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Lies of P Update -

So. I met Laxasia. Or more like, she met me - sword first. Can‘t say it was love on first sight; in fact I feel like she might very much dislike me.

But maybe we can learn to get along. We got time. I can already tell I will be here for a while XD

In all seriousness though - I can get her down to her second phase relatively safe, together with Spectre that is. I will have to get used to her much faster pace after that though - and her jumps, I am still figuring out if those are Perfect Guard-able or not. I think I can ping-pong her electrical volleyballs back at her though

FFXVI spoilers

I've been listening to "All as one" from FFXVI almost daily since finishing the game (wdym I'm obsessed, it's my daily energy boost) and I've collected some really nice details from the final Eikon clash Ultima and Clive have got going:

* Ultima calls out to the Eikon's powers, something unpersonal like "Gales unrelenting" or "Earth Unyielding", not the Eikon itself. Clive on the other hand always calls out the Eikon's name, making it seem more personal. Stays in tune with Joshua pointing out that different from Ultima, Clive chose to listen to the people who believed in him, no matter how much power he had accumulated.

All in all, the entire final fight was just a chef's kiss of cinematic, choreography and symbolism.

Lies of P update (real quick one before work)

I'm carrying Gold Coins around with me like an idiot just because I heard some important sidequests require some of them. Otherwise I don't need them - I respeced all I wanted, and never use the Cube - so I just sell those I don't need. Now that made me think of Giangio secretely wanting to absolutely murder me cuz he ain't getting any of these fruits XD

(No I still do not trust him as far as I can throw him. He's. Way too convenient, and his fear of situations does not seem entirely genuine. Like. How did he make it to the Cathedral unscathed? He was not even hiding like Alidoro was, he was out in plain sight, and the place was crawling with carcasses. And he knows WAY too much about stuff that's going on tbh. And he insists on keeping to himself, rather than truly enter the hotel - maybe because Gepetto would have seen him? Or Sophia, Antonia? Not even after the raid on the hotel did he enter.

Nah, he's not trustworthy imo. And he is being sneaky about it, in stark contrast to Gepetto and Alidoro, so I'm even more sure of it.)

Rcent updates to P‘s demeanor while playing through til after the Door Guardian boss:

* He gets more and more noisy, huff, grunts, gnashing teeth etc. I even think I caught a „Tse!“ after getting back up after a direct hit

* He is twitchy. I didn‘t really notice it before, but in the beginning he barely moves in idle time, he just stands there. Now he is moving, shifting his weight, shaking out his legion arm, he barely holds still

* Either his posture changed or he’s the tiniest bit taller than before I feel like

* Went from petting the cat to lifting it up and - shaking it slightly? P it’s not gonna rattle it’s not a puppet omg sweetheart XD

* I think he got the tiniest bit more expewssive, cannot say for sure though because angling the camera on him during dialogue is hard

There is so many tiny details, it tells me lot of love and care went into this. Into P! The devs must adore him

Lies of P got me in a moral dilemma

Putting this under spoiler cut cuz I am now in the last stretch (just beat Door Guardian)

Oh woah the Lies are picking up in Lies of P

SPOILERS

So basically

* I beat the Corrupted Parade Master (in your face)

* was disappointed to learn we cannot just leave Gepetto behind and adopt Venigni as a dad

* Beat the Brotherhood a second time after like ten times

Lies of P update the - uh. I forgot the number -

Picture me lying face-first on the ground please.

I used half my lunchbreak to try and beat the Corrupted Parade Master and I got. SO. CLOSE. I actually thought I had beat him because I couldn't see even a sliver of red on his life-bar, and he stumbled and fell and I let my guard drop -

Turns out there WAS a sliver left and he got me full on the face with a punch, ending P's life.

I am so angry and I do not know if it's at me, at the game, or the boss. I will just let it all out after work when I tear this guy apart (hopefully) XD

Hades 2 rambling (no I have not had time to watch the dev stream yet, I‘m just excited):

* Since there is Odysseus, is there going to be Penelope? Telemachus? Is it going to be our job to reunite them, like we did with Achilles and Patroculus?

* From what I gathered, Melinoe did not get to grow up with Hades, Persephone and Zagreus. So no sibling moments? ToT But I need those in my life! I hope they will at least get some typical sibling-bonding afterwards. Oh, and PRANKS. I need them to pull pranks.

* There seem to be characters like Hercules, and what could be Polyphemus which did not make it into the stream, so I'm not sure if they are confirmed to show up but - If so, I wonder if Odysseus and Polyphemus will have beef - or Odysseus and Poseidon, for that matter. You know, the whole Odysee and "Nobody" thing? Blinding Polyphemus? It could be a bit like that uneasy relationship Thanatos and Sysiphus had got going.

* I should hope the characters from the first game will return, and if they do, I want Theseus and Hercules to meet up. One calls himself the strongest hero / champion, the other is regularly known as THE strongest hero in Greece myth. I say FIGHT (not literally. Or, maybe a little? XD)

* I need at least one jelaous moment from Zag over Melinoe‘s ghost arm

* The other way around, I need an Oh moment from Melinoe (who hopefully will have met Than and Meg at that point) when she realizes her big bro is in a relationship with Death and a Fury. Yes I will just assume they will keep that relationship going in the second game.

If anything else pops up (especially after I can FINALLY watch that stream) I will add onto it but these are my most pressing thoughts right now

People are going wild with tge FFXVI photomode which leads me to realize

I don’t think I‘ve ever said how much I love the Eikons designs? I think they might be my favorite summon designs in the series (excluding FFXV and FFXIV, since I did not play them)

Ifrit and Phoenix especially

Though Shiva and Bahamuth are a close one. I MIGHT like their details and coloring from FFX more.

@ormspryde

I mean I would love to Watch! In case our schedules match. Unless you have VODs activated?

Do you guys know any artists who do realistic or semi-realistic digital art, and who stream?

I would love to watch some artists‘ process, but all I can find are either partial guides, or more anime-style art

Strange. Ever since Romeo, I had no real problrm with the fights anymore - beat all the mini-bosses or bosses in one or two tries

But the Corrupted Parade Master is giving me trouble now.

Probably because I do not have any items left to heal the Decay (used them up at Krat Station). But I still feel like I take mire damage than I should, and my stamina runs out way faster than I‘m used to.

Right now, when I want to hurry to Sophia ToT Her distress call had me run like a madman

(I see her as a sort of sister / mother for P.)

ALSO: I never paid a lot of attention to it, but I just found the „Last Resort“ Item in my Storage where I put it and forgot.

Now I regret that, since that basically confirms all my suspicion about Gepetto. He put a self-destruction button on us, like. It’s right there and I forgot XD

P / Pinocchio is making noise now.

Wait that sounds weird XD I mean, he is articulating now, after his hair grew long and we can pet the cat, and the message changed from „Your springs are reacting“ to „You feel warmth“

Now he makes little „hah“ sounds when hitting, or groans when he gets hurt

I SWEAR he did not do that before

(Gepetto is not happy about it, especially after showing him the longer hair. I‘m quite proud, for my part)