what's written on the cake says'Happy birthday, Zhang Zhi Zhi' Which is her real name, also the reason why she's called madam z (three Zs)
@XG417
2 ай бұрын
58:51 I feel obligated to explain this one as this was one of my favorite Narrator Segments lol (Another was the Ping-Pong one) ? ? ? is basically walking us through the thought processes of a human Foundation employee, Paulina. She discovers the records of the incident during the 1932 Feast of the Holy Innocents _(I heard some people saying this was an actual incident, but I didn't find any records of that so I can't verify)_ and because the perpetrators are Arcanists, this fueled her own personal biases against them. But when a senior asked her essentially "What will YOU do about it?" and seeing what the Foundation has done for both the victims and the mentally-unstable attackers, she began to contemplate. She can't let her personal bias and prejudice get in the way, because she as a Foundation member, have a job to do - maintain the order of the world. She sees the all-consuming Fire that could break the world from just one little spark, but what she must do is to keep it in check, not fuel it further. Nobody knows who started that fire, but it has always been burning since the world's been turning. As long as people exist, this Fire will never ever go away. All anyone can do is learn to live with it, and keep it in control. She makes this realization and walks out of that room with a better understanding of human-arcanist relations, and what it is she must do. IDK if this is any easier to understand, but this is how I understood it. It's my favorite because it's one of the few Narrator segments in this game that I'm actually able to somewhat get the gist of xD As for the other things he said in that part, uhh, don't mind it. That's just the Narrator being the Narrator lol
@toosquare
2 ай бұрын
I really liked this chapter, Madame Z stepping up to help everyone in direct and indirect ways all for Vertin made me really like her ☺
@meco7956
2 ай бұрын
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! This is definitely one of my favorites too❤❤
@feistycoffeemuse
2 ай бұрын
It was so fun! The story keeps getting better! ☺️
@alurayune2261
2 ай бұрын
And with that, chapter 4 is over. Just an excellent chapter all around, it's my personal favourite too. About the plot being driven by the characters and not the other way around: I completely agree here, seeing characters like Madam Z and Druvis and Lilya at the very end be the ones to take the initiative to free Vertin and move things along was super refreshing! I think the plot driving the characters was fitting for the previous chapter as it helped establish the threats of the Storm and the Manus, but having self driven plots like this in between really makes the story feel more alive, if that makes sense, like the characters aren't just set pieces reacting to whatever happens to them. About the debate with Sonetto: I've seen a theory floating around that all the censoring of minor swear words like "damn" is so that they could get away with letting the most impactful swears like that "paupers fuck off" in the letter be uncensored for maximum effect. If that is the case I'm definitely more willing to let the censoring slide, because it really would've killed the scene if that one fuck had to be censored as well. I do wonder if future chapters will also feature moments like that though... Overall thoughts on the chapter: This, to me, is the standard by which I judge all Reverse chapters. I think it contains all of what kakes Reverse truly special: The character work, execution of the plot and the cutscenes. Nearly every character previously introduced in the story got their chance to shine here, with Druvis, Madam Z and Lilya benefitting the most. Even for characters with relatively minor roles, like X, what they did do still gives some insight into who they are as characters, like how X won't openly get involved with the rebellion but still subtly helps by hinting where the group can find the equipment they need and where they can stage their resistance. I honestly think this chapter has better character work than some events, which have the advantage of being tailored for their new characters. I'm not someone who likes political plots in games, mainly because they tend to drag a lot and not be super engaging. This chapter, though, was an exception. Madam Z actually felt like a capable and cunning politician, and the way she passed the bill also felt a lot more realistic than other games which tend to result in the protagonists getting exactly what they want without any changes compared to Z having to modify parts of the bill to be feasible and still having to deal with Constantine adding something to it. The use of Go and table tennis as metaphors in certain parts of the story also helped with making it engaging as it helped to make her thought process a lot clearer. Reverse's metaphors are very hit or miss for me, as you can see with the narrator, but I think these particular instances were very well executed. And of course, the cutscenes. I don't even need to go in detail about how much I love the table tennis, Lilya waking Vertin up and that one scene where they were flying over the Foundation cutscenes, their beauty speak for themselves. I still vividly remember what I was feeling when all of those cutscenes played, and while I was already firmly in love with the game by that point, seeing those cutscenes and chapter 4 in action just really cemented that I'd ride or die for this game. I'm really glad you enjoyed chapter 4 so much, and I hope you'll enjoy the 1.6 event and chapter 5 as well! Parts of the 1.6 event are indeed quite slow, so if crotcheting helps you stay focused, I'd say go ahead and do it! I'm not sure how smooth it'd go because there are quite a few narration parts between the dialogue that you'd need to stop to read, but it's worth a shot. Regardless of if you decide to crotchet or not though, I hope you'll still find 1.6 a good read in the end!
@Chriroro
2 ай бұрын
This video has been so fun! Chapter 4 was so suspenseful I'm glad you enjoyed it 😭
@feistycoffeemuse
2 ай бұрын
The twists kept coming! I loved it! It was the longest one as of now too, but everything felt important! So fun! ☺️ Also thank you for watching! I’m glad you enjoyed the video! ❤️
@metha9987
2 ай бұрын
I did some googling. the cake says "Happy birthday, Zhang Zhizhi". That's probably her real name :)
@normalpair
2 ай бұрын
I loved this chapter! It was so cool!
@heinrichvongotzen398
2 ай бұрын
heads up, main content going to be more difficult, prepared you summon lvl and insight
@neonseas
2 ай бұрын
I have to say I was very torn on chapter 4. I loved the team moving behind the scenes to reunite with Vertin but a lot of the Foundation court stuff felt like it dragged on for so long I was having a hard time staying awake.... But I'll admit I was in the last couple months of my uni degree when I was playing through it myself so I may not have been in a good mind to play it. it certainly has been less sleepy and more fun watching through your gameplay :D
@XG417
2 ай бұрын
Normally I wouldn't really care for stories involving office politics, debate dramas and the like. But I am so impressed by Chapter 4 for having retained my full attention all throughout. I could see each moving pieces in the story clearly. The intrigue goes deep. Not only have they managed to make me care about something I usually have no interest in, they've also done a compelling narrative WITHOUT the main character being directly involved in it, and for me that's sign of excellent storytelling. Chapter 4 to me is still the number one peak writing in Reverse 1999, probably up until 1.9 as I've heard nothing but good things from it.
@MudoV17
2 ай бұрын
Glad that you enjoyed chapter 4! Chapter 5 will be slower and more confusing and I've seen some (probably a lot) that didn't enjoy it, but it's part 1 of a 3 chapter arc (that will be released in version 1.7 and 1.9). For a bit of explanations and spoilers (will add below) . . . . . . . . Paulina will be mentioned again at the end of chapter 5 (there's a special story section after). And for people from the other foundation branch, it was the kids from chapter 3, Ken was The Ring that got reversed in Vertin's first storm.
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