Malcador Posted June 19 Posted June 19 17 hours ago, uuuhhii said: paradox have a very low bar for any game release wonder what could make them give up Studio gone now as well -https://www.eurogamer.net/paradox-shuts-down-life-by-you-studio-following-sims-likes-sudden-cancellation 1 Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
MrBrown Posted June 19 Posted June 19 https://www.gameinformer.com/exclusive/2024/06/18/a-deep-dive-into-dragon-age-the-veilguards-combat-abilities-skill-tree-and 1
PK htiw klaw eriF Posted June 19 Posted June 19 On 6/18/2024 at 8:13 AM, kanisatha said: We'll see about DA4 (the trailer being a trailer and not necessarily representative of how the game will be), but I disagree about BG3 and DA4 being the same in cinematics. There is no RPG out there, including upcoming games, that even comes close to BG3's extent of cinematics. Larian themselve have boasted about the extent of cinematics in their game, claiming a whopping 175+ hours of cinematics that they recorded for their game (and that was before all the post-release updates and patches). And therein lies the real issue, because I'm not opposed to some cinematics in a AAA RPG. It's that BG3 has gone so far into cinematics that for me effectively the game is far too much like watching a movie than playing a game. That 175+ hours includes all permutations and counts dialogue scenes as cinematics, there aren't 175+ hours of cutscenes. Counting dialogue scenes there's probably 10-20 hours of cinematics in a playthrough, discounting dialogues I'd be surprised if there was more than an hour total cutscenes stretched out over a playthrough (which took me 85+ hours, not counting reloads or reroll). On that BG3 playthrough I can confidently say I spent more time fighting or exploring more than I did talking or watching cutscenes and it certainly felt different than watching a movie. I'd think a gameplay trailer should be at least somewhat representative of how a game will play, and based on that DAV's gameplay trailer it looks like Bioware is going for the cinematic cutscene and cinematic dialogue heavy games they've been doing consistently since Mass Effect 2. There's nothing wrong with that, for me at least the bigger problem with DAV is less that it's set up in the same way as ME3 or DAI but in that it's doubled down on action combat in a way that doesn't look particularly interesting. "Akiva Goldsman and Alex Kurtzman run the 21st century version of MK ULTRA." - majestic "you're a damned filthy lying robot and you deserve to die and burn in hell." - Bartimaeus "Without individual thinking you can't notice the plot holes." - InsaneCommander "Just feed off the suffering of gamers." - Malcador "You are calling my taste crap." -Hurlshort "thankfully it seems like the creators like Hungary less this time around." - Sarex "Don't forget the wakame, dumbass" -Keyrock "Are you trolling or just being inadvertently nonsensical?' -Pidesco "we have already been forced to admit you are at least human" - uuuhhii "I refuse to buy from non-woke businesses" - HoonDing "feral camels are now considered a pest" - Gorth "Melkathi is known to be an overly critical grumpy person" - Melkathi "Oddly enough Sanderson was a lot more direct despite being a Mormon" - Zoraptor "I found it greatly disturbing to scroll through my cartoon's halfing selection of genitalias." - Wormerine "I love cheese despite the pain and carnage." - ShadySands
BruceVC Posted June 20 Author Posted June 20 On 6/18/2024 at 11:51 AM, sorophx said: looks really nice, apologies if it was shared already, and I missed it Wow, that looks excellent. Definitely very interested 1 "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela
kanisatha Posted June 20 Posted June 20 21 hours ago, PK htiw klaw eriF said: That 175+ hours includes all permutations and counts dialogue scenes as cinematics, there aren't 175+ hours of cutscenes. Counting dialogue scenes there's probably 10-20 hours of cinematics in a playthrough, discounting dialogues I'd be surprised if there was more than an hour total cutscenes stretched out over a playthrough (which took me 85+ hours, not counting reloads or reroll). On that BG3 playthrough I can confidently say I spent more time fighting or exploring more than I did talking or watching cutscenes and it certainly felt different than watching a movie. I'd think a gameplay trailer should be at least somewhat representative of how a game will play, and based on that DAV's gameplay trailer it looks like Bioware is going for the cinematic cutscene and cinematic dialogue heavy games they've been doing consistently since Mass Effect 2. There's nothing wrong with that, for me at least the bigger problem with DAV is less that it's set up in the same way as ME3 or DAI but in that it's doubled down on action combat in a way that doesn't look particularly interesting. Fair enough. As far as combat goes, though, per what's in that Gameinformer article, seems like they have done a good job of evolving real-time action combat into something that's fun. If you don't like RT action combat, then sure, you're not going to be a fan. It's no different than for me with my utter dislike of TB combat. As far as I am concerned, the worst RT action combat system is way better than the best TB combat system. 1
the_dog_days Posted June 20 Posted June 20 On 6/11/2024 at 5:39 AM, Wormerine said: Considering it allegedly started as 4 player coop one could say it is getting scaled up. What would've made more sense as a vestigial aspects of a 4 person co-op game is a party of four. Not four wholeass companions for the whole game. 1
Gfted1 Posted June 20 Posted June 20 Why Interplay’s original Fallout 3 was canceled 20+ years ago | Ars Technica 1 "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
Lexx Posted June 20 Posted June 20 1 hour ago, Gfted1 said: Why Interplay’s original Fallout 3 was canceled 20+ years ago | Ars Technica Should just link to Tim directly. 7 "only when you no-life you can exist forever, because what does not live cannot die."
Hawke64 Posted June 21 Posted June 21 https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/how-embracers-cuts-killed-a-potential-red-faction-sequel-and-gutted-a-promising-studio Quote Fishlabs - acquired by Embracer in 2018 alongside their parent company Koch Media, nowadays Plaion - were among those burned by "Project Phoenix", first losing a dozen people in September 2023, and then around half their remaining workforce in November. In the process of these reductions, Embracer also binned off two video game projects – a sumptuous sci-fi metroidvania that was in full development, and a "visual prototype" for a brand new Red Faction game. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/fine-lets-write-about-the-stupid-banana-game Quote Necessary for every Banana story: The two Youtube videos by Spiffing Brit and Jauwn which dissect this game and the various vectors for market manipulation and abuse. Also that the creator is a neonazi. The "Clicker" tag explains why I had not heard of the game. Thanks to the Steam Ignore list, it auto-removes this from being shown to me. Alas, the limit of only 10 tags forces me to choose between what I dislike less, Rogue-likes or Sokobans (?). And low-quality anime porn, some game about round fruits (Saika? Saiko?), and that Twitch platformer (with abstract platforms suspended in the air) do not have dedicated tags. I also ran out of the publisher-specific Ignore list (50 entries, I think). Granted, at this point, I am going with my allow-list - there are too many releases per day to actually process what might be worth attention.
MrBrown Posted June 21 Posted June 21 12 hours ago, Lexx said: Should just link to Tim directly. Nah, I want to read, not watch videos. 2 1
Katphood Posted June 21 Posted June 21 With games like Crow Country being successful, I hope we get to see more old-school survival horror games. Post Trauma looks ok. 1 There used to be a signature here, a really cool one...and now it's gone.
Gorth Posted June 26 Posted June 26 Looks like Arenanet is caving in to popular demand... at last as far back as I remember, people have been clamouring for "player housing" in the game. Looks like they listened... 10 years late, but they listened Do be fair, it looks like a number of neat ideas are getting added to it. I know I'll love that "collect all resources" button once it gets implemented! 1 1 “He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein
BruceVC Posted June 26 Author Posted June 26 2 hours ago, Gorth said: Looks like Arenanet is caving in to popular demand... at last as far back as I remember, people have been clamouring for "player housing" in the game. Looks like they listened... 10 years late, but they listened Do be fair, it looks like a number of neat ideas are getting added to it. I know I'll love that "collect all resources" button once it gets implemented! Gorthfuscious do you still play GW2? "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela
Gorth Posted June 26 Posted June 26 1 hour ago, BruceVC said: Gorthfuscious do you still play GW2? Not quite as much as I used to half a year ago, but I still play in an organized group on some week days (wvw, i.e. world vs world which is the large scale pvp). The banter alone in Discord is worth the price of entry 1 “He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein
Gfted1 Posted June 27 Posted June 27 Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition free on Epic: Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition | Download and Buy Today - Epic Games Store 2 2 "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
MrBrown Posted June 29 Posted June 29 Microsoft's plans are getting weirder. Still not sure what happens at ???? before profit. https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2024/06/27/xbox-cloud-gaming-amazon-fire-tv/
BruceVC Posted July 4 Author Posted July 4 On 6/27/2024 at 6:05 PM, Gfted1 said: Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition free on Epic: Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition | Download and Buy Today - Epic Games Store Thanks, I will take advantage of this for sure "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela
Hawke64 Posted July 6 Posted July 6 https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/how-the-checklist-conquered-the-open-world-from-morrowind-to-skyrim Quote There's no genre like the open world for inducing choice paralysis, so it's fitting that I've been agonising over how to begin this irregular article series on open world games for months. I have a lot of material, oodles of interviews with developers of all shapes and sizes - big shops like Remedy and CD Projekt, smaller studios like Ace Team and Awaceb, all holding forth on such topics as whether Elden Ring or Zelda did bandit camps better, and how you make a forest feel endless. There is so much you could talk about, so many trails heading off in all directions, but perhaps it's best to begin with the more personal and superficial question that inspired this investigation: how did the open world game get so boring? Not news, but I thought it was interesting to share. It is also somehow disappointing to see the logic of the larger developers (Bethesda/Zenimax). Morrowind is still very much playable and enjoyable, while the sense of exploration and wonder moved from the Ubisoft-style map icon fests to Souls-likes (to some of them) and immersive sims. 2
uuuhhii Posted July 6 Posted July 6 nothing about dragoon age 4 so far seem inspiring other than graphic it look even worse than da2 1
Wormerine Posted July 7 Posted July 7 Avowed Windowscentral hypepiece. No new info, I don’t think https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/avowed-interview-2024
Lexx Posted July 7 Posted July 7 (edited) One thing that turns me off a little bit is maybe(?) the art style again. Same situation as with Outer Worlds, something about it just feels off to me. Somehow there is a really high contrast between the colors? Kinda hope it's just the screenshots I've seen so far. Edited July 7 by Lexx "only when you no-life you can exist forever, because what does not live cannot die."
Malcador Posted July 9 Posted July 9 https://www.gamesindustry.biz/embracer-owned-studio-piranha-bytes-has-been-shut-down RIP Piranha Bytes 4 Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Lexx Posted July 9 Posted July 9 Last game I've played from them was Risen 2 and it was... ok-ish at best. So I guess this development was inevitable. They lost their edge years ago. "only when you no-life you can exist forever, because what does not live cannot die."
BruceVC Posted July 9 Author Posted July 9 4 hours ago, Malcador said: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/embracer-owned-studio-piranha-bytes-has-been-shut-down RIP Piranha Bytes One of the greatest losses in gaming development PB was an iconic and prestigious studio and they created some of the best games I have ever played, Im sad "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela
MrBrown Posted July 9 Posted July 9 (edited) Manor Lords, early access strategies, toxic expectations https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tim-hooded-horse_two-clarifying-points-since-this-post-seems-activity-7215509660999503874-0ByG/ Edited July 9 by MrBrown
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