Minor spoilers about a named character in Phantom Liberty
Butch:
I was GOING to meet Songbird. I was. But then there was a gig with sneaking into the Heavy Hearts club and a decision and I struggled with the decision, etc. I ALMOST did it sneaky. Tried. Ah, well. If Kevin had just stared at the glitchy TV a little while longer he would have lived.
Then, Hands was all "I want you to impersonate a Cuban" so I'm doing that. Of course I am.
Calling it now: In the sequel, which should be out in about 27 years, this disguise mechanic is going to feature heavily. Like HEAVILY. It'll be a whole gameplay thing.
Mark this down so we can ping it in 27 years.
Feminina:
Sneaking was tough in that one! I died many times in the attempt and it took forever (because once caught I would just let them shoot me, and man, they were NOT using the most effective weapons), but I did eventually manage to complete the mission undetected.
So much creeping from doorway to doorway and hacking cameras.
Loothound:
Oh, THAT's a great mission. Sneaking into Hands's joint was a super pain in the ass (his whole "don't shit where I eat" bit is textbook Hands), but getting to impersonate the Cuban heavy was a spot of awesome. Have you actually done the part as what's her name yet?
Butch:
I probably could have, had I not been three weeks behind my blog mates. Eventually, you have to just say "fuck it, he can keep his eddies."
What did you do with that? I had her delete the footage, then chided the guy for selling out his son. I also didn't kill the bodyguard. He seemed OK.
I hit save right after V said "Time to get Cuban," which was a weird line.
Disguise would be a neat mechanic in a game like this. A cyberpunk Darkman.
Feminina:
I think I made her delete the footage, or maybe just promise that the son would never know it was his father who sold him out. I think I let her keep the son in prison in hopes of snaring a more powerful gang member...not like I have any ground to stand on in disapproving of gang members. And I chided Moldonado for selling out his son. As usual, everyone involved seemed pretty sleazy.
And yeah, if they do make another one, I could see the disguises being a bigger part of it. Not surprising that after they introduced that mechanic, they couldn't resist using it again – it was pretty entertaining (although one does wonder why Mr. Hands just happened to have a personality imprint of Aguilar hanging around).
Butch:
Oh I have personality imprints hanging around! You don't? Full disclosure: I'm Wesley Snipes' body double.
Loothound:
I made her delete the footage, and Maldonado pissed me off big time. I hate trying to do the right thing and then feeling like a chump. Maybe the only mission where I went through the whole thing without killing anyone. I'm slipping, man.
Feminina:
Suddenly a bunch of people who need discretion are thinking "wait, V might not be the mandatory 3-block-wide gunfight we always assumed!" – and then the game is over.
Butch:
It is kind of funny that so many people are all "I require discretion on this…."
Dude. I thought you knew shit about the workings of the city. Have you missed the incredibly indiscreet wave of murder?
That kind of made me chuckle about the Cuban thing.
Hands: "I need you to take on the identity of this killer in order to intimidate people…"
V: Take on? Aren't I enough of a -
Hands: "her body count is rumored to be in the dozens…"
V: Dozens? That's, like, an average Tuesday for me….
Hands: "This is her gun…."
V: Yeah, I have ten in my backpack with better stats….
Hands: "So, try it out. How does it feel to look intimidating?"
V: You're killing me here.
Feminina:
That was pretty funny.
Like...dude. Who does this lady's PR, because I am objectively at least this terrifying and yet somehow no one trembles before ME.
I did note that he said "dozens...per continent," so maybe people are just scared that she can move around. Apparently hundreds and hundreds all in the same city just doesn't hold the same horror.
"She can cross national borders! She's a demon in human form!"
Butch:
That's V's problem. Too limited to the local market. She's gotta go global, man.
Loothound:
I was absolutely laughing at that exact same thing. V makes this Cuban lady look like an absolute rookie. It's all branding. Maybe she needs a cool tagline or something.
"The name's V. V for Vendetta."
Yeah, that would totally help. That and having a whole cartel of brutal Cubans behind her.
Feminina:
As with so many things, this might have made more sense if we hadn't already finished the game and become overpoweringly badass in every way.
Butch:
Fair.
But, given where we are...
Feminina:
Indeed.
I'm not saying this makes everything OK and less silly. Just speculating that if we were to start the whole game over again and come to Dogtown earlier, it might fit better.
Maybe that's what they really want people to do. "Yes, you played it, but you should play it again!"
If they want that, though, they really need to make smaller games.
Butch:
Yeah that ain't happening.
Props to people that do that.
We aren't those people.
Loothound:
Eh, those people have more time on their hands. That's their props right there. They don't need any from me…
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