Completed Let's play: GROM (Finished!)

[Azira]

Aww, no that's not true. Grom's , we all this thread.

 

[Crooked Bee]

Frankly, the game itself looks pretty boring/mediocre. The LP is fun, though, so please do carry on

 

[Darth Roxor]

Here we are, the archeologist camp.

Spoiler

Let's proceed all sneaky-like.

And our archeologists turn out to be...

NAZIS!!!!

DUN DUN DUN...

Since Grom is a True RPG (TM) we can go in stealthy, as we're heavily outnumbered right now and engaging might not be a good idea. That yellow line indicates that the enemy will see us if we get up.

Some good stuff in this tent.

Yup, this puppy packs quite a punch at middle range. I think you can pump even up to 80 damage with one burst if you're lucky. In the later parts of the game, almost all nazis will be armed with those iirc.

And I don't think I presented our other guns this way before, so why not do it now?

We leave the tent and enter another one.

Well, lookie here.

Who can I see here. Mr Liar himself. The right man at the right place.

I'm really sorry, but I had to do it. I vowed not to expose anybody to death.

Eh?

How touching. Stay in this tent. See you, maybe we'll meet each other some time in the future.

Wait a moment! The case is gone!

What case? Are you mad?

You don't have to pretend, you came here for the same thing as me. A very old case with very old documents.

You're getting more and more dangerous. You know too much for an ordinary wanderer.

I also know where the case is now.

Tell me!

Quiet. First set me free, then I'll tell you everything.

How can I trust you? I should leave you here, I can find the case myself.

'strangers' area'? Uhm... gotta love wacky translations

And anyway, he knows too much, we should eliminate him. Although he does have a point that we could use another gun.

Whatev.

I'll set you free, but if you play another trick on me, I swear I'll catch you, tear your head off and...

Shit down your neck?

You don't have to finish, I know. Shall we go?

Remember! I'll tear your head off.

Our journal is updated, turns out the case is in the 'last tent'. Whatever that is.

Let's continue plundering them.

Still no cases with documents.

Guess this means this tent will be the one. But it's guarded by two soldiers...

Which means we have to go guns-blazing. Oh dear.

First thing we do is stab this guy to death.

When attacked, he shouts for reinforcements and two of his bros spawn out of nowhere.

We hide behind a tent and wait for them to approach so they can't fire and stab them to death.

Let's try out the mp40.

BTW, it seems all nazi soldiers in this game are named 'Bruner'.

Soon, they are all dead.

And we take the goods.

Also, we took a few hits back there, so let's check how these healing chakrums work.

Kind of like a healing grenade. Fun.

This guy is going down.

I thought we could leave without removing these two, but then I recalled you can't leave the area with enemies nearby.

Motherfuckers can chuck grenades at us. This is not good.

But combined rifle fire takes them down well enough, and we can finally leave.

Time to grab our eggs and fours and have this bacon delivered to Olivier...

... in some future update. Cheerio!

 

[Scream Phoenix]

I hope you have one of those one-shot handcannons in case the Nazis and Yetis stop being the craziest thing you've seen in Tibet.

Not foreshadowing I swear.

 

[Cenobyte]

So after this totally surprising plot twist, the real game will now start off, I presume? Definitely continue, I want to see what else lurks in the heights of the Roof of the World

 

[Darth Roxor]

We pass through the hut in which we first met Hans on our way to Upshi, turns out some travelling merchants came here.

Spoiler

And they sell grenades. This might be pretty useful, so I'll buy five.

Moving on...

Great, it's those guys again

Yeah, yeah, I've heard that before. I'm not paying you loons.

Grom will stay at the back and toss grenades, while Hans goes in as a meatshield to trigger combat.

While it didn't come out quite as expected, at least one of them is down.

And when the other one is on the far end of the bridge, Hans gets up and riddles him full of holes.

Victoly! They dropped some blunderbuss ammo and some gold, so I guess it was worth it.

DUNDUNDUN

What happened?

Do you see that statue?

What statue?

That's just it. When I was going that way, a butter statue was standing here. Do you know anything about tibetan customs?

I now start to believe those stories more and more.

You think that we're in danger? You're right. Nazis will surely want to regain the case.

Yes, you're right, it can be this...

But that's nothing new!

They could set an ambush somewhere on the road, I didn't think about it, but who knows?

But where? They couldn't go faster than us. And soon we'll get to the border guarded by the British.

Don't forget about zeppelins! They could be faster because they could fly!

You may be right. Got any ideas?

Things got a bit complicated...

I can see that now. Who is this?

This is Hans.

I can see you're very talkative... Welcome, Hans... Ehhh, Grom, let's talk for a while... Who's this man? And what's going on? You didn't have to go as far, I started to think you decided to end our partnership.

Pity you didn't think what could have happened to me!

To you? You are joking...

Nevermind. Do you remember that zeppelin? Do you remember what I said - that the past has found us?

Grom, forget about it! We're in Tibet, we're to do business here. You were not to think about the past.

And what about that Hans guy? He's German, isn't he?

He isn't dangerous. I think he can even help us.

Sure. By knocking us out, probably.

Help us? Grom, how can he help us?

You'll see... now we have to get to Upshi. I have to talk to Olivier, this bastard must have known about everything from the very beginning.

Dammit, all our plans will fail!

Wait a moment, Petr, not so fast. We can suspect that not everything is right at the border. I don't want to risk...

Don't be stupid, what can be wrong there? As usual - we give a bribe and walk through.

Petr, I'm responsible for our safety! If I say that something worries me, then trust me.

Grom's sixth sense is tingling again.

Yeah, you're right. So what shall we do?

Or something else - I'll cross the border with Hans, and you, Petr, will take the case and cross the mountains.

Wait, wait, what case? Again I don't know about something!

Don't get your panties in a wad - that's something for Olivier. I guess you don't want anything to happen to our 2000 dollars?

You said 'our'? You are right. We cannot let anything happen to this 'case'...

I knew I could persuade you.

So, what shall we do?

Wait, I must think... All right, first idea is usually the best one. I'll cross the mountains, you take the usual way.

Right, the yak has shitloads of porcelain on it. This should sell well once we get to Upshi.

But for now, let us move on.

He's very official. They've surely exchanged all the staff here. The boys went home?

Don't talk! Get away from the yak!

Better call the officer, I've got a package for him.

He went to the headquarters. He won't be back for a week. Open your rucksacks!

I've got an important package for him. A himalayan whistling's egg.

Han... Henry, come here for a while, I've got problems with these smugglers.

Solve it yourself, I don't care. This is your shift.

An egg? Show it to me! Paper... your papers!

Easy. Herr soldier, we've got no papers, but we have some alcohol.

Ja... yeah, yes. You have no papers. You can pass through but you need to leave all your goods here.

For a hardcore Englishman you care too much about discipline, herr soldier.

Scheisse! Hans, they discovered us! Shoot! Kill them, sound the alarm!

Let the clusterfuck begin.

We quickly dispatch of the two impostors here.

But the whole area is pretty heavily guarded.

Fortunately, Gromosław came in from the north.

Time to stab some panzergrenadiers.

And shoot their bros on the watchtowers.

After that, we eliminate these two.

And these are the last ones standing in our way. The one that looks different is a commando. They usually have better gear and HP.

So we lob some grenades on their heads.

Once they are all dead, we take their stuff. They dropped 4 mp40 magazines, which is pretty neat, as I shot all mp40 ammo back at the camp.

After that, we heal up with the healing chakrum and proceed to Bart's place.

Three commandoes, not good.

But fortunately, they all suck, as they are armed with mauser pistols only. They are all dead soon, and we enter Bart's inn...

Osnap!

Brave Reiser himself. What have you done wrong that they sent you here?

The real pleasure is to have you here. You remember 1939? It was somewhere near Warsaw. Now you won't escape me.

Dundundun, seems like we have found our archnemesis.

Let's not fool each other. I made it then and I'll make it now, no reason to get excited.

For that transport of tanks you destroyed, I had to spend time in a penal company. Today the time has come for you to pay.

Their warm welcome surprised me a little, but I quickly joined the play.

Give me the case and get ready to die!

Let's make a deal. Tell me what's in the case.

Sounds like a p. good deal.

Oooo, great bargaining tactics. I have the upper hand here, give me the case before you make me angry.

I'm not joking, Reiser. Your friends are gone. You're left alone. Except those ones here, of course.

Alarm! Everyone to me! Enemy on twelve!

Give it a break, Reiser, I'm not joking. Either you tell me what's in the case or I'll bury you behind the den.

How dare you ask me for such information! I'm an officer, my duty is to stay silent.

I'll count to three. Then I shoot.

All right, fine, I'll tell you everything.

[taunt] - success

I'm waiting.

There is a map in the case, that's all I know.

I already know that. One.

A map of some ancient track or something like that.

Two.

Three. Go away and don't get in my way.

We'll meet again, Grom.

Where is Bart?

That scoundrel probably killed him.

Gentlemen, don't worry, Bart may still be alive. Let's check the backyard.

Grom is a gentleman, so he lets Reiser run away to return later in typical archnemesis fashion. Let's go to the back.

To the rescue!

The gods maybe, but I don't forget about my friends.

The man who kept me imprisoned here is an evil man. I saw hatred in his eyes. Is he your friend?

Oh great Indra, keep away such friends from me. What a splendid line.

'Oh great Indra' was not convincing enough.

What happened with the Englishmen?

Some escaped, the rest died. Let the gods take their souls to their kingdoms and give them rest from hardships of this world.

I must go to Upshi and talk with some guy. Will you stay here or come with me?

I will go. The fury of the English can be great, and they won't listen to my explanations how I managed to survive.

Let's go. You'll wait a few days in Upshi and come back.

Oh no! I must personally tell Olivier what happened here.

So you know him?

Yeah. Didn't I tell you that?

Bart joins our party temporarily. He's not much of a fighter, but he has 6 bargaining cards, which should be useful for selling all the porcelain.

Let us move.

Goddammit, not again.

Those bandits again. Wonder if Dakpa is around here somewhere too.

Bart ain't much of a meatshield, which means he goes down fairly quickly.

Meanwhile, when I was kicking ass with Petr, all my other characters managed to get raepd by those sword-wielding bandits. Stupid AI at its finest

Petr's not much of a melee fighter, so he goes down too. But Gromosław quickly gets up and unleashes machinegun fire.

And the road is clear once again.

After which we finally arrive in Upshi.

Next time we'll confront Olivier on his bullshit, and go for some more mystical errands. Stay tuned!

 

[Azira]

 

[SoupNazi]

Best screenshot ever.

 

[Infantryman]

Petr = Yak Cavalry

 

[Gondolin]

MOAR!

 

[Radisshu]

The art direction of this game is really.. weird.

 

[Azira]

Bart kinda looks like a murloc..

 

[commie]

Is it better than New Vegas?

 

[Darth Roxor]

Of course it is.

Does New Vegas have nazis? No. Does New Vegas have a Polish bro as the main character? No.

 

[Darth Roxor]

You know bros, this ain't goin' anywhere...

...before page 4.

 

[Azira]

Bump?

 

[Gondolin]

Onward, to page 4!

 

[Cenobyte]

Bump

And keep up the good work, really fine LP so far

 

[Infantryman]

Magnificent LP, do continue Sire

 

[lightbane]

MOAR!

 

[Gondolin]

Bump

And keep up the good work, really fine LP so far

 

[bandaid]

I'd like to se some MOAR.

Therefore, bump.

 

[Kz3r0]

 

[ghostdog]

I'd like to se some MOAR.

Therefore, bump.

 

[Gondolin]

No , really. Where the fuck is page 4?