Line #10 LetsPlay/LiquidCourage


1	->''"Welcome to Liquid Courage, the show where we drink and make fun of video games!"''
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3	Formed in 2013, Liquid Courage is a three-man [[LetsPlay Let's Play]] series. The show is a weekly hour-long review of beer and video games. The hosts focus on maintaining constant communication with their viewers; their Twitch chat can be seen in almost every video, and they always request that viewers submit games to play or beers to drink.
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5	The Liquid Courage Crew are:
6	* Tropers/{{Flatline}} - Generally the one who plays the games and does the introduction.
7	* Xolvomir - The main chat moderator and usually most deadpan of the three.
8	* Tasty Freeze - Supplies the beer and is generally the [[Main/{{Foil}} foil]] to Flatline.
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10	The show is streamed live every Wednesday morning at 1 AM Eastern on [[http://www.twitch.tv/onion_siege Twitch]], then archived on their [[https://www.youtube.com/user/TheFlattestline YouTube channel]]. Their Website/YouTube channel also has three other series that are pre-recorded:
11	* [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5VU-7zRoitdsmx5cSChTYtpRzdCI6gUA Let's Learn How to Play]] - A series where friends of the show teach Flatline (and the viewer) how to play various games.
12	* [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5VU-7zRoitdgqiVC_JnBv9SMebpY_cVQ Die Cast]] - Shows wherein the hosts invite friends of the show to play tabletop role playing games.
13	* [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5VU-7zRoitcvN0OFfO32EJ2n6WgFMrDl The Siege]] - What started as a face-cam solo show for Flatline evolved into an audio-only LP series focused on longer games.
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15	[[folder:Games that have been on Liquid Courage]]
16	* VideoGame/SlenderMansShadow
17	* VideoGame/SCPContainmentBreach (and the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic the MLP mod]]).
18	* VideoGame/WhiteDay
19	* VideoGame/ThomasWasAlone
20	* VideoGame/LoneSurvivor
21	* VideoGame/MaereWhenLightsDie
22	* VideoGame/DreadOut
23	* VideoGame/MondoMedicals
24	* VideoGame/SilentHill2
25	* VideoGame/MagRunnerDarkPulse
26	* VideoGame/FlashFrozen
27	* VideoGame/LunaGame
28	* VideoGame/SuperFillyAdventure
29	* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Vanish Vanish]]
30	* VideoGame/TheCrookedMan
31	* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Paranormal Paranormal]]
32	* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Monaco Monaco]]
33	* VideoGame/AmnesiaTheDarkDescent
34	* VideoGame/AmnesiaAMachineForPigs
35	* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Trine Trine]]
36	* VideoGame/ZombieMaster
37	* VideoGame/KnockKnock
38	* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Ib Ib]]
39	* VideoGame/SirYouAreBeingHunted
40	* VideoGame/StateOfDecay
41	* VideoGame/TheStanleyParable
42	* VideoGame/GoneHome
43	* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Contrast Contrast]]
44	* VideoGame/TheNovelist
45	* VideoGame/KentuckyRouteZero
46	* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Minotaur Minotaur]]
47	* VideoGame/BabysitterBloodbath
48	* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Alchamilla Alchamilla]]
49	* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Limbo LIMBO]]
50	* VideoGame/OctodadDadliestCatch
51	* VideoGame/SlenderTheArrival
52	* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Dream Dream]]
53	* VideoGame/GianaSistersTwistedDreams
54	* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Jazzpunk Jazzpunk]]
55	* VideoGame/CargoTheQuestForGravity
56	* VideoGame/GoatSimulator
57	* VideoGame/TurboDismount
58	* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Strider Strider]]
59	* VideoGame/HotlineMiami
60	* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Deadlight Deadlight]]
61	* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Daylight Daylight]]
62	* VideoGame/WatchDogs
63	[[/folder]]
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65	[[folder:Games that have been on The Siege]]
66	* VideoGame/{{Erie}}
67	* [[VideoGame/TheHouseOfTheDeadOverkill The Typing of the Dead: Overkill]]
68	* VideoGame/NeverwinterNights2
69	* VideoGame/ShadowrunReturns
70	[[/folder]]
71
72	[[folder:Games that have been on Let's Learn How To Play]]
73	* VideoGame/AgeOfEmpiresIII
74	* VideoGame/RogueLegacy
75	* [[VideoGame/{{Civilization}} Civ V]]
76	[[/folder]]
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78	[[folder:Games that have been on Die Cast]]
79	* TabletopGame/CallOfCthulhu
80	* TabletopGame/IronClaw
81	[[/folder]]
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84	!!These gamers provides examples of:
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86	* ComedicSociopathy: Flatline, during the Watch_Dogs playthrough. Gleefully mowing down pedestrians with his car, firing into crowds while pursuing a criminal, and causing untold thousands of dollars in property damage, cackling like a loon throughout.
87	--> ''Flatline: "I'M THE HERO!"''
88	* CrypticConversation:
89	** To the frustration of Flatline. He notably became so fed up with the malarky of the protagonist of VideoGame/LoneSurvivor that he gave the character the derogatory name "Hot Dog".
90	** "Hot Dog" is name-dropped a few times in later episodes, often used as a rubric for how much a member of the Crew despises a character. Almost a year after VideoGame/LoneSurvivor was played, no character has managed to piss off the Crew as much as Hot Dog did.
91	* [[Main/{{Cyberpunk}} Cyberpunk]]: Flatline is in love with it, and will often throw shout-outs to cyberpunk themes in some of the games they play.
92	* DeadpanSnarker: Xolvomir, occasionally.
93	* DrinkingGame: One suggested in chat during Octodad: Dadliest Catch was to take a shot every time Flatline was too crippled with laughter to make progress in the game.
94	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The show has notably got better in audio and visual quality over time. Also, the first two episodes of the series had the Crew drinking ''liquor'' instead of beer.
95	* FlatJoy: The infrequent, monotone exclamation of "yaaaay" from one or more of the hosts when some minor task is accomplished.
96	* JumpScare:
97	** Happens quite a bit in some of the horror games on the show. The biggest jumpscare so far was [[spoiler: near the end of Daylight, where the Witch scared Flatline so badly he bailed on the game entirely]].
98	** Lampshaded by Flatline at [[spoiler: the very end of Slender: The Arrival when the final monster jumps out.]]
99	--> ''Flatline: "I was actually too startled to be afraid."''
100	* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Metroidvania Metroidvania]]: When executed correctly, will cause Flatline to gush like a swooning schoolgirl.
101	* NoInsideVoice: All three at different times.
102	* NothingIsScarier: The only thing that scares Flatline more than something is nothing at all.
103	* PersonalSpaceInvader: Flatline to Tasty Freeze, much to the latter's chagrin.
104	* ScreamerPrank: Flatline shows a particular dislike of the genre as a whole, bitching almost the entire time they played the Luna Games. He cites his opinion that ''knowing'' it's a screamer arguably makes the whole experience stressful and un-fun.
105	* SelfDeprecation: If a member of the Crew fucks up, you can be sure either they or one of the other Crew members will call them out on it.
106	* ShoutOut: To a lot of things:
107	** ''[[TabletopGame/{{Exalted}} Exalted]]'': The Crew is in love with Exalted; most notably in the Strider playthrough, where they speculate on what Exalt types each character would be.
108	** Their ''[[TabletopGame/{{IronClaw}} IronClaw]]'' one-shot on Die Cast was inspired by [[Film/{{TheDarkKnight}} The Dark Knight]] [[spoiler: which was derailed by Karmic Pear right before the climax]].
109	** Flatline will often recommend other media related to the game of the week for the audience to check out (Film/Drive2011 during VideoGame/HotlineMiami for example).
110	** The three are all avid fans of WebVideo/{{Markiplier}} and ''WebVideo/GameGrumps''. The Crew cheerfully mentions if one of their contemporaries has played a game before they have.
111	*** Flatline himself was a fan of some of the Website/SomethingAwful era of Let's Players, including LetsPlay/{{ProtonJon}} and LetsPlay/FreelanceAstronauts, mentioning the latter's Octodad playthrough as being very important to him.
112	** VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends is clearly the MOBA of choice of the Crew.
113	** There's a short poem at the beginning of Octodad: Dadliest Catch that references a similar poem from [[https://www.youtube.com/user/natesvlogs Nate's Vlogs]].
114	* ShownTheirWork: The Crew each brings their life experiences to the table.
115	** Flatline has a degree in video game design and while he bemoans it, he will often point out game design tropes (such as what he calls "Puzzle Elements").
116	** Xolvomir is very well-read in the fantasy genre, especially with respect to the works of Tolkien.
117	** Tasty Freeze has a vast knowledge of TabletopGame/OldWorldOfDarkness that he brings to the forefront occasionally.
118	** All three are avid tabletop gamers, and will explain (or sometimes lampshade) tabletop RPG influences in video games.
119	* StraightMan: The "Straight Man" hat is worn by various members of the Crew in different circumstances.
120	* Main/{{Surrealism}}: Tasty Freeze has on multiple occasions expressed his distaste of the genre as a whole.
121	* TheOner: Every episode of Liquid Courage is streamed live, and the hosts all drink. Once the episode makes it to Website/YouTube, only the beginning and end of the video are trimmed.
122	* VideoGameCrueltyPotential:
123	** Comes up all the time in the Neverwinter Nights 2 playthrough. Verbally berating [=NPC=]s, pushing other characters into traps, aggroing monsters back to squishy party members, the regrettable purchase by Flatline of a necklace of Fireballs, Tasty Freeze playing fast and loose with his spells. Poor Xolvomir was the OnlySaneMan throughout.
124	** See also: Damn near all of Trine.
125	* TheUnseen: Tasty's wife (aka "Muskrat", aka "The Disembodied Voice That Sleeps With Me") and friend of the show Short-Circuit have not been filmed, though their voices can be heard (see the Call of Cthulhu Halloween episode). Karmic Pear was unseen as well until he appeared on Die Cast.
126	* WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief: Lampshaded by the Crew on a few games. Most notably, Xolvomir poking massive holes in the plot of Watch_Dogs during the beginning of that episode.
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Context LetsPlay / LiquidCourage