Lord Azlan
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This is the best thread I've read, no doubt about that. While there've been a lot of good ones, I wouldn't group this one with any other due to its sheer uniqueness, one of a kind for sure. There are threads, and there is this.
It mirrors my own experiences very well. Pretty much got to live through PS:T twice.
Cris Avellone is widely regarded as the second coming of Jesus.So, my question, dear reader, IS CHRIS AVELLONE GOD?
Since he's part of the holy trinity, he is in fact God, so yeah, Babel Fish.Otherwise I claim BABEL FISH.
I like that you have this sentiment. I was 18 when played it and the game contained a lot of food for thought, but I thought part of that was me being at a susceptible age for the ideas PS:T presented.I would even say that I RESPECT PST. Like my best ever teacher?
If you:
Made the choices I made,
Helped the people I helped,
Had the feelings I developed,
Tried to be good alignment as the First tried to be good
Then in your pilgrimage you become THE FIRST INCARNATION.
Well, what if you had made different choices? Say, for example, that you didn't keep the bronze sphere.
You would still make it to the end and learn that one way or another, no matter your beginnings, your faith is inevitable. It's the journey that matters and what has shaped you.
I think it was Reekwind who asks you about the value of names, whether a given name or name you've earned matters more. What was your answer to him?
I don't think the good incarnation was really good, but again one of those warped characters Chris Avellone likes to introduce in the game. He has committed unthinkable atrocities and isn't man enough to face the consequences. He goes out of his way to avoid his faith, ultimately creating a near endless cycle of suffering, not only for himself, but to those around him.
I finished PS:T as Chaotic Evil for the first time. It was a fun playthrough
Same here I always end up neutral or chaotic good. Even though I'm normally a min-maxxer, I can't play lawful good either, despite the fact that it yields the best results.I can't even imagine I could do this. I even tried once to see how and if the game was different and I could not get going.
Some invisible hand stopped me.
I can be an evil bastard in Fallout, tearing up little children's dolls before their eyes, but not in Torment for some reason. My girlfriend played PS:T a few years ago. When I asked about her alignment she was surprised she was chaotic evil. Turned out that she was making promises she didn't keep and killed every undead in the Dead Nations. Come to think of it, I'm only with her because she scares me. I mean, she killed children in Fallout 2 only because they stole from her.I don't know how most people get emotionally attached to this game.
I had no problem with throwing Morte at the pillars, ratting out Forked-Tongue or beheading Trias.
Looking back, who do you think these three enemies were?1. This is what my eyes see, my Love, unfettered by the shackles of time... You shall meet enemies three, but none more dangerous than yourself in your full glory. They are shades of evil, of good, and of neutrality given life and twisted by the laws of the planes.
Thanks for all your efforts Lord Azlan. It was long overdue that the number one RPG of the Codex got a proper playthrough. Turns out, it took someone who saved his virginity for over 15 years to write a Let’s Play that does the game justice.
Looking back, who do you think these three enemies were?1. This is what my eyes see, my Love, unfettered by the shackles of time... You shall meet enemies three, but none more dangerous than yourself in your full glory. They are shades of evil, of good, and of neutrality given life and twisted by the laws of the planes.
Ha, not at all. I don't have a clear answer either. I'm willing to bet that if you ask ten people on the Codex that question, you'd get ten different answers.Crap - a quiz?
Crap - a quiz?
But, considering that they're supposed to be shades of their respective alignment and twisted by the planes, I think Trias, Fhjull Forked Tongue and Ravel make good candidates. Trias is obviously the shade of good that got twisted, Fhjull the shade of evil forced to do good and Ravel the neutral shade that learned to love. Fhjull didn't get much exposition though, but he strikes me as an underdeveloped part of the game, he could have been much more.
So, my favourite thread is coming to an end?
What a journey this was!
I'm happy to see the conclusion, but also a bit sad to see it end.
Anyway, RESPECT, Lord Azlan.. and thank you for making me feel like I was playing this masterpiece again, after so many years.
Btw. did you pay attention to the number of possible outcomes of the final confrontation? You've chosen the best one, I think. But there are many.
Including the old-fashioned, traditional boss fight. You get to prep your team for that... and... well... provide some very special motivation for 3 of them. That was also a nice touch, I've felt. Well, that and getting to actually use the Rune.