A system organized around the weakest qualities of individuals will produce the same qualities in its leaders.
Does that mean I don’t get the job?
1) I kept this one back when I was deleting some of the nonsense questions because it’s a pretty awesome track.
2) Sure takes me a while to answer questions, huh?
3)
4) Uh, alright. I’ll be waiting then. Not that you’re obligated or anything.
5) Sure, but they each represent a theology. That society’s leadership should be hidden and exclusive, that societies are better off governing themselves, or that all societies are meant to be unified under the direction of one unquestionable leader.
Of course, those aren’t the only options. Just the only choices in the game.
1) Thank you! I think I’d rather be compared to more of a role model-figure, no offense to Dash- I’d like to think she’s perfectly aware that her general behaviors aren’t the best to mimic, but thanks again!
2) Actually, yeah! That was pretty awesome! Makes me want to see a Deus Ex remake where you could switch to 3rd person for melee combat, action-arcade style. Like Dead Rising or Shenmue but, you know, balanced.
3) Is that a thing? Never heard of it.
4) Alright, Krastos, you win. I’m not arguing about it.
5 & 6) I don’t know that either of those are the answer. The second one definitely not, because it will never happen. And the first would be impossible to enforce.
7) I’m not afraid! I just don’t want to!
1) I’ll keep that in mind.
2) When I say short term, I’m talkin’ a few decades at the least. We’re not even talking about immediate issues. The problem with the Illuminati is the exact problem it had during the events of the first game. Ponies that meant well starting an organization that can wind up in the hooves of those less than suitable to lead. Those are the wild animals in my analogy. Sure, JC might do a good job within his division, but then what? What about the rest of the organization? What comes after he’s gone?
Ignoring the events of Invisible War for a moment, the point of the Helios ending is more of a sacrifice. A sacrifice of identity and a focus on the self in favor of an inescapable whole. This is directly mirrored by the need for JC to sacrifice part of who he is to become one with Helios. The downside of this, even if you’re willing to give away your freedom, is that as evidenced by Invisible War, it isn’t inescapable. That directly results in the second Helios ending in two, and I can’t help but feel a little unnerved whenever I watch it.
3) I don’t think you understand what hawks do to lizards.
4) Sounds like the beginnings of one of those hipster posts, probably with some caption like, “There is no formula to identity.”
5) You know, I never heard the whole song before. I figured the line was always just taken out of context. To that end, the last line of the chorus is interesting.
“Isn’t this a nightmare too?”
6) I’m not suicidal!
1) Spoilers: The answer is Spoilers.
2) How do you put a date on something like that?
3) I’m not really liking the direction this is going. The answer is pretty obvious either way.
4) Did you say lizard?
5) ‘Cept for the blood.
6) I was a thief, not a bully.
7) Because there is no long term solution and the other two choices do nothing for the short term. If the grass in your yard grows too tall, the best you can do is mow it down to size. If you let it keep growing you’re going to get wild animals, and if you yank it all out, you’re left with mud when it rains. You recognize when you cut it that it’s going to grow back, but there’s really no other choice.
1) There’s usually at least some stuff changed. The more extreme changes are typically if the game takes place on what is obviously human Earth. If so, then the setting is altered.
Some of the races are done on foot; some are done with horse-drawn carriages.
2) Nah.
3) A temporal rift would open up and alter the past. Either that or nothing.
4) No thanks!
5) It’d feel a lot better if it wasn’t just a comic book.
6) I used to when I was younger. I can’t stand it anymore. I can’t even tell if it’s gone bad or not.
7) I think most ponies picked Helios. On the surface, it’s the nice, peaceful choice. If you dive deeper though, all of the choices had perks and drawbacks. From my position now, I’d say New Dark Age is probably the best choice, though I’d never have the heart to go through with it if I was in J.C’s position.
Plus, I love that ending. It always gave me goosebumps.
No, it isn’t Pokemon.
No, most of you probably aren’t going to recognize it. Can you do me a favor? Humor me and listen to it anyway. I’ve spent over twelve hours working on this.
Got the sheet music here. Thank you kind guy from Youtube!
Now go put on a trench coat and fight some conspiracies! It’s Deus Ex time!
