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Hope everyone has a great day, except for this bitch, hope i never have to go here again
I think it is also important to note that despite being "the same game" Classic and Pathologic 2 are entirely different experiences, at least to me. Especially when it comes to the writing.
Pathologic Classic felt more like a conceptual exploration of free will than a story to me (which is what I personally love about it, but does in no way discredit Pathologic 2). The way characters are written reflects that: they feel more like embodiments of ideas than people.
Pathologic 2 does a great job at fleshing out ideas from Classic and expanding on them. I don't have anything of note to say about that that hasn't been already, but I think it's easier to get emotionally invested in the setting and characters of Patho 2 compared to classic.
Overall, both games are good from different perspectives, and arguing that one is better than the other kinda misses the point imo.
... Something about subjectivity in art
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I feel like people who say classic is better than patho 2 haven't... been... invested enough to care? which I do understand from a technical standpoint, the game is less accessible - be it the increased price, but also the challenging gameplay that was made (on PURPOSE!) way, way less forgiving than the original.
saying that patho 2 is only better in terms of graphics and performance is doing it a HUGE disservice, just take a listen to the damn soundtrack! one of the best soundtracks I've ever heard!
should the nostalgia factor be accounted in? yes, probably. pathologic classic is basically the same age as the overwhelming majority of its fans, it grew up with them.
but if we take a step back and look at it from an objective perspective, we know the game doesn't offer a complete story, it was rushed and put together very quickly given its flimsy budget. it is in fact, impressive that such an ambitious game was able to offer a vast, fleshed out experience with multiple endings and paths.
pathologic 2 was built on the foundation its predecessor, and the previous IPL games, had laden out - and the work they were able to accomplish is HUGE, not only visually but on all aspects you could think of.
the story of 2 isn't as good (even worse?) as the original? patho 2, as of today, isn't a complete game. it only focuses, for now, on the haruspex. and as we all know, humans' point of view are limited and strongly subjective. the game doesn't offer a complete narrative, but it's not even trying to. the story is about artemy, and artemy alone.
so, what does the story of artemy offer us? his eyes show us that the steppe is now a full, living entity, no longer an eerie set piece. the Kin are a complex society, rich in identity, culture, tradition, values, and philosophy. they are given a language and a role to play.
the plague itself isn't just another chokehold the game is throwing at you, but a physical threat, a conscious living creature - that haunts you, taunts and mocks you at every given opportunity.
then you have the thread that ties everything together - death. death is also a Someone, with motives and intentions. your main villain and your strongest ally.
and of course the perpetual themes of hope, childhood, power, innocence, faith, time, dreams, etc.
pathologic 2 is just as complex, if not way more, as classic, and it's just the first one in the series.
Last year I made a set of FireAlpaca brushes using Clara's face in Pathologic Classic:
Of course I had to also test them in a drawing afterwards:
It turned out better than I expected :)
Unfortunately I lost all of the brushes bc my computer broke...
My dear bachelor, im afraid no tool of yours will help you now
They know
the way people live here is a little bit suboptimal if we're being fully honest
a cloud of bad evil gas just popped out and flew at me but I was able to dodge it mostly/only some of it got on me
surprisingly hot take, Artemy is much more of a misogynist than Daniil has ever been
You cannot untie this knot; it must be cut.
Something about this line by Aglaya sparked this image in my head. She was talking about the Town and the Tower, but it got me thinking about different threads of fate.
Something about Artemy and Daniil's Lines getting tangled together, strangling them both. And the only way to set them free being to cut the knot.
artemy is teaching sticky important menkhu knowledge
thank you GAT for the inspiration, and thank you @kristalliankka and @cav-core for coming up w this stupid idea with me
quotes that didn't make it in but are beautiful "haha now you're a red onion" "so danya how true the ripper rumours are, exactly?"
Three sides to the same coin? Or seeing their alternate models
turns out coloring these on a single layer is really fun