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Yea, "fuckin' awesome" is exactly right.Man, that's so fucking edgy but so fuckin' awesome!
I feel like my inner ten year old self has been reborn, the same one that listened to AMVs of Sasuke with Boulevard of Broken Dreams in the background.
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XD yup i went to my man cave and did not go out till i finished the update only to face a Hungry imp XD but yes W.W delivered more that we hoped to get boy and i loved the raven boy fight but man the bar went so high this update that i just ended my replay and i'm still hyped for what comes next.Yea, "fuckin' awesome" is exactly right.
I always thought that the second evolution scene would be hard to top, with the combination of music, the narrator explaining MC's feelings, the craziness and zealotry of the dialogue/monologue.
Then we get the Valravn fight, seeing new ways for the MC to fight, literally feeling the anxiety of the cops and the menace that monsters are to humankind. Again the dialogue was top notch, establishing Valrvavn as one of the coolest characters. I'm like "dev seriously outdone himself".
When a choice seems like a branch, I tend to save and pick them in order. So with the Eye, I chose "Yes" first and launched the Deadend. After watching the high corruption end I thought again that dev outdone himself.
Then I rollback, click "No" and MC evolves. Got fucking goosebumps. I'm too old for fucking goosebumps. No point in having expections in this game, dev is going to surpass them anyway. And I'm never saying again that he has outdone himself cause at that point I feel like an idiot.
Honestly he might. There are 2 times in particular I can recall where a character actually comments on a big choice the MC makes that made a future scene more impactful.Sometimes I wonder if W.W lays big events out ahead of time in their head, and purposefully reduces their quality in order to make the more impactful future events seem even better.
Either that or they're just that good at one uping themselves every update.
I didn't think about those points, ya it's always nice to see the choices you do have even a minor dialogue impact later on; be it on the news or with characters. I am SUPER glad they didn't vote for Ella, she would've made everything far too easy it almost makes me question WHY it was even an option...(Ella does mention she would've/may have helped if we asked, begs why she would if she essentially set the target on our back to train us in the first place).Honestly he might. There are 2 times in particular I can recall where a character actually comments on a big choice the MC makes that made a future scene more impactful.
Alice: While in the mall and going into the movie theater with her she comments on the choice the MC made during the party (Stay and fight or Leave) and openly says what she would of done if he made the other choice (where she basically confirms she would of survived an so would Jess as well). The MC's choice saved a lot of folks but it's interesting that Alice would of survived no matter what (potentially) but I'm not so sure about Jess since he would of had no clue where she was at the time during the panic.
The MC: When collared by Klaus and his goons he reflects on his choice to ask Ella for help or not and the player can choose "I should've brought her" or "Fuck her"
The MC's choice of not bringing Ella is quite impactful imo as he states that while he is immature and isn't used to the heat of battle it's exactly why he didn't bring Ella to hand hold him.
What would follow later (Klaus's defeat) made that statement of his even more impactful for said future event as it showed growth for the MC.
It does make me wonder how things would of played out for the other choice the patrons could of made (ex: Flee the party, ask Ella for help) I'm sure Weird planned stuff out for those choices if they were selected but I don't know if it would of been as impactful as the choices selected but who knows maybe when this game gets finished W.W might go back and add another path/route in regards to those choices.
I have a 'theory' of sorts about that:I am SUPER glad they didn't vote for Ella, she would've made everything far too easy it almost makes me question WHY it was even an option...(Ella does mention she would've/may have helped if we asked, begs why she would if she essentially set the target on our back to train us in the first place).
Oooooo I guess Ella really does care about her friends. I mean she does outright kill MC next time she sees him if he kills Christie so its nice seeing she keeps this up against others.Fun W.W detail I didn't even notice before my replay; Ella killed the guy that harassed Christie
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Personally I think we can cross off Tiffany and Dexter:Sidenotes from my STILL ongoing replay (irl college is a bitch time consumer):
Do we know who killed Alaric at the wedding? Perhaps I'm just dumb but as far as the main suspects go:
1. Tiffany - seemed almost happy to play off this little role finding what little happiness she did from the event, but the way she responded to the whole thing was almost defensive? In responding to how it was "unfortunate" that Alaric died. She actively says, "I just lost my husband" or "why would I be fine? My husband just died." I dunno if she was just trying to drive the point as a cover, or if she was genuinely disappointed by the event and became numb to the loss, as if the monster killed her one moment of slight happiness.
2. Dexter - While he does mention beforehand that he has several suitors lined up as alternatives, he NEVER hints at assassinating Alaric. Why go through ALLLL the effort to gather all these elite people and go through all the hurdles of setting up the wedding just to kill off the groom right before they kiss, and be the next big embarrassing event for high society...he even seems indifferent to the event afterwards as it's easy to replace.
3. Ella - This one is most certainly possible, but I don't really see the motive other than just trying to fuck with H.E.R.O. But alright, let's say she did do it, wouldn't that just draw more attention to her and encourage H.E.R.O to give her LESS time to prepare for her countermeasures? The only gain I see is satisfaction but that's if she even gives a damn enough to fuck with H.E.R.O randomly to begin with.
4. Langdon - Possible I suppose, he definitely has motive as he despises Dexter, crushing his political foothold before it even starts in a public elite spectacular way would definitely hurt him going forward if only a little. But then he also almost seems unknowing or disappointed? by hearing about the events through his building, if which he's also thoroughly annoyed by; the reaction kills this theory for me.
Note - That monster was an S Class and better yet undetectable by LVL 5 80+ Superhumans...even by Ella's standards that's kinda crazy. I find it hard pressed that an S Class would actively kill itself just to send a message or kill ONE target for anyone, Ella included; as the monsters she has around her are partners rather than underlings. If it was a monster group that ordered it why? What motive would say a group like Valravn's and the 7th or any group similar in nature have to benefit by killing Alaric? Regardless of any of the theories, if you're about to tell me that attack was COMPLETELY random you're full of shit, what are y'all's thoughts?
Though I do find it odd that she abandons Christie and Emily knowing they were probably both at the Frat Party Massacre beforehand. Especially if you consider she stopped Christie at the Graduation Massacre to save her, it's not like she had a change of heart between the Kenny event and the Club Christie killing event. She even allegedly killed the creeps harassing Emily and Christie during their band days which also falls before the Frat Party Massacre...Oooooo I guess Ella really does care about her friends. I mean she does outright kill MC next time she sees him if he kills Christie so its nice seeing she keeps this up against others.
This goes back to a prior recent post I made. Perhaps she just expected the MC to stay and fight and would of been completely thrown off if he ran away. As it would have resulted in her friends death. We have a confirmation Alice and Jess would have survived but none for Emily or Christie.Though I do find it odd that she abandons Christie and Emily knowing they were probably both at the Frat Party Massacre beforehand.
It's actually funny you mention Nyx cause I found her VERY fuckin suspicious at the party; as I find her character in general. A person who actively murders people for power and corruption yet wants to stop the monster attacks and "save the world?", is seemingly uncaring about those around her, and is nye unkillable even for a Lvl 5? I don't buy it...she even mentions her late husband being killed a similar way...Personally I think we can cross off Tiffany and Dexter:
Tiffany always knew at some point she'd be forced to get married for political gain or whatever gain her father wants. She accepts the fact she'll have to marry Alaric and I believe she even comments to the MC that maybe she'll learn to love him or at least be civil.
Dexter well if he wanted Alaric dead he could of done it at any time...there would be no reason to put a spotlight on himself. For example he could of gotten a regular human to assassinate him easily without the usage of superhuman intervention.
Ima quickly skip Ella (for now) and head straight to Langdon:
Is it possible he was involved via Ella and her crew? Yes but honestly I doubt he personally would go after Alaric. Yeah Alaric is influential but he's hardly anyone of real risk to Langdon and if he truly was refer back to Dexter. Langdon much like Dexter wields a good portion of power and could of easily killed Alaric whenever he wished.
Back to Ella:
I feel like she was probably involved to a degree but it was more likely her crew (Cole, Zara, and Charlie) who off'd Alaric but I have a theory:
Alaric wasn't who they were going for but instead Tiffany. She's a far more valuable target to them than Alaric is and the daughter of the leader of an organization they are against.
Now you could argue they could of went after her at any time but it wasn't until recently that HERO announced itself (with Dexter at the helm) and even then going after Dexter or his family is a huge gamble just due to how much power they wield.
Also something of note is this wouldn't be their first time fucking up an assignment/hit (recall their blunder with MC although that was more of Jared's fault but eh).
Now what if...someone else at the party was involved?
Maybe Nyx or one of the other lvl 5s had there hand in this Alaric stew?
We can cross off Malik (The dude seems to be completely loyal to HERO and likes Tiffany).
Nyx is a good possibility since she seems to have some sort of connection/partnership (maybe) with Ella.
Lucius? Idk dude is too into himself and is literally a one man army helping HERO I doubt this is something he'd do.
Alexis? No probably not.
I don't remember if any other lvl 5s were there or not tho maybe they could of still been involved.
You know what it could of been Deus...although Ima toss my conspiracy theorist hat into that ring.Call it a hunch, and I have literally no evidence to back this, but maybe it was D ineus? The guy is shifty as fuck and has a habit of meddling in whatever he wants. Perhaps he WANTED to fast forward the time table to the Diamond War so that we could Evolve in time for whatever the monsters have planned against humanity. It's mentioned several times that Deus has been unforthcoming in regards to the MC and while he only mentions Ella as like an indirect associate; he has convenient night terrors like a day before all the Captains start to discuss how to deal with her, maybe he recognizes her usefulness to our growth...? That's the only thing I can think of, unless it REALLY was just Cole and the retards fucking up for the sake of fucking with H.E.R.O.
I'll agree with you with Christie surviving but not with Emily and the other friends. The patrons were literally given the choice of "Run!" or "Fight!" could the MC go back down and get his friends? Yeah sure but this was at a point in the story where the MC was being quite secretive and it seemed like at the time MC wanted to get out of dodge ASAP due to the situation and as usual he wouldn' use his head and therefore think about his friends and the such and would just dip.Frankly, Christie isn't even a student in R&X and Emily avoids parties. We can't confirm that Ella would even know those two were there.
Additionally while we got some confirmation for Alice and Jess, Christie and Emily would survive regardless.
Christie fled the fraternity and Emily was with Deryl so she would get saved by MC. There is no chance in hell MC would just flee with so many of his friends trapped there. Choosing not to fight Kenny is one thing. Abandoning his friends is something else entirely. Also Jake was with Liz and Amber so he would survive too.
Yeah but this is Ella we're talking about. There's no way in the seven hells she DOESN'T know party animal Christie that is best friends with Emily, friends with Jess, and loves to party ISN'T at that party. She also has no guarantee Emily or even Christie for that matter wouldn't have been right at the crux of the onslaught that Monsterfied Kenny/MC's fight was about to ensue in an enclosed space.Frankly, Christie isn't even a student in R&X and Emily avoids parties. We can't confirm that Ella would even know those two were there.
Additionally while we got some confirmation for Alice and Jess, Christie and Emily would survive regardless.
Christie fled the fraternity and Emily was with Deryl so she would get saved by MC. There is no chance in hell MC would just flee with so many of his friends trapped there. Choosing not to fight Kenny is one thing. Abandoning his friends is something else entirely. Also Jake was with Liz and Amber so he would survive too.