[Random video game news]

Still, it's kind of crazy that CDPR, a company that made 3 games, is worth about as much as Activision and Ubisoft.

[The stupidest rpg companions.]

I can't believe no one mentioned Sera from Inquisition. Ostensibly an adult, behaving like a five year old. Just a poorly written character all around. A complete disconnect between her personality and what she's supposedly been through.

[Companions]

On 8/31/2020 at 8:13 PM, kanisatha said:

100% agree. If you can't directly control them, they are just frustrating and aggravating to have with you and only serve to get in your way.

It's a two sided sword. Companions getting in the way is an annoying pain in the ass, but at the same time, if you can control them, that lessens the feeling of dealing with independent people, as opposed to mindless bots.

[Disney wants you! To make... another Star Wars game??]

On 9/5/2020 at 9:30 AM, StupidSeal said:

I don't trust EA or Disney to make a quality Star Wars Game, or any game for that matter. Too many question marks and micro transactions for me. Is it negative to say I don't think they will do KOTOR justice? 

Agreed 100%. Hard to think a worse combination of companies that I would trust to deliver a mature and compelling game, without blatant anti-gamer practices.

[Indika]

This may well be the trippiest game teaser I've ever seen. :p Game looks weird in all sorts of good ways though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZXYaRWkOWQ

[nfl 2020-2021]

So? Why should professional athelete contracts be guaranteed? If they don't perform to expectations, I see no reason for them not to get fired like the rest of us would. Regular people don't have their jobs "guaranteed" so why should athletes? For injury maybe, but not if they're straight out not playing as well as expected.

[So who are the writers of Avowed?]

On 8/20/2020 at 11:49 AM, Flouride said:

I believe he started his own studio.

No ****! Did they release anything yet? Def one to keep an eye on.

[Unique, fun to play and on the short side games?]

I don't know how unique they are, but I'd say the games by Telltale are pretty good. Game of Thrones and the Batman games in particular. Great stories, very well written, can easily be finished in a weekend.

[Avowed is a terrible name. A good name is 50% of the sale]

"The Witcher" begs to differ. If you can build a massive game series with a ridiculous non-word like that as the title, Avowed is fine. :)

[Speech skills]

To me, roleplaying, is really taking on the role of the character in question. If you're a step removed from him, I don't see that as roleplaying really.

[So who are the writers of Avowed?]

What's George Ziets up to these days?

[Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2]

Mitsoda got fired from Alpha Protocol too, right? Anyone remember what happened there?

[Speech skills]

On 8/14/2020 at 6:58 PM, Wormerine said:

Why? We are talking about an RPG after all. What you as player know or can do, is less relevant then what your player knows/can do.

I don't see it that way at all. To me the best experiences I've ever had in RPGs is when that gap disappears and I feel that I AM my character. If a game makes me feel like I'm controlling some doll, entirely separate from myself, I get bored and stop playing.

[Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2]

It's a lot better when devs delay the game to make it the best it can be, than when they rush and release a buggy and incomplete product.

[Speech skills]

I'm not a huge fan of skill checks in dialogue at all. If there's a dialogue option that requires some specific knowledge for instance, there should be an option to actually find that information in the game, not some general Lore skill or whatnot.

[When does "Peril on Gorgon" take place?]

It's not THAT much extra work. Most of the work goes towards creating new character models and locations. Adding a couple of minutes of dialogue here and there is a fairly minor expense by comparison. Especially if the main story is wrapped up in a way that takes into consideration that there will be post game DLC>

[why do people think this game will be like TES?]

I'd hate for this to be another Skyrim. Just about every RPG out there nowdays tries to be an open-world sandbox, and most of the time that comes at the cost of story and character development, which has always been Obsidian's strength. I hope they put the story first, and the open world will be just the background, and not the main feature, the way that it is in TES.

[3D RPGs]

I'd say Kingdom Come Deliverance. Not exactly fantasy, but close enough IMO.

[When does "Peril on Gorgon" take place?]

I wish they would do it after the story. It's annoying to have to replay parts of the game just to get a save with DLC content on it. DLC as a bridge between games, like Mass Effect Arrival is ideal IMO.