Random video game news... renewed!

[Zoraptor]

8 hours ago, Mamoulian War said:

..half of Europa Universalis IV (which I regret now, but it seemed Paradox will never release this on on GOG).

https://www.gog.com/en/game/europa_universalis_iv

https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20221123_launch_europa_universalis_iv

So far as I'm aware all 2.173x 10^25 pieces of DLC are there. Some mods might be more problematic thanks to Valve's attempt to garden wall modding but plenty are on nexus despite that- and personally I've found euiv is one paradox game that works pretty well without them.

[Mamoulian War]

14 hours ago, Zoraptor said:

https://www.gog.com/en/game/europa_universalis_iv

https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20221123_launch_europa_universalis_iv

So far as I'm aware all 2.173x 10^25 pieces of DLC are there. Some mods might be more problematic thanks to Valve's attempt to garden wall modding but plenty are on nexus despite that- and personally I've found euiv is one paradox game that works pretty well without them.

Yeah I know that, that’s why I regret it now   I have spent a lot of EUR on EUIV content on Steam already, and it is impossible to transfer the license between the shops. Paradox also does not offer any kind of discount for owners of EUIV on Steam for GOG so Rebuying the content again feels a little bit like ripoff now. We’ll see how I would feel about that in year or two.

[uuuhhii]

 

wonder if the new game mode would be easier to learn

never beat the second boss

[LadyCrimson]

---actual mod kit tied to Epic Games >.>  I'm not clear if mods only appear in a CurseForge attached menu while actually in-game or if you can download mods from website pages (or Steam workshop re: Steam), also.
---not clear if mods you make are you-usable without uploading them to CurseForge/whatever first, or if that's only if you want to share them
---only thing that might interest me is other's dungeon/level/gameplay mods, if anyone makes any worth trying. Don't care about costumes/skins or making your broom or flying mount look like a cat.
---I guess it's something tho.

 

Edited yesterday at 12:14 AM by LadyCrimson

[LadyCrimson]

--larger "gas giant" planets (just larger planets, not real-life physics gas planets...), deeper oceans, new purple galaxy systems, new quest, new lighting and terrain.
--would assume one will still have to spend time randomly finding planets with said new features
--I think a lot of stuff is gated behind having finished both the Main Story and the post-game Autophage questline. eg, can't start a new chr. and see/visit everything quickly
--not ready to deep-dive into NMS again but I guess I shall update and see how many more notches I have to lower the graphic settings this time.

 

Edited 19 hours ago by LadyCrimson

[Amentep]

Bioware staff moved to other EA departments as "Given this stage of development [on Mass Effect sequel] we don’t require support from the full studio" according to update from general manager. 

https://blog.bioware.com/2025/01/29/bioware-studio-update/

[Sven_]

Five days 'till Bohemia!

 

But can it run Cry..... Kuttenberg? 

[BruceVC]

https://www.eurogamer.net/ever-wondered-what-the-author-of-the-witcher-books-thinks-about-the-games 

I have mentioned how much I enjoy the overall narrative and then the narrative choices in all Witcher games and its  a big part of the appeal for me

I found this interesting 2012  interview with Sapkowski and he mentions how he is not fan of the narrative  direction and outcomes in the games but he recognises how the games are good overall as Witcher products and marketing

""Maybe it's time to set the matters straight," he went on. "'The Witcher' is a well made video game, its success is well deserved and the creators deserve all the splendour and honour due. But in no way can it be considered to be an 'alternative version', nor a 'sequel' to the witcher Geralt stories. Because this can only be told by Geralt's creator. A certain Andrzej Sapkowski."

TBH he comes across as a little bitter and overly critical of the artistic style in the  Witcher games if you read the interview

But he is entitled to his opinion  as the creator of the original story and we know the games arent canon