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Detective hat plus pinball coat is good. Even got made fun of for trying to look like a noire detective.
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Fister Roboto posted:You can't access the inventory during dialogue though, which is frustrating. It's kind of weird when you're basically telling people "hold on a sec, I'll get right back to you after I put on my drama kimono." wouldn't it be even weirder to change into it while saying "yes, go ahead, i'm listening"
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Jun 2, 2020 07:51
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Kim is never impressed by you stripping mid-conversation. Even if you ship it.
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Jun 2, 2020 08:35
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Doc Hawkins posted:wouldn't it be even weirder to change into it while saying "yes, go ahead, i'm listening" Actually after thinking about it, either way would be perfectly in character for Harry.
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Jun 2, 2020 09:12
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Ghost Leviathan posted:Funny that the detective hat is the most practical both from a gameplay and meta standpoint, since it has no downsides, would be a very practical hat in the cold and snowy weather, and Harry can actually more or less pull it off.
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Jun 2, 2020 09:17
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The detective hat is cool and all, but the only way for HDB to face the dangers of modern detecting and maintain the respect of the youth is head to toe in FALNtm sports gear.
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Jun 2, 2020 15:17
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Finding the last piece of FALN gear was the most emotional moment of the game.
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Jun 2, 2020 15:23
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There is only one hat, all other headwear is counterrevolutionary.
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Jun 2, 2020 15:39
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Tylana posted:Kim is never impressed by you stripping mid-conversation. Even if you ship it. if you don't put on pants for the initial conversation with him, he doesn't react, and someone pipes up that if he doesn't say anything about it, that proves no-one else will either.
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Jun 2, 2020 15:57
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My headcanon is the horrific number of health complaints make his skin tone such people assume he's just wearing very tight tie-dyed pants.
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Jun 2, 2020 16:12
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Other people have said that, while the clothing choices are all very garishly funny, the skill bonuses do take out a bit of immersion in what can be otherwise very naturalistic gameplay.
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Jun 2, 2020 16:19
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I think it's worth the trade-off of the ability to flex you build and get some stuff done. And some of the tone and flavour (and rewarding exploration.)
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Jun 2, 2020 16:40
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actually yeah that was my least favourite part of the game, i honestly couldn't help myself from constantly juggling various outfits to min max skill checks
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Jun 2, 2020 18:18
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Yeah. "You can only get dressed once in the morning" would have made the game perfect.
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Jun 2, 2020 18:20
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The flavour text and in some cases places you acquire clothing is nice, but it is a bit of a weak point in the game.
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Jun 2, 2020 18:25
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Arrhythmia posted:Yeah. "You can only get dressed once in the morning" would have made the game perfect. but then i cant put on these jeans that make my arse look great on immedialty after taking them out of the bin
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Jun 2, 2020 18:26
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honestly just remove skill bonuses from clothing entirely, it's a nice idea to make it functional but it gets in the way of actually playing the game
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Jun 2, 2020 18:45
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Eh, a lot of that is player based. I'm more then happy to fail even red checks, I throw on the stats I want and largely leave them on. Even a "once in the morning" wouldn't fix this. You'd just never hit any checks and excuse yourself, then plan your day around what you want to hit that day. Really my biggest complaint is that you have to waste Skill Points removing Thoughts. It'd be less of an issue if you knew what Thoughts DID, but for example I picked up Indotribe and ehhhhhhh. Now I get to blow a Skill Point removing it. But it at least fits the narrative structure. You really can pick up on bad thoughts without thinking and lead yourself into a negative spiral. My normal boring person run is going well. I'm both a Sorry and Regular Cop. Focusing Volition, Espirit, and Empathy. Largely agreeing with the establishment, and trying to remember what being a cop is. Any excess points I have are going into Perception, Physical Instrument, and Visual Calculus. Already planning my Communist run where I go heavy into drugs/booze, and go Rhetoric, Suggestion, Inland Empire/Electrochemistry. I'm not sure I can stomach a fascist run. Is it possible to be an aggressive rear end in a top hat/heavy Physique without being a racist/fascist? Would I be missing too much content to make it worth a third playthrough?
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Rookersh posted:I'm not sure I can stomach a fascist run. bit lower down than that op
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Red checks are really not the problem. Especially once you see that the game goes "Have a prize either way." It's white checks where failure is 'miss content'. If a new day reopened most white checks, then maybe but I'd just not have seen half the game without clothing buffs. But one outfit a day I think would fix most players troubles with "I feel like I should do this dumb thing instead of just rolling along." I could see in a similar game instead building up a wardrobe that gives a bunch of passive benefits, either just +skills, or like 2for1 on a skill. So you wear what you want with some effect like if you are in uniform or whatever, but finding the bow tie helps you remember your Drama skill instead of helping you do it when worn. Personally I found the money from Indotribe pretty great.
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Jun 2, 2020 19:16
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on the other hand, i feel it is entirely within character for my guy to put on his full tracksuit before attempting to jump over some stairs
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Jun 2, 2020 19:28
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The best part of clothing was people reacting to it; (ending spoilers) Harry's reaction to being told about his past as a gym teacher being to exclaim that the revalation explained his incessent collection of sportswear was a highlight.
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JustaDamnFool posted:The best part of clothing was people reacting to it; (ending spoilers) Harry's reaction to being told about his past as a gym teacher being to exclaim that the revalation explained his incessent collection of sportswear was a highlight. Yeah they'll have a few different comments at the end depending on what you're wearing during the final debriefing getting the full suit of mercenary armour has them make fun of you for looking like a crab
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Jun 2, 2020 20:40
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Fellatio del Toro posted:on the other hand, i feel it is entirely within character for my guy to take off his shoes and pants before attempting to jump over some stairs
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Jun 2, 2020 20:43
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In side news I am glad I played this game early because despite having to alt-enter each time it started and some text being wonky, when I now loaded a save my inventory visually corrupted to barely usable. Argh.
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JustaDamnFool posted:The best part of clothing was people reacting to it; (ending spoilers) Harry's reaction to being told about his past as a gym teacher being to exclaim that the revalation explained his incessent collection of sportswear was a highlight. I notice the game reacts to you running around a lot, and it mentions that during the debriefing. I wonder, does that change if you walk everywhere? Could that reaction change what your past ends up being?
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shirts and skins posted:I notice the game reacts to you running around a lot, and it mentions that during the debriefing. I wonder, does that change if you walk everywhere? Could that reaction change what your past ends up being? I tried it, I walked everywhere on the first day, and unless I accidentally double clicked at some point, Kim still mentions running everywhere.
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Yeah other people have mentioned testing that out as well, seems like it doesn't change. It was probably just a safe assumption on the devs part that you would.
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shirts and skins posted:I notice the game reacts to you running around a lot, and it mentions that during the debriefing. I wonder, does that change if you walk everywhere? Could that reaction change what your past ends up being? That certain background option is always there and just rationalized with different actions you took(Obsessed with Contact Mike)
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Next playthrough I'm playing board games with kim for 3 days straight so I can be obsessed with contact mike as much as possible
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Jun 3, 2020 03:48
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The game is better if you have to change your clothes irl every time you change Harry's. I will not allow for the possibility that everyone doesn't own a drama kimono.
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Man, just sent Kim back with the body. Stole my boots first though, kind of surprised Kim didn't say anything when we loaded it up. Now I'm all alone on Day 3. So far I feel like my game is more normal then I was expecting. 5421 is my spread. I get some Inland Empire but nothing crazy. Empathy is right at the edge of getting funky I feel. Logic is a good straightman, although Encyclopedia is a bit gabby. All my Physique and Motorics stuff is too low to really respond frankly. I had the occasional Electrochemistry, but after denying him going into Day 2 he's basically disappeared. I'd love to see the cutoffs for when the emotions start becoming more talkative, and when they start taking over. Looks like it's 4/6ish, but who knooooows. I've got a feeling I know what's going on. Hoping I'm wrong and it's not that simple. Also hoping it starts going crazy if I am right. I did just get out of a major Day 2 where we found the bullet and broke Klassje and Titus back to back to learn what happened.. Kim has told me he trusts me now as a Detective right before he drove away with the body. I feel like most of my Day 3 is going to be wandering around the new zone that just opened up.
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Rookersh posted:Man, just sent Kim back with the body. Stole my boots first though, kind of surprised Kim didn't say anything when we loaded it up. Now I'm all alone on Day 3. I think this was posted in the thread a while back, but there's an interesting set of graphs that shows the total number of passive checks in the game and what skill level each of them shows up at: https://imgur.com/a/rbAlBvu I think the numbers on the bottom are the final roll value so it's after adding 6 to your skill level. Like you observed it seems like the main turning point is 4 skill because that's where the big spike is on every chart, but not all skills have equivalent numbers of checks. Some are just quieter in general (hand-eye coordination barely says anything). Looks like the chattiest ones are empathy, rhetoric, logic, and inland empire.
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Jun 3, 2020 06:32
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I'm glad that background thing doesn't change based on your actions. If it did, it would undermine the theme of Harry being unable to change his past.
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The game is built specifically around Harry's past and the kind of person he is, and has been. That you can discover it in different ways and take different perspectives on it is what makes it interesting, and that Harry does have the opportunity to change himself by looking at his past in a different light.
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Jun 3, 2020 09:18
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Jun 3, 2020 09:51
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Might be apt to consider every skill seems to think they're in a different genre. Half-Light thinks you're in an action movie, and appropriately wants you to do poo poo that'll get you killed.
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Half-light gets it right when it matters most. The moment when empathy and half-light disagree on whether you could get the mercenaries to back down or not at the tribunal, with empathy conceding that there was no chance of a peaceful resolution was pretty chilling. Tonnes of RPGs undermine their climatic moments by having a clear best outcome that you can get by doing XYZ and preventing conflict; not only can it undermine the conflict itself, but it marks any of the other outcomes as sub-optimal and so less worthwhile. I like that DE makes the point that you can't talk down a fascist death squad.
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Tylana posted:Mmm. I'd interpret the past of the detective and Her as not as cold as that. Did you phone her up? She is getting on with her life, but not I think unsympathetic to Harry. But the scope to hold the different opinions is a nice part of the game. Whirling in Rags music is incredible and I listen to it more than I should. That and the island music. Doc Hawkins posted:if you don't put on pants for the initial conversation with him, he doesn't react, and someone pipes up that if he doesn't say anything about it, that proves no-one else will either. I took them off because they gave me a debuff, and then I just.... didn't equip any made a failed shivers check with the dicemaker interesting when i started checking my 'pocket'
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Hey so I'm on my second serious play-through and I just realized I have no loving idea who called the cops. Volition seems to seriously imply that Drama is wrong when he believes Klaasje when she claims she called you guys. It really would make sense for her character, but that weirds me out. Is there a definite answer to this in the game?
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