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Paladinus posted:The fat kid must be from Latin America. There's also a black guy chilling with his 'harem' under a tree. The girl with a drone might be of Asian descent, too, when I think about it. closeted republican posted:Can you ruin Chloe's life in this game? Apparently you have to save her from being killed but I still want to be a giant dick to a whiny and super-angsty Tumblr teenage girl. Edit: Oh, and if she's to be believed (which is likely), she was nearly raped. quadrophrenic posted:I've said it before: Chloe and the jock chilling under the tree are the only tolerable personalities I've met in this game so far
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Paladinus posted:I suspect that Chloe and her real dad were maybe a bit too close  Anyway spent 4 hours on the game and still didn't get all the photos so drat. Man the wait between episodes is going to be killer. Weird allusions so far: Max Caulfield Blue is the Warmest Color (French movie/French devs but mainly this is going of Chloe's hair) Madoka Magica (Vaguely occured to me when watching the trailer and someone else pointed out how the tornado/hurricane/vortex is vaguely similar to Walpurgisnacht) Anything else you guys have noticed? Dr. Killjoy fucked around with this message at 01:17 on Feb 5, 2015 |
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Feb 5, 2015 01:13
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Dr. Killjoy posted:
Yes. It's a Donnie Darko rip-off. Hard not to notice, really. Also, lol at your supposed anime reference. Like. It's a tornado, mate. It's almost like a sharknado, but without sharks. Maybe the real shark... is you? Makes you think. Oh, and the opening scene is clearly an Alan Wake reference, because there's a lighthouse, which is completely unique and a staple of the video game called Alan Wake (not to be confused with its spinoff Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
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InequalityGodzilla posted:Do you mind if I ask how old you are? I'm only about 5 years removed from most of the characters and I found most of them to be fairly realistic. Teenagers are generally kind of self-obsessed knowitalls, that's just how they are. the only ones I found insufferable were Nathan (incredibly spoiled nutjob), Victoria (pretty much clipped straight out of Mean Girls) and the kid who quizzed you before he'd let you see his portfolio (just generally kind of stuck up). Everyone else was a bit annoying yeah but that's just how teens are. Did you attend an art school? That's not how things were at my Uni. \/\/\/ If you can't tell who 'bought' this av, you should probably cut down on watching anime. Paladinus fucked around with this message at 02:00 on Feb 5, 2015 |
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Feb 5, 2015 01:53
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The best part about your av/text combo is I can't tell whether you or someone else got it, but either way the effect is about the same.
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Feb 5, 2015 01:55
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Paladinus posted:Did you attend an art school? That's not how things were at my Uni. I get the impression you're not American judging by your word choices ("uni" and "mate" standing out). I mean yes the characters are a bit exaggerated at times, but honestly this really isn't that different from the high school I attended. It's just very American teen.
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Dr. Killjoy posted:The best part about your av/text combo is I can't tell whether you or someone else got it, but either way the effect is about the same. You can always tell who missed out on the mass buying of pony avatars. (It's you.) InequalityGodzilla posted:Do you mind if I ask how old you are? I'm only about 5 years removed from most of the characters and I found most of them to be fairly realistic. Teenagers are generally kind of self-obsessed knowitalls, that's just how they are. the only ones I found insufferable were Nathan (incredibly spoiled nutjob), Victoria (pretty much clipped straight out of Mean Girls) and the kid who quizzed you before he'd let you see his portfolio (just generally kind of stuck up). Everyone else was a bit annoying yeah but that's just how teens are. I don't get this; you're arguing against someone saying the characters are annoying, and then you admit the characters are annoying?
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Rosalind posted:I get the impression you're not American judging by your word choices ("uni" and "mate" standing out). I mean yes the characters are a bit exaggerated at times, but honestly this really isn't that different from the high school I attended. It's just very American teen. Honestly I only think its 'different' insofar as most media tends to exaggerate certain qualities simply because they need to get character traits across in a more speedy fashion. I'm sure if they had sixty hours of gameplay they'd probably tone down some of the character traits, but in an episodic game like this it makes sense to emphasize certain character traits to get them across in a more efficient manner. I'm a decade and some removed from high school and it sure as gently caress felt pretty accurate to me.
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Feb 5, 2015 03:29
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Paladinus posted:Did you attend an art school? That's not how things were at my Uni. Why did you think it was a University? It's very clearly a boarding school for high school kids.
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Feb 5, 2015 04:32
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Palladinius did you think it was unrealistic that no one was stressed out about writing their A-levels in this game set in an American private high school.
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InequalityGodzilla posted:Do you mind if I ask how old you are? I'm only about 5 years removed from most of the characters and I found most of them to be fairly realistic. Teenagers are generally kind of self-obsessed knowitalls, that's just how they are. the only ones I found insufferable were Nathan (incredibly spoiled nutjob), Victoria (pretty much clipped straight out of Mean Girls) and the kid who quizzed you before he'd let you see his portfolio (just generally kind of stuck up). Everyone else was a bit annoying yeah but that's just how teens are. I'm 28, and I grew up in kind of a hick town. Most of the people I went to high school with were sorta dumb, and we had a lot of the standard Breakfast Club-type cliques, but not a ton of hipsters or twees or artsy folks or whatever
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Feb 5, 2015 04:40
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Game owns, is affecting, you should play it.
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Feb 5, 2015 04:45
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Man, this game reminds me so much of high school/freshman year at college, warts and all. Just got the USB drive and met Warren, but I'm already liking Max, and I'm really enjoying the game. Can't wait to finish the episode so I can go through the black bars.
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Feb 5, 2015 08:17
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Fun thing about the game is constantly being reminded of your own teens - it's really cringeworthy. I was laughing my rear end off and kinda feeling how close to home it hits with the Max and Warren dynamic. EDIT - Ahahaha comments on that Warren video are bitching about friendzoning and SJWs 
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Feb 5, 2015 09:43
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Dr. Killjoy posted:Fun thing about the game is constantly being reminded of your own teens - it's really cringeworthy. There's far too much acoustic guitar and not nearly enough nu-metal to accurately emulate my life as a teenager. If somebody could mod this game to replace all the songs with Linkin Park, then I'd probably be reminded of my high school years.
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Feb 5, 2015 10:04
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As long as there is no possible way that porn comes out of it (it will  ), mods that change the npcs and music could only be loving hilarious and I welcome it.
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mycot posted:
Paladinus posted:Did you attend an art school? That's not how things were at my Uni.
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Rosalind posted:I get the impression you're not American judging by your word choices ("uni" and "mate" standing out). I mean yes the characters are a bit exaggerated at times, but honestly this really isn't that different from the high school I attended. It's just very American teen. I am not American, but I've consumed enough American pop culture to know that every character in the game is a stereotype from your regular high school drama. Like I said, I'm sure they're aiming to subvert a lot of things, but so far it's just too clear cut. Caros posted:Honestly I only think its 'different' insofar as most media tends to exaggerate certain qualities simply because they need to get character traits across in a more speedy fashion. I'm sure if they had sixty hours of gameplay they'd probably tone down some of the character traits, but in an episodic game like this it makes sense to emphasize certain character traits to get them across in a more efficient manner. Calico Noose posted:Why did you think it was a University? It's very clearly a boarding school for high school kids.
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Paladinus posted:I am not American, but I've consumed enough American pop culture to know that every character in the game is a stereotype from your regular high school drama. Like I said, I'm sure they're aiming to subvert a lot of things, but so far it's just too clear cut. 
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Ha-ha, it's funny because she's not British and would have likely flipped the bird, i.e. extended only her middle finger while showing the back of her fist. What a laugh. As you can tell, I'm extremely well-versed in American customs and rituals.
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Feb 5, 2015 11:00
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If I had time-traveling powers, I would mostly use them to deliver mild burns that I couldn't come up with on spot.
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I have got one vital unanswered question: What is the text on the shirt Max is wearing?
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ymgve posted:I have got one vital unanswered question: It's Jane Doe.
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Paladinus posted:I am not American, but I've consumed enough American pop culture to know that every character in the game is a stereotype from your regular high school drama. Like I said, I'm sure they're aiming to subvert a lot of things, but so far it's just too clear cut.
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Paladinus posted:I was on my fresher year when I was 18. Thats nice, lets try this again. Why can't you fathom that a university has a very different social dynamic from a high school?
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InequalityGodzilla posted:Shockingly enough most stereotypes have at least a tiny grain of truth in them. The spoiled rich kid, the smug jock, the social crusading teacher, there's a reason those stock characters show up in the game, it's because nearly everyone who went to an American high school knew someone who fit those descriptions. Yeah but that doesn't mean the writing can't feel lazy and clichéd, which I absolutely think it does in this first episode.
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Calico Noose posted:Thats nice, lets try this again. Why can't you fathom that a university has a very different social dynamic from a high school? Because before attending university, I attended school and can judge from my personal experience? Like where do you think French developers got their ideas of what an American High School should be like? Popular culture and personal experiences with French education. InequalityGodzilla posted:Shockingly enough most stereotypes have at least a tiny grain of truth in them. The spoiled rich kid, the smug jock, the social crusading teacher, there's a reason those stock characters show up in the game, it's because nearly everyone who went to an American high school knew someone who fit those descriptions.
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Well, see you when Episode 2 comes out, thread. It was a good run.
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Paladinus posted:Because before attending university, I attended school and can judge from my personal experience? Like where do you think French developers got their ideas of what an American High School should be like? Popular culture and personal experiences with French education. I too think that a game depicting american teenagers in an american high school should not have them acting like american teenagers but instead like some weird hybrid of international cultures.
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"I think these characters are kinda one dimensional" is a thread killer now?
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poptart_fairy posted:"I think these characters are kinda one dimensional" is a thread killer now? I'm sure the thread can go on with people playing the game ironically and laughing at how stupid hipsters are (you know, those people who like things ironically) but I'm just not really feeling it. Plot has been speculated, opinions given, there's not much to do until next episode but watch people bicker back and forth :\
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precision posted:I'm sure the thread can go on with people playing the game ironically and laughing at how stupid hipsters are (you know, those people who like things ironically) but I'm just not really feeling it. Plot has been speculated, opinions given, there's not much to do until next episode but watch people bicker back and forth :\ You forgot post fan art! 
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Caros posted:I too think that a game depicting american teenagers in an american high school should not have them acting like american teenagers but instead like some weird hybrid of international cultures. Yeah, no. precision posted:I'm sure the thread can go on with people playing the game ironically and laughing at how stupid hipsters are (you know, those people who like things ironically) but I'm just not really feeling it. Plot has been speculated, opinions given, there's not much to do until next episode but watch people bicker back and forth :\ But have we decided who's going to turn out to be a lesbian? My money is on the Christian girl. That would explain everything.
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Paladinus posted:But have we decided who's going to turn out to be a lesbian? My money is on the Christian girl. That would explain everything. Plot twist is that they're all lesbians. Or at least if I had my way they'd be.
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They're all gonna be lesbians efb
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So my girlfriend got this last night and played through it. The concept intrigued me, the anime style didn't, but the sheer amount of cursing was what struck me. I found it hilarious, because it felt like the actors were either forcing the emotion through cursing or hesitant to curse in the first place. I watched her play a few sections, and my one gripe was the pregnancy test thing. You can pick it up, gain the info, reverse time, still have the info and suffer no consequences. There didn't seem to be any reason to stick with the timeline where someone got pissed at you. Most of the characters appeared really unlikable, but kind of funny in how lovely they are.
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Poizen Jam posted:So my girlfriend got this last night and played through it. The concept intrigued me, the anime style didn't Anime style?
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Mr. Flunchy posted:Anime style? Maybe she was playing a Persona game and he got confused.
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Poizen Jam posted:I watched her play a few sections, and my one gripe was the pregnancy test thing. You can pick it up, gain the info, reverse time, still have the info and suffer no consequences. There didn't seem to be any reason to stick with the timeline where someone got pissed at you.
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