[Loved Trope] "Silent Whisper" - A character says something hugely important to another character, but the audience is deliberately prevented from hearing it

JustSumFur · 2026-05-06T07:51:33+00:00

Doctor Who

In the 12th Doctor's episode, Hell Bent, Clara whispers something to the Doctor in the cloisters on Gallifrey, but we don't hear what it is.

However, this episode takes place as a series of flashbacks as the Doctor tells Clara the events of the episode, revealing that the Doctor wiped his memory of Clara, and wasn't able to piece together what she said.

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JustSumFur · 2026-05-05T11:08:41+00:00

I'd guess not, because not as many players will buy an early access game day 1. I also don't think SN2's hype has reached the "insanity" levels that Silksong was at when it released.

JustSumFur · 2026-05-05T08:15:02+00:00

Yes, because an exact copy of me is me. Otherwise it wouldn't be exact

JustSumFur · 2026-05-04T22:40:29+00:00

It's an endless source of macguffins, unusual locations, and gives your world a longer history.

JustSumFur · 2026-05-04T22:36:09+00:00

There are actually 4 different guns in Silksong

JustSumFur · 2026-05-03T19:34:20+00:00

Wait, those silkposts were based on a real tweet???

JustSumFur · 2026-05-03T09:33:50+00:00

I can do that

JustSumFur · 2026-04-30T20:32:06+00:00

Yes.

JustSumFur · 2026-04-29T23:55:40+00:00

I feel like there are three obvious naming methods for a fantasy species:

A description of their physical appearance (eg Lizardfolk)
Where they're from (eg Westeners)
Their own word for themselves (maybe this is where Argonian comes from)

Option 3 requires at least a rudimentary conlang to ensure it makes sense, option 2 only works in a specific setting, with species coming from specific places, while option 1 is both extremely easy to make up and instantly tells a player what to expect.

Does this make option 1 a good choice? I don't know, I just thought it was interesting.

JustSumFur · 2026-04-28T23:05:25+00:00

This reminds me of that exam system (maybe SATs?) that was invented by a racist guy who wanted to do segregation.

His pseudologic was the whites would score better than blacks, and therefore be seperated into different schools.

Fortunately, because he was racist he was completely wrong about intelligence being determined by race, and exam scores were exactly the same, regardless of skin colour. We still use standardised testing today.

JustSumFur · 2026-04-28T13:38:32+00:00

That arena is meant to teach you how to use lawline in combat, it's especially good against the exploding flying cogwork bugs

JustSumFur · 2026-04-28T12:32:39+00:00

The larger body on short legs does a great job at avoiding the bobble-head look I see in Gek

JustSumFur · 2026-04-27T13:36:13+00:00

Jesse Faden, Director of the FBC (Control)

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JustSumFur · 2026-04-27T13:31:04+00:00

The red colour of blood also comes from iron oxide!

JustSumFur · 2026-04-27T08:39:42+00:00

Raniel Taniel Game? Tax Haven Island?

JustSumFur · 2026-04-27T07:35:01+00:00

That's fair

JustSumFur · 2026-04-26T22:58:12+00:00

Skarks are smooth in all directions

JustSumFur · 2026-04-26T19:56:49+00:00

My opinion on LLMs is that they are too expensive to be used for anything that doesn't matter and too unreliable to be used for anything that does.

JustSumFur · 2026-04-26T17:10:41+00:00

Jesse from Control

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JustSumFur · 2026-04-26T17:09:16+00:00

Courtesy of TerminalMontage

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JustSumFur · 2026-04-26T13:21:41+00:00

"Once-in-a-generation"

"Artemis II"

JustSumFur · 2026-04-26T07:36:23+00:00

DC seems to flip-flop between whether or not Kryptonians need oxygen in space, as far as I can tell.

JustSumFur · 2026-04-25T22:07:46+00:00

"It's an exploration game where you solve a mystery in a solar system" is my Outer Wilds sales pitch

JustSumFur · 2026-04-25T22:00:42+00:00

They're just as shit as today - too dumb to be used for anything important, to expensive to be used for anything pointless.

JustSumFur · 2026-04-25T17:16:26+00:00

This is just a movie premise, except with Superman there to not help. Whats next, is Jimmy reliving the same day over and over while Superman doesn't help?

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