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Don’t talk to me unless you’re an alien, a time traveler, an esper or if your avatar is also Haruhi Suzumiya

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Cake day: June 8th, 2023
  • finthechat@kbin.socialtoGaming@beehaw.org•The Fallout show's been a pleasant surprise
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    5 months ago

    Good: Nice special effects, nice wardrobes, nice sets, the ludicrous violence fits right in with the universe, and particularly the performances from the actors are very good. At least visually, it looks way better and the effects look way more convincing than 3 Body Problem, to use another recent show as a comparison.

    Bad: apparently the show disregards New Vegas lore (personally idk I never played it), I think the editing is super bad, the story is average.

  • finthechat@kbin.socialtoGaming@beehaw.org•Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of December 10th
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    9 months ago

    Witch Spring R

    Apparently this is an old series with a few other titles? I had never heard of it before.

    Key features: cute tone, anime styled, Japanese/Korean voiceover, 3rd person travel, JRPG turn based fighting, lots of things to grind and craft for making items and upgrading things, visual novel style dialogue, low stress mood while playing

    There’s a lot of good about it. Particularly I think the lead Japanese voice actress is good and the overall presentation of how screens transition, the flow of gameplay from section to section (exploration, story, combat, crafting, minigames) are executed well.

    I am only about two hours in but I find myself feeling satisfied with just that much play. It’s less of an indictment on the game itself and more me feeling that the game is not personally for me. While the polish is nice and the relaxed feeling to WSR is very pleasant, I prefer stories with more tension and conflict.

    Age of Wonders 4

    Very nice polish, horrible tutorial, hated it immediately for reasons I am not even sure about. I have played too many 4x games, I guess. It struck me as a game that wasn’t bringing something new to the genre while also not excelling in a specific area either.

    If you liked this game, try to sell me on it. I still have it installed and am open to changing my opinion on it.

  • finthechat@kbin.socialtoGaming@beehaw.org•Is It Just Impossible to Have an Honest Conversation About Starfield?
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    1 year ago

    There felt like a lot of people who really wanted CP to be GTAV and were extremely upset that it wasn’t.

    There was also a lot of angst from people who saw the words “open world” and expected it to mean some Second Life-esque escapist experience, rather than the actual meaning of open world, as in there is a big environment where you are free to roam around and do stuff in.

    Misled expectations from the marketing hype absolutely played a key role in all of that furor, but at least for me, I tune out most of it since I like making my own opinions on things.

    There’s a TON more that could be said but those are the three standout points from my perspective.

  • finthechat@kbin.socialtoGaming@beehaw.org•Is It Just Impossible to Have an Honest Conversation About Starfield?
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    1 year ago

    I feel ya, OP. I bought Cyberpunk 2077 at launch, played the hell out of it and loved every second of it. Then I tried to find honest discussion about it and it was threads full of nonstop bitching or substance-free fluff from the low sodium crowd. There wasn’t a place to find balanced talk where people could share their experiences about the game while also being civil and open minded about things.

    If you are just looking to create discussion, I guess this thread has been successful as it’s gotten a lot of replies already.