![]() ![]() I finally made it to Hub, but had to sacrifice our robot, who permanently died, to get away from some enemies. Hub has a lot of “Hungry Bandits” around, who are (in theory) easier to handle. Try not to get enslaved by the United Cities or eaten by cannibals!Īfter some research, I found it was recommended to find a city called Hub to learn the ropes. One of my favorite starting scenarios, “Guy and His Dog.” You’re dropped into the ruins of a town with a stick, some rags, and a dog. Eventually I had to take a break to figure out how I could actually play this game without dying right away. I reloaded, then we were captured by Reavers and enslaved. Within the first couple of minutes, we were all wiped out by a roving band of malfunctioning robots. As I usually do in games like this, I made characters based on my family plus a robot I named after a cat. The first time I played, I picked a “Nobodies” start, which let me create five hungry weaklings and plopped me in the middle of a wasteland. ![]() A bunch of other small groups like Shinobi Thieves, Reavers, Traders Guild, United Hero League, Nomads, Manhunters, Crab Raiders, etc.Flotsam Ninjas (opposed to the Holy Nation).Western Hive (friendly ant/bug-like mutants).Anti-Slavers (obsessed with ending slavery at any human cost).Tech Hunters (obsessed with relics from before the apocalypse).Sheks (sort of like Klingons from Star Trek),.The United Cities (group of cities in the slave trade),.You’re left in the ruins of that once great civilization, with a few major factions to deal with such as: The original devastation was probably based on a somewhat vague, ancient conflict between robots (called skeletons here) and humans. But the background is that you’re trying to make it in a world that has experienced at least one major apocalyptic event. There really isn’t much of a story it’s completely player driven and your tale sort of weaves itself as you play. Then you’re dropped right into the world as a pathetic weakling at the mercy of Kenshi’s harsh environments and people. You select a starting scenario, which sets you up with varying levels of money, friends, equipment, and locations. It’s a true sandbox game, in that you can do pretty much whatever you want. To sum the game up, Kenshi is basically a game about survival and choice. I don’t know what algorithm made it pop up, but I imagine it was somehow because of Pillars of Eternity. I actually came across Kenshi when I was browsing around Steam. Before we talk more about the artwork side, I do want to discuss this game a bit. I think it’s because usually a piece requiring some artistic imagination is challenging for me. Art inspired by games, in my experience, often ends up being harder than I initially expect. This post, and the game Kenshi itself, actually remind me a lot of what I wrote about Pillars of Eternity in 2019 and to a lesser extent Dragons Dogma in 2018. But it’s also going to be about sharing art that you’re not entirely satisfied with when it doesn’t turn into what you imagined. Here are 25 Hidden Details Only True Fans Noticed In The Fifth Element.This write-up is going to be about a post-apocalyptic sandbox style video game called Kenshi. It’s one of the best sci-fi/action movies of all time. She doesn’t need saving, although having Willis around for quippy one-liners and blowing things up is certainly helpful. She subverts what an action heroine usually is. With all of the insanity going on, Milla Jovovich steals the show at Leeloo, the savior tasked with saving the galaxy. Bruce Willis is of course still playing the everyman character that he popularized. 300 some odd years in the future, the galaxy is a super dense place with all kinds of colorful aliens. But much like George Lucas did twenty years prior, writer and director Luc Besson took a simple story and crafted an entirely new way to tell it. Yes, the story of a savior and the people trying to help him or her save the world or the galaxy or what have you has been told before. In fact, some critics heralded it as “the next Star Wars.” In some ways, there still hasn’t been a film like this one. When The Fifth Element came out in 1997, there was just about nothing like it. But those movies also launched franchises or are a part of one. It happened with Guardians Of The Galaxy, Vol. ![]() Sometimes, a good science fiction epic comes from almost out of nowhere and becomes an instant classic. ![]()
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