Herr Tog joins me! And he thought we were still doing the Yiik LP. And he sees this and is like "Holy shit, this is actually a good game! And like most of these videos, I made a new friend
Scabs was howling at Katherine in the shower so no scabs. I’m gonna fix that soon.
A couple things:
Ebeezil is really nasty. That’s why I ground encounters. Unfortunately, he died really fast when I put balls on his face. Woops.
I cannot for the life of me figure out what the metaphor for this nightmare zone is. Is it fear of sleep? Is it fear we are the figment of something else’s imagination?
I’m unsure. Talk to me about it. Because that place freaks me the fuck out.
“I would die for Grooky” is a Danaru joke. Sorry Dan. See, Yiik? This is how you accredit something. I’m sorry for stealing your joke, Dan
Enjoy the worst rendition of Shake it Off that has ever existed.
Since my power went out and I was on a limited time schedule and because I love her, it’s a Katherine Episode. Which means two things: it’s gonna be crazy and also Scabs is gonna be here.
I hate these rat people and Johnathan Bear who’s a giant ass, especially to sweet baby Punch.
I’ll be uploading a supplemental video Saturday where we go down that hidden path in the cave.
Nine Gear Crow joins me for an optional romp through Turnbuckle Manor!
Yep. I said optional. Turnbuckle Manor is a throwback to a lot of old NES adventure games and also Yume Nikki and you don’t have to do it if you want to break through the monster gauntlet.
Crow and I have a good time doing this very long manor. But there’s not a whole lot of plot development except for the last minute.
And you’re gonna learn about Canada! And also GRRM! And writing! And how rural people shake hands! It’s very exciting.
I’m not going to lie to you. I had Katherine host this episode just so I could point at Princess Stinkweed and tell her that’s her. Also because she’s great for text-box heavy episodes.
I probably should have talked about the game more but the thing about Everchip is that it basically plays into the established conventions of RPGs. You probably know what a mage or a thief does by this point and I’m pretty sure everyone knows what attacks a dragon will use.
I’m not going to lie to you this time either: I think this sequence goes way too long and not much of consequence happens. It’s very text-box heavy without much happening. No new fights (except one, which is great) and limited plot.
I seriously think if the initial arena was 16 instead of 32 it would have been much tighter.
I’ll actually spoil this one since…well, it’s long and not a lot happens. The chancellor is Chancellor Pulsating Mass. He’s evil. He throws you in the arena. Punch Tanaka has amnesia. Lars calls his dragon girlfriend and you escape from the arena.
Everchip is appearing to be a weak point in the game but we’re out of it after this episode, which is good.
Dirt Road Junglist joins me and we talk about her impeccable taste in media. She’s a rad lady.
Not so much plot this time but I really enjoyed the Path of Enlightenment. Katherine joins me again because she always makes me laugh and the person I had lined up to commentate backed out at the last second.
Sucker! I live with a great co-commentator anyway. And the cat likes her best.
I enjoy all of Punch Tanaka’s terrible haikus but god I hate pointman. He’s terrible.
And Burton. BURTON.
We also kick a dragon in the cloaca as hard as we possibly can. While it’s sleeping, no less!
God this game is charming at times and this episode and the next episode do a great job of showing it off.
Screaming Marmot joins me in our quest to deworm a really ugly bird and also find a giant’s gooch. The bird has been located but the gooch remains lost to science.
I did not talk about cum socks this time, which is a victory for me. However, Screaming marmot did stumble upon one of the worst phrases in the English language.
I also tried to pour milk on myself for Katherine but she stopped that in its tracks.
Lastly, I did talk to Kasey about Gribblenauts. He seemed interested if I could get the license.
At last, we’ve found the precise opposite of “cellar door.” And it’s impressive that the grody parasite bird isn’t the most repugnant thing in the episode.
Miz Kriss joins me to explore the world’s library! Holy shit, this place rules. We talk over a lot of it but I do actually interrupt us to talk about the game.
Hope you like the awful cats musical. And Twilight. And romantic vampires. And the act of urinating all over libertarian fiction.
This boss fight? Murderous. Even for my overlevelled ass. I think the key had to have been keeping one closed and one open.
A couple things: I am missing one enemy and I need one more steal from the variable fish. I’ll go back and get them. This raw footage was no joke like 90 minutes, mainly due to that fucker Sneaky Lincoln.
I did take some license in stopping the episode where I did. We’ll pick it up next time. Because I didn’t want to ruin a good piece of dramatic tension