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pesterquest!! yay!!! despite its controvery and shortcomings, Pesterquest is a playful jaunt through homestuck non-canon, giving fans a taste of their favorite universe week by week for a small fee of 2.39$! The art is beautiful and i still listen to the ost nearly everyday, so needless to say it has impacted me. below is a few of my thoughts on my favorite chapters!

CHAPTER REVIEW!

john egbert

magic is fucking real.! to start us off, good old egbert! unfortunatley, i dont feel like John's route has much focus on him. Being an introduction to the episodic visual novel format, most of 'Magic is Fucking Real' is spent on set-up for the plot of Pesterquest at large. Regardless, what we do get of John is wonderful! His sprites, though a tad grown up looking, are very cute!! He's super expressive and clean, which is a nice look for John. This track isnt my favorite. Its nice, sure! just not exactly the kind of music i associate with John. His story quest is... sort of boring? as i touched on earlier, his quest is in service of the rest of the game, but what we do get for him isnt incredible? I still enjoy John's route obviously, but i feel like MSPAR ends up reading as a [ultimately well meaning] stupid asshole and that kinda throws me off? The inclusion of epilouge stuff is awful obviously but i understand the idea. John's awkward nature and the way he speaks about the reader is really charming and endearing. Dave was in a lot of this route. Why? There was like... no point. its whatever, im not gonna complain about dave but ??? ANYWHO John route pretty good solid 7/10.

rose lalonde

something beyond the sky. ROSE!!!!!!!!! Rose is one of my favorite characters in Homestuck proper. This route absolutely does her justice. First order of buisness, HER LITTLE FUCKING RAIN COAT. best desicion the homestuck team ever made. Skinny rose is not my jam, but she's still very cute. Her sharp, painted black nails and the way she conducts herself SCREAM girl trying to appear mature by imitating her mom and i really like that detail. Not to mention the lovely song accompaning this chapter. The dramatic violin is so Rose i love it. This route has the lovely appearances of both Rose's Mom and Vodka Mutini. Now onto the story. Rose's initial hesitance toward MSPAR is absolutely founded but she is nigh instantly charmed by their silly wiles and her own lonliness. The Mansion oozes a sort of comforting darkness that i really live for. Rose gossiping about Dave and showing the reader her wizard fanfic is very cute in its own right. Rose's dialouge about her mother hits like a pound of bricks, especially considering Rose's [often joked at] suicidal ideation in the comic. Then of course we have the lovely ending, in which rose enjoys a nice sun nap with her new friend. Very! Good chapter 9/10.

dave strider

a kings feast of ass. oh lawrd its him. The art direction is lovely. I adore Dave's sprites, especially because they steer away from Tree Branch Twink Dave. Ive always thought of Dave and Jade as the taller and more muscular kids of the group, considering their upbringings. The only thing im upset about id that we dont get an eye reveal sprite. Absolutely tragic. The track in this section is a remix of Davesprite's theme, a very good choice. Dave's quest is pretty simple in this one, just an insane house tour. I will say, Dave is written very 'HS2/epilouges' in Pesterquest. It's not terrible, but it's noticeable and i dont particularly enjoy it? The exploration of Dave's trauma is very interesting in this though, particulary how they handle themes of delusion and paranoia. JOHNDAVE is REAL in PESTERQUEST. best part of this route. The way dave threatens MSPAR's life to then just sitting there awkwardly as they breakdown is tears will never not be funny to me. Need more big-brother-protector dave content. The ending to this one is cheesy, but ultimately sweet. Dave is my numba one fav so this route is good to me regardless. 8/10.

jade harley

the lonliest girl in the world. !! jadie.... she's so lovely.