FINE, I’ll acknowledge the chapter but that doesn’t mean I’m still not in denial.
Anyway, did this during my classes and finished it while studying. A small doodle
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Am I the only one who actually prefers the Araj confession from Astarion? I see so many people wax poetic about the “nice, simple plan” scene and how much better it is that I want to wax poetic a little about my favourite.
The first time I played BG3, I didn’t know anything about Astarion’s background and I thought he was a jerk. When I first ran into Araj at Moonrise, I was surprised that he wasn’t interested in biting her, but he gave his reasons and I was like, damn, okay, that sucks but I’m not gonna force him to do anything. He said no, so it’s a no. Then I moved on, and genuinely thought nothing of it.
When he hit me with the Araj confession at camp, when he explained how he felt in front of her and how easy it would have been to just grin and bear it and do as he was told, I started crying. Sometimes I struggle to even put into words the emotions it brought up — not the smallest of which was the realisation that I had had more respect for this video game character that I didn’t even like at the time than a lot of people had ever had for me, a real fucking human being.
So I love absolutely everything about that scene, from the writing to the performance to all the different ways it can play out. I know the other confession is more cute and sweet and romantic, but the Araj one held up a mirror to me and genuinely made me confront myself and change how I approach intimacy. Which is kind of an embarrassing thing to say about a video game romance scene but here I am saying it.
Because if this fucking rude ass pixel boy (affectionate) can learn to be honest about his needs and limits and have them respected, then so can I, goddamnit. And that will always be so much more profound to me than a nice, simple plan that fell apart.
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Literally had to pause my game so I could be unhinged about this for a second. Not only do you get +4 (PLUS!!! FOUR!!!!!) from Kim being with you, but you ALSO get +1 from HAVING HIS HANDKERCHIEF!?
Harrier, you are out of your mind in love with this man and I am right there with you.
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Hello fellow weirdos. I know Tumblr is the snark site, but for the past several years I've been the producer on a time-looping RPG called In Stars and Time by @insertdisc5, and it has been one of the best experiences of my career. We're launching November 20th on PC, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 4 and 5.
https://www.instarsandtime.com/
It has:
A character-driven story with comedy, drama, and found family
Time loop puzzles and shenanigens to surprise, confound, and maybe even creep you out
A story that made our Japanese localizer cry
Secrets, surprises, and the fish head
If you were so inclined, please check us out at the link above for a trailer and more info. It would mean a lot, and then I can stop being earnest and genuine on here and go back to reblogging niche Star Trek memes and shitposts.
Thank.
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Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
(she weighed nothing in your hands)
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