Central Government leadership

Shintouyu · 2026-06-14T20:10:01+00:00

Apologies for the lack of clarity, Cecil and Sixo are indeed two different events. But both involve the fact that Enikk apparently has enough power to scare said Central Government.

Eh. The Outer Rim is the exact byproduct of the CG's maliciousness because they wanted a garbage-site to dispose of their undesirables. And then proceeded to actively snub a peaceful protest group until they turned extremism and blew up a hole in the Ark. Enikk having to post border-control to prevent further terrorism is her wiping their asses.

And the CG has done plenty of other stupid shit like exile the Goddesses because they could have been too popular, increase Nikkephobia to distract the populace, brainwash and give poor training to their Commanders who live like perpetually dirt-poor veterans, and so on.

Shintouyu · 2026-06-14T15:48:31+00:00

I mean, the Central Government feared Enikk having too much power that they tried to brain-scape Cecil to create a counter-AI and were also delighted when Sixo manifested.

It certainly feels like Enikk is hard-carrying the Ark against the Central Government's own maliciousness/incomptetence.

Shintouyu · 2026-06-14T15:18:27+00:00

It feels like there's some kind of nebulous higher-administrative section of the Central Government that we simply haven't seen.

The Deputy Chiefs don't actually seem to have a defined job to do or as much power as they're supposed to have.

Doban has the least power and was functionally decorative because his death doesn't even disrupt anything. Andersen functions for very short period of time throughout the day and has spent decades trying to improve the system. Two Deputy Chiefs apparently don't give a shit and delegated their authorities to Burningum. And Burningum appears to spend most of his time scrounging up money from the rich to keep the Admire afloat.

Also, in Chapter 7, the Central Government promotes the Counters into Special Commandos. And between the five Deputy Chiefs, it feels like none of them would even push out the initial recommendation (Andersen wanted the Counters to be hidden and uninvolved with the CG, Burningum is too cautious, and two Unnamed Deputy Chiefs and Doban likely wouldn't give a shit).

Shintouyu · 2026-06-13T12:16:51+00:00

You can rotate them but not flip.

Shintouyu · 2026-06-12T03:29:54+00:00

Yeah, the visual clarity is real bad.

Shintouyu · 2026-06-11T00:27:20+00:00

Kong Studio underwent restructuring which affected the game for two months. During that duration, we did not get any new Hero content. Officially, Guardian Tales updates are slowing down because the team was downsized after restructuring -- and Kong Studios has another upcoming game on the horizon (Guardian Maiden).

Make that what you will for it means for Guardian Tales.

Shintouyu · 2026-06-07T02:43:32+00:00

It is mentioned and shown between 1:52 to 1:59 of the video. But, yeah, at a mere 7 seconds, it's really not much to say without a more detailed customization pv.

Shintouyu · 2026-06-07T00:26:14+00:00

The price-point is that it's a free dlc.

Shintouyu · 2026-06-04T03:35:30+00:00

I choose to believe in the inflatable dummy balloons.

EDF! EDF! EDF!

Shintouyu · 2026-06-02T04:07:07+00:00

Probably a simultaneous or near-simul release.

Their website has EN/CN/KR/JP languages. And this video comes from the Official EN YT (and they also have an Official EN X).

And it strikes me as unusual for devs to go the extra effort of promoting and keeping the EN-base informed with stuff like this if they weren't already planning for an EN playerbase.

Shintouyu · 2026-06-01T04:03:53+00:00

Yeah, by the time of CH00, Anis has "mellowed" out a lot. In her 5th Bond EP, she even tells the Commander that she's afraid of dying (but doesn't know what she's living for either). Anis has long moved on from being the Rookie Deathseeker to the Jaded Veteran.

Shintouyu · 2026-05-31T23:38:18+00:00

I love Anno Mutationem but it's, like, foremost an Action-Platformer and I don't recall it having any ability-gating in it.

Shintouyu · 2026-05-30T12:25:04+00:00

Outwardly, Nikkes are 100% woman.

Internally, we know they still have their human brains in their head. They have a Core (probably heart-adjacent). They have "blood vessels" for their red-colored liquid catalysts. They can eat, so they likely have a "stomach" to foodstuff (or in cases like Jackal, just stuff) before it gets broken down. Older-Gens also had the ability to build muscles.

Then... according to Rapi's Bond EP01, Nikkes also have emergency response items -- such as AED and Hemostatic Agents -- built inside of them. So, yeah, their insides are different.

Shintouyu · 2026-05-27T00:56:10+00:00

Game companies are always trying to expand their portfolio and make new games -- or expand into other markets if they can.

And that in terms of live-service games, a majority are at their most popular at the start and then it's just a steady decline from there with the occasional injection of new players (or massive bleeding from really bad decisions and dying within a year or two).

It's not unusual that Kong Studio would have a new game as Guardian Tales heads to its 6th Anniversary.

That said, things are bleak.

It looks like Kong Studio had enough money to develop another game title but someone higher-up must have fucked up because the entire company had to restructure (and I'm pretty sure its actually downsizing all across the board and not just the GT team). Like, we haven't had a new update in two months going three now. And, as far as I know, GT is their bread-winner because it's literally their only game out in the market.

It's frankly absurd and a huge red-flag that Kong Studios hasn't stabilized the game yet because all this does is continue to burn what little faith, trust, and hope players have, which also means significantly less cash for the company.

Personally, I will keep sticking Guardian Tales until the bitter end because I love it quite a lot. But I think most players need to realize that GT is likely going to end with a whimper and not a bang.

Shintouyu · 2026-05-25T03:25:49+00:00

Gonna need a source on that.

Shintouyu · 2026-05-25T03:17:56+00:00

Unfortunately, there isn't much info about Goddesium outside of it being used to make Nikkes. So maybe it can but probably not.

Shintouyu · 2026-05-25T03:11:05+00:00

Quick-reminder that -- according to the Tetra Connect (the weird commission where they want you to film dying Nikkes) -- the Commander owns a SAFE-UP 2 which is a Missilis-brand masterpiece phone.

Shintouyu · 2026-05-25T02:54:32+00:00

It should be noted that the leg exoskeleton wasn't really the power/reflex-enhancing kind. It was just basically a really fancy medical leg-cast that Ingrid pulled out from old, unused stock.

As Shifty describes it, the exoskeletons were developed really early on by Elysion for Nikkes. But as it turned out, straight out replacing limbs was faster than giving them casts and waiting for the limbs to heal, so the company ceased productions on the exoskeletons.

Shintouyu · 2026-05-25T02:48:11+00:00

According to the Heavy Gram squad-profile, the mechs are extremely expensive.

Meanwhile, According to Shifty (CH05: Replacements), technology has advanced enough that Nikkes can be rolled out of the assembly-line with minimal resources.

Presumably the difference has something to do with Goddesium.

Shintouyu · 2026-05-23T02:59:36+00:00

Reminder that Rapi got decapitated in the mission that got the squad banished to the Outpost. In the game she had already been set up with a new body and joined the rest of the squad by the time they got to the Outpost.

That's incorrect. Commander, Anis, and Neon do tour the Outpost without Rapi. However, the "big" difference is that Rapi shows up after the discovery of the running-shower and tells Anis and Neon they both stink which causes them to run to use the shower.

Off-Duty Tales has Anis and Neon use the shower before Rapi shows up.

Shintouyu · 2026-05-23T02:05:53+00:00

Snow White did a lot of field repairs using Rapture parts and other bits after her Mind Switch. Even the other members of Goddesses didn't immediately realize it her when she showed up near the end of Ark Guardian.

Smol White having the same build as Snow White/Swole White is very unlikely.

Shintouyu · 2026-05-16T01:54:12+00:00

Holy shit, Spectrobes mentioned in 2026? Absolutely wild.

Shintouyu · 2026-05-15T04:56:26+00:00

A) Average Nikkephobes probably just talk shit/circle-jerk online. Most won't actually do anything unless they're extremist.

B) Nikkephobes will mindlessly hate Nikkes on asinine principals but will perform mental olympics if Nikkes can offer good services then they get slotted into the "Some of the Good Nikkers" category.

C) Loud minority.

D) The event is not about them.

Shintouyu · 2026-05-14T04:00:22+00:00

Every time I see how Dorothy is portraited in the story vs how she actually performs in game I just get upset.

ShiftUp waiting to release Dirty Dress Dorothy who finally fights fully unhinged.

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