e33 is a fantastic game and is well worth your time
Comment on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 loses a GOTY award over use of gen AI
redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks agoIMHO fart sniffing pick and the only person I know who will play it is a persona fan.
The description and trailers don’t seem revolutionary or mind blowing. Just a pretty turn based with a story that EA or Ubisoft didn’t half ass. BF6 just went on sale for $40 from $70 and is the best selling game of the year.
The whole thing feels very token and fake
GammaGames@beehaw.org 3 weeks ago
redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
I’ll never play it and miss nothing. Just like Persona.
GammaGames@beehaw.org 2 weeks ago
lol
LukeZaz@beehaw.org 2 weeks ago
So, from the way you talk about it, it seems you’re describing your feelings about the game moreso than an attempt at an objective take. Which is good, because there is no such thing as an objective take, and I definitely understand the perspective of not liking something that you feel is inexplicably ultra-popular.
That said, I do wonder how much you’ve seen of the game? Because I haven’t played it either, but everything I’ve seen strongly suggests that it is a genuine work of art that people put effort and passion into. Which – since you brought it up – is not a description I’d apply to Battlefield 6. So I’m kinda left wondering what specifically about it might put you off enough to want to slag it off like this.
If you’re upset at it for winning a billion awards, that’s fair. Most awards shows are always very silly and this one game getting practically showered honestly highlights that a lot — even a really good game like this probably didn’t deserve quite this many accolades. Still though, it might be worth giving the game itself a second look? Even if unlikely, pleasant surprises are nice!
moody@lemmings.world 3 weeks ago
So you didn’t play it, and yet your opinion is more important that that of those who did. Got it.
redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
And never will. The total selling point is “a deep story” and but I haven’t heard single specific that sounds deep or even interesting.
You come off like the kid who insisted I play Persona. It’s not that deep, try some more adult media. We have a guy here on Lemmy who highly recommends A Brave New World 🥲
Romkslrqusz@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Well, without giving away too much, you have a world where, every year, everybody of a certain age is erased. Every year, those with one year left to live set out to try and stop that from happening - and for ~77 years, none of them have returned.
This sets the stage for exploration of grief, loss, and associated trauma. In most games, there’s death everywhere but the emotional side is relegated to a 3 minute scene with sad piano music before the characters get back to the action. In this game, they drill a lot deeper and it really makes the characters come alive.
They’ve nailed the blend of sadness, joy, and even comedy.
This is all then set in a backdrop of some of the most visually interesting environments ever presented in a videogame with a completely insane musical score that brings all of those moments to life, the game is effectively a frisson machine.
redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Sounds like a good TV series. But doing a turn based game with a good story is like a musical movie with a good story.
I’ll never play it or Baldurs, spoil away. It’s the gameplay I find so boring and immersion breaking.