Re: [GRIMDARK] Fallout Equestria: Project Horizons Discussion

[Harmony Ltd.]

Yeah, a mix of physical sharpness and taint-induced magic is probably the cause.


My point was that in my opinion, as far as cutting alicorn shields go, the balance between incredible sharpness (incredible as in I can't believe it) and some kind of freaky taint-magic, I'm more ready to believe the cause is taint-magic.

[Harmony Ltd.]

"Glory, guess what ?"
"What ?"

Spoiler:

[SilentCarto]

But if Luna was deposed or killed… why blow everything up? Some sort of vengeance? It couldn’t have worked as a deterrent because nopony knew about it.

You know, Featherdust's theory that Horizons would create a new Nightmare Moon seems more likely than ev-- OH FUCK I think I just figured out BJ's final form.

[SilentCarto]

I wonder what the bumper sticker would say.

No bumper sticker, just a pair of truck nuts.

[Vergil]

But if Luna was deposed or killed… why blow everything up? Some sort of vengeance? It couldn’t have worked as a deterrent because nopony knew about it.

You know, Featherdust's theory that Horizons would create a new Nightmare Moon seems more likely than ev-- OH FUCK I think I just figured out BJ's final form.

Well, uh...I'm jumping on this bandwagon right now.

[RoboRed]

Well, I finally read the chapter last night. My god, it's so relieving to have all of that action going on again. And all the twists and turns and reveals...well done, Somber.

I'm with the idea that Dawn is really dead - that's just a construct of some sort taking her place. Also, that was freaky when it did the skin-ripping thing. I hope Sky survives.

How I imagine Deus. Snipehamster said the same thing. There was also some imagery of Fluffy Deus.

tanky:

Yeah, I envisioned something similar, but a lot closer to the Mammoth Tank from the Command & Conquer series. An amalgamation of all of them really, my mind can't settle on one design. But it doesn't matter which one, really, because let's face it, that thing is frightening. (and my god, do I love it. )

[Kippershy]

Same

[CannonFodder]

"Glory, guess what ?"
"What ?"

Spoiler:

Yeah, Glory is going to need a ton of help from blackjack. At least Blackjack isn't racist cause that will help Glory knowing that Blackjack loves her regardless.

[Valikdu]

I imagine Deus as the "interwar dream" tank.

It'd be large, not really efficient [everyone knows that a dual-barrled turret on a tank is a bad design choice, right?], but with lots of gunz pointing it all directions. Something like an Independent, but bigger and with more turrets, some of them with dual guns (including the main one).

[RoboRed]

Well, when I heard there was a Fallen Star in Hoofington sucking the life out of the area, and which would eat the life of the whole planet if it could,

and knowing that it turned a benevolent Princess into a monster fascinated by its own power,

I thought more of Lavos.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaSPXr2syLQ

Pretty much what I've been thinking, too. I'm not sure what would happen if the star took power, all I know is it would really, really not end well. Lavos is a good analogy for this.

[Harmony Ltd.]

Also, there's the whole "scream" thing going on.


Man, Lavos' scream is fucking blood-chilling, even coming from a 16-bit sound system like the SNES' one.

[RoboRed]

I never played Chrono Trigger on the SNES, only on NDS. But my god...that scream...the last thing you hear after the entire world is roasted and ravaged to bits...that's still very, very unnerving...

Bad end, man...

[RoboRed]

Heh, I just remembered...back in the days when I had just joined the PHCC community right before ch33, when I was still posting soundtracks for the chapters, I had "Ruined World" playing for the scene where BJ's mind was going through the bad-end scenario, where The Core rose, Glory mutated, Scotch got turned into a baby-maker, P-21 ruled and yada yada yada, and everything went horribly wrong.

It just fit.

[Harmony Ltd.]

Yeah, it fits.

Also, I too didn't play it on the SNES but on the NDS.


Challenge (to answer in the chat thread 'cause this is getting off-topic) :

Find me a moment in the story where the following track would be appropriate => https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESqZb7hY1S0

[CamoBadger]

Yeah, it fits.

Also, I too didn't play it on the SNES but on the NDS.


Challenge (to answer in the chat thread 'cause this is getting off-topic) :

Find me a moment in the story where the following track would be appropriate => https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESqZb7hY1S0

When BJ is riding that cleaning robot through the tunnels of the building where Taint was made.

[RoboRed]

Good question.

I can't recall anything specific, but it would work best in a "past" situation, like a memory or during one of the memory orbs. Given the setting of the song in the first place, possibly during some Ministry discussion or major company discussion.

This was also on my list of stuff to play, should the group ever venture above the clouds again.

[Harmony Ltd.]

@ Camo : Good play on word. Does it fit with the atmosphere of that passage, though ? I don't remember.

[RoboRed]

When BJ is riding that cleaning robot through the tunnels of the building where Taint was made.

That kinda works, too. Also, for any interim silent period where BJ was wandering around there with Boo.

[Harmony Ltd.]

@ Robo : in the Chat thread, I suggested that this tune may be appropriate to the scenes of festivities from the previous chapter. It's at the same time happy and sad. Bittersweet.

[Harmony Ltd.]

And a last one just to finish in beauty :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJtwEpQe6w0

[CamoBadger]

Good play on word. Does it fit with the atmosphere of that passage, though ? I don't remember.

I don't know. But that's the scene I thought of when I heard that song. Probably because the tunnels were very well maintained by the robots to the point that they were in the same condition as before the war, kinda a piece of the past.
Also, like Robo said, her walking around with Boo in the tunnels.

[RoboRed]

Nah...song's a little too grandiose for the party in chapter 51.

[RoboRed]

And a last one just to finish in beauty :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJtwEpQe6w0

That one 'might' have been good for Dawn's initial appearance.

[Harmony Ltd.]

Considering the final fate of Schala in that game, this may be totally appropriate.

[Cptadder]

Considering the final fate of Schala in that game, this may be totally appropriate.

Makes me wish I could have gotten into Crono Cross but that game was so @#$@#4 unattractive and the early game lost it for me all three times I tried to play it.

[RoboRed]

On another note, during the part of Ch52 where BJ went to talk with Dawn, it mentioned that it was raining, and she was listening to Octavia.

I popped open www.rainymood.com and went to my collection of classical music to play this:



Mind-blowingly good.

[Guest]

Okay! Chapters. In. Review. For 52 – “Reunions”

Spoiler:

edit- spoilers!

[CamoBadger]

On another note, during the part of Ch52 where BJ went to talk with Dawn, it mentioned that it was raining, and she was listening to Octavia.

I popped open www.rainymood.com and went to my collection of classical music to play this:



Mind-blowingly good.

Very nice, good work on that combo Robo

[Ketchup]

I just remembered that Somber mentioned something related to intelligent tanks called "Bolos", IIRC, that could develop human attributes and even personalities and relationships. That is quite similar to Deus' current form, eh?

[RoboRed]

IIRC, I also remember him or someone else saying they really didn't like the concept of Bolos.

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