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    Oversexualization of females in video games

    in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)

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    But i want oversexualized females !!! WTF is this?! Its a fantasy game, what kind of moron you had to be to come here and present your damn feminism. This isn't Total War game according to history to the letter. There is NO reason , no justification, bar the fantasy of authors for anything that can be put into the game. If they want all the females to walk naked around and be slaves to the man, then they should do so (the white/grey drow from D&D has this alreadty!), and i would highly approve it.

     

    We already has enough *good RPG* games with realistic armor. ENOUGH!

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    Do you think Project Eternity HAS to be as good as our old loved IE rpgs? or, even better, top 3 rpg of the decade?

    in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)

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    If you mean decade as past 10 years, well Witcher 2 was pretty good. Skyrim and Dark Souls as well, though they sucks in story of course. And there was also NWN2:Motb and KotoR. But of course in my opinion none of them stand a chance against PS:T , bar the Witcher 2, which unfortunately was lacking in only one thing - length.

    Best RPG memory

    in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)

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    Sponsoring prostitute for Morte - and then when he came back with her after sex, the line from Nameless One: "I don't even want to know how you did it." - utterly unforgettable, we laugh so much at it in school.

     

    Reading Codex of the Inconceivable, is .... Inconceivable.

     

    I think the starting quest line for Death Knights in Wrath of the Lich King was one of the best adventures/quests i played. And i think its pinnacle of blizzard development in RPGs- everything about it is great except the terrible ending (Light's Dawn quest).

     

    Meeting with Myrkul in Motb was unforgettable as well (very good voice acting btw), i was so like "ooOOOmg, woooWooooWWW?" when i entered Limbo (or what was it).

     

    My first battle with wolf in Baldur's gate 1 is definitely memorable - i was totally shocked that my super awesome Necromancer couldn't beat two wolfs.

     

    A Dance With Rogues - probably best RPG mod ever created, and in my opinion best ever made along with T2X:Shadows of the Metal Age. I have a lot of great memories from there. There are so many unpredictable things and turns in the story - like one quest, where an innkeeper (secretly align with Rogues) should take you to forest to learn lay traps, and instead he leaves you there alone - "Well, this is a trap. Get from it!". Or sex with Vico at the gravestones in the brimstone covered plane of that spooky god (probably Jergal). Or in the Drow market for slaves, with dwarf couple(Duregars) browsing the merchandise.

    Armour and weapon designs - a plea.

    in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)

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    I would rather have half-naked characters like from Planescape Torment and Barbar Connan then the 'realistic' looking armors. We had enough those already in past RPGs. And if the enviroment permits it and we aren't stuck in cold climate like in Skyrim it would be quite fitting as well.

     

    Also, those that cry about realistic or practical armor just don't know what they talking about. Fully covered plate armor was ever used only by heavy cavalery, and even then guy had to be put on horse with lift. You don't ever walk around in heavy armor, go to market , date , meeting with leaders of country or just visit a friend in that kind of equipment.

     

    Not to mention that from realism point, you all reffer to, that armor has absolutely no meaning, and serves as nothing but aesthetics to which it should bow in the first place. Take for instance typical leather armor, that wears Prince of Persia in Warrior Within - that won't protect you from anything, maybe a little scratch on chest, but any dircect hit and you dead. The same with any kind of armor except maybe those heaviest that you wear while ridding a horse because they are too heavy to walk in. Even more so - in age where guns are, it would be more apporopriate to dress like people from 17-18 century (see Pirates of Caribean) - favoring a light clothing mostly, and only soldiers carring chest pieces and helmets. And i am not even mention fact that there will probably be a magic, and until the armors will be made from some kind of anti-magic material they will be all but useless - example a Inquisition style faction that hunts witches and sorcerers would found no use in armor as it would not protect them against their main opponents.

     

    Of course this is fantasy, and not a realism and thus it should follow its own path, and in my opinion the aesthetics should always be top and should fit in what setting and atmosphere Obsidian aims for.

     

    I personally would want all the armors, dresses and clothing to mirror those of Sigil from Planescape Torment, which had both scanty cloths as well as strong and meanacing armors.

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    Great RPGs you played and enjoyed

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    Posted · Edited by Lord Balgeron

    From top (the best), i list only 5 most memorable i played so far :

     

    1. Planescape: Torment - in my opinion, best RPG ever made. Its just downright super awesome. I forever remember, that instead of playing it (on the day i got it), i gone to watch porn with Silvia Saint instead. Or when i entered city for the first time and realize that its full of prostitutes and freaking dead obsesed cultists i wanted to live in place like that (mind you, i had absolutely no idea about anything from Planescape universe, and just how bad it is to live in Sigil)

     

    2. Witcher 2 - the only game that came close to beating P:T for me. Because compare to all the other todays RPGs its the only ONE that has truly believable characters. It doesn't play on some typical cliches - like King always caring for his people or noble knight, bad dragon, etc... Maybe its because i read all the books , including the short stories and know the history and everything around Geralt, but i really enjoeyd Witcher 2 a LOT. Also in my opinion its the only RPG i know that tuly deserves M raiting (not because of sex scenes, which are fantastic, but because some other ...'parts')

     

    3. Dark Souls - i almost destroyed my keyboard(don't have a gamepad) and summoned Satan and Saddam Hussein to the world at this. At first this game is bordeline insane and its definitely not intended for players who doesn't really commit to the 'thing'. If you slack at raids in WoW, or never try the hardest dificulty in games, this isn't for you. Normally i dislike anything with Asian slaped over it, and generally dislike JRPGs and their anime style, but luckly Dark Souls is at least as far from it as game from Japan can get. Unfortunetly for all its great gameplay story suffers a lot, and the game world is relatively small (despite the play time well over 50 hours).

     

    4. Elder Scroll 5: Skyrim - this game is simply beautifuly. And really 'simply'. Old fans of the series are pissed that the game is losing its depth and is too simplisitc, but despite all that i still think its a vast improvement over Oblivion. Unfortunetly again the story is too simple and way too much linear (though Dawnguard improve this a LOT compare to the original storylines). Maybe if Bethesda team-up with Obsidian for a game, where Obsidian handles quests and story, while Bethesda deals with 'details' we could get "ultimate RPG experience". Also - mods, from which Elder Scroll games practically live improve the game as well. I actually never played unmodded Elder Scroll, its almost like Bethesda is just creating Editor and set the direction for setting + the world so players can fill it up with their ideas and creations. + I love dragons, they are by far my most favorite creature ever in any setting/universe.

     

    5. Neverwinter Nights: Mask of the Betrayer - this is probably the best game from Obsidian, even though its just expansion. It was dificult to chose one between MotB and Kotor 2 or WoW:TBC. This was the game that had so many suprises for me in store, i just couldn't believe it. The setting , the dark atmosphere and also the spirit mechanics were great and i actually like them. Also - multiple endings were fantastic, and especially the TRUE EVIL ending is just bordeline awesome and chilling, where you become a *thing* that can probably go screw up even Lady of Pain (acording to one 'expert' guy you would, since she is supposly spirit). I only wish that MotB wasn't expansion, but instead a whole game, with story like that and increased lenght i would probably rate it higher.

     

    Honorable mentions : Kotor 2 ( i like it a lot more then first one, + Kreia teachings are still echoing in my head), WoW:TBC (not as much game, as people you play it with. It was best time for me in Online playing, although today the whole franchise is dead, killed off with its best character), Arcanum: of Steamwork and Magica (really interesting and unique mix of technology and magic. The story was great and intruiging, and also there is just too few games from steampunk style), Diablo 2 (for hack-and-slash games, this was a god, and probably still is, although old one.), Baldur's Gate series (it was great at its time, especially first one was something completely new for me, and i liked the ability to travel around world a lot more freely while still having good story), Dragon Age series (whine all you wish, but this is practically a succsessor to the BG series, and despite all its flaws i still like it), Icewind Dale series (like a mix of BG and Diablo, unfortunetly story get dumped down for more combat), Mass Effect series (I like all its parts, especially second one. But i hate the fact that on all promotionals we see Mark Vanderloo),

    "Other" Playable Species Poll

    in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)

    Posted · Edited by Lord Balgeron

    I sign here, specifically to respond to this. I would very much like if we don't see any kind of animalistic/angel&demon races which always seems to me like designers run out of ideas.

     

    Typical examples of angelic&demon races are Celestials from D&D, Draenei in Warcraft (after the mess with lore) - this things are just way too much common. I don't care if the race has horns, wings and hoofs, but it would be nice if its not another demon spawn.

     

    An example of animalistic races are Argonians and Khajit from Elder Scrolls or Taurens in Warcraft. Its just animal given human personalities, that's just downright pathetic, in my eyes this is even worse then the angel&demons. Magic the Gathering is suffering a lot from this problem - they have rats (from that samurai plane), elephants(Loxodnons?), Cat / panther/ jaguar people (Mirri), Birds, Lions too, etc... there is more, i just can't remember right now.

     

    I know that eventually the race design will be limmited by graphic engine and armor design, as it would be impossible to make an armor onto Hannar or Dridder, but seriously please - at least give it a try Obsidian. You don't have to repeat everything from old games.

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