Couldn't finish the quest on stream but I'm glad I did it solo so I wouldn't rush. Just brilliant. There's a special magic to a mammoth quest capping off a story that began two decades ago, picking up the scraps of a story and characters whose beginning was written in a completely different time by people with vastly different ideas of where their game was going to go.
A Resident Evil-inspired multi-puzzle gauntlet followed by a stealth section, an homage to temple trekking and several engaging minibosses followed by far-and-away the best quest boss in the game bar none. The atmosphere and tactile dodging needed to beat Drakan was such a joy even if it was incredibly challenging, it felt on par with something out of a From Software game in narrative and fight design and beyond.
Something I love about these continuations is revisiting locations added to the game in the early 2000s before seeing newer areas designed in the style of those old locations. You can feel so strongly how dedicated the design team are to maintaining the feel of Old School while still pushing what's possible within such a restrictive style, just like how Lowerniel's fight pushes what's possible with combat mechanics. A genuine 10/10 for me. I love this game.
👹I did a short of me doing the foot f3tish rant
👹It didn't cross my mind it'd get age restricted
👹Sometimes bleeping words doesn't work
👹First 10s I'm saying "ar0used at the thought of someone massaging ur p3nis"
👹Idk if any amount of censoring is gonna fix that
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👹: Everybody this is the amazing apple
👹: I drew it for you
👹: *noms* I'm eating it like a Tomodachi Life character
👹: And there it goes- Oh a small chunk of the apple has survived
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👹What is it about sweat that gets you hot under the collar?
💬"Sweat contains pheromones"
👹Of course it does. *sniff sniff*
👹You love giving me a sniff, don't you?
👹I'm not smelly, I smell great.
👹Recently I bought a new deodorant.
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💬"What are you doing in full leather in this weather"
👹I'm being a poet who doesn't know it but also, you know... I have a job to do, and I have to wear my uniform.
👹That doesn't mean I can't take the time to come and see my favourite people on earth. ♥️
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💬"We missed you"
👹I missed you too.
🐵*noises*
👹What was that, Baba? Why did you say that?
🐵*more noises*
👹Why did you say that? Baba's going on the suit of armour.
👹He's a naughty boy.
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👹I'd like to apologise for being late. There was no bad reason – I'm getting addicted to Balatro recently.
👹I was doing a run where I managed to do a money combo.
👹I made it to Ante 10. I hope you're proud of me.
👹We have perms. Maybe we can play it on stream.
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👹: I'm aware streaming is like the best way to connect with you guys who are already here but when it comes to growth and sustainability there has to be a little more.
👹: I'm going to be experimenting a lot with these sorts of concepts for a long for a little while and just kind of see which ones stick the best.