Let's Play Iji Again
Sector 4
<< | ^^ | >>
Sector 4 is go!
Prep! We need Tasen 6 for the poster in this zone.
These hidden Shredders are how I'd get the Supercharge on this stage... but I'm not going to, because getting it requires killing people.
The poster task involves driving a Shredder through here... that means that I'm gonna have to kill this Scout to do it. I'll be doing this sector twice!
But before the mayhem, we must leap across these boxes!
Made it!
Let's get it straight - Krotera is dead, and Elites all over this place jumped at his position like a pack of Blits. If these upstarts think they can replace such an honorable and intelligent individual without any training in leading their fellow people, they'll just become like the rest.
Remember that Komato General who sent a squad to Ciretake accompanied by an experimental Annihilator, just because he'd get kicked out of the Komato Imperial Army if he refused? They all died within minutes. Everyone knows what Ciretako is famous for.
So remember, those of you here who are too self-centered to care about the death of one of our greatest leaders - this ain't survival of the fittest, it's the survival of the Tasen race.
Ribbon #4 located!
DAN
Ribbon?
IJI
Oh, hi Dan. I'm just thinking of Mia again. I mean -
DAN
Mia. You know she's dead, right?
IJI
Y, Yeah, it's just that I keep finding these ribbons she dropped when dad was showing us around.
DAN
I see. I thought she only had - nevermind.
IJI
Dan? I don't mean I never liked you too, I just -
DAN
I know. You and Mia were close. Much closer than I ever was to any of you.
IJI
Come on. Don't say that.
DAN
I know what it's like. I miss dad too, and I lost all my friends, everyone... it's been six months for me, so I've learnt to accept it. You've already adapted much faster than me, though. You're pretty strong.
IJI
No, I feel empty without Mia around... so I welcome your support.
DAN
Uh, I would too, but listen. Life is different now. Personally, I can't lend anyone my support anymore. DOn't get too attached to someone who might be killed at any moment - the Tasen are literally on my doorstep. I don't want you to see me as your brother. You have to learn to support yourself, because you can't rely on anyone else.
IJI
Wh, WHAT?! How could you say that? I'm the one supposed to be supporting YOU, anyway!
DAN
Look, forget what I just said, okay? You're not ready to think like that yet. Talk to you later.
Now to break my pacifism policy!
After activating the reactor, I can ride this shredder all the way to the bottom of the sector...
Blow this wall open in advance...
With a bit of air from the shredder, I can get up here!
And look what I get - ANOTHER shredder!
Now - FULL SPEED AHEAD
JUUUMP
IJI
I dunno. Drove around, opened some doors, jumped a little here and there. Nothing special.
DAN
Right... it just bothers me how you seem to access blocked-off, restricted areas so easily.
IJI
Hey, I'm not the one who designed this complex. I'd worry more about their poor job at keeping people out of the ventilation shafts.
We need to figure out a way to deal with the Anomaly before it's too late. We don't know where she came from, nor where she's heading. Since Nanoweapons obviously don't seem to work, how about bribing her with candy bars? You can't have enough of those. We even found and busted like two hundred human-made food containers in this place, we're swimming in alien candy bars of all kinds of ridiculous flavors.
Another suggestion is to upload some online computer game to her Nanofield, connected to the Komato's all-wide feed. At least she wouldn't bother us for a couple starturns. Oh oh, how about that "Hero 3D" game Yukabacera hacked together? It's got 9 levels, and the game keeps getting harder until you beat it 242 times. Of course, nothing happens if you do, but by then the Anomaly would be so zoned out we'd have the time to pick her up and put her in a display cage. Imagine her face when she snaps out of it and sees kids throwing her stale candy and cold drinks over a fence or something.
These are all good suggestions for dealing with the Anomaly, but I personally don't think that Scout who draws these crazy posters is helping much.
Poster #4 unlocked!
Now to turn back time and undo all that horrible killing I just did.
Done!
IJI
Dan, are you sure we should do this? If we let the Komato loose here, we'll just repeat what the Tasen did to us.
DAN
Look. Do we want to save the world or not? Do you think the Tasen were right in what they did? No. I think they deserve whatever's coming to them. Don't forget that they're going to kill us all unless we do something like this. Don't get hung up on that one single Tasen being nice to you, they're still murderers.
IJI
And we'll be the same! That "single nice Tasen" probably saved my life when she took Krotera out, and she's got her whole team refusing their orders to attack humans!
I... I've followed you this far, but I don't think I can do it anymore. I'd rather let the Tasen live than see them destroyed.
DAN
What?! Listen, seriously. If we don't send that call, we're history! The colony will grow until they overrun the planet! Just crack that terminal, got it?
IJI
I'm sorry, Dan. Krotera was right, the Earth belongs to them now. Anything we do will just lead to more suffering. I can't call for the Komato. I can't kill that many people.
I can't do it...
DAN
Damnit! Iji!
IOSA
You insist, General? You're not making it public?
TOR
No. This is as far as I'll take the campaign.
IOSA
Hmm. So you'd rather see few survive than making billions happy? How will you explain this to High Command if it was uncovered?
Next time: Trolling Asha!
<< | ^^ | >>
<< | ^^ | >>
Sector 4 is go!
Prep! We need Tasen 6 for the poster in this zone.
These hidden Shredders are how I'd get the Supercharge on this stage... but I'm not going to, because getting it requires killing people.
The poster task involves driving a Shredder through here... that means that I'm gonna have to kill this Scout to do it. I'll be doing this sector twice!
But before the mayhem, we must leap across these boxes!
Made it!
Let's get it straight - Krotera is dead, and Elites all over this place jumped at his position like a pack of Blits. If these upstarts think they can replace such an honorable and intelligent individual without any training in leading their fellow people, they'll just become like the rest.
Remember that Komato General who sent a squad to Ciretake accompanied by an experimental Annihilator, just because he'd get kicked out of the Komato Imperial Army if he refused? They all died within minutes. Everyone knows what Ciretako is famous for.
So remember, those of you here who are too self-centered to care about the death of one of our greatest leaders - this ain't survival of the fittest, it's the survival of the Tasen race.
Ribbon #4 located!
DAN
Ribbon?
IJI
Oh, hi Dan. I'm just thinking of Mia again. I mean -
DAN
Mia. You know she's dead, right?
IJI
Y, Yeah, it's just that I keep finding these ribbons she dropped when dad was showing us around.
DAN
I see. I thought she only had - nevermind.
IJI
Dan? I don't mean I never liked you too, I just -
DAN
I know. You and Mia were close. Much closer than I ever was to any of you.
IJI
Come on. Don't say that.
DAN
I know what it's like. I miss dad too, and I lost all my friends, everyone... it's been six months for me, so I've learnt to accept it. You've already adapted much faster than me, though. You're pretty strong.
IJI
No, I feel empty without Mia around... so I welcome your support.
DAN
Uh, I would too, but listen. Life is different now. Personally, I can't lend anyone my support anymore. DOn't get too attached to someone who might be killed at any moment - the Tasen are literally on my doorstep. I don't want you to see me as your brother. You have to learn to support yourself, because you can't rely on anyone else.
IJI
Wh, WHAT?! How could you say that? I'm the one supposed to be supporting YOU, anyway!
DAN
Look, forget what I just said, okay? You're not ready to think like that yet. Talk to you later.
Now to break my pacifism policy!
After activating the reactor, I can ride this shredder all the way to the bottom of the sector...
Blow this wall open in advance...
With a bit of air from the shredder, I can get up here!
And look what I get - ANOTHER shredder!
Now - FULL SPEED AHEAD
JUUUMP
IJI
I dunno. Drove around, opened some doors, jumped a little here and there. Nothing special.
DAN
Right... it just bothers me how you seem to access blocked-off, restricted areas so easily.
IJI
Hey, I'm not the one who designed this complex. I'd worry more about their poor job at keeping people out of the ventilation shafts.
We need to figure out a way to deal with the Anomaly before it's too late. We don't know where she came from, nor where she's heading. Since Nanoweapons obviously don't seem to work, how about bribing her with candy bars? You can't have enough of those. We even found and busted like two hundred human-made food containers in this place, we're swimming in alien candy bars of all kinds of ridiculous flavors.
Another suggestion is to upload some online computer game to her Nanofield, connected to the Komato's all-wide feed. At least she wouldn't bother us for a couple starturns. Oh oh, how about that "Hero 3D" game Yukabacera hacked together? It's got 9 levels, and the game keeps getting harder until you beat it 242 times. Of course, nothing happens if you do, but by then the Anomaly would be so zoned out we'd have the time to pick her up and put her in a display cage. Imagine her face when she snaps out of it and sees kids throwing her stale candy and cold drinks over a fence or something.
These are all good suggestions for dealing with the Anomaly, but I personally don't think that Scout who draws these crazy posters is helping much.
Poster #4 unlocked!
Now to turn back time and undo all that horrible killing I just did.
Done!
IJI
Dan, are you sure we should do this? If we let the Komato loose here, we'll just repeat what the Tasen did to us.
DAN
Look. Do we want to save the world or not? Do you think the Tasen were right in what they did? No. I think they deserve whatever's coming to them. Don't forget that they're going to kill us all unless we do something like this. Don't get hung up on that one single Tasen being nice to you, they're still murderers.
IJI
And we'll be the same! That "single nice Tasen" probably saved my life when she took Krotera out, and she's got her whole team refusing their orders to attack humans!
I... I've followed you this far, but I don't think I can do it anymore. I'd rather let the Tasen live than see them destroyed.
DAN
What?! Listen, seriously. If we don't send that call, we're history! The colony will grow until they overrun the planet! Just crack that terminal, got it?
IJI
I'm sorry, Dan. Krotera was right, the Earth belongs to them now. Anything we do will just lead to more suffering. I can't call for the Komato. I can't kill that many people.
I can't do it...
DAN
Damnit! Iji!
IOSA
You insist, General? You're not making it public?
TOR
No. This is as far as I'll take the campaign.
IOSA
Hmm. So you'd rather see few survive than making billions happy? How will you explain this to High Command if it was uncovered?
Next time: Trolling Asha!
<< | ^^ | >>