#serious sam iv

[gotogames]

[falseflea]

my collection of freaks !

[notanerdyprude]

“hUrDy HuR wElL iF sAmS sO aWfUl WhY dOeSnT cHaRlOtTe JuSt LeAvE?!?!” what if i kill you huh what then bitch

[samaelwinchester]

is there a name yet for this kind of sam expression

[dreadfuldevotee]

my goood lestats turning is a complete horror show im obsessed. I really hope that they take it to the shit-your-pants heights it deserves, like I want some capital H Horror

[alientoastt]

thursdays are meaningful again (magnus protocol)

[lena-in-a-red-dress]

@theresnothingcruviswithme has given me permission to continue ranting about the Sam Carter character assassination that was done in yesterdays panel, so here's some more thoughts:

Sam was not always ready to lead. In S2, there's an episode called 'Spirits' where RDA (actor for Jack O'Neill) was unable to film, and so they basically had to rework the script and basically have Sam read his lines. It felt very OOC for her, bc the lines were literally not written for her character, but ultimately established in-world Sam's approach to the mission and her reactions to the plot developments were not right for leadership of a team. She got the job done, but she wasn't ready to lead a team of her own long term.

And that's okay. She didn't have much real world leadership experience under her belt at that point, and book learning only goes so far when it comes to field leadership. It gives her a starting point, and room for growth. And she does!

She grows a shitton by the O'Neill is promoted out of fieldwork. Before Mitchell comes into play, Sam Carter is promoted regularly on a realistic timetable commensurate to her development and improvement. It's only when the show needs a new male lead that suddenly Sam leading SG1 is "unrealistic"?

Also, while we're talking about unrealistic, you wanna know what's unrealistic? Two colonels on the same field team. It's a waste of resources, and confuses the line of authority-- ESPECIALLY when one of them is a new face on an existing team that has had almost a decade to bond and build trust in each other.

I will concede, however, that it's not really Mitchell's fault that he became a commanding officer of SG1. IIRC, he simply wanted to serve *with* SG1, not lead it. It's just that when he was able to join, they'd already gone their separate ways, and that in bringing the band back together, leadership was arbitrarily assigned to him, for some reason. Despite Sam's over-qualifications and his own lack thereof.

They didn't have to make Mitchell a Colonel. When he's introduced, I believe he's acting as a squadron leader during the battle over Antarctica. But to my knowledge, squadron leader is roughly the equivalent of the rank of major. So, why not leave him as a major and introduce him as a hotshot fanboy who just wants to serve with his idols? Suddenly Sam is not only a leader but a mentor, and gets to have journey not unlike the one O'Neill had?

The cold hard fact is that the execs didn't trust that Sam could carry the show, and probably wanted to bring in the Farscape fans, so they cast the leading Farscape stars to be the fresh new faces of the show. And its a goddamn shame.

[thetwiggiesttwig]

AI users will never understand what they're missing. drawing with other people rocks.

[ohheyitsokay]

Hello lovely Elle, please accept this armful of flowers: 🌷🪻🌼🌹🌸🌻🌺 x

HI SAM BABE I HAVE MISSED YOU SO MUCH also I think about you all the time and I reread your writing a lot and I hope you're swell and enjoying your break and are eating delicious meals (and snacks) and get to wear your favorite scents and I hope George is doing good and you're settled into work and that you get a million flowers and know they're from me in spirit friend

[your-villainous-neighbour]

I think I huave covid

[kayzis]

fantasy royalty/dnd adjacent au where skiye is a princess and nick is her adopted younger brother, so a bastard prince of sorts.... and cal and sam are their appointed knights respectively

[gotogames]

[falseflea]

I NEVER POSTED MY SAM STUFF !!!

[askseriousrainbow]

Alrighty, here are games 90 to 81 on my list! If you haven't read part one yet, the link's under this sentence now! Here we go!

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90. Saints Row IV

I love the Saints Row series, and Saints Row IV is my favorite of the Steelport games, because of the ridiculousness of it all and meta aspects. I do love meta when it's done right. Also, the flight mechanics just flow perfectly. The gameplay is fantastic, as well.

89. Serious Sam 2

Damn, I love Serious Sam, obviously, and Sam's third adventure (though second game since The First Encounter and The Second Encounter are part of the same game, that's how I reference it) is wacky, insane, and just a blast. You don't have to care about the story, because the game doesn't care about the story, it's just silly. It's not my favorite favorite, but it's still good.

88. Prison Architect

Ah, the building genre, one of my favorites. Prison Architect takes the familiar formula and applies it to prison building. You really need to keep track of your inmates and guards, and make sure no one dies. The story mode isn't too bad either, it helps you learn the mechanics of the game.

87. Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

Shantae, Shantae, Shantae. I love me some Shantae, and Half-Genie Hero is great. This is the best game to start with if you've never played the franchise. It's not a true metroidvania, but that helps players acclimatize to the style of gameplay.

86. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

Ah, Bloodlines. It's an underrated cult classic that's been fixed up by its unofficial patch, and it's a great RPG that has wonderful characters and multiple endings. The voice work is great too, getting some real talent like Grey DeLisle and John DiMaggio. Definitely get this if you're into RPGs.

85. Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards

Sierra adventure games are just good, for the most part, and the first Leisure Suit Larry is a fine, if short, game. The remakes aren't too bad either, so go with any version.

84. Theme Park

Ah, Peter Molyneux. One of those creators you have to wonder if they had any talent at all nowadays because of their lies. But in the Bullfrog days, he could actually pull his games off, and Theme Park proved that, especially with the code being written by Demis Hassabis. It's a hardcore management sim with a whimsical coat of paint, and one you shouldn't miss.

83. The Outer Worlds

One of Obsidian's better RPGs, The Outer Worlds takes the Fallout formula, transplants it into space instead of Post-Apocalypsia, and makes a great RPG. While it was partially Epic-delayed (I played it on Game Pass first.), it's still a fun adventure.

82. Blood

I live, again. One of the holy trilogy of Build Engine titles, Blood is as great as Duke or Shadow Warrior, and has its own personality, with Caleb being more “evil” than Duke or Lo Wang. It's basically a Villain Protagonist against an even eviler group, to use TV Tropes language.

81. Hotline Miami

“Do you like hurting other people?” It's a question asked a lot in Hotline Miami. Sure, you feel exhilarated while taking on each level, but you have to walk back through your carnage with a drone of dread. Add the mind-screw of the story and you have one unique game.

Part 3 will be up tomorrow! :D

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[barrymccaulkinem]

did yuo know: The Talos Principle is the best video game ever made? in terms of artistic quality AND puzzle design.

now you know!

[cryptidapprentice]

ik i joked abt it in the tags of a post once or whatever but i fr need to see some trina vega angst/whump/character analysis/introspection or whatever tf