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xaq_the_aereonA few years ago, Eli and Celine recorded "To the Moon" and the follow-up minisodes that went with it. I'm somewhat ashamed to admit now that, at the time, I wasn't willing to watch beyond the first episode. Just off of what little I'd seen at that point, I suspected it was going to be a massive emotional rollercoaster, and at the time I didn't think I would be able to handle it. That sentiment held true until a few weeks ago; while Celine was uploading the first of the "Finding Paradise" videos, I decided that I seriously needed to just get over that hurdle already and watch, if for no other reason than to be able to talk with the rest of the group without having to dodge spoilers.
[YOU WERE DEFINITELY RIGHT ABOUT THE EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER]
As my mantra has been the past few days regarding all of their Freebird stuff, "my mistake wasn't doubting Freebird's capacity to hurt. It was underestimating."
[AND BOY DID YOU PAY FOR THAT MISTAKE]
...Anyway.
For all that was going on, you might have noticed I never really commented on the videos on here. That's because I was handling it a different way, livestreaming my reactions over the team's Telegram chat. The first time, with my reaction to TtM ep. 1, was purely on a whim, but apparently everyone loved seeing it, so I decided, what the heck? I kept on doing it.
...Long story short, To the Moon went from being interesting to terrifying to ripping my heart right out of my chest. Slight spoiler alert, but I don't think the sight of a bed has ever been quite that heartbreaking before, but once I realized what was going on...WHAM.
Then the minisodes came in, started out kind of adorable and making sense of the world the characters live in (I can definitely understand why some people would hate what Sigmund Corporation does so much), and then HOLY MOTHER OF GOD WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!
[WHICH IS BASICALLY WHAT EVERY GAME AND MINISODE DECIDED TO END ON]
Yeah, pretty much. Bird Story was kinder on its ending, though it was primarily a setup for Finding Paradise...albeit a very vague one because good lord that game did NOT pull any punches.
[CASE IN POINT, YOU'RE STILL CRYING OVER -==SPOILER==-]
Oi! No spoiling things for anyone!
Anyway, main point I was getting at here is just braindumping why I never commented on any of their videos here: I already gave them my reactions, and trying to re-write all that again...especially when I'm still recovering from Mr. Freebird's Wild Ride...just seems a bit much.
tl;dr GO WATCH THEIR VIDEOS ON THOSE GAMES, ALSO GET THE GAMES AND PLAY THEM YOURSELVES.
[BTW, ARE WE EVER GETTING BACK TO THE ULTRA SUN PLAYTHROUGH?]
At some point, yeah. May as well point out right now that, when I do, I'm not gonna bother catching any of the Ultra Beasts. My last USPE post ended with me getting my ass handed to me by the first one, so at this point I'm basically just out for one thing:
[PAYBACK]
Abso-freakin'-lutely.
[YOU WERE DEFINITELY RIGHT ABOUT THE EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER]
As my mantra has been the past few days regarding all of their Freebird stuff, "my mistake wasn't doubting Freebird's capacity to hurt. It was underestimating."
[AND BOY DID YOU PAY FOR THAT MISTAKE]
...Anyway.
For all that was going on, you might have noticed I never really commented on the videos on here. That's because I was handling it a different way, livestreaming my reactions over the team's Telegram chat. The first time, with my reaction to TtM ep. 1, was purely on a whim, but apparently everyone loved seeing it, so I decided, what the heck? I kept on doing it.
...Long story short, To the Moon went from being interesting to terrifying to ripping my heart right out of my chest. Slight spoiler alert, but I don't think the sight of a bed has ever been quite that heartbreaking before, but once I realized what was going on...WHAM.
Then the minisodes came in, started out kind of adorable and making sense of the world the characters live in (I can definitely understand why some people would hate what Sigmund Corporation does so much), and then HOLY MOTHER OF GOD WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!
[WHICH IS BASICALLY WHAT EVERY GAME AND MINISODE DECIDED TO END ON]
Yeah, pretty much. Bird Story was kinder on its ending, though it was primarily a setup for Finding Paradise...albeit a very vague one because good lord that game did NOT pull any punches.
[CASE IN POINT, YOU'RE STILL CRYING OVER -==SPOILER==-]
Oi! No spoiling things for anyone!
Anyway, main point I was getting at here is just braindumping why I never commented on any of their videos here: I already gave them my reactions, and trying to re-write all that again...especially when I'm still recovering from Mr. Freebird's Wild Ride...just seems a bit much.
tl;dr GO WATCH THEIR VIDEOS ON THOSE GAMES, ALSO GET THE GAMES AND PLAY THEM YOURSELVES.
[BTW, ARE WE EVER GETTING BACK TO THE ULTRA SUN PLAYTHROUGH?]
At some point, yeah. May as well point out right now that, when I do, I'm not gonna bother catching any of the Ultra Beasts. My last USPE post ended with me getting my ass handed to me by the first one, so at this point I'm basically just out for one thing:
[PAYBACK]
Abso-freakin'-lutely.