Aztecs are invading. Probably shouldn't be surprised anymore.
Aztecs are invading. Probably shouldn't be surprised anymore.
Well, I decided how I am going to do this Halloween story. It is going to be about Scootaloo going deep into the woods at night on Nightmare Night. She might act a bit like she did in "Sleepless in Ponyville", but this a whole different story. I'll give a bit of heads up on the story.
Characters: The Cutie Mark Crusaders (I love their new cutie marks ), an elderly mare (I don't know the name yet), and a huge kitten
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On Your Marks is truly extraordinary storytelling. It's the first crusader episode to follow up on the CMC's after they earn their marks.
It's a little late, but I needed some time to let this sink in. After four and a half seasons, the CMC FINALLY have their cutie marks and I'm... disappointed.
Sorry it's late, gotta dash. Fun times with relatives over!....
I'm currently making a mod for Crusader Kings II. It's not a real total conversion (I've heard that a whole team has tried / is trying to do that, and they've been at it for years already... so that'd be too much for me); just adding new alicorn-worshipping religions to the Charlemagne starting date, and all the stuff that goes with having new religions (holidays, special events, etc).
Also, an artifact system for creating and finding (and losing) magic weapons.
If you haven’t seen Crusaders of the Lost Mark and care about spoilers, ignore this. Everyone else, I’d like to have a discussion.
*Mark
Just a quick announcement before getting into the blog. I'll probably be dedicating the Monday blog post to talking about the last episode. Other updates will be put into another blog later in the week (probably Friday). This'll make things easier for me as I don't have to worry about spoilers.
With that said let's get into this week's episode, check on after the break.
**SPOILERS**
Now I got a Cutie Mark because
I finished my Crusade!
I am gonna help you get your marks
Now my choice has been made!
If you need some help with a story
I'll try to write some words!
Not just for my personal glory
But so you'll break your curse!
Let's all dance with victory twirling
We're happy that we're done!
Time to pwn foes with Geno Whirling
Or Flash them with the sun!
I'll continue writing the chapters
Having re-watched Crusaders of the Lost Mark, what strikes me now (with the benefit of hindsight) isn't what grabbed me the first time. It's not the music, or the symmetry in the storytelling (where the CMC's earn their marks by extending kindness to the very pony whose anti-blank-flank cruelty had brought them together in the first place).
No.
decided to dick around,
AND WELL, WE HAVE A NEW CHAPTER MADLADS. Well, sort of. It's still a work in progress. Gonna be real short and sweet. if you care to take a peek, lemme know! Be out within a day or two.
-Scott Grimm
It's Saturday, time to watch the new episode of pony! I'll just sit down with my cup of coffee and get ready to watch the episode!
*takes a sip*
*watches episode*
So...that was a hell of a thing. The CMC's finally got their cutie-marks. That just happened. After five years of the show. There's a whole lot to unpack in this 22 minutes of TV, so I'll just give my high level thoughts at the moment.
Some sort of anniversary giveaway, lasting about 24-ish hours more. Vanilla game only, none of the expansions.
Tried to get into Paradox's 'eat your life, OMG' style historical sandboxes a few times, Hearts of Iron mainly, but the slow pace and how there's usually no end-state beyond 'survive until X' has made me bounce off them so far.
(Can really recommend Stellaris, though. One of the more open ended 4X games out there, with a lot of options on just how you shape your empire.)
Now, there's a spirited debate to be had over whether The Last Crusade is better than Raiders of the Lost Ark. I think a lot of it boils down to Sean Connery-- although now that I think about it, the tank chase is probably the best action sequence of the trilogy. (We do not talk about that Crystal Skull flick).
Er, wait. Ponies.
Synopsis
Unexpected visitors to Ponyville threaten to break up the Cutie Mark Crusaders forever.
Reminder: Links to unofficial streams/downloads of episodes are not allowed!
Well. That was quite an episode, wasn’t it?
Crusaders of the Lost Mark will go down as one of the most important episodes in MLP history, up there with Magical Mystery Cure, Slice of Life, and that episode from 1986 where the two babies get bored and imagine where a red ball could be (And no of course I didn’t just google “List of Original My Little Pony episodes” and pick the one with the most absurd synopsis.)