Category: 1. The Reconstruction

Reconstruction Aside (Guest Review)

We’ve come to an important plot point in the game, and I want to discuss it before going further.

In this upcoming quest, it is revealed that female shra do exist – they’re just locked up in an isolated area and forced not only to breed continuously, but also to give up their children afterward. They cannot leave, ever. If they break any of these rules, they are killed. It sounds like something out of Wither, and it’s quickly swept under the rug and forgotten about after being brought up once. This is because there is no logical reason for shra society to be structured this way, and it provides no contribution to the plot. Yet the developer still decided that it was an idea worth including. (more…)

The Reconstruction Part 50 – “Stalker” (Guest Review)

Hey everyone, there’s a kickstarter to remake Pathologic (including a translation you can actually understand!) so check that out.

I’m aiming for a completion run, so before I start chapter 5 I’m going to take a look at some of the sidequests that pop up over the course of chapter 4. Our first stop is Nal. (Lots of images today.) (more…)