From the character creator of Fallen London.

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May we ask whether you’re a lady or a gentleman?
• A lady
• A gentleman
• My dear sir, there are individuals roaming the streets of Fallen London at this very moment with the faces of squid! Squid! Do you ask them their gender? And yet you waste our time asking me trifling and impertinent questions about mine? It is my own business, sir, and I bid you good day.

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    1 month ago

    Know nothing about this game yet am slightly disappointed there’s not an option to play as a squid face

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    Then Sunless Sea gets rid of this question altogether by letting you independently select a portrait and how people address you, which can range form “Sir”, “Madam”, “Citizen” to stuff like “Uhm, err… Uh… Well…”

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    1 month ago

    I wish I could get into Fallen London and Sunless Sea, but while the writing and atmosphere are sublime, the gameplay never hooked me in the latter and the energy system annoyed me in the former.

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      1 month ago

      I feel the same way about Fallen London. Never played Sunless Seas, but I did enjoy Sunless Skies. As I understand the gameplay is basically the same, but maybe some of the systems got refined from game 1 to game 2 so if you haven’t given it a look it might interest you.

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        Trains of the skies allow you to strafe and it makes so much difference. It’s not called Zee though, that’s a downside

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          They still reference the Zee all over, so it very much is more content for people looking for extra Fallen London goodness!

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    Fallen London! I’ve been playing that game lots over the past two weeks! I recently acquired My very own honey-den

    Any other Londoners on piefed/lemmy?

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      I used to play a ton and accomplished much. I was especially fond of my Majestic Pleasure Yacht. Eventually the gameplay started to feel a tad stale, so I started seeking the Name. Wow! What a storyline.

      Ended up completely and systematically dismantling my character in every way possible, losing everything including the Parabolan Panther I got from Sunless Sea kickstarter. It was a blast!

      Edit: Found my old login. There she is!

      Shame I can no longer send out her kittens.

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          Yeah, I’m pretty sure it is.

          I remember nothing about how I acquired that as a pet. It’s been a long time ago. It feels like Seeking erased my own memories as much as it destroyed my character. Maybe it’s time I started playing again…

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            1 month ago

            Overgoats can be bought for nearly 12 thousand Echoes. Sounds like you were grinding hard.

            One day I’m going to get that firkin of cider.

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      1 month ago

      Been playing on and off since it was called Echo Bazaar! Currently grinding for the Hellworm and putting off playing the latest chapter of firmament.