Final Fantasy X Part 19: Water You Trying to Say?

By Shamus Posted Thursday Oct 27, 2016

Filed under: Retrospectives 117 comments

As she dies, Yunalesca gives Yuna’s party the name of Yu Yevon. So now they can go to the Maesters and demand some answers.

Outside, Sin is waiting, docile. It was anticipating fighting the Final Aeon, which isn't happening now. Tidus has dialog that indicates that Jecht is driving, but it's clear neither Yu Yevon nor Jecht wants to stomp all over the temple.
Outside, Sin is waiting, docile. It was anticipating fighting the Final Aeon, which isn't happening now. Tidus has dialog that indicates that Jecht is driving, but it's clear neither Yu Yevon nor Jecht wants to stomp all over the temple.

Which makes me wonder: Just how lucid is Yu Yevon? Bahamut makes it sound like Yu Yevon is just this monomaniacal dreamer, unable to think or do anything besides summon Sin. But his actions indicate some degree of forethought. Sin doesn’t attack the Blitzball arena or Bevelle, despite the technology present at those locations. He doesn’t stomp all over the Zanarkand temple, even though the place is totally undefended. His attacks seem deliberately orchestrated to incite a response from the people in the form of summoner parties. He’s certainly not trying to wipe them out. This behavior implies some degree of calculation and foresight.

So what does Yu Yevon need? Does he need new aeons to keep the cycle going? Does Sin “wear out” and require replacement, or does he just do that because it’s the easiest way of dealing with summoners? What would happen if all the summoners went off and raced chocobos for the rest of their lives and left events to run their course? Would Yu Yevon run rampant all over civilization, trying to provoke a final summoning that would never come? Would he withdraw to the ocean, no longer having an incentive to attack? Or would the current incarnation of Sin eventually burn out and leave him with nothing? Maybe the Ultimania guide has something on this, but within the game there’s no way to know for sure.

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Ruts vs. Battlespire CH32: Naming and Shaming

By Rutskarn Posted Tuesday Oct 25, 2016

Filed under: Lets Play 40 comments

I'm not saying this guy looks like a cosplayer. Cosplayers are actually pretty committed these days.
I'm not saying this guy looks like a cosplayer. Cosplayers are actually pretty committed these days.

Greg Stamos is offering–sort of insisting, basically–to let me on his insidious plot. Which, okay, great. I do appreciate the delicate spokes within cyclopean gears within twilit dimensions that have swung inexorably towards his sinister purpose. I’m sure it’ll be really great. I’m looking for the exit. Are you getting this, Greg? Are you writing this down? The story of this dungeon crawl is I’m trying to finish it.

Perhaps you’ve considered making me your unwitting pawn. Trusting my human naivety, you’d let me serve your purpose without ever understanding the gravity of my role. I think that could really work out. I haven’t understood anything I’ve done so far and I’m pretty sure all of it was my idea.

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Poll: Finding Twenty Sided

By Shamus Posted Tuesday Oct 25, 2016

Filed under: Notices 116 comments

Let’s do another one of these poll things. As before: This isn’t so much “market research so I can focus the Twenty Sided brand and build audience retention through focused engagement with key demographics” as it is “I’m curious about some random crap and maybe you are too”.

The poll will stay open for about a day, and I’ll post the results later in the week with my own comments on what we have [not?] learned.

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Reset Button: DDos DNS Hack

By Shamus Posted Tuesday Oct 25, 2016

Filed under: Column 77 comments

I have posted a new Reset Button video discussing the recent “hack” that caused the internet to malfunction last week. In my video, I show footage of a CNN interview where the anchor asks an expert if the DDos attack was a “hack”. That video originally appeared at previous link above, but has since been replaced with a more up-to-date video.

In any case, here’s the Reset Button, followed by the script for all you non-video-watching types:


Link (YouTube)

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Diecast #173: Nintendo Switch, Mailbag

By Shamus Posted Monday Oct 24, 2016

Filed under: Diecast 87 comments



Hosts: Josh, Rutskarn, Shamus, Mumbles. Episode edited by Issac.

Show notes:
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Shamus Plays WoW #6: The Truth Hurts

By Shamus Posted Sunday Oct 23, 2016

Filed under: WoW 17 comments

Master Norman has led us east along the road, looking for the landmarks that will lead us to the Jasperlode mine.

I love the arms-out frolicsome run of the demon imp.
I love the arms-out frolicsome run of the demon imp.

“We’re actually going to investigate this mine business?”, I ask.

“I don’t see why not.”, Norman says.

“You realize this is a huge waste of time, don’t you?”, I protest.

Norman gives a halfhearted shrug, “Look, this is what the guards want us to do. They know what the people around here need. We have to help the people of Azeroth somehow.”

We hang a left off the path and plunge into the woods. A few minutes later we reach the bustling kobold city that the Marshal Dughan hilariously referred to as the “Jasperlode mine”.

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Civilization 6 Stream: It’s OVER!

By Shamus Posted Friday Oct 21, 2016

Filed under: Spoiler Warning 29 comments

Tonight! Josh will be playing Civilization 6, and the rest of us will help him through relentless distraction, questions, second-guessing, and criticism. When the show goes live you can see it at https://www.twitch.tv/spoilerwarningshow

LATER:

Well, that was fun. Josh had a rough start, hanicapped himself for purposes of fanservice, and then managed to conquer Rome just before the stream ended. Thanks for watching everyone.