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[puella_nerdii]

Hi guys!

...it's been ages since I've posted!

I've been sucked into tumblr lately, because it's a lot lower-commitment fannishly (and I'm not terribly fannishly engaged with anything right now) and because I have been seduced by the pretty pictures, though certain things about it the social justice culture, for one make me go rargh

Comments

[mullenkamp]

I am so with you on the awesome women. Suikoden is GREAT for that. Even Suikoden 4, which most people think is not just the suckiest game, but actually SUCKY by any standard, had some really awesome female characters, to the point where I barely ever had any male characters in my party except the main character. Because man, those lady swordfighters were awesome.

And Arshtat and Ferid pinged me from the start, but oh man. Later in the game when everything that went down is explained? That just made it better. (I really should get around to writing the fic I was intending to write, about the tournament where he won her hand. I did research for it and everything! And then got distracted by actually replaying the game instead of writing. :P)

[puella_nerdii]

It's so refreshing -- I mean, there are a ton of female characters in JRPGs I adore, but I'm used to adoring them in spite of the ways canon gives them the shaft, so it's wonderful to step into a world where the canon is like "fuck yes these women are awesome, let's give them as many different ways of being awesome as we would for male characters."

(...I do think I'm going to give SuikoIV a pass, though Mith has all but gotten me to swear an oath that I'm playing SuikoIII next.)

Oh GOD, I want Arshtat and Ferid's story so badly. So badly. And if you wrote it, I'd devour it in a heartbeat.

[chuckro]

I think you should follow this by going back to 1 and playing 1-2-3 in order, but Mith and I disagree on the awesomeness of 2, as you might have noticed the other night.

Man, I have too many games to play, but this makes me want to replay Suikoden V and refresh myself for whatever you end up writing.

[mithrigil]

I'm sure I can cajole her into playing 1, it's a very fast game, but I do think III is more up her thematic alley.

[puella_nerdii]

I did, yes. :D Playing 1 requires tracking down a decent emulator, but that's not impossible, though running it on my laptop might be annoying.

And Mith and I are toying with a few ideas for V -- again, don't know if they'll be public, but we'd be happy to send you and Jethrien copies.

[chuckro]

Is the issue not owning copies of 1 and 2? You can borrow my discs, if you want.

I generally like your writing, it's just often for fandoms I don't know. I certainly would not turn down the chance to read a Mith/Puel collaboration in something I _do_ know.