I decided I’d like to try and spread some of the songs I use to feel better when things are going rough. This playlist has some vocal tracks, some instrumental tracks, and all sorts of songs about outreach, love, courage and compassion.
If you need something like that, I hope you find it helpful.
The honest truth is it HAD a section on Earthbound but I ended up feeling it was worth editing out–since it was only the one section, it felt a little bit out of place– and simultaneously forgot that blurb at the start, sorry about that. I could write entire videos about Earthbound/Mother 3′s similarities to Homestuck in particular (Undertale definitely has them too, don’t get me wrong) and, in fact, intend to sometime.
The main reason I didn’t include more of it is I’ve been focusing a lot on keeping the videos a reasonable length.
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Here’s a bonus video, courtesy of my Patrons! This one looks at the references and thematic similarities between Homestuck and Undertale, including a few I don’t think many people are aware of.
If you’re an Undertale fan and this video leaves you interested in Homestuck, you can check out my main series aimed at making Homestuck understandable to a casual audience here.
You can also follow me on Tumblr, Twitter, or check out my Patreon for more updates and videos in the future!
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See you again soon! 🙂
what do you think about the left eye thing? like in homestuck you’ve got frankly a comically large amount of people with either strange or missing left eyes (or both if you’re a serket), and in undertale of course you have undyne and sans both going through some sort of left eye transformation when at their most powerful in the geno route.
its something ive thought about but im not good enough at meta analysis to really say anything other than “that sure is a thing there.”
Hmm, I hadn’t really considered it! It’s definitely possible it’s an aesthetic holdover, though. If I remember right, Bec Noir’s left eye injury also coincides with his ascent to power. And doesn’t Gaster sorta have something similar going on?
My instinct is to say: Sure, it’s possible. But since it is a pretty common thing without an obvious connection, I’m not sure what else is there–or at least, I haven’t conceptualized it in a way that enriched either story for me, which is the point at which I’d include it in something like this.
Here’s a bonus video, courtesy of my Patrons! This one looks at the references and thematic similarities between Homestuck and Undertale, including a few I don’t think many people are aware of.
If you’re an Undertale fan and this video leaves you interested in Homestuck, you can check out my main series aimed at making Homestuck understandable to a casual audience here.
You can also follow me on Tumblr, Twitter, or check out my Patreon for more updates and videos in the future!
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/optimisticDuelist
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoseOfNobility
See you again soon! 🙂
Whether you’re brand new to the comic or a longtime fan, or maybe an Earthbound or Undertale or incoming Hiveswap fan who only vaguely know about the comic, this video series will feature new thoughts and perspectives on Homestuck for you to enjoy.
You can watch the first episode right now by clicking here.
Click through for details on how this series will work–and how you can participate!
Here’s how this series will work: I have entire series outline for these videos–subject to revision and expansion–which you can view in it’s entirety here:
(In case Tumblr decides not to let it expand, here’s a clickable link version:)
http://i.imgur.com/MUUmsQ1.png
Pledging a dollar or more on Patreon will give you a participatory vote on every column of videos–meaning that, for example, you can vote on what order you want the videos on Jade, John, Rose and Dave done. Patrons will also get the opportunity to pitch or suggest videos down the line.
Besides this main series, you can also expect fun videos on Hiveswap’s lore, Homestuck’s relationship to works like Undertale and Earthbound, adaptations of written analysis essays on Homestuck I’ve already produced (links at the bottom of this post) and way more!
A dollar pledge will also let you join a moderated, friendly discord server to talk about fellow fans passionate about developing new thought and critique about the comic–including me! This means that your ideas, perspective, and the conversation we all shape together could feature in the videos themselves, making you a part of this project forever.
Higher reward tiers allow you to invite friends to the server who can’t afford Patreon themselves– and come with other bonuses like being listed in the credits or being able to commission me for a short story or essay on a subject of your choice, every three months.
At its core, this is really no different than entertainment/education/criticism channels for gaming properties like Dark Souls or Undertale. Because Homestuck’s visuals–which are most of what I’ll be using in terms of video assets–are available for free, I feel uncomfortable monetizing these videos using ads. I think there are enough barriers to entry for those looking to get into Homestuck without them anyway.
What this means is that my ability to devote myself to this project directly corresponds with the amount of support I receive from Patreon, and nothing else. Whatever money I make from this will be because fans like my content and want to see more of it. My content falls entirely under fair use, and is perfectly legal.
However, Homestuck is an indie property, and I am doing this because I genuinely think it stands to become a net benefit both to the comic and to What Pumpkin. If What Pumpkin feels differently, however, I would defer to them.
As such, if I were to happen to be contacted with a request to cease this endeavor, or at least, monetizing it in this way–which is unlikely–I would immediately comply with full transparency and no ill will. I just want that as a matter of public record.
That said, here’s some links to samples of my writing, in case you’d like to see if it’s the kind of content you’d like to support:
https://revolutionaryduelist.tumblr.com/post/156205190532/optimisticduelists-homestuck-analysis
https://medium.com/@RoseOfNobility/et…
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