Doc_Crankenstein
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- Comment on 4 hours ago:
Don’t cite the deep magic to me. I was there when it was written. I grew up playing OG Prey
- Comment on 14 hours ago:
I did have hope that the executives and pencil pushers at MS which forced Arkane to make that mess of a game would have wised up after the success of recent immersive, story-focused, single-player titles to let Arkane do what they do best instead of forcing them to make a game chasing trends in an attempt to garner the widest audience possible even though the devs have no experience in makes those kinds of titles.
But alas, giant megacorp will be giant megacorp about it.
- Comment on Electronic Arts has launched EA Advertising, a way for brands to integrate ads in games 19 hours ago:
Sneak King was fun but, sorry not sorry, Pocketbike Racer was the best. No clue what the third one was.
- Comment on Electronic Arts has launched EA Advertising, a way for brands to integrate ads in games 19 hours ago:
Sometimes I forget that the LEGO games are just really fancy ads.
- Comment on Electronic Arts has launched EA Advertising, a way for brands to integrate ads in games 19 hours ago:
*Pepsi Maaaaann!*
That game was a fever dream.
- Comment on Electronic Arts has launched EA Advertising, a way for brands to integrate ads in games 19 hours ago:
Bethesda still manages to stay in the “honorable mention” category.
- Comment on 19 hours ago:
RIP to my hopes of another Prey title.
- Comment on I still can't get over Skyrim. Are there any games that can replace it? 1 day ago:
Felt like they would respawn but maybe I just misremembering between saves. I’ve not regretted getting the skills. Being able to make my own scrolls has been great.
- Comment on I still can't get over Skyrim. Are there any games that can replace it? 1 day ago:
I wanted parts and didn’t want to wait on the long respawn times; so I kept the wildlife plentiful until I had the ability to acquire their better parts.
Leveling is the strongest gains but leveling doesn’t do crap if you accidentally run into something you’re not supposed to and get ganked cause you were unfamiliar with the area on permadeath.
- Comment on I still can't get over Skyrim. Are there any games that can replace it? 1 day ago:
And that’s the beauty of this immersive game. My play was completely different.
I was also pretty liberal with my usage of consumables. I’m always blazing that smokeweed and I chugged potions like a kid discovering soda.
The scouting with scrolls is also a godsend permadeath. Things leave you alone to explore the wilderness. Granted, I don’t get to pick anything up along the way but I get to plan and sometimes straight avoid encounters over my head that are blocking my way somewhere.
- Comment on I still can't get over Skyrim. Are there any games that can replace it? 1 day ago:
I’ve never had an issue with ore. From stealing, flipping goods strategically, and pushing rolls in New Camp and selling harvests to Cipher, I’m always pretty flush.
Hell, as a warrior you could have just flipped the daily rations from Swamp Camp for scavenger scrolls since you didn’t need em.
- Comment on Half a Million Nameless Heroes: Gothic 1 Remake Sells 500,000 Copies in First Week 1 day ago:
The game’s friction and slow nature forces you to immerse yourself. You have to learn the combat just like you would normally. You pick up a new weapon and swing it around to get a feel for its combos. If you aren’t trained, practiced, or strong enough then you’re not going to be efficient with those types of weapons and have to struggle to improve.
Lack of fast travel and it’s dense, hostile world makes you learn the environment to know where to go and where to avoid until later. The map isn’t that big but things are spaced far enough apart with danger in between, and the day/night cycle being considerably longer than other titles, forces you to consider what you’re doing to not burn daylight and be caught out in the dark.
Early you have to be careful who you mouth off to or trust because it could get you beat the fuck up and you’re shit stolen or you piss off the wrong person and now you need to find another way to progress or accept that you fucked up. Dialogue and character action becomes more than just fluff.
Leveling is slow and gaining learning points takes a while but the investments are well worth it. Specializing in doing something actually feels incredibly better than becoming the typical jack of all trades but also putting a few points here and there still feels like it makes a difference when rounding out your play style. It makes you actually weigh your options if you want to get better at one thing or try and branch out.
Yea, some of it makes the game frustrating at times but that frustration is what makes finally getting improved enough to overcome it so rewarding as an immersive experience. Everyone loves a power fantasy but this game isn’t that, an immersive RPG is different from a power fantasy action game. Immersion benefits from friction.
- Comment on I still can't get over Skyrim. Are there any games that can replace it? 1 day ago:
Guessing you never made much use of the transformation spell scrolls? You can get those pretty early and even start crafting them if you are thoroughly doing things.
They are great for traveling and scouting.
- Comment on Anon's dad tries to bond 2 days ago:
spoiler
In the anime the memory of Rem is wiped from the world, leaving her catatonic and only the MC remembers her from his previous lives. This is a major plot thread of the show.
- Comment on Anon's dad tries to bond 2 days ago:
🍃wooosh🍃
- Comment on I still can't get over Skyrim. Are there any games that can replace it? 3 days ago:
Yes, there is a lot of walking. No fast travel or any other modern handicaps. That’s what I love about it.
- Comment on I still can't get over Skyrim. Are there any games that can replace it? 3 days ago:
Kenshi! Best sandbox game ever.
10/10 would be sold into slavery again.
- Comment on I still can't get over Skyrim. Are there any games that can replace it? 3 days ago:
RIP to my free time when that finally drops
- Comment on I still can't get over Skyrim. Are there any games that can replace it? 3 days ago:
Hell yea Two Worlds mentioned!
- Comment on I still can't get over Skyrim. Are there any games that can replace it? 3 days ago:
Yes. Is good stuff.
- Comment on I still can't get over Skyrim. Are there any games that can replace it? 3 days ago:
The new Gothic remake.
Time to take off those training wheels and experience a real RPG.
- Comment on Half a Million Nameless Heroes: Gothic 1 Remake Sells 500,000 Copies in First Week 3 days ago:
Grey market sites have keys going for like $35 USD
Also can like … Torrent it. Game is available on GOG so no DRM whatsoever.
- Comment on Half a Million Nameless Heroes: Gothic 1 Remake Sells 500,000 Copies in First Week 3 days ago:
It was one of the most immersive RPGs with some incredibly responsive storytelling and character interactions with a world design that is just dripping in atmosphere.
Sure, it was a buggy Eurojank game with abysmal combat controls but everything else just made putting up with all of it worth it.
- Comment on Valheim 1.0 & Deep North: Sept 9. 1 week ago:
They are fun when you have a good number of people playing on a server to actually build a sizable base with defenses.
Playing solo or with a small group they’re incredibly annoying.
- Comment on Valheim 1.0 & Deep North: Sept 9. 1 week ago:
It had so much hype when it was announced.
Yea, it’s weird seeing the 1.0 announcement. Like cool but my hype for this game died a long time ago.
- Comment on Game Reveals kind of suck now .. 1 week ago:
Oh staying up late to watch the latest X-play episode. Such fond memories.
- Comment on Why exactly are nursing aids paid so poorly? 1 week ago:
This is a naive understanding of where the money goes. The corporate owners of nursing homes could make less profit. It would be ideal if those leeches didn’t exist but we still live in a capitalist world, so they won’t be going anywhere soon, unfortunately.
- Comment on Anyone help with a viking game from xbox? 2 weeks ago:
I vaguely remember playing it but that’s about all I remember about it.
- Comment on PS5 Exclusive Saros Has Reportedly Only Sold 300K Copies 4 weeks ago:
It’s honestly pathetic how hard you’re arguing to justify this bullshit.
Let it go and stop being a Sony’s cuck. Nothing you say will justify DRM.
Is it a measure that is done in the consumer’s interests? Hell no. Does this negatively affect consumers? Yes. IDC how small a percentage it affects. I care that it affects fellow consumers and their ability to use a product they paid for.
That’s all there is to it. Any excuse from the company to justify it gets them a big fat finger from me. The company’s interests are not my interests and they, in fact, go directly against my interests. So fuck em.
- Comment on PS5 Exclusive Saros Has Reportedly Only Sold 300K Copies 4 weeks ago:
Just so you know, I absolutely give zero shits about their reasons for doing it.
Ruining the experience for everyone else because of a negligible minority of people found a clever way to cheat the system (good for them). Sony can get fucked.