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[–] [email protected] 105 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Baldur's Gate 3 just called, it says that anon is a moron.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Warframe also called. They have all of the cool stuff Destiny fans have been begging for since forever.

And, somehow: Mario kart mode? Better-gameplay-loop-than-star-citizen space ship to ship combat? Boy band villains.

Also they recently re-optimized their game and added a bunch of modern compression algorithms so a DX12 game runs decently on the switch.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

I sincerely hope warframe never dies. I love it to pieces.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Even EA has managed to make a better starship combat game than Star Citizen. Obviously it's EA so naturally they abandoned it but still. For about 10 minutes there EA made a good game, full VR support too.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I don't know what it is, but... I have always been a Baldur's Gate fan of the first hour. BG1, when I played it back in 1998, blew my mind so completely that I STILL consider it the best CRPG ever made, hands down. After that came NWN and NWN2 and I enjoyed those also. It was also what introduced me to D&D and I read a ton of D&D novels after that.

So you'd think that when BG3 came along, especially with me being Belgian, I'd be completely stoked. I immediately bought the game and... found to my greatest surprise that I just couldn't enjoy it. At all.

See, I bought and tried Divinity: Original Sin 1 & 2 and had the EXACT same problem. I just couldn't/can't get over the turn-based combat. It sucks so much ass. Realtime with "hidden" dnd rules was the way to go.

So now whenever I see people gushing about BG3 I somehow feel like I "failed" myself for being disappointed in what seems to be the objectively best game ever made according to, well, everyone.

Maybe it's just a sign that there's something wrong with me and that I've lost the ability to enjoy good games. Ah well.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It sucks so much ass. Realtime with "hidden" dnd rules was the way to go.

As somebody who played turn-based RPGs first, I find that real-time with pause RPGs are slow, overly punishing and have no viable way to strategize. I dislike them very much.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Nothing wrong with you. It is just that this mechanics is not something that can be a source of fun for you. This happens, and it is normal. Blaming you for this is same as blaming someone for not liking salty food or pink colour: makes no sense. And when you look at all those folks enjoying BG3, remember there is me who still did not have a chance to play BG1, and won't have one for some years to come. In a way you are more lucky than me :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Thanks :) Can I ask why you can't play BG1? The Enhanced Edition on Steam isn't very expensive and compatible with almost all possible modern OS'es. I can very much recommend it ;)

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 2 weeks ago (19 children)

And yet, I am still suprised and new ideas still are created

[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"it's all over" because a anon said so.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

Giga chad, no less.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 weeks ago

Anon is a fool. We have barely even begun to make games gay.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Cyberpunk 2077 and Baldurs Gate 3 want to have a word with anon

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

For sure! I definitely feel we've drastically slowed down but media is by no means dead. It can be harder to find the gems than before in some regards though.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hnm that definitely applies to AAA games, although I feel like the power dynamics are just changing. We see more and more indie smash hits, compared to AAA hits imo

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I just saw a video of a teenage girl with biotic arms that actually functioned so no I don't believe that all the cool stuff is in the past

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And yet you're talking about something you saw in the past. Maybe you just crossed the threshold.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes but I saw it after this post was created, proving the axiom of the original post false.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

Good point. OP should have waited to post that after you saw that video.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 weeks ago

... and that's why 4chan went offline. because there's nothing new to be said anymore. it has all been said already anyways

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This man isn't wise, he's just Grandpa Simpson.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Yeah, there are a lot of cool games out, especially when you take indy games into consideration.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago

Anon only plays games from when his parents weren't divorced

[–] Franklin 16 points 2 weeks ago

imagine blaming capitalism on the gays

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Good games are still being made. Silksong for instance is to be relaesed this year

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I would hesitate to call any unreleased game good, not because I think good games won't come out in the future but because it is so hard to distinguish hype from reality until actual, regular people get to play it without any restrictions (like NDAs,...).

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I'll believe that Silksong releases this year when it's on my Xbox and I'm playing it, and not a moment sooner

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

Now get off my lawn!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I hate to say it, but currently playing a lightly modded New Vegas is the most I've enjoyed a video game in while. Haven't touched it since I played it at release on the 360.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

I'm playing a heavily modded fallout 4 (London) and I'm realizing it's actually a really good game if you let someone else do the writing.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Omg Jujutsu Kaisen

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Thank fuck this wasn't posted before portal 2 was created... And rocket League... And ahh shit the new skate isn't out yet.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Lets be honest the new skate looks like crap.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

That’s not true Persona is modern.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

In terms of amazing new games, Terra Invicta is eating all my free time. I'm losing over and over because it's a sprawling beast of a grand strategy game, but still fascinating to poke around and see how deep the rabbithole goes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Hazelight Studios, and all of their fans, would like to have a word with anon.

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