This scene in storyboard just kind of makes me wish the animation was more in this animated style over 3D. It’s waaaay more expressive and fluid. But this scene alone was so good in the show. Well done animators and artists. Major ass kicking moment.
Also just Megatron using his cannon like that for a huge ground pound.
Optimus looking out for people by blocking a missile with his arm. Receiving a seeker and shockwave effect to him using his axe like a staff fighter is friggin great.
Slowly getting through the winter months and the following movies, tv, games, and books really helped pass the time!
……….FILM……….
Police Story (1985)
Jackie Chan is a treasure and this movie is incredible. I never knew where exactly the plot was going, the fight choreography is fantastic, and I was in genuine shock at the end of section set in the village. Really really great.
Stop Making Sense (1984)
Gosh Talking Heads are a really great band and what a great concert! Also had no idea Tom Tom Club was an offshoot so that was a fun surprise.
Hot Fuzz (2007)
I don’t think there’s an ounce of fat on this script. I really think every single beat becomes a payoff. I also love the idea of this cast getting to do the things they do on set and it makes the whole thing that much more fun. Just a joy.
The Terminator (1984)
First time viewing and it really holds up. Everything in the movie pays off and so many fun surprises. Even the final confrontation surprised me and I already knew how they defeat the Terminator! The slow degradation of the villain, the exposition in the middle of a car chase, it all felt so natural.
……….TELEVISION……….
The Bachelor (Episode 26.04 to 26.07)
Okay I was too easy on Clayton. He’s…just so bland. Though I do appreciate that he can barely hide the fact that he likes just one woman (Rachel) and barely connects with any of the others. He’s nothing if not honest.
Love is Blind (Episode 2.01 to 2.05)
I forgot how wild this series is and it really makes me wonder what sorts of personalities are drawn to this type of show. Also I wish we got to spend ANY time with those that didn’t pair up. Show us their conversations, Netflix!
Cuphead (Episode 1.01 to 1.12)
Really fun. I was a little nervous that the spirit of the game would get lost in translation but it really came together. Lots of little cameos from the game and the spirit of the whole thing (the episode length, the plots, the stakes) all felt very Looney Tunes. Oh and those 3D backgrounds! Oof just so much to love.
Dorohedoro (Episode 1.05 to 1.13)
So great! While the season ends on a different note than expected, I was really happy with the entire journey. These characters and the world are so weird and interesting that it was just fun getting to spend time in this world. I hope a second season gets greenlit and I think I might pick up the manga while I wait.
……….READING……….
The Will to Change by bell hooks
(Complete)
This is my first book by hooks and I was floored. I can’t effectively communicate how much this book resonated with me and how it’s fundamentally affected my outlook as a feminist. Oof it just…shares so much in under 200 pages. Please read this. It’s for all genders. It’s for parents. It’s for anyone experiencing the human condition.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 10 by Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz, Mateus Santolouco, Dave Wachter, Pablo Tunica, Sophie Campbell, and many more!
(Complete)
This is the sort of ninja turtles stories I enjoy: dimension-hopping, zany characters and settings, a ghostbusters crossover, all super fun. It’s a nice contrast to the sewers and skyscrapers of New York and I really feel the ninja turtles are at their best when they lean into the bonkers.
……….AUDIO……….
The Renner Files (Podcast)
I don’t think I’ve ever listened to a podcast dripping with so much sarcasm so your mileage may vary. It’s a breezy breakdown of the Jeremy Renner app fiasco and I genuinely learned more than I was expecting.
……….GAMING……….
Oz: A Fantasy Role-Playing Setting (Forthcoming, Andrews McMeel Publishing)
So two groups adventured in Oz this month! My weekly crew is knee-deep in some gambling trouble (full campaign diary over here) and my bi-weekly group is exploring the seedy neighborhood and all that the area has to offer.
Spelunky (Mossmouth)
Really had a lot of fun with this and now better understand the fanbase around this and its sequel. I don’t think I’ll go for all the secret stuff but just playing through for the regular ending was already so satisfying.
And that’s it! As always, let me know if you have any recommendations and see you in March.
This was requested after I made my AE BE1 guide and I thought that hey why not, I was planning to play the Good Ending once again anyway, so I just marked down the answers I picked as I played and this guide consists of those.
This guide involves you participating in all of the chats, but here's an alternative version of this guide that's sleep schedule friendly and allows you to skip all the chats that happen roughly between 11 pm and 11 am!
Just like with the other guide, I recommend saving this somewhere in case you need it later (like if someone asks if you know one or have any tips).
There are also some general tips if you don’t feel like following a step by step guide, which is understandable. The first set of tips is VERY short and as spoiler free as I could make it, but under them I also posted more detailed tips just in case, because some of the AE answers are a little…weird. Those tips include examples and also some hints for what’s gonna happen in the AE so if it’s your first time playing the AE, keep that in mind since they might spoil you.
Quick spoiler free tips:
Try to save Saeyoung
Be positive
Trust Vanderwood
Don’t leave Saeran
Don’t agree with Rika
THESE NEXT TIPS ARE NOT COMPLETELY SPOILER FREE
They’ll give you hints about what’s gonna happen and spoil the Sad Endings, so read them at your own risk. They’re basically just all the things I said but more detailed and with examples + a few other things.
Under those tips you can find the actual guide that shows each answer one by one.
More detailed tips:
Always push towards saving Saeyoung, don’t say things like “we should reconsider saving him” etc. and just keep insisting that you will save him.
Try to stay positive, don’t say that you’re scared or worried about things going wrong.
Agree with Saeran’s plans and support them, say things like “I’ll go with whatever Saeran chooses”. Don’t doubt it or say stuff like “what if it fails”.
ALWAYS worry about Saeran though. If his safety is on the line, you need to show that you really care. This might sometimes clash with the last one, and in those cases, prioritize keeping him safe.
Say that you love him or that you miss him literally every chance you get. This one is probably very obvious tho lmao
Trust Vanderwood aside from the 11 am VNM on day 2 where the three of you, (Saeran, Vanderwood and you) are out on the street. Only in that VNM you need to say against Vanderwood to avoid a Sad Ending, or more like you need to say against leaving Saeran. More on that later but yeah, aside from that VNM, trust Vanderwood and beg him for help.
Don’t leave Saeran. Remember what he was so scared of on his route? Yeah, as expected, don’t agree to do that. Always try to get to him and try to say against leaving him.
Support Saeran’s choices UNLESS it has to do with him sacrificing himself…
Don’t be blatantly mean to Rika and V, especially Rika. Try to be understanding.
BUT NEVER EVER AGREE WITH THEIR PLANS. I can’t stress this enough, but even though you need to be kind, don’t agree with how they want to treat the twins and with the way they plan to keep them “safe”. Don’t help them think of ways to imprison the twins in their home. Do not do that. This is important on day 3 mostly.
When in doubt, the most general tip I can give you is: try to pick the more “emotional” answers. Avoid neutral answers or asking questions, since they very rarely give any hearts at all.
Remember to avoid Sad Endings on days 1 and 2. Try to wake up at the hospital in the first VNM, don’t say that you and Saeran should leave everything behind, don’t let Saeran go to the agency’s boss and Saeyoung by himself and instead go with him, and don’t leave Saeran alone with Vanderwood in that VNM on the street. Wow a lot of this is just “don’t leave Saeran” I think you get it by now hfjdgfsng
Day 4 is an interesting case with its multiple branches, so I’m separating it here. Basically after passing the first branch on day 4, insist on going back to save Saeran, follow V, then save Saeran. I’d recommend saving before opening each branch so you can collect bad endings as well as the normal ending later.
The good answers in the AE are a little messy, no clue if it was intentional or not but the fact remains that they are, and sometimes an answer that’s otherwise good happens to be bad at that moment. Some of the good answers clash with each other, and you’ll need to pick the one that’s more important, so here’s a TLDR of how you should prioritize the answers:
Disagreeing with Rika’s plan for the twins > not leaving Saeran (or Saeyoung!) > trusting Vanderwood > being understanding towards Rika
And NOW we can get to the actual step by step guide that includes all the answers I picked on the way to the Good Ending!
If you’ve seen my guide for AE BE1, you’ll notice that the answers I picked here are nearly always the opposite to those. That’s because my goal with this playthrough was to “fill in the blanks” of my notes and find out which answers give hearts out of the ones I didn’t pick back then. I also happened to get the Good Ending with this same playthrough, logically when I did the exact opposite to what I did when I got BE1, and I wanted to also use this playthrough to write the guide according to it.
You’ll notice that a few answers I picked contradict what I said in tips, but please don’t mind it. There ARE a few bad answers among the answers I picked, because like I mentioned, I picked the opposite answers to last time and I got a few good hearts last time while going for a bad ending, so now I got the opposing bad hearts. Don’t mind that at all, they’ll just make getting the Good Ending easier as long as you don’t have too many of them. Here’s a post explaining how the hearts work if this sounds confusing, but the main point is that bad hearts can be useful while getting a Good Ending too.
I’d suggest that if you choose to follow the answer by answer guide, forget the tips completely, and just follow every answer in the guide 100%. On the other hand if you choose to try getting the Good Ending by just following the tips, I wouldn’t suggest you to look at the answer by answer guide for any options if you feel unsure at some point. Try sticking to just one of them, either the tips or the guide, and that way you won’t accidentally mess up.
One last thing before I get to the guide: I’d recommend saving at the end of each day just in case, and also saving after each branch on day 4! That way you can not only load a save if you mess up, but you can also get the Bas Endings by just loading those saves and picking the opposite answers that time.
I’ve rambled too much already, time to get to the actual guide. Like in the BE1 guide, I’ve marked all the answers that give Saeran’s hearts.
AE GE Guide
Day 1
Prologue 2 hearts
I’ll bring Saeran with me for the meeting.
Let’s save that part until Saeyoung returns.
Saeyoung owns all the rights for those drinks, doesn’t he?
Let’s figure out what to do from here on.
I have a bad feeling about this...
Do you think the leader of Mint Eye is related to this?
Yeah, we did.
Darling <3
But first, we should discuss how to save Saeyoung.
Is V still gone?
Something’s fishy…
Make sure you check V’s luggage!
Be careful on your way!
We should keep our eyes on V.
Everything will be alright. (heart)
For some reason, I’m kind of uneasy, too.
What are you doing right now?
What do you think will happen from now here on?
You look so cute lol
I love you, too.
Where is V?
We never fight. I trust Saeran. (heart)
Well, I did talk a lot.
Maybe it is her…
But that was the only place left that holds your memories with Saeyoung...
Saeran, don’t you think we should tell them…?
What are you thinking?
Is there anything you know about Saeyoung’s whereabouts?
(Try holding breath just a bit longer.)
V… Why are you doing this?
9:45 5 hearts
Saeran… Where are you?
Yeah,
By the way, is there something wrong with the intelligence unit?
Could it be Saeyoung?
Could it be the secret agency…?
Does that mean we need to be careful about what we talk about?
...Traitor. (heart)
So you handed over the information of this messenger to a hacker.
Please tell us what’s going on.
Why the day after tomorrow?
And you are trying to pull Saeran into danger as well! (heart)
Is it Vanderwood?
No! He will never do that! (heart)
He’s gone again...
But you can’t let yourself get into this. (heart)
I’ll be waiting, my love. (heart)
11:23 4 hearts
Go away, V! (heart)
Oh, a bad guy…! Time to say hi!
You two are together? Since when?
I think I should tell everyone who you really are.
And you’ve done horrible things to Saeran.
Are you planning to create the next Mint Eye?
Sounds like you are inviting him to a trap.
I'll never let Saeran go! (heart)
Fact remains that you are far from normal. (heart)
No! Stay away! (heart)
VNM 1 heart
The question is whether you should make it to this place. (heart)
So… Are you going to save Saeyoung?
16:05 3 hearts
I hope one day we can find peace...
I was hoping we could talk to you.
Do you have any idea how bad she has hurt Saeran? (heart)
How is Saeyoung doing right now?
Do you know Saeran does not even have a family picture like you…?
But Rika’s standing is very different from your mother’s standing… (heart)
But what about you? What about your life?
You do need balance for a relationship as well...
Are we witnessing the birth of a new Savior? (heart)
It’s the prime minister, isn’t it?
We will save everyone…!
There’s no doubt V, Rika and the prime minister are in this together...
Yay! Let’s talk! Just the two of us!
17:57 2 hearts
What are you plotting with Saeran’s father?
I will go with whatever Saeran chooses. (heart)
He might leave by the time the rest of the RFA wakes up.
But we are always together. (heart)
I don’t think V’s love for you is romantic… What do you think about that?
So nobody ever saved V...
Maybe you were afraid people would turn away from you.
That’s good, but… V looked desolate.
What do you really want to become?
You, too.
19:11 2 hearts
Hey, we’re back!
Good job. Now let’s use this room for our chats.
What? Doesn’t that mean our enemies are huge?
Of course you are… We have four bad guys around him...
That’s right! Let’s go save Saeyoung! (heart)
Then let’s get going! (heart)
VNM 3 hearts
What if your trauma returns? We should come up with a plan. (heart)
I remember both of them. (heart)
I love you, Saeran.
Okay, invitation accepted. (heart)
20:44 5 hearts
Rika… Give me pictures of Saeran from childhood if you have one.
I’m not sure if this is the best time to share this picture.
Do you prefer me? Or Rika? (heart)
You lived at a cathedral?
I guess you did miss her. You didn’t willingly separate yourself from her. (heart)
Family is not something you can replace like objects.
Now I’ll be your family… (heart)
You’ll be a great parent, Saeran. (heart)
Do you need someone to keep you company, Rika?
You are the one who split up his persona...
Saeran is not like you. (heart)
It feels like you’re inviting us into a trap.
She might make you her prisoner once you get there.
Can’t we stay a bit longer?
Okay.
VNM 0 hearts
Don't you think we should head straight to this place at evening?
V provided his apartment to them? I can see where this is going.
V would've thought everything by himself, made incomprehensible choices, and later on told us it was for the sake of everyone.
It's the agency! They decided to attack since everyone’s asleep!
21:56 0 hearts
V...? What brings you back here?
How could you forget it? You expected us to get there without it?
Did you get scammed by any chance?!
I'd thought you plotted it.
I think it's fake news…
But the prime minister and the agency are attacking the RFA. And you two are affiliated with them.
Jumin will be beyond shocked once he wakes up...
That's where the root of all evil was cultivated…?
You brought someone else to that apartment?
I'm so glad Jumin did not turn out like either of you.
A cat buddy.
Do you think this news will be highly detrimental to C&R
It's not a good thing to play deaf to what you should be responsible of.
Can't you give me one last clue about the address?
What are you planning after this?
One day you will pay for all this.
VNM 0 hearts
Don’t you think the prime minister or the agency will catch us?
23:05 6 hearts
I miss you!
I’m fine. When I’m with you, my joy outshines my fatigue. (heart)
Don’t you think they’d have security cameras inside? Maybe you should hack them.
What do you think will happen to us tomorrow…? (heart)
I hope by tomorrow, at least one of them would be awake.
Regardless of, media are turning the chairman and Saeyoung into bad men… It’s not fair.
I bet you really hate your father...
It’ll be alright. I’m with you. (heart)
I bet they will be. And even Rika is paying visits in the hacked chatroom.
Yes. Because we will never stop loving each other. (heart)
funniest thing about horror games is when they're like "you can hide in here by the way :) why would you need to hide? don't even worry about it bro" and then you turn around and a fucked up guy is coming at you like this
