#the backspin alchemist

[simplyghosting]

Trick or Treat!

🎃🎃!!!TRICK!!!🎃🎃

You get a picture of my dog in his fall bandana

[heres-someart]

BEAUTIFUL PERSON AWARD!❣️ Once you are given this award you're supposed to paste it in the asks of 8 people you adore! Absolutely no pressure but it's sweet to know someone thinks you're beautiful inside and out ❤️

Awww thank you

[tumb1rprincess]

1, 2, 5, 6, 11, 12!

1.Last game you finished - the Legend of Zelda: the Wind Waker. My favorite Zelda game! 2.Games you're currently playing - Alice Madness Returns. Finally got a PS3 after hunting for one for a few weeks and boy am I happy to be playing it again. It's one of my favorites

5.Games coming out that you're looking forward to - There was a gameplay trailer forever ago for Black Myth: Wukong and it looked really cool, might finally get a PS5 once it comes out

6.A series you’ve enjoyed since your early days of gaming and still enjoy to this day whether it still has games coming out or is one you return to - The Jak and Daxter series. It's probably my favorite game series ever

11.Do you prefer ‘blank slate’ main characters you make yourself or otherwise project onto, or characters with a set personality and backstory? - Characters with a set personality and backstory. I think it's more interesting that way

12.A character you particularly like in the game you’re currently playing - Alice. She's pretty much mentally broken and suffering trauma, but she'll still stick up for the underdog and help those who need it, it's pretty admirable

[secret--psalms--saturn]

Bothering @the-backspin-alchemist is my favourite past time

[foxingpeculiar]

Alright, per Tumblr’s decision, I started Lies of P.

It’s interesting. I had to get used to the combat, which is a little chunkier than Bloodborne, at least at first. And it’s the first Soulslike I’ve played with the Xbox controller, so that took a little adjustment as well. But, once it stopped throwing tutorial UI windows at me in the middle of combat, I started getting the hang of it.

I played the demo, so the Parade Master wasn’t too challenging since I knew what I was in for. I think I got him in 3. The Mad Donkey took 2 tries, but once I figured out how easily he can be backstabbed, it was over. The crawling electric police fella I got in one with the help of a specter. Then I got to King’s Flame Fuoco or whatever and had to stop for a while.

THIS fucking guy. Like holy shit, what a spike/skill check that is. I pissed through my Star Fragments like it was nothing, so now it’s just me and him. The first phase is manageable. I can mostly read his move set and while there’s a couple that give me trouble—I get caught in the backspin in the middle of one of his 3-part combos a lot and his Fury move hammer slam is a matter of luck based on my position when he starts the animation—but it’s manageable. That fucking second phase though. The ass fire gigantic AOE thing is bad enough, but then stacking the range attacks on that is just batshit. And it becomes a matter of endurance, cos he’s tanky as fuck. I can see the path to victory, I just haven’t been able to execute yet. But ima get ‘im.

The regular enemies aren’t bad—some of the heavies can be a little troublesome, especially that robot miniboss in the factory, but nothing I can’t handle. I need to work more guarding into my playstyle though—I’m relying mostly on dodging at this point, and it’s doing me well so far, but I have a feeling it’s not gonna work for everything.

I’ve been rocking mostly the balance weapon, sometimes bringing out the heavy sword. And boosting Vitality, Vigor, and Motility mostly. Got a couple of cool looking fire weapons in the factory, and after a couple of upgrades, the fire axe is doing me pretty well so I’m gonna rock that for a bit and see how it goes.

The level design is mostly pretty good—it feels like a labyrinth while still guiding you forward in a pretty linear direction, with a couple of interesting diversions. I helped the weeping woman (by lying to her about her baby) and met the Riddler fellow, at least via the telephone, and am curious what other things like that the game is going to throw at me.

Story-wise I’m bemused but intrigued. It sounds like the Alchemists did something to the Ergo that made the puppets go all Westworld on everybody, but I don’t have a full enough picture of what’s going down in Krat yet. That Fox/Cat stalker duo was pretty cool though, looking forward to running into them again.

Further updates as events warrant.

[therightprometheanfire]

Tagged by @dont-offend-the-bees! Thanks, sweetie!

Put your music library on shuffle, make a poll of the first 5 songs, and let your followers vote on their fave!

Because I am a Spotify user and I don’t actually have all the songs I listen to in my likes, I will be shuffling from my most listened to general playlist this year and y’all can lemme know what you think.

I tag @singlemaltantiseptics @princessparadoxical @punkpuppydragon @the-ghost-of-jason-todd and @the-backspin-alchemist!

[the-ghost-of-jason-todd]

RULES: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! and then tag as many people as you have WIPS

Thanks for the tag @verytiredtrashcan !!

Disclaimer: this is definitely not all the wips in my folders because then I'd be here all night. I'm just. Gonna. Pick my favorites, I guess? Or my favorites of the WIPs I haven't started posting, maybe...

Earthly Marks

JayRoy Camping (The Heart Echoes)

Psychopomp AU

Pottery AU (Long Nights, Got a Fire in My Soul)

Blue Perch

Jay and Midnighter

Meta Jay

De-Aged Jason

Flat Gotham

Shock Collar, Jason ()

Reluctant Caretaker, Dissociation, ()

MB vs Batfam

OKAY COOL 12 is a good number. There are easily three times this in my folders but I can do twelve tags. ...Maybe.

I'm so sorry if any of you have already been tagged. Also if we have never spoken and I'm tagging you out of nowhere. Also if you don't actually have WIPs. Forgive me my trespasses.

HERE WE GO: @charlezarrd @the-backspin-alchemist @audreycritter @frownyalfred @someoneimsure @khaleesiofalicante @sohotthateveryonedied @motleyfam @goldkirk @thatnerdemryn @em-gray @wafflehousepancakes

[master-of-47-dudes]

RULES: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! and then tag as many people as you have WIPS

I got tagged by @the-backspin-alchemist

And uh

Cries in no current creative projects

[heres-someart]

@the-backspin-alchemist Dave to me

An Alien… ? by Elsie Van Der Walt

[simplyghosting]

send this to all your favourite moots and pass the pumpkin round! KEEP THE PUMPKIN TRAIN GOING 🎃🖤🎃🖤🎃

RIGHT ON!! 🎃🎃🎃

[heres-someart]

Trademark is Wolves™️

A development that shocks no one (literally talked to my bio professor today about Vancouver Sea Wolves)

[secret--psalms--saturn]

@the-backspin-alchemist

stop treating killing dragons as this act of bravery and valor. maybe ou should be kissieng and loving the dragons instead. and be more niceys

[tumb1rprincess]

You’ve been bit by the lovebug 🐞 It’s the season of love and boy do you show it! Send this to ten of your favorite mutuals who show you love!

(Look there’s no rule saying I can’t send it back to you and it’s a positive thing so have a positive thing!)

Aw, thanks!

[secret--psalms--saturn]

@the-backspin-alchemist

[therightprometheanfire]

Tagged by @dont-offend-the-bees!

First 10 shuffled songs + 10 tags

I use Spotify, so I shuffled my 2024 cool jams playlist!

1: Haven’t Had Enough, Marianas Trench

2: Teeth, Lady Gaga

3: Take It Easy, The Eagles

4: Red Wine Supernova, Chappell Roan

5: American Land (Live), Bruce Springsteen

6: Paper Rings, Taylor Swift

7: Feminonemenon, Chappell Roan

8: Headfirst Slide Into Cooperstown On A Bad Bet, Fall Out Boy

9: David Byrne Does Hard Times, Paramore & David Byrne

10: Wilson (Expensive Mistakes), Fall Out Boy

That is actually a pretty good microcosm of my listening habits. Slightly more Bruce and it’d be bang on.

I tag @singlemaltantiseptics @klaudiart @the-ghost-of-jason-todd @punkpuppydragon @the-backspin-alchemist and anybody else who’s interested!

[heres-someart]

@bitter-hibiscus @caramalized-orions @charlezarrd @the-backspin-alchemist

i love you online friends i love you gay people in my phone i love you discord server chaos i love you silly mutuals masquerading as anons in your inbox i love you inside jokes i love you staying up too late giggling at your screen i love you sense of community and friendship from so far away i love you mutuals <3