Lord Orgasmo

Video Games: The General Discussion & Community Thread Number Two

I've been grinding through Persona 5 Royal now that I've got it on the switch. Aside from the occasional frame issue on a few particle effects it's done surprisingly well. I'm 70 hours in and still only in mid September, so I suppose it's true when they say it's a 200 hour game. The game balance is a little whacky, where some parts are bafflingly easy, while other parts have spikes in difficulty, especially with some enemies. I think my biggest gripe with the game so far is that sometimes it feels like a week's worth of game days go by where it's all cutscenes, and nothing happens. It just feels like slog in some places. But the core gameplay loop is fine enough and original charm of the game is still there, so I'm still having fun.

Orgasmo's Theater of Mind

Idea 13 - Echoes of the Past

Our lucky number 13 idea involves the all too classic tale of somebody with amnesia. You know the ones. You wake up in the middle of nowhere and you conveniently only know your name and one other errant important detail. Well, here's my take on the story. It's mostly just a basic skeleton of an idea, this way it can be dropped into anything and customized however.

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I am John Amnesiac (name pending) and I've just awoken from an indeterminate amount of sleep, only to realize, I know nothing about who or where I am. Thing is, everyone else seems to know a great deal about me. My face is on billboards (or equivalent thereof) everyone knows my name and deeds, etc. Problem is, I still don't have any recollection of any of this. Why do people know my name? What have I done to become so well known? The other player(s) in this story would be helping my character on a journey of re-discovery to help me find my memories and learn just who and/or what I really am.[/hr] Like I said before, this is an idea meant to be customized and dropped into wherever. This could fit into 1001 different Fandoms, or into just about any time period. Then, of course, there's the reason I'm so well known. Is it because I made a breakthrough in the field of science and discovered a cure for cancer? Was I a legendary hero who defeated a great evil? Am I the richest man in the world? Or perhaps it's an infamy thing, and I am wanted for many horrific crimes, or am being framed for something? And what about the motivations of other character(s)? Are they attempting to befriend me for money and fame? Are they trying to lead me into a different lifestyle? Are they hoping to change who I once was in order to become a better (or worse) person?

Word association Game!

Auction

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Apocalypse Rescue Team

Azure Orchard

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Ting flinched as he heard Gale's voice suddenly manifest. Herb? Who was that? The Sceptile? "Uh, no, I haven't yet. Have you found anything out?" Ting would listen intently as Gale recounted his conversation with the Sceptile. Especially the part about his son being somewhat suspicious. "Now that you mention it, I could see him glaring at me from here when I was talking to that Lilligant. I think you're right, it'd probably be best if you talked to him solo. I'll keep looking around. Thanks, Gale." He nodded as the Minun took off towards the Grovyle in the tree.

What else was there? He had talked to most of the farmers around him, and there weren't any clues in the storage sheds either. Though Gale said that Sage thinks the thief is coming under the cover of night. It would make sense. Harder to see, less eyes around. Maybe the thief in question was nocturnal? Or at least had some way of seeing in low light. For now though, he should probably reconvene with the others. With all of their ideas together, they might be able to formulate a plan.

Ting made his way back towards the rendezvous point near where they first arrived, where the other two should be waiting. Ting explained that his search of the storage sheds and surrounding areas came up empty. There wasn't anything out of the ordinary, which at the very least got rid of the possibility of something like embezzlement. Or at least, he had hoped. He did notice that the other two seemed to have had a couple of muddy encounters. Sure the fields were a little muddy, but not by that much. He looked over at the broken fencing at the mention of it. There sure was a lot of mud over there. Was there some sort of accident with watering cans over there?

"I do find it kind of odd that not a single farmer has had any idea about any of this. That leads me to a few ideas. Either whoever we're dealing with is reqlly good at what they do, or maybe..." Ting looked off towards the farmer in the fields, who seemed to be finishing up for the day, putting away tools, and making and carrying whatever was harvested off towards the farmhouse. "...Well, as slim as a chance as it is, maybe the whole farm is in on it? If everyone is stealing something, it'd be a lot harder to track down just one Pokémon. Not only that, but they could all cover each other's tracks pretty well. But I'm really hoping that's not the case."

Ting looked out towards the Grovyle in the tree once more. He had come down and was talking with the Lilligant he had talked to earlier. He certainly seemed much more interested in her than she did in him. "Well, a stakeout certainly doesn't seem like a bad idea. Kick never said anything about actually catching the thief, but I would feel bad coming back empty-handed. I'm up for it, but if our culprit does end up making an appearance, we probably shouldn't try and go after them unless we think we can take them down. Though if I had to guess they'd be more likely to run away than try to fight. Any other ideas?" He looked expectantly at the other two. Though, admittedly, he was slightly worried about Fio. Her leaves already seemed to be drooping somewhat. Hopefully she could hold out for a while longer in the dark.

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Interacting with/Mentioning: @The Irish Tree(Fio), @Ammokkx(Gale)

Word association Game!

Trains

the alphabet game. lol

Cranial

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Apocalypse Rescue Team

If you'd like, I can get something short out for Ting tomorrow. Probably just him meeting back up with Fio and reporting that he didn't find anything.

Video Games: The General Discussion & Community Thread Number Two

The only one I know of is DeSmuME. I played through Heartgold Randomized on it. It worked well enough, though there was the occasional visual glitch, though from what I've heard it's mostly from the game, not the emulator.

What Are You Listening To?

Remember when Hamilton was all anyone talked about for like 4 months

the alphabet game. lol

Yielded