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[C-SH4M4N]

DO NOT LET THAT SHIP SINK!!!
ALL HANDS, MAN THE TRACTOR BEAM STATIONS!!! EMERGENCY MEDICAL TEAMS ON DECK FOR CASUALTIES!!!!!!!

This LP is SO NOT sinking when we're so close to the major drug premise turnabout!!!!!!!!

[C-SH4M4N]

Actually, if I'm not mistaken, Kira's still wearing her old Zero-G Dog suit (or a variation of the sort; without enough proper care or given enough time, of course there would be less down the line), which was also Nia's from back in the day. Furthermore, notice her headdress? It looks oddly familiar. Something tells me this is gonna be mentioned in-game somewhere down the line, and further shipping would ensue in-game while at it.

I haven't played more of this yet, but I know it's bound to happen sooner or later.

Actually ...

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

That's a zero-G dog spacesuit that someone prepared in advance for them. Who it was? It'll be revealed soon, very soon.

And nope, what you spotted isn't mentioned anywhere again. At all.

[Karkov]

You doin' okay over there, Hanz?  You didn't just drop this did you? o:

Just curious if it's a break or if you're done with it, I was rather enjoying it every week.

[Hanzoku]

Mostly an unfortunately extended break. For some reason, the last few weeks have gone from generally busy to insanely busy, and time to play and screenshot has taken a hit. (Oracle databases at work taking a crap - several times now - really eat into available time.)

[C-SH4M4N]

My computer had a meltdown and I had to be away longer than I thought, but I'm back and you guys only went as far as the whole SPACE MEXICANS part? Then I didn't lose much!

(Hated that part; damn invisible ship wouldn't blow up, and I had invested into a lot of powerful single-target armaments. It was an annoying trip... :/)

[Hanzoku]

Intergalactic Nightmare Fuel
New Characters:
New Ships:
New Fighters:

Spoiler: Fireside Reunions (click to show/hide)

When we last left Yuri and his friends, they were enjoying a campfire party to celebrate reuniting. However, not all of our friends are with us, and Yuri has some questions to ask.

>>Ask about the well-built man.

You’re forgiven if you don’t recognize him straight away. It’s been a while.
Zakhar: …

Yuri is eyeing a man behind Tatiana Agarkov who has been drinking in silence.

Yuri: Tatiana, who’s that guy behind you?

Tatiana: Hm? Oh, come on, Yuri! Don’t tell me you forgot?

Yuri: Huh?

Tatiana: That’s my brother!

Zakhar: It’s Zakhar, Yuri. You don’t remember me? I’ve been wanting to apologize to you in person for a long time now.

Yuri: Oh, right! The one with the servonin--
Zakhar: Yes, that’s me. Fortunately, that Celina Sioufas was able to find a treatment that helped me to recover fully.

Yuri: Celina the pirate?
Is there another one we should know about?

Tatiana: Yes, she helped us in more ways than one, but always from the shadows.

Yuri: You don’t say.

>>Ask about Gavriil Minas.
Torlo: Oh, and about Professor Minas. Word on the street is that Lugovalos got hold of him and is makin’ him do Epitaph research.

Yuri: What, you mean the Lugovalians are interested in Epitaphs, too?!

Kira: I really don’t know what’s going on, but once they took over the SMC, they shifted their attention to Epitaphs.

Yuri: How strange. I wonder why.

Tatiana: I have no idea, but I’ll bet Professor Minas could tell us a thing or two. If we could only get to him, that is.

Yuri: Where’s he being held?

Torlo: I heard from some resistance pals of mine that they’re holdin’ him over on Mytilene. Don’t know how reliable my info is, though. Word is, Deputy Viceroy Desmond is going around studying the relationship between Epitaphs and dead gates.

Yuri: Hm…

Torlo: Think we can rescue the professor?

Yuri: We have to try. After all, he’s one of us. Plus, maybe he knows something more about the Epitaphs.

Baecker: I agree. He may have some clues as to why the Lugovalian Empire is so bent on expending its borders. Why they keep invading one galaxy after another… And what their true intentions are.

Torlo: Okay, it’s settled, then! We’re all with ya, Yuri. We’ll pull it off somehow.

Yuri: Thanks, Torlo.

>>Ask about Ian Fenevich.
Yuri: Do you guys know what happened to Ian?

Torlo: Ah…
Tatiana: …

Yuri’s question puts a sudden damper on the otherwise festive mood. Everyone seems to uncomfortably avoid Yuri’s gaze.

Yuri: What’s with you guys? Don’t tell me Ian--
Kira: We came under attack from Lugovalos. Ian let me escape, and he…

Yuri: Oh Grus…

Torlo: Relax, Yuri. It’s not like anyone saw him bite the dust or anything. Those Lugovalian scum probably just took him prisoner.

Tatiana: He’s right! I mean, we’re talking about Ian here, right? He’s always had a knack for surviving any way he can.

Yuri: You have a point there. We’ll just have to have faith.

With that, the party starts to die down, and we prepare to leave.

Torlo: Okay! I want all resistance fighters to join Yuri on his ship! We all serve under the captain now, you got it?

Everyone: Got it!

Kira joined your crew!
Torlo Adkin joined your crew!
Tatiana Agarkov joined your crew!
Zakhar Agarkov joined your crew!
Rufina Bondar joined your crew!
Radimir joined your crew!

Wow, that was a crowd of returning characters. There’s nothing further to do on the surface here, so we head to the orbiting station to restructure the crew.

Kira – With her Amateur Chef skill, she replaces Fomich as our Head Chef
Rufina – Also an Amateur Chef Lv 1, Rufina becomes our Server
Fomich – Replaces Alik as our 1st Officer. He’s ever so slightly ahead in Leadership skill and has the special ability Medic Lv 2.
Rhea – Replaces Zografos as our Accountant

Everyone else gets to kick back and relax. Our current passengers are Alik, Emiliano, Lozano, Merita, Radimir, Tatiana, Torlo, Zakhar and Zografos.

We head back to Heraklion for a chance to talk to our friends.
>>Heraklion
>>Talk to your friends.
Conversation #1
Kira: Yuri…

Yuri: Hm? What is it?

Kira: Uh… Well… It’s actually nothing. I just wanted to say your name out loud.

Yuri: … Come over here, Kira. Let’s have a drink together.

Kira: That sounds nice.

Kira comes and sits shoulder to shoulder with Yuri. The two drink quietly together late into the night.

Conversation #2
Torlo: What’s up, Yuri my man?

Torlo Adkin comes bounding up behind Yuri, grinning broadly, a heavy scent of alcohol hovering like a fog around him.

Yuri: Whew.

Torlo: C’mon! Drink up, drink up! I got a huge head start on ya!

Yuri: Oh, uh--
Tatiana: Torlo! I’m cutting you off! Youv’e had too much to drink already!

Torlo: Too much? Nah! I never felt better!

Tatiana: You’ll have to excuse him, Yuri. He’s been wigging out ever since you came back. But I guess it’s to be expected. I mean, over the past ten years all he talked about is how much he wanted to see you again.

Yuri: But he also organized the resistance during that time, didn’t he? That’s quite an accomplishment, if you ask me.

Torlo: Damn straight I did! Didn’t wanna… disappoint ya... handsome… … Zzz…

Tatiana: The drunken master is down for the count.

Yuri: It sure looks that way.


Now that we have the goal to rescue Minas from Mytilene, the bottom portion of the sector fills out. We set course for Zakynthos first, so we can prepare to head to Mytilene.

>>Zakynthos
There’s only a tavern to visit, so we go ahead and do so.
>>Talk to the bartender.
Bartender: I heard that Deputy Viceroy Desmond recently paid a visit to Spetses. And get this, rumor has it he was there to oversee some sort of test to restore the dead gate there. You have to give those Lugovalians credit. They not only think big, they also have the technology and skills to pull it off.
Only sort of.

>>Talk to the local man.
Local Man: Elgava and Nova Nacio are now firmly in the hands of Lugovalos. But those Lugovalians are total control freaks. Freedom of navigation is one of the first things to go when they take over.

>>Talk to the merchant.
Merchant: Don’t tell anyone else this, but I’ve been known to do some business with the resistance every now and then. But I don’t know where they are at any particular moment. You see, they’re as cautious as cats. Every time we do business, they ask me to go some new out-of-the-way place.
And they were sensible to do so, given how much you spilled to a complete stranger

Spoiler: Doctor’s Appointment (click to show/hide)

We leave Zakynthos behind and head towards Mytilene, passing by the Dead Gate as we do.

Baecker: There’s a dead gate here, too.

Gen: But nothing appears unusual about this one.

When we arrive, Kira spots something.

Speaking of Kira, I don’t think I’ve shown off her new outfit outside cutscenes. She appears to have raided Nia’s old wardrobe at some point, as she’s now sporting one of those back of the head veils. And a lot of cleavage. At least she’s legal now, so anyone drooling over her is crude rather than perverted.

Kira: Yuri, there’s a security fleet over Mytilene, just as we expected.

Yuri: And the ships?

Kira: They look like they’re from Elgava.

Yuri: Hm, I expected more formidable defenses.

Gen: Well, it is, after all, merely a remote research facility.

Torlo: Hey, Yuri, I can’t wait to finally see ya in action again! So what’s the plan, my man? Something awesome, I’m sure, knowin’ you!
We walk up to them, kick them in the balls, and steal their lunch money. For Elgavan ships, it doesn’t need to be more complicated.

Yuri: Well, I’m thinking of giving them a little taste of what we learned as prison escapees and pirates back in the LMC.

Tatiana: And what exactly would that be?

Yuri: We’re going to take that fleet by surprise and then storm the research facility where they’re keeping Professor Minas.

Torlo: All right! Now you’re talkin’!

Yuri: All hands, prepare to engage the enemy fleet! Once we smack them down, we launch a ground assault on Mytilene!  Get ready for some hand-to-hand combat!

Before that, we have an Askold Loc-class cruiser, two Orfey Loc-class destroyers and two Derzky Loc-class destroyers to fight. I agree with Yuri- I expected more resistance than one cruiser and four destroyers, but I’ll accept what I’m given.

We end up destroying all four destroyers before they even manage to react, and the barrage from the single cruiser barely scuffs our paintwork.

Spoiler: Malfunctioning McGuffins (click to show/hide)

Kira: Enemy fleet’s destruction confirmed!

Yuri: Okay, time to storm Mytilene’s spaceport. All hands, prepare for close quarters combat!

Meanwhile…

Desmond: Professor, your research is coming along well, I trust?

Minas: Oh, it’s most certainly coming along, but how well is really hard to say. There’s not a whole lot I can say without conducting some more tests, you see.

Desmond: Tests?! More tests?! Haven’t you already done enough tests?

Aminda: You must understand, the Epitaphs are entities that far exceed all human knowledge. We must proceed with great care this time if we wish to avoid a repeat performance of what occurred in the Spetses Sector.

Desmond: Then test away, Professor, test away! Just hurry up and get us some results! After all, the Empire has sunk a massive amount of money into your research on an artificial Epitaph! We expect something in return!

Minas: Yes, yes, I understand.

An alarm sounds.

Desmond: Huh?! What’s going on?

Lugovalos Soldier: Our security fleet has been destroyed by an unidentified force!

Desmond: What? Is it those vile little resistance worms?!

Lugovalos Soldier: We don’t know yet, but whoever it is, they’re now heading straight for the spaceport.

Desmond: (gasps)

Katida: Deputy Viceroy.

Desmond: Ah, Katida. I think it would be best for you to retire to our room for now.

Katida: Is something the matter? I heard some sort of disturbance.

Desmond: Ha ha! No need for you to fear, my love. Just vile little worms in need of tending. How dare they oppose our great Emperor?! I’ll make worm paste out of them! You’ll see! Hee hee hee! Now, just run along to our room.
Desmond, the Kefka of our series.

Katida: Okay…

Desmond: Vile little worms… I’ll be they’re after my artificial Epitaph!
Nope. But we won’t mind killing you in the bargain!

With that, the scene ends.

>>Mytilene
We have access to a full shipyard in orbit, in case new ships were needed. Since they aren’t, we make for the elevator to the surface. Doing so brings us up against Lugovalian resistance… and a familiar face.

??: halt, you resistance scum!

Yuri: Whoa!

As they step off the orbital elevator, Yuri and company are immediately confronted by a man leading a group of soldiers.

??: This galaxy is now united under the Lugovalian banner. We’d have peace if it weren’t for troublemakers like you! Prepare to die, resistance scum!

Observing the shouting soldier, Yuri can’t help but think that he’s seen him before, at some other time.

Yuri: I think I know that voice.

Torlo: Wait a sec. Ian? Is that you?!

Ian: Huh?

Kira: Yes, I thought he looked familiar! You’re Ian, right?!

Torlo: Aw, c’mon, man! It’s me, Torlo! And this is Yuri! We got Tats here, too! And I bet ya can’t forget Kira here! Remember how you kept her safe that time?

Ian: Kira… Hmph. You were the last people I expected to see here.

Torlo: …

Ian: Sorry to disappoint you, but you won’t be getting any special treatment from me. Times have changed. Now, I’d advise you to surrender immediately if you value your lives.
Hahaha. Still a giant douchebag, Ian, and still so very, very wrong.

Kira: But Ian…

Torlo: Wh-What the Grus?! You are Ian, ain’t ya?

Ian: that’s right, but I’m on the other side now. In fact, you’re looking at Lugovalos’s Chief of Security.

Yuri: I don’t get it, Ian. Why’d you switch sides?

Ian: It’s simple. After Lugovalos united the SMC, piracy went way down and civilians were no longer plagued by war. The people are far better off now than they ever were under that utterly corrupt Elgavan regime.

Yuri: Ian, you call the virtual enslavement of an entire galaxy “peace”?

Ian: Most people don’t even care who’s calling the shots for them. All that care about is being well clothed and well fed. In short, they want to live like civilized human beings. Sorry, but the Q&A session’s over. On my command… Fire!

The group hits the ground as the soldiers start firing.

Kira: Yuri!

Yuri: I guess we don’t have a choice. Return fire!

And now for something we’ve been looking forward to… a chance to beat the crap out of Ian. We have 2200 men and 84 skill, versus Ian with 1200 men and 49 skill. I open with Commander, and utterly wipe out Ian’s who unit before he can even react.

Ian: Hmph. Not bad, Yuri. You really are--

Lugovalos Soldier: Chief Fenevich, we’d better fall back!

Ian: All right, but gather our wounded first!

Ian Fenevich covers his surviving men as they hurry to board a combat vehicle. Yuri and company try to stop it, but the vehicle leaves them in the dust.

Torlo: Hey, you get back here, Ian! Ian, I swear I’m gonna --!

Tatiana: Torlo, enough already. He’s gone.

Torlo: I can’t believe this! I mean, what the Grus is he thinking!

Yuri: …

The elevator cleared, we have access to the Ruins and to Desmond’s lab. We visit the ruins first,

>>Ruins

These are the Epitaph Ruins. There are a number of recent footprints from what appear to be a man’s shoes heading towards the windswept ruins.

Yuri: (This place hasn’t changed at all.)

>>Desmond’s Lab
Semias: This appears to be the laboratory.

Yuri: Yeah. We’d better go find Professor Minas before they call in reinforcements.

Inside, we walk forward, and quickly run into resistance.

Kira: Yuri! I hear footsteps coming this way!

Yuri: There’s no time to run. We’ll just have to take them on here!

We’re up against a leaderless group of 1200 soldiers with 40 skill. Ochoa’s opening Commander gambit remains as effective as always, kill 705 of them. They start on Leader in return, and we exchange shots. They switch to shoot just as we switch to slash, letting us gain advantage on them. That advantage is enough, and we win the battle.

Meanwhile…

Viceroyalty of the Small Magellanic Cloud

Lugovalos Soldier: Your excellency! A request for help has just come in from Deputy Viceroy Desmond over on Mytilene!

Coyle: Help? What sort of mess has he gotten himself into this time?

Lugovalos Soldier: It has something to do with a resistance fighter by the name of Yuri.

Coyle: That fool. Asking for help against some upstart resistance fighter?

Cico: Not so fast, Coyle.

Coyle: Your Highness?

Cico: This guy…. If it’s the Yuri I know, Desmond’s a goner.

Coyle: That cannot be allowed. I’ll arrange for reinforcements to be dispatched immediately.

Cico: You do that. And I’ll go, too.

Coyle: But Your Highness, the fleet hasn’t yet arrived. The only ships we have here right now are from the SMC.

Cico: No problem. I’ll just borrow the fastest ya got. And when my fleet gets here, just have ‘em catch up with me.

Coyle: Yes, Your Highness!

The focus ships back to our group as we clear the first floor of the lab and head to the second floor, where we meet more resistance.

Torlo: Damn It, we got more company!

Semias: Let’s get rid of them quickly!

We do so.

Yuri: Okay, let’s keep going before they send in reinforcements!

On the third floor, we come across the guest quarters.

Dietrich Schneizer, who previous went looking for Gavriil Minas, calls out to Yuri in an urgent voice.

Dietrich: Captain! I found a woman dressed in civilian clothes in a room over here!

Yuri: A civilian?

Katida: …

Yuri: Don’t be afraid. We have no intention of harming any civilians.

Katida: Yuri…?

Yuri: Hm?

The woman’s voice is small and shaky, but sounds vaguely familiar. Yuri studies her frightened face intently, trying hard to place her. Suddenly it hits him.

Yuri: No, it can’t be? Katida Lanco? Katida, is that really you? But why would you be here?

Yuri now notices that the room has been designed to resemble a typical ground welling home. There are two beds sitting side by side, and the Lugovalian coat of arms hanging on the wall. Other items that might be typically found in a home are scattered around. This is enough to alert Yuri to the situation that Katida Lanco has been victim to for the past few years.

Yuri: Katida… We’ve been in the LMC all this time, trying to get the nations there to prepare for the Lugovalian invasion. If you’re still interested in traveling the sea of stars, I think you should join us on my ship.

Katida: I… I…

Yuri: No, you don’t have to say anything. I made a promise to you a long time ago, that I would take you into space again. It’\s taken me far too long to keep that promise, but now I would like to finally live up to it, if you’ll let me.

Katida: Yuri…

Katida Lanco softly and timidly reaches for Yuri’s outstretched hand. Yuri takes Katida’s hand in his, holding it firmly with what he hopes is a reassuring grip.

Katida Lanco joined your crew!
She doesn’t really add anything, and she’ll be a permanent passenger, but it’s far better than her fate would be otherwise.

We run into another set of guards on the fourth floor.

Yuri: Hm? I think we’ve got company!

Ochoa’s Commander attack still wipes them out instantly.

Torlo: Man, these guys don’t know when to give u, do they?

We reach the elevator to the fifth and final floor.

There don’t appear to be any enemies lurking about here.

We move forward, and finally reach Minas’ lab.

Yuri and company burst into a familiar-looking room on the top floor.

Kira: This looks exactly like the Ludoviko Tani Observatory.

Torlo: Hey, you’re right! I knew I’d seen this place before!

Suddenly, the party notices they’re not alone. Trevor Desmond, Gavriil Minas and Aminda Mistika are also there in the room.

Desmond: Hey! What is the meaning of this?! I’ll have you know, I’m Deputy Viceroy of the SMC. If anything should happen to me, the Lugovalian Empire will--
Shrug?

Yuri: Professor Minas!
And Yuri ignores him entirely.

Desmond: Mm?
Minas: Hm?

Yuri: Professor Minas, Aminda… It’s me, Yuri! I’m going to get you out of here!

Minas: What’s this?!

Aminda: Yuri! Is that really you?

Yuri: In the flesh! Now, please, let’s go!

Desmond: Hmph!

Desmond: I’m afraid that won’t be happening!
He doesn’t like being ignored, I guess.

Yuri: You…

Aminda: Professor!

Torlo: Lugovalian scum! Let the old geezer go!

Desmond: Oh, I don’t think so. Step one foot forward and the old man gets his brains blown out!

Yuri: You make me sick just looking at you. Now, let the professor go, or I won’t be held accountable for my actions!

Desmond: Silence! Silence, I say! You must be after the artificial Epitaph too, aren’t you? Well, you can’t have it!

Yuri: Artificial Epitaph?

Desmond: yes, it’s mine! All mine! I’ll never hand it over to vile little worms like you! It’s mine!
We got the idea, already.

Kira: Huh?!

Minas: Fascinating!

Baecker: The Epitaph… it’s activating!

Yuri: Don’t look at me! I didn’t do a thing!

Desmond: Heh heh… Heh heh heh! Mwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Behold! I, Trevor Desmond, have activated the Epitaph! It’s m-mine! All m-m-mine! The Epitaph! It’s mine…!

The screen begins to white out, and we zoom out to orbit.

It looks like it actually worked, though at the very end, the ‘arms’ of the void gate are twitching oddly.

Baecker: D-Desmond… He just--
Dietrich: He disappeared!

Minas: Oh, well. Back to the drawing board.
His indifference is profound, as you can see.

Aminda: Professor Minas! There, on the monitor!

On the monitor Aminda Mistika is pointing to, Yuri and company see that the dead gate is emitting an eerie glow.

And this, boys and girls, is why you don’t use McGuffin copies that are still in the beta testing phase. Couldn’t happen to a nicer asshole, at least.

Of course, I don’t think anyone could have seen that he would fly off in the thing.

Thomas: Wha--
For once, Thomas, you speak for us all.

Franny: Someone mind explaining what we just saw?

Aminda: Desmond and the dead gate just… fused together?!

Minas: The empirical data suggests exactly that. I’ll name the new object the Desmond Gate.

Franny: Save the crackpot theories and lame names for later, will ya, Professor?!

Yuri: Anyway, it looks like we’ve achieved our objective. Let’s get out of here before enemy reinforcements arrive. Professor Minas, Aminda… You’ll be joining us too, I hope?

Minas: Oh, I wouldn’t miss this chance for anything! I was quite intrigued by your ability to activate that Epitaph. I believe that calls for further in-depth studies!

Minas: Yes, I agree.

Gavriil Minas joined your crew!
Aminda Mistika joined your crew!

We leave the lab after that and head back up the elevator. Our science department gets an overhaul, as Minas becomes Chief Scientist again, Musin becomes his Research Assistant, and Aminda becomes his Researcher.

With everyone in their position, it’s time to buckle up – we’ve got a wild ride ahead of us getting back out now that the Lugovalian Empire knows that we’re here.

What do we have here? A new post? What is this madness?

In all seriousness, I'll be working on getting back into the swing of things. There will be another pause due to vacation in August, but hopefully I'll build back up to punching these out once a week. The next update won't be too big, as I'll be wrapping up this chapter of the story soon.

[kaian-a-coel]

I take it that we entered firmly the "WTF" part of this let's play, right?
And it's going to go downhill from there? Oh boy...

[Sirus]

I take it that we entered firmly the "WTF" part of this let's play, right?
And it's going to go downhill from there? Oh boy...

At least it's a fun ride while it lasts

[Itnetlolor]

Professor Minas, I swear, is an expy or alternate-reality version of Rick from Rick & Morty.

Spoiler: What do you think? (click to show/hide)

WUB-A-LUB-A-LUB-LUB!!!!

He's probably my favorite character in this whole game. He rocks. He's the right kind of scientist for your team. I mean, previously, he made a pretty-faced-death-machine out of a help-desk-bot almost overnight.

[Neonivek]

I take it that we entered firmly the "WTF" part of this let's play, right?
And it's going to go downhill from there? Oh boy...

We entered it three updates ago... maybe more.

[birdy51]

Desmond Gate.

Professor, your wisdom astounds me. ^.^ At the very least though, it's nice to see that some characters haven't changed radically. Ian is still and ass and Torlo is still his loveable Trolo self.

[Hanzoku]

One thing I think they did well is that Ian's face-hell turn is very well foreshadowed by just about any time he opened his mouth while he was with us. Ian's first reaction to the odds was always 'oh, let's give up and find an easy way out' to Yuri's 'screw the odds, full speed ahead!' So it's no surprise that, on his own, Ian folded like a bad hand and joined up with the bad guys.

On the up side, we can now fully justify his doom and gloom - his personal boogieman is Yuri coming for him with a sword.

[Itnetlolor]

On the up side, we can now fully justify his doom and gloom - his personal boogieman is Yuri coming for him with a sword.

...while things go boom!

[Neonivek]

One thing I think they did well is that Ian's face-hell turn is very well foreshadowed by just about any time he opened his mouth while he was with us. Ian's first reaction to the odds was always 'oh, let's give up and find an easy way out' to Yuri's 'screw the odds, full speed ahead!' So it's no surprise that, on his own, Ian folded like a bad hand and joined up with the bad guys.

On the up side, we can now fully justify his doom and gloom - his personal boogieman is Yuri coming for him with a sword.

Sometimes games think that is cleverly disguised because in real life that is sort of a normal reaction to events (Afterall we pull victory out of our butt all the time storywise).

Yet, when we get there game wise... we consider this a casual stroll through the park, apparently with a baby stroller because Ian is here.
-In all fairness... very few games manage to balance story hopelessness with overwhelming gameplay very well.

For once in games I want to see the person who always doubts you, never thinks you can do it, and if you talk to them personally they are astounded you are still alive... Be your most avid supporter and confidant. Rather then Captain Backstabby.

[Wysthric]

For once in games I want to see the person who always doubts you, never thinks you can do it, and if you talk to them personally they are astounded you are still alive... Be your most avid supporter and confidant. Rather then Captain Backstabby.

Me too, although you must admit it takes a special sort of person to like a sinking ship.