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Let's Play - Master of the Wind Episode 5 - For The Last Time...

  • Volrath
  • 07/25/2016 06:08 PM
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NeverSilent
Got any Dexreth amulets?
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One bit of criticism: Next time please make sure there isn't a fan or an air conditioning blowing in the background.

I'll make a little confession here (not that it should come as much of a surprise): When I first played this game, I took a lot of Cade's viewpoints at face value, and to a certain extent I still do. One of the reasons why I liked Master of the Wind so much was that it presented a lot of ideas that were similar or identical to my own - and I'm pretty sure a considerable amount of confirmation bias on my part played a role in that as well.
On the other hand, I was always very impressed with the discussion scene between Cade and Violet, because I liked how you managed to make Violet come across as a person with reasonable arguments and honest opinions, even though as far as I perceived it, she was obviously wrong. And I'd say that all things considered, playing Master of the Wind even helped me become more reasonable and moderate in my own convictions.
Either way, I will always stand by my opinion that fiction can and is allowed to have an argumentative function. And I was very excited to find out that there are games out there such as this one, whose creators dare to tackle serious subjects without making their art completely one-sided or even boring.

I am however slightly shocked by you guys' intolerance towards pigfolk.
Pff, pigfolk. I ain't go no respect for something without the sense to disregard its own feces!

I turned the A/C off, who knows what that noise is...I think the mic I used for those last two is just too crappy. When I'm alone I use a headset with a mic but of course that's not appropriate for two narrators.

In a broad sense, I agree with Cade about most things. But a large part of his character development is learning to be an advocate and not just alienate people right away by being so aggressive. To get to that point, he has to start where he does. If he was already able to make a good case for his views that reached people easily, there's no character arc.
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