On this episode of the Misadventures of Henry:
The Wedding
First of all, I rolled up like a Bohemian pimp because you've got to do it properly:
I took the blacksmith route to get here and I appreciated he commented that I was "decked out to the 9's" when I initiated the quest already in my Sunday best, I imagine had I approached him in my armor he would have instructed me to put on something more appropriate.
After arriving I was impressed by the pomp and splendour, the atmosphere, the merriment, the myriad conversations happening everywhere, *the side quests within the main quest to engage with should I choose to do so*, all the characters who I had already established a relationship with based on the prior quests I completed, it was all just *perfect*. I won't go into detail for fear of spoilers but I'll just say I love the way it concluded lol.
What happens after is where things really got interesting though and now I WILL use spoiler tags, major main quest spoilers ahead!
OK, I'm put in a completely disempowered position, I live for this kind of stuff! Carry the sacks of flour, bang out that horseshoe, bell keeps tolling, a reminder to get my ass moving. Horseshoe boy has lockpicks, wants money, I don't have any! Tells me about rosary won by Father Nicodemus at dice. Great, I'm good at dice! Approach the good father, turns out I need money to play, fuck! I end Convo, crouch down to pickpocket, he notices, starts running towards guards, I attack him and beat the shit out of him lol. He surrenders, I threaten him to not say a thing, he agrees. I engage in conversation with him again immediately, he talks to me like nothing happened at all (this is where we see how much further Warhorse needs to go with these sim elements). I still need money to play of course, no problem, I approach him from behind, choke him out, hide the body in his room nearby and steal the rosary!
I go back and trade rosary for a couple of lockpics. Find an external door seemingly leading towards Thomas, Medium level lockpick, I haven't done any lockpicking so that won't work. Explore more, get indoors, I'm now trespassing, sneaking around toward my goal. Guard blocking staircase, I completely forgot about throwing rocks so I decide to try engage in fisticuffs, doesn't go well, I run away, my sprint perk allowing me to escape and eventually circle back, I've made it up to Thomas! Elation! Euphoria! Wait, you now want me to go all the way to the other side of the castle to find a cure!? Oh ffs!
OK, let's do this.
I stole an apple earlier just because. Guard at another staircase, he's hungry! Give him an apple, he turns away allowing me to sneak past. Get to the top of the tower, another guard, I now remember throwing rock distraction, yes! Enter room and it's River Girl! Oh man, this is so good. Fun Convo, read book, lockpick very easy chest for ingredients, brew potion, not perfect but it's showing the quest advancing so all good. Exit this tower, don't know if it's a bug but some guard wants to stop me for trespassing, cue wild goose chase down the street back towards Thomas, multiple guards join, I escape, make it back to the chapel, phew!
Yeah, this game is a certified classic, can't wait to see where else it takes me, been quite a ride thus far!