Hey folks!
We'd like to get some baseline player data before you play the Pristine Cut so we can see how the new and expanded chapters change your thoughts. And there's also just some other player data we'd love to see about how you've played!
So we've got two surveys for you:
• A general survey:
A new Princess ranking poll, this time separating the Chapter III Princesses out from the Chapter IIs, as well as including options for TSM and the base Princess ^^: https://strawpoll.com/05ZdWooYlg6
Can't wait to see what you share!
EDIT: Oh and you can rank the voices here: https://strawpoll.com/kogjk33o8Z6
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is it time. for why i think TSM is a better DID allegory
few notes before we get started:
1 - this is raw content. this is mostly unedited (warnings for spoilers, etc have been removed) from the discord messages i sent, which means grammar might be off, thoughts may be unfinished, etc
2 - i have DID. i can have opinions about this.
3 - this is meant to be for fun! so discussion is appreciated
4 - spoilers blah blah blah
otherwise have fun ^__^
honestly ppl headcanoning stp as an allegory for systems and stuff. i kind of disagree with only when it comes to The Long Quiet because its not really designed that way. that being said i dont hate or dislike people who do HC The Long Quiet as that, its just my personal opinion.
HOWEVER, THE SHIFTING MOUND? ENTIRELY DIFFERENT STORY. big spoiler paragraph throughout the game, the player is "gathering different perspectives" through the shifting mound. whats interesting about this is that once youve grabbed enough perspectives of her, The Shifting Mound becomes one whole person. the different perspectives show themselves during the final boss thing and thats why i think The Shifting Mound is better for a DID allegory. those parts make up a whole, that's essentially what DID is
i havent seen all the endings for slay the princess, only the "good" ending, where the player and the princess live happily ever after (not the one where you get stranger the first time, but i think that can also be counted) and the one where you kill her.
HOWEVER! in the good end(s?), all the voices of The Long Quiet, don't linger (as far as i am aware), they all become the player once more. in theory TLQ could be counted as OSDD2 or 3,
OSDD2:
The DSM gives the examples of "brainwashing, thought reform, indoctrination while captive, torture, long-term political imprisonment, recruitment by sects/cults or by terror organizations."
OSDD3:
okay so im shoving this here instead of sys gen or info dumping because slay the princess is a fairly violent game so yea
anything spoiled is for spoilers unless there is a tw said beforehand so if you want to play this game blind or watch people who play this game whilst knowing nothing dont click on the spoiler. if you dont care then go for it lol
honestly ppl headcanoning stp as an allegory for systems and stuff. i kind of disagree with only when it comes to ||The Long Quiet|| because its not really designed that way. that being said i dont hate or dislike people who do HC ||The Long Quiet|| as that, its just my personal opinion.
HOWEVER, ||THE SHIFTING MOUND?|| ENTIRELY DIFFERENT STORY. big spoiler paragraph ||throughout the game, the player is "gathering different perspectives" through the shifting mound. whats interesting about this is that once youve grabbed enough perspectives of her, The Shifting Mound becomes one whole person. the different perspectives show themselves during the final boss thing and thats why i think The Shifting Mound is better for a DID allegory. those parts make up a whole, that's essentially what DID is
i havent seen all the endings for slay the princess, only the "good" ending, where the player and the princess live happily ever after (not the one where you get stranger the first time, but i think that can also be counted) and the one where you kill her.
HOWEVER! in the good end(s?), all the voices of The Long Quiet, don't linger (as far as i am aware), they all become the player once more. in theory TLQ could be counted as OSDD2 or 3,
OSDD2:
The DSM gives the examples of "brainwashing, thought reform, indoctrination while captive, torture, long-term political imprisonment, recruitment by sects/cults or by terror organizations."
OSDD3:
OSDD-3 is diagnosed when a person experiences acute dissociative reactions to stressful events.
which. MAKES SENSE. considering the nightmare, witch, beast, prisoner, even? after all, watching someone decapitate herself is super traumatizing me thinks.
OSDD3 is obvious to me because. youre here to end the princess and if you dont the entire world will die. HENCE THE HALLUCINATION OF THE MIRROR AND WHY THE NARRATOR DOESNT SEE IT - that one is a bit stretched but it could yk
either way BACK TO WHAT I WAS SAYING EARLIER The Shifting Mound all have different "perspectives". which is obvious, but what does that actually mean? a perspective is a point of view; the way that you look at the world, your ideas, thoughts, what you think is right or wrong etc.
perspectives can change greatly dependent on how someone treats you. for example, being nice to someone may lead them to becoming friends with you, or in worse circumstances, may become people pleasers to please you in order to stay (Damsel) (she literally says that all she wants to do is "to make you happy")
now some ppl might argue that the princess might have already had DID and I AGREE!!!! my prime example is The Stranger (not earlier dev, but the one that is now in game). specifically because of all those reactions the more time went on (aka the more questions asked). those parts of herself may appeared "suddenly" to the player/voice of the hero/narrator, but for all we know as the player, they could have all been there. after all, we dont know how long said princess has been down there. she could have been down there ever since she was born (hence why not even knowing her own name) and that means two things. lack of love and lack of attention. this can sound the same, but they arent.for example, love is fairly obvious, but attention can be negative. which, if you have neither, it can be very traumatic to a child growing up
ANYWYAS, shes talking to someone for the first time in. forever. or at all. theres so many things that could have happened (haha wow perspectives amiright). for example, all of those questions, could have revealed different parts of her, that could have had those perspectives. for example, that one perspective of her who said that she wanted to end the world, versus that one part who said that she didnt. or maybe there were multiple. either way, i dont remember, but its clearly conflicting; whether it is because there is little to no sense of self, or because her identity is fragmented or because there are different parts of her that do not agree with each other.
this can present in DID and all three of these can present in DID at the same time or individually, or some combination of the two
someones going to say "but its just the stranger!" it doesnt matter. the fact that this is an option to begin with, implies that these parts are still there, just buried. they gain identities over time, because of what the player decides to choose; parts in DID can have little sense of self but still exist as parts
like, youre required to bring a certain amount of perspectives to TSM, but not all of them. this implies that the other routes are parts without sense of self that get integrated/fused with what later becomes the shifting mound or with those routes that have been chosen
after all, the damsel goes to the grey, but they have defining characteristics from each other. same with tower and the fury, same with the beast and the den. and so on and so forth
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SPOILERS FOR THE LATEST SKIBIDI TOILET AND MULTIVERSE EPISODE FROM TODAY
HE SPOKE!!!!! TCM FINALLY SPOKE!!
AFTER SO MANY EPISODES HE SPOKEEEEE!!
STOP COLLECTING ARMS LIKE LEGO SETS!! HE STILL HASN’T LEARNED AFTER THE LAST ONE!!
> : (
The AAAAaaaa from TSM was funny and adorable! I love him sm! I wonder if he can speak too : o !! He just watched the energy ball go by and didn’t even pay attention I love him XD
Ttvm calling tcm bro ;-; so cute and finally subtitles!! Yes!!!
Multiverse spoilers
Speakerwoman is me when she was changing the tunes I do the same exact thing lol
Younger sibling coded lol
I’m so happy that plunger saved her at the right time. I thought she was a gonneerrrr ;-;
This is everything to meee
I can’t wait to see Titan speakerman again! I’m so excited!!
Today’s a good day! We ate good lol
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please do 1, 2, 36, and 44 (sorry if it's a lot)
don't be sorry anon, i actually like answering these types of asks!
1. How old were you when you first starting writing fanfiction?
around 15 i think, i used to write my fics and post them on my og tumblr blog, but im pretty sure i deleted all of my old fics bc my writing back then was really cringe™
2. What fandoms do you write for and do you have a particular favourite if you write for more than one?
i have a few other fandoms i write for, but rn my fics are pretty focused on dsmp. i dont really have a particular favorite since i like every ship i write for (otherwise i wouldn't dedicate my time writing fics for it)
36. Can you give us a spoiler for one of your WIP’s?
right now, im planning to finish chapter 7 of TSM, which is in Wilbur pov! im pretty excited and a little bit pressured bc this is a pivotal chapter and it's gonna be in Wilbur's narrative (who's probably one of the harder characters to write imo)
spoilers include: a glimpse of Wilbur's bad decisions + Techno and Wilbur confrontation + SBI sibs angst
44. What is the last line you wrote?
That's why Techno's so different from him, he just moved forward without ever faltering, never letting his grief weigh him down. Never breaking under the pressure and responsibility passed onto him even when he never asked for it. He took all of his sorrows and put it in stride in order to take care of them. Always the perfect son, the perfect image of a hardworking older brother of two. And Wilbur had hated him for that.
(ngl writing this hurted. i know a lot of my readers have been on Wilbur's ass since chapter 1 but i honestly feel sorry for the guy)
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💌 Fanfiction Writer Asks
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did you actually enjoy TSM? it seemed like it was just trying to do what PT did again but not as good and the chase sequences were a little annoying
There may be some similarities but TSM is not trying to be PT again. They're apples and oranges in situation.
( And don't get me wrong I realize PT made waves but I'm privy to information that Silent Hills wouldn't have been that good anyway. Needless to say, I'm not the biggest Kojima fan. )
But to answer your question, TSM is undeniably more classic SH than PT which I definitely appreciate. Not to mention it's free as it's meant to be a gift to the fans.
The chase sequences didn't bother me but that's probably just because I'm adept at horror games so I get that it's not gonna click for everyone. ( Though if you don't think Silent Hills wasn't going to have the same kind of stuff in it then lmao )
It felt appropriate considering the fact that you're playing as an eighteen year old girl. You also gotta keep in mind that SH as a series has never made combat its top priority so much as it does with its narrative.
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