akkamaddi wrote:More seriously, this is discussed in the wiki. The main issue is that the "bouncy castle / ball pit" style of this game makes it physics heavy. There is no good way to allow network latency. This would quickly spiral into a lag hell.
Also, one of the main themes of the game is solitude.
Purplecharmanderz wrote:Main reason solitude isn't exactly the right terminology is when you look at Hobson's story. Same theme as the others, but to say his story ends with the theme of "being alone" is to ignore its ending."
akkamaddi wrote:I have to start this with -> SPOILER WARNING! <-Purplecharmanderz wrote:Main reason solitude isn't exactly the right terminology is when you look at Hobson's story. Same theme as the others, but to say his story ends with the theme of "being alone" is to ignore its ending."
OK, but two gentle pushbacks.
First, Hobson is not the protagonist. Admittedly, I think we would disagree on the degree to which the idea of the theme must encompass all actors. I think you and are are not arguing over whether the elephant is a trunk like a tree or thin like a rope based on what is in front of us, but if the elephant is colored "weathered slate" or "distressed slate". ;-) I'm happy to have the conversation, though. I've gushed elsewhere on the story and I'm happy to discuss it.
Second, something I encountered in my secondary game that struck me. It said that Hobson was with Thora, but suddenly disappeared. That leads to a conspiracy theory type question: Do we have proof Hobson is with Thora? Isn't there something in the game saying that the trip to the Far Far Range is ten years? If that is the case, that leads to a few things. I think it's also said on the trip Beatrix was asleep the whole time. This would mean that when Hobson was closing his ranch, the notes to Beatrix could be as old as ten years. They could even be potentially a little older, though I think 12 or 13 years would be an upper cap.
So, Hobson went to Thora. We get requests from Thora, but we never hear from Hobson. That seems odd, since we procured the ranch from Hobson. One would think he would at least say "hi". Then there is the cryptic message that Hobson was with Thora and then disappeared.
What if Hobson bailed on Thora? Or perhaps something happened to him?
Thora might be alone. :-)
akkamaddi wrote:Ugh... *waving white flag*
I was wrong. I got stomped.;-)
Sorry, I'm taking care of someone with the flu, and only sleeping randomly. I'll try to be more constructive in the future. :-)
Purplecharmanderz wrote:Hey your end point wasn't wrong, no need to get down about it.
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