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Parable - 20 - HD
🕑 Added 2019-10-14 21:34:29 +0000 UTCNon-Personal Space.
Commentary
"Blacksmith Dunkel" is definitely more buff than canon Elliot Dunkel, and one reason for that is simply that all things are relative, and I didn't want him to look puny next to buff hero Susan.
Could canon Elliot achieve such mass? Possibly. I imagine he'd have to add regular weight lifting to his exercise routines, but there's nothing saying he can't do that.
Personal Space
I can't think of any games I've played in which NPCs actually care about personal space. There are plenty in which they'll comment on your sneaking around, or tell you to leave a particular location, but you being right by them to the point of bumping into them, and not looking at their face while having the camera pointed at them? They just do not care.
Closest I can think of is NPCs who will literally be pushed aside due to you running to close to them (they won't thank you for that), and followers who move back when you get too close (which I assume is a mechanic to keep them from blocking doorways and such, in which case games need to do more I'VE BEEN TRAPPED SO MANY TIMES).
I do think it would be an immersive mechanic for NPCs to react to such things, but sometimes I just want to check out the details on a cool outfit or something, and I don't need them judging me for appreciating the art team's texture work.
Comments
Kevin Wright
And then a fade to black with, um, happy noises, too, after the bedroom approach. Tastefully done while still titillating, I thought.
Kevin Wright
Preeeeety sure that works in Fable, too, though I may be confusing it with Elder Scrolls or Dragon Age. My wife played the wee out of all of them (*plays*, in the case of Elder Scrolls,) and I lose track of which does what.
Dan Shive
I'm hesitant to point this out, but you actually can in Fable 2. It's not shown, of course, but there's a "come hither" emote specifically for it, and you can have kids.
IvyReed
That sounds like a win win for Susan.
coredumperror
OMG this reminded me of TotalBiscuit's old habit of "licking walls" in his game reviews. Applying that metaphor to Susan in this comic is... quite the mental image.
Stephen Gilberg
'Course, even if you do marry in the game, you can't very well consummate the marriage in the game. Or is there an expansion pack (NPI) I don't know about?
Andrea Andrew
Susan clearly still likes Elliot, and it is glorious see her gawk at him.
McZed
"Excuse me, I need to level my stealth until I can pickpocket all his clothes without him seeing." -This isn't Fallout, hero. And that would be a corrupt action.- "I WILL ATONE."
Wolf Avatar
"I'm just admiring your textures."
