We go forward.
This is too deep to comprehend.
Stop it
I THOUGHT THIS WAS GOING TO BE FUNNY
:(((((
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We go forward.
This is too deep to comprehend.
Stop it
I THOUGHT THIS WAS GOING TO BE FUNNY
:(((((
(Quelle: shencomix, via setbabiesonfire)
Let me explain what I think is great about the way this part of the game was handled.
What I really liked about this scene is how directly it relates to the player and how it confronts them with all their previous actions and the way they’ve gone about their gameplay thus far. LiS is a game in which the choices you make throughout it are the main force influencing how the plot is going to progress. And majority/almost all of these choices are made through dialogue options during conversations with different characters you come across, which in turn causes the player to put a great deal of importance on how these conversations play out, if they want to have an influence on proceeding events. That’s all ovious.
Now, by definition, the point of games is to play them in the best way possible, making the best choices you can so that you reach the objectively best possible outcome. Obviously in the game like LiS (a game which many, myself included, wouldn’t even consider “a game” per se and called it an “interactive story” instead) this rule doesn’t apply to the same degree as other “classic” games. When playing an intractive story, your personal experience and emotions is what matters the most, not whether the choices you make are the “right ones”. That being said, most people will still try to get through all the game dialogue the best way possible, partly because in most cases LiS rewards the player for doing so.
Back in Episode 1, remember how Brooke said that you were not smart enough for her, and instead of accepting the fact that she just doesn’t like you, you rewinded time to change her feelings so she lets you fly her cool drone? Or how Justin called you a “poser” just becasue you didn’t know some stupid name of a skating trick? Didn’t that make you want to go back in time and convice him that your’e actually cool (and to get a picture for your collection that would be unnataiable otherwise)? Point being, the majority of players will use their rewind powers to make their encounters with other characters go smoothly and in a way that is beneficial to Max, either because they feel compelled to give their protagonist (and by extensions - themselves, since they assume her role) the happiest life they can, or becasue it’s required to get some collectible or explore some aspect of the game.
Now in that context, Max’s evil, guilt-tripping alter-ego, accusing her of trying to control everyone around for her own benefit and to satisfy her ego, is also accusing the player. Directly. It is you who manipulated the characters for your benefit. You manipuated people to make yourself feel better about your in-game choices, to give your precious Max a better, happier story, or even just to get a photo. These were all your own actions, as a player, and these are the actions that are now being judged, harshly. This moment really forces you to reflect on your past choices, and wonder why did you do what you did, what were your motivations, etc.. And I think that’s awesome.
That’s one of the few moments in which you don’t really need to put yourself in Max’s shoes, instead you fit in them completely organically, because in that moment her experience, and your experience, become one and the same.
Teaching Yebin a lesson (x)
How Do Court Reporters Keep Straight Faces?
These are from a book called Disorder in the Courts and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and published by court reporters that had the torment of staying calm while the exchanges were taking place.
ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning?
WITNESS: He said, ‘Where am I, Cathy?’
ATTORNEY: And why did that upset you?
WITNESS: My name is Susan!
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ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
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ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active?
WITNESS: No, I just lie there.
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ATTORNEY: What is your date of birth?
WITNESS: July 18th.
ATTORNEY: What year?
WITNESS: Every year.
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ATTORNEY: How old is your son, the one living with you?
WITNESS: Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can’t remember which.
ATTORNEY: How long has he lived with you?
WITNESS: Forty-five years.
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ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory?
WITNESS: I forget..
ATTORNEY: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot?
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ATTORNEY: Now doctor, isn’t it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn’t know about it until the next morning?
WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam?
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ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the 20-year-old, how old is he?
WITNESS: He’s 20, much like your IQ.
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ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken?
WITNESS: Are you shitting me?
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ATTORNEY: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And what were you doing at that time?
WITNESS: Getting laid
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ATTORNEY: She had three children , right?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: How many were boys?
WITNESS: None.
ATTORNEY: Were there any girls?
WITNESS: Your Honor, I think I need a different attorney. Can I get a new attorney?
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ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated?
WITNESS: By death..
ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated?
WITNESS: Take a guess.
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ATTORNEY: Can you describe the individual?
WITNESS: He was about medium height and had a beard
ATTORNEY: Was this a male or a female?
WITNESS: Unless the Circus was in town I’m going with male.
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ATTORNEY: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?
WITNESS: No, this is how I dress when I go to work.
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ATTORNEY: Doctor , how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people?
WITNESS: All of them. The live ones put up too much of a fight.
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ATTORNEY: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to?
WITNESS: Oral…
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ATTORNEY: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?
WITNESS: The autopsy started around 8:30 PM
ATTORNEY: And Mr. Denton was dead at the time?
WITNESS: If not, he was by the time I finished.
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ATTORNEY: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
WITNESS: Are you qualified to ask that question?
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And last:
ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing?
WITNESS: No..
ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor?
WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?
WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law.oh my god these are great
fuck this is like reading a jokes and not actual quotes
These are real? Lol
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Lost in Translation