Elden Clown Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 (edited) Playing BG3 with my fiancee over the weekend. So glad Larian still cares about split screen. We earned an achievement earlier in such a fun way. Edited August 6, 2023 by Elden Clown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted August 7, 2023 Author Share Posted August 7, 2023 Fallout question inspired by @Centurion but I’d love answers from anyone. We tend to give Fallout 4 a lot of crap for its writing, restrictive RPG elements, worldbuilding, etc., What are some of the aspects that you think it actually did a good job of? Mine: The Brotherhood of Steel were well handled. Arthur Maxson is a well written character and their faction feels like a natural progression from where they left off in Fallout 3. Kellogg was way underutilized but mostly well done for the time he was in. Companion reactivity was the best Bethesda has pulled off, though this varies with the companions. Power armor looks and feels good. I like the weight and power of it, even breaks too easily. Far Harbor was great apart from that one mission. It has the inherent FO4 problem of focusing on synths, which suck, but it does a better job with the sucky material than the base game did. * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 10 minutes ago, The Good Doctor said: Fallout question inspired by @Centurion but I’d love answers from anyone. We tend to give Fallout 4 a lot of crap for its writing, restrictive RPG elements, worldbuilding, etc., What are some of the aspects that you think it actually did a good job of? Mine: The Brotherhood of Steel were well handled. Arthur Maxson is a well written character and their faction feels like a natural progression from where they left off in Fallout 3. Kellogg was way underutilized but mostly well done for the time he was in. Companion reactivity was the best Bethesda has pulled off, though this varies with the companions. Power armor looks and feels good. I like the weight and power of it, even breaks too easily. Far Harbor was great apart from that one mission. It has the inherent FO4 problem of focusing on synths, which suck, but it does a better job with the sucky material than the base game did. I thought the Glowing Sea was one of the coolest Fallout areas in recent memory....that ended up being super underutilized (Reminded me of the Sea of Ghosts from Skyrim) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted August 7, 2023 Author Share Posted August 7, 2023 9 minutes ago, BigBossBalrog said: I thought the Glowing Sea was one of the coolest Fallout areas in recent memory....that ended up being super underutilized (Reminded me of the Sea of Ghosts from Skyrim) Yeah, the Glowing Sea’s atmosphere (literally ) was very cool; stomping through that place in a power suit like some sort of radioactive deep sea dive was a very memorable part of the game. Wish they’d used it more as there are lots of things you could do with a location like that. Like an all-ghoul settlement that uses the rads for protection, or high level expedition quests to suit up and delve into buried ruins in search of old world treasures. 1 * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurion Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 54 minutes ago, BigBossBalrog said: I thought the Glowing Sea was one of the coolest Fallout areas in recent memory....that ended up being super underutilized (Reminded me of the Sea of Ghosts from Skyrim) The glowing sea seemed like this extremely harrowing place up until I actually went there during the MQ and discovered that it’s 1 CoA settlement and like 4 ruins and there’s nothing else really there and there’s only 2 quests that take you there and they are both MQ associated Fuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 3 minutes ago, Centurion said: The glowing sea seemed like this extremely harrowing place up until I actually went there during the MQ and discovered that it’s 1 CoA settlement and like 4 ruins and there’s nothing else really there and there’s only 2 quests that take you there and they are both MQ associated It's such a waste of super cool space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurion Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 Just now, BigBossBalrog said: It's such a waste of super cool space You know what’s even worse, I spent a ton of time gathering rad-x and radaway and making my power armor as resistant to rads as possible only to discover that you can legitimately just walk through the place naked and it’s not that big of a deal Fuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted August 7, 2023 Author Share Posted August 7, 2023 10 minutes ago, Centurion said: You know what’s even worse, I spent a ton of time gathering rad-x and radaway and making my power armor as resistant to rads as possible only to discover that you can legitimately just walk through the place naked and it’s not that big of a deal Yeah, wish it had been more like the Glow or Hopeville. Completely lethal for the unprepared. Doesn’t help that deathclaws were so weakened in this game. If they were as bad as earlier games, the high concentration of them would’ve made it a lot more brutal. * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Good Doctor Posted August 7, 2023 Author Share Posted August 7, 2023 Can you imagine what the world will be like when you guys hit your 90s? It’s novelty now, but by then we’ll have thousands of "Skyrim Grandmas". 1 * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 Looks like Netflix's plan might have backfired https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-08-07/south-korea-actors-netflix-pay-dispute-union 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted August 8, 2023 Author Share Posted August 8, 2023 @TheCzarsHussar Played a little Halo CE today. It’s actually really impressive how much lore they established in the first game of a franchise that had no guaranteed sequels at the time. It’s very much building a world and not just being the dumb fun alien shooter game that it had every right to be. * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 59 minutes ago, The Good Doctor said: @TheCzarsHussar Played a little Halo CE today. It’s actually really impressive how much lore they established in the first game of a franchise that had no guaranteed sequels at the time. It’s very much building a world and not just being the dumb fun alien shooter game that it had every right to be. I think it's because they hired a professional sci-fi author to help them write the story bible; who was also writing the Halo the Fall of Reach at the same time; it must have helped enormously to have two such comprehensive documents to draw lore from. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 Oh and of course; alot of Halo draws on concepts Bungie had already made for Marathon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted August 8, 2023 Author Share Posted August 8, 2023 Just now, BigBossBalrog said: I think it's because they hired a professional sci-fi author to help them write the story bible; who was also writing the Halo the Fall of Reach at the same time; it must have helped enormously to have two such comprehensive documents to draw lore from. It shows. One of the first lines in the game references the fucking Cole Protocol. That’s the kind of worldbuilding you just don’t expect from a game in Halo CE’s context. * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 32 minutes ago, The Good Doctor said: It shows. One of the first lines in the game references the fucking Cole Protocol. That’s the kind of worldbuilding you just don’t expect from a game in Halo CE’s context. For a shooter; yesish, but for a triple A game of the time; eh, a little bit. I've seen some people like to...mispresent Halo CE as kind of a breakout "Indie" success, but the fact is Bungie had bankrolling from BOTH fucking Apple AND Microsoft means they were probably swimming in money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurion Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 Nothing like getting your dick absolutely slapped by forest bandits on Bannerlord Fuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celan Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 I am headed to PA tonight since my father passed yesterday. Not totally unexpected, but I don't think you can prepare for something like that. My employer is being cool about it, I have the whole week without having to take PTO. In happier news, I'm almost done with the second Broken Empire trilogy by Mark Lawrence (Prince of Fools) and it is really, really good. Recommended. Lots of Viking badassery, though the MC is a weasel fop of a southern prince. He does grow throughout the series and I ended up liking him. The story intersects in a couple spots with the Prince of Thorns trilogy. 2 3 "If you know me you know I don't keep up with the times. I just go with the flow." - Woody Copeland, life coach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 7 minutes ago, Celan said: I am headed to PA tonight since my father passed yesterday. Not totally unexpected, but I don't think you can prepare for something like that. My employer is being cool about it, I have the whole week without having to take PTO. My condolences. If you don't mind me asking how old was he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celan Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 7 minutes ago, BigBossBalrog said: My condolences. If you don't mind me asking how old was he? He was in his 80s. Had been sick for a while but still living on his own. It was a bit of a shock. "If you know me you know I don't keep up with the times. I just go with the flow." - Woody Copeland, life coach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 @The Good Doctor @TheCzarsHussar Been replaying FEAR; I don't honestly have ANY fucking idea what kind of drugs the devs were on when they came up with the premise; Monolith: "Let's make a tacticool shooter were you play a super soldier fighting mass produced clone who are being led by a physic ghost commander with the smartest tactical AI ever made, with the trappings of a horror game, have the player be chased by a J-Horror Grudge Girl, and throw in the mechs from our shitty anime game Shojo Armored Divison!" EA:... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Why are modders so deranged 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelKillaBee Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 On 8/1/2023 at 5:51 PM, The Good Doctor said: Curious, out of Master Chief, the Arbiter, Noble 6, and the ODST Rookie, who is y’all’s favorite Halo PC? @ColonelKillaBee You too. Noble 6 for sure 1 "Even the hardest dick must go flaccid." -Colonelkillabee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelKillaBee Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 On 8/1/2023 at 6:59 PM, The Good Doctor said: @ColonelKillaBee is accurate lol that ted line tho, oof 1 "Even the hardest dick must go flaccid." -Colonelkillabee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted August 9, 2023 Author Share Posted August 9, 2023 24 minutes ago, ColonelKillaBee said: Noble 6 for sure I’m waiting for TES to have like a "Prisoner 6" or something to keep up the trend of my favorite PCs being these lone badass #6s. I mean, Courier 6 makes it just two so far, but we’re one a way from making a pattern out of this. * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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