MutatedBass

@MutatedBass@beehaw.org

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of November 3rd⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There are a few things that have stood out to me so far.

  Some smaller things:

  • Food doesn’t rot.
  • There are no feasts, which were a good oppurtunity to improve relation with a lord/lady.
  • There are less options when camping.

  Some bigger things (to me anyway):

  • The courtship system was significantly reduced, basically just a few speech checks where you know the exact % chance of failure/sucsess, then purchase them from their highest ranking clan member.
  • The npc compainions don’t feel as unique as in Warband, and I find myself almost always skipping through their dialogue. Maybe this is just my run but I have only had one instance of a companion taking issue with my actions.
  • You can’t really start as a nobody anymore. In Warband you could serve as a soldier in someone else’s army and work your way up the ladder, it made for a harder path to becoming a vassal and an interesting early game. In Bannerlord you can start as someone who didn’t have noble parents, I did, but this part of the game just felt less fleshed out.

  I haven’t quite started my own kingdom yet, I want to spend some more time as a vassal. But I have heard that kingdom managment and diplomacy feel unfinished to many. I guess I’ll have to see this for myself.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of November 3rd⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve been playing Mount and Blade II: Bannerlord. About 35ish hours into this save and so far I enjoy the game a lot. It does some things better than Mount and Blade: Warband but unfortunately some aspects of the game are less developed than in it’s predecessor. Overall I think unmodded Bannerlord is better than unmodded Warband but Warband has an absolutely massive catalog of incredible mods. Maybe Bannerlord will get there one day.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Which unplayed game in your library are you most looking forward to playing eventually?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Hope you find someone. I played it with my wife, and didn’t expect too much, but it was actually one of the better games I’ve played. Truly fantastic level and puzzle design.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is Dragon's Dogma 2 worth it if I already have the first one?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I would try out the original before playing 2. DD2 is very similar to the original but the DD2 is better in my opinion. If you enjoy the first, you will almost certainly enjoy the second. DD2 may go on sale for Steam’s upcoming Fall sale, something to think about.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are your favourite controllers?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m using a Thrustmaster Eswap X Pro. The joystick and dpad modules are hot swappable and can be put in any orientation you prefer. They sell replacement joystick modules for $20, which is nice because you don’t have to replace the whole controller if one gets stick drift.