Board 8 > April Game of the Month Club ft. Batman Telltale, Cosmic, Severed, and Valkyria

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Aprils Games:
Batman: The Telltale Series (PC/PS4/XB1/Switch/PS3/360/iOS/Android)
Cosmic Star Heroine (PC/PS4/XB1/Vita)
Severed (Switch/Wii U/3DS/Vita/iOS)
Valkyria Chronicles (PC/PS4/PS3)

What is Game of the Month Club?
Game of the Month is a community project open to all B8ers where users share, discover, play and/or discuss a select few games every month. The games featured each month are chosen by YOU the users (and Lady Luck)

The Basics
- Each month will feature three games that were chosen via a random drawing from a pool of games that users nominated
- For each game you beat, you get a cool point on our just-for-fun standings as well as a nomination for next month's randomized drawing
- In order to receive the point and nomination, you must beat said game within the calendar month
- If you beat one of the current month's games in the previous month, you can apply for a "recently beaten waiver," but you will only receive a point and no nomination should you do so
- Drawing for next month's games is usually around a week before the end of the month
- If you periodically keep us posted on your progress and/or talk about different aspects of the games, then everyone will think you are super awesome!

Nomination Rules
- You get one nomination automatically each month
- You receive additional nominations each month for every chosen game that you beat
- Each game you nominate has to be unique from all other nominations and cannot include a game that has already been selected for GotM
- Each game must be a standalone game that can be acquired and played on its own (aka cannot be DLC/expansion that requires the base game)
- Nominations only carry over if you beat a chosen game after the drawing for next month's games but before the end of the month
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Just-for-Fun Standings (among those who beat a game in 2017-18)
KCF: 67
gameking: 58
Lolo Guru: 41
Mr Crispy: 37
ArkOfTurus: 29
KnightOfNee: 28
Arti: 23
MegamanX: 18
scarletspeed: 17
Fenny: 15
Robazoid: 13
Wickle: 10
profDEADPOOL: 8
Shaduln: 7
BetrayedTangy: 5
paperwarior: 5
Cody: 3
darkx: 3
LordoftheMorons: 3
MrSmartGuy: 3
Shoenen: 3
KommunistKoala: 2
MZero: 2
PrinceReva: 2
Harrich: 1
Kain66: 1
Peace Frog: 1
SantaRPG: 1
Steiner: 1
Tom Bombadil: 1
Waluigi1: 1
Wiki: 1

Spreadsheet with history
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1X8E8oqzES42W4S82j7WTfNnzNa8c3uXdSE1rnqYG7WM/edit?usp=sharing

Additional noms this month
Crispy - 1
Darkx - 1
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I could possibly do Valkyria... but the last time I tried didn't go too well... Maybe.
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Nominate Pyre

Started Severed. Think I'm going to end up liking it a lot. Might start CSH later today, too.
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Nominate Firewatch

I'll probably be starting Batman sometime this week.
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Nominate The Last Story
Nominate No More Heroes
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Playing Kirby Star Allies and Detective Pikachu right now but Batman Telltale is up next.
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tag

I started Cosmic Star Heroine this afternoon. Gotta get going early if I want to fit in multiple games this month!
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tag
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Episode 1: Realm of Shadows finished

32.9% and I shut Harvey out at the meeting with Falcone
85.4% and I gave Vicki a statement
51.3% and I gave the goon mercy at the warehouse
27.6% and I gave Vicki the info from Mayor Hill's safe
82.0% and I didn't further harm Falcone before police arrived

Reasoning for each decision:
- I know that Harvey Dent will turn into Two-Face in this season or next, but I felt like being a total bro and supporting Harvey in his run for mayor. I played nice with Falcone as Harvey asked, and once I shook his hand, I knew that I was going to pay for that. So to keep my promise to Harvey and also protect his image, I complied with Falcone's demands to speak without Harvey. I even went along with other stuff that Falcone was discussing, but once I told him to not speak about Bruce's father, that apparently undid everything from before and went on Falcone's shitlist.

- This might have been the hardest decision to make because I was thinking about long-term possibilities. I had a feeling that it would eventually come out that the Waynes and Falcone were connected, but I decided it was worth the risk to give an on-the-record statement to Vicki and hope that I would maybe protect Bruce's image at the very least.

- This was really easy. Every knows that low-level goons aren't provided with privileged information for the very reason of potential leaks from them, including during interrogations. I guess nearly half of all players just wanted to play super-over-the-line-bad cop.

- I initially agonized over this, but it surprisingly came down to remembering a codex entry. I know that Vicki is to some degree out for herself, as most fictional (and maybe even real-life) reporters seem to be like. I also was just recently notified that Gordon will remember my "non-violent" approach in the warehouse. That being said, Gordon was mentioned as not willing to take risks as he was a family man and feared retribution on his loved ones. Also, I was trying to help Harvey, so giving a prominent member of the media such a gift might help out in the future. Vicki ended up winning out quite easily once I gave it more thought. The rest of the world did not agree.

- Once again, further violence seemed unnecessary and also public image of Batman is something I want to improve, so just leaving Falcone to hang was another open-and-shut decision.
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As someone whose only exposure of substanse to Batman was about six of the movies, the first two Arkham games, and an animated series with the guy from Boy Meets World, I really liked this opening episode and the focus on Bruce Wayne. Also impressive was how much more fluid the game was since my last outing (The Wolf Among Us in like 2013). The only technical issues that I could recall experiencing was with the sound effects on the rooftop scuffle with Catwoman. Action segments were surprisingly exhilarating despite realizing that I didn't actually have to do the button prompts to succeed.

A few random thoughts I had written down while playing through
- I joked with myself before beginning the game in saying that the most important decision was making yellow the secondary color of my Batgear.
- I cracked a joke about the wine being expensive thinking that it was going to be told in a tongue-in-cheek delivery instead of the condescending tone that came out.
- Detective mode is really cool. I like the aesthetics and simplicity.
- Much like how jarring it was to see Falcone's 180 after simply standing up for Bruce's father, I had to laugh when Alfred said that I beat the goon from the warehouse half-to-death when all I did was slam him against the warehouse wall once and twist his arm.
- Wait, was the Batmobile always a sports car turned into...whatever you want to call that? I assumed it was custom-made.
- lol when Vicki said to Bruce that he wasn't Batman
- Seeing the photo at the end of Falcone with Bruce's parents all makes me think I will pay heavily for making that statement to the press. Batman didn't even take it...

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I believe that the second episode has been the weakest in the other two Telltale seasons using this formula that I've played (Walking Dead S1, TWAU). I hope this doesn't officially make it a trend.
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Batman: The Telltale Series is $7.50 USD on NA PSN for both PS4 and PS3
PS4 - https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP2026-CUSA05332_00-BATM000000000000
PS3 - https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP2026-NPUB31845_00-BATM000000000000
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https://twitter.com/werezompire/status/981294999504482304

Augh, was so close to successfully waiting for the Vita release.

In other news, I've played about four hours of Severed, and I'm enjoying it quite a bit.. Hope I'm not the only one who ends up playing it.
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Episode 2: Children of Arkham finished

70.4% and I gave Falcone morphine
21.5% and I didn't try to kiss Selina
57.3% and I visited Hill as Bruce
91.2% and I kept funding Harvey
37.9% and I saved Harvey over Selina

Reasoning for each decision
- It seemed like giving Falcone morphine was the only way to loosen his lips, and he overtly said as much. Not that 70% is low, but given the circumstances, I'm surprised that it isn't higher.

- It totally didn't seem like the right time or place to give someone a kiss nor did I think it would have been earned at that point. Selina is also only in this for herself, so why would I let Bruce be emotionally vulnerable to her?

- I think of Batman as kind of a last resort option. Also, I'm more invested in being Bruce, so I was going to take that opportunity.

- I suppose if Harvey turns into Two-Face this game, this decision might not be the greatest, but not supporting Harvey meant the end for his campaign or him potentially being in bed with some criminal organization. I wasn't going to do that.

- Selina can defend herself, and she only had like two goons going her way. Harvey, while physically imposing, I have no reason to suspect that he is a trained fighter, thus needing my help more. It's also obvious that I'm being very supportive of Harvey. I'm sure that the combo of not kissing Selina and helping out Harvey will not help with the potential of future collaborations between Batman and Catwoman.
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A few thoughts as I went through the episode
- Falcone getting shot came out of the blue. It gave me a jolt! In retrospect, I shouldn't have been so surprised. I can't even tell you how many times I've seen a show/movie where someone is recovering/sick in a hospital and is murdered or dies before giving critical information.
- Siding with Vicki Vale in episode one has already presented some problems. I'm a little relieved knowing now that it wasn't considered a major option, but deciding whether or not to give her information about the shooting or not was full of bad options. I felt super shitty in the end when I gave her Montoya shot Falcone.
- I really thought that I was going to be given the option to save Falcone or not. It kind of makes the visit to his office seem pointless, but I guess that whole major decision of who to go as was meant as a psychological reflection on the player as to how they wished to solve problems.

Overall, it wasn't a weak second episode like I had feared, though it could still turn out to be the worst of the five. Only time will tell. That being said, it was a noticeable step down from the first. Telltale generally does start out of the gate well, then meanders a bit before ending strong. Through two episodes, it does appear that it could follow suit, but I'll know when this is all over.
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TheArkOfTurus posted...

In other news, I've played about four hours of Severed, and I'm enjoying it quite a bit.. Hope I'm not the only one who ends up playing it.

It always looked pretty, but it's a first-person dungeon crawler right? I have yet to play one that I haven't dropped within the first hour or two.
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KCF0107 posted...

TheArkOfTurus posted...

In other news, I've played about four hours of Severed, and I'm enjoying it quite a bit.. Hope I'm not the only one who ends up playing it.

It always looked pretty, but it's a first-person dungeon crawler right? I have yet to play one that I haven't dropped within the first hour or two.

Do you drop them because of the gameplay, or just because you hate exploring dungeons in first person? It doesn't play anything like any dungeon crawler I've played (closer to Punch-Out than anything, I guess?), but if it's the latter I probably wouldn't recommend it.
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Definitely the former. Not being on PC really limits what I can play it on, so I guess that I will hope for a sale on Wii U or 3DS.
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Batman Episode 1:

Invited Harvey into the meeting
Gave Vicki a quote
Showed mercy to the shooter
Gave the data to Gordon
Did not beat the crap out of Falcone

Interesting that I ended up in the majority for all my decisions. The only decision I actually agonized over was who to give the data to. Both seemed like decent choices. While Vicki Vale probably could have bought more good will, giving it to Gordon felt like it would have better odds at doing immediate damage to Falcone. Plus Gordon in my experience is always awesome so I want to be on his good side.

On the whole, I enjoyed it and am looking forward to continuing. My last few Telltale games have been The Walking Dead, so coming in to a different franchise felt a bit refreshing. Time will tell how well the narrative goes and how much my decisions actually matter, as is always the case with these games.

As for the story, I come into this with a pretty decent base knowledge of Batman lore, courtesy of the Arkham series and quite a few movies and cartoon series. Obviously Dent will become Two-Face sooner or later, our friendship with Cobblepot will be broken as he becomes the crime boss he is destined to be, and Catwoman will not out me as Batman anytime soon, as we are in episode 1 of 5 in the first season or a multi-season franchise. However, the deeper dive into the Wayne family is new to me, I have no idea if they actually did have legitimate mob ties. I'm guessing those rumors will turn out to be false, but that could go either way. All in all this was a good set up, and I agree that Telltale is usually pretty good at their episode ones.

Gameplay-wise I enjoyed myself. Playing as both Batman and Bruce Wayne creates a good balance in my opinion. My favorite bit was the detective part in the warehouse. It brought back memories of the investigations from the Arkham series; you're not doing a lot of brain work, but the game makes you feel like a pro detective. The Bruce Wayne parts also brought the social tension and anxiety via dialogue and decision-making that I love/hate about these games. I am definitely tired of seeing Thomas and Martha Wayne get shot though. Although it is necessary for Bruce's story, we have all seen that more than enough times.

Finally, the most important decision: Blue HUD for me. Normally I favor red, but blue looked the most aesthetically appealing in the examples.

I like to give myself a few days to digest between episodes, so I'll pick up episode 2 this weekend or next week.
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Been playing Batman on the Switch, but when I started episode 3, none of my choices were saved for some reason. I guess I can continue with these different ones, but it really killed most of the fun I was having with it.

Kind of discouraged, but I'll probably go back to it.
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Episode 3: New World Order finished

60.8% and I backed up Montoya
68.0% and I kept "composure" with Penguin
65.4% and I asked Lucius to stay at Wayne Enterprises
90.4% and I romanced Selina
84.7% and I did not attack Harvey

Reasoning for Decisions
- I wanted to help Harvey more, but his situation seemed a lot less pressing and the overall stakes seemed to be less, so I went with Montoya who seemed like a lock to be KIA if I didn't intervene pronto.

- I guess not punching him means I kept my composure to Telltale because there's no way that any reasonable person would say that my dialogue choices during that time were "composed" at all.

- If I had a time machine, I would go back and ask Lucius to join Bruce at the manor. I thought it would raise red flags with the Children of Arkham if Lucius were to leave just as Bruce was to be replaced by Oswald. I'm not overly concerned if Lucius staying as a mole will bear any fruit, but since he said that he would be unable to come up with new tech or fix old ones, I have deep regrets after the beating Batman took at the rail yard.

- To be honest, I assumed that I was going to sleep with Selina regardless of my dialogue options in her apartment. I just let it happen. I'm not sure that I would change things in retrospect.

- Despite my best efforts, it seems Harvey was going to become Two-Face despite my best efforts. However, as I hope to keep him as Bruce's friend for as long as possible, so I decided not to beat the crap out of him.
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Nominate Ghost Trick
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Random Thoughts
- Last episode, Gordon said outside of the old theater that he hoped Gotham will see Batman the way that he does. At the beginning, he called for "a truce" with Batman and said that he should arrest Batman. Okay...
- I honestly didn't know of this Lucius Fox guy before this episode, so it was a little disorienting when it seemed, before even meeting him, that he knew Bruce was Batman.
- Uh, I chose to get the bad news first from Lucius, but I don't recall him explicitly saying what the good news was. Was it the USB drive containing whatever?
- WTF at Vicki being the Children of Arkham's leader. I did NOT see that coming. I totally should have when she somehow got an interview with the Children of Arkham and wasn't satisfied with her answers at the park.

Overall, this might have been the weakest episode. There just weren't a lot of ideas here and seems like the first two-thirds were half-baked ideas to lead to lead to what the writers really focused on. That being said, that final reveal was pretty amazing, though it does make me further feel like shit than I sided with her over Gordon. In fact, I probably have felt more shitty regarding my decisions thus far than I did in Walking Dead S1 and The Wolf Among Us combined.
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KCF0107 posted...

- I honestly didn't know of this Lucius Fox guy before this episode, so it was a little disorienting when it seemed, before even meeting him, that he knew Bruce was Batman.

The movies you watched didn't include any of the Nolan movies?

When Lucius Fox gets included, it's usually in the role he's in here.
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KCF0107 posted...

That being said, that final reveal was pretty amazing, though it does make me further feel like shit than I sided with her over Gordon.

KCF0107 posted...

Vicki ended up winning out quite easily once I gave it more thought. The rest of the world did not agree.

That number probably got further skewed by people playing it already knowing the reveal later on.
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ArkOfTurus has beaten Severed

This is the second Drinkbox game that I put off playing until it showed up in these topics, and the second time I really shouldn't have. Fantastic game. Maybe I'll actually play Guacamelee 2 on release.

Nominate Minit
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kevwaffles posted...

KCF0107 posted...

- I honestly didn't know of this Lucius Fox guy before this episode, so it was a little disorienting when it seemed, before even meeting him, that he knew Bruce was Batman.

The movies you watched didn't include any of the Nolan movies?

When Lucius Fox gets included, it's usually in the role he's in here.

I did, but I guess that I don't remember him.
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He was Morgan Freeman's character in those movies.
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I vaguely remember Morgan being in the trilogy. He didn't have much screentime though right?
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He had a decent amount of screen time.
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I guess that I don't know what to say then!
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Episode 4: Guardian of Gotham finished

50.5% and I denied Joker a favor
68.8% and I went along with Joker's plan
48.8% and I rammed the barricade
43.9% and I talked with Harvey as Bruce
54.4% and I stopped Oswald over Harvey

Reasoning Behind Decisions
- I was actually curious what would happen if I just stayed silent after Joker asked for a favor. I guess that defaulted to not giving him a favor. He still helped though...

- I remember Victor from I want to say Arkham City, but I couldn't recall what his deal was. I did not think that an orderly would be killed (they never mentioned a casualty, but he sure looked like he was murdered). Some had tasers anyway.

- I didn't want to be complicit financially with an increasingly fascist local government. Even if Alfred told me that innocents could be hurt if I asked him to gun it, I might have still run through the barricade.

- I know that Harvey was lost for good, but if I went as Batman, then I believed that he would turn against Batman as well. Didn't feel like that was something worth risking.

- Dealing with the tech fallout seemed to have much larger ramifications than losing the manor, so despite being presumably the most important decision of the episode, it wasn't that difficult of a choice.
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I didn't have much in the way of non-decision-related thoughts this episode. This might have been the weakest episode. I liked it better when there was a better balance of plot and character development with periods of "rest" between. This one just kept escalating and escalating. It got a little overwhelming not getting a chance to breathe really. in contrast, what I did really like about this episode was that the decisions were not as high-stakes as earlier episodes were but not easy ones to make. I like having more decisions where it's not about long-term consequences but situational morals.

I planned to do one episode each day until it was finished, so I hope to do the final episode tomorrow.
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Batman Episode 2:

Eased Falcone's pain
Did not kiss Selina
Visited the mayor as Bruce Wayne
Continued funding Harvey's campaign
Saved Harvey over Selina

Some of those were pretty obvious. Of course it is better to give Falcone the morphine when trying to get information out of him, and of course I'm going to keep funding Harvey when the alternative is Hill. The visit to the mayor's office was neat, Alfred's warning about Batman's reputation swayed me over to Bruce Wayne.

As for the more difficult ones for me, Selina herself said not to trust her. Kissing her in the moment like that is a rather awful idea, although it was tempting to see where that would have went. Finally, the Harvey vs. Selina choice. At this point, Catwoman is a masked vigilante who has beaten up numerous thugs. Harvey is a mayoral candidate who was drugged and then about to me killed by the dude who just killed the incumbent mayor. Harvey needed the help way more, although I'm concerned that Selina might take it a bit too personal.

All in all, I'm still enjoying the season so far. I really, really wish Alfred would just tell me all the dirt my parents had. I keep getting blindsided by worse and worse information at inopportune moments, and it is really not helping Bruce. At this rate by episode 5 Thomas Wayne is going to end up being a serial killer.
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Episode 5: City of Light finished

55.3% and I pocketed Harvey's coin
27.7% and I told Alfred that it doesn't matter now who is to blame regarding Thomas in the past
91.3% and I regarded Selina as more than a thief
73.1% and I took off Batman's cowl
61.6% and I attended as Bruce

Reasoning Behind Decisions
- I didn't feel like spending the time to understand the symbolism behind throwing or pocketing the coin, though I was aware that by pocketing it, it would force Harvey to shoot me to get it back. However, throwing it just felt off.

- I vaguely remember this in the Bat Cave. I didn't think of it as that important at the time. I guess that I was just focused on the present and future to really give a shit about the past at that point. That also seemed like a topic of discussion to have off-screen at a later time.

- It's clear she isn't simply a thief, despite playing a larger con on Bruce, so I was just stating the obvious

- While I did do it to protect Alfred, I was also curious how she would react since she holds Batman in high regard and Bruce not so much.

- Batman only needs to make public appearances when it is dark out and there's danger. Attending a press conference in the morning or afternoon doesn't suit him. Plus, I want to help repair Bruce's image.

Random Thoughts
- I had wondered if Vicki knew that Bruce was Batman, but the first conversation in the asylum answered that.
- Is nobody going to touch on there being a series of tunnels, traps, and what appears to be cultist shrines like 100 yards beneath the asylum?
- So all the patients at Arkham were accounted for, yet Joker is in a bar in Gotham. Yeah, sure...
- I looked at the game hub after finishing it and apparently you could die in this game?
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And with that, KCF has beaten Batman: The Telltale Series

The focus on Bruce made this an interesting experience. I knew that most of my decisions weren't going to amount to much in the long-run, but I'd like to think that things could have turned out a lot uglier regarding Harvey. This is one of my favorite uses of QTEs in video games. The art style used with it was excellent, and I liked how forgiving it was. I know that Telltale has been using essentially the same engine since Walking Dead S1, but I'm glad that I had no technical issues outside of lack of audio in two fights.

I won't go into every little flaw (such what I perceived to be the prominence of comic book logic) I found with the game.Because of the necessity of Batman/Bruce being in every scene, some characters were not as developed as I would have liked, most notably Oswald and Vicki. I am no expert on their comic book appearances to know how close to their original origins they were, but I know for me, these were very different iterations of them than I had experienced before. I think that I needed to see more of those two before their true colors were revealed to fully appreciate them as villains..

My gut reaction ranking of the episodes:
1 > 5 > 2 > 3 > 4

Telltale has yet to fail me in starting off with a bang. They do an excellent job at pulling me into the worlds they adapt.

Overall, this game doesn't touch The Wolf Among Us, but it compares well with The Walking Dead S1 in terms of overall quality.
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I have about a week if I intend on going through Valkyria Chronicles, so I'm not sure how feasible it is that I will finish it. I will go ahead and do the two nominations that I do have now.

Slayaway Camp
Song of the Deep
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Bumpers
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Started Cosmic Star Heroine. Not impressed by the writing, and actively dislike most of the humor, but the battle system seems extremely promising. Enjoying it so far.
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Batman Episode 3:

Chose to back up Harvey
Did not punch Oswald
Brought Lucius with me and had him quit
Spent the night with Selina
Went easy on Harvey

I've been all in on pro-Harvey choices, so anytime he is in danger I worry that will be the moment he turns, so I ultimately decided to help him. Montoya lived, but she hates Batman more, and it ended up costing a random cop his life, so that sucks. I wonder, would Harvey's secretary be the one who gets kidnapped if you don't go to help Harvey?

I played nice all episode, so no punching Cobblepot. I feared for Lucius' safety, so that plus keeping him nearby for Batman tech made me bring him along. I also did not intend on sleeping with Selina, but I ended up comforting her, and then she made some aggressive moves, and at that point it did feel natural to just let things go from there. Finally, Harvey still is Bruce's friend, and there is still good in there, so I went easy on him.

That reveal at the end though, what a twist. I did not see that coming at all, but fortunately I have been unintentionally stonewalling her a bit, so yay me? Also I have no idea if Vicki Vale being evil comes from the comics or was made up by Telltale, but if it is previously established it is beyond my knowledge of Batman lore.

KCF0107 posted...

- Last episode, Gordon said outside of the old theater that he hoped Gotham will see Batman the way that he does. At the beginning, he called for "a truce" with Batman and said that he should arrest Batman. Okay...

I had the exact same thought! I was worried that my save may have messed up and lost my previous episode choices. Given how pro-Gordon I have been, that line made no sense. I guess that's just some bad writing.
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Cody11533 posted...

Also I have no idea if Vicki Vale being evil comes from the comics or was made up by Telltale

It's a Telltale invention. As is a villain going by the name of Lady Arkham at all.
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kevwaffles posted...

Cody11533 posted...

Also I have no idea if Vicki Vale being evil comes from the comics or was made up by Telltale

It's a Telltale invention. As is a villain going by the name of Lady Arkham at all.

Good to know, thanks. It being a Telltale thing would make it a surprise to everyone. It reminds me of Arkham Knight (spoilers for that): they claimed that the titular Arkham Knight was a completely new character, but it was just Jason Todd with a different secret identity.
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This dropped on PSNProfiles' scans so hopefully the Vita port comes soon as well

https://psnprofiles.com/trophies/7494-cosmic-star-heroine
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Batman: Episode 1

You and 67.1% of players defied Falcone by inviting Harvey into the private meeting.
You and 85.4% of players chose to controle the emerging Wayne story and provided Vicki with a quote.
You and 51.3% of players showed mercy in your interrogation of the docks shooter.
You and 27.6% of players gave the Falcone data to Vicki Vale instead of Gordon and the GCPD.
You and 82% of players showed restraint, and handed Falcone over to the police safe and sound.

In TWAU I made the mistake of trying to please everyone as much as I could and ended up with everyone hating my guts at the end of the game. In this one I'm focusing first and foremost on pleasing Alfred, because he's fucking Alfred, and Vicki, because she seems like an unexpectedly honest and valuable ally. Secondarily I'm trying to please Harvey, but also cautious that he'll inevitably become Two-Face.

I'm also trying to be intimidating but not merciless. Like, I have no problem banging a thug's head against the wall for information, but once it seems like I'm not getting anything more, no use beating them within an inch of their life. If it comes down to it, I WILL adhere to Batman's no-kill policy, unless Alfred or Vicki are in danger.
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Bump
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No Batman tonight because I went out after rehearsal and am too tired to think. Probably do episode 2 tomorrow after Survivor.
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bumpsy daisy
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bumpers
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Really starting to enjoy CSH now that I have control over party members/more skills. I think this is going to end up being one of my favorite RPG battle systems. The rest of it still isn't impressing me much, but the combat easily makes up for it.
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