: All I hear in this dark abode are the histories of long dead politicians. Cooperating with Mycelium is strictly optional. : Basically the same deal, except you can apologize at the last moment and keep going with the quest chain. : (They didnt even bother to come up with a different joke for the Russian version, which is just odd) But you actually believe I can go my separate way after living with the society for so long? : Seriously? Well I did hear that only lonesome shooting stars have the opportunity to break the mold. : If you understand it, start living by your own code of conduct! Oh, and while were at it, we could fuck up the very first assignment: The warning itself doesnt lead to much of anything, you cant investigate the Mushroom cult and report back to him. : You cant pacifist your way through the Death Tunnel anyway, and you dont need the quest to uncover the two bunkers. You may come and go as you like, but you will never be one of us. It saddens me to say it, but we can no longer work together. You really disappointed me, and lost out on an ideal opportunity. : In the interests of pacifism, we actually warn pig-lecturer about the Mushroom plot. But we're holding up well in spite of them. : the barbaric chaos that is Peregon, the wild gangs of the North, the drug trade, the slave trade, mutants, and so-called ATOM, just to name a few. : You can at least ask about \ try to solve KRZs problems: : Ive got a brilliant idea for utilizing all the extra references we couldn't shove into regular dialog! Check out that Star Wars poster on the left. : Some Soviet nostalgia (which the game is actually very poor at evoking) at the movie theater. But once again, its moderately nice that not every bit of Soviet tech that you hear about is actually acquirable. : Theres probably power armor in Trudograd. Separate dialog tree for every single sale. But, as this game cant help but fucking up, you cant sell bottles in bulk. Its moderately creative, and rewards your (ultra-high) investment in Bargaining by allowing you to make money from literal trash. : I got 175 Barter and the dialog doesn't change to reflect that one bit. : Ok, but what if I sold you bottles instead? : It's not about the actual bottle, it's about how you conceptualize it! Imagination is far more important than reality in 21st century economy, and transplanting that same sort of bullshit into the harsh reality of the post-apocalypse is a decent satirical bit. Tl dr posted: : Bro, I'm putting my MBA to use by finding YOU lucrative investment opportunities. I'm sure this beauty will sell like pancakes. : Great, because I have something you might like. Listen, I've got some money stashed and I'm ready to spend it to gain a bottle! I'll get new inventory at half the market value. Yes, that actually sounds like a bargain. How about I sell you my bottles for, I don't know, 50 rubles? No, my friend, not a buyer, a true investor. Only 100 rubles for this bottle and you become an investor. This is why I'm willing to give you a 1000% discount on your purchase. In your opinion, what is the price of a dream? I personally think dreams have no price. The plastic ones - practicality, longevity, durability. The glass ones symbolize fragility, grace and nobility. You need to invest, and bottles are the best kind of investment. Listen, quit letting your money line your filthy pockets. : Maybe I should sell you some of my bottles? I do have a few. : You see? That old feller is tired of being poor. : Listen, this young man is onto something. : Right after the pointless and date crypto bullshit, we walk into KRZ and get a far more period-appropriate scam. Maybe they all definitely disappeared in the Roaring Forest? Maybe Sema Fucking Voronok took them out? How about some red herrings \ false leads? Maybe the mailman conspiracy recruited the expedition. I said in the past that I liked the rumor system and how you get truths, myths and semi-truths mixed together, but we get so many clues tying the expedition to the Mushroom Cult from so many angles, that a random civilian pointing us that way feels like too much. ∼heck out the clichés were using, arent they clichéd as fuck? is pretty bad in even competently written games. This time I was mostly picking up odds and ends, but I guess a lot of time was spent on the circus. : I tried to come up with some sort of coherent theme for every update. Part 53: Clown world, amirite? Clown world, amirite?
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