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If you're wondering what happened, Reddit had a bug yesterday and said the post was removed, and for some reason, I deleted it. Reddit should hopefully be fixed now.

It took a bit of work to get my Charm to the max to start the Lovers Social Link (I was following a guide on how to increase it so that I could start the SL as soon as possible), but I enjoyed it. I'm planning on doing a "No cheating" run with Yukari, meaning only one romance.

Welcome back to another round of Bi-Weekly Discussions. This time, we're discussing High Overseer Campbell, the second mission of the first game.

Though the first mission (Dishonored) is a great opportunity to get used to Corvo's natural abilities (like sneaking, running, climbing, etc) and how enemy perception works, this mission gives you your primary Supernatural power (Blink), and tells you to spread your wings and fly. You have so many approaches to this.

You could rewire the initial gate so that you can pass through without getting shocked, or take the high ground and use Blink to scale up the side of the wall. Once you acquire Blink, the world of Dunwall is an oyster for you to experiment with.

Another part of this level I like is that you can encounter a trio of Overseers somewhere. One of them confesses they have the plague, and wants to be put down before they become a weeper. On a Low Chaos run, his fellow Overseer has the infected overseer recite the seven strictures, as to give him one last moment of comfort before he is mercy-killed.

This is also where you learn of one of my favorite gimmicks of these missions: Non-lethal outcomes. Leaving as few bodies as possible will help the Empire heal in the long run, and Corvo with these non-lethal outcomes exemplifies "Good is not soft." Some of these are brutal.

We were also asked a favor by Cunrow's niece to save him, as rumor has it that Campbell plans to poison him during their meeting. You can opt to switch the glasses around, leave them as is, or simply smash both, leading to Campbell taking Captain Cunrow down to his private chamber, where you can see this man defies the laws of his faith, but somehow gets away with it. Cunrow CAN kill High Overseer Campbell here, but I ususally shoot him with a sleep dart before it happens.

We can then enact our non-lethal scheme on Campbell, by distributing the Heretic's Brand on his face for all to see. Overseers don't question it, they just assume whoever has it has done something horrible and throws the branded to the wolves. This is also the canon outcome, as seen in Dishonored 2.

This mission also introduces Corvo/The Player to Granny Rags, this cryptic old lady who wants you to meddle with the distellery. I ususally opt not to do this, as it leads to Weepers appearing in the distillery the following day, which can lead to more bodies.

You can also encounter your first Outsider shrine in this mission, and though I didn't know it at the time, he has different remarks depending on your progress:

What he'll say, regardless:

"Be careful, Corvo. They call her Granny Rags. You wouldn't recognize her real name, or even the name of her family, but an Emperor begged for her hand once, and rich young men fought each other for her favor. I watched her consider them all, measure their worth, and find them wanting. Then she made a different choice."

Mission not yet completed: "You're on your way to face the High Overseer, the leader of a great cult dedicated to loathing me. What will you do, I wonder?"

Campbell branded: "Now your choices interest me. You spared High Overseer Campbell, the leader of a great cult dedicated to loathing me. I'm older than the rocks this place is built on, and even I didn't see that coming."

Campbell killed: "You killed High Overseer Campbell, the leader of a great cult dedicated to loathing me. Only the latest in a long line of men like himself, some who held the position better than others. I suppose I should thank you."

But what do you think of this second mission of the first game?

This is Luz Noceda (The Owl House), confirmed bisexual in the episode "Thanks to Them"

I was thinking of creating a "Dealer" Heavy loadout with the Reissued Dealer's Visor from the Poker Night remaster, but I'm drawing blanks on what other cosmetics I could use.

Welcome back to another round of Bi-weekly discussions, where this time, we're focusing on the Twin-Blade Knife from Death of the Outsider.

Some 4,000 years before the events of the game, a cult (the remnants of which now reside within the Quarry) saw in the stars to sacrifice a boy. So they kidnapped him from his home, bound him to an altar, and killed him with the Twin-Blade Knife, thus creating the Outsider. And if the weapon could make the Outsider, it could also un-make the Outsider as well, hence why we go to obtain it.

It's probably my second favorite sword (the first being the Folding Blade from the first and second game), but I like the unsheath/sheath animations where the fragments of the weapon form in your sword hand. I also like the charge effect, with the little beam that pushes NPCs. It kind of reminds me of the charge beam effect from the Master Sword in the Legend of Zelda series. It's a shame DOTO is a short game and we only get to use it in Missions 4 and 5, but I won't deny I had fun with it.

But what do you think of the Twin Blade Knife?

This is my first time playing P3R, and Elizabeth's probably one of my favorites thus far for her lack of understanding about how Makoto's world works. Like, "an opening bid" of 1 million yen.

It's only after completing the game did I notice that his posture changes, once the real Igor returns to the Velvet Room.

The fake sits with one hand propping up his head, with one leg crossed over the other, while the real one sits with both feet on the ground, with his hands in an interlocked position.

I primarily played Emerald Rush on DK Island at max difficulty, which earned me a fair amount of chips.

While I’ve yet to max out that employee card (which is my next goal), I enjoy looking at the various statues, along with this one in the mountain cave.

Welcome back to another round of bi-weekly discussions, this time focusing on the Abbey of the Everyman, a religion prominent throughout the isles. (Also, if anyone is wondering, the Sisters of the Oracular Order, despite being part of the group, giving the Abbey of the Everyman their visions, will be a separate discussion)

Upon my first playthrough of the first game, I knew I was going to be perplexed by this group. They're a religion... but they don't follow a spiritual leader or god. They have the seven strictures, which outline their laws, but stricture from what I remember is given to avoid certain activities from a higher being (take for example, the Ten Commandments).

I also knew I'd be at odds with the Abbey of the Everyman pretty frequently when listening in on their conversations, such as reading up on the Trials of Aptitude or listening in on two of the Overseers arresting a lady simply because she stopped singing the minute they used one of their music boxes, suspecting her of Witchcraft. The co-conspirator of Corvo's fall, Thaddeus Campbell, was also our first major target in the firstgame.

But what do you think of the Abbey of the Everyman, both from a lore and gameplay perspective?

I gotta say, having the ability to map out any Mementos floor has proven to be incredibly useful for finding stuff like extra stamps that aren't at the DOWN escalators. And while I haven't gotten luck quite yet to see it, the ability to start an ambush with an instant Hold Up seems great for negotiation.

Storywise, I liked how it was all about Futaba coming out of her shell a bit more, and the line about Mishima being an NPC was hilarious.

When I started out my playthrough, I somewhat liked Sojiro, slowly getting to know him through helping out at Leblanc, and liked whenever he would explain whatever coffee flavor I created or whatever curry ingredient I had used. He was decently understandable on why he wouldn't want us knowing about Futaba, especially during his confidant at Rank 6 where he brings up how Futaba's uncle abused her, forcing her to sleep on the floor, until he took custody of her. (I also gained the ability to make master coffee, which is really useful in a pinch)

Then I reached the school festival event, and after helping out Haru, met with Futaba, and entered Leblanc. The entire confrontation of Sojiro slowly connecting the dots about the occurrences of the Phantom Thieves (Kamoshida was the first known change of heart, he was a teacher at Joker's school, then Madarame, whom Yusuke was a pupil of, who also had a change of heart), and realizing that Futaba also had a change of heart.

There's a lot of money on the heads of the Phantom THieves (IIRC, the TV the next day mentions a bounty of 3 million Yen), but Sojiro isn't gonna turn Joker in. So long as he doesn't get caught.

In short, he started out as someone I sort of liked but not completely, to now completely liking him.

Welcome back to another bi-Weekly discussion, where the focus this time is on the Empress of the Isles, Emily Kaldwin.

I like Emily's interaction with Corvo during the first game, where she's been bored and wants to play hide and seek (which acts as a stealth tutorial for teaching the player how enemies' lines of sight work and how to hide), and you can tell Corvo cares deeply for Emily, as when rescuing her from the Golden Cat (not pictured, unfortunately), she runs towards Corvo, as he picks her up, and when leaving Samuel's boat, he offers a hand up out of the boat.

While at the Hounds Pit Pub, the staff there tries to tutor Emily on how to be Empress, and she ends up having a nightmare related to the Outsider (mentioned by her seeing a dream, and gives the Player a bone rune to use). Emily in both Low and High chaos looks up to Corvo and demonstrates this with a drawing late into the game, either seeing the kind man beneath the mask (in low chaos) or seeing the man AS the mask (in high chaos).

She also got promoted to playable in Dishonored 2, with her own set of abilities and reactions to the world. While her kit is a bit unususal compared to the bells and whistles I knew from Corvo's kit, once you get the hang of Far Reach, it's pretty fun. I also like how her power names correlate to her being Empress.

Far Reach: Her rule and laws have a far reach, not just in Dunwall but in the rest of the Isles

Domino: What happens to one person in the isles may happen to the rest.

Mesmerize: All eyes are on Emily with her ability to command a large group of people.

So what do you guys think of Emily, both in terms of story and in terms of gameplay?