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Saturday, July 7, 2012

♉ HOMESTUCK ♉

Note: 
Turtleluv, PLEASE IGNORE THIS POST.

No excuses this time, but I might as well start writing about this new to you (but fairly old to me) addiction while I have the free time and more particularly, the motivativation.


For those who are good at psychoanalysis: yes, I am in a pretty bad mood right now and that is the reason why I need to post something up on this blog and keep to my thoughts for a while. C'est la vie- such is life.


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Yes, it is Homestuck An interactive webcomic that was brought to life in 2009 by the genius Andrew Hussie, and has recently been the object of my days and the focus of my life ever since I discovered this diamond in the rough.


Homestuck is centered around a game played by 4 kids known as Sburb-- a game that manipul8s not only game functions and player surroundings, but also reality. The object of the game is influenced by preset anomalies and varies from session to session. As such, most of the beginning acts (1-4) are centered around the 4 friends and how they cope with the extinction of humanity (as a cause of their playing Sburb), the loss and recovering of diseased love ones, the discovery of alien worlds as presented in each kid's respective Medium, and the constant contact with otherworldy beings known as trolls (both figuratively and literally). As the kids continue to play the game, they learn more and more about their universe and these trolls who employ superior knowledge about the game. The kids' session is complicated by parallel timelines and paradoxes.


Although at first, the webcomic seems slow, childish and idiotic, it is in fact quite an exhilarating read. In my opinion, the comic is geared towards the older audiences for it DOES contain a lot of profanity and death-- totally inappropriate for children. But as per usual, that is just an opinion: you are entitled to your own. 


Lastly, here are some words of wisdom for those who are set to read this amazing comic: BE READY TO GET ADDICTED.


So please, I implore you, especially if you haven't already, please read Homestuck. You will not be disappointed.


~ florescka