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  Hi, friends! My name is Fae and according to my friends I've never played a videogame before. Well, that's not completely true but there are a lot of classic and well loved games that I've never touched or even know anything about! Last year I knocked one of these games off my list by finally beating Ocarina of Time for the first time, aided by my good friend and Designated Navi ChaosArgate, a whole host of friends and guests and my own wits! Majora's Mask was on my list pretty much the moment I beat OoT and a lot of people have been very excited to see me play it! Released for the N64 in 2000 (April 27 in Japan, North American on October 26th and Europe on November 17th) and remastered for the 3DS early last year, its certainly one of the more divisive Zelda games! Opinions tend to range from people considering it the best Zelda game to thinking its the worst, and in my experience there's not a lot in between. But I'm getting ahead of myself. I know very little about this game and have never played it or watched it being played. I know literally three things about the game going in, and they're very obvious things like "there are masks" and "its built on the OoT engine". I'm going in with no foreknowledge or preparation whatsoever and everything you see in these videos is something I'm seeing for the first time! But its not all bad! As usual I'm dragging Navi aka ChaosArgate with me, and I'm also joined by a new permanent co-commentator Tatl aka Artix, who has assured me that he knows this game like the back of his hand. Along with you guys here in the thread, the two of them will be helping me bumble my way through Clock Town and beyond as I make new friends, smash my face into new enemies and die in stupid ways that are 85% of the time, my own drat fault. So let's get started shall we?  This is a blind LP, so the spoiler policy is very strict. Since I can't write something forceful even if my life depended on it, I outsourced the spoiler policy to Artix. So here's what he has to say. Artix posted:No. loving. Spoilers. None whatsoever. That means no black bars, no wink-wink-nudge-nudge bullshit, no leading questions, no direct messages, not even vague warnings of upcoming sections. If it has not appeared on video or been directly addressed by either myself or Argate, it is a spoiler. Period. ....thanks, Artix! Now, without further ado...  A note on the first session: A couple of things went wrong. First of all I accidentally hosed up my audio recording a little bit so my video ended up having the audio from my two co-commentators baked into it. Their audio isn't as good as it should be and ChaosArgate's smoke detector is beeping periodically in the background. Secondly, Majora's Mask doesn't emulate well without some fiddling. There are a few audio issues with the game itself (a little bit of skipping and slowdowns, etc) and the cool transition that's supposed to play as the day is ending doesn't play. That's the nature of blind LPs I suppose, I couldn't exactly load the game up to make sure things worked perfectly before I started! The good news is that we fix it after episode 4 thanks to my buddy FPzero who helped me get everything working correctly! Episode 1 - I Know Three Things About This Game Episode 2 - Dog Wants My Bones Episode 3 - Weird Kid Cult Episode 4 - A Selfie Gone Wrong Episode 5 - Bumbling Into The Plot Episode 6 - Tingle, What Did You Do!? Episode 7 - Throw Tingle Into A Ditch Episode 8 - Mail Fraud Episode 9 - Featuring LP Superstar Blind Sally Episode 10 - Properly Adorable Episode 11 - I Remember Things Episode 12 - A Nice Relaxing Boat Ride Episode 13 - Tactical Stealth Action Pt. 2 Episode 14 - I Hate This Couple Episode 15 - High Explosives You Put On Your Face Episode 16 - This Is So Unnecessary Episode 17 - Buttwings Episode 18 - Link Has Mad Ups Episode 19 - I'm Not Good At These Games Episode 20 - Just A Regular-rear end Frog Episode 21 - At Least Six Problems Episode 22 - He's Just Looting A Corpse Episode 23 - You're Completely On Your Own Bonus 1 - Artix's Combat School Episode 24 - My Favourite Character In FFXIII Episode 25 - Technical Difficulties Episode 26 - This Is A Cool Hallucination We're All Having Episode 27 - ChaosArgate Learned A Thing Episode 28 - I Hate Mazes Episode 29 - Please Don't Punch The Baby Episode 30 - Fairy Hunting Episode 31 - Morph Ball Experiments Episode 32 - Shut Up, That's Why Episode 33 - Firing Blind Episode 34 - Lunch Break Episode 35 - Literally Standing On The Answer Episode 36 - Can We Do That Again? Episode 37 - Its Been A While Episode 38 - The One Where Everyone But Me Is Playing Pokemon Episode 39 - The Truth Is Out There Episode 40 - Fae, Please Pay More Attention Episode 41 - I Know This Stand Episode 42 - You Are A Slimy Fish Episode 43 - Wasps Are Avatars of Pure Hatred Episode 44 - There's No Joy At The End Of This Road Episode 45 - The Hookshot Is Not A Fish Episode 46 - Sweet Jam Sessions Episode 47 - Let's Not Try Again Episode 48 - Old Man Yells At Moon Episode 49 - Artix, Hero Of Baked Goods Episode 50 - I've Played A Link To The Past Episode 51 - Stupid rear end in a top hat Frog Episode 52 - The Definition Of Insanity Episode 53 - I Did Not Look Up Episode 54 - I Broke It Episode 55 - This Is Not A Good Boss Episode 56 - Nobody Has Faith In Me Any More Episode 57 - I Shouldn't Have Wasted All That Time Episode 58 - I've Learned To Look Up Episode 59 - Now I'm The King Of The Research Episode 60 - Look At This Majestic Seagull Episode 61 - All Up In Its Grundle Episode 62 - Extreme Gibdo Racing Episode 63 - I Wanted To Stand On It Episode 64 - I Have Some Questions Episode 65 - Can I Unlearn This? Bonus 2 - Parade Episode 66 - Don't Look Down Episode 67 - Well, Isn't This Nice? Episode 68 - Why's This Plant Screaming At Me? Episode 69 - This Is So Cool Episode 70 - There's Lava On The Ceiling Episode 71 - I'm Sorry, Artix Episode 72 - You Didn't Accomplish Much Episode 73 - Frogs Episode 74 - Water Is Nature's Puzzle Episode 75 - This Is A Sting Operation Episode 76 - A Learning LP Episode 77 - Deja Vu Episode 78 - Pizza Is Not Passover Friendly Episode 79 - Bug Hunting Episode 80 - Mom's Spaghetti Episode 81 - Happy Fun Slide Episode 82 - Fae Fights A Wizard Episode 83 - Why He Scream? Episode 84 - Losing Time]  FINAL EPISODEEpisode 85 - Victory Lap Faerie Fortune fucked around with this message at 17:13 on Nov 27, 2018 |
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Fanart And Other Works!Shiny777 posted:
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Morroque posted:This LP's #selfie game is en pointe. Pyroi posted:Zora is the coolest transformation, as evidenced by this undoctored image. ZeeToo posted:Yeah, "Hatsune Mikau" amused me a lot, too. Faerie Fortune fucked around with this message at 20:22 on Feb 7, 2017 |
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Jun 4, 2016 17:10
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Guys, the spoiler policy is the exact same one that every other blind LP on the forum has ever had, just spelled out more clearly so people know exactly what constitutes a spoiler, and a little more aggressive because we knew people would try to skirt around it from the get-go. This isn't my first rodeo, I know what people are like when it comes to popular and well-loved games like this. If you absolutely can't engage in this thread without breaking our (very clear) spoiler policy there are plenty of other non-blind LPs you can post in. I am sharing this fun, blind experience with you and all I'm asking in return is that you don't ruin it for me. If that proves to be too much for you then maybe consider that this thread isn't for you.
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Jun 4, 2016 19:59
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Okay, once again I want to reiterate: if it has not been seen or mentioned in an update, it is spoilers. This means music, locations, quests, collectibles, items, characters...everything. Its really not that hard, guys. Yes, I have gotten past the first cycle at least but like in OoT there will be a few people watching the thread who are also going in blind and I don't want to ruin things for them because this is a great game that deserves to be experienced on your own terms. The next time I lock this thread, it stays locked until the next update goes up on Tuesday. All I ask is for people to respect that I don't want to talk about things we haven't seen yet. I thought that wasn't much to ask but I forgot for a second that I'm dealing with goons. Feel free to prove me wrong.
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Jun 5, 2016 00:08
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Makes me sad that I missed out on owning an n64 really, there are a lot of great games for it that I never got to play. Luckily my friends are willing to sit by and watch me catch up :p
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Jun 5, 2016 15:09
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Ah, I knew that would come up eventually. OoT only had one permanent co-commentator. That was only two schedules and two timezones to work with between me and ChaosArgate. Adding guests was occasionally a logistical nightmare due to timezones and on more than a few occasions at least one of us would either have to stay up late, or get up early. Majora's Mask has three permanent co-commentators. Still two timezones thank gently caress, but now we have to consistently work with three different schedules of three people who each have at least one project other than this one going on. Unfortunately, using the guest spreadsheet would be frustrating as hell and probably lead to delayed episodes while we wait for everyone's schedules to line up. It was a tough decision to make but we decided that for the sake of getting poo poo actually done it would be better just to work between the three of us. That doesn't mean there won't be guests at all, I have a few people already lined up for certain things, and there's bound to be exploration videos and bonus minigames I can pull from the spreadsheet for but I have to let you guys down on this one, sorry 
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Jun 6, 2016 17:55
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Its Update Time! Episode 2 - Dog Wants My Bones
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Jun 7, 2016 09:00
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Update Time! Episode 3 - Weird Kid Cult I hope you like watching me struggle with simple tasks!
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Jun 10, 2016 13:20
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Update Time! Episode 4 - A Selfie Gone Wrong This game is unsettling as all hell and it absolutely nails its intended atmosphere I am in love. Also good news, after the first session I got the opportunity to play with some settings and thanks to my good pal FPzero, fixed all the graphical and audio errors in project 64! More good news also. I am happy to report that ChaosArgate did finally get his smoke detector fixed after this session, so it will no longer be guest starring in this LP!
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Jun 14, 2016 09:46
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The time limit actually doesn't bother me that much because I figured out pretty much immediately that it does not matter and that after this point, its mostly there to scare you. I have the Song of Time and as the scarecrow told me, I can use it to manipulate time in other ways than just straight up resetting everything. For those going in blind with me, the time limit in Majora's Mask is basically only there for NPC schedules. You can, at any point, slow down or speed up time at no cost whatsoever. The game (or at least the time limit part of it) becomes a lot less stressful once you realise you have that level of control over the flow of time!
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Jun 14, 2016 15:16
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Drakenel posted:Eugh. It's hard to watch you not read whats on the screen and be confused when it's explained to you ten seconds later. You must be new here
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Jun 14, 2016 20:53
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Okay I just rewatched the video because I was curious about what you could be referring to and if its what I think it is then that's not me not paying attention; I have an awful memory for sequences and while writing down the song of time during recording probably wasn't the best idea, it was also the only way I'd be able to quickly reference it without having to go through the start menu, select the song and spend a couple of seconds repeating it to myself so I'd remember every time. I promise I've actually been working on my reading comprehension and my sense of direction between games!
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Jun 14, 2016 21:19
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I'm going to be on a train for a lot of tomorrow since I'm heading to my girlfriends place for the weekend to attend her nephews' christening so here's tomorrows update a little early so I don't forget to post it! Episode 5 - Bumbling Into The Plot
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Jun 16, 2016 06:54
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Morroque posted:This LP's #selfie game is en pointe. This post made me so excited when I first saw it that I actually tried to retweet it because I want everyone to enjoy it
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Jun 18, 2016 10:54
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Update Time! Episode 6 - Tingle, What Did You Do!? Posting this a little later than I usually post videos but in my defence I was distracted by a rad as poo poo videogame that I've been waiting for for a while and just got released today!
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Jun 21, 2016 17:01
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Today's update will be posted tomorrow, my country just voted to gently caress itself over and to say I'm a little mad about it is an understatement, I need to calm down before I try to be entertaining, I think. Everyone else in England, hang in there as best you can. Today's gonna be rough.
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Jun 24, 2016 08:51
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Update Time! Episode 7 - Throw Tingle Into A Ditch Seriously though I hate that guy
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Jun 25, 2016 23:26
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Update coming later today, it would be now but I'm recovering from being attacked by a ferocious creature 
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Jun 28, 2016 11:21
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I have successfully endured the relentless attack from the tiny kitten. It was touch and go for a sec there, but I made it long enough to bring you all this video Episode 8 - Mail Fraud
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Jun 28, 2016 18:02
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Update Time! Episode 9 - Featuring LP Superstar Blind Sally (sorry its a little late, I am currently sick with a sinus infection and spent most of yesterday either napping or complaining about being sick)
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Jul 2, 2016 09:46
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tiistai posted:Personally I simply find it pretty funny how Fae is getting so good at almost discovering stuff Same  I swear I don't do it on purpose. I'm just lucky and unlucky at the same time I guess.Also on the topic of my co-commentators: I'm pretty happy with the level of help they're giving me. ChaosArgate has been with me through an entire LP before and Artix and I have been friends for a while now; they both know how my brain works and how to tell when I need a little poke in the right direction, even if I don't express that. That doesn't come through in the videos because you guys don't know me as well as these two do. So if they give me guidance, its because they think I need it and for no other reason. This is my third blind LP. I know when I need a push in the right direction and I also know that you can't please everyone. I'd rather the game be fun for me to play and people whine about too much guidance than to give in to people who say I'm getting too much help and end up frustrated with the game. I have exploration videos planned where I'll go off on my own and discover stuff. The "main" videos will be a lot more guided and that works for us. If it doesn't for you, then that's okay but I'm not changing my relationship with my friends because of it. In other words, I am satisfied with my care.
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Jul 3, 2016 12:29
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Keksen posted:Which is incidentally also why it's one of my least favorite Zeldas. Bit of an unpopular opinion, I understand. I hope it comes through in the videos (and I've been told it totally does) but I am completely head over heels in love with this game. I can absolutely see why people dislike it though. You're cast into a strange, weird world that doesn't work the way you really think it should, you're given no real direction except "find these people and bring them to the apocalypse" and that's assuming you manage to get to the end of the first cycle, and finally you're on a very strict time limit. I completely understand being put off by just one of these things, when they're all together like that I can see where the dislikes come from. For me at least, Silent Hill 2, The Void, Pathologic, Haunting Ground and Rule of Rose are some of my favourite games of all time. Its obvious that I am willing to forgive a little clunkiness and a few mechanical missteps if a game manages to nail its atmosphere, which this one does very very well. Everything is so creepy, uncanny valley weird. There are people and things that you recognise but they don't act or work like they're supposed to and that instantly puts you on edge. Termina is fuckin' weird and it revels in it and I absolutely cannot resist that in a game.
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Jul 4, 2016 13:55
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Crow, after our last fundraiser you almost died. Now I'm not saying these things are connected but Go Go Nippon was pretty hard on us all!
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Jul 8, 2016 10:58
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So I forgot to update the past week because I had a sinus infection. Oops. Here's a belated video to try and catch up, next one will be posted tomorrow to get me back on track! Episode 10 - Properly Adorable
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Jul 11, 2016 09:26
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Update Time Episode 11 - I Remember Things
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Jul 12, 2016 17:00
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Hello I forgot to post this update because I was playing my first Monster Hunter game with May, Demerine, liquidypoo and casnorf! (Get Monster Hunter Generations, guys. Its real good) Episode 12 - A Nice Relaxing Boat Ride
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Jul 17, 2016 16:26
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I know its bad form to blame your controller but I think I did actually set my analog stick to be far too sensitive. Unfortunately I forgot to change it before the next two sessions and that caused some "issues" but I'm gonna go do it right now so I don't accidentally throw myself into any more poison water
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Jul 18, 2016 17:39
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Hey its that thing where I do an update! Episode 13 - Tactical Stealth Action Pt. 2 Wherein we continue to actually do plot things and we reunite with an old "friend"
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Jul 19, 2016 17:59
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Hello I've been weirdly sick recently, here's a slightly late update Episode 14 - I Hate This Couple ChaosArgate couldn't make it to this session but don't worry, we replaced him with poorlywrittennovel!
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Jul 23, 2016 10:51
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I'm still sick I hate this so much. In this episode, I learn some important lessons about bombs Episode 15 - High Explosives You Put On Your Face Also if you just can't get enough of me talking over videogames, gnome and I just finished our LP of Arctic Alive which is a glorious tire fire of a game that everyone should experience. Faerie Fortune fucked around with this message at 23:01 on Jul 26, 2016 |
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Jul 26, 2016 22:58
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Hello here is an episode, wherein Link gets some sick new dance moves Episode 16 - This Is So Unnecessary
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Jul 29, 2016 17:38
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Zain posted:Link to the Dance Floor. Footage taken from your LP Faerie. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa I love this this is amazing
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Jul 30, 2016 10:07
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Episode 17 - Buttwings Its our last episode with novel! Next time we're off to actually do plot things!
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Aug 5, 2016 10:37
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Update Time! Episode 18 - Link Has Mad Ups A note on this session: I was running a fever when we recorded this. ChaosArgate and I thought it would be fine since last time we did that we got the Shadow Temple videos but we also forgot that I had the entirety of Ocarina of Time before that point under my belt and kind of knew what I was doing. This is Majora's Mask. I don't know what I'm doing. So I'm a little dopier and a little worse at combat than I normally am, so try not to get as mad as Artix did by the end of this, I was trying my best! That being said, enjoy the first dungeon!
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Aug 10, 2016 13:51
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Episode 19 - I'm Not Good At These Games Continuing to play this game with a fever was probably not one of my best ideas
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Aug 12, 2016 10:01
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Yes I get it I'm bad at games and have trouble with some stuff ha ha very funny but can we not? If the only reason you're watching this LP and posting in the thread is to make fun of me then I want nothing to do with you. I've had to deal with this poo poo in three different blind LPs now and I'm sick of it
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Aug 12, 2016 17:20
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That wasn't specifically directed at you but there have been a few posts like this and I want to nip it in the bud right now. I don't make LPs to be made fun of. I can take some good natured ribbing but a lot of this just feels mean-spirited and I want it to stop. I have known issues with depth perception and directions. I recorded this when I was sick with a fever and its the first dungeon in a game that has much more difficult dungeons than its predecessor, yes I am going to make mistakes. Lighten the gently caress up and let me make them, if you want to see it done perfectly either go watch a speedrun or do it yourself if you're that much better than me. Oh and if watching someone not be good at a videogame actually makes you angry, seek counselling. That's not healthy.
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Aug 12, 2016 17:28
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You can do it in Dwarf Fortress and Rimworld! Probably Dead Rising too, that seems like the kind of series that'd let you use a human limb as an improvised weapon
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Aug 12, 2016 17:47
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Hello I made a mistake and went to bed at 9pm last night so I have been awake since 5:30am here's an update Episode 20 - Just A Regular-rear end Frog
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Aug 16, 2016 06:48
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Editing was so much "fun". Feverish Joey has no idea what anything is or what is going on at any point. Awake, healthy Joey does, and unfortunately, healthy Joey is the one that has to do editing, so there were a lot of points where I had no choice but to sit there and shake my head while cursing out my past self
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