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1998 wrote: January 23rd, 2025, 00:48
Tbf a lot are complaining about the new combat system. If some idiots can't deal with anything but dodge-rolling, that doesn't mean much.
I mean changing the combat system that completely different from the previous entry is certainly a bold choice which certainly didn’t pay off in the end.

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If you're going to completely change the combat system, don't give it a sequential entry title
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rusty_shackleford wrote: January 23rd, 2025, 04:23
If you're going to completely change the combat system, don't give it a sequential entry title
That's correct Baldur's Gate 3.
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rusty_shackleford wrote: January 23rd, 2025, 04:23
If you're going to completely change the combat system, don't give it a sequential entry title
Also don't make it ******* suck.

They lost my purchase with this absolutely ******** change. I quite liked Greedfall 1 and Spiders had finally gotten halfway decent at an action combat system. Then they threw the baby out trying to be BG3. **** 'em.
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Toadknight wrote: January 23rd, 2025, 07:50
rusty_shackleford wrote: January 23rd, 2025, 04:23
If you're going to completely change the combat system, don't give it a sequential entry title
Also don't make it ******* suck.

They lost my purchase with this absolutely ******** change. I quite liked Greedfall 1 and Spiders had finally gotten halfway decent at an action combat system. Then they threw the baby out trying to be BG3. **** 'em.
The gameplay is nothing like BG3 though
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Oyster Sauce wrote: November 30th, 2024, 13:53
Unhelpful Contrarian wrote: November 30th, 2024, 13:45
It’s quite sad how badly spiders drop the ball with Greedfall 2,to the point I’m actually concerned that if the studio will be still be around in next couple years.
What do you mean? It's thriving.

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Oyster Sauce wrote: January 23rd, 2025, 07:54
Toadknight wrote: January 23rd, 2025, 07:50
rusty_shackleford wrote: January 23rd, 2025, 04:23
If you're going to completely change the combat system, don't give it a sequential entry title
Also don't make it ******* suck.

They lost my purchase with this absolutely ******** change. I quite liked Greedfall 1 and Spiders had finally gotten halfway decent at an action combat system. Then they threw the baby out trying to be BG3. **** 'em.
The gameplay is nothing like BG3 though
I know, it'd RTWP while BG3 was turn based. But I can't think of any other reason for the change when Spiders has refined the previous combat system for like 10 years. It's the only thing that makes sense.
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because a properly done spiritual successor to DAO would sell millions
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I don't care about this game at all really but for some reason this makes me really sad :sad:
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they leaned heavily into the gay **** after they released greedfall so **** 'em
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rusty_shackleford wrote: January 23rd, 2025, 07:59
because a properly done spiritual successor to DAO would sell millions
Actually an interesting thought experiment how the reception would have been if they had released the exact same game, but with a new IP and heavily marketed as DAO spiritual successor. :pipe-thinking:
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rusty_shackleford wrote: January 23rd, 2025, 08:03
they leaned heavily into the gay **** after they released greedfall so **** 'em
Aside from the character creation having no male female options, what else was gay?
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Cmdr Shepard wrote: January 23rd, 2025, 08:38
rusty_shackleford wrote: January 23rd, 2025, 08:03
they leaned heavily into the gay **** after they released greedfall so **** 'em
Aside from the character creation having no male female options, what else was gay?
idk but they shilled a lot of gay **** and I wanted no part of it
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1998 wrote: January 23rd, 2025, 08:33
rusty_shackleford wrote: January 23rd, 2025, 07:59
because a properly done spiritual successor to DAO would sell millions
Actually an interesting thought experiment how the reception would have been if they had released the exact same game, but with a new IP and heavily marketed as DAO spiritual successor. :pipe-thinking:
Can't do that nowadays ( or at least not yet ). You need a fundamentally different sort of person staffing the dev team to think that cutting hordes of darkness in half over some Marilyn Manson music makes for a good trailer.
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rusty_shackleford wrote: January 23rd, 2025, 04:23
If you're going to completely change the combat system, don't give it a sequential entry title
Sometimes it's ok (Zelda 2), but sometimes I hate the result so much.

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Irenaeus wrote: January 23rd, 2025, 14:48
rusty_shackleford wrote: January 23rd, 2025, 04:23
If you're going to completely change the combat system, don't give it a sequential entry title
Sometimes it's ok (Zelda 2
Wasn't it more of an perspective change than total combat overhaul?
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1998 wrote: January 23rd, 2025, 14:57
Irenaeus wrote: January 23rd, 2025, 14:48
rusty_shackleford wrote: January 23rd, 2025, 04:23
If you're going to completely change the combat system, don't give it a sequential entry title
Sometimes it's ok (Zelda 2
Wasn't it more of an perspective change than total combat overhaul?
I'd say Zelda 1 vs Zelda 2 is a total combat overhaul, personally. It tried doing a lot more with the sword fighting that they couldn't do reasonably with the top down perspective.
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Cmdr Shepard wrote: January 23rd, 2025, 08:38
rusty_shackleford wrote: January 23rd, 2025, 08:03
they leaned heavily into the gay **** after they released greedfall so **** 'em
Aside from the character creation having no male female options, what else was gay?

There was a TON of fujo art made for it with the main character + (usually) his cousin, the developers were well aware of it and encouraged it, retweeted it, etc., Made me decide not to buy anything from them in the future.
Glad the fujo audience helped keep them alive tho, just look at how well the game is doing!


(just look at the replies…)


etc.,

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rusty_shackleford wrote: January 25th, 2025, 22:41
Cmdr Shepard wrote: January 23rd, 2025, 08:38
rusty_shackleford wrote: January 23rd, 2025, 08:03
they leaned heavily into the gay **** after they released greedfall so **** 'em
Aside from the character creation having no male female options, what else was gay?
There was a TON of fujo art made for it with the main character + (usually) his cousin, the developers were well aware of it and encouraged it, retweeted it, etc., Made me decide not to buy anything from them in the future.
Glad the fujo audience helped keep them alive tho, just look at how well the game is doing!


(just look at the replies…)


etc.,

Well now I'm glad they're going to be shuttered

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Refusing to play a game because of twitter fanart is litty zased
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hmm, I wonder why Dragon Age Origins is so liked here then. Zevran and Leliana were both Bisexual and Greedfall had the same system regarding romances.

Kurt, for a female De Sardet
Aphra, for a male De Sardet
Vasco, for a male and a female De Sardet
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It does suck seeing Kurt being made a ****** when he is only into a female De Sardet.
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Cmdr Shepard wrote: January 25th, 2025, 23:00
hmm, I wonder why Dragon Age Origins is so liked here then. Zevran and Leliana were both Bisexual and Greedfall had the same system regarding romances.

Kurt, for a female De Sardet
Aphra, for a male De Sardet
Vasco, for a male and a female De Sardet
Síora, for a male and a female De Sardet

It does suck seeing Kurt being made a ****** when he is only into a female De Sardet.
I tried Greedfall 1 back in the day and it bored me numb. Dragon Age Origins did not.
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rusty_shackleford wrote: January 25th, 2025, 22:41
Cmdr Shepard wrote: January 23rd, 2025, 08:38
rusty_shackleford wrote: January 23rd, 2025, 08:03
they leaned heavily into the gay **** after they released greedfall so **** 'em
Aside from the character creation having no male female options, what else was gay?
There was a TON of fujo art made for it with the main character + (usually) his cousin, the developers were well aware of it and encouraged it, retweeted it, etc., Made me decide not to buy anything from them in the future.
Glad the fujo audience helped keep them alive tho, just look at how well the game is doing!


(just look at the replies…)


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Cmdr Shepard wrote: January 25th, 2025, 23:00
hmm, I wonder why Dragon Age Origins is so liked here then. Zevran and Leliana were both Bisexual and Greedfall had the same system regarding romances.

Kurt, for a female De Sardet
Aphra, for a male De Sardet
Vasco, for a male and a female De Sardet
Síora, for a male and a female De Sardet

It does suck seeing Kurt being made a ****** when he is only into a female De Sardet.
Better writing and the wokeness was far more subtle compared to modern writing where people sexuality need be highlighted in pink neon lights.
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They will release the next update 27th March.
  • The continuation to the main storyline;
  • A new region and its biome: Olima, City of Stars;
  • A new companion;
  • The new Hub system;
  • The start of the companion quests;
  • New weapons and skills;
  • Improved combat system;
  • Bug fixes, and more.
They are also decreasing the number of EA updates from 4 to 2. Obviously they say those 2 will be bigger, etc...Still, not exactly a good sign.
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Finarfin wrote: January 25th, 2025, 23:00
hmm, I wonder why Dragon Age Origins is so liked here then. Zevran and Leliana were both Bisexual and Greedfall had the same system regarding romances.
Nostalgia blinds people who don't want to admit that wokeness applies to most media they enjoyed in the past too.
1998 wrote: March 21st, 2025, 00:46
They are also decreasing the number of EA updates from 4 to 2. Obviously they say those 2 will be bigger, etc...Still, not exactly a good sign.
Everytime I see this thread get bumped my clinch a bit waiting for news that the devs mass suicided jonestown style tbh
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New update also comes with a new companion :toot:

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Surely this will save the game.
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1998 wrote: March 22nd, 2025, 03:08
New update also comes with a new companion :toot:

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Counting the days to Spiders inevitable mass layoffs/shuttering.
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