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I know the ability says "high chance of insta kill" but dang
It was 15k HP enemy that was like 10 levels above me too haha
First time it actually worked for me in my 80+ hours of play lol
u/Moh_Disco — 18 days ago
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Didn't know you could just lose all your turns like that
And of course my party gets instantly wiped
u/Moh_Disco — 1 month ago
▲ 96 r/MetaphorReFantazio
I cheered so hard then I almost cried
I had Basilio charged and buffed too😭
u/Moh_Disco — 1 month ago
▲ 117 r/MetaphorReFantazio
Love these 2 lines you hear upon defeat
Especially the first one with More. Always gets me pumped to try again. It's so cool
u/Moh_Disco — 1 month ago
Is it just me or is the wording here intentionally sus?😭
Absolutely NOBODY talks about swords like that.
I imagine it's a joke by the localizers. Or maybe i'm just a freak to think of it like that!
u/Moh_Disco — 1 month ago
▲ 184 r/araragi
Just finished Nisemonogatari and this is one of my favorite scenes in the series so far
Many people talk about the bit right after this where Kagenui gives her speech about absolute evil, but I think this part is just as strong.
I also love the close-up shot of Araragi and Shinobu beside each other lol
u/Moh_Disco — 1 month ago
▲ 461 r/MetaphorReFantazio
Heismay always got the most touching and uplifting lines man. I love him
He has a lot more but these are the standouts for me. I love this character so much. I've been going through a rough time recently but I have found comfort in the presence of his character in the game. And I appreciate that:)
u/Moh_Disco — 2 months ago
▲ 0 r/Iraq
Are there any foreigners living in Baghdad? How can I find them and get to know them? I'm mainly interested in their perspective and life experiences and want to communicate in English with them
If any foreigners see this post and are interested then hit me up please
u/Moh_Disco — 3 months ago
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*Disclaimer : I have not finished the game yet. I just reached August in the game itself so my interpretation of some things may seem flimsy. This is just how I see things so far. Also, some mild vague spoilers for Chrono Trigger. and finally, English is not my native language*
Even in my childhood, I had a fondness for stories about struggling characters stuck in time, Where their grief leads them into a stagnant stance. Days blurring into each other, dissociation, loneliness, enclosed, unable to even imagine a better state for yourself, unable to move on.
The solution presented for these types of characters was always someone reaching out. Offering the character a helping hand to pull them out of their slumber.
The first instance I encountered of such a story was Frog from Chrono Trigger.
A character griefing the loss of a loved one and blaming themselves for it. His story struck a chord with me because if he didn't receive the help he needed, he kind of gets... literally stuck in time? That prospect always scared me as a child.
What's crucial about these stories is that the characters don't magically move on from their grief. It's just through breaking that cycle of isolation and self-loathing, and being a part of something, they can at least try to choose better for themselves.
Frog, for example, doesn't completely move forward unless you choose to do his side quest.
The player, and by extention, the character, HAVE to go out of their way to face their fears and finally move on.
As cheesy as it may sound, these stories resonate even more now in my adolescence having gone through similar experiences (minus the fantasy elements)
I've been finding a similar comfort in the story of Heismay as I did with Frog's when I played Chrono Trigger back in the day.
Beyond the parallels between the two characters, I find Heismay's story resonating more because of Metaphor Refantazio's framing devices. Where the characters literally get their powers not just through facing their inner demons, but because of them.
Thy fears and insecurities ARE thy light. Those fears and insecurities don't get turned into that light, it IS that light
I interpert it as in the anxiety is still present yet our characters keep fighting through it
Part of it is them rallying for a cause, being a part of something even though they are scared of that role. There's a scene at the start of the game where Gallica expresses their fear of being seen, of putting themselves out there, that they want to do their mission in secret. And more responds with this
So it is through this journey they're taking that they both find the resolve to break out of their shells while at the same time fighting for a better world.
What makes Heismay's awakening particularly hit for me is this prospect that, in making a stand and choosing better for yourself, you could be rewarded in a literal way as happens to the characters where they awaken to their archetypes
I am of course aware that this is also true in real life but in a more gradual, much less epic way through the small actions you take. it's just the depiction of this concept in a literal way where the characters get rewarded for taking that turn feels oddly... comforting.
Not to mention the spiritual side to all this where the characters are being communicated with by this higher being from above that announces their "awakening" from their woes. As if through their entire life, they were watched, seen, that their struggle did matter and someone was there to witness it and did care about it. Which is very hard to imagine for someone enclosed in their own suffering.
There's this specific phrasing in Heismay's awakening scene where, after proclaiming his ideal he gets told this :
This specific phrasing hits with me. The idea that someone could be thanked for literally choosing better for themselves, where there's no one benefiting other than that individual is... striking. it gives me butterflies in my heart man.
I am of course viewing all of this as an *ahem* METAPHOR for healing and moving on etc given the spiritual nature of the scene itself where no one is questioning what the heck is happening.
Another part which i'm sure i'm overanalyzing is that after his awakening, Heismay says this to the rest of the party :
https://reddit.com/link/1swcg3y/video/3yjoufof1kxg1/player
I'm pretty sure it's just a coincidence but given it's being said immediately after his awakening and the blunt nature of the whole scene where characters are literally shouting their beliefs, I choose to interpret it as him not just asking for help in this fight, but in this whole "journey"
It is a stretch but I think it makes sense cause this is the first time he chooses to step out of the shadows and ask someone else for help.
Here's the full scene if you want to watch it again with the context I have in mind
https://reddit.com/link/1swcg3y/video/k2aqlt4r8kxg1/player
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While these kind of stories do help me to rationalize my grief/depression, I do admit they also make me feel... spiteful. It is comforting but at the same time painful to witness manifestations of grief get over it by getting offered a helping hand. It sometimes makes me feel as if that's the only way to move on from what I'm going through
Like "Yeah of course I'm still stuck here when I didn't get the emotional help or the push to do it like these guys did" And while yeah I know this is a load of crap, and that one needs to push on no matter what and stop making excuses or blaming anyone but themselves but... I think acknowledging why one is stuck is really important. I at least appreciate these stories for making me acknowledge what I'm missing.
I am choosing (or at least trying) to do better for myself but It's so god damn hard to keep going like this without any friends, loved ones, or really any kind of support or anything keeping you going but yourself. it feels so unfair. it's why I look for art to give me that little boost until I can find a community that would accept me
I keep fighting so that I may be able to know that love one day.
u/Moh_Disco — 3 months ago