SCP-2527 / Discussion

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Decibelles 20 Dec 2015 04:50

I'll admit that while this hinges mostly on the log at the end, I thought it amusing and reminiscent enough of my experiences with bootlegged games and text adventures that it won me over. The article being as short as it is helps with it too. While I think you could expand on the possible connections between SCP-2527-1 and -2 (and I do encourage you to do so), being too in-depth or explanatory about it would probably weaken the article, as taking away a good amount of mystery would hurt the quality.

I do think it's a worthwhile angle to explore if you continue to update the article, and see how to strengthen it, as it can come off as being disparate and unrelated (and I assume you have an idea of why these two are connected). As a whole though, it amuses me and the log absolutely made it for me.

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CumaeanSibyl 20 Dec 2015 18:52

It does feel like poorly-translated bootleg software, which makes me wonder if there's an original program in a different language somewhere — and what other functions that program might have. I'd expect the bootleg version to have missing or badly-translated commands, for instance, so that the lammasu might be capable of other, stranger things if we only knew what the commands were.

Also, this:

Punish D-3515 is possible.

The user enters "burn d-3515" in response, but what would happen if they entered "punish d-3515"? Could be the same, could be much different.

And that's why I like this one.

MrWrong 20 Dec 2015 05:35

If anything, this aesthetically reminds me of a Pokemon game… but with gods.

That said, why must it be another indestructible thing?

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Rokonuxa 20 Dec 2015 09:52

because of savescumming I assume.

MrWrong 20 Dec 2015 10:42

It would be more interesting if previous users save-scum their way to prevent SCP-2527's godly offspring from being born (and overthrow it).

dankaar 20 Dec 2015 13:50

Could also be indestructible because nobody tried hurting it while the game is running.

After all, it wouldn't be fair if your character could die between game sessions, now would it?

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MrWrong 20 Dec 2015 13:52

After all, it wouldn't be fair if your character could die between game sessions, now would it?

The main character can always respawn after death. But yeah, main characters are always invincible badasses in-context (unless you go multi-player).

LordMetalton 20 Dec 2015 07:12

There's a few things that bothered me, like making it indestructible and the whole "undetermined form of energy" thing (a shockwave is just an atmospheric pressure wave, you could have said something like "shockwave of indeterminate origin"), but I really liked how it straddles the line between creepy and funny.

Abettik 20 Dec 2015 14:29

+1

Let's see… "thing what kills you," "thing what lets you fight good," "indestructible thing"… This proves that even the most cliched concepts can still dusted off and made fresh, new, interesting, and mysterious.

Well done!

Rioghail 20 Dec 2015 14:41

This just doesn't interest me at all.

'It looks like a powerful and mysterious anomaly that should be taken seriously… but HAH! It's all a cosmic joke!' is a device that I feel has been beaten into the ground by this point, and this just has nothing else to it beyond the reveal that it's all a joke.

WrongJohnSilver 20 Dec 2015 16:37

Well…

I've already found a cross test I want to write up with this, so +1.

sirpudding 20 Dec 2015 18:36

I wonder if you are thinking what I thought when I read it…

daveyoufool 20 Dec 2015 19:26

oh, now I'm curious!

WrongJohnSilver 20 Dec 2015 20:54

If you insist, the basic idea is now in my sandbox, under the "daveyoufool" tab.

daveyoufool 20 Dec 2015 21:58

I legit laughed out loud.

sirpudding 20 Dec 2015 23:30

Not what I was thinking actually…

WrongJohnSilver 20 Dec 2015 23:42

Then it's your turn to write!

sirpudding 20 Dec 2015 23:43

I will add it to the list…

Magnolius 21 Dec 2015 14:03

10/10

spyguy26 20 Dec 2015 17:58

upvoted but it still shows up as [ACCESS DENIED] on the main page
good concept and title +1

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quantumshard 20 Dec 2015 20:56

Don't you need a (sic) or two in there, to indicate that the misspellings are how the program actually reads?

ribby97 20 Dec 2015 22:30

Kinda reminds me of Temmie from Undertale

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MrRonin 20 Dec 2015 22:50

I'm not a fan of this article. I don't see the connection between a statue and a text adventure game, and the log really doesn't do anything for me.

BraneHed 21 Dec 2015 00:32

It's magic.

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