First, we wear the necklace and force Brin to marry an Ixionite to resolve to resolve the war. Then we impolitely turn down Talarist's betrothal. Banion is then annoyed enough to ask us for a dance at the ball, which implies Elodie is having an affair with Banion. I believe we've already seen these scenes, so I'm not going to show them. As to why we accept the dance:![]() ![]() ![]() Next week... ![]() ![]() You open the box to reveal a little glass figure of a dancing girl, her hands held above her head. ![]() You perch the figure on a shelf where she can catch the light. ![]() ![]() We then choose to have our agents focus on foreign threats Later, after we take the lumen crystal from the man claiming to be possessed... ![]() ![]() ![]() You detach a battalion of soldiers to guard the border between Sedna and Elath. If he tries anything, you'll be prepared. We send Adair to his grandfather. which of course causes Adair to be killed. When Elodie is informed of his death: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() We then name a Novan heir, to further infuriate Talarist. Next week ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The epilogue scenes we got in this playthrough which we haven't seen: ![]() ![]()
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This image perfectly sums up the experience of playing Long Live the Queen for the first time.
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Could've been a good thread title.
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Muraena posted:Could've been a good thread title. It might be more accurate than what we have now, but can it possibly top the one we have now? I think not.
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Wait, what's this about a flower boy? Did I miss something?
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mauman posted:Wait, what's this about a flower boy? Did I miss something? I'm not entirely sure to what it refers to either. Does anyone reading this know?
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MegaZeroX posted:Oh right. CHiRAL posted:I think you need to pick him as your future husband as well after all of that to make the epilogue appear. Basically piss him off as much as possible and then try to court him anyway ![]() MegaZeroX posted:I'm not entirely sure to what it refers to either. Does anyone reading this know? Joslyn already having a secret son as his heir might explain why he doesn't remarry by default too.
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miasmacloud posted:I assumed the young boy from the magic mirror epilogue is actually really Joslyn's illegitimate son and he's the flower boy in the Banion epilogue as I don't think younger, unnamed boys come up anywhere else. I was assuming the flower boy was Banion's son, and Banion revealed his parentage to embarrass Elodie (i.e. "I've been your kept man for how many years, and yet, behold, I had a life of my own too").
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zonohedron posted:I was assuming the flower boy was Banion's son, and Banion revealed his parentage to embarrass Elodie (i.e. "I've been your kept man for how many years, and yet, behold, I had a life of my own too"). I understood this as well, but the whole thing could've been better explained, honestly.
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Hanako is now taking suggestions for a new plot update for LLtQ! All suggestions can be submitted via Hanako games' forums here.
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Just read through this LP. MegaZeroX and all the other contributors, you all did a great job! I've heard this game was interesting, but I had no idea it was this deep and complex. I think playing this game would drive me insane. (By the way, the "Angering Talarist" link in the OP goes to the last post on the page, not the Angering Talarist post.)
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Solumin posted:Just read through this LP. MegaZeroX and all the other contributors, you all did a great job! I've heard this game was interesting, but I had no idea it was this deep and complex. I think playing this game would drive me insane. Thank you! It should be fixed now.
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So you can get this game on The Humble Bundle this week for like 1$ and if you bring it up to 8$ you get Hatoful boyfriend too. And then there's the Husbandove pillowcase for 35$ ![]() Best bundle ever pretty much (even though the other games are pure poo poo)
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CHiRAL posted:So you can get this game on The Humble Bundle this week for like 1$ and if you bring it up to 8$ you get Hatoful boyfriend too. Whoa, don't be talkin' poo poo about Analogue: A Hate Story. Though that pillowcase is obviously defective, what's that picture of a human doing on there
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Analogue and Hate Plus are pretty drat good stories, and the dating elements are pretty sideline to that anyways.
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Wait, Humble Bundle is literally selling an anime gently caress pillow? ![]()
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we live in the best of times
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Pittsburgh Lambic posted:Wait, Humble Bundle is literally selling an anime gently caress pillow? ![]()
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Pittsburgh Lambic posted:Wait, Humble Bundle is literally selling an anime gently caress pillow? If it's from Hatoful, isn't it an anime gently caress pillow of a bird? Is that less or more offensive?
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Raitzeno posted:If it's from Hatoful, isn't it an anime gently caress pillow of a bird? Is that less or more offensive? The important question is: is it more or less offensive than a cyberdwarf body pillow?
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Since this thread got bumped anyway, would anyone be interested in seeing the stuff that got added in the latest content update?
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Ephemeron posted:Since this thread got bumped anyway, would anyone be interested in seeing the stuff that got added in the latest content update? Sure, sounds good.
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Ephemeron posted:Since this thread got bumped anyway, would anyone be interested in seeing the stuff that got added in the latest content update? Hell yeah!
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^^^That.HellCopter posted:Whoa, don't be talkin' poo poo about Analogue: A Hate Story. Though that pillowcase is obviously defective, what's that picture of a human doing on there Neopie posted:Analogue and Hate Plus are pretty drat good stories, and the dating elements are pretty sideline to that anyways. I'm actually not familiar with either, went by a friend's word v ![]()
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Remember the spy/musician who can keep a set of dangers in the air? She has her own portrait and dossier now:![]() If we recruit her as our spymaster, we get a chance to talk to her the next week: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Depending on common approval, the last line can vary from... ![]() to: ![]() ![]() ![]() The first potential opportunity for her to demonstrate her skill may occur the next week. If you sent your agents to look out for noble plots and they came back with news of Arisse's plotting, you get a new option: ![]() You summon your musician, which is to say, your spy. ![]() ![]() Two weeks later, she returns back to you. At that point, if you haven't pissed off the nobles too much: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If you did make too many enemies among the nobility: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And this unlocks another new option: ![]() (To be continued)
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Ephemeron posted:
Nova's little Angel. ![]()
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If there's one thing I would have loved to see, it would be Elodie using her knowledge of Novan Lore and mastery of Lumen magic to remake the Empire. It could be done, in the game's world -- enough Lumen crystals still exist, and Lumen potentials are scattered throughout the kingdom. All it would take is a monarch with the guts to gather together the Lumen crystals and grant their power to willing servants. We could lead an excursion into the lost palace at Kathre Lake, not to plunder it, but to conquer it and re-subjugate its summoned monsters. We could exterminate the Novan nobility, pitting the various dukes and duchesses in magical duels against upstart peasants gifted with Lumen potential; the winner would retain title to the holdings. We could plunge the world into a new Dark Age of Magic, with Lumens holding the powers of gods and goddesses, ruling through magical terror. Elodie could gently caress this world to a point that only a second Doomshadow would stop her. It's just a matter of whether Elodie can connect the dots.
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Pittsburgh Lambic posted:If there's one thing I would have loved to see, it would be Elodie using her knowledge of Novan Lore and mastery of Lumen magic to remake the Empire. It could be done, in the game's world -- enough Lumen crystals still exist, and Lumen potentials are scattered throughout the kingdom. All it would take is a monarch with the guts to gather together the Lumen crystals and grant their power to willing servants. Or make a proper Golden Age by the same means. Power is not necessarily doom-and-gloom.
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Bout time the musician got a portrait. Considering how much you can do with her and how often she pops up, I was always surprised she didn't have one to begin with.
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![]() Two weeks later, Elodie checks her mail. Along with Briony's letter and an invitation to Gwynelle's birthday party, she finds... ![]() (Test: Court Manners -> Fail) Apparently she is unimpressed with your writing skills. She declined your invitation. ![]() If we don't fail that Court Manners check: ![]() Either way, if we go to the birthday party next week and survive the bandit ambush (if there is one) somehow, we get to meet Arisse: ![]() As the day progresses, you manage to separate the Duchess of Lillah from her crowd of relatives and well-wishers. ![]() ![]() Alternatively, if we didn't flub the Court Manners check earlier: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If we refuse, the negotiations are over (and we'll probably have a civil war next week). Otherwise: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() You quickly explain what you have been doing in the past few months. ![]() ![]() If we actually agreed to go on the adventure: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Either way, the result is the same as tattling on Briony to her parents (she doesn't run away but is not happy with us). Next week: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 'Fragile' is not the word you would ordinarily use to describe Thaddeus. Angry, unpredictably violent, often in trouble, and a terrible scholar... but not 'fragile'. Still, it was a bargain you made. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Arisse is not the only new face we can encounter at Gwynelle's birthday party. If we gave Bennett land, he'll be here as well, showing off his epic Flattery and Court Manners skills: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Countess looks distinctly unhappy at his words, and more so when she sees you watching them. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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AJ_Impy posted:Magnificent. We must work on Herbs so we can revive our father. This is our highest priority now. We must revive our father. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Become a Lumen? Do you really want to do that now? If you had your powers, it would have been you and not your father in that duel... ![]() ![]() ![]()
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If you agree to it, I assume it's the standard lumen track, but absurdly delayed?
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Do it. Crazed, vengeful teenager-with-daddy-issues magic is the most powerful kind.
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ViggyNash posted:If you agree to it, I assume it's the standard lumen track, but absurdly delayed? ![]() We never get to meet Togami again: ![]() However, there are some new Lumen-related scenes in the update. One of them is the judgment of that renegade Lumen with a penchant for strangling people with golden chains. It takes a very high Sense Magic to detect his true nature and directly accuse him now. On a partial success, you can consult your mentor instead: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Several onlookers gasp. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Without warning, the Duchess of Ursul draws her sword! ![]() ![]() The man raises his hands, which begin to glow. The demon's power - or his own? Before he can act, Julianna slashes her sword through the air. A wave of energy sweeps away from her blade, striking the man's upraised arms and shredding his skin. He howls, and his fingertips elongate, forming golden chains that float through the air. ![]() You marshal up your own powers and join Julianna in combat. The battle is messy, but brief. Soon the condemned man lies motionless on the ground before you. After a moment, an orange crystal materializes next to his body. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() You suspect that only etiquette prevents the assembled court from applauding.
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That's neat. I guess a lot of the update was Hanako realizing, "drat, it would have been neat if I did this or that."
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If Selene is our magical tutor, the scene unfolds differently:![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Ephemeron posted:
I love Selene, and how morally ambiguous she is. ![]() Funny to think this is what was happening all the times Elodie pardoned him, and sent him to the priestesses to be purified.
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Holy... selene is brutal
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mauman posted:Holy... ![]()
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