Fallen Hero: Revelations (WIP) Updated: Nov 12 2024

Just found two songs that really make me think of this game. :blush:

  1. Connor Kauffman - Skin Of A Saint (This is what I imagine the MC is feeling/thinking when trying to work out how to deal with the whole Ace problem plus a bit of Aceā€™s thoughts too.)

  2. David Kushner - Hero (If the MC and their RO were in a musical you know what I mean where the pair are singing about how they really feel and the camera shows them being in different places)

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For me itā€™s this one.

Tamer - Beautiful Crime

To me itā€™s how the MC feels about Ortega constantly ā€œpesteringā€ them over trying to get back to the old days. They may want those days too, but they are in a situation where the only light at the end of the tunnel is on the path they are on. So they carry on with a grim determination despite their own doubts. Besides, no one left Heartbrake unscathed.

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For me itā€™s Hozier - ā€œWhy would you be lovedā€.
Itā€™s literally story of my MC, his emotions, everything heā€™s been bearing during all of his life. Guilt, pain, fear, and after HB; sense of betrayal. Itā€™s just perfect song for him.

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An anarchist mc could go great with Hells Cominā€™ With Me by Poor Mans Poison

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For me Daft Punk - Touch is a perfect fit for Sidestep, ever since the first book. The song is in no certain terms about a robot, or something alike, waking up to life. The lyrics hit hard.

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Theyā€™re more a niche artist but 'I Donā€™t Know How But They Found Meā€™s (IDKhow for short) entire thing could be described as a sort of supervillain-synth-rock-alt style, with a few songs jumping out as being very Sidestep-coded:

-SIXFT

-New Invention

-Choke

-Leave Me Alone

-Kiss & Tell

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Bringing some weaboo energy into these song recs:

For a hungry scar and/or better life motivation, ''KICK BACK" by Kenshi Yonezu, aka the chainsaw man OP (I want to be happy/I want a life without struggle/I just want to mess up everything/I just want to erase everything in of your chest)

A bit more universal one, blumenkranz from Kill la Kill (Yes, I am much stronger than I ever thought/I remove withered flowers/Why do you look so sad?), though itā€™s especially fitting if your Sidestep is not that great at being a pure villain (What do you want from me/Whether I want to or not/I must pursue the enemy/I am not yet free from this world)

Iā€™m also hedging my bets that no matter which route I take, In The Back Room by syudou will be fitting for Revelations. Iā€™ve already drafted the music video on my head and Iā€™d hate to have to redo something no one else will ever see |D

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Since no one else posted one yet here is a song that I think fits an Step who wants to be in the puppet
and the high and lows of it

And one for puppet/Mortum after the reveal

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my Sidestep has a playlist because i kept finding songs that were perfect either for him or for the gameā€™s vibes!
Mitski has a lot of songs that fit the bill but ā€œCop Carā€, ā€œFirst Love/Late Springā€ and ā€œA Pearlā€ in particular really encapsulate my Sidestepā€™s self view and how he views his relationships with the people he loves :slight_smile:

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The main thing Iā€™m glad about is finally get a breather from Ortega after two books. I can finally focus on other people and things without them wishing step would return to team. I get they were close friends in the past but now itā€™s time to focus on the future. I doubt HG is gonna stay quiet for long even with a slap on the wrist if u found his house

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I think Ortega will stick around until we get rid of them for goodā€¦

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Not if they think step is a fake if they found out step is the new villain. It just depends on your actions to make it go that far.

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Re-Gene copy my beloved. Its so heartbreaking but also so angsty and juicy. God, imagine what theyā€™d do if they had a lovers relationship with step prior to that and/or believed the villain was sympathetic. Messed up does not even begin to cover it.

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Then instead of persuading them to get back to the team, Ortega will disturb MC with attempts to ā€œsaveā€ them from themselves :roll_eyes:

I donā€™t believe Ortega will hold on to the idea that Sidestep is fake for too long. Theyā€™re not stupidā€¦

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Maybe it will take a while since step is the not the person they used to be. Ortega unfortunately doesnā€™t know about the farm and their relationship was built on a lie from the start so there trust issues as well. It was thanks to steps acting skills that hid their dual life until HG meeting.

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Exactly. I love this ending as well as the one where you convince Ortega that it is actually you. Itā€™s always so good (and heartbreaking) seeing them finally accepting that the one who did all of that is in fact Sidestep and not some re-gene copy.

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I just donā€™t have it in me to try and convince Ortega, if thatā€™s the conclusion they draw. My Sidestep in that situation justā€¦ quietly accepts that everythingā€™s broken, and starts to act the part.

Or thatā€™s my recollection, anyway. Itā€™s been a while.

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I mean, I hope so. My sidestep canā€™t live without him :stuck_out_tongue:

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I guess itā€™s better to be cruel to be kind for a step like that. At least step doesnā€™t have to pretend to okay anymore.

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Thatā€™s actually one thing of my favourite endings where I let myself get caught on purpose unlike my usual paranoid step sweating from any mistakes that might happen.

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