#so thats.. tfee? lmao

[deadlysoupy]

finally starting to watch a playthrough of Expedition and... as much as i was skeptical about, well, everything... i'm kinda infatuated with it???

i'm halfway through and i surprisingly like how they did Bumblebee here. he's not totally in-character if you consider the show, but they wanted to put him in an unconventional situation, which i respect. of course, this is just a kid's game (plainly obvious, looking at the budget and the dialogue), they could have done something simple and plotless, but:

(cont after read more cause the other one is broken)

instead, as far as i can tell, they force Bee to have hand-to-hand combat (which he's!!! not proficient in!!! bc he's a scout!! actually legit characterization and reasoning), to be alone again (a questionable decision bc why can't the Terrans help him out but that's another topic). he has doubts throughout, he doesn't actually wants to do the job, he gets legit angry at Mandroid - which is one of the few signs of genuine anger he displayed in this continuity - he actually talks about his feelings with Alex, which is always nice to see

overall, so far i'm actually enjoying it. it's not the best thing in the world, but it's better than i thought it would be. HUGELY expensive at the fault of capitalism and probably isn't worth it, but some moments this far really stuck to me. some interesting ideas here and there, nothing major lore-wise or background-wise, a little bit of terminology and semantics like "aft" and "vocal actuator" and the likes, nice, not too complicated plot. 7/10. probably. eh

here's my musings and screenshots just for fun

Alex's "isn't that what you're always telling us?" got to me a lot... like YES, he encourages everyone all the time, but it's seldom someone can comfort him in turn! it's so sweet!! sure hope this isn't a one-time thing just for the games! sure fucking hope so!!!!

AAAAAAAH WHAT THE FUUUUCK GHHUHUHHUHGH

ah yes. mentor slander. good times

also what the fuck is this line. its just as confusing out of context as in context. is he talking about himself or Mandoid? or possibly both?..