#rec 197

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Guess That Rec Season 4: Round 2, Poll 2

Which sounds more appealing?

#197

#200

Voting ended onMar 22

Rec #197

Welcome to a fancy getaway in [MEDIA]! We invite you to celebrate a party after the fact, once you get past the spoilery-yet-completely-essential intro (and title) that sets up some tantalizing questions you'll be thinking on for the entire experience. Get to know your hosts and fellow guests (including some compellingly-written female characters), but it'll be difficult, some of them don't spend as much time in the party compared to others, some might as well be ghosts that no one knows, and some have skeletons in the closet (no, none of them are in the closet, but a guy gets literally locked in one). What, no one likes what's happening at this party? A shame the weather is so bad that everyone has to stay here. After all, you can't miss seeing the others' reactions, unveiled secrets, smoking guns, and that one recurring song. And don't skip the ending, even if it's a tricky one! It'll leave you with a lot to chew on.

Rec #200

This book has one of the most diverse casts of characters I’ve ever read, and that’s saying something! Even just our protagonists have an incredibly diverse spread, and time is given to every unique viewpoint and more than a few culture clashes. Do you love a man who’s basically a homeless raccoon with hidden depths? A sensible every-character surrounded by VIPs? A crotchety angel? A precocious tweenager? How about a sassy sidekick? There’s something for everybody! Supporting characters include a girlboss who may have done crimes, a kid who loves his dad, and the most iconic lady you’ll ever meet.

But you need more, you say? How about redemption arcs? Redemption rejection arcs? Savvy political maneuvering? Positive depictions of adoption? Sass battles? Bilingualism? Mentally ill characters? Pretty horses? Dysfunctional family dynamics? Environmentalism? Positive fat representation? Ride-or-die BFFs? This has all that and more! And there’s basically endless additional content depending on how deeply you’re willing to commit – there’s always something new to discover and love!

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Guess That Rec Season 4: Round 1, Poll 3

Which sounds more appealing?

#197

#198

Voting ended onFeb 28

Rec #197

Welcome to a fancy getaway in [MEDIA]! We invite you to celebrate a party after the fact, once you get past the spoilery-yet-completely-essential intro (and title) that sets up some tantalizing questions you'll be thinking on for the entire experience. Get to know your hosts and fellow guests (including some compellingly-written female characters), but it'll be difficult, some of them don't spend as much time in the party compared to others, some might as well be ghosts that no one knows, and some have skeletons in the closet (no, none of them are in the closet, but a guy gets literally locked in one). What, no one likes what's happening at this party? A shame the weather is so bad that everyone has to stay here. After all, you can't miss seeing the others' reactions, unveiled secrets, smoking guns, and that one recurring song. And don't skip the ending, even if it's a tricky one! It'll leave you with a lot to chew on.

Rec #198

This mystery story takes place during a brutal turf war between two factions--one group of Asian origin and the other, European. The violence only continues to escalate as the protagonists desperately try to solve the case, raising fears of a grim future for their community and lending a sense of urgency to their actions. If these factions would only set aside their differences and learn to coexist, would they be able to build a better world together? The answer is left unclear, but things would surely never have turned out as they ultimately do in this emotional and sometimes heartwrenching media, with themes of ancient hatred and finding love and friendship in a dangerous and unjust world. There's also a fair bit of representation, including several POC characters who don't belong to the Asian faction, and one of the protagonists has multiple marginalized identities that are tragically relevant to the storyline. Can you stomach the horrible consequences of hate that's been passed down from generation to generation? Then this media is for you.

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Guess That Rec Season 4: Round 3, Poll 1

Which sounds more appealing?

#193

#197

Voting ended onApr 5

Rec #193

aren't you just SICK of all cool adventure media having romantic subplots? aren't you TIRED of so many popular series only having boring, cishet and white characters? well, this indie series, set in an incredibly creative medieval fantasy-esque world that completely takes advantage of its worldbuilding, not only has no romance in it whatsoever, but also has all different kinds of queer and poc representation! two of the protagonists are poc, and many important members of the accompanying cast are similarly minorities in some way, with none of that being portrayed as their whole personality! it's all about adventures and relationships between characters, with no romantic focus whatsoever, but lots of complicated dynamics (including friends to enemies, enemies to friends, mentorships, betrayals, alliances, secret identities, platonic yandere behaviour, and more)!!! not to mention the sheer amount of diverse mental health representation - with one of the main characters beind adhd-coded and another having implied ocd, as well as a few of the side characters being confirmed neurodivergent by their actors! the length of the show may be a little daunting, but it's worth binging for supporting independent creators and appreciating good representation, especially in a genre and media type where that's rare to come by.

Rec #197

Welcome to a fancy getaway in [MEDIA]! We invite you to celebrate a party after the fact, once you get past the spoilery-yet-completely-essential intro (and title) that sets up some tantalizing questions you'll be thinking on for the entire experience. Get to know your hosts and fellow guests (including some compellingly-written female characters), but it'll be difficult, some of them don't spend as much time in the party compared to others, some might as well be ghosts that no one knows, and some have skeletons in the closet (no, none of them are in the closet, but a guy gets literally locked in one). What, no one likes what's happening at this party? A shame the weather is so bad that everyone has to stay here. After all, you can't miss seeing the others' reactions, unveiled secrets, smoking guns, and that one recurring song. And don't skip the ending, even if it's a tricky one! It'll leave you with a lot to chew on.

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Okay, let's try to guess all my opponents that I haven't already guessed (and aren't also me)! I submitted a preposterous number of recs again, so this may take a while…

#197: I think I'm going to second the Clue guess.

#201: Okay, but what if this time it actually IS the Broken Earth Trilogy?! (Though I'm not sure how to sell that as "whimsical romantasy", but maybe there's a way?)

#206: I agree that this is NOT Super Mario, since it clearly wants us to think that, but is worded such that it could be any number of other things. I considered guessing E.T. myself, but I don't think that can be spun as a platformer? Never played it, so I'm not sure. Instead, I'll second Castlevania III since the guesser seems to have way more knowledge of old-school gaming than I do.

#216: I can only second the Steven Universe guess, including the part where it doesn't actually work…

#223: I'm going to guess Wildermyth. Many campaigns do span generations; anyone can die without "sacrificing their narrative" because they persist as legacy characters (under the right conditions), and also death is part of their narrative; things are randomly generated to some extent so the course of events is "wildly unpredictable" at first; and if you don't lock the relationship, legacy characters can fall in love with someone different every time you recruit them, so "polyamory". Not sure about "open sexuality" (is that somehow referencing the way you can toggle which gender characters are attracted to?), but I won't worry about it because it fits pretty well overall!

#231: Identity and equality… a "lightbulb moment"… "fourteen-year-old me thought about that for AGES"… I want to say this is somehow a math thing. Like, a math textbook, a problem where you solve for X? I'm going to guess this is an algebra textbook.

#233: No idea, so after glancing at the Wikipedia page I'll second the guess for Limbus Company which I know nothing about.

#244: I feel like it's a trap but… some sort of Harry Potter spinoff? If not, I apologize for comparing whatever this is to Harry Potter XD

#252: No idea… my terrible wild guess is something Slender Man-related?

#253: Earthbound, maybe…?? Not sure why this has Earthbound vibes to me…

#256: I'll guess Cells At Work like everyone else since it seems to fit from the Wikipedia page.

Guesses noted!

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Guessing 197 as Impostor Factory.

Guess noted!

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#197 *HAS* to be and then there were none

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Ok I could be way off base bc I haven't actually played it at all but could 197 be mouthwashing? Idk if there's really music in it

Guess noted!

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Oh wait no 197 is Clue lol

Guess noted!