You got it to work, huh?

Well one problem with the game is that there is no way to go back and find out the controls. How the heck do I throw the stupid machete?

Wow, Sundown Bridge is cheap. One time I fell off, and the place where it put me was a disappearing tile where I fell off again before I could do anything.

Actually I'm playing it on my old desktop.

Also, the Repeater range is freaking impossible. I easily got 1st prize on the Breaker range, but for the repeater, 2nd prize requires 48 targets and I haven't been able to even break 40 despite 2 upgrades and dozens of tries.

The range challenges get a lot easier as you upgrade your weapons. They're probably pretty much impossible to get 1st place on without upgrading.

To throw machete/spear, hold the attack button.

How do you like it?

The Breaker range was easy even without upgrades though. You just have to line everything up and do poewr shots and you'll get 1st.

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=rp9u726d6kev3mymml5wtnxm&page=10804#270089

edited 15th Aug '12 4:00:47 AM by marston

I've learned that all too well during the school year

Post of the Day #104

Dear makers of Bastion, it'd be really nice if there was a way to find out the controls.

Someone wrote a very interesting article on one of the writers of the show. It explores why this writer's episodes are the most controversial among bronies.

http://www.mlponies.com/2012/08/15/writer-appreciation-day-2-merriwether-williams/

My favorite paragraph:

• Merriwether’s episodes are divisive among fans because she tends to portray the world of Equestria more like our unfair and tough real world compared to other writers. In her best, however, she does her job well, showing how the characters would react when faced with real situations.

edited 15th Aug '12 10:47:36 AM by kyun

I think the criticism is more that the setting tends to change to fit the plot.

Im applying for a leadership training program where I work, out of thousands of employees only 40 will be selected, and of those 40 only one from my department. I really want this but am having the worst time with the application. The questions on it beg to be written in corporate buzz word jargon but Im torn between using it or avoiding it and going the more heartfelt route...

edited 15th Aug '12 2:36:47 PM by Turtlebutter

Yeah, I'm not even sure if that's an accurate summation of the trends in her writing. I honestly don't find her episodes any more similar to the real world than anything else. Like story said, the main problem is that she tends to modify an otherwise consistent setting in order to make the plot work, rather than write a plot that develops according to the way the setting is established. The issue with say, MMMDW, isn't that the portrayal of Ponyville is more dangerous or unfair, but that it's inconsistent with how it's treated in the rest of the show. If they change had been in the other direction (Making Ponyville Lighter and Softer) I would make the same criticism.

As for the other episodes, none of my gripes have to do with the "realism" of the setting. Dragon Quest isn't subpar because of the fact that Spike has an existential crisis, it's subpar because to me at least, it didn't handle the existential crisis in a satisfactory way. The only issue I had with "Putting Your Hoof Down" wasn't the "realism" but the fact that Fluttershy's sudden descent into jerkassery is inconsistent with how she's usually portrayed. Just because you want to do a more mature or slightly cynical take on the subject matter doesn't mean you get to create something that's not consistent with what we've seen of the setting.

edited 15th Aug '12 3:26:54 PM by JapaneseTeeth

Go the heartfelt route, Turtlebutler!

Wait... Merriwether is her given name?

Boy, do Americans come up with terrible names for their kids.

Yeah, we do.

Possibly the worst is Baby Jesus, Renesme, or Neveah.

Remember when those people named their kid Pinkamena?

Wait, in real life??!

-spits Motor Oil out of mouth-

Can't be any worse than naming someone Hermoine.

At least it's better than the hundreds of Bellas out there. So many Bellas. 400 Bellas!

I'd rather name my kid Reynaldo.

Please, at least those kids aren't Jacobs

Thankfully, only one girl has ever brought it up, and she apparently loves him.

edited 15th Aug '12 4:20:23 PM by SuperGex

Apparently the entire town of Forks (Twilight's setting) is just a massive Twihard black hole. I feel bad for the people who live there.

Then try to move to Spoons, insert state here? (Is there a town called Spoons?)

I'm not sure what I would name my kid, if I ever have one...

edited 15th Aug '12 4:21:24 PM by DiurnalBrocolli