Back To My Slay The Princess Rambles And The Information Each Route Gives.

Back to my Slay the Princess rambles and the information each route gives.

I’ve already touched on Beast and Spectre, so I for now I’ll go over the Witch and Damsel routes.

The Witch is a beloved route of mine ever since I played the demo (along with the Stranger). One reason I particularly like it is the differences in how you get to it. One thing I notice in my playthroughs and writing this is how the willpower you have in conflict with the Princess changes the routes. In this case, when you backstab her you can either go Beast or Witch. The main difference I’ve found here is if you give up and she overpowers you it goes to Beast. If you continue to stand your ground then you’re taken to the Witch.

Within the Witch we learn

- she can’t leave the cabin

- she has some influence over the construct (starting with the basement)

Oh the Damsel, one of my favorites routes~ Getting to be silly with the power of love(?) will always be top tier content to me. Buttttttt I do have one little question about her? Does she really love the player (LQ) as her own person and not a piece of SM? Damsel in name alone is VERY interesting. And what SM says about her does beg the question of, “Are all the vessels like puppets?”

She says that “You molded her to love you” and that we shouldn’t mourn her since she “has served her purpose”. What was that purpose? It was to explicitly show us that amidst all of the fighting and killing, SM still loves LQ.

Literally one of the first pieces of text we get when we start the game is that “This is a love story.” And taking it a step further, this isn’t just about romantic love. It’s of course about self love when you consider that Shifty and Long were once one being, and that they have to learn to accept the contradictions that make them who they are. That’s not all either! The voices in our heads while yes still count as an extension of self, at some points they feel like the friends we’ve made along the way.

Me and my bestie the Smitten>>>

hit the slay button

Continuing my yap session about Slay the Princess, the Good Ending is so interesting.

!!SPOILERS!!

When you think about it, the symbolism goes crazy. Already we have the Long Quiet represented as an owl-like creature (a bird). And at least to me, considering the Shifting Mound contains change in her multitudes that also implies freedom.

The Narrator seeks to keep life, LQ, a precious bird in a cage, the construct, after destroying its freedom to fly with the wind/change, SM.

people hate it when women command them and force them to kneel and make them stab themselves with knives and break their wills over a divine altar and cause the end of the world. well i think we should let women do this

IS THAT THE SLAY OF 87?!?!?!

i ask that you forgive me, for i am about to evolve into a yap machine (specially about slay the princess)