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  • Re: Lies of P, Roboquest - First Thoughts

    From rms@21:1/5 to All on Tue Sep 24 14:14:41 2024
    **** Lies of P

    If I recall the 'field clown boss' correctly (he throws long punches)
    that's once again down to learning his moveset.
    Also, I watched some Pinocchio movies & read the original book after finishing the game (this was back in February):

    Pinocchio (2019) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8333746/
    Having finished Lies of P -- twice! -- I wanted more of this fable, and
    P2019 is a great choice for that, as it apparently sticks close to the book (which I'll read soon). I've only vague disney notions of the plot and knew nothing of the serious themes that Collodi put into his stories. This film's avoidance of political references, light touch, and more emphasis on
    empathy, sentimentality, and the humorous side of dark humor go really well with the wonderful artstyle, and I had a great time with it; loved the costuming and acting as well. Big thumbs up!

    Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1488589/ Alas, I'm sorry to say that, as a movie, this title fell flat for me. The stop-motion art style had a rudolf-the-rednose-reindeer look that I scoffed
    at; the shoehorned-in fascism & catholicism exasperated me, and was not what
    I expected or wanted to see. And here's where a second viewing would be entirely warranted. Watching and reading the excellent batch of Criterion extras, it smacked me in the face how much deep thought and passion del Toro
    & company put into this project.

    The *technical* side of producing a full-length stop-motion film is a
    massive undertaking, is discussed in some depth in the extras, but is almost
    a distraction. The *ideas* del Toro wanted to emphasize -- the *idea* of puppetry, of being taught to speak and behave as ideologies would have you; that respect must be earned; that showing kindness often requires
    sacrifice -- these are present in other del Toro films as well, and are
    worth exploring more.

    Here's where Lies of P re-enters the picture, as I see many parallels with
    del Toro's themes, especially in the late game and different endings, which involve sacrifice and acceptance or rejection of parental dominance. Good
    stuff to ponder.

    rms

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Wed Sep 25 09:00:59 2024
    Well that confused me as my first thought was who is P. Roboquest, some
    Twitch Streamer or something!

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  • From rms@21:1/5 to All on Thu Sep 26 09:01:18 2024
    I'm currently stuck on Nameless Puppet

    This fight was incredibly frustrating for me, and took dozens of flailing attempts. His 2nd form does have tells that help in defending, so take a
    look at tip videos on fighting him. I'm not sure now if I did beat him on
    the 2nd playthrough, or gave up, or chose the easy ending.

    I do feel like the game is worthy of another play-through or two, so it's >really not that big a deal if I do. Part of me is thinking I don't want it
    to end too, which may be part of my problem.

    2nd playthrough didn't take nearly as long, and I had fun 'farming' and trying different builds in one of the late game levels, but wouldn't say I gained any greater appreciation. I'd just move on to another title :)

    I do keep feeling like I need a gun,

    I enjoyed Remnant of the Ashes, which scratched that DS-with-guns itch
    for me. The upcoming Witchfire might have some of that quality too.

    rms

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to Spalls Hurgenson on Mon Sep 30 08:50:52 2024
    On 29/09/2024 15:36, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
    But so long as they still chase the dream of trying to unseat Valve
    from its throne but are only offering a half-assed client, they're
    going to just have to accept that the products released on Steam are
    going to be better than the same games released on EGS.

    I find it strange that Epic just don't seem to have realised that all
    they've done is spend a lot of money giving people free games with not a
    lot in return besides look at our numbers. Then again it could just be a
    case of admitting that the strategy needs an overhaul also means
    admitting that the higher ups who made it ballsed up with their plan for
    world dominance.

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  • From Xocyll@21:1/5 to All on Fri Sep 27 08:32:44 2024
    Justisaur <justisaur@gmail.com> looked up from reading the entrails of
    the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs say:
    <snip>
      I enjoyed Remnant of the Ashes, which scratched that DS-with-guns
    itch for me.  The upcoming Witchfire might have some of that quality too.

    I'll have to check out RotA. I saw something on Witchfire, looks >interesting, kind of like roboquest, but far more into the aesthetic I like.

    There's a funny story about Witchfire in that it was originally released
    as a full game on Epic as an exclusive, now that the year is up, it's in >early access on Steam! :)

    I think that really says it all about Epic Game Quality.

    Xocyll

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