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[Theonlygarby]

3 hours ago, melkathi said:

Rant about the lie that is the theory of two extremes, as best illustrated in "moral dilemmas" such as the choice between NCR and Caesar's Legion

 

I thought New Vegas did it alright, they were all bad choices, which I liked.  Same with Deadfire, I didn't like any of the factions...  Maybe I just don't like groups.

 

Mass effect 2 is maybe the worst offender for 2 extremes...  because any diversion from good or bad, will have bad results, no mix and matching... basically you should just choose whether to be good or bad at the start, and not have to decide anything.

Edit: I might not know what theory of two extremes is

Edited January 5, 2022 by Theonlygarby

[bugarup]

I miss Bioware's* writing.  Larian, though, should return monkeys to the zoo, sell the typewriters and use that budget to finally hire a writer. 

 

* Except Andromeda and Inquisition, these suck too much.  

[melkathi]

I do remember reading those critique points before, yes

[BruceVC]

Last night I landed back in Cape Town at 10 pm and after getting home and unpacking it was 11:30 pm and I normally go to sleep before midnight. Anyway I ended up playing   Bards Tale Trilogy: Remastered  till 2 am

Also Im a contractor so I decided to take today off and game the whole day. ( I cant invoice but sometimes sacrifices must be made on the altar of gaming commitment) I am having great fun exploring Skara Brae and my battles with kobolds, dogs, orcs and conjurerors. I am also enjoying the repetitive exploration and gameplay mechanics and ostensibly easy combat and simple combat strategies...its an entertaining  CRPG 

Edited January 5, 2022 by BruceVC

[BruceVC]

Im fortunate, I still love Bioware and play all their games like Mass Effect  and Dragon Age

I cant wait for DA4 

 

[Chilloutman]

Yeah but I think we already established that you are weirdo Bruce

[melkathi]

1 hour ago, BruceVC said:

Also Im a contractor so I decided to take today off and game the whole day. 

The benefit of being your own boss. I had to teach myself to do that as well. Not necessarily for gaming, but just say today/tomorrow I am not working.

Otherwise you end up with no weekends, no vacations, no life.

[BruceVC]

3 minutes ago, melkathi said:

The benefit of being your own boss. I had to teach myself to do that as well. Not necessarily for gaming, but just say today/tomorrow I am not working.

Otherwise you end up with no weekends, no vacations, no life.

It has its benefits but I would much rather be permanently employed and have a boss but get a monthly salary. This is the first I have been a contractor in my life and its only because I moved to CPT and the work I do primarily in the financial sector is much less because all the banks in SA have their head offices in JHB so their are much less customers 

But its a beautiful and vibrant city CPT and I have been able to see my family lots so its worth it despite my revenue stream being less 

 

 

[Chilloutman]

That reminds me Melk we should start new company in MW with Lexx included, he should be around now no?

[melkathi]

Yup, we should.

Game fairly sits in the more fun with friends category.

Edited January 5, 2022 by melkathi

[Keyrock]

14 minutes ago, melkathi said:

Game fairly sits in the more fun with friends category.

Isn't that every game ever made? Even single player games are more fun with buddies talking **** when you fail...

...

I suppose, ahem, adult games might be kinda awkward and thus less fun with friends... Or a whole lot more fun, depending on what you're into. 

[Wormerine]

10 minutes ago, Keyrock said:

Isn't that every game ever made? Even single player games are more fun with buddies talking **** when you fail...

I think there is a difference of enjoying someone company, and enjoyment coming from interacting with other players only. 

I also disagree with the latter half. I would say most of my fav games would be worse with a company. Backseat or otherwise.

[Keyrock]

3 hours ago, Wormerine said:

I also disagree with the latter half. I would say most of my fav games would be worse with a company. Backseat or otherwise.

I'll concede that story-driven games with a lot of reading would probably be better played alone. Action-y games are definitely better with the peanut gallery chiming in, though.

Anyway, I did a quest chain in The Good Life where I became a sheep mounted knight then got blackout drunk off whisky. Now I'm trying to grow a giant beanstalk to enter a UFO. #JustSweryThings

[the_dog_days]

17 hours ago, Keyrock said:

5) Attempt to convert as many lost souls to the Church of the Eurojank RPG as possible so that they may also share in the glory. Have you heard the great news?

[melkathi]

My computer died. Not playing nothing.

[the_dog_days]

9 hours ago, melkathi said:

My computer died. Not playing nothing.

I feel ya. Mine did this time last year.

[melkathi]

Turns out it's a holiday today. Computer service places closed till Monday...

[kanisatha]

On 1/4/2022 at 9:55 PM, Theonlygarby said:

I get that it's probably a style choice, but due to your companions being possible MCs, your created character feels so out of place.  I felt zero connection to a created character.  You are unnecessary, and a burden.

This is a HUGE issue I have with BG3.

[melkathi]

The only worthy character to walk out a wreck was The Living One, who, as prophesied was reborn on wings of fire.

[Gorth]

On 1/5/2022 at 11:01 PM, Keyrock said:

I suppose, ahem, adult games might be kinda awkward and thus less fun with friends... Or a whole lot more fun, depending on what you're into. 

You need new friends then

Genital Jousting on Steam is just hilarious when played with the right friends. Sorry, can’t link to it. Search for it on the Steam site

[melkathi]

So, my graphic card had moved, part weight, part the strong earthquakes... It wasn't connecting right. The card fried and took the SSD with it.

Long story short, still not playing nuthin.

But it's getting repaired...

[uuuhhii]

On 1/5/2022 at 11:02 AM, Theonlygarby said:

I thought New Vegas did it alright, they were all bad choices, which I liked.  Same with Deadfire, I didn't like any of the factions...  Maybe I just don't like groups.

 

Mass effect 2 is maybe the worst offender for 2 extremes...  because any diversion from good or bad, will have bad results, no mix and matching... basically you should just choose whether to be good or bad at the start, and not have to decide anything.

Edit: I might not know what theory of two extremes is

choosing legion really didn't make sense

feels like the most unfinished part of the game

the similarly militaristic faction in tyranny or deadfire are much more easy for player to support

[Mamoulian War]

More Super Neptunia RPG. Getting slowly to the end of the game, to save the 3D games from vanishing

 

[Theonlygarby]

On 1/6/2022 at 7:56 AM, kanisatha said:

This is a HUGE issue I have with BG3.

Yes and the derpy look your character has in conversations... and that's when you succeed in charming or persuading

[Mamoulian War]

Aaaand Super Neptunia RPG has been finished . The game was pretty enjoyable, although not as much as the mainline games. It was also much less grindy. The story was little bit cheesy, but it had it's bright spots as well . It took me some time to get used to the combat, and how to properly set up the party for each area, to exploit the weaknesses of enemies, but after I got into it, I started to have much more fun with the game.

 

The biggest challenge for me were the Magic Stone Challenges, where I spent a lot of time, because I am not much of a platform player, but it was a nice fresh air in between the typical RPG fetch quests, and I was able to get all 500 of them

Edited January 7, 2022 by Mamoulian War