Countdown shenanigans on Obsidian's homepage

[Enoch]

Also this from Josh 

C'mon, Josh-- using a contraction is cheating.

[SonicMage117]

 

Red Dead Redemption 2 is being hailed a third-world open person game

I had no idea RDR2 was so bleak and gory.

To be honest, it's darker than Clive Barker's Undying. The kkk are in the game, as well as animal abuse. You can even explode a human body or decapitate a man. Dark times my friend, dark times indeed.

 

 

Such is the way for only the best rpg's

 

*Plays Postal 2*

 

Huehuehue XD

[Cpl Halsbart]

 

 

 

The original Bioshock leaned much more towards being a straightforward shooter, but it still had a lot of RPG elements like the stealth, the inventory management, the various skills, the hacking minigames (and lockingpicking too?), while Bioshock: Infinite shed most of that and probably doesn't qualify as an immersive sim. 

 

 

Immersive sims require the two things in the name- immersiveness and simulation. RPG elements aren't really needed at all, though by their nature RPGs tend to have a lot of the same elements that immersive sims have as well.

 

While it mostly has the immediate elements of immersiveness Bioshock's attempts at simulation are basic. There's no real emergent gameplay, enemies and the environment don't behave with much realism, stealth doesn't work well (largely due to the engine used, to be fair) and, critically, it's pretty much impossible to suspend disbelief of Rapture being a Real Place existing outside of the narrow confines of being a game. That's not because it's set at the bottom of the ocean, it's because it fails in terms of verisimilitude- internal consistency/ realism such that even if you start out accepting that Rapture, plasmids, Big Daddies/ Little Sisters exist they do not make consistent internal sense except as part of a game system.

 

In terms of any Obsidian game being an immersive sim, who knows. FONV was probably closest of their current lot, and from Troika both Arcanum and VtMB had elements of immersive sims. I'd suspect not, immersive sims take a lot of effort for not much reward.

 

Also, its typically the player doing the interacting and not a player character. I mean they might have stats, skills, and upgrades, but an immersive sim lets you do whatever you want, with as little between the player and the game as possible for what it is.

[adam77]

I see some aesthetic similarities with this game. Which is not bad.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/826600/I_am_not_a_Monster/

Edited December 4, 2018 by adam77

[Vyrulisse]

Whatever it is I hope it's not XBox or UWP exclusive or it's dead in the water for me.

[bringingyouthefuture]

I can only hope ....

Edited December 4, 2018 by bringingyouthefuture

[SonicMage117]

I see some aesthetic similarities with this game. Which is not bad.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/826600/I_am_not_a_Monster/

This one much closer though:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/353700/The_Deadly_Tower_of_Monsters/

[injurai]

I can only hope ....

 

Now this, I can get into.

[SonicMage117]

For some reason that looks like a dirty magazine for old men :D

[LittleArmadillo0]

Personally reminds me of this

[Lexx]

Everyone's running to look under her skirt.

[SonicMage117]

But needs a ladder to get there >:-F

[Gfted1]

If you whip a martian in a complete lack of atmosphere, does it make a sound?

[Chilloutman]

If you whip a martian in a complete lack of atmosphere, does it make a sound?

 

only inside of you/him

[Malcador]

If you whip a martian in a complete lack of atmosphere, does it make a sound?

 

Only if there's a camera on you.

[the_dog_days]

If you whip a martian in a complete lack of atmosphere, does it make a sound?

 

In theory how would I go about whipping this mountain? Asking for a friend.

[LittleArmadillo0]

 

If you whip a martian in a complete lack of atmosphere, does it make a sound?

 

In theory how would I go about whipping this mountain? Asking for a friend.

 

With a bigger whip

[UrbaNebula]

See that mountain? You can whip it.

[bringingyouthefuture]

For some reason that looks like a dirty magazine for old men :D

 

I've always wondered which one is the Martian ....

[IndiraLightfoot]

 

For some reason that looks like a dirty magazine for old men :D

 

I've always wondered which one is the Martian ....

 

Take a pick, big or small, mountain or martian:

[Gfted1]

See that mountain? You can whip it.

 

But can you whip it good?

[SonicMage117]

Not long now, the big reveal os coming up but of the 10 big reveals, this will probably be on the bottom 3 for me (if the rumors for the others are true).

 

Still, excited to see the big reveal nonetheless, will be watching the live stream tomorrow hehe

[draego]

< 24 hours

[Tokens]

Anyone know what the adress will be?

 

Please excuse any Spelling, grammar mistakes or such.

Edited December 6, 2018 by Tokens

[injurai]

It should be easy enough to find just by googling for The Game Awards tomorrow.