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[wariofan63]

An enlightening discussion about Majora’s Mask.

Bonus:

[vgcommune]

The Commune - Discourse (Undertale)

Is dialogue in Undertale genuine?

We discuss Carolyn Petit's essay, "Ain’t No Room on Board for the Insincere: A Look Back at Life Is Strange, My Favorite Game of the Year", which speaks (in part) about Undertale. She argues that "the way to avoid killing in Undertale isn’t through honest, open communication. It’s through manipulation and evasion." We consider her arguments and move on to cover dialogue in Undertale as a whole.

[vgcommune]

The Commune - Right from Wrong

What gives Undertale its sense of morality?

Near the start of Undertale, Toriel tells players that they should never fight with foes. We commonly understand this as a moral decision because we value peace as a good and violence as an evil. What moral message does Undertaleconvey, and how do we come to understand it?

[vgcommune]

The Commune - Interesting Choices

In Undertale, is the choice between peace and war interesting?

Undertale's combat system gives two major choices: acting and fighting. If you act, you can work through a series of dialogue choices and eventually spare the enemy. If you fight, you can damage and eventually kill the enemy. We break down how to play through each option, what happens after you play through an option, and finally, how to compare one option against the other.

[wariofan63]

WarioFan: I miss Pikmin 2

Shouty: it still exists

Shouty: you can play it

WarioFan: I want a sequel

Shouty: boom

WarioFan: holy shit

Shouty: Pikmin 3

WarioFan: how did you do that

Shouty: I'm Miyamoto

WarioFan: good

WarioFan: make Pikmin 4

Shouty: uh

Shouty: it'll come

WarioFan: I know the old saying

WarioFan: a bad game is bad forever

WarioFan: but Pikmin 4 is coming

Shouty: exactly

[wariofan63]

Shouty: who did you beat All-Star mode with so far

WarioFan63: Captain Falcon

WarioFan63: Mario

WarioFan63: Luigi

WarioFan63: and Mrs Garrett

Shouty: the last and first ones you named are the same people

[wariofan63]

Shouty: I’m like 70% sure that there is more than one Donkey Kong Country track

WarioFan63: Its just Stickerbush Symphony

WarioFan63: but with varying degrees of pitch and speed

WarioFan63: Sometimes they replace the notes entirely

WarioFan63: but its really a Stickerbush Symphony remix

[anxietyofninfluence]

The bosses in Azure Striker Gunvolt are carefully crafted, each featuring a distinct set of attacks that evolves over time. How do these attacks work together to give the boss a distinct identity? In other words, what gives a boss its theme?