon". We have history for this.

The reason why Ukrainians and Belaruthians usually don't say anything is because we are really damn tired of explaining the most obvious to us things over and over. Unfortunately, if we don't do that, there will be more and more people who genuinely believe in things like on this screen.

"Muscovy, on the other hand, grew out of the share of Yuri Dolgorukiy - "Suzdal Valley", or the Volodymyr-Suzdal Principality , located in the basin of the Oka River , the upper reaches of the Volga and its tributaries - Sheksna and Kostroma . The main cities of the Suzdal Forest were Suzdal , Rostov , and Vladimir . The earliest inhabitants of this region were the Finno-Ugric tribes, some of which were later conquered by the boyars of Dolgorukiy Long-armed"

"The ancient history of the Scandinavians often mentions two Finnish countries, free and independent: Kyrialandia, which stretched from the Gulf of Finland to the White Sea and included modern M. Karamzin Olonetska and part of the Arkhangelsk province, and Biarmia, which covered the space from the Northern Dvina and the White Sea to the Pechora River".

"That Moscow is a Finnish word and that the future capital of Great Russia was, using colonization terms, a “fortified trading post” in the Finnish country, everyone knows this, as well as the fact that the surroundings of Moscow were extremely densely populated even in prehistoric times, so depict the emergence of this city how the settlement by "cultural Slavs" of a completely wild place is possible only by ignoring everyone, again, well-known archaeological data. - Pokrovskiy M.N. "The emergence of the Muscovite state and the "Great Russian nationality"— historical science and class struggle. Historiographic essays, critical articles, and notes." Edition 1. [archived on 11 December 2019 at the wayback machine]/ Pokrovsky M. N.— M.—L.: Sotsekgiz, 1933— P. 267—284.

It's a russian source that they most likely used for exusing the attempt to occupy Finland in 1939-1940 . Finland has nothing to do with russia.

"Ukrainian historian N. D. Polonska-Vasylenko claimed that "In the territory remote from the centre of the state of Ukrainians - Kyivan Rus' - on the basis of not only a non-Ukrainian, but even a non-Slavic people in the 12th century - the foundations of the state organization were laid, which slowly began to assume not only a leading role in the history of Ukraine, but also to claim its historical heritage and even the name Rus, although it had no rights to that heritage or to the name Russia" . This is what the Russian historian Vasyl Klyuchevskiy wrote about the ancestors of the Russians (so-called "Great Russians"): "The first separate principalities into which, starting from the 12th century, Kyivan Rus was divided, were also not ethnically homogeneous. In the northeast of Russia, as a result of the subjugation of the Finnish tribes, a new ethnic group was formed, which in the 19th century was called the Great Russians"

"During the 11th and 14th centuries, a huge state populated by numerous non-Slavic ethnic groups arose in the northwest around the territory of the Novgorod lands. The inner circle of Finno-speaking tribes in the north — Karels, Votyaks, Izhorts (Ingras) and Veps — was governed directly from Novgorod, the outer circle was subject to weak indirect tribute authority. Finno-speaking Lapps in the Far North and further in the northeast also Finno-speaking Zyryans and Permians, Ugromov Ostyaks and Voguls, as well as Samoyeds belonged here."

"The emergence of Muscovy in the second half of the 13th century was facilitated by Mengu-Timur, Feodora Sartakivna, and Peter Ordynskyi. The 16-year-old son of Alexander Nevsky became the first prince of Moscow." - Alexander Nevsky, just another occupier who wasn't loved by people of Novgorod at all and became "Saint" in russia XV century, when a great historiographical myth about this prince began to take shape.

Prince Alexander really succeeded in intrigues against his own brothers and neighbouring princes. "Andriy Yaroslavovych (brother of Alexander. - V.B.), becoming the Prince of Volodymyr (Grand Duke. - V.B.), concluded an alliance with the strong prince of Southern Rus (Kyivan Rus; with such tricks they try to convince us that there was another Rus - V.B.) Danylo Romanovych Halytsky, marrying his daughter, and trying to conduct politics independent of the Golden Horde. But in 1252, Batyi organized military actions against Andriy and Danylo. Against the Galician prince, Batyi sent an army of Kuremsa, which did not succeed, and against Andrii - an army under the command of Nevryuy, which ravaged the outskirts of Pereyaslavl. In the same year, even before Nevryu's campaign (pay special attention to this fact! - V.B.), Alexander went to Batyi, received a label for the Volodymyr Grand Duchy, and after returning settled in Volodymyr. From 1252 until his death in 1263, Alexander (Nevsky. - V.B.) was the Grand Duke of Volodymyr." / "Batkivshchyna" magazine #11, 1993, p. 29./

"...it was Alexander's collaborationism towards the Mongols, his betrayal of the brothers Andriy and Yaroslav in 1252, that caused the Golden Horde to establish a yoke in Rus." / "Batkivshchyna" magazine No. 11, 1993, p. 30./

"The population of the Moscow principality grew rapidly due to the flow of colonizers: the southern, from the lands of Vyatichi and the Kyiv region, and the western, from the Polatsk, Novgorod, and Smalensk lands, as well as immigrants from Western Tartary. The incoming population mixed with the Finnish tribes - Meri and Muroma - who had long lived in these lands." Alberto Campenze, in a letter to Pope Clement VII around 1523-1534, wrote about the Moscow principality (Moscovia) that it was inhabited by various peoples: Yugras, Karelians, Pechorans, Vogulychis, Cheremis

In 1493, Ivan III independently added to his grand ducal domain a prefix - "all of Rus," which was not found in the Moscow princes in older documents and was not recognized by other monarchs.

"In all this [built by Ivan III] - in church and secular buildings, in the names and dedications of churches, in inscriptions or chronicles about the construction - there is almost no hint or even allusion of Kyiv's heritage. The temples, with some details of the Italian Renaissance, are generally modelled after Russian Upper Volga cities such as Vladimir and Suzdal, but not Kyiv. There is neither the Tithe Church, nor Borysoglibska, nor even St. Sophia (as in Novgorod and Polatsk) - despite the fact that Ivan's second wife, who obviously put a lot of effort into creating a new image of the capital, was named Sophia (Zoya). As for the gates of the Moscow Kremlin, not only were none of them named after the famous Kyiv gates (especially the Golden Gate), but the inscription on the main one was not written in Cyrillic, but in Latin! A hundred years later, Boris Godunov, in accordance with his grandiose plan to renew the capital, partially rebuilt the Kremlin and added a bell tower, and again, the same striking absence of Kyiv reminiscences. These people have never even thought about Kyiv." - Edward Keenan. Russian historical myths [Archived August 9, 2019 at the Wayback Machine]. Kyiv: "Krytyka", 2001.— 284 p.— P. 8-9

"The rise of Muscovy began under the vassalage of Ivan III, who conquered, either by force or by agreements, the lands surrounding the Muscovite principality: the largest trade center, Veliky Novgorod, was taken thanks to a crusade organized in alliance with the Tatars, the main slogan of which was: "force Novgorodians to appoint archbishops in Moscow" (the Novgorodians sent ambassadors to the canonical Metropolitan of Kyiv to consecrate an archbishop for them), as well as the principalities of Tver, Rostov, Yaroslavl and Ryazan."

"His policy was continued by his son Vasyl III (1505-1533) and grandson Ivan IV the Terrible (1533-1584), and later by representatives of the Godunov dynasty (descendants of the Chetov princes of the Golden Horde)."

British historian Norman Davis in his own work "Europe. History" describes the process of the appearance of the ethnonym "Russia" in Muscovy:

Muscovite princes rose from darkness to shining heights within two centuries after the Mongol invasion.

First, by combining conquest and bribery, they brought under their control numerous principalities of the Rurikovichs around the Volodymyr-Suzdal land. In 1364, they appropriated the hereditary title of Grand Dukes of Volodymyr.

Secondly, enjoying the favor of the khan of the Golden Horde, the Moscow princes received a label that gave them the right to be the main collector of tribute for the Tatars, they were responsible for the payments and debts of the rest of the princes. Ivan I (ruled 1325-1340), known as Kalita, spent most of his reign not in Moscow, but on the way to Sarai.

Third, by generously endowing the Orthodox Church, the Moscow princes added an aura of piety to their political power. In 1300, the Metropolitan of Kyiv moved his seat (residence) from Kyiv to Volodymyr nad Klyazma, and in 1308 to Moscow. Monasteries founded in forest forests were new centers of trade and territorial expansion.

Muscovites gained strength but were still vassals [of the Golden Horde]. It was at that time that Muscovites began to call their state by the Greek word "Russia," which meant "Rus," and called themselves Russians. These Muscovites never owned Kyiv, but the lack of grounds did not prevent them from considering Moscow the only legal heir to Kyiv lands. It was their speech that became the basis of the modern Russian language.

"Another strange and still unnoticed manifestation of the interruption of tradition or historical amnesia can be seen from the names that the Moscow nobility gave to their children. It is worth talking about the importance of this act for any culture, its symbolic meaning, cultural conditioning, and subjection to fashion. Historical sources from the time of Ivan the Terrible have preserved the names of thousands of men from the upper class. In terms of uniformity, they did not differ from names in other societies. The ten most common names covered 70% of the people, and the rest were rare. The most popular were the names of the rulers of the Moscow dynasty — Ivan (20%) and Vasiliy (10%). Nothing unexpected. What is really surprising if you adhere to traditional ideas about this culture is the almost complete absence of specifically Kyivan names. Among the almost three thousand names in the digit books of Ivan's time, there are no Igors, Svyatoslavs, Mstislavs, less than 1% of the Volodymyr and only three of Gleb. The Moscow courtier of Ivan's time would rather be called Temir or Bulgak than Volodymyr, Gleb or Vsevolod". - Edward Keenan. Russian historical myths. Kyiv: "Krytyka", 2001. — 284 p. — p. 9

The very fact that Russia, having received its name no earlier than the 18th century, claimed the historical heritage of Russia, created seven hundred years earlier, gave Karl Marx the reason to assert in his work "Exposure of the Diplomatic History of the 18th Century":

«The bloody mire of Mongolian slavery, not the rude glory of the Norman epoch, forms the cradle of Muscovy, and modern Russia is but a metamorphosis of Muscovy».

At the same time, the names "Russia" and "Russian" of Greek origin "literate people began to introduce into the book language" from the 16th century. - Historical grammar of the Russian language, compiled by Ө. Буслаевымъ. Fifth edition. Etymology.— M., 1881.— P. 5.

[thecrazyworldbuilder]

I have this WIP setting about mechas which I am not being hyperfixated about but I do kinda like. It is unnamed for now but here's the introduction:

Alright so some work on the Mecha Project

The entire story is happening on an Earth-like planet. Turns out, biology is pretty rigid and Earth ain't such a unique snowflake as we thought.

Into the faaar g'damn future we send a stasis ship there, and arrive to a peaceful, unpopulated by sentient life planet. Name's pending but I think of something like New [insert name].

The planet is ruled by the United Sol Alliance (USA, on purpose) and is now beginning to build an eco-friendly high-tech civilization. Generations have passed but, due to a part of the huge information tanks being damaged, a part of Earth history and a lot of physics/inventions catalogues are lost, thus rendering humans on the new planet a bit uneducated on some matters.

The three continents of the planet are populated and everything is pretty much utopian. Clean air, alien life is quite similar to Earth's (four legs, fur, skin, general biology), trees also use chlorophyll but are toxic due to other not so pleasant chemicals, though it ain't much of a problem.

Then the Invasion began.

From outer space, unpredicted, came hard to spot ships with little to no electronics or energetic signature. Crashing on the surface, they started letting out the Kaiju.

These creatures are called just that - Kaiju - in tribute to the old Earth fiction. The thing though is that they aren't natural creatures; Engineered by some other species, they are living war machines meant to consume genetics of other species and use them for creation of new and newer lifeforms. This Kaiju Horde instantly becomes a threat to the human colony.

The first months of the invasion things were only heating up. Some human cities were destroyed, population slain. In return, alien motherships were targeted by hardcore artillery. But while humans were great in the distanced combat, easily sniping down huge beasts with absolutely wild railgun tech, they were helpless up close.

The kaiju could easily scale the distance between them and the human forces, beginning bloodshed in close quarters combat. Huge, muscular beasts perfected to destroy any creature or tech, they succeeded in putting down entire platoons of the USA (actually I might rethink that name).

Then there came a solution, seemingly out of nowhere. During one of the fights, a construction worker beat the beast to pulp using a non-battle mech meant for moving weights. Instantly labeled hero, the dude inspired the human forces to start the creation of war mechs.

So the arming race began. The mechs were slow as shit when on manual control, so they had to invest into neural linking. The PHIL link (Personal Helmet Infolink) was created and was truly still a complete mess. It was sensitive to any thought of the user, may you think of lemons or steamed hams, the helmet would try to interpret commands even when it doesn't have to and had bad lag which proved lethal.

Next went the RING, AMP-1 and AMP-2 links. Those were proven superior to both PHIL and manual.

The mech tech itself improved over the years. Beginning with bulky hardbodies, it evolved into sleek and agile softbodies which were highly capable of close quarter combat. Sooner or later, the profession of a mech pilot became very useful and high-paying.

For now, the human colonies on the three continents are split, but the times are a bit more easy on the front. The kaiju motherships (which act as factories) are far in the land, in the sectors beyond reach, and fortifications are built to hold them back.

That's attabout it. Here's a repost of the link and mech types:

MECH TYPES Softbody S Armored Softbody AS Clam C Hardbody H Semisoftbody SS

LINK TYPES RING (Redirecting Implanted Neural Gate) AMP-1 (Amputee Mech Personel Type 1) AMP-2 (Amputee Mech Personel Type 2) PHIL (Personal Helmet Infolink) Manual

An interesting parameter in mechs is the (neural) feedback.

It is the proprioception of the driver with the mech, the feeling of the mech's body and where it's bodyparts are. Manual mechs have no proprioception, so do the PHIL ones on the older models (new models at least provide a projection of the mech's pose for the driver to reference from).

RING has the best feedback sensitivity meaning the driver with a RING link make best DES and SPD (speed) builds. AMP-1 and AMP-2 are both roughly equal in feedback sensitivity, with AMP-2 being bit better due  to larger portions of the driver's limbs being "phantom", thus linked with the mech. PHIL is completely dogshit in providing feedback as mentioned before, and manual is equal to sitting in a tank and wondering what was that noise that just hit the left side of the hull. Yet feedback isn't tied to the link type but the mech type.

A hardbody mech has little to no feedback. It does count the angles under which the joints are bent and all that but those sensors can be easily broken, giving wrong info or none at all.

A softbody mech is best in providing feedback. Literally having a neural mesh that has sensitivity and allows the drivers to feel "touch", it also provides best proprioception and agility.

Other mech types are varying in feedback providing.

[7grandmel]

Todays rip: 09/10/2023

skrillex tribute 2023

Season 7 Featured on: siivagunner's highest quality rips: volume

Ripped by UUN4

Look, I'll say it a thousand times - I am the LAST person you should go to in terms of actually comprehending and understanding music history and current trends. Most of what I know about what's considered good music and bad music comes from osmosis, and most of *that* comes from SiIvaGunner! But one thing I've known ever since the good ol' days of 2016ish YouTube, and the age of Montage Parodies, is that dubstep is fucking hilarious.

And I don't say that to belittle or mock the genre - like a lot of SiIva's backlog, dubstep music to be has the perfect blend of being inherently funny whilst also being really enjoyable to listen to. SiIva has been poking fun of dubstep music, particularly Skrillex music like Bangarang, since early on in Season 1, but there's been so many instances over the channel's life actually showing how to utilize the music for actual bangers. skrillex tribute 2023, too, uses Bangarang as its source, and is practically a ground-up instrument swap of the original Plant Kingdom (Act 1) theme to great effect. The tropical sound of Sonic Rush Adventure's soundtrack may at first seem like an odd choice for getting the dubstep treatment, but Plant Kingdom in particular fits the choice so perfectly - its a track that's entirely built on a repeating ukulele riff, which the Bangarang intro is a shockingly good as a substitute for. That single choice kind of lets the rest of the rip just run wild - so many Bangarang elements and samples are sprinkled throughout the rip, with only hints of the original track remaining, but it all melds together as so unmistakably "skrillex" thanks purely to that repeating riff.

Its a bizarre rip and a recent favorite, as I only recently listened through the album it features on. It simultaneously feels completely at odds with what the original track wants to do, yet fits the original song's energy and overall progression perfectly - it fits and doesn't fit at the same time. As one wise commenter says:

"My inner ear hates this, but my outer ear loves this. The dub-step-duality of Skrill."

[dunebrainrotmtg]

MTG x Dune Crossover

View the entire deck on Archidekt! [link]

Main Deck

Anointed Procession: Updated Art (no name change)

Arcane Signet: Atreides Ducal Signet

Baru, Wurmspeaker: Paul Muad'dib Usul, Wormrider

Canyon Jerboa: Muad'dib, Desert Mouse

Courser of Kruphix: Spice Harvester

Desert Nomads: Fremen

Desert of the Fervent: Updated Art (no name change)

Desert of the Indomitable: Updated Art (no name change)

Desert of the True: Updated Art (no name change)

Elvish Piper: Gurney Halleck, Balliset Warrior

Emeria Angel: Sietch Tabr Sayyadina

Enlightened Tutor: Bene Gesserit

Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds: Paul Muad'dib Atreides

Hazezon, Shaper of Sand: Stilgar, Naib of Seitch Tabr

Idol of Oblivion: Updated Art of Salusan Bull Head (no name change)

Impact Tremors: Fremen Thumper

Jetmir, Nexus of Revels: Paul, Lisan al Gaib

Lifegift: Spice Melange

Lotus Cobra: Lotus Nahya

Maja, Bretagard Protector: Duncan Idaho

Map the Frontier: Cultivating Desert Power

Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization: Paul, Kwisatz Haderach

Parallel Lives: Updated Art (no name change)

Queen Allenal of Ruadach: Lady Jessica, Mother of Paul

Radha, Heart of Keld: Chani Sihaya Kynes

Rampaging Baloths: Rampaging Salusan Bulls

Retreat to Emeria: Retreat to Seitch Tabr

Soul Warden: Sihaya, Desert Spring Tears

Tireless Provisioner: Shadout Mapes

Tireless Tracker: Thuwir Hawat

Tribute to the World Tree: Tribute to the Missionaria Protectiva

Tunneling Geopede: Wormsign

Warleader's Call: Voice from the Outer World

Worldspine Wurm: Shai-Hulud, Grandfather of the Desert

Maybeboard

Azusa's Many Journeys: Paul's Many Journeys

Blackblade Reforged: Crysknife, Tooth of Shai-Hulud

King Darien XLVIII: Duke Leto Atredies, Father of Paul

Mother of Runes: Lady Jessica, Reverend Mother

Retreat to Kazandu: Retreat to Cave of Birds

Sandblast: Spice Blow

Trailblazer's Boots: Stillsuit Boots

Wall of Omens: Shield Wall of Arrakeen

Zendikar's Roil: Desert Djinn

[notasingleclue20]

TF2に狂い、SFMをすげえ見た

前置き

これは好きなSFMおよびファン制作アニメーションリストです。TF2のコミュニティの愛、深い。

・SFM？ Source FilmmakerというValveが公開してる映像作成ソフト（？）の略。Youtubeとかで[SFM]と入っているのは、このソフトを使って作られたファンアニメーションの総称らしい。 TF2、Valve作品以外でも3Dモデルが存在するゲームのキャラクターをアニメーションする際に使っている人は多い。エッチなのも多いらしい。 とても使いづらいと聞くけど、それでもものすごい数の作品がある。

・TF2って… Team Fortress 2というFree to Playな所謂ヒーローシューターゲーム。Steamでなんと無料です。宣伝。 古いゲームでもうあんまり更新されてないけど未だにアクティブプレーヤー人数は多く、コミュニティが活気。

Meet the Team

公式の全9クラス（��サンドヴィッチ）の紹介動画のプレイリスト、クオリティ高く、ともかく印象に残る。 正直ゲームを知らなくても何度か見た記憶があり、ともかく知名度がすごいし、無意味にScoutのセリフを覚えてしまう。 全部見たらExpiration Date（賞味期限切れ/時間切れ）を見るとみんなに愛着が益々湧く。そしてこれにはなんと日本語字幕がある…。

Emesis Blue

切って離せない、というかこの作品を見てTF2をはじめた。ファン制作のホラーSFM映画。 Twitterで延々と呟いているのですが、元々死生観の感じられる作品がすごく好きで、あんなにカオスで命の軽い世界観の作品を基に、その命の軽さ・リスポンというゲームメカニック、Mann兄弟の（言っちゃえば）自分勝手な理由で戦争を続ける為にMercたちを雇用しているという設定を逆手にとって、ここまでホラーとして秀逸な切り口を入れられているのが本当にすごいし、TF2を知らない自分がのめりこんでしまったくらい映像としてよくできてました。 ここからloreを学んだ後に見直してデモソルの関係性とか、パイロに焼かれるスパイとか、殺し合う赤ヘビメディとかに大きな感情を抱いたという結果です

Lil' Guardian Pyro

Emesis Blue見た後ゲームをインストールしてbot相手にトレーニングしてるときに見て、は～カワ���イんだけど…ってなった。ともかくカワイイし、Pyro/Engieの関係性がやっぱとても良い。みんなちっちゃいね。

Team Fortress Guilty Gear OP Parody

（やったことも見たこともないのだけど）ｷﾞﾙﾃｨｷﾞｱのOPパロらしく、ムチャクチャかっこよくてループして見ていた。War!のコミック読んでデモ…ソル…ってなってるときに見たので二人のショットが多くて泣いてしまいそうでした。SpyがScoutが死んでピエタ構図になっているコミックのコマがすごく好きなので、そこが入っていて嬉しい。Jarateのとこで笑っちゃうしバトルエンジのガンスリンガーが映るところがすげえ好きです。

Tribute

またリスポンメカニックをテーマに、友達がいなくなってしまったMercの悲しみが丁寧に静かに描かれててジワ…ときました。展開と見せ方が上手。

TF2: Revenge

テーマ的にはTributeに近く、友達がいなくなっちゃったMercの悲しみ…からの復讐を描くSFM。このSFMのパイロの描かれ方がともかく好きで、全て燃やした後になんにも残らない虚しさが切ない

Demoman's Dilemma 

この方（The Wingletさん）のSFMは全部クオリティが高いのだけれど、これは私欲で入れてます。デモマンがマジで呂律ゼロになるのがいつ聞いても笑えるので好きです。

Hiking Trip [SFM]

こちらもWingletさんの作品。短いほのぼの（？）ハイキングするよ♪という中でハプニングが起きて、Mercy Killing（「安らかに逝かせてやろう…」）をするかしないかみたいな話なんですが、それに加えてOuter Wildsの音楽が流れるのが好きです。

Story of a Sentry

EngieとSentry Gunのお話。二人が親子みたいなのが素直に可愛い。EngieをやってSentryカンカンやってると、このSFMのエンジの気持ちはすごくよく分かる。俺のセントリーに手を出さんでくれ。

Lil’ Pootis - Season 1 [Episodes 1-7]

こちらはSFMではなく手描きアニメーションなのですが、ともかくみんなカワイイし愛を感じる…。 Heavyの”Put this dispenser here!”（「ディスペンサーここに置いてくれ！」）というセリフが英語だとPootisに聞こえるのでmeme化しているのが、Heavyの鳥頭Cosmeticをベースに鳥のキャラクターにした…アニメーション……？（説明が難しい） Pootis以外にもSpy Crub、MedicのArchimedesなども出てきていて、ワイヤワイヤしていてほっこりする。 手描きアニメーションだとMeet the Amazing Teamシリーズも好き。

～～～～～～～～～～～～～～

Tumblrだと10個までしかビデオを貼れませんでした。以下も大好きです。

・End of the Line すごく有名所…？そうなのだけれど、クオリティが高く、最初から最後まで画がとてもキレイ。それぞれのMercたちの描かれ方も丁寧で、1映像作品として起承転結していてキレイに終わる。ヘビメディがかっこよい。

・Mann Swap HeavyとScoutが入れ替わっちゃった☆？！みたいな短いストーリーで起承転結がキレイで、モデルはとくに変更ないのに表情と動きでそれぞれのキャラクターが入れ替わってることを描くアニメーション能力がすごい…

・Pootis Engage //EXTREME 海外memeだらけで勢いがすごい、中々テンションが高くて置いてかれそうになる、けど好きです。使われてるのはSFMではなくて別のソフトなのかな…。

・Keep Going, Buddy [SFM] なんだかうまくいかない…なScoutの描かれ方にすごい親近感。お父さんみたいなEngieも大好きで、最後の終わり方もすごく良かったです。

・Creation of Mimi-Sentry [SFM] Engieのセントリーガンを女の子に擬人化したMimi-SentryとEngieのお話。Mimi自体は賛否両論だったらしいけど、エンジとミミが親子的な描かれ方がしているのは個人的にすごくすき。アクションシーンもかっこよい。

・Jolly Rancher こちらはGMod（SFMではない）アニメーションなのだけれど、この方の作品はなんか好きで見ちゃうしGMod特有の謎の……フィーバードリーム的な…癖になる感じというか……混沌とした安寧……

・Buff Fortress 2 [SFM] サムネからしてアレなんですけど大好きなので何回もみてます