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takerfoxx · 3 years

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Here, have some more of the WN girls watch The Rebellion Story, this time stretching from Moemura turning back into classic Homura while monologuing to herself to when she shoots herself in the head!

Yes, this is the one with the gunfight.

Reminder:

G=Gretchen

H=Homulilly

Op=Ophelia

Ok=Oktavia

Ca=Candeloro/Mami

Ch=Charlotte

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Op: Dramatic transformation!

H: All I did was take off my glasses and ribbons.

Op: And you did so dramatically! Complete with a slo-mo hair flick while framed by the full moon!

Ch: Which is apparently about to crash into the city, given how close it is.

Ok: “This is a witch’s labyrinth.” Gee, yah think?!

…

Ok: Okay, where exactly are you headed?

H: Deep into the bowels of the earth, apparently.

Op: Quick! To the Homu-Cave!

G: So, uh, can you see all those windows with the witches, or…?

H: Probably not. It probably still looks normal to me.

Op: Now that just sucks! If you’re going to monologue dramatically you at least ought to be able to appreciate the accompanying visuals!

Ch: “Previously, on Homura Magica…”

G: We probably should have watched the show first. Maybe then all of this would make sense.

Ch: I sincerely doubt it.

…

Ch: Why do all of my scenes have me looking like some brand of idiot?

Ok: Have you seen yourself whenever you get within sniffing distance of a piece of mozzarella? If anything, the doll you is way more composed!

Ch: Oh, so I stick teacups on top of my head, is that what you’re saying?

Op: No, usually you smash them and anything else that’s between you and that sweet, sweet cheesy goodness.

…

Ok: Oh, exposition!

Ch: About my idiot counterpart. I really hope I am the villain and this is all some kind of clever ruse, because otherwise, my God.

G: This is really cute, though. And at least you two are close in this universe too!

Ch: I’m basically a pet.

Ca: Well, if I must have a pet, I’m glad that it’s you.

Ch: Woof-woof.

=from outside, Cheese starts screeching=

Che: Bitch-ass cayennnnnne!

Ca: Whoops. He heard.

…

Ch: …Candy? Are you okay?

Ca: I’m…fine. Just memories.

G: You mean it was really like that?

Ca: Well, Charlotte obviously wasn’t a doll, we weren’t trapped in a bizarre facsimile of the city, and there were no Nightmares, but yes. It was a lonely time.

Op: Because of me, wasn’t it?

Ca: Ophelia, you had literally just lost your family, and I…wasn’t as sympathetic as I ought to have been. So no. It wasn’t because of you. Besides, we did make up later. Had a long conversation and everything. There were even tears.

Op: Well, that’s good to hear.

Ca: Actually, it was pretty close to how it is in the movie, once everyone had shown up. The five of us spending all our time together. Fighting together, training together, celebrating together, and just being girls together. For me, it was probably the happiest I had ever been.

Ok: Right up until my love life went sour.

Ca: Oh, there was so much more to it than just that. Besides, it was all just a temporary thing, a staving off the inevitable. What we have now might be much less exciting but is so much better.

Op: I dunno. Fighting demonic teddy-bears every night sounds like my idea of a good time.

Ca: We didn’t have teddy-bears, remember?

Op: Well, we should have.

…

Ok: Um…Homulilly?

H: Well, this has gotten interesting.

Op: You know, there are a lot of jokes I could be making about you freezing time right next to your crush, but I won’t.

H: Thank you.

G: I don’t get it...Actually, I do. Never mind.

Ok: Shoot the rat! He’s right there!

Ch: Oh, no. She’s going after me. Huh.

H: Huh indeed.

=Charlotte and Homulilly shoot each other an odd look=

Op: So…are we gonna get Homulilly vs. Charlotte?

H: More of Homura vs. Bebe, it seems.

Ch: So…I am the villain.

Op: If you’re lucky, you’ll get an overly dramatic and campy solo number, complete with a pipe organ!

…

G: This is getting a little hard to watch.

Ch: It’s not me.

G: It kind ofis.

H: Charlotte, I would like to take this moment to say that you are a dear friend of mine, and the actions of my counterpart do not reflect my feelings.

Ch: Thanks. Same.

=pause=

Ch: Though could your other self please stop choking me? It is getting kind of weird.

…

Op: Okay, that cinches it! Homura can definitely see the weird!

Ok: How do you figure?

Op: The fact that she’s leaping from dessert tray on a stick to dessert tray on a stick! Why would she be doing that unless she could see them?

Ok: I don’t know. Maybe they just look like telephone poles to her.

H: No, the illusion has clearly dropped, at least for me.

Ch: I’m about to get executed and that’s what you choose to focus on?

Op: For all you know you’re about to snap and bite Homura’s head off.

Ch: I…seriously doubt that. I mean, she is kind of the main character.

Ok: Though hey, wouldn’t that be such a wicked twist? To build up someone as a super-important character only to kill them off like a quarter of the way through?

=Candeloro frowns, a puzzled look on her face=

…

Op: Erm…

H: Well, this is certainly condescending.

Ca: It’s not inaccurate, though. I did struggle with many doubts and insecurities, and often found it difficult to put on a brave face.

Ch: That’s just called being human, babe.

Op: Most humans never went through what we went through.

Ca: That’s also true. Like I said, Homura isn’t wrong. I often felt like I was on the edge of cracking. There was more than one time when one of you would get hurt during a fight, and I would make a big show of being calm and unbothered. I’d encourage you and maybe lightly scold you for letting your guard down, and when you were all healed up I’d reassure everyone that I knew everything would be fine and try my best to carry on as normal. And then, when everyone was gone, I’d spend the rest of the night crying. You were right to assume I would react badly if you accused my close companion of being some kind of nefarious villain.

=long, uncomfortable pause=

H: Maybe so, but I think that my other self here wasn’t in the habit of giving people the benefit of the doubt. I think that her frequent failures might cause her to assume the worst of everyone, and act accordingly. I don’t think that she is giving you a fair shake.

Ca: That’s sweet of you to say so, Homulilly. But realistically speaking, she had reason not to trust me with this information.

…

Ch: Yeesh.

H: It’s okay. You can say it.

Ch: Say what?

H: That this alternate version of myself is kind of…shall we say…

Ok: Incredibly terrifying?

H: Just a little psychotic, yes.

G: Well, I mean, considering what she went through. You were lucky to stop after four loops. How many times did she have to relive my death over and over?

Ch: Still doesn’t make watching me get shoved up against a wall and the life choked out of me any more fun to watch.

…

Ch: Hold up!

Op: Well, hey! Wife to the rescue!

Ca: But…how…?

G: Oh. That is…a long ribbon.

Op: Did you have that attached to her foot the whole time?

Ca: I mean, I guess…

Ok: How did she even know you were up to something?

Ca: Intuition, I suppose. Maybe the lack of glasses and the new hairstyle tipped me off?

Ok: Why would that-

Ca: I don’t know, I’m just throwing guesses out.

H: Well, consider me impressed. Clearly, this other me underestimated you.

Ca: Thank you.

Ch: OKAY! If having my stupid doll face on every billboard in town doesn’t tip you off, then nothing will!

G: Homura’s probably the only one that can see it like that. Mami probably just sees a shoe advertisement or something.

Ch: You know what? That’s actually kind of a relief.

…

Ok: Oh, shit!

Ch: Could you stop trying to kill me? Please?

H: Believe me, if I could stop me, I would.

Op, suddenly sitting up straighter: Hold on, is this going where I think it’s going?

Ok: I think it is! I think it is!

Ca: Oh, here we go.

G: What?

Ok: Homura and Mami are going to fight!

G: Oh. Oh!

H: Candeloro, just like I said with Charlotte, the actions and beliefs of this alternate self of mine-

Ca: Homulilly, relax. It’s fine. These other versions of ourselves took different paths than we did. I don’t hold any of this against you.

H: Likewise.

Ca: Good.

=pause=

Op: Fifty talents on Mami.

Ch: Oh, good Lord.

Ok: You’re on! Time stop, Fee! That’s so overpowered!

Op: Which our girl neutralized without Little Miss Sleuth even knowing.

H: Is this really-

Op: Plus Mami’s the veteran fighter, remember? The tanky heavy?

Ok: Uh, Homura’s got multiple timeloops of experience, okay. That trumps Mami’s couple of years.

Ca: It was more like three…

G: I’m in! I’m betting on Lilly!

H: On Homura. I’m not fighting anyone.

Ok: Same diff! You better win, though. We’ve got money riding on this.

Ch: Well, I’m joining Fee and betting on Mami. I think you’ll find her more of a handful than you’re bargaining for.

Ca: Out of all the childish-

Ch: Buck up! You’ve got fifty talents to win me!

=Homulilly extends her hand across the couch=

H: Hey. May the best fighter win.

=pause, then Candeloro sighs and shakes her hand=

Ca: Oh, why not. You’re on!

…

Ch: Well, that ribbon ain’t going nowhere. Time stop, still neutralized.

Op: Ha! What I say?

Ca: My Bebe’s life is in danger. My will is resolute.

Ch: You are not turning Bebe into a pet name.

Ok: Come on, come on. Get with the fighting already!

=long pause as Mami and Homura have their staredown, and then they leap…=

Op: Oh, yeah! Here we go!

…

Op: Holy shit!

Ok: Go! Go!

G: Wow. That is a lot of guns.

…

Ch: Come on, babe. You can do this.

Ok: THIS! IS! SO! FREAKING! COOL!

G: Look at their faces! They still don’t want to hurt each other.

Ch: Oh, come on, doll-me! Get out of there already!

…

Op and Ch: Let’s go, Mami!

Ok and G: Ho-Mu-Ra!

Op: Let’s go, Mami!

Ok and G: Ho-Mu-Ra!

H: This is easily the weirdest thing we’ve ever done.

Ok: Oh, what? The thing with the sea-monster wasn’t weirder?

H: That was just…messy! We’re watching me and Candeloro’s alternate future selves in a fight to the death and you four are treating it like a pro-wrestling event!

Ca: Yeah. And I’m going to win.

=pause=

H: Did I say you could stop chanting?

Ok and G: Ho-Mu-Ra!

…

Op: Downtown is getting fuuuucked uuuup!

Ch: Just wait until she unfreezes time.

G: Jeez, I can’t tell if you’re both terrible shots or just extremely good at dodging!

H: Definitely the second.

Ok: And now we come to the stand-off.

Op: Nowhere to go, barely any room to breathe. Hey, Lilly, is the kinetic force of those bullets maintained?

H: What?

Op: I know they’re stuck in time, but can you just pluck them out of the air, or would you still be damaged by the heat and contained momentum?

H: I…have no idea.

Op: Best not to touch them then.

H: Probably smart.

…

Op: And time starts up…now.

G: Oh, that looks so unsafe.

Ok: Yeah! I mean, sure, if they hold still they won’t get hit with the bullets right next to them. But the freaking air was full of them! What’s keeping a spray of bullets from raining down from above and turning their heads into swiss cheese? Oh, sorry Char.

Ch: Y’know, unlike my moronic counterpart, I can hear the word “cheese” without freaking out.

Op: And that’s not getting into ricochets. They ought to be perforated right now.

Ca: My bullets were magic. They only ricocheted when I wanted them to. Most times they’d either pierce right through or exploded on impact.

Op: Homura’s aren’t.

Ca: True.

…

Ok: So much for your surroundings. Where the hell are you guys anyway?

H: Looks like some kind of cathedral. Only a very…eccentric one.

Ok: City’s getting weirder by the minute.

G: It could be symbolic for something. Like, I don’t know, violence in a place of sanctuary or…something?

Ch: Or gothic architecture just makes for an awesome place to stage an action scene and the animators and directors know it.

Ok: Stop killing the magic!

Op: Though, hell, speaking of which, would they actually die if they got shot? I mean, I know it would hurt, but…

Ca: Hypothetically? No. So long as the soul gem itself was unharmed, any damage would eventually heal.

G: Like we do?

Ca: Er, sort of, but not in the same way. Their bodies are still flesh and blood. Injuries back then tended to be…messy. And healing used up magic, and if those injuries were too great…

Ok: Witch time?

Ca: Bingo.

…

Ch: “Not getting anywhere.” Now there’s the understatement of the year.

G: So who won? Was it a draw?

Ca: So far, but I don’t think it’s over yet.

H: Indeed. I seem to be…up to something.

Op: Okay, if none of those big honkin’ rifles and machine-guns weren’t working, what good is that little peashooter, gonna…hold on!

=Homura puts the gun to her head. Half-a-second of stunned silence, and then everyone starts yelling at once=

G: Oh, no. Oh, no.

Ch: Oh, my God. They are going there.

Op: Okay. OKAY!

Ok: What the hell is she doing?!

Ca: No, no, no, no, no, no, no…

H: What is wrong with you?! Why are you like this?!

=bang=

=collective scream=

#WN Rebellion MST

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i0990 · 3 years

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Piofiore no Banshou -ricordo- - Review

Since I finally got a Nintendo Switch I decided to try Piofiore no Banshou, what with 1926 recently released and all. I know the English ver (Fated Memories) came out earlier this year, but I played the Japanese one so I won’t be commenting on quality of translations and such.

What actually caught my eye for this game was the art, especially the number of different outfits and hairstyles Liliana had. I’m neutral about the mafia setting. Most of the reviews I read were positive, especially the ones for the eng ver, so I decided to give it a shot. Overall I had a decently fun time with it, but I wouldn’t say it’s one of my favourites.

Piofiore is real pretty to look at, but suffers from poor writing at parts. The personalities of the guys tend to flip-flop depending on the route. Liliana, while very cute, is not what you would consider a ‘strong heroine’. The plot wasn’t that interesting to me and the finale route was underwhelming. Still, the characters were for the most part entertaining enough that I didn’t consider this a waste of my time and it didn’t bore me.

If you love this game to bits you might want to stop reading here.

*spoilers after the cut*

Plot: The heroine, Liliana, is an orphan who grew up in the church. The city has 3 mafia gangs(Falzone, Visconti, Laoshu) each controlling a diff part of the city, as well as a neutral area. A mafia controlled Italian city in 1925 sounds liked a fun setting yeah? In each route she basically gets attacked and is rescued/taken in by one of the gangs and spends time helping them with their stuff. We learn that she’s the latest in a line of chosen maidens who supposedly act as the key to unlocking a holy relic, which is why various parties want to kill/protect/possess her for their own agenda.

The overall plot is to... actually idk because there is no overarching goal common to the routes except maybe to not die. Liliana herself doesn’t seem to have any of her own goals to achieve. Therein imo is where the story writing gets a bit bland. Dante’s route is where you learn more about Liliana being the chosen one since the Falzone family are the guardians of the relic, but in the end it was just sth like “If a Falzone and the holy maiden sleep together you can unlock relic” -.- Nth wrong with it being so cliche, but it also makes this rather irrelevant in the other routes. In the other routes Liliana being the chosen one just becomes an excuse for the game to pile all sorts of abuse on her.

Regarding Liliana... If you are the sort who really wants a strong heroine you’ll probably hate her. She puts up with a lot of nonsense and abuse, especially in Yang’s route. Admittedly at times it’s a matter of suck it up or die but she’s still rather lacking in personality. The producers designed her to cater to the self-insert player base so her backstory and character are left as vague as possible. Her being the holy maiden also comes with zero special powers so she literally is just a helpless damsel in distress. I personally wasn’t too bothered by it but just find it a waste given how they had such a potentially good setting to work with.

What mainly bothers me with the writing was how characters tend to change personality depending on the route, as well as them making pretty stupid decisions when they should know better. I think Orlok’s bad end is a well known example of this for Dante. Nicola’s goal in his route makes zero sense, and also poor Robert who suddenly goes yandere. Jozef is suddenly a good guy in a couple of the routes. Yang is pretty much the most consistent guy, except that he is consistently an arse. When the route with the guy who abuses the heroine the most is the most entertaining route, you know the writing is messed up.

The finale route was also pretty meaningless and felt a bit lazy since it branched off from Gilbert’s route when there was no real reason for it. I mean, if you want to have a secret love interest can you at least give the guy some decent development and his own route?

As for the plus points, I’d say the game is still pretty entertaining to play through. It’s mostly carried by the art and characters themselves rather than the plot. I also like the darker and more mature feel of the game since I’m not a huge fan of fluff games most of the time. There really is a lot more violence and sex in this game than you’d usually see, although sometimes it feels a bit forced just so they can have the shock factor. It’s not super long like HnK or super boring like the KBO fd so that’s good. It’s actually remarkable that despite the poor writing the game was still rather fun. Maybe that’s the true power of the holy maiden hmm.

Characters: Due to the writing being all over the place and the flip-flopping personalities I have no true favourite for this game. If I had to say I’d pick Dante, because he likes cats and for the most part he seems to care about Liliana even when it’s not his route. Gilbert is a close second because he just seems like a fun guy to hang out with and yay shopping. Orlok seems more like a younger brother. Yang, while very entertaining, has an absolutely rubbish personality. Nicola’s route ruined the character for me :/

I’d usually spend some time here talking about the heroine’s personality but she doesn’t really have one. Pretty standard nice, likes baking, will take a bullet for her guy kind of girl. But yeah, no goals of her own.

The sub characters in this game are so-so. My favourites are the Laoshu twins because of how they somehow make every scene they are in more interesting. Emilio is just there to conveniently make things better for the characters involved. But hey, everyone looks great!

System/Interface: It’s nice and suits the setting. Not much to complain about. I would have liked a ‘skip to next choice’ option for this game. The newspaper clipping style main menu is kinda cute. No trophies to collect since it’s on the Switch.

Art/Music: RiRi’s art saves the day. Even if the characters do stupid or mean stuff, at least they look good doing it. Tbh this is the first game RiRi has done so far where I really like the art. Also kudos for Liliana’s multiple hairstyle and clothing changes. I would have liked more CGs featuring the characters interacting with one another and not just Liliana. Overall the art was prob what I liked best about the game.

Music wasn’t too bad. I enjoyed it while playing but nothing that really impressed me enough to want to buy the soundtrack. I like the various faction themes and they do a decent job of conveying each gang’s mood. OP/ED didn’t stick in my head.

Overall. my main feelings about the game would be... mild disappointment? I was expecting a more action packed, dramatic game. I don’t regret it though because it was fun enough and there’s lots of eye candy. It’s mostly the wasted potential that annoys me. Sorry if this came across as more of a rant than a review. I know a lot of people love this game lol. If you’re interested in darker and edgier games this is still worth giving it a shot. I also have the FD so I’m hoping it will improve my opinion of the series. Will probably start on it after the new year ^^

#piofiore no banshou #piofiore #piofiore no banshou ricordo #otome game #Otomate #piofiore review

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whenisaypostquam-yousaynumquam · 4 years

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Bathroom Beta

||Crystal Methyd Smut||

Pairings: Crystal Methyd (Cody) x fem!reader

Word Count: 2.5k

Warnings: A/B/O Dynamics, smut

Request: Yes!

“I wanna see a diff side of Crystal Methyd”

Well, girl… you got it!

Notes: I have never written A/B/O dynamics before, but because of the request I thought I’d give it a try. I’m not 100% about this imagine, so I’m sorry if it sucks

Edited: April 26, 2020

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You felt him first before you saw him. You could feel his energy, the powerful and raw waves screaming at you. His scent all but invaded your senses and sent your mind into a fuzzy and confused mess. You could barely focus on anything else but him… although you couldn’t see him, you knew that he was coming closer. You wanted him… no, you needed him.

***

As an omega in the world you were typically considered fresh meat to any and all alphas, and you absolutely despised it. You couldn’t stand being treated like some possession all the time, and you refused to be treated as less of an equal just because of who you were, so you swore off alphas altogether… no matter how tempting they might have been. But the issue with that was that your only other options were betas and other omegas, all of whom just never seemed to satisfy your craving for love and lust. You felt empty and alone half the time, even when you had a partner during the haze of your heat or during the mating season, you never felt happy or fulfilled with any of them. Especially not when you saw all of your friends so happily in love with their mates, some even with bonding marks to seal the deal, and others with pups on the way. In order to get you out of your miserable state, your friends decided that you needed to have a fun night out with just the girls. So off you all went to the sleaziest human bar in town to try and drink away your feelings, and finally feel yourself relax away from all the others in the hierarchy.

You were off to the side of the dance floor standing at a table with your friends. You were sipping the most disgustingly strong and fruity drink you’ve ever had, and if you weren’t already several drinks in you surely would have spit it out by now. Your slightly inebriated state made your mind start to wander as your one friend continued on talking about how good her alpha mate was in bed. ‘How typical’, you thought with a slight roll of your eyes. This night was supposed to be to help you not think about mates or alphas. Yet here your friends were, running their mouths about how good it felt to have their alpha knot in them. You weren’t sure if it was the conversation or the disgusting drink you were slowly sipping on that made you feel sick, but you used it as an excuse to get away anyways. You were able to walk off to the bathroom without notice from your friends, the girls all being too absorbed in their racy conversation to pay your leave any mind.

As you stood in the dingy bar bathroom with your arms propped onto the sink, your eyes were glued to your reflection in the smudged mirror. Your breath was slightly heavy as you continued to gaze at yourself, wondering what it was about you that made it so difficult to find the right man to love. Your self-deprecating gaze was soon broken when you caught whiff of a scent. This scent was unlike any you’ve ever encountered before. It was a warm and inviting blend of sandalwood and oranges. It was absolutely intoxicating, making a heat immediately flush your entire body as you had to squeeze your eyes shut… you could feel yourself heating up at an incredible pace, your breathing was becoming laboured, and you needed to rest your hand against the mirror in front of you to keep yourself from falling over. The intense feelings that rushed throughout your body was a tell tale sign that your heat was just set off. Normally you were able to control something like this, never having let it happen in the first place, but you blamed the alcohol mixed with the heavenly scent for this blunder. But… now what were you gonna do?

***

You could still smell the intoxicating aroma of sandalwood and oranges which caused your heat to grow more and more intense with each second that passed by. The slick that pooled between your legs gave no comfort to the fact that your heat was raging on, and you were stuck inside this dingy bathroom… alone. All you could do was focus on the scent while trying to calm yourself down, and it didn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out how well that was going for you. But then it changed, the scent became stronger, until you almost couldn’t stand it any longer. In your delirious state you didn’t clue into the fact that the owner was coming closer to you until the main door to the bathroom flung open with a loud bang. You gasped and whipped around towards the doorway to find a man standing there.

Beta, you thought.

His breathing was just as laboured as yours was, chest heaving up and down at such a fast pace you were almost concerned he couldn’t breath. His brown eyes were wide, and his gaze was glued to you, taking in every inch of your body. Your eyes did much the same, observing the features of his face like his round glasses and high cheekbones, how his ears stuck out from the sides of his head, and that his curly hair was styled into a mullet that came just past his somewhat broad shoulders. He was hot and you were entranced by him.

Not a moment later he slammed the door shut and locked it from the inside. You gulped down the lump that formed in your throat at the thought of being locked in a room alone with this man. When he turned back around he quickly pressed his back to the door, as if he was trying to keep his distance from you, and squeezed his eyes shut as he spoke, “Omega… I can smell you.” He said, his raspy voice sending shockwaves down to your core, and making it very difficult to strangle back the moan that threatened to escape your lips. “Believe me, I wouldn’t be in this state if I couldn’t smell you.” Your voice was breathless as you tried to keep yourself calm, nodding your head towards him to try and prove an equal point. He didn’t even try to mask the growl that came from deep within his throat, eyes now locked intensely on you. The sound alone was enough to elicit a soft whimper from you. That was all both of you needed before he lunged at you.

The beta backed you up against the counter of the sink, his lean arms caging you in before he ducked his head down and crashed his lips upon your awaiting ones. The kiss was messy to say the least as your tongues intertwined, the battle for dominance was one that your omega self submitted to, allowing the higher ranked beta to take over. Your hands soon tangled themselves into the curly locks of his unique hairstyle, tugging on some of the strands to pull more groans from his delicious lips. His bony fingers were roaming all over the upper half of your body; from running along your sides, pulling you closer to his chest by your back, and groping at your chest… you were in pure bliss. The touch of his hands set trails of fire blazing in the wake of their deliberate movements. Parting only slightly so that he could trail open mouth kisses across your neck he spoke once more, “I should probably introduce myself… I’m Cody.” He said after sucking, what you could only assume to be, a dark purple spot onto the side of your neck. It wasn’t near your scent gland, so he hadn’t bonded you… and for some reason the thought of this man you had only just met not doing that made you somewhat upset. “I’m Y/N” you breathed out, raking your nails down his chest, which was clad in a slightly out of date short sleeved and striped button up. You could feel more and more slick start to drip from your core and coat your jean clad thighs as he continued his assault on your neck. Soon enough, much to your liking, he firmly started to rock his hips against yours… the sweet friction feeling like absolute heaven. The moan that left your lips came from deep within you, and it spurred Cody on to continue. After a few blissful moments of heated friction he reached down and unbuttoned your jeans, shimmying them down your thighs. You easily kicked both them and your shoes off, and the moment you did, Cody was back on you with his lips firmly attached to yours in the most delectable kiss you’ve ever received.

Placing his hands behind your thighs he swiftly placed you up onto the counter top, slotting himself between your open legs to continue to grind his own jean clad crotch against your almost bare core. The friction this time sent waves of pleasure throughout your body, the feeling alone creating more slick than you thought you already had. “Beta…” you moaned out between your kiss, hips bucking against his slightly as you gently clawed at his clothes and clenched your thighs around his slender hips. The message was clear, and no sooner had the whine left your mouth were his pants dropped around his ankles with his firm and achingly pink shaft rubbing against you panty clad core. You both gasped at the feeling, the sensation being downright exquisite.

“Are you ready, baby?” He asked, nose nudging against your cheek and allowing you to feel his breath fan over your neck, while he continued the movement of almost desperately grinding his hips against yours. “Please…” you whimpered in response, your hands tangling themselves in his hair once again. That was all the cue he need before pulling your plain black panties to the side and slowly rubbing his cock between your now bare and slick folds. A guttural moan escaped from Cody’s lips before he once again sealed them against yours. You could feel the prominent and thick vein on his shaft firmly rub against your sensitive clit, causing the pleasure to rip right through you. You loved this feeling, and could most likely die happy with Cody’s cock grinding against your heat… but you wanted more, you needed more. Tugging firmly on his curly locks you hoped that it sent enough of a signal to him that you wanted him to do more. You wanted him so bad that your whole body aches in anticipation.

It didn’t take long before his firm length pushed past your entrance and filled you up. Your coating of slick allowing for him to fill you to the point where you could feel the coarseness of his pubic hair brush against your sensitive bundle of nerves, eliciting a gasp from you and an almost shy smile to appear on his handsome face. He started off slowly rocking his hips against yours, but soon increased his speed tenfold, wanting to chase the high that both of you were yearning for. As he pumped in and out of your core he gently placed one hand on your back, firming pressing your body against his own. Now chest to chest you could feel the erratic beating of his heart, and knew full well that your own was doing the same. The delicateness and care that this man still had for you as he fucked you to pure bliss was endearing, so much so, that this time you were the one that crashed your lips against his. This kiss was slow in comparison to the other ones you shared, it held a tenderness that came from somewhere you didn’t know but still appreciated. Sooner than you rather had liked you felt the heat build up in your lower stomach more intensely than before, signaling that you were nearing your end. The extra sensitivity you felt as you came closer to your high allowed for more moans and whimpers to escape you than before. Noticing the change in you, Cody changed his rhythm, speeding up more than he had already been. However this time it felt different, it felt as if something was catching within you, but you paid it no more than a simple thought, your mind too focused on chasing the high that loomed just at the end of that heated coil. As the coil burned hotter and hotter, tighter and tighter, you inhaled sharply before you exploded. Intense shakes wreaked throughout your body as the most pleasureful climax you’ve ever had occurred. It only took Cody a few more pumps before he abruptly stopped and shot his load deep within you.

It took you both a moment to come down from you highs, leaning against each other and both slightly gasping for air. When Cody finally caught his breath he went to pull out of you, only for the both of you the yelp at the sharp pain that occurred. Looking down at your joined bodies for a moment it finally occurred to you, “Did you just…?” You trailed off, still somewhat confused as to how this could have been possible… he wasn’t an alpha. “Oh my god, I am so sorry! How embarrassing…” he said placing his hands over his face to show just how embarrassed he truly was. “I swear, I’ve never done this before.” He said, voice somewhat rushed, as if he was trying to show his remorse for it all.

The whole situation was just so strange that you couldn’t help but to start to laugh. Thankfully this calmed him down enough for him too started laughing as well. “You must be one special beta to be able to knot.” You chuckled while twirling strands of his hair around your finger; partly to try and calm him down, and partly for your own enjoyment. “Hey!” He said, voice cracking somewhat “In my defense, your scent just smells so good… I couldn’t help it!” His embarrassment was endearing to say the least, causing a smile to grace your lips. “Likewise” your voice was just barely above a whisper with a smile still clearly on your face, and when you looked at him, Cody had a smile that matched your own as he reached up and gently tucked a strand of hair behind your ear.

You felt a connection to this man, one you had never felt before in your entire life, and this fact alone made you sad to think that you’ll never see him again after this. That was until Cody spoke up once again, “I know this might sound strange, but I’d really like to see you again… wanna come to my drag show tomorrow night?” He said with his voice cracking every once and a while, “Drag show?” You questioned causing a wide smile to spread across his handsome features. “Yeah!” He said, “My drag name is Crystal Methyd” his excitement for the upcoming show and having invited you made your heart flutter. You were happy that he seemed to want to see you again too. “I’d love to go to your show.” You were truly sincere in your words, causing the smile you both had to continue to be plastered onto your faces.

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Monster Hunter Finished!

Is it ever really finished though? Well, yeah. I killed the final boss and now all that’s really left is the gear grind, so that’s technically finished.

I figured I should prolly put my thoughts to writing before I jump into Dynasty Warriors 9 next week, as once I do that, I don’t know if I’ll be coming back to Monster Hunter anytime soon. Depends on when they release DLC, mainly.

And don’t worry, this isn’t some veiled rebuttle to a rebuttle to a rebuttle or anything like that. I’ve been meaning to do this for awhile now (I finished it like 5 or 6 days ago), but find myself just playing it rather than stopping and putting my thoughts to paper. Since I’m already sorta afk from it, now’s a perfect time to write this blog.

So there’s a lot of things in MHW I really like and a lot of things I really hate. Let’s go over the good stuff first -

The Great

Palicos are adorable. I absolutely love my little sidekick in his fairy princess getup with Kirin’s hairstyle and a giant Fuck You Rod of Blasting. They have a ton of adorable outfits and are super handy in combat, with plenty of neat tools to use. These guys are sidekicks done right. I just wish you could interact with them more - like play with them in your room or sit with them at the canteen and talk to them or little things like that.

Archery is awesome. *Thumbs up* As a long time video game archer, I can confidently say the archery in this is some of the best. You point at things, you fire yer arrows, they die. The dodge that you get is great and even buffs your next shot. And the piercing wind up shot you can do feels super satisfying when you line it up just right. My only gripe is not being able to bring more arrow coatings with you. Many like poison or paralysis won’t even proc against a monster in the 20 you’re allowed to bring, and when it does, you’ll never get more than 1 proc from those 20 shots.

May as well have just made it “1 poison arrow” or “1 paralysis arrow” and if it works it works, if it doesnt it doesnt. Limiting it at 20 and giving them varying proc rates seems weirdly arbitrary, and since monsters build up natural resistances to debuff, why even limit the number you can bring at all? They’ll be immune in no time, regardless.

The armor you can craft is varied and imaginative. Lots of really cool armor sets ranging from dark souls-esque plate mail to fantasy bikinis. Fashion Hunter is a major draw and has kept me playing well after finishing the story. Most equipment feels pretty fair to obtain, with one piece of each set, on average, requiring a very rare drop (a gem or plate), but they aren’t too hard to farm.

The overall experience of fighting monsters and exploring areas is pretty super. It kinda has to be if it wants to keep your attention for long because there’s really nothing to the game besides hunting monsters. That’s what it is - monster hunter. Duh. I’m so glad the areas are one big continuous place now and not divided into smaller rooms with loading screens. That was a big mark against MH Tri when I played a bit of that.

There’s only 5 locations in the game, but they’re all varied and interesting. I dunno if I really have a fave or least fave? Well, forest is my least fave to traverse, and coral highlands is prolly my fave to traverse.. and also prolly the coolest looking. It’s like a high res, prettier version of Orr from Guild Wars 2. I hope DLC adds more locations to explore.

The game is very pretty. The character models are thankfully nothing like SFV (cause its a diff engine). No clay hair here, thank the gods. Characters look nice, locales look nice, the day/night cycle looks nice... It’s just a nice looking game. Unless you’re standing in a healing cloud and then for some reason the graphics go to complete shit in order to retain the framerate.. its really weird and off-putting, but whatever.

The main hub is really imaginative and I like the design of all the lifts and boats and such. Though I gotta wonder how they hell they built this place. Do they have giant beasts of burden? Is that what they do with the captured monsters? Have Rathians lifting boats into the sky? Makes sense, I suppose.

The room is a neat touch, but there’s not really much to it besides looking at some pets you catch (though its great that many have unique interactions). How about some monster trophy displays? Or armor set displays? Or more things to do in them? Granted, this stuff is the kinda thing I’d like to see in dlc or xpacs and I can forgive them for not wanting to let feature creep sneak its way in.

The Not So Great

Every other weapon. This is purely my own opinion and literally everyone else will say, “Yer crazy, I love <insert weapon here>” and that’s totally cool. It’s great that people are having a blast with all the different weapons in the game, but goddamn, I haaate them. Not one other weapon (with the slight exception of dual blades) was enjoyable for me in the slightest.

It doesn’t help you need a third party guide (eg youtube) to actually figure out how to use the weapons properly. But even with those and spending hours trying them out, none of them felt fun for me.

Dual Blades are okay, but they’re just “mash triangle and circle a lot”, even guides are like “There’s no optimal combo, just hit buttons and do lots of damage”. Also not being able to cancel out of the triangle+circle move is a huge bitch. It locks you in place and you stand there looking like a dumbass if the monster moves so much as an inch. But yeah they’re just okay and feel less enjoyable to me than dual blades in just about any other game.

But I’m not saying the weapons are bad. They’re just not for me at all. I like my melee combat to be more Platinum and less.... this. I dont like most weapons in Dark Souls, either. I usually stick with dual blades + bow. Slow, methodical weapons have never been my thing and that’s how most weapons in this feel. But that’s fine, I’ve got my trusty bow and that treats me right.

The one weapon I haven’t given enough of a chance to is the glaive. I should try that some more cause that one miiiight be fun once I figure it all out.

Quests feel like they were designed by an MMO team from 2004. Talk to an NPC with a yellow ! above their head, go fetch some item, turn it in. What is this, vanilla WoW? And the quests are so disjointed and irrelevant to what they have you do.

“The canteen wants me to deliver some nutmeg, but you’ll do it for me right? Thanks!” Quest received! Bring 5 bug carapaces! lolwut?! And that’s how it is for all the quests - they ask for something completely unrelated to the task you’ve been given.

Were they to take influence from more modern games, they’d have radiant quests - things that have a chance to happen out on the field, much like how certain monsters showing up during a fight can be random. Like how about saving some researchers from an angry Anjanath? Or rescuing a cat from a Rathalos’ nest? And then they help you with whatever you’re hunting or give you a reward or hang out in your camp as a vendor or whatever. The possibilities are endless.

But instead we get vanilla WoW quests that feel so disconnected from the game and that’s a shame.

On top of this the investigation system is a messss. A huuuuge mess. This is going to see a patch, I guarantee it. There’s no way they don’t take a second look at this and realize, “Yeah, we should give players sorting options and maybe a mass delete option.

Every time you do something out in the field - check tracks, kill bugs, break parts off monsters, you’ll unlock an investigation; a quest to kill or capture whatever it was that triggered the investigation. So if you go on a quest to kill 10 bugs, killing those 10 bugs are gonna trigger even more ‘kill bugs” investigations. You get a list of up to 250 investigations you can choose to activate in your quest log (max 50 active at any time) and they tally up super fast.

With no way to sort through them for a particular monster, it’s such a headache to navigate. You can also only delete them one at a time and when you’re going through 250 of em its basically a fool’s errand and you just let them auto-delete as they get pushed off the list by newer investigations. It’s such a mess.

Monster roars are bullshit. Either earplugs should be standard issue kit, or monster roars should have diminishing returns. They break the flow of fighting and act as this stupid “Haha you cant move, I’m running awaaaay” mechanic which is often entirely pointless if you have a flash pod, anyhow.

But it gets silly when monster roars twice in a row, or worse, two or more monsters decide to have a shout off, and your character is paralyzed, clutching their ears. Seriously, if you can’t stand monsters yelling, WHY THE FUCK DONT YOU HAVE EARPLUGS?!

“Oh there’s a skill for that” but you need to dump 5 points into it to become immune, and there are much better skills out there. And to make something like earplugs a SKILL? What?! It’s just dumb. So dumb.

How about instead of paralyzing us, it numbs our sense of sound for awhile? Things become harder to hear. That’d be more immersive and make more sense, because holy shit. If I were constantly in a situation where I found myself paralyzed, I would take along something to avoid that paralysis. In fact, I would make it standard issue for all people in my position.

It’s like going into a tropical equatorial jungle and not getting a malaria shot. You’re just an idiot if you don’t take precautions like that, and it seems like ear plugs or dampeners would help all hunters vs all forms of monsters since LITERALLY ALL OF THEM have paralysing roars for some stupid reason.

Or just give them diminishing returns. That’d work too. Like sure, the first time a dragon roars in your face you’d be taken aback, but by the fourth or fifth time, you’d be pretty used to it, like, “Yeah, I get it, you’re angry that I’m trying to murder you. Chill out, already. Geeze.”

The online is.... weird. First and foremost - when you connect with friends, it’s fantastic. There’s like no lag regardless of your connection or theirs. Two thumbs way up for that.

The weirdness comes from having to wait for cutscenes before you can join and not being able to see other characters in your lobby except in the gathering room.

People have tried explaining the reason for the cutscene stuff (eg the scenes are done in-engine in real time), but there are so many ways around that - view from the hosts perspective, show each character their own cutscene then load into a common zone, etc etc. It’s so bizarre they went with what they did especially for such a multiplayer oriented game.

As for the lobby stuff, the gathering room is so useless and clunky. It takes an extra loading screen to get there and lacks all of the things you want to access in the hub like your room or the smith. So no one uses it. Why can’t we just have people show up in the whole area? Again, another bizarre decision.

Also the guild stuff needs a second pass. No officers? Only the owner can invite? Wat? Why? Hopefully those unity points have some purpose in the future, too.

Your character is a silent protagonist. Everyone knows how I feel about silent protagonists - they’re fucking garbage. I just love how many NPCs ask your character a question then just keep on talking as if they didn’t. It makes them seem like self-absorbed pricks who won’t let you get a word in edgewise. Or how the Handler does all the talking on your behalf. She’s barely more than a glorified secratary or PR rep.

How about those Zorah Magdaros “fights”? What a waste of time those were! It’s a good thing the game’s story isn’t over once you unlock hard mode or wow, that would have been one of the most disappointing final fights ever. Really dunno what they were thinking. There are ways to do siege battles like that and make them engaging and interesting, but Capcom decided to make them as boring as humanly possible. "Load canons for 10 minutes then mine for another 10!” ”Alright in round two, we’ll completely change things up -- mine for 10 minutes and then load canons for another 10!” *Facepalms*

Why do monsters have timers in expedition mode? So friggin annoying doing some farming for awhile then deciding “I’m gonna go fight this monster I just stumbled on,” only to discover “Your target will be leaving the area soon” What? Why? Where exactly are they going? This is their home! Even more frustrating if they were near death and limping only to suddenly decide “Oh I’m perfectly healthy, time to run off faster than you can follow, byeeeee.” This feels like a completely unnecessary thing. You have timers for missions, that’s fine.... I guess. Really it’s not, it’s super gamey, but whatever. No need for them in expedition.

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So, final thoughts? Well, I’ve spent 148 hours with the game and it hasnt been out all that long. I think it’s safe to say I’ve been enjoying it. That said, it’s not without its flaws and some of them are pretty glaring, but nothing I haven’t been able to overlook in my time with it. Killing giant monsters is fun, who woulda guessed?

How does it hold up to the other greats? Well..... ehhhhhh.... It’s no Dark Souls or Horizon. Not that it’s trying to be; it’s its own thing and that’s cool. If all you want are epic monster battles, then this is your game. But for me, I do like story an awful lot and both Dark Souls and Horizon offer that in much better quality and quantity.

I can already hear someone say “Dark Souls and Monster Hunter are nothing alike, why are you even comparing them?!” Well, because they both scratch a similar itch for me - fashion wars and big ass boss fights with combat that involves a lot of dodging and awareness and your character isn’t immortal, they are very much prone to dying if you’re not careful.

Dark Souls games have atmosphere and that convoluted lore that draws me in and holds me there, plus huge levels I want to explore every nook and cranny of, and of course, invasions and pvp, along with the epic boss fights.

But the even more outrageous opinion is that I much prefer Horizon Zero Dawn to Monster Hunter World. That game has big monsters, a fantastic story, an open world with more things to do than hunt said monsters, the protagonist isn’t awkwardly silent, and it’s an archer’s delight. Its only flaw continues to be a lack of content, especially end game. In Monster Hunter, you have continued reasons to keep killing the same beasts, while in Horizon you really don’t, and even if the combat is really enjoyable, carrots on a stick go a long way for a game’s longevity.

But again, nearly 150 hours into this game and its like two weeks old. I’d certainly recommend it and I will gobble up any DLC of substance they produce. I definitely hope they add more monsters and areas and gear, and keep supporting the game for a good while to come.

I wonder if there will be any sort of modding community for the PC version.... probably not since it’s so online oriented and a Japanese-developed game, but that’d be pretty rad. I could totally go for a Darker Nights mod, myself. Think about how terrifying it could be hunting with only the light of your fireflies to guide you.

Anyways, that’s enough rambling. Monster hunter’s pretty rad. I give it a solid 1 and 1/2 stars. #injokes

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