Just a thought running through this game
How easy is it to suffer through an existential crisis?
I'm some what to curious to think anything will shatter my mind from it just being known to me, but our characters have been through the ringer at least twice. That abyssal horror was a surprise for instance.
Ya boy Chadstaroth has been handling it pretty well so far, though I've tried to show both the stress he's under and how hard he works to keep it under control. I think it'd be boring if he was a one-dimensional superhero who never had any concerns, but I don't want to make him into a whiny kid either. It's been an interesting challenge, ngl, I've never tried to write this particular arc before.
Ashley and Sarah feel the most likely to have impending meltdowns of various flavors, but 'child soldier' is kind of a shit background for healthy coping, so... yeah.
The next update doubles down more on the cosmic horror in some scenes, to make sure people don't forget about the temple stuff LOL.
I appreciate the effort. The story has been great so far and I enjoy playing characters that experience life to the fullest. I honestly like who the protag character is this current version.
My only sad thought, is just like the protag, I feel I could do better. For example, I wish that we saved the brother that got turned into an undead monster in the forest by that ritual. I can't quite remember his name, but he was the reason I leveled up so much, I was hoping to beat the odds or for things to work out.
Real sad.
I think a story should have some problems/failures along the way to spur growth, but I also get what you mean. I hope to sometime go back to the Deepwoods and show what has happened since the events, you didn't fail Belobog but it's not a completely happy ending either, any form of recovery could take a while.
