Completed Let's Play: The Blackwell PENTALOGY!

[JarlFrank]

bitch

 

[JarlFrank]

Didn't want to wait for the update so I got the game and played it through myself.

Spoiler

The ending was good, but it left open quite a few questions. Also it has lots of sequel potential. And there's still no idea at all what happened to auntie, and it seems like Joey is hiding something (but there's no hint at what that is, either).

Good game, though. I hope there'll be a sequel to explain things further.
After the credits, there's a clear hint to a sequel anyways, so I guess there'll be one.

 

[Darth Roxor]

You'll never guess how to open the door! It's connected with Gould's essay:

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Yes! With a paperclip! How surprising.

The noise is some sort of strange whispering. There's nothing in the kitchen except the three ovens:

Hallo, any juden inside?

There's nothing in here.

There's nothing in here.

*drumroll and hueg suspense*

That's weird. There's a strange glow coming from inside.

Hello? Is anyone there?

Trippin' balls.

Who are you?

Part of a whole. Left behind. Safe here. Leave me.

The oven talks in a pretty creepy kind of echoing female whisper.

Are you the Countess?

Countess. One of my names, yes. I no longer live, but part of me remains. Leave me.

I need to take you out of here.

No! Safe here! Warm here. I stay in warm places. Too cold out there.

My hand goes right through it.

No. Too cold. I will survive here in safe fire. Leave me.

Well, uh, see ya.

I'm talking to an oven.

A sound idea! I'm sure it made more sense than most people I know. So this is the kitchen. Such a bare and emotionless place. Not even a bottle of ketchup.

Mr Gould?

She returns! Say, can you spare a few dollars for the Joe Gould Fund?

I'm afraid I'm a little short.

Fair enough, fair enough.

Does something about that oven look strange to you?

Nothing about my life has ever made sense. Why should an oven be any different?

Fair enough.

Gould has left the room.

I see. Thank you for that.

Have you reconsidered giving him a cigarette?

I suppose I've been a little hard on the man. Here, I don't smoke anymore. Give him the whole pack.

The oven in the kitchen is talking.

Is it now.

This doesn't surprise you?

Miss, look where we are? I stopped being surprised ages ago.

Joseph Mitchell wanted you to have this.

Ah! A nice contribution to the Joe Gould Fund!

Liking your cigarette?

It's delightful! Here, feel free to join me.

Er, thanks, but I don't smoke.

You might as well keep it. When a man is rich, he can afford to be generous.

Is this warm enough?

Warmth! Safety! The flame will carry me, thank you.

Great, now we have a possessed cig. Also, the whole place starts trembling.

OMINOUS!!!

Gould just disappeared.

The floor starts disappearing.

I can't explain it, but I have the feeling that my time in this place is ending.

I'm breaking the link. It'll all be over soon.

Over, yes. I can't say I ever understood any of this, but I do know one thing. Gould was right. We are connected. Every single person on this planet. It's a pattern so complex that we can't begin to understand it. So don't try to understand it. Gould tried and he lived a miserable life. Just live. And be happy in living. Anyhow, you'd best get gone. You have a job to finish.

That's good, right? Once this place is gone, the link is gone too? The killing will stop?

This means something to you. The killing.

She killed someone right in front of me. I want to stop that from happening again.

Imagine that. Genuine heart. Your predecessor was not graced with such compassion.

Predecessor? Do you mean Lauren? My auntie Lauren?

We should not stay here. This place will soon cease to be.

The diner disappeared in a flash of light.

I'm free!

Way to go, Red.

My head... I understand everything.

Everything?

I... hurt people.

Yes. That was you. But look, whatever happened? It's done. You can't do anything about it now, it's time for you to move on.

No, this should not have happened.

It's about time you got back here. What did you guys do?

I did it, Joey, I broke the bond.

Yeah, you broke it alright, and our friend just blew.

She did not enter the white light?

No!

Oh. That is a problem. She has free will. And is loose in the world. With the power she has... who knows what damage she can cause?

Great. Just great. I don't know who you are, lady, and I don't care. But just leave the spook work to us, okay?

I have little choice in the matter. I am bound to this place. What happens next is up to you.

Wait!

Let's get out of here.

Whoa, little dizzy.

Careful, kid. You've never been under for that long.

At least I'm alive.

Yeah, everything's peachy. There's a killer ghost on the loose, and it's our fault.

But we broke the link! She doesn't have to kill anymore!

You wanna tell her that?

Who would she want to kill anyway?

I think she's going to kill Charlie Meltzer.

Oh. Him. The guy who wants me dead.

Yeah, ironic as all get out, we'll sort it out later. Let's get going.

And that's all for today. Prepare thyselves, for the next update will feature... the showdown!

 

[Darth Roxor]

Spoiler

And there's still no idea at all what happened to auntie.

Spoiler

Wasn't it said either after the showdown in Convergence or Legacy that she got into her state, because she stopped chasing ghosts to look after Rosa, and that caused some sort of an overload of paranormal activity in her head?

 

[JarlFrank]

Spoiler

And there's still no idea at all what happened to auntie.

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Wasn't it said either after the showdown in Convergence or Legacy that she got into her state, because she stopped chasing ghosts to look after Rosa, and that caused some sort of an overload of paranormal activity in her head?

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Hmm, it wasn't said directly but hinted at. Joey told her that it's a bad idea to stop looking or ghosts and care for Rosa instead, but he never really explained why. So yeah, there might be a connection there.

 

[Erebus]

Looks like Rosa took a level in thief since her earlier attempt at lockpicking.

The showdown should be interesting, considering Rosa will try to save a guy who tried to have her killed.

 

[Black Cat]

"The showdown should be interesting, considering Rosa will try to save a guy who tried to have her killed."

Spoiler

You can just stand back and let The Countess kill him, just as you could stand back and let that demon thingie take The Deacon's soul in the first one. I like those endings more than the let's save everyone ones, personally.

 

[ghostdog]

Damn your stupid spoiler tags !

UPDATE !

 

[Darth Roxor]

We need to intercept the Countess before she gets to the Meltzer foundation.

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Or not. Oops.

Oh no... we're too late.

Charles, h-he... something took him! I've never seen anything like it!

What happened?

The roof! She took him to the roof!

Let's go. There was a stairway down the hall.

... yes. I'm sorry.

I didn't know. I swear I didn't know.

I... I had no idea you were real!

I am as real as death!

I thought it was just wishful thinking!

Some wishful thinking that was.

And just what are you wishing for now, False Guide?

Don't interfere! For over fifty years I've been a slave to false guides! But none have ever been more corrupt and pitiful than this ones.

Haven't you killed enough?

I was just the tool! This man is the hand that wielded it! He used it against you! You want to spare his life? I have killed countless innocents, and my hands are stained with their blood. If I must kill, let it be one who deserves it. False guide, it is time to reap what you sowed.

No, please!

And now... ZZZZZZZING, DIMENSIONAL WARP.

As with the Deacon, there are two ways to handle this: basically, intervene and save Charles, or stay back and watch him get choked. A 'ZZZZZZZZZZING' before a screenshot will indicate that there are two outcomes being currently presented, a '/ZZZZZZZZZING' will end it.

ZZZZZZZZZZING

So, we stand around for a bit and then...

We hear a rather loud 'CRACK' and Charles Meltzer's head is a little bent.

Oh god...

His spirit has moved on. It is less than he deserves.

ZZZZZZZZZING 2

But if we decide to save Charles:

We have to present the Countess the possessed cigarette.

I think I found something of yours.

What... what is that?

It's a part of you, isn't it?

Oof.

It was torn from me so long ago.

Here, take it.

I cannot. I am not the same person I once was.

Hey, we've all changed. And sometimes we just have to accept it.

/ZZZZZZZZZZZZING

Now, why don't you just take a hold of this and we can finish it.

YOU! You are the most guilty of all!

What?

What?

Hey, get off, what are you talking about?

My death.

That was self-defence!

You must be held accountable!

She ripped off Joey's tie.

Now you've done it. You might have had it bad before, but now you're on my turf.

Something is different about you. You're wrong. Something about you is wrong!

You don't know the half of it.

So, they engage in a ghostly fight.

Joey tries to throw some punches, but they all fail to hit.

The Countess does some power attacks, but they also fail to hit.

First, we need the tie.

Next, we need to wait for the Countess to charge her lazors. While normally she uses quick strikes, once in a while, she lifts her hand up to charge a power attack.

Yeeehaaaaw, pardner.

Joey... it's not... working.

Of course it's not! She's too strong for you, what do you think you're doing!

Trying... to save... your butt.

Now we need to switch to Joey or the Countess will break loose and we'll have to repeat the previous step again.

Get away from her!

Joey does a bull rush.

And sends the Countess straight into Rosa.

No, that's not what I meant to happen! Wake up, Red. Damn it, wake up!

The light. I remember.

Just head towards it.

I went through once. And I was dragged back. It hurt. It hurt so much.

The link brought you back, but now it's gone. You understand? You're free. You don't have to hurt anyone anymore.

My mind is so broken. But here, everything is so clear. That man, Meltzer. He lives?

ZZZZZZZZZZING

No, you killed him.

Perhaps that is justice. He will not kill again. I made sure of that.

ZZZZZZZZZZZZING 2

Yes, we stopped you before you could kill him.

Is that justice? I wonder. He is a murderer. He will find ways to kill again.

/ZZZZZZZZZZING

But you are right. This is no longer my concern.

What do you mean?

Live your life. Help the lost spirits of the world. Let nothing deter you. This work is more important than you will ever know. Good bye. And good luck.

Wake UP! I'm not spending twenty years over another hospital bed, I'm NOT! Get up or I'll kill you! You hear?

Ugh.

Thank god. You ok?

Gone? You sure?

Yeah, she went through the light. She's gone.

Good. Then I just got one question for you. What the hell were you thinking? I thought you were... Nevermind what I thought, that was really stupid!

Nevermind, you say? What *did* you think, Joey? And why were you so nervous, hell, desperate even, before? And why did you expect her to end up like Auntie this time?

Yeah, stupid. I only saved your life.

I don't have a life to save! You only risked your own.

Joey, I'm soaking wet.

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZING

And I'm sharing a roof with a corpse.

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZING 2

And Charles needs an ambulance.

/ZZZZZZZZZZZZING

If I'm getting a lecture, I'll listen to it at home.

This isn't over!

It's the only way.

Why change what isn't broken?

But it IS. We can't keep blundering around like we have.

We stopped a killer ghost today. I wouldn't call that blundering.

It was pure luck. We just happened to run into her while doing something else.

Which brings out another matter. Why exactly did the Countess appear after helping Frank Lyons? He was already dead, so there was no death warrant on him... Meh, plot device.

So?

So, think of what we could accomplish if people knew about us. People should seek US out, not the other way around.

What do you want to do? Put up a billboard in Times Square?

No, we've got a special place nowadays. A place where you can talk about all sorts of crazy things and it's accepted as normal.

What's that?

RPG Codex The Internet.

What? That computer box? No way.

Look, I've trusted you so far, right?

Yeah, I guess.

Then trust me. Just this once.

*Sigh* If we end up in a padded room, I'm going to make your life a living hell. You know that.

Sure. Come on, pull up a chair. I'll show you what I have in mind.

End. Roll credits.

...

...

But wait! After credits, there's more!

Yup. Because it couldn't have ended without an ominous monologue from ghostly Shakespeare.

How long have I been here, trapped between worlds? The others could not help me, perhaps this new one will? She is just beginning to come into her power. I just hope she is strong enough when the time comes.

Aaaaand, that's all. This concludes the Blackwell Trilogy, at least so far, because I bet there'll be further parts coming along, especially with that OMINOUS!!!! monologue after the credits.

Thanks for reading, hoped you enjoyed it.

 

[ghostdog]

Prestigious bird approves this excellent LP.

 

[Angthoron]

Excellent LP, thank you for running it! Looking forward to MOAR once the next installment is out.

 

[taplonaplo]

Awesome LP, so do you have plans for a new one or you will take a (well deserved) break for now?

 

[Darth Roxor]

Awesome LP, so do you have plans for a new one or you will take a (well deserved) break for now?

Definitely a break. If I don't I might start... TALKING TO SEAGULLS.

 

[Cassidy]

JEWXTREME Rabbi approves this thread.

 

[Brother None]

Who you gonna call? Blackwell Busters! No wait...Ghost Blackwells? Eh...

Nice job on the multi-endings at the end.

Awesome tri-LP. Applause!

 

[lightbane]

EXCELLENT!! Now what will be your next lp 's project, if any?

 

[LusciousPear]

I wish I had money so I could donate large sums to the guy who writes these games.

 

[Gondolin]

Great LP. Thanks!

 

[Satori (original)]

I wish I had money so I could donate large sums to the guy who writes these games.

Guy's name is Dave Gilbert, he posts here occasionally, if you're serious maybe you could PM him for information.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Gilbe ... esigner%29
http://nygamedev.blogspot.com/
http://rpgcodex.net/phpBB/profile.php?m ... le&u=11581

 

[JarlFrank]

I'm quite curious what Joey's hiding from you. Something about him is fishy, there's a reason why he doesn't tell you certain thoughts of his, or much of his past. Looking forward to the next installment of that series, your LP made me actually get the games.

Great job, Darth Roxor!

 

[Darth Roxor]

Blackwell avatars, y/n?

http://rapidshare.com/files/363357460/B ... s.rar.html

 

[Satori (original)]

Blackwell avatars, y/n?

http://rapidshare.com/files/363357460/B ... s.rar.html

Ooooooooh!

PM DU or post them in Site Feedback to get a response.

 

[spekkio]

Thanks for the LP, Darth Roxor.

 

[Erebus]

Thanks for the LP ! The story felt stronger in this game than in the previous two (perhaps because the second game is partly an introduction to this one).

 

[Murk]

Brayvo, brayvo! Ain core, ain core!