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confirmed - in Ch5 there might be sweet rolls reference, Nerevarine cameo and jokes about arrow in the kneeChuck is a really big TES fan.
confirmed - in Ch5 there might be sweet rolls reference, Nerevarine cameo and jokes about arrow in the kneeChuck is a really big TES fan.
Yeah I have been using the walkthrough mod which was recommended.Any mod installed or used in the past?
Yeah, that's why I never use them.Yeah I have been using the walkthrough mod which was recommended.
I tried the new version with and without mod. Didn't make any difference. Saves don't work from that particular spot..
I'm pretty sure there's not, but I don't play all paths in PC. What makes you think there's a pegging scene?Is there or is there not a pegging scene? because if so i cant seem to find it
I suppose that technically counts. But is pegging a woman really pegging?There is a pegging scene, female on female though (Kathleen pegging Veronica)
How do you call it?I suppose that technically counts. But is pegging a woman really pegging?
"A woman getting fucked with a dildo".How do you call it?
I mean...Ian is cheating on his girlfriend with his former nanny (among a lot of others). Edwin did what exactly? Help her "cheat back", when the dig was already up? I mean overall it probably depends on the decisions you take, but I wouldn't agree to that assessment (at least not for the way I played my MC so far).Ian gets a lot of flak on here, but I feel like he's a much better person than Edwin. Ian feels like an actual human being, while Edwin feels a lot more cold and aloof, almost like a sociopath. If I had to put it into words, I'd say Ian is a good person surrounded by bad indluences (Chuck, Kat, his parents), while Edwin is a bad person surrounded by good influences (Vicky, Ian, Hana).
Edwin is straight up a sociopath/psychopath, I think that's pretty well established, he is someone who is obsessed with and gets a 'high' off having power over others, and he has a superficial attachment to other people and his primary concern with these attachments are not the people themselves, but how they reflect upon him, take for example his mother stating that she has no idea who August is, why would it really make that much of a difference to Edwin if it had been August or some other porn producer, it's because Edwin's actual concern is that he didn't want to suffer the loss of face due to the people he works for having pimped out his mom as a whore, and Edwin's mom is obviously lying btw.I'm looking forward to the Veronica update. She's certainly the least fleshed out of the carnations, and the dev has the opportunity to do something great with her. Both Rose and Felicia have already developed some sort of relationship with Edwin, while his relationship with Veronica still feels rather professional. It's gonna be interesting to see what makes her tick away from her gym and the Club.
I also hope we see more of Ian in the next update. I've really grown to like Ian, and I've become very sympathetic towards his character. I've been thinking about his dynamic with Edwin for a while now, and I've finally decided to comment on it, as their relationship has always bugged me, and I just realized why. I've noticed that Ian looks at Edwin like and older brother, and Edwin generally only tolerates him because of work at best, and treats him like a nuisance at worst. Ian's certainly been putting in the most effort in keeping their "friendship" alive.
Ian gets a lot of flak on here, but I feel like he's a much better person than Edwin. Ian feels like an actual human being, while Edwin feels a lot more cold and aloof, almost like a sociopath. If I had to put it into words, I'd say Ian is a good person surrounded by bad indluences (Chuck, Kat, his parents), while Edwin is a bad person surrounded by good influences (Vicky, Ian, Hana). To me, this dynamic serves to paint Ian as a misguided young man, led astray and neglected by the people he trusts, while Edwin appears "good" on the surface, but there's an unsettling darkness bubbling underneath. I also suspect he's a bit of an unreliable narrator, but we'll see just how fucked up he is as the story progresses.
Eh, I wouldn't say this. It's pretty obvious for a renowned armchair psychologist like myself that he has issues, some form of dissociation, but I wouldn't go as far as to call him a sociopath and definitely not a psychopath. He can clearly emotionally connect and empathise with others, so no.Edwin is straight up a sociopath/psychopath, I think that's pretty well established
Disagree.Edwin is straight up a sociopath/psychopath, I think that's pretty well established, he is someone who is obsessed with and gets a 'high' off having power over others, and he has a superficial attachment to other people and his primary concern with these attachments are not the people themselves, but how they reflect upon him, take for example his mother stating that she has no idea who August is, why would it really make that much of a difference to Edwin if it had been August or some other porn producer, it's because Edwin's actual concern is that he didn't want to suffer the loss of face due to the people he works for having pimped out his mom as a whore, and Edwin's mom is obviously lying btw.
I personally hoped for some route where Mina gets fucked by Edwin in front of Ian, and I think there's still a chance of that happening, Ian seemed to get turned on by Mina making out with Edwin during the drinking game early on in PC, and I think there's a possibility of Mina indulging in some rather dark parts of her psyche, torturing Ian by cucking him with Edwin is certainly something that would fit into her fuck list.
I could swear that there's some dialogue in the game about him not actually feeling connected with other people, and that he's just going through the motions of doing what he believes is expected of him, and with that in mind it's really just him trying to act normal.Eh, I wouldn't say this. It's pretty obvious for a renowned armchair psychologist like myself that he has issues, some form of dissociation, but I wouldn't go as far as to call him a sociopath and definitely not a psychopath. He can clearly emotionally connect and empathise with others, so no.
I don't remember any of that, but it's been awhile. Thing is "sociopath" comes with a lot of normative baggage, so it's better to say that he's on the spectrum of it.I could swear that there's some dialogue in the game about him not actually feeling connected with other people, and that he's just going through the motions of doing what he believes is expected of him, and with that in mind it's really just him trying to act normal.
But even if I'm misremembering, he's someone who has an unusual capacity for compartmentalization, even Ian says that Edwin can switch his emotions off, and then jokingly refers to Edwin as a "robot". Such behavioral characteristics are associated with sociopathy, so the question is really just how far into the spectrum he is.
Empathy is not really a trait which is excluded from sociopaths or even psychopaths, what is really of concern with the ability of a person to empathize is how high or low functioning they are, classic psychopathic habitual criminals are universally low IQ, however people who nonetheless are psychopaths yet are very high functioning is a common trait for corporate executives, and yes there have been studies done on this. It's not that they can't understand other people's motivations and emotional states, it's that they aren't affected by that in the same manner as normal people, they're cold to it.Disagree.
Edwin has sadistic tendencies which he seems to have somewhat channelled through his sexual preferences as he grew older but that is a far cry from being a sociopath. He does not lack empathy, having show instead time and again that he loves his mother. And his hability to put himself on the shoes of the carnations (and others), to try to understand a bit what they are having to endure.
if you want a exemple of a sociopath in Pale Carnations you can simply look at Chuck or Kathleen. They fit the profile a lot more than Edwin.
That's an interesting perspective. A lot of people downplay it and brush it aside because "sex work good", but I think that discovering his mom doing porn is the root of Edwin's issues, specifically his sadism and lust for control. All of his past misbihaving cluld've been ironed out with proper parenting and a father figure, but I suspect seeing those clips did something to Edwin that can't be reversed. He's fixated on it too much for it to be anything else.Edwin is straight up a sociopath/psychopath, I think that's pretty well established, he is someone who is obsessed with and gets a 'high' off having power over others, and he has a superficial attachment to other people and his primary concern with these attachments are not the people themselves, but how they reflect upon him, take for example his mother stating that she has no idea who August is, why would it really make that much of a difference to Edwin if it had been August or some other porn producer, it's because Edwin's actual concern is that he didn't want to suffer the loss of face due to the people he works for having pimped out his mom as a whore, and Edwin's mom is obviously lying btw.
I personally hoped for some route where Mina gets fucked by Edwin in front of Ian, and I think there's still a chance of that happening, Ian seemed to get turned on by Mina making out with Edwin during the drinking game early on in PC, and I think there's a possibility of Mina indulging in some rather dark parts of her psyche, torturing Ian by cucking him with Edwin is certainly something that would fit into her fuck list.
I thought that he found out about his mother's involvement in porn during his adolescence, and with that in perspective, a lot of odd behavior had been displayed well before finding out.That's an interesting perspective. A lot of people downplay it and brush it aside because "sex work good", but I think that discovering his mom doing porn is the root of Edwin's issues, specifically his sadism and lust for control. All of his past misbihaving cluld've been ironed out with proper parenting and a father figure, but I suspect seeing those clips did something to Edwin that can't be reversed. He's fixated on it too much for it to be anything else.
I talked about it in the past, but my theory is that Vicky wasn't as helpless as Edwin believes she was, and that she enjoyed her porn career far more than he believes. His whole morality is based on doing his best so his mom's "suffering" wasn't for nothing. What would happen to Edwin boy's psyche if his "martyr" mom turned out to be a degenerate whore who enjoyed every frame of her "career". That's why i'm looking forward to the inevitable revelation to Vicky that Edwin knew what she did, and if they can overcome it.
Seriously tho, more Vicky scenes pls. She's the hottest girl in the game. There must be more of those tapes lying around somewhere.