Apu's skin is disappointing
Have agree they could have done more with this skin. But hey, it's free! :lol:
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I agree with the OP. Apu is one of my favorite Simpsons characters. His 1-hour task, Feed the Octuplets, may be my favorite task in the game. (Giving him another 1-hour outdoor task is a waste, as I will almost never use it over the original.) Having Apu work long shifts at the Kwik-E-Mart is amusing, but having that comprise nearly all his tasks is overkill.
My number one wish for the game was for Apu to have a longer outdoor task, at least one of either 8-, 12- or 24-hours. I got that with the new 8-hour task, and I am happy about it. But it is also disappointing that so many of his new tasks are still simply inside the Kwik-E-Mart. I would really like to have the 12- and especially the 24-hour tasks be outside. Ignoring the new outfit, there are plenty of things that could be used from within the show, or the writers could come up with something new.
Some thoughts on possible tasks (preferably in his standard outfit):
12-hour: Chocolate-covered Apu. It would be in place wherever the task is started (like Nelson laughing at people), maybe shaking back and forth a bit, with an amusing animation as he breaks out of it gasping for air at the end. (And yes, 12 hours is funny.)
24-hour: Apologize to Homer. Walk around town with arms in front of him in a choking posture. "Many have died needlessly."
Others, a bit more elaborate:
- Visit Squishy Lady at her house. Hey, all characters are wide open now even if they have appeared only once. This would give us another female character and another house.
- Wash car. Give Apu his house and Trans Am parked askew in the driveway.
- Rescue the octuplets from the zoo. Requires the zoo as a building. No different than Krustylu Studios, which is also an assemblage of multiple buildings. Make it a combined task with Homer in his cat burglar outfit.
This is to say nothing of any of a vast number of tasks that could include Manjula.
There is no shortage of possibilities, and Apu deserves good treatment.
My number one wish for the game was for Apu to have a longer outdoor task, at least one of either 8-, 12- or 24-hours. I got that with the new 8-hour task, and I am happy about it. But it is also disappointing that so many of his new tasks are still simply inside the Kwik-E-Mart. I would really like to have the 12- and especially the 24-hour tasks be outside. Ignoring the new outfit, there are plenty of things that could be used from within the show, or the writers could come up with something new.
Some thoughts on possible tasks (preferably in his standard outfit):
12-hour: Chocolate-covered Apu. It would be in place wherever the task is started (like Nelson laughing at people), maybe shaking back and forth a bit, with an amusing animation as he breaks out of it gasping for air at the end. (And yes, 12 hours is funny.)
24-hour: Apologize to Homer. Walk around town with arms in front of him in a choking posture. "Many have died needlessly."
Others, a bit more elaborate:
- Visit Squishy Lady at her house. Hey, all characters are wide open now even if they have appeared only once. This would give us another female character and another house.
- Wash car. Give Apu his house and Trans Am parked askew in the driveway.
- Rescue the octuplets from the zoo. Requires the zoo as a building. No different than Krustylu Studios, which is also an assemblage of multiple buildings. Make it a combined task with Homer in his cat burglar outfit.
This is to say nothing of any of a vast number of tasks that could include Manjula.
There is no shortage of possibilities, and Apu deserves good treatment.
