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It is concerning that no one has bothered to respond.

I'm still around. In fact, this forum is the only game developer forum I still frequent.

So I finally got around to viewing several gameplay YouTube streams of Starfield, and determined that it is way too much a shooter game with its combat for me to be able to handle. Even worse, the ship combat is also very shooter-ish. Now I'm wondering if this is also going to be the case with The Outer Worlds 2. Does TOW2 also feature very shooter-style combat? Is its combat accessible for someone like me who's never ever played a shooter game and has no interest in shooter games?

The only thing that would make a BG1&2 remake exciting and attractive to me is the one thing they can't/won't do to those games, which is ditch 2e mechanics. Without that, I just don't see the point.

Maybe that's because the kitty is the guy's summoned familiar! 😸

Thanks you guys!!

As much as I loved TW3, I'll end up passing on this DLC. I have the the first two DLCs but I quit playing in the middle of the first DLC because I couldn't get past the boss in that quest with the burning mansion/estate. That combat proved too difficult and frustrating for me even on the lowest settings. I need a mod that allows for insta-kills of enemies so I can proceed with my game.

Perhaps I'll wait until the DLC is released and then decide.

Yes, this I agree with you. I also don't care for DnD mechanics, for me because I find that it relies too much on random chance and does not give the player's character creation and advancement choices the centrality they deserve in how characters function. And also interestingly, my favorite DnD character has always been the dual-wielding fighter/rogue multiclass. 😀 Solasta is okay. I played and then replayed it once, and got my money's worth from it (including the expansion). But I doubt I'll want to replay it again. Hopefully, Solasta II will be significantly improved, especially in its character development and roleplaying aspects.

My concern with this game is bugs, polish, and balance issues, as these are what typically get ironed out in patches delivered during the first several months after a game's release. And we don't have that with this game. 😟

Personally for you, sure. But I have no doubt whatsoever that BG3 being the huge financial success it was has everything to do with it being a DnD game (plus carrying the Baldur's Gate name). DnD is huge these days, and most casual gamers like playing games with familiar systems and mechanics.

Yeah, same for me. I always keep my Tdap vaccince up-to-date because I do a lot of gardening and constantly get scratches and bruises, especially now as I get older.

I removed Greedfall 2 from my Steam wishlist after Spiders was shut down by Nacon.

Just began playing Black Geyser: Courier of Darkness. Definitely very old-school, which I like very much. Poor graphics and character models are obviously a weak point of the game, which may turn off some contemporary gamers. But for me, I can live with it in exchange for all the positives of an old-school cRPG. Just finished the tutorial first chapter and am now in the second chapter. More details to follow as I progress. Any thoughts from those of you who've already finished the game?

Love Phil Collins and his drums riffs. This is one of his best. He was finally inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame recently.

Finished BG3 and started on Civ 5. Still my favorite Civ game. Need a break from cRPGs after hundreds of hours slogging through BG3. 😛

Unfortunately, they need to be available on network/cable for me to watch. That's why I thought of giving Marshals a go, but then I saw some reviews which say essentially the same things you all are saying. 😞

Just backed it.

An interesting idea. I personally would prefer a more laid-back city-building sandbox type of game. Survival games tend to stress me out too much.

Any of you fans of Yellowstone? If so, what're your thoughts on the new Marshals spin-off?

I've been continuing on with my very first BG3 playthrough and am now, finally after months!, almost at the end, about to head out to the final confrontation. And, nothing has changed in my view of the game. As I've said before, the game is fantastic on such things as graphics, cinematics, and cut scenes, the game is very big, and its main story is quite epic and compelling (though with some questionable areas). But in so many other ways, ways that are much more important to a CRPG, it is a weak game. Most of the companions were not at all likeable, with the mild exceptions only of Karlach and, surprisingly, Minthara. The rest were all whiney, angst-ridden prima donnas. I especially hated what they had done to both Jaheira and Minsc, and was utterly appalled by the "new canon" for Viconia. The side quests were meh, and a lot of the areas in Act II were a slog. Despite the claim that combat encounters were/would be fewer in number and more interesting, I found the number of encounters to be no less/different than in any other RTwP RPG and, as I'd expected for TB combat, very frustrating and aggravating and boring. Thankfully, due to mods allowing me to go with larger parties, I was able to breeze through virtually every combat encounter within 2-3 rounds. Not being able to "pause" the game during real-time exploration was a huge pain, especially when trying to be stealthy (and being forced to go into TB mode), as was how party movement is set up, with, for example, party members walking through traps and mines they themselves just announced having discovered. And the UIs were atrocious across the board. The quick access bar was surely the worst, but other UIs were pretty bad/non-intuitive as well, including inventory management. This is not by any means an exhaustive list of the ways the game falls short, but covers some of the biggest failings in my personal opinion. My rating of the game would be a C+ (77/100).

I saw this too. NATO is a dead alliance walking. It is the frontline NATO states that need to wake up and stop counting on NATO to protect them. And the reason NATO is a dead alliance has nothing to do with Trump, who is a convenient scapegoat. The real cause of NATO's death is the major European states (France, Germany, UK, Spain and Italy) selfishly, despicably only caring about themselves and counting on Eastern European states serving as an expendable buffer between themselves and Russia.

So, Obsidian apparently has four projects currently underway. Wrapping up Grounded 2 and Avowed are surely among them. But what are the others? Does anyone here have any info on what's next from Obsidian? It's been way too long since they've released a game that had direct appeal for me, but I still remain very hopeful.

I'll just say I (largely) agree with the article and leave it at that. And there have been several other articles too making this same point.

There's also footage of F-35s scoring their first air combat kills, against MiG-29s.