Sep. 17th, 2023
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Sep. 17th, 2023 06:35 pmInspired by ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
mllemaenad’s posts about killing things in Elden Ring without having any idea why they need to be killed, I have some thoughts on Remnant: From the Ashes and Remnant II.
In Remnant, you know exactly why things want to kill you, but the MC doesn’t give a shit. They want to save the Earth, and they’ll help or harm any non-Earth lifeform if and only if doing so gives them resources that help their goal. At best, you can have them do the right thing for information or equipment. At worst, they leave a trail of destruction behind them. Either way, they tend to leave a world at the point where it might get interesting, because there’s nothing left for them to benefit from.
In Remnant II, neither you nor the MC know why many of the enemies want to kill you, but the MC clearly cares about other worlds. They’ll set out to kill a corrupted god or fix a malfunctioning spaceship because they want to make things better, and along the way, they’ll defend themselves against whatever random monsters attack them. Sometimes, you can find hints to what the minor enemies are and where they came from, but other times, the best you can get is the MC looking at a nightmarish ruin and going “What the hell happened here?”
Neither really satisfies me, but I guess I prefer Remnant II.
mllemaenad’s posts about killing things in Elden Ring without having any idea why they need to be killed, I have some thoughts on Remnant: From the Ashes and Remnant II.In Remnant, you know exactly why things want to kill you, but the MC doesn’t give a shit. They want to save the Earth, and they’ll help or harm any non-Earth lifeform if and only if doing so gives them resources that help their goal. At best, you can have them do the right thing for information or equipment. At worst, they leave a trail of destruction behind them. Either way, they tend to leave a world at the point where it might get interesting, because there’s nothing left for them to benefit from.
In Remnant II, neither you nor the MC know why many of the enemies want to kill you, but the MC clearly cares about other worlds. They’ll set out to kill a corrupted god or fix a malfunctioning spaceship because they want to make things better, and along the way, they’ll defend themselves against whatever random monsters attack them. Sometimes, you can find hints to what the minor enemies are and where they came from, but other times, the best you can get is the MC looking at a nightmarish ruin and going “What the hell happened here?”
Neither really satisfies me, but I guess I prefer Remnant II.
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Sep. 17th, 2023 09:46 pmVillain idea: Hench, the temporary manpower. He can make a large number of copies of himself, each of which last a few days before they either disappear or are reabsorbed into the main Hench. Copies can act independently, but they don’t share memories unless reabsorbed, and disappear immediately if killed. He could staff an entire factory, if only he weren’t a buffoon.
There is no order so simple Hench can’t misinterpret it. He forgets things you need him to remember, but he remembers and follows the exact orders you gave him when anyone with common sense would change strategies. His independent planning skills are disastrous, he has terrible aim with a gun, and he’s failed to learn any CQC more complicated than “hit them until they stop moving.” He’s been fired from every legitimate job he’s ever had, and he only maintains the illegitimate ones by being much, much cheaper than minions who know what they’re doing.
If you have resources and reputation, you hire real mercenaries. If you’re a disgruntled engineer working out of an abandoned warehouse, you hire a bunch of Hench clones, and may Jack Kirby have mercy on your soul.
There is no order so simple Hench can’t misinterpret it. He forgets things you need him to remember, but he remembers and follows the exact orders you gave him when anyone with common sense would change strategies. His independent planning skills are disastrous, he has terrible aim with a gun, and he’s failed to learn any CQC more complicated than “hit them until they stop moving.” He’s been fired from every legitimate job he’s ever had, and he only maintains the illegitimate ones by being much, much cheaper than minions who know what they’re doing.
If you have resources and reputation, you hire real mercenaries. If you’re a disgruntled engineer working out of an abandoned warehouse, you hire a bunch of Hench clones, and may Jack Kirby have mercy on your soul.