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Maleketh posted:"Have you struck my gerbil with lightning?" "Have you met my gerbil?" according to Google Translate.
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Maleketh posted:"Have you struck my gerbil with lightning?" Someone's been playing Maniac Mansion.
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SageNytell posted:
I mean, anyone who's read their fair share of Vonnegut or seen season 4 of Archer knows about it, too.
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senrath posted:"Have you met my gerbil?" according to Google Translate. Can also be "Have you hit my gerbil?" 
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Raitzeno posted:Ki has both worms AND crabs, in the same areas. I just thought I'd maybe point that out. How did this group miss that? Heather did, actually. ("..or she seriously needs to watch what she eats") They speculated the invaders unwittingly brought parasites with them because the alternative was to horrifying to consider
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Ah. I failed to connect that, so clearly we know where my mind was.
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Well, she keeps company with a bunch of monsters, so it wouldn't be surprising if she ate the same things they did. other monsters 
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senrath posted:"Have you met my gerbil?" according to Google Translate. Why did the site I used not give me that translation? 
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Maleketh posted:Why did the site I used not give me that translation? translates to: "Have you met my gerbil?" or "Have you hit my gerbil?". No idea where the lighting-translation came from, but "Wurde meine Rennmaus vom Blitz getroffen" would translate to "Has my gerbil been struck by lightning?". Hope that helps whenever you're going to date or kill a gerbil. Wipfmetz fucked around with this message at 17:08 on Nov 18, 2014 |
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Nov 18, 2014 17:03
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Wipfmetz posted:"Haben Sie meine Rennmaus getroffen?" 
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While we're making jokes about Ki's insides, I'd like to point out apparently all the stress of fighting Ashura has given her stones too.  The whole Ashura and Ki arc here always felt to me like a single self-contained chapter to the game. A preamble if you will. It's the only point to the best of my memory where the worlds are actively interacting with each other and require you to go back and forth for plot reasons. with the exception of one technicality that depends on how your gameplay success has gone, natch From here on out, it's basically a series of self-contained plots that shape the overall plot about being hyper-critical of religious fervor that come to think of it, is pretty daring for a mid-90's kids game. I almost kind of wish there was less episodic plot, and more interconnectedness like the early game throughout.
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On the other hand, later on the enemies you face actually get some time spent establishing them as characters. Ashura just sort of sat in his tower all day waiting for the team to come kill him.
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Seyser Koze posted:On the other hand, later on the enemies you face actually get some time spent establishing them as characters. Ashura just sort of sat in his tower all day waiting for the team to come kill him. Plus ca change, plus ca reste meme-là.
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Chokes McGee posted:Plus ca change, plus ca reste meme-là. Oh god, he's casting some kind of spell!
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Chokes McGee posted:Plus ca change, plus ca reste meme-là. Maybe we can figure out its effect by breaking it down into its constituents: Plus: Obviously a reference to addition. CA: The abbreviation of the great state of California. Change: What you get when you break a dollar Reste: It like a Nap, but with a pretentious "E". Nappe. Meme: Kill these with fire. La: A note to follow 'So'. Clearly it's a spell to help Heather with some sort of tax evasion scheme in Cali involving fire, singing, and someone taking a pretentious Nappe. There is no other possible explanation.
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Chokes McGee posted:Plus ca change, plus ca reste meme-là. 
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La revanche de Chokes McGee sera bien douce.
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DjinnAndTonic posted:Maybe we can figure out its effect by breaking it down into its constituents: No, no. "la" obviously means LA, or Los Angeles. Heather is secretly a mattress saleslady for hire, fraudulently telling people how good nappes feel on them, and he's trying to help her dodge taxes in the Los Angeles area of California.
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Chokes McGee posted:Plus ca change, plus ca reste meme-là. 
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Holy poo poo you guys we've got new content a-comin' in the next few days! I don't want to spoil anything until it's ready buuuuuut...quote:
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All of this and more is guaranteed not to happen! Stay tuned for the next update, it's gonna be good!
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Roy... I am your father!
It was me, Sara!
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Will it contain more /French/ that I delight seeing being torn apart by the other posters in this thread, ponderously wondering on it's meaning? (It was very close to the actual proverb, by the way, but not 100%! Enough that the meaning is there and the differences are superficial!) Cosmic Afro fucked around with this message at 08:20 on Nov 20, 2014 |
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Cosmic Afro posted:Will it contain more /French/ that I delight seeing being torn apart by the other posters in this thread, ponderously wondering on it's meaning? For anyone that actually was wondering, the correct (or at least standard) version is «Plus ça change, c'est plus la même chose» if I recall correctly, meaning "the more it changes, the more it's the same thing". (Chokes' version is a more literal translation of the English version "the more it changes, the more it stays the same".) But I'm pretty sure DjinnAndTonic was just joking around anyway.
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Asura United posted:No, no. "la" obviously means LA, or Los Angeles. Heather is secretly a mattress saleslady for hire, fraudulently telling people how good nappes feel on them, and he's trying to help her dodge taxes in the Los Angeles area of California. Egads! How did I miss such an obvious clue? drat that tricksy French language and its guilesome ways! Akratic Method posted:But I'm pretty sure DjinnAndTonic was just joking around anyway. Lies and slander. I am always 100% serious. Beep boop, I have no humor sense.
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Around here, it's usually "Plus ça change, plus c'est pareil." Anyway, Final Fantasy Legend 2 was the first game that was actually mine, pretty cool to see how much I actually remember about it and learning all these weird gameplay mechanic. I mostly would just brute force my way through the game, hitting a few wall every so often and not really understanding much of the plot. I did learn a bit of English from there though. Thank you for doing this LP Chokes, I'm really enjoying this and "Preppy girl berserker" Heather makes me smirk every time.
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Choco1980 posted:While we're making jokes about Ki's insides, I'd like to point out apparently all the stress of fighting Ashura has given her stones too. If the technicality is what I think it is, I remember deliberately reloading saves to avoid incurring that technicality, only to have to do it anyways. Still, clean record and all that.
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Ryushikaze posted:If the technicality is what I think it is, I remember deliberately reloading saves to avoid incurring that technicality, only to have to do it anyways. Still, clean record and all that. "Who are you jerks? Get off my lawn! "(that's all we should probably say on the subject right now, but don't worry, that's coming)
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Chapter 8: Grecian Burns  Magi levels acceptable. Welcome to Apollopolis. Man, say that three times fast. Apollopolisapollopolisapollopolis. Well played, Door Voice.    Hmm. Just a forest? Yeah. So far, nothing new. Well, there's probably a town around here somewhere. We'll just stop by and ask— Oh, come on. Now they're just showing off.  Swanky. Dang right. A guy could get used to this. Hey, who's the owner of this thing? I bet he's got mad dollar bills. Welp nevermind Axe sharpened. Ready with the spells. Come on, guys. If he were hostile, we'd know it by now. Just give him a chance, okay? Okay, Roy. We'll do it your way. Make sure you have the battle sword too On it  Our lawyers have advised us not to comment. Except to say that it was pretty badass. Good for you guys. Really? Yeah. Guy was a power-hungry tyrant. He got what was coming to him. See? They're not so bad. Equip a saber, too. He might be immune to magic. Way ahead of you. Heya! What can you tell me about your boss?  ...such ambition to conquer the world.  "Away from such?" Like, where did you learn to talk? Heather, that's really rude. I'm to being not offense. Though maybe warranted.  Gag me. Is there anyone here you do like? He's an eyeball. That is so totally nauseating. Welcome, welcome! Thank you for visiting Apollo's palace. Hey, thanks! I'm Eyevan, the head guardsman. Are you here to see Apollo? Apparently! Well, you're in luck! He's on the lookout for a group of heroes who are collecting magi, and something tells me he'll be deeply interested in meeting you. Magic at the ready. Like, wait for my mark. I'm telling you guys, there's nothing to worry about. They've been nothing but nice to us since we showed up. As if! I mean, he's got enough magi to be that powerful, there's nothing stopping him from getting more. Yeah. Besides, after Ashura, I don't trust anybody who calls themselves a god. we'll stay on our toes. But give him the benefit of the doubt, okay? Well, maybe he needs to earn it fir—  Hey.   Apollo's leitmotif! Hi! Thanks for seeing us. I'm Roy, and this is— Zero Sigma, Heather DiMarco, and Sara Blackendecker. Wow! You already know who we are? News travels faster than you'd think through the Nexus. You four are amazing warriors—especially given how young you are. Who knows what you'll be capable of in the future? Man, I don't even know what I'm capable of right now!  I heard you prefer Defense magi, Roy, so I got you one. Er. No offense, but what's the catch? Roy! Yeah! He's being totally generous here. No, no, it's a valid question. But, in all honesty... You really mean that? I'm like eleven feet tall and can set people's hair on fire by giving them funny looks. The absolute last thing I need is more power. That is soooo humble of you~ Besides, if our oracle is right, there's more where that came from. Just a day ago, she delivered a prophecy:   That... doesn't really make a lot of sense. Look, most of the time she just gets hopped up on volcanic gas and starts babbling about whatever crosses her mind. It's worked so far, though! Well, that's what counts. But enough about magi. If you'll allow me, I'd like to— Yes —extend my hospitality. The four of you can spend the night in my palace and enjoy the finest in food and entertainment. You deserve so much more for what you've accomplished, but this'll have to do. Thanks! What do you have for grub around here? Hope you like lemon.Later that night...  Doop dee doo. Waitin' around for everyone. Hi, Roy! Hi, Sara! Wow, you look great! Thanks! Since we were at Apollo's palace, I thought I'd try dressing up. Have you seen him anywhere? Apollo, I mean. Since we're in his palace. Ha ha. He's hot Not yet. He's probably busy doing god stuff or something. Well, if you see him, tell him where I'm at! If he asks, I mean. I'll just be by the— Omigod! This place is soooo amazing! ... Have you seen Apollo around, Roy? Nah. It's like I told Sara; I have no idea where he is. Look, I better check on Zero. TOGA! TOGA! TOGA! BEING GO FOR IT DUDE WOOOOOOOOOO I'll be over there if you need me. ... Nice skirt. Oh, shut up. Hey, Roy! Hey, Zero. This stuff is great! Have you tried some? Nah. I had a couple of glasses of soda earlier. So this is what the adults are always talking about! You know that's grape juice, right? Check it, I'm gonna shotgun the rest of the bottle! bzzztover ! Roy? Did you hear that just now? Dude, are you sure you haven't had any grape juice? Funny. I swear I saw someone... I didn't see anything! Well, guess that answers that. Detection evaded, Number 2. Number 64 has averted the subject's suspicions. Over. At least one of you is doing his job. Finish your monitoring duties, then get your rear end back to base so I can hand it to you. ... Hi, Mr. Apollo! Please, just call me Apollo. *giggle* Hi, guys! Oh, hi, Mr. Apollo! Guh! Just call him Apollo! Oh, okay. Anyway, thanks for letting us spend the night. Not a problem. I apologize for not being here sooner, but I like arriving fashionably late. Now... let's get this party started! Yeah!The next day...  ...  ... So. Should we talk about what happened with the— NO Okay then. Whooole lotta fish up in this piece. Well, we are right next to the sea.  Ugh. Why does anyone believe these stories? Sometimes they're true, Heather. I mean, you've already seen some myths that turned out to be real. Uh, no? They're just misunderstandings. It's like someone flicked a lighter and then told you they could cast spells. That's kind of a bad analogy since we have two people that can, y'know, cast spells. It's just so dumb. I mean, entire worlds held up by trees? Gods with four arms and three faces? Some ancient nutso goddess with a chainsaw? Who comes up with these things? ...  I wonder if anyone could get rid of him...! So you want us to march straight into the ocean, find your local god, and punt him in the butt until he stops wrecking your stuff. Would you? That'd be great. Dude, we probably would've done it if you hadn't asked. Oh man, I missed this stuff. Totally. Apollo was rad and all, but one thing he didn't have was coffee. Hey guys! What's shakin'?  ...into the sea from the headland south of this town. And probably washed up about a mile down the shore. But there is! Superstitious nonsense! I've already told you once, there's no such... Woah woah woah. Back up. ? It's a submarine and a volcano?! I know! And he says I'm the crazy one! Please tell me you accept gold cards here. Sure do. Cashing in a free drink? Omigod yes please. Our current special is a salted sea salt caramel latte with extra sea salt. Sounds salty! Not as much as you'd think. New around here? Sure are. Any neat stuff to see in this area? Well... ...that you need the eye to see the truth. Is that a proverb? No, I'm literally saying you need an artificial eye in order to see inside a superbright cave. So more of an antiverb. Alright, everybody's caffeinated and rarin' to go. You know what that means! Shoppiiiiiiiiiiiiiing~ :iamafag: Sometimes I think our entire lives revolve around drinking coffee and buying weapons of mass destruction. And it. Is. Awesome! Hi! Come on in and take a look around. Our selection's a little limited, but— ! We'll take this. Sara, that's really expensive. I think we should— We'll take this. Omigod no. We could totally use that money for— We. Will Take. This. Sounds good. Yup. One chainsaw, please! Why are you so obsessed with that stupid saw? It's not stupid. Stop calling it stupid. Your mom had you drinking gasoline. What else do we have to do to convince you? Shut up, Heather! Uh, excuse me? It's still my faith, okay? I love the Lady. She protects me. Even though my mom did bad things, she still sent you guys to save me. Ugh. Fine, worship a power tool. See if I care. You don't get it! It's not a "power tool." It's a symbol of undying love! The chain binds us together! The motor gives us our power! Sara, you're kind of scaring us right now. Stick 'em up! Gimmie all your money! Ack! The fuel is our blood! The blades are our teeth! We are the Saw! The Saw is us!  And the SAW! IS! FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMILYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYou knew it was coming eventually, so here's the chainsaw! It's not as impressive as the first game's, sadly. In a future update, we'll go into more detail why, but suffice to say we won't be killing any bosses with it. However, it was baked into our story from the start, so into the inventory it goes! (Even if it's a lot of gold for a fairly mediocre weapon, I learned a long time ago that video games are more fun if you treat them as a canvas instead of an exercise in pushing buttons.) In addition to the chainsaw, we dump a poo poo-ton of gold into our armor, bringing our loadout to (appropriately) full gold-tier. We also have a lead on two of the oracle's riddles! Right now, we know there's a cave where everything's too bright to see. Also, there's an underwater volcano off the south shore, and that probably counts as fire burning underwater. The only thing left to find is a place where wind blows underground...  I've never seen that before and I never want to see it again. Yeah. That was... gnarly. I'm still worried. I mean, we talk about what kind of influence we have on Sara, but... what kind of influence does she have on us? She's right, you guys! This sunscreen is delicious! Prrrrrrobably not a good one.  That is some serious business word salad, dude. No, he's telling the truth. Dunatis, the God of... ... Er. I haven't offended you, have I? ... It's just that our religion is a bit behind the times, and I wouldn't want you to think that— WHY THE LONG FACE BWA HA HA HA ... Yeah, I think we're done here. Really? Yeah. I mean, I haven't seen him do anything. There's just something about him that gives me the heebie-jeebies. I know the feeling. ... Hey, has anyone ever— No. No, Zero. No fox jokes of any kind. Just no. Ehn. After that last one, I can drop the mic and moonwalk off stage anyway. Whatever. You were saying something about Lynn? Yeah. Poor thing—her dad's gone missing, and her mom's come down sick. Man. I know how hard that is. Just between you and me, I dunno about her dad. He's always coming and going on these hairbrained adventures. I'm sure he has his reasons. Voice of experience? Yeah.  Hello! Anyone home? It seems wrong to bust into someone's house like this—especially with a sick person inside. Oh, we've done so much worse.  Hello! Sorry to show up out of the blue like this. I-it's okay. *cough* *cough* Maybe you can help.  My daugther, Lynn, went... She does know they sell those at item stores, right? Lynn was always a little slow on the uptake, bless her heart. Hoo boy. Just leave it up to us, ma'am. We have experience with wrangling weirdos. Here's an X-Potion, by the way. Oh! *cough* Thank you! Seriously, they're cheap as heck and you'll probably feel better after drinking it then you did when you were healthy. Flu shots, too. Gotta get those this time of year. Better safe than sorry! Well, we were headed to the Mountain Cave anyway. We might as well, like, rescue her kid while we're down there. This whole thing has been a cavalcade of dumb from start to finish, hasn't it? *rev* Ready to go! Not helping, Sara. Not helping.Next Time: Bonus Feature—Mr. S Explains It All
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Chokes McGee posted:
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Asura United posted:The more things change... If I had 10 bucks right now, I'd take Apollo. Though something tells me I should wait until this world is over though.
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Ah, so many great scenes this update; unfortunately I didn't have time to really draw any of them, so have a quick Roy Butte doodle:
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MShadowy posted:Ah, so many great scenes this update; unfortunately I didn't have time to really draw any of them, so have a quick Roy Butte doodle: Saw MShadowy post, ran in here to see the latest art.  Anyway I had a blast writing this one, I think the team's finally coming together really well. As you can tell from the plot dump, this next area is when the actual story starts getting told; Ashura and Ki was just the prelude. Good stuff coming down the pipe for people who have been waiting for character development. Gon' be awesome you guys 
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I got a working theory on why the chainsaw is less effective now. It is a little like anti-bacteria soap. Chain saw used to kill 99.9% of gods. But gods in this universe reproduce faster than Roman gods. After centuries of god killing chainsaws, the gods evolved a natural defense.
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Shwqa posted:I got a working theory on why the chainsaw is less effective now. It is a little like anti-bacteria soap. Chain saw used to kill 99.9% of gods. But gods in this universe reproduce faster than Roman gods. After centuries of god killing chainsaws, the gods evolved a natural defense. Slipping the game designers $50? What? If there's an infinite number of worlds in that nexus, who's to say one couldn't be the "real" world? Was Terranigma the only game that did the "real world programmer's office is also in the game" bit?
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Randalor posted:Was Terranigma the only game that did the "real world programmer's office is also in the game" bit? The Pokemon games often let you visit Game Freak's office, if I recall.
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Randalor posted:Slipping the game designers $50? What? If there's an infinite number of worlds in that nexus, who's to say one couldn't be the "real" world? Was Terranigma the only game that did the "real world programmer's office is also in the game" bit? I'm... not sure what this means.
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Shwqa posted:I'm... not sure what this means. You said they developed a natural defense against chainsaws. I was poking fun at the "multiple worlds" setting of the game and joking that they went to the real world, approached the game designers and offered them $50 to make gods immune to chainsaws. Then I wondered how many games actually did the "Game developers are located in the game" thing.
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Randalor posted:You said they developed a natural defense against chainsaws. I was poking fun at the "multiple worlds" setting of the game and joking that they went to the real world, approached the game designers and offered them $50 to make gods immune to chainsaws. Then I wondered how many games actually did the "Game developers are located in the game" thing. Chrono Trigger has the one ending where you go to the end of time and meet the game designers...
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