Joe
@thespicemustjoe
(He/Him/His) Academic(ish), gamer (both vidya and tabletop… mostly tabletop,) cat-person, meme-er, and overall geek. Loves to learn and loves to chat about, well, anything really! Films, games and just like, life.
My partner and I have been fostering cats for an adoption group for a little over a year now. A year ago we took in 4 kittens from my Uncle's property that the adoption group (Lear's Legacy btw) helped us find homes for. (two of the cats pictured here; Tootsie Roll and Reese)
New Witcher 3 DLC? Oh snap, time to pull out this little gem I made years ago for Fandom Spotlite.
Me to my work inbox right now, after learning Canvas is down for the forseeable future.
Honestly, you can make an argument for a lot of games being lil' guy games. As long as they feature a fairly hefty cast of characters, and more of them than not have little to no characterization, you got yourself a lil' guy game.
And you might be asking; Joe, what makes a "lil guy" game beyond just classifying a "lil guy" Well silly, let me tell you. Games like X-Com, Fallout Shelter, and to an extent even story heavy games like Final Fantasy Tactics can all be lil' guy games.
lil' guy games can have static characters, ones that have their own stories and personalities, but there also include a massive amount of blank spaces, or blank spaces that have no deep characterization.
So. What classifies as a "lil' guy"? Simply put, lil' guys are characters that have light characterization, and are often a series of cute little one liners, and are easy to build your own mental canon on their personalities, and build your own narratives around their actions.
If I see you playing #LookOutside, and I see you're late game, and Sam has both his arms? I'm looking at you like this.
I find it interesting that both Invincible and Watchmen, while trying to make VERY different points, are both doing something dramatically similar: deconstructing superhero storytelling by leaning into superheros. Watchmen is critical of their role, while Invincible uses it almost like a backdrop.
TTRPG About Me: First Game: Shadowrun 2nd Edition Last Game: Fabula Ultima Longest Game: Pathfinder 1st Edition Favorite Game: Unisystem/CJ Carella's Witchcraft Favorite Mechanics: Unisystem's varied metaphysics Favorite Art: This diva from the Witchcraft core rulebook.
Couple of memes I made about the Stardew announcement today (note: I am actually pumped but still the reaction to Clint is hilarious.)
Starting book 6 of Rise of the Runelords today! Game’s been running almost 6 years!
Live action Gurren Lagan, but Bad Bunny is a Kamina (also Kamina doesn’t die.) ;)
Running a #Fallout #2d20 game (by @modiphius.bsky.social ) today, and made a Sunset Sarsparilla pie!
See, the thing is, one of four things is happening: Ghoul, Super Mutant, Centaur, or Other. I'm in camp "Other". The reason being, for him to become one of the other ones, it would involve changing more about the world. Which is fine, but unless they make him a talkin' centaur...
3. If I had to guess, the "Yes Man" or "NCR" endings are most likely canon to New Vegas, House would be a close 3rd possibility. However, I think the house we dealt with in the video game was likely Bobby Apartment (decoy House), meaning whether he won, died, or was just unhooked, it was never house
2. "The President" may not seem like a huge inclusion, but believe me, it's MASSIVE. There's hours of think-pieces about "The Last American President" in Fallout, and considering the nature and origin of the Enclave, there's a lot to watch both in the next episode and going forward.
1. Seeing the NCR armor in the most recent episode was epic. "The power of good branding" is so true, especially in the complex quagmire that is contemporary New Vegas (Freeside). In the game Freeside had a pretty contentious relationship with the NCR, but given current events... the joy makes sense