Saw 1 was a pretty solid film, I thought, my fingers stained with doritos, my mouth heavy with mountain dew. I knew it had been rush filmed, but the whole intermixing of body horror with flashbacks had worked well. They did well on their shoe string budget. I felt a bit more like me again.
Ooh, foot slicing scene.
"Cut it off! Cut it off! Cut cut cut!" I cheered, as Gordon did the old foot lopsie.
Resident Evil 7 was still a bit too raw for me. Memories were fresh. I hated being trapped, feeling like you couldn't escape. I could get by on raw adrenaline, but I couldn't make good decisions on that.
So, perks. Gamer mind 1 and 2. I needed to emotionally heal to function, and with that I'd be up to full in a day. I couldn't buy them in here, I'd checked.
Saw 2 was pretty easy from what I remember. I could get by it on my base stats if I wasn't an idiot. I could afford to spend this time grinding.
You were trapped in a building with a bunch of strangers and there were traps suited to your sins. Amanda, the Jigsaw apprentice, Daniel, the tech kid, Xavier, the drug seller, Jonas, the nice guy, Gus, the asshole, Laura, the sad weak woman, Addison, the sex worker, and Obi, the evil one. There was a deadly nerve gas in the building, you needed to find antidotes before you all died.
I picked up earth mastery. Let me manipulate earth. Not that there was much earth around in Saw 2, but if I could get an upgrade to control metal, I was set for a lot of future missions. Inventory, for companion access, and that left 44 points.
Diplomacy looked like a solid option in Saw 2 since you were dumped with 8 people, so I picked up raid leader, going down to 19. Fluid shapeshifter and Mia form, for 9. Down to 10.
Poison maniac, because surprise nerve gas, lock picking, cause surprise locks galore.
There were a lot of options, but Death's Calling had been pretty solid last time. Nice for surprises.
I felt he should go for int. Better memory of Saw 2 meant a better survival rate. But, wisdom had saved me a lot. In the cramped corners of the house where monsters abounded I had evaded, and died to and been-
I shuddered. Wisdom it was. +3 to that. It should help with mental control as well.
I went for flexible bones. I didn't want to slice limbs endlessly, or cut my own limbs off. I looked for the other options and- they vanished.
You do not meet the requirements for these perks.
Oh, that sucked. Special achievement rewards then. Early access to op perks. Later then.
I was geared up. I was ready.
This time, I had made a promise to myself. I wasn't gonna get injured. I wasn't gonna get more than a scratch. Saw 2 was my vacation stop.
I went in.
You have an option to enter an optional cutscene. Succeed and you will be awarded with 25 extra perk points. Die, and you get nothing. Do you accept Y/N
Always love those honest options. Why even offer a choice if you're gonna grey out N?
I tapped Y.
He... I... this body swapping was weird... was sitting in a chair. His eye hurt. He smelt blood. I opened my eyes slowly, and started to adjust to the light, flickering up above. He... I was thirsty, hungry. His head felt groggy. But none of those touched me.
You have been afflicted with panic! Negated fully by gamer's mind.
You have been afflicted with fear! Negated fully by gamer's mind.
Thank you perk. A weight had been lifted off his chest. He no longer felt trapped. Even though… well. I looked around. There was a tv. A surgery box. He was in some sort of- oh. Yeah. Venus fly trap, with spiked in front and behind him and locks on and all sorts of things. He was… what was his name… Macky? Mike? He wanted to say Mike. The guy had panicked and then got face needled. This was one of the scenes to introduce Saw 2.
He saw the string, and followed it to the wall where there was a weight. Oh yeah. That was how it went. These sort of traps were pretty easy. Just don't trigger the timer, and you can figure it out in as long as you need.
Wisdom check 17/10
Dude could have made this observation himself, but he had all the debuffs. My brain was invincible.
He summoned the lockpick with his perk, apparently digging it out from his flesh in his arm, and got to work on the locks. He couldn't feel any wires coming off it.
Lockpick. A set of metal pieces, designed to help crack locks. Uncommon trait, durable. 5/5 durability.
Ooh, lockpicking advanced off crafting? Neat. He got five exp for the lock, after two minutes of work. Disease resistance had been much slower. Six minutes later, his lockpick was down 4 durability, and he was free. He slipped
For deft action in escaping you have gained +1 dex.
Bonus! He watched the video on the tape. This was my time to shine. Not his. This was my wit. My will. Me.
"Hello, Michael. I want to play a game."
So close with the name! Mike was basically Michael.
"Yeah, I love games." I said, sitting free and clear.
"Society would call you an informant, a rat, a snitch. I call you unworthy of the body you possess, of the life that you've been given."
"You mean I shouldn't work for the police to put bad people away? Our men in blue deserve respect, you creepy doll."
"The mask is on a spring timer. If you do not locate the key in time, the mask will close."
"Oh no, I am so terrified right now. Please, someone, save me."
"What you are looking at right now is your own body, not more than two hours ago."
The guy there- was not moving with a limp. My actions mattered.
"Gordon, represent!" I said quietly. "You da man. You were always much fairer than Amanda."
In the film he'd been limping. I had previously stopping him lopping his foot off. He'd still apparently gone nutty, but regardless, I had made a difference.
"So listen carefully, the hint is this: it's right before your eyes."
An image of an xray with the key flashed up on the video.
I finger gunned the xray. "Subtle man. Subtle. I have no idea."
"How much blood will you shed to stay alive, Michael? Live or die, make your choice."
"My religion forbids me to make sacrifices or make blood, so." I swished my fingers around, gesturing. "I'm out of here."
Door was unlocked, and I walked out.
You have been awarded 25 perk points! You have one hour before the cutscene ends. Make it count.
Neat. So, I had a theory. I did not know if it would work. Computers had been incredibly useful before, and I wanted more free access to computing software. But, when did I get to grind computers when locked in a house with a bunch of whackos? I had all that tech from Resident Evil land, and no skill using it.
On the street, midday, dripping with blood. I needed fast cash. I picked up the power attack perk just in case.
I went into an alley, took out my shotgun, and grabbed a fat rich dude. I loved being strong. I yanked him in, my muscles responding fluidly and powerfully. Damn, I loved my new body. All these stat buffs were making me pumped!
"Eddie Grey." I said, my hand on his mouth. Woot observation. "Insurance man. Give me two hundred bucks, or you will literally die now."
He quietly took out his wallet, and counted out some bills.
"If you scream, or tell anyone about this, I will shoot you. Remember, I know where you live. You get it."
Guy was still in shock, staring at me with his fatness, his brown hair and face.
I vanished the shotgun, and walked off.
"Wait- why?"
I looked back. "Because I'm Batman. Consider this your payback for being part of the medical industry." And walked off.
For your first robbery, you have gained 1 level in unarmed combat.
Score! Criminal action. Breaking the law, it works. With the time I had left, was all I could do. For the greater good.
With the cash, I got some cheap charity store clothes, a few books, some pills and washed off my eyes, and spent my last few dollars getting access to an internet cafe.
I had ten minutes left. Checking no one was looking, I swallowed a bunch of pills I had bought. Here's hoping.
I triggered picture perfect, and skimmed through my computer books, my perfect memory recording every page. Windows guides, searching guides, coding guides. I didn't have time for all of any of the books- only a minute in total. I got enough though.
Then I got to work on the computer, searching for information on the world.
Computing has leveled up! Computing has leveled up! Computing has leveled up! Computing has leveled up! Computing has leveled up! Computing has leveled up! Computing has leveled up! Computing has leveled up! Computing has leveled up! Computing has leveled up! Computing has leveled up! Computing has leveled up!
By the end, I hadn't got poison resistance. I knew a lot more, but I was pretty sure I had less than a minute. I took out the poison I had. This wouldn't kill my host, but it would make him pretty unhappy. I quickly typed down what had happened to him, and injected myself.
Poison resistance level 1!
And my world faded, as I smiled.
I... she... woke up, and once more she... I... had breasts.
She felt the magical fast acting chloroform on her lips, quickly knocking her out.
No, fuck you game. You wouldn't drag me back into this again. Not again.
When I woke up again, my true, male form replaced whoever had abducted me. Six feet in height, a manly beard of brown and red, muscles, and all that men were famed for. I was me. I had bled and died and died again for this perk. This time, I was gonna be the gamer. I was gonna beat the nerve gas death house.
Time for him to party! There will be exciting new sights! There will be hot, steamy locations! There will be drugs! There will be gift boxes filled with presents chosen for their razor like relief! And to top it off, the delicious fruity smell of neurotoxins! Everything you need, at the Nerve Gas House Vacation resort.
See https colon slash slash ibb dot co slash K0qQQGs for the map I made for this adventure.
Lheadland01 generated an even better map.
And while checking the subreddit, I saw that Samuel Jackson is starring in a new Saw film, Spiral. I too am tired of these motherfucking traps in this motherfucking room. Looking forward to seeing it.
Gatling2745. With his need for better mental stability, no free points for ninja body, but he did get earth control and poison maniac. And sadly, the other perks need higher dex or con to get naturally. Thanks for all the perks, added to the list.
Watermelonninja. They probably should have gotten the advice of a medical professional before taking heroin, yeah. And a smashing perk does sound fun.
Dragonbornthesam. I was gonna have him drop into the black guy, but your idea does sound better. So now, he is going to really confuse Amanda and Obi and everyone else watching the tape. And, Obi yanked them in the film, not Amanda this time. Since they might see their abductor having Amanda abduct them would have been a bit risky.
Zackman2k12. And thank you for ticking up the reviews.
Mistersnx. You're welcome. We may pop back to RE 7 sometime for a quick view, especially when a secret future mechanic comes into play.
So, into the vacation we go! Time for our nameless SI to have a relaxing and fun escape house challenge.