hows the story? vanish at 33? sounds cringe

[👽Shini]

when i heard 'expedition 33' i thought it was like 33rd degree freemason or 33 people that have powers and league of legends type of characters grouping
then i saw the trailer and its like 'an artist paints death and you vanish at 33 years old' and i was dissapointed and i am having hard time buying the story. is it science fiction? like justin timberlake's movie about people having limited time? is it a fantasy like thanos snapping his finger?
a painter? really
how's the story guys? is it believable?
i am not against fiction, i just prefer realistic fiction, like Christopher nolan's batman instead of tim burton's batman.

[Sodarok]

If you search for superhero comic book action, then this is not what you want. This is a very sensitive and deep story about a very sensitive topic. I would say this game is far from realistic fiction, it's dark fantasy.

[jep1000]

its fantasy. it that isn't your cup of tea, then

[👽Shini]

Originally posted by Sodarok:

If you search for superhero comic book action, then this is not what you want. This is a very sensitive and deep story about a very sensitive topic. I would say this game is far from realistic fiction, it's dark fantasy.

Originally posted by jep1000:

its fantasy. it that isn't your cup of tea, then

i like fantasy, i just gotta be sold on the foundational story.
why does this paintress have this power to vanish people? it's not like thanos just came to earth and had this power to snap his finger. i need to know why this paintress has this power and if the story explains it convincingly so that i can buy into the story.
if its just 'the paintress is evil and that's just her power and she does it every year, and how can we write a story without an evil character??" then that's where my doubts are.

[CyberDown]

somehow navigating past tons of the reviews talking about the story, and like half the threads, you want to know if the story is good?

[👽Shini]

Originally posted by CyberDown:

somehow navigating past tons of the reviews talking about the story, and like half the threads, you want to know if the story is good?

Yes hows the story? Is it convincing? Or is it kind of forced?

[jep1000]

Originally posted by 👽Shini:

Originally posted by CyberDown:

somehow navigating past tons of the reviews talking about the story, and like half the threads, you want to know if the story is good?

Yes hows the story? Is it convincing? Or is it kind of forced?

Not sure what you mean by "convincing"? Can you give an example, maybe that can help others compare

[killahcam85]

Originally posted by 👽Shini:

Originally posted by Sodarok:

If you search for superhero comic book action, then this is not what you want. This is a very sensitive and deep story about a very sensitive topic. I would say this game is far from realistic fiction, it's dark fantasy.

Originally posted by jep1000:

its fantasy. it that isn't your cup of tea, then

i like fantasy, i just gotta be sold on the foundational story.
why does this paintress have this power to vanish people? it's not like thanos just came to earth and had this power to snap his finger. i need to know why this paintress has this power and if the story explains it convincingly so that i can buy into the story.
if its just 'the paintress is evil and that's just her power and she does it every year, and how can we write a story without an evil character??" then that's where my doubts are.

Play the effing game. Sheesh. They explain all that in this thing called the story. Talking about realism then uses the worse possible example to explain it. Batman is as realistic as Santa Claus. He's drowning in plot armor.

[RedCorsair]

Originally posted by killahcam85:

Originally posted by 👽Shini:

i like fantasy, i just gotta be sold on the foundational story.
why does this paintress have this power to vanish people? it's not like thanos just came to earth and had this power to snap his finger. i need to know why this paintress has this power and if the story explains it convincingly so that i can buy into the story.
if its just 'the paintress is evil and that's just her power and she does it every year, and how can we write a story without an evil character??" then that's where my doubts are.

Play the effing game. Sheesh. They explain all that in this thing called the story. Talking about realism then uses the worse possible example to explain it. Batman is as realistic as Santa Claus. He's drowning in plot armor.

yea, any tommygun with barrel ammo storage gonna rip batman

[👽Shini]

Originally posted by jep1000:

Originally posted by 👽Shini:

Yes hows the story? Is it convincing? Or is it kind of forced?

Not sure what you mean by "convincing"? Can you give an example, maybe that can help others compare

an example would be mr. penguin from batman universe. it's too cartoony but with enough backstory changed, you can make a realistic mr. penguin that the audience can buy into.
another one is joker that fell into a vat of acid and became pale white and evil character. sure, it works for kids cartoons, "evil guy does evil things!" , but people also like their fiction to be believable. hence the joker featuring joaquin phoenix. even nolan's joker utilitized war paint to explain joker's pale face.

so is the paintress an evil character for the sake for the story, or is there depth to her character that shows nuance in what she does, and why she has such power to vanish people at 33 years old? and does the story explain why 33?

[Unrealtairo]

Put it this way, there is so much depth to the story that the majority of people under 25 aren't even able to pick up on that depth (Myelin development)

Some pick up on that depth perfectly, others even as adults aren't able to grasp it. I wouldn't recommend the game to teenagers, it's too deep for most of them to get. Nothing cringy in the game, for damn sure.

By no means is the game surface. (Except by the people who don't really have a good emotional grasp and don't have much choice but to leave it at the surface)

[RedCorsair]

Originally posted by Unrealtairo:

Put it this way, there is so much depth to the story that the majority of people under 25 aren't even able to pick up on that depth (Myelin development)

Some pick up on that depth perfectly, others even as adults aren't able to grasp it. I wouldn't recommend the game to teenagers, it's too deep for most of them to get. Nothing cringy in the game, for damn sure.

By no means is the game surface. (Except by the people who don't really have a good emotional grasp and don't have much choice but to leave it at the surface)

gestral raft baseball is only cringe in this game

[Unrealtairo]

Lmfao, factual, I was referring to just the story however

[jeremydcox]

You used Batman as the core of your argument/ stance for fictional stories. This game may be above you. Of all the fictional stories ever written and told..... Batman? It's almost like you're asking someone who's beaten the game to tell you the last chapter of the book. Or in this case, the ending of the game. That would ruin it, no? This is one of the highest user-rated games in history. Thousands of people (myself included) think this game is fantastic, worth the money and time investment. If you asked me about Joker as a character, I would tell you to read the comics and some graphic novels and draw your own conclusion. Play the game and decide for yourself if the paintress is a worthy antagonist. Even if you decided they aren't, the game and story will be worth it.

[👽Shini]

Originally posted by jeremydcox:

You used Batman as the core of your argument/ stance for fictional stories. This game may be above you. Of all the fictional stories ever written and told..... Batman? It's almost like you're asking someone who's beaten the game to tell you the last chapter of the book. Or in this case, the ending of the game. That would ruin it, no? This is one of the highest user-rated games in history. Thousands of people (myself included) think this game is fantastic, worth the money and time investment. If you asked me about Joker as a character, I would tell you to read the comics and some graphic novels and draw your own conclusion. Play the game and decide for yourself if the paintress is a worthy antagonist. Even if you decided they aren't, the game and story will be worth it.

thanks, the vibe is right up my alley, along with hunt showdown and remnant 2.
as for batman example, i wanted to choose an example that everyone is familiar with, and there's nothing wrong with analyzing characters like joker. and i only referenced batman to compare tim burton's take vs christopher nolan's take. i said nothing about batman as a character.

[Knavery]

Originally posted by 👽Shini:

Originally posted by Sodarok:

If you search for superhero comic book action, then this is not what you want. This is a very sensitive and deep story about a very sensitive topic. I would say this game is far from realistic fiction, it's dark fantasy.

Originally posted by jep1000:

its fantasy. it that isn't your cup of tea, then

i like fantasy, i just gotta be sold on the foundational story.
why does this paintress have this power to vanish people? it's not like thanos just came to earth and had this power to snap his finger. i need to know why this paintress has this power and if the story explains it convincingly so that i can buy into the story.
if its just 'the paintress is evil and that's just her power and she does it every year, and how can we write a story without an evil character??" then that's where my doubts are.

Dude, we're not going to provide the entire story to you here in this thread.