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    • Magoose said:
    Hi Magoose here one of the guys helping Duke.

    So we have some bad news.

    The quest has been canceled as duke does not want to write it anymore.

    I'm going to ask if I can take over for it, because I like this quest, and it would be a shame to kill it
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    TBF, Mags, you have been doing a lot of the heavylifting for the quest, so this will be in good hands. :)

    To be clear to everyone, this is just me burning out on imagination of the quest, since my muse has been hitting me over the head a lot with so many different ideas that I just can't find myself too interested in this.

    I'll still hang out here, though, since this still does have a sepcial place in my heart.

    I'd like to thank you all for making this a wonderful experience while it lasted.

    I'd also like to thank @Magoose, @Fluffy_serpent, and @Martin Noctis for doing so much to help prepare and write this quest. I couldn't have done it without you all. :D

    I'll see you all around.

    With so many regards, Duke William Of.
     
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    • Apparently, Hideo Kojima had a lot of understandable fears when he parted ways with Konami. And seeing so many people buy and enjoy Death Stranding helped him come to terms with those fears and doubts.

    If Kojima leaves LucasArts for less than positive reasons (like dreams of establishing his own studio) I'd assume we've done something really wrong.
     
    abominable said:
    I mean, 20 million active players trying to complete DS1 just before DS2 releases stinks of success in my opinion.
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    Active players means nothing, but it doesn't really matter since I don't know enough of about the story, gameplay, public and critical reception, development costs, or sales figures for Death Stranding to say one way or another. It was just something I thought I remembered about the game, not a big deal at the end of the day.
     
    So I know this is farther in the future, but are we gonna go for a 16 bit handheld or for a 32 bit console.

    If we do 32, we can claim first in a whole lot of things. Like a rhythm game. And the next step in graphics.
     
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    Magoose said:
    So Uh... there is so many things here, another turn of autopassing.
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    Are the pitches and stuff going to get threadmarked before the update?

    abominable said:
    So I know this is farther in the future, but are we gonna go for a 16 bit handheld or for a 32 bit console.

    If we do 32, we can claim first in a whole lot of things. Like a rhythm game. And the next step in graphics.
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    At this point we're definitely locked in for a 32 bit console in 89/90. Probably make an early Saturn but with less complicated hardware. No matter what we should switch to CD-ROM both for more data capacity and to promote the console as a CD player as well.

    Unsure of when the 16 bit handheld can be done. The Game Gear absolutely drained batteries like how ice cream melts in the Arizona sun. Do want it to be rechargable, but we'd have to wait for lithium-ion to be introduced in 1991 and it might make it a lot more expensive.
     
    Kaiser Chris said:
    At this point we're definitely locked in for a 32 bit console in 89/90. Probably make an early Saturn but with less complicated hardware. No matter what we should switch to CD-ROM both for more data capacity and to promote the console as a CD player as well.
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    So, considering that our current Genesis is one that could perhaps be considered as borderline Sega CD (or Saturn I assume), our new Saturn's capabilities would have to be at least PS2 levels, right?

    I'm wondering what Nintendo is going to reveal to face against us. I'm almost expecting the SNES to arrive early in an attempt to catch up to us.

    Also, I think our next console should be called the Playstation, and from then on continue with numbers with each iteration of it.
     
    overmind said:
    So, considering that our current Genesis is one that could perhaps be considered as borderline Sega CD (or Saturn I assume), our new Saturn's capabilities would have to be at least PS2 levels, right?

    I'm wondering what Nintendo is going to reveal to face against us. I'm almost expecting the SNES to arrive early in an attempt to catch up to us.

    Also, I think our next console should be called the Playstation, and from then on continue with numbers with each iteration of it.
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    Kaiser Chris said:
    Are the pitches and stuff going to get threadmarked before the update?



    At this point we're definitely locked in for a 32 bit console in 89/90. Probably make an early Saturn but with less complicated hardware. No matter what we should switch to CD-ROM both for more data capacity and to promote the console as a CD player as well.

    Unsure of when the 16 bit handheld can be done. The Game Gear absolutely drained batteries like how ice cream melts in the Arizona sun. Do want it to be rechargable, but we'd have to wait for lithium-ion to be introduced in 1991 and it might make it a lot more expensive.
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    We'll display such wonderful miracles. And I do like the idea of maintaining a rep of being cutting edge in the entertainment industry. And FFVII will no longer be the first 3D FF game.

    It may even be FFII. :V

    It'll be funny tho. Nintendo reveals SNES.

    Then we reveal something that doubles the bits.

    Also, while I do favor going with CDs, perhaps we can design the console to accept Genesis cartridges as well? To allow backwards compatibility.

    On top of that, we allow Genesis owners to trade in their consoles and pay a fraction of the price for one of our new consoles.

    Then after a checkup and refurbishing to ensure it's working fine, we can sell secondhand Genesis consoles cheaply to people who previously couldnt afford the Genesis.
     
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    Hundred Ghost Stories That Will Lead To My Own Death

    Genre:     Horror
    Author: Junji Ito​
    Synopsis: In this horror anthology a boy Yuuma depressed from the death of his mother wishes to see her again and attempts to jump to his death. To prevent this his classmate Hina tells him of a supposed ritual where if a hundred ghost stories are told over a certain period of time the dead can be summoned into our world.
    Each chapter will begin and end with Yuuma or occasionally another person. talking to the fourth wall(actually a camera and a unseen item implied to be an idol or shrine that's the conduit for the ritual)with the main focus of the manga the ghost story sandwiched in-between. As the story progresses it becomes clear that not all is well in Yuuma's home life (as well as why Yuuma is so desperate to see his mother again) and what begins as a desperate way to prevent a friends suicide takes on a more sinister bent as supernatural events begin to unfold.

    The first stories
    We're introduced to our two main characters Yuuma and Hina as Yuuma attempts to jump out the window of their school. Depsertate to avodi his suicide Hina tells him of a ritual where if one hundred ghost stories are told real ghosts will appear.

    We are then introduced to Yuuma acting as he would normally. He's a generally cheerful boy who when not telling the story talks to the fourth wall like a friend. Happily showing off his favorite toy, a perfect score of a test and talking about school. However as the story progresses his awful home life is revealed. He's shown flinching when his parents arrive home or panicking when his father reaches out to ruffle his head. His step mothers berating and shadowy figure(his father) stumbling into his room at night and wrecking it. Any illusions of normalcy are thrown out the window when Yuuma not doing well on his report card get slapped by his Step Mother. When she sees him telling the next chapters story instead of studying she reaches to slap him again but in the first overt supernatural event in the main story a pencil impales her hand by itself.

    The(on screen) abuse escalates from there as he's assaulted several times by the shadowy figure( his father), he spends several chapters locked in a closet(saved by Hina asking to see him). and his stepmother throws his favorite toy Umakin(a horse plushy) away to spite him. However several chapters later a demonic horse creature walks into his room. the next chapter it's revealed that Umakin has returned and his stepmother was assaulted.

    Policeman arc
    After his stepmother is attacked the police begin to get involved. Most importantly Officer Takayanagi who is quickly able to figure out that Yuuma is being abused. And uses the investigation as an excuse to get visit Yuuma and try to get proof of the abuse. In response his abuse by his parents is temporarily lessened to avoid being caught. No matter how friendly he is however Yuuma wants to complete the ritual and bring his mother back so he is stonewalled. and tries to get the officer to leave him alone. Including pushing him out of the window when he peers out it after notices Hina footprints in the yard. At some point Takayanagi touches the thing behind the fourth wall and begins to devolop bruises slowly spreading along his body.

    Suspecting that Yuuma is telling people(specifically Officer Takayanagi) about the abuse his parents use the still unexplained assault on his stepmother to tighten control over Yuumas life by taking him out of school "for his own safety". At the end of the arc Officer Takayanagi returns covered in bruises from head to toe and is determined to take Yuuma out of the house. Yuuma not wanting to stop the ritual resists but a supernatural event grabs the policeman crushes his arm and flings him out the window.

    Policeman death arc
    After the death of the policeman the next chapters involve Yuuma hiding his body and covering up his death the best a child can do. Yuuma also loses Hina's moral support when she touches the figure behind the forth wall and starts to develop bruises like the officer did. Inevitably the corpse is found however Yuuma not knowing that the corpse had yet to be identified mentions it in passing to his stepmother who gloatingly calls the police. Soon a man Detective Kido interviews Yuuma and while the police in general believe someone else forced him to hide the body Kido is about to piece together the culprit is whatever occult forces Yuuma has called upon. He touches the conduit for the ritual and is suddenly covered with bruises. However he takes out a straw doll and it burns up taking the bruises with it.

    Yuuma devises a plan to steal a straw doll from him and use it to heal Hina(whos bruises have steadily been progressing) He touches Kido with an unknown object that causes the bruises to appear. However it's reveled that Kido only had one of the dolls and has no way to cure himself again. Knowing he's going to die he uses magic to take on Hina's bruises and leaves. The next chapter Yuuma is depressed that he's caused a mans death. While Hina at first overjoyed at her bruises being gone doesn't realize that he's going to die and hopes he'd show up again so she can thank him. Once she realizes this she also gets despondent.

    The Possession Begins
    After Kido's death Hina begins to get more concerned with the stories leading her to attempt to burn whatever the conduit is when Yuuma is out of the room. However as she does so she is posseted by Yuuma's mother. While not immediately permanent as the stories progress it's clearly a losing battle as more and more possession incidents happen. Cumulating in the possessed Hina "tidying up the house" by killing and disposing of Yuumas father and step mother.(with the dads death onscreen as he attempts to beat Yuuma in his sleep).

    The last stories
    With Yuumas Mother fully in control on Hinas body the last few stores have her in tender moments with Yuuma but also lots of emotional manipulation as she urges him onwards to complete the last few stories. Yuuma however realizing his mother will be stealing Hinas body and he'll lose his best friend begins to have second thoughts (despite his mothers reassurances that she'll go to heaven). He asks his mother to allow him to talk to Hina one last time. During his talk with her she's overjoyed that his mother is coming back and can't wait to properly meet her but when she asks how Yuuma can't bring himself to tell her. Resolving himself just after the 99th story he cuts off the camera and ends the ritual.

    Epilogue:
    The camera comes back on to show a grainy image with an unseen storyteller. The story is of Yuuma a boy who loved his mother dearly and on her death his entire world upside down. Faced with loss and abuse from his father and stepmother he turned to whatever stories of the afterlife he could find growing obsessed with it. In the end he plans to end it all to see his mother again. But at the last second is stopped by a classmate who tells him a ritual that'll summon the dead. The perspective we've seen through in Yuuma's room this whole time is revealed to be (at least partially) a picture of Yuumas mother. And the perspective shifts to reveal a unfamiliar room and the one who told this story was Hina free of possession. She reveals that to end the ritual, save Hina and be with his mother in the afterlife Yuuma committed suicide. Feeling guilt and regret for not being able to help her lost friend and wishing to bring him back Hina ends the chapter by putting an end to her first story.
    Yuuma: A normal boy driven to the edge of despair who only wishes to see his mother again. He begins the series about to commit suicide before Hina stops him. While he's a kind and playful child he has to bear the emotional weight of a his mothers death and his horrible home life. And he's willing to do anything to keep the ritual going including trying to cover up the Policeman's death. However near the end of the manga he has a change of heart once he realizes that Hina will be gone forever.

    Hina: Yuumas classmate and friend. While she didn't know Yuuma well before his suicide attempt she swiftly becomes his closest friend during the events of the story. She's the one who told him about the ritual(possibly making it up) to keep him alive. As the story progresses the once happy girl becomes more terrified as the supernatural creeps into her life ending with her possession.

    Officer Takayanagi: A kind police officer who investigates the attack on Yuumas stepmother. While investigating he realizes that Yuuma is being abused. While he's well meaning his investigation would likely take him out of the house and (thus disrupt the ritual) so Yuuma and the supernatural both try to stop him cumulating in his death by being flung out the window by unseen spirits. He's often just called Policeman.

    Kido: A one eyed Detective working for the local police department. Once the body of Takayanagi is discovered he begins investigating the death and soon suspects Yuumas involvement (though the police believe in general he was forced to hide the body for someone else). He soon notices the item representing the fourth wall and reveals himself to have occult experience. He gives his life so Hina wont be affected by the cursed bruising the ritual gives to people who touch the conduit and is stated to have died offscreen.

    Umakin: a stuffed horse toy that Yuuma cherishes. Not a character by itself but is possessed by a ghost and appears briefly as a horse like monster that is implied to have attacked Yuumas stepmom.

    Yuumas family: Yuumas father and step mother. As the story progresses it's revealed that they are abusive and treat Yuuma's slightest failings as aa punishable offense. As Yuuma continues the story they find themselves on the receiving end of the supernatural ire for their torment of Yuuma (especially if it would interfere with his ability continue the stories). The events that unfold make them escalate things blaming Yuuma for the issues until they meet their end.

    Yuumas mother: Only appearing in flashbacks. She represents a simpler and happier period in Yuuma's life that he desperately wants to return to.

    Yuumas mother?: A spirit who begins to manifest as the stories continue. At first possessing toys and appearing as a vague apparition or unseen force before finally possessing Hina. As she's possessing Hina she looks like her but with black voids where her mouth and eyes should be. While it's unclear if it's actually Yuuma's mother (and if her actions are indicative of her personality when alive or if death and being brought back has warped her) or is just posing as her. While she's protective of Yuuma and can be seen enjoying time with him she becomes manipulative and takes on a (even more) sinister appearance whenever it's hinted that he doesn't want to complete the ritual. And is clearly desperate for him to complete it and make her possession of Hina complete.
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    I like horror manga and stumbled upon this one day and it's pretty good. And since Junji Ito's got his start early and is working for Marvel's manga line I figured he could work on it when he's not doing his OTL works.
     
    I just thought of something funny.

    Mike: Alright first question, How old is the Old Republic actually a "Thousand Generations" can't be literal.

    George: Oh it's only 1000 years in it's current constitution that led the Republic's golden age.

    Mike: So...it's just a thousand years old?

    George: Actually, as an Institution, it's 25,000 Years old. Add or subtract 2000 years if we could the various Pre Republic Human and alien Civiliations.

    Mike: *Collapses with a Thud*

    Bruce: Did you tell him how old the Republic was?

    George: Hey it was Dave's idea and he made a pretty convincing backstory for it.
     
    Cyberphilosipher said:
    I just thought of something funny.

    Mike: Alright first question, How old is the Old Republic actually a "Thousand Generations" can't be literal.

    George: Oh it's only 1000 years in it's current constitution that led the Republic's golden age.

    Mike: So...it's just a thousand years old?

    George: Actually, as an Institution, it's 25,000 Years old. Add or subtract 2000 years if we could the various Pre Republic Human and alien Civiliations.

    Mike: *Collapses with a Thud*

    Bruce: Did you tell him how old the Republic was?

    George: Hey it was Dave's idea and he made a pretty convincing backstory for it.
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    Mike: *Rising up, shaking his head like he's just had the worst nightmare*

    Bruce: Eh, could have been worse. At least you didn't tell him about the rock.

    George: ...In my defense, it sounded better than it looked.

    Bruce: It was a literal Rock as a character! At least you did not sign up on it.

    George: ...

    Bruce: George?!

    George: Okay, hear me out...!

    Mike: *Passes out again*

    A.N.: In my defense, George is the man who created and approved of Jar Jar Binks.
     
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