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I finished my neutral run of Undertale Yellow yesterday, and I'm still thinking about how cool it was. The graphics in the final boss fight were so impressive and the different art styles were executed incredibly. The reveal that Clover would stay with Toriel if Flowey didn't intervene I think adds so much to the hints of their past we get throughout the game. I think it's not unreasonable to interpret this as Clover desiring a better home life so much that they would be willing to sacrifice their mission for it. It's a neat character detail.

I think the absolute coolest part of it all, though, is the pre-fight because it shows how well the dev team understood what made Undertale special. Undertale played on the expectations of your average gamer, and Undertale Yellow in turn plays on your expectations as someone who liked Undertale enough to seek out a fan game for it. I think it's safe to say that most people probably got the pacifist ending on their first run since they weren't forced into a neutral run like in Undertale. The pacifist ending basically shows the best and presumably canon ending for Undertale Yellow. After all, the only person who has to die is Clover. This naturally raises the question of what happens on a neutral run. It must be meaningfully different, or else it wouldn't be optional. Doing a low LV neutral run initially presents what would probably have been a fairly decent outcome for most characters if Flowey didn't step in. (Also it raises a really fascinating ethical question on whether you would be willing to sacrifice one random scrub monster or robot for a decent ending where Clover gets to live.) Without Flowey's intervention at the end, Dalv would stop isolating and would connect with the inhabitants of the Ruins, Ceroba would find solace in being with the Feisty Five, Starlo would return to his old self and makes good with his posse, Axis would get to remain active and without his anger issues, and Martlet and Clover would get to have a pleasant existence together. Now, all of this is, admittedly, pretty hypothetical, but it's not unreasonable to assume that this is how things would go. For those that wanted an ending where Clover lives, the neutral route seems to provide that as a possibility. And then it rips that possibility away. It plays with and takes advantage of that desire I think most people have to see all of the main cast if not happy, then at least content. Even though we got the "best" ending and know Clover has to die, we still want that wish fulfillment of seeing everyone together after the credits roll, and I think the devs were fully aware of that. It is genuinely so impressive that the devs managed to make such the neutral run into something so fascinating when it could have easily been a boring, stepping stone on the way to the other endings

#undertale yellow #undertale #ut yellow #uty #undertale yellow spoilers #spoilers #admittedly most of what I say doesn't really apply to a high LV run or a run where you kill most of the main cast #I really appreciate that the neutral run is meaningfully different when pacifism is abandoned early on #providing a way to experience the non-ceroba steamworks route without doing a genocide run is also appreciated #though I am going to do a genocide run after a break #and then I'll do one final pacifist run to see the dialogue and content I missed #also in the hypothetical; I would not be surprised if ceroba eventually was able to warm up to clover #after moving past the pain of losing what could have been if clover had a pure soul #also the reveal that clover experienced base undertale hundreds of times but kept dying is so fascinating #anyway; I'll be real; y'all; I think I might like undertale yellow more than original undertale #long post

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I finished my first (true pacifist) playthrough of Undertale Yellow today, and I think the inversion of the expected motivation from getting revenge for the five prior humans to doing right by the monsters is quite interesting

#undertale yellow #undertale #also would like to say that I appreciate the devs not giving a true good ending where everything works out #like clover is fated to die; there's not much you can do about it #like; while I appreciate some of the fan content I've seen where clover and kanako get to hang out #the fact that no matter your actions when fighting ceroba; your soul gets taken is pretty cool #I'm going to take a little break to get back to cadence of hyrule; but you know I'm doing a genocide and neutral run #seriously; kudos to the devs because it feels like such a legitimate product #like it feels so much like a proper prequel to undertale

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I finished Cadence of Hyrule today, and it is so, so good. 2D Zelda mechanics really do cross over so well with Crypt of the Necrodancer's gameplay, and it pays homage to so much of LoZ's history. Also the fact that you can just skip entire floors of dungeons if you have the right items is so sick. It's a genuine shame that, so far as I can tell, it didn't sell that well. If you've been craving a new 2D Zelda to play, I encourage you to pick it up if you haven't already. The rhythm mechanics are not that difficult to get used to and you can even turn them off if they give you too much trouble. I think there's also a demo, so if you want to try it before you buy, you can

#the legend of zelda #loz #cadence of hyrule #crypt of the necrodancer #if I get just one more person to buy this game; I will have succeeded #now; admittedly take my opinion on the difficulty of the rhythm mechanics with a grain of salt #since I did beat crypt of the necrodancer on aria mode #I basically 100%'d the story of cadence with the exception of the second items you can get form the minigames #because I did not realize that they had more to offer after the heart pieces #I'm gonna take a little break before I start up octavo mode #haven't decided yet but I think I'll alternate between routes in undertale yellow and the other story modes in cadence of hyrule #I would just like to add that king dobongos is the best music pun in the game #also if you just want more crypt of the necrodancer; it does offer modes that are basically just more of that without the overworld map #also also; the version of ganondorf in it isn't a bad guy. he's just an npc and wants you to defeat ganon

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Used Isadora for bonus doubler

Absolutely wild that with no investment the new Caeda can put out numbers like this

#fire emblem #fe #feh #heroes #caeda #this is genuinely a little bit nasty

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Absolutely wild that with no investment the new Caeda can put out numbers like this

#fire emblem #fe #feh #heroes #caeda #what bonus doubler and penatly inverter do to a moutherfucker #and this could theoretically be pushed higher #Throw in one of the eliwoods or anyone else that gives the bonus doubler effect #this is with valentines chrom's duo skill because grand strategy stacks

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As a computer scientist and pianist, it was very fun realizing that the mid-bosses in Splatoon 3's Side Order are all named by combining combining computer and music terminology. The most interesting of these, I think, is Parallel Canon due to the various double meanings it has. In computer science, when you run tasks in parallel, that means you're running them at the same time. A single processor can only be so fast, so one of the ways to improve speed is to have more than one and have them handle tasks that are independent from each other at the same time. A canon is a composition that is meant to be played on top of itself. This is usually done by having a voice start the song from the beginning and then as the starting voice progresses, having others join in, starting from the beginning. This paints a pretty apt picture of the boss fight. You fight multiple inklings at the same time in waves that get progressively harder by adding in more enemies.

Parallel is also a suitable adjective simply because it's a mirror fight. The inklings you face rely on the same movesets and mechanics that you do. Their strength also adjusts depending on yours. The more color chips you have, the more color chips they have.

I think the most interesting interpretation of the name comes if you're willing to look beyond just the boss fight. Splatoon 3's Side Order is clearly supposed to give players a look into what the world might look like if Team Order won the Final Fest in Splatoon 2. It literally gives players a glimpse into a parallel canon from Splatoon 3's actual canon. Now, I don't know how much thought they put into the boss's name, but I still think it's very cool regardless that it has inspired this much thought in me

#splatoon 3 #side order #side order spoilers #spoilers #parallel canon #the parallel component could also come into play since the boss is very clearly meant to be agent 4 #like; if you have splatoon 2 save data; it will make the head inkling copy your splatoon 2 inkling's hair style #and agent 4 and agent 8 are parallel protagonists; you know? #if I had to order the names; it would be parallel canon -> asynchronous rondo -> pinging marciale

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There is nothing funnier than when Nintendo announces that Mother 3 is coming to the current console generation's virtual console equivalent but exclusively to Japan

#nintendo #mother 3 #I'll be real with y'all; that direct was kinda boring #well such is life #like; I don't think anyone was clamoring for a new endless ocean; but it is neat to see a dormant series return #It was hilarious; though; finding out that NoJ announced mother 3 for NSO while we got fucking snake rattle n roll #It's never getting localized unless there's a remake

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Kinda funny that IntSys decided that one of their reoccurring filler seasonal banner themes is based around maps that are notoriously disliked by the community

#fire emblem #heroes #feh #fe #seriously; who decided that deserts needed to be a yearly thing #also; on the subject of the new banner... who at IntSys likes Altina so much? #like; I get why tormod is there. mages are better in deserts. but why Altina? Why does she keep showing up? #Is it because she's the only character; so far as I'm aware; that can dual wield? #it's just so bizarre

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I just finished playing through Gnosia, and I would just like to say that Shigemichi's crush on Stella only gets funnier when you're the male MC and Stella has, like, four special love events with you

#outta my way grey boy; I'm about to get it #My body has disappeared during the night #gnosia #I think gnosia genuinely may be the first video game I've played that is a true “hidden gem” #Like really fun plot and characters with compelling gameplay; that seems to have just never really gotten a ton of attention #it seems right up tumblr's alley; but the community on here is pretty sparse #it was just sort of sitting on my switch for two years and I started playing it after my brother randomly started up a run on his switch #coincidentally; the game just released on PS and Xbox from what I'm aware #anyway; if you've never played it; try it out; unfortunately it never seems to go on sale for a deeper discount than 20% off #but it's worth it; I'd say

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Absolutely insane that of the three most recent Feh banners, the least controversial of them is the one with a new Camilla alt on it

#fire emblem #fe #feh #heroes #here's the thing; though; while camilla does now have 10 versions in feh; this new alt has a really cool design #people that whine about using camilla for sex appeal can't even complain because this alt probably shows the least skin of any of them #but having another three houses christmas banner and making it quite literally the most boring it could be + yunaka #was going to make people mad; especially considering the three houses fatigue in the fandom as a whole #and then making the new years banner focus on book 7 OCs; which are notoriously controversial; was going to also make people mad

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Luigi's Mansion 3 is really funny because 75% through the game you are forced to backtrack for a new ability that is literally completely optional after the first time that you are required to use it

#super mario bros #luigi #luigi's mansion 3 #I just beat the game; it was pretty fun #the character animations and environment variety are spectacular #and the game has just the right amount of jank #that being said; you think they'd use the super suck for; like; at least one boss fight? #I only found one use for it outside of its first section; though I assume it could be used on other floors to get inaccessible gems #I kinda thought you would use it in a final 'you've basically already won' phase against king boo #also kind of weird how boos are super de-emphasized #boos are also just completely optional after your first encounter

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It was really funny watching some people on twitter who were playing Super Mario RPG for the first time wondering why Geno was the character people always brought up from the game when Mallow has more screen time. The answer is simply that Geno, both from a design and mechanics perspective, appealed more to the demographic that Super Mario RPG was aimed at. To an audience of predominantly young boys, Geno is an objectively cooler character

#super mario rpg #smrpg #super mario #geno #mallow #no hate to mallow; of course; but the truth is that Geno is cooler #Mallow comes across as more cute. he has a rounder; softer design. he's literally a crybaby #meanwhile Geno is a living doll that literally knocks mario out and is equipped with artillery #all of Geno's weapons are some manner of gun; his name is literally incomprehensible to us #getting the 9999 on Geno Whirl is the coolest thing to a kid because nothing else even comes close to doing that much #also; Mallow benefits a lot from both the party switching and the more obvious enemy weaknesses of the remake #in the original the team most people use is Mario; Peach; Geno #Peach's healing is busted; and Geno is your best mixed attacker #Geno is genuinely just above curve on both of his offenses and his magic benefits from being easier to time than Mallows #and from not having the chance to do 0 damage to an enemy because his magic is element-less #also Geno Boost is just really good since it gives you a 50% increase to attack and defense #all this together just makes Geno more appealing #he also gets bonus points for disappearing at the end

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I love how we went from Penny's Song in WarioWare: Get It Together, which is a sweet, catchy tune that adds to Penny's character, to Megagame Muscles in WarioWare: Move It, which is just absolutely incomprehensible

#and here's the thing: they're both bangers #warioware #move it #get it together #I kind of love how it has become a tradition to have a song with lyrics in each warioware game #fun fact: the lyrics and melody of penny's song change depending on whether you win or lose each minigame #I genuinely do not know how the mariowiki figured out what the lyrics are for megagame muscles

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First FEH OC added to the barracks by being forcibly taken hostage

#fire emblem #fe #feh #heroes #ratatoskr #it's so funny that you get her at the end of chapter 1 and not chapter 2 #also really funny that feh has gone on long enough that we're no longer getting google play chievos #because they will literally run out of space for them #anyway what are we all thinking about the new book and character designs? #i appreciate that they gave the new girl a fun alternate pose

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Kind of hilarious how people complained that the only reason Shiver kept winning splatfests was because of Japan and said that regional splatfests would help solve this problem only for her to win the first regional Splatfest in NA/EU and lose it in Japan

#splatoon 3 #splatfest #shiver #frye #big man #I will say I saw way less people complaining about frye not winning when big man won splatoween #which I leads me to believe that people actually want shiver to lose over getting frye a win

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Sad news everybody. My scouts have reported that they removed the Bruce Lee reference from the Super Mario RPG remake

#super mario rpg #spoilers #super mario #smb #smrpg #i received news of this at 2:30 in the morning