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  BLANKET NWS WARNING: EVERY VIDEO IS FILLED WITH BLOOD, VIOLENCE, RAMPAGING, TITS, VIOLENCE, BRUTALITY, QUASI-GUTS, AND DID I MENTION LOTS AND LOTS OF VIOLENCE? DON'T WATCH THIS AT PLACES WHERE YOU'D GET IN TROUBLE FOR LOOKING AT STUFF LIKE PORN OR R RATED MOVIES.I love Greek mythology. Seriously, Greek mythology is crazy and amazing. Ask me about the time Dionysus turned an entire ship of pirates into dolphins. Ask me about the time that Perseus killed Medusa just to keep some dude from marrying his mom. Ask me about the time Poseidon had horse sex with his sister. Greek mythology is filled with all sorts of stupid, insane poo poo like this, and nobody cared if it contradicted each other. I'm always on the lookout to learn about new stuff about Greek mythology, to the point where I wish there was a college around me that taught it so I could take that class and only that class. I own books (as in multiple) on the subject, and have several bookmarks in my web browser to Greek mythology sites. I love God of War. Seriously, I love this entire series. I've beat every game in the series on the second hardest difficulty at the very least. I've learned the fighting mechanics pretty thoroughly. I know it has a bunch of QTEs and it's kind of repetitive and that it's really skewed towards having the default weapon be the best one, but I don't really care. God of War made me fall in love with action-packed hack-and-slash games such as Metal Gear Rising and Lollipop Chainsaw, and it will always have a special place in my heart. A special, violent, tit-filled place that could probably get ripped out with a few button presses. Class is now in session. So God of War is a game heavily steeped in Greek mythology. I've established I love both of these things. What does this mean for you? It means I'm gonna learn you some education. Every video I will try (key word try) to find a relevant subject to talk about. If I can't find something relevant, I'll just go into my deep knowledge of Greek mythology and talk about something that never really comes up in the God of War series (like Arachne, or Echo and Narcissus). This entire LP is just basically one big, multi-month long excuse to sperg out about Greek mythology. I'll also be talking about game mechanics, as this game is MUCH deeper in its fighting mechanics than any other game I've LPed.  SPOILER ALERT: ORANGESpoiler tagged discussion about this game is fine, but please try to reign in talks about the future games. I'm going to eventually get to those, and unlike Ratchet and Clank, I'm going to be playing these games in release order. However, discussions about Greek mythology should flow freely, even if it's something I won't touch on until God of War 3. Don't be afraid to talk about common elements like Hercules / Heracles, or really obscure elements like the Hecatonchires. Try to tell me stories I haven't heard already! Episode 1: Hydra ... Cut ... Polsy ... Uncut ... Polsy ... Hosted Episode 2: Medusa ... Cut ... Polsy ... Uncut ... Polsy ... Hosted Episode 3: Cyclops ... Cut ... Polsy ... Uncut ... Polsy ... Hosted Episode 4: Minotaur ... Cut ... Polsy ... Uncut ... Polsy ... Hosted Episode 5: Kronos ... Cut ... Polsy ... Uncut ... Polsy ... Hosted Episode 6: Spartans ... Cut ... Polsy ... Uncut ... Polsy ... Hosted Episode 7: Cerberus ... Cut ... Polsy ... Uncut ... Polsy ... Hosted Episode 8: Centaurs ... Episode ... Polsy ... Hosted Episode 9: Arachne ... Cut ... Polsy ... Uncut ... Polsy ... Hosted Episode 10: Satyrs ... Cut ... Polsy ... Uncut ... Polsy ... Hosted Episode 11: Harpies ... Cut ... Polsy ... Uncut ... Polsy ... Hosted Episode 12: Roman Gods ... Cut ... Polsy ... Uncut ... Polsy ... Hosted Episode 13: Greek Tragedy ... Cut ... Polsy ... Uncut ... Polsy ... Hosted Episode 14: Ares ... Cut ... Polsy ... Uncut ... Polsy ... Hosted BONUS VIDEOS Challenge of the Gods ... Youtube ... Polsy Costume Quest of War ... Youtube ... Polsy Bonus 1 - The Making of God of War ... Youtube ... Polsy Bonus 2 - Trailer 1 ... Youtube ... Polsy Bonus 3 - Trailer 2 ... Youtube ... Polsy Bonus 4 - Deleted Levels ... Youtube ... Polsy Bonus 5 - Heroic Possibilities ... Youtube ... Polsy Bonus 6 - Visions of Ancient Greece ... Youtube ... Polsy Bonus 7 - Monsters of Myth ... Youtube ... Polsy Bonus 8 - The Birth of the Beast ... Youtube ... Polsy Bonus 9 - Character Graveyard ... Youtube ... Polsy Bonus 10 - A Secret Revealed ... Youtube ... Polsy Bonus 11 - The Fate of the Titan ... Youtube ... Polsy .jpg)
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Yeah that's something I never got about Hades. Out of the big three, he was easily the most laid back and chill. He had a job, was loyal to his wife (even if she didn't like him that much), and was pretty much content to let bygones be bygones most of the time. He was pretty reasonable, too, usually granting most requests that weren't out of hand (like lending Cerberus to Hercules for his final task). Most modern depictions show him as a bad guy, the baddest guy, because he rules Hell and therefore MUST be evil, right guys?Spalec posted:This game is pretty great, a few sections later on are very irritating but otherwise it's still a lot of fun. At this point you may as well be pumping the alcohol directly into your bloodstream. VVV I was explaining it from the viewpoint of people who don't look too deep into these things. You die and your soul goes to the down place. That must be Hell. Hades must be the Devil expy then. kalonZombie fucked around with this message at 04:23 on Aug 27, 2014 |
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Aug 27, 2014 04:05
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Gensuki posted:So when you say future game, do you mean you'll be lping everything, or 1-3? Definitely at least Chains of Olypmus too. They reference it here and there in 3.
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Aug 27, 2014 13:23
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Sleep of Bronze posted:Chaos dunk of education Between this and Skippy's storytime, I realized I desperately needed somewhere to link to interesting posts, so I added just that. Kurieg posted:How about Ascension? It references a bunch of mythology but it's more divorced from Kratos' plot arc as a whole. I will probably do Ascension just to complain about the weird gameplay changes they made in Ascension. That's many many LPs from now, if I do it at all.
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Aug 27, 2014 19:18
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I should probably mention that I also had to add the subtitles myself, because God of War was made in that nebulous time where it was acceptable to have a fully voice acted game without any subtitle options. I want to say this because I'm usually not the best at spelling at all, so if you notice an odd typo here or weird capitalization there or the wrong use of "it's" loving everywhere because gently caress it's and its and its', that's my fault. I'm trying to stymie those though.
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Aug 27, 2014 23:26
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Great Joe posted:You'll get a better look at it eventually, but he does a little kick thing. Also, congrats on this thread being pretty cool right from the first page, KZ. Guess you had nothing to worry about after all. You jinxed it. Thanks a lot, jerk.
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Aug 28, 2014 13:54
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Just want to take a minute to say that my buddy Heavenator is demanding retribution for the time I made him play through All 4 One, so please watch our WatchUnderscoreDogs LP. Ape even guests in the first video!
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Aug 28, 2014 16:39
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I only know of one boss fight that was cut from the game, near the very end, but it never popped up in any of the other games. At least not as the monster it was supposed to be. Maybe they used the tactics and ideas in a different monster? I dunno! I'll talk about it when I get there.
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What's the word on Edith Hamilton's "Mythology"? I think it's pretty interesting, even if she does kinda glaze over a lot more of the various stories. EDIT: VVV Yeesh, that price though... kalonZombie fucked around with this message at 02:48 on Aug 29, 2014 |
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Aug 29, 2014 02:40
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anilEhilated posted:This is neither here nor there, but my favorite mythology trasplant was done by Snorri Sturluson who managed to tie the Trojan war to loving Iceland. What HOW
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anilEhilated posted:Seriously, why did no one make a Scandinavian God of War clone? It's the perfect setting. I keep hoping they make a God of War 4 where you go around and murder the Norse mythology.
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Aug 30, 2014 18:09
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American version. I wasn't aware of the censoring though! I'll be sure to remember about that.
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Great Joe posted:Look, I could talk norse mythology all day, but is that really on-topic? Let's go with sure, why not. I've been interested in Norse mythology too but I haven't looked into it with the amount of dedication I have Greek, so I'm always willing to learn more.
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The QTEs only get harder from there. And faster. That's actually one of the most lenient ones in the entire series.
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Today's update brought to you by a needless sex minigame and violence. Episode 2: Medusa ... Cut ... Polsy ... Uncut ... Polsy .jpg) Also, as an added bonus, me and Skippy Granola riff on stuff! You probably haven't already seen our first riff on an old Blockbuster training video, but if you have, don't worry, this isn't just a shameless plug of a week old video. We also have a whole new riff of another old Blockbuster training video!
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Night10194 posted:Who is David Jaffe? I can gather why he's creepy as poo poo if he's fond of that scene, but who is he? He's the guy who basically created God of War. He's a creepy motherfucker. Bobbin Threadbare posted:Ape, you didn't quite mention the full context of Medusa having sex in Athena's temple. See, Athena was born without intercourse and has never been touched by a man, and as such her priesthood was virginal. So for her high priestess to have sex in her temple? That's tremendously disrespectful. She was one of three virgin goddesses, to be exact. I forget who the other two are at this exact moment, though. EDIT: Hestia and Artemis. Those were the other two. kalonZombie fucked around with this message at 02:33 on Sep 3, 2014 |
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anilEhilated posted:There sure as hell is a lot of gorgon eyes around for As I said in the video, it depends on who is telling the story how many gorgons there are. Some people only say that there's three, Medusa and her sisters, Euryale and Stheno. Others say that those three are their leaders and there's an entire tribe of gorgons. In both cases, though, Medusa is their queen yet mortal, while Euryale and Stheno are immortal. Perseus had to be careful during his quest to get Medusa's head because if he ran into his sisters, he was hosed because there was no way to get rid of them.
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Kaboom Dragoon posted:It makes me laugh that you note how she was supposed to be cursed with extreme ugliness, when almost every image used in that segment cast her as ridiculously beautiful. Is the ugliness a recurring thing, or is it, again, dependant on the version of the myth? I think people just forgot that part of the myth and, over time, just attributed "extreme ugliness" to "having a kinda scaly face". Dr. Buttass posted:The bit with Theseus and the thread comes later, so I'll wait and see if it comes up in the game before I butcher that story. He doesn't pop up until 2, like a lot of the other greek heroes, so go ahead. kalonZombie fucked around with this message at 01:38 on Sep 4, 2014 |
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That's still probably my favorite SFW Oglaf. Also all this conversation about the minotaur is very appropriate considering which episode I just finished editing.
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bman in 2288 posted:The one where Kratos brutally murders something from Greek/Roman mythology without giving a poo poo? Aw c'mon man, spoiler tag that.
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Demonbait posted:The person who makes this comic has some very good words about Kratos and why he isn't exactly a generic action protagonist, mostly having to do with the fact that he is a seething font of either endless rage or suicidal depression without any particular emotion in between. This is pretty accurate. This journey is a win-win for him. He either dies in service to the Gods and thus isn't really punished for his crimes in the Underworld when he dies, or he wins, gets his revenge, and the nightmares are taken away. He certainly doesn't WANT to die (at least not yet, but considering the opening cutscene...), but if he does surely the gods won't punish him in the afterlife, right guys?! ...R-right..? Of course they will they're the Greek gods.
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Drachir D Nalem posted:Well drat, I guess I'm just completely loving blind because that archive thing is really obvious. Probably all of them, but definitely not in a row. I've learned from Ratchet and Clank that I need to have at least one LP's worth of break before moving onto the next game in a series.
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Drachir D Nalem posted:You should do Dante's Inferno too, since it's basically War(rior) of God. Then you can talk about both christian myths and fanfic. Except for the part where I hate Dante's Inferno. 
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Bobbin Threadbare educates us about the Cyclops while we suddenly realize that Kratos is the Greek mythology equivilent of an MRA. Episode 3: Cyclops ... Cut ... Polsy ... Uncut ... Polsy .jpg) Also, Skippy and I examine the madness that is Doug the method actor.
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I've added quite a few posts to the Interesting Posts section. Keep this up, guys, it's freaking awesome and I love it.
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Yeah, Poseidon is kind of a dick to Odysseus for... you know... wanting to keep people alive, of all things.
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anilEhilated posted:Hell, the whole Paris business got started because of a strategic omission from a guest list. The biggest hissy fit.
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Nihilarian posted:I'm not sure kalonZombie can fit the entire thread into the "posts of interest" post. I can drat well try.
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Kaboom Dragoon posted:Wasn't there a GoW clone that ramped up the QTEs on harder difficulties, to the point that the required button mashing was physically impossible for 9/10 players? Sounds like something Dante's Inferno would do, but I never played DI on anything easier than Hard, so I wouldn't know.
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Sorry to double post, but this is important: The update today won't be going up, and there will be a (hopefully) very short hiatus going on. Basically what goes on is my current recording rig is my brother's laptop. Since he goes to school and laptops aren't great for their encoding speeds, this makes doing the LP kind of a hassle. Especially since this current episode seems to have the mummy's curse set upon it and won't encode properly for love nor money, so while it SHOULD be ready to go, it ISN'T due to that. I should have a new PC in a few days hopefully, but until then I'm not going to hassle my brother anymore with all this drat encoding and such. Hopefully next week we'll have an episode. In the meantime, the thread will stay open so you all can still discuss mythology and whatnot.
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The hiatus will end on Tuesday. Sorry about that, folks! Still working on a dinky rear end laptop, but I hope to fix that soon.
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Early update today because Episode 4: Minotaur ... Cut ... Polsy ... Uncut ... Polsy .jpg) Not only that, but Skippy and I riffed on an old Nintendo Power promo video.
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IronSaber posted:The video is set to private, Kalon. I clicked all three but I don't know why the uncut version didn't take. I noticed it before you said something though. It's good now.
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Kaboom Dragoon posted:Which is ironic, since their ships fall apart with, like, no provocation at all. Uh, excuse me, I think you mean the gods take them apart?
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No update picture yet because I'm finally getting my own loving computer running, so I don't have photoshop and what have you set up quite yet. Episode 5: Kronos ... Cut ... Polsy ... Uncut ... Polsy Not only that, but a new riff with Skippy Granola went up. And while I may not have LP stuff set up on this thing yet, I do have the capacity to stream, which I will be doing at 9 PM EST tonight (an hour and 45 minutes-ish from this post going up), ALSO with Skippy. Not Ape, he already sat through the game I'll be playing once with me. Come watch here. EDIT: .jpg)
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Great Joe posted:I like the "he climbed for three days" line because it sounds like exactly the sort of thing an old fable would say. There is this. God of War's plot does very much play out similarly to an old Greek fable. Not so much 2 and 3, but 1 and the PSP games most definitely.
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Outpost22 posted:I forget do they explain why a mortal creates the labyrinth that houses pandora's box? Is just because the gods are dicks or was it some punishment? Because apparently Pandora's Box contains enough power to kill a God, so they don't want any old rear end in a top hat getting it. EDIT: Finally got the preview pic up and going.
kalonZombie fucked around with this message at 16:08 on Oct 8, 2014 |
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Ape Has Killed Ape posted:I read some of it during slow bits. It's... not great. By which you mean great, but not in the normal sense of the word.
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Another week, another update. This week, Ape has something special for all of you. Episode 6: Spartans ... Cut ... Polsy ... Uncut ... Polsy .jpg) There's also a new riff with me and Skippy about the dangers of naked bald women and genies advertising for Sega. I've been streaming Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack In Time's challenge mode periodically throughout the week! There's another such stream tonight at about 9 PM EST. I'm about to go into the fourth hub, right after giving Dr. Nefarious that nasty scar over his eye.
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