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You boost it and immediately recognise it as made by the Danganronpa crowd based on the sound alone.
Endings thread here https://toot.cat/@BigShellEvent/114733095296212615
Yeah... So content warning for people with cynophobia. You are in for a nasty surprise in the first cutscene.
Metal Gear Solid really influenced a generation huh. The opening scene is 17 minutes long lol
Alright seriously, this happened twice now. Can I expect randomly get jumped on by a barking dog that takes up an entire screen all the time, because this is going to be a hard no if so.
This is for people who do enjoy strategy games where characters move on rows of squares: is The Hundred Line good purely as a strategy game, compared to its peers?
The reason I'm asking is I'm early on, and so far it looks like it can go either way. This studio always stands out at the narratives, though historically I've yet to see them do well at making gameplay that's not narrative based like, ever. I'm not sure if I want to put myself through playing as normal, when the strategy game portion is basically that Danganronpa skateboard game.
If it's like Deadly Premonition, the less game you play the better the game is, I want to know early so it doesn't destroy my joy in it.
Spoiler warning all of them because speculations. Do not reply with spoilers lol.
Yeah interesting, blood in this game isn't pink.
In any other games, five spare cabins indicative of five extra characters to be introduced. Given it's a Too Kyo game, I'm guessing the protagonist will be giving birth to quintuplets.
Mostly for me to remember things myself, because the game started with character dump (which tbh always worked), but no Kanji available as an aesthetic. So automatically I can't remember any of the Anglicised names lol. Please do not give me your character hot takes because of spoilers.
Takumi Sumino: protagonist, so far archetype normie. Given previous Too Kyo trend, I'm going for yet another imposter mastermind wiped his own memory. (I really really did not like this plot being reused in Rain Code). Has a good fighting range/versatility.
Takemaru Yakushiji: archetype delinquent. Surprisingly useful as a tank on motorbike, seems like the game balance encourage defensive play based on how useful he was in first battle. Endurance/mobility -> Gym points; BP, plants
Hiruko Shizuhara: archetype arrogant snob. Very strong DPS, best used being shoved in a corner because she's squishy as. Possibly on her multiple new game plus. Analytic-> Maths point; plants textile
Darumi Amemiya: archetype otaku-alt nerd who is way too into Danganronpa. Seems to be a versatile useful character but I wouldn't know considering she was the first battle's scripted red splat. Creativity -> Linguistic point; textile minerals
Eito Aotsuko: hospitalised a lot, gender ambiguous (I hope we never know tbh). The combat style is... Idk, interchangeable to protagonist? Calculation/analysis -> Maths point; minerals and machines
Tsubasa Kawana: mechanic with anxiety issues. Vomits a lot. Technology -> Science point; machines and BP
Gaku Maruko: probably born poor, violently swinging between reasonable and super antagonising. Yeah later on it's alleged he's born an orphan and being parentalised into caring for 20 foster siblings. Observation/Exploration -> Social Studies points; BP and textile
Ima Tsukumo: twin 1, into incest. Possibly also grew up homeless but wants a lordling image. Investigation/Technology -> Science points;
Kako Tsukumo: twin 2, meekly trying to escape twin 1. Observation -> Social studies points;
Shouma Ginzaki: literally Elk from .Hack . Literacy/Creativity -> Linguistics points; Plants and minerals
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Kyoshika Magadori: Bushido from a bush. Has a cartoon kitten on her outfit for some reasons. Out of touch from reality. Mobility -> Gym points; BP and minerals
Yugamu Omokage: assassin with a painted eye. Has a killing kink. Investigation -> Science points; plants and textile
Kurara Oosuzuki: Heirloom tomato. Timid without tomato. Not a real royal. Exploration -> Social Studies; minerals and machines
Nozomi Kirifuji: Karua clone who seems to have an actual personality. Calculation -> maths points; textile and machines
Moko Mojiro: Was busy as a hostage. Pro wrestler. Supposedly heart of the party. Endurance -> Gym points
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Eva: Nature commander, somehow in a shut down submissive mode because Sirei did something. Literacy -> Linguistic points;
I wonder if Too Kyo copyrighted that particular shade of pink yet, like how Cadbury copyright that shade of purple.
Seems like all the characters have a specific symbol to their bedrooms indicative of their role. Other than Tsubasa being a mechanic clog, and Hiruko being a knife sword thing, I'm not following any of them. Why is Gaku a flower? But also doesn't Hiruko use an axe?
VR training so far
- IDFK what is a turn even, it seems to be completely random?
- However it's absolutely not a surprise that Hiruko dies within a turn.
Hiruko sure talks lots of shit for someone who is the worst dead weight of the team.
What makes Hundred Line distinctively different to Danganronpa is, how much I like a character also is highly related how useful they are as battle units. If they suck ass and act like they are bees knees, hard no.
"Amen Hallelujah Peanut Butter" alright. I did NOT expect a Black Lagoon reference here.
Observations:
Character armbands on their left arms are numbered, and interestingly most shots are taken from the right.
Protagonist is 0
Takemaru is 1
Hiruko is 2
Darumi I think is ???
Eito is 4
Tsubasa
Gaku 6
Who even counts starting 0 lol.
Also, on title screen, if you press on any options, it flashes into the Alien font.
Interlude to comment on how good it is The Hundred Line is broken down to days rather than chapters. Given how spoiler filled it can be, this removes my major anxiety at accidentally spoiling a later part of the same chapter.
Lol Hiruko just casually used that transforming blade as a weapon against the alien commander, who she knew is also capable of transform.
Just lucky that thing didn't end up re-transformed and add another 3 waves of fights.
I kept on thinking "He...moana? He moan nima?" Yeah so it just clicked to me that it's meant as American for "haem" so it's "Haem-Anima" which ... Ok I'm smart ok. I'm sometimes not entirely a stupid shit ok.
I think it's implied that while Darumi is the 4chan meme quoter, it's Eito who learnt everything about socialisation via watching bad anime while stoned out of his face.
Getting into the game expecting Danganronpa 2.0. Received Lord of the Flies that's actually good instead.
So far I recognised like 99999 danganronpa references, a persona reference, and a black lagoon (???!?!) reference from Darumi. Because it's Darumi, somehow it's not forced at all.
I'm a bit worried about the mean buns on the convoy belt in the kitchen, but somehow I suspect Darumi would be all about cannibalism.
PROJECTILE VOMIT IS LIKE THE BEST WEAPON EVER WHY ISN'T TSUBASA TRULY EMBRACE IT
Like when I was a child right, I could vomit by command. And so I- ok im sparing you the details but trust me, it's a useful skill
At this point, I feel that the general cast of Hundred Line is a lot intentionally nicer and normaller than Danganronpa, and I mean this both in a positive and negative way. Even the abrasive characters are not intensively and pointlessly antagonising like say Miu or Kokichi, and even the mutiny so far isn't pure anarchy like Danganronpa.
Now I think Hiruko is a dreadful leader, even just from the lack of transparency and how all she achieved so far is build mistrust. But it's also not quite like trolling for shit and giggles either.
I kinda miss the way the cast would organise themselves in rebellion in Danganronpa instead. Everyone here just felt so diplomatic and reasonable in comparison. Good in reality, in a chaotic fiction I just wish someone would move swing the fan around when shit hits, so there's a good even coating of the shit mist.
I also kinda hate this whole, "I'm gonna debrief properly but tomorrow" business. Tomorrow we'll find Hiruko chopped in pieces in a rubbish bin. Good god shed squishy enough to be the easiest target.
My Darumi theory is, there is a distinctive and intentional decision from the writers to make a Danganronpa character, but likable.
This is to say I really appreciate characters like Junko or Miu, but it's actually nice that someone has their energy don't also genuinely terrify me.
Sorry I kinda don't care about Hiruko. Her only strength was in extra info, which she made a theatrical show on withholding on; and as an ingame combater she's Z tier.
Which I'm sure is the real decoy in this game's 5D chess but still. The game play is basically screaming this is the one character made to be sacrificed early.
So invasions can also happen at night. Not like how in Land of the Lustrous it's day time only due to enemy's union's stance on working conditions
The real power fantasy is playing as someone who has an innate circadian rhythm. I'm sure Takimi isn't time blind either. Bastard.
I'm also super impressed how he's a teenager and maintained that neat bedroom for three weeks. Even accounting he owns nothing, I'd still struggle to do the same.
Seems like everyone have spent some time in a hospital? Which may or may not all be Kamukura General?
Eito took up leadership. He's so gonna end up chopped in a bin soon.
In a rare moment of (?unscripted) ludonarrative concordance, I made Takumi blow himself up during the exploration, and then he was abandoned in a building to die lol.
Whoops sorry.
Ok, not that sorry.
Something I just noticed, beneath each character in the report cards page, there seems to be a unique trait in Kanji. Of course I don't read Kanji, so there's another layer of vagueness and do not trust any of my translation. It's also flash and the words get blocked by the character art, so I'm guessing a lot of it, so also do not trust any of my transcription.
Takumi: 敗失 (Failure and loss)
Takemaru: 走爆 (Explosive)
Hiruko: 殺虐 (Killing by torture)
Darumi: 法魔 (Occultist)
Eito: 運幸 (Fortune)
Tsubasa: 車造改 (Vehicle modification)
Gaku: 事家 (Domestic/odd jobs)
Ima: 力能超 (Superpower)
Kako: 秘神 (Mystic deity)
Shouma: 盾 (Shield)
Nozomi: 護看 (Nurse and observator)
Kurara: 作工魔 (Construction demon)
Kyoshika: 道士武 (...Combat Taoist?)
Yugamu: 驗実体人 (Physical experiencer)
Moko: 魂闘 (Spirit fighter)
Eva: ☒☒☒（☒☒☒）
Mad props for not being subtle about unwinnable scripted losing fights.
I'm also loving the existence of Second To Last Defence Academy.
Between Day 28 to Day 37 it's pretty meh. It's mostly Kurara bullshit antics versus Shouma bullshit antics, and I found them both exhausting for opposite reasons. I just want to move on from this arc like, yesterday.
Thankfully that's over. Hope I'll never have to interact with Shouma ever again. I'm mostly bitter about losing 4 days where I couldn't do any scavenging or stats building because someone else is doing something else completely unrelated to what I can do with my time.
Darumi gets it.
This Confusion Commander fight is in-fucking-furiating.
Darumi is right, kill your confused team, they will revive the next wave, as if this isn't the shit you've been telling your team to blow themselves up for the past 44 days
Takumi is fired as team leader
Ok I kinda hate this specific battle, because the only reason it's hard is because the narrative forced your team to be complete idiots. So now I absolutely detest Takumi, as well as I hate the entire shitty Second Last Academy
I wouldn't mind the handicap so much if it wasn't written in such a way that essentially makes you lose respect for your entire team.
Lol and the only reason I lost the first time around was because I ~~~~couldn't get incapacitate my friends ~~~~ who was attacking the base, who's be revived within 5 min, then the only way to win next time around was to blow them all up.
Takumi sucks ass
Just got to the World Death reveal part. So far the alleged plot is Earth is sentient and it's sick of humans so the Earth commits suicide.
Knowing it's Too Kyo, this is absolutely not what's happening. Unless Darumi is like the literal humanoid spirit of the suicidal Earth.
I wouldn't mind to live in the courtyard cages, personally.
It's so good to finally have real ranged characters. I have feelings about the particular fight, not as strongly as the confusion fight as this particular annoying fog isn't shitting all over the established narratives, but alas.
A minor thing I really like, is Kurara isn't real noble at all, but a generational corporate oligarchy who essentially believes she's the royal.
Yeah so I'm entirely unconvinced that the cast is human. I think the commanders are humans though, possibly the original forms of the cast. Would explain why killing the commanders give the cast power.
Shouma is just so aggressive, in a cast of comically aggressive people. It's not the usual kind of, dude has low self esteem so he's out of the way, but more like Reddit Nice Guy kind of bringing every conversation back to how he's worthless everyone he's interrupting again because he's worthless wait you are doing something anything that isn't centred around Shouma's feelfeels how dare you he needs to stand on a table to yell about well actually as a Shouma
Which is irritating enough, but also I need literacy points and he's the only person who can provide that which is just. Give him gift block your ears and do a runner.
COMPU73E ❄️@BigShellEvent I really love the characters from the other school, especially Kyoshika
@COMPU73E ngl, they have to compete with Darumi for my heart, and this isn't gonna be easy for them