OT: Video Game Talk (oh, also the Week before the All-Star Break Pre-Game Talk "archive")

[DrunkTurtle]

Why do you say that? I'm having a blast with it so far

Nice that you dig it.

There are multiple issues, but above all else the writing is a complete deal-breaker. Full of nonsense like discussions about gender pronouns, characters behaving like dumb spoiled little children... I can't take any of it seriously.

 

[The Merchant]

Nice that you dig it.

There are multiple issues, but above all else the writing is a complete deal-breaker. Full of nonsense like discussions about gender pronouns, characters behaving like dumb spoiled little children... I can't take any of it seriously.

Ah. Yeah, I recall the conversation around its release being bogged down by how "woke" it was. Which is a shame, because outside of a single skippable dialog option early on I've experienced none of that. The writing as a whole has been fine, nothing too distractingly cringe-worthy. Pretty standard BioWare fare so far

 

[sethro109]

Ah. Yeah, I recall the conversation around its release being bogged down by how "woke" it was. Which is a shame, because outside of a single skippable dialog option early on I've experienced none of that. The writing as a whole has been fine, nothing too distractingly cringe-worthy. Pretty standard BioWare fare so far

Everything I've seen on the game has me avoiding the shit out of it. Every character in the game is written like a puckish rogue millennial. It's basically a giant marvel movie. You can't be mean or kill any of your companions and they even removed harsh dialogue they deem too racist from previous games. Such as dwarves calling elves knife ears. Also them giving Morrigan a breast reduction operation was just stupid. It's a fantasy game, why can't the girls be hot?

 

[The Moops]

It's a fantasy game, why can't the girls be hot?

Because the girls that play fantasy games wouldn't feel represented

 

[MacKaRtin]

There are multiple issues, but above all else the writing is a complete deal-breaker. Full of nonsense like discussions about gender pronouns, characters behaving like dumb spoiled little children... I can't take any of it seriously.

Would it be more interesting to you if the characters endlessly talked about the Avs' hole at the 2C position?

 

[DrunkTurtle]

It's a fantasy game, why can't the girls be hot?

Modern western devs have a tendency to go out of their way to make their female characters unappealing. The Asians do the exact opposite and sexualize the shit out of their games.

Not a difficult choice to pick which side I'm on.

 

[sethro109]

Modern western devs have a tendency to go out of their way to make their female characters unappealing. The Asians do the exact opposite and sexualize the shit out of their games.

Not a difficult choice to pick which side I'm on.

I do keep finding myself gravitating towards Asian games lately. I'm absolutely loving Like a Dragon Pirate Yakuza right now. I also really liked Black myth wukong and then I keep seeing posts for this game that's also Chinese made.


If they're going to keep making high-end action RPGs with fluid gameplay and great character designs, then I'm going to keep buying and playing them.

 

[DrunkTurtle]

I do keep finding myself gravitating towards Asian games lately. I'm absolutely loving Like a Dragon Pirate Yakuza right now. I also really liked Black myth wukong and then I keep seeing posts for this game that's also Chinese made.


If they're going to keep making high-end action RPGs with fluid gameplay and great character designs, then I'm going to keep buying and playing them.

Me too. The Asians don't take themselves too seriously. The games can be over the top fun, completely unhinged and full of sexy babes. On top of that the actual game mechanics are top notch as well.

 

[The Moops]

Modern western devs have a tendency to go out of their way to make their female characters unappealing. The Asians do the exact opposite and sexualize the shit out of their games.

Not a difficult choice to pick which side I'm on.

The funny thing is that I don't play games for overly sexualized women in them. But I sure as shit don't play games to see girls that are ugly AF either. I don't know why there can't be a middle ground somewhere lol

 

[katfude]

God damn monster hunter wilds is fun.

 

[The Moops]

God damn monster hunter wilds is fun.

I'll probably have to skip this one haha

 

[katfude]

I'll probably have to skip this one haha

If you expected to run this game on a steam deck, that's on you.

 

[The Moops]

If you expected to run this game on a steam deck, that's on you.

Oh I never had any illusions haha. I know full well its limitations. The Steam Deck subreddit is always a laugh with the expectations people have on performance

 

[The Merchant]

Modern western devs have a tendency to go out of their way to make their female characters unappealing. The Asians do the exact opposite and sexualize the shit out of their games.

Not a difficult choice to pick which side I'm on.

I think its safe to say that there's enough room in the industry for both. For every Veilguard there's a Stellar Blade. As long as the games are fun to play who gives a f***? There seems to have been a crazy overraction in recent years for some reason. I mean, nobody was complaining when all the women in Elder Scrolls and Fallout looked like fugly neanderthals.

 

[sethro109]

I think its safe to say that there's enough room in the industry for both. For every Veilguard there's a Stellar Blade. As long as the games are fun to play who gives a f***? There seems to have been a crazy overraction in recent years for some reason. I mean, nobody was complaining when all the women in Elder Scrolls and Fallout looked like fugly neanderthals.

And that's fine if they wanna do that shit for new IPs, but when you take an established franchise and change it, f*** that.