Kaldo

joined 2 years ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Long time ago RPG used to refer to pen and paper RPGs like dungeons and dragons by default. When pc games using these systems got made, like baldurs gate, they were referred to as cRPGs to distinguish them.

Nowadays video games are so popular that when someone says RPG it means the computer game, but due to tradition / nostalgia CRPG is still used to describe the genre of games inspired by the pen and paper RPGs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I think I still prefer owlcat games overall but damn, I really like how streamlined BG3 is. I do not miss the infinite buffing and pre-combat preparations that pathfinder boils down to in the end - and despite this I still feel like combat in BG3 is more tactical and I have more choices every turn in the end.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Article does say "one time contributor" so yeah, just a click bait title.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

That's just one ship though, and it's literally just walk afaik - you can't actually do anything on it. It's hardly comparable in any way

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

DId you ever actually play ED Odyssey and SC?

You can't walk around on ships in E:D so you're either mistaken or outright lying at this point. I'm not even going to get into talking about thargoids like it's a story campaign, or how co-op works in ED.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I like to dunk on SC as much as the next guy but how can you say this at all with a straight face? For starters, can I walk around my ship? Is there a story-based campaign I can play through? Are there capital ships with dozens of players with different roles working on them?

SC will never get finished or live up to the promises it made but ED barely even tries to do anything beyond being a space truck simulator.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How far into it are you, allegedly it drops off a lot in the second half?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dunno what you mean, the VA is excellent - especially if you consider it's only a few people doing an absolutely huge range of voices.

The main story is interesting if a bit self indulgent (I liked it tho) but the real meat is all the side stories and mini endings IMHO. You'll definitely want to replay it over and over again for those, the main story you can see within a few hours.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

What's wrong with Heroic launcher? Being a linux user you should be used by now to workarounds and alternative solutions to various problems, so why is that tool (that is pretty good and can even be used on steam deck) a deal breaker? That small inconvenience pales in comparison to benefits of DRM-free games and not supporting a monopoly IMHO.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

We've been really lucky that Steam hasn't been enshittified yet but it's just a matter of time, so I am happy that alternatives like GOG exist, and yes = even alternatives like Epic. Doesn't matter if my library is spread around if I can just launch anything from playnite anyway.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago
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