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'The ones that ruled before'

Memes @lemmy.ml 'The ones that came before' had crystal powered AirPods

Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world 'The ones that came before' had crystal powered AirPods

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I swear every single JRPG has some kind of precursor race. It's to the point where I'd be interested in seeing alternative ways to keep things fascinating. I actually do love the mystery that "mysterious vanished" precursor races bring, but surely they're not the only way to give that feeling?

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- Been playing through FFXVI while also watching Monster Hunter lore videos recently, which inspired this meme.
  
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Forgotten Realms (D&D's main setting) has all of that and more:

advanced precursors in spades

several alien races (e.g. Mind Flayers) that often double as an enemy

some regular-ish people who are able to make advanced technology that somehow doesn't revolutionize society (e.g. the artificer character class)
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Finno Korean Hyper war

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Just finished playing Horizon: Zero Dawn and this is honestly so true lol. Despite it, it's still a good game with an intriguing storyline imo

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- Tbf, that's a major plot point of the game (if not the entire plot itself), rather than a "sidenote" (like Final Fantasy games - love them but they do that a lot).
  
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- I put it off for years and finally picked it up this past December and man I wish I'd picked it up sooner. May be my favorite gaming experience of the last decade. And I loved the direction they took with Aloy as a character. Can't wait to try Forbidden West soon
  
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I think the scream extractor is such a great underappreciated icon of capitalist horror.

And it runs on children.

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Although it is a rather nice crutch, especially when the next alternative is "The invention is trivial, refer to the margins" type of world-building.

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That's why the bobiverse is so interesting.

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- I'm on book 4 and I'm not sure what you mean except for maybe one paragraph I read recently.
  
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