Various video game stuff not deserving its own thread

[rusty_shackleford]

highly reactive gameplay is far more enjoyable than "player choice and freedom"

What are some examples of highly reactive gameplay?

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BG3 is an obvious recent example, but it falls apart(much like the game) in act 3. Highly reactive tho.
I'd say "player choice and freedom" is nothing without actual reactivity to it.

[Acrux]

rusty probably won't like this response, but Icewind Dale 2 is very reactive to race, class, and skills. Now, a lot of times this might be a flavor text difference, but there are several times quests can be completed differently. Like a drow, svirfneblin, etc. can understand goblin speech for one quest. Or carrying around one particular item found really early on can allow the player to skip a late game battle. There are even some apparently recently discovered things like grey dwarf fighters of a certain level or higher can get a +3 weapon a little early. Or the golems that can be charged with lightening late game to fight for you.

Of course, most of this is in the early game because of the rushed development the game had.

[rusty_shackleford]

There's a quest in EQ2 that's kind of a pain where you have to learn to speak Kobold to complete it, but if you're a Ratonga it turns out that you speak a dialect of the same language as Kobolds and can pick the language up easily. That quest always stuck with me and its been years, perfect example of reactivity and intriguing world-building in a small side quest.

[Boontaker]

I'm really starting to hate gamers. Maybe it's because multiplayer games force me to interact with people I wouldn't otherwise even think about. I used to think "people suck but atleast gamers are people with imagination and are cool", but now I think even most gamers are not worth the air they breathe. Maybe the propaganda that makes me not even touch a game, is actually effective in turning these potato brains into mashed brains.

[rusty_shackleford]

I'm really starting to hate gamers. Maybe it's because multiplayer games force me to interact with people I wouldn't otherwise even think about. I used to think "people suck but atleast gamers are people with imagination and are cool", but now I think even most gamers are not worth the air they breathe. Maybe the propaganda that makes me not even touch a game, is actually effective in turning these potato brains into mashed brains.

Try playing multiplayer games that encourage teambuilding, like Deep Rock Galactic or the recent Helldivers 2.

[Boontaker]

I'm really starting to hate gamers. Maybe it's because multiplayer games force me to interact with people I wouldn't otherwise even think about. I used to think "people suck but atleast gamers are people with imagination and are cool", but now I think even most gamers are not worth the air they breathe. Maybe the propaganda that makes me not even touch a game, is actually effective in turning these potato brains into mashed brains.

Try playing multiplayer games that encourage teambuilding, like Deep Rock Galactic or the recent Helldivers 2.

HD2 got too much hype, it's going to be filled with filth for a few months. I'm glad the devs are not buffing anything though, hopefully the shitters will quit

[rusty_shackleford]

I'm really starting to hate gamers. Maybe it's because multiplayer games force me to interact with people I wouldn't otherwise even think about. I used to think "people suck but atleast gamers are people with imagination and are cool", but now I think even most gamers are not worth the air they breathe. Maybe the propaganda that makes me not even touch a game, is actually effective in turning these potato brains into mashed brains.

Try playing multiplayer games that encourage teambuilding, like Deep Rock Galactic or the recent Helldivers 2.

HD2 got too much hype, it's going to be filled with filth for a few months. I'm glad the devs are not buffing anything though, hopefully the shitters will quit

I only played it for a bit but everyone seemed quite friendly.

[OnTilt]

I just realized that the Tactician mode I've been playing BG3 on had the "honor" mod running. I was looking forward to a higher difficulty and now realize there isn't one. This game is too easy.

[rusty_shackleford]

I just realized that the Tactician mode I've been playing BG3 on had the "honor" mod running. I was looking forward to a higher difficulty and now realize there isn't one. This game is too easy.

Difficulty of BG3 is far, far below tactician DOS1/2

[OnTilt]

I just realized that the Tactician mode I've been playing BG3 on had the "honor" mod running. I was looking forward to a higher difficulty and now realize there isn't one. This game is too easy.

Difficulty of BG3 is far, far below tactician DOS1/2

I was going play those next anyway. Is DOS1 worth it or should I jump straight to DOS2?

[rusty_shackleford]

I just realized that the Tactician mode I've been playing BG3 on had the "honor" mod running. I was looking forward to a higher difficulty and now realize there isn't one. This game is too easy.

Difficulty of BG3 is far, far below tactician DOS1/2

I was going play those next anyway. Is DOS1 worth it or should I jump straight to DOS2?

I liked DOS1 more because it has a fairy tale story, both are worth playing.

[Oyster Sauce]

highly reactive gameplay is far more enjoyable than "player choice and freedom"

What are some examples of highly reactive gameplay?

An enemy with a sword picking up a chair and whipping it at me because I'm out of his reach

[Oyster Sauce]

We've gotta shoot everyone who says "I'm 57 years old, I have 6 toddlers and I can only play for 17 minutes on the weekend between my 2 jobs, this is how you should change the game to cater to me:"

[rusty_shackleford]

Everspace 2 seems gud, added it to my backlog after playing it for a bit.
First game was a roguelite or something, second one is a full-fledged RPG that continues the story of the first one but I don't think you need to know it as I don't and they explained everything.

[Vergil]

"Perfect example of how sincerity has been destroyed by self referential quirky bullshit. This is directly downstream of the marvel movies and it has infected every form of media."

[gerey]

I just know a woman was behind this.

[Emphyrio]

[Breathe]

lol this is actually incredibly sad. Women are living their lives with the highest levels of cognitive dissonance. Everything they want inside they shun outwardly. If they weren't coddled so much they'd surely fall back into their biological roles.

[Oyster Sauce]

I only really like endings where there's promise of further adventures. Don't tell me my guy spent 2 weeks out of his entire life on a quest and then retired happily ever after, that's boring.
BG3's epilogue is the first time I've been happy with the end of a game in a long time and now I have to replay it because I heard they updated it AGAIN and allow you join the Gith rebels as a non-Githyanki.

[Red7]

lol this is actually incredibly sad. Women are living their lives with the highest levels of cognitive dissonance. Everything they want inside they shun outwardly. If they weren't coddled so much they'd surely fall back into their biological roles.

i think my eyeballs will suffer cognitive reduction after i saw that shit. they tried to protect the brain but its to late now

[Val the Moofia Boss]

"Perfect example of how sincerity has been destroyed by self referential quirky bullshit. This is directly downstream of the marvel movies and it has infected every form of media."

The ad with the models was also fantastic too.

[Breathe]

The optimal gamer is skinny, which limits his chance of "fat-fingering" keys.

[Tweed]

I only really like endings where there's promise of further adventures. Don't tell me my guy spent 2 weeks out of his entire life on a quest and then retired happily ever after, that's boring.
BG3's epilogue is the first time I've been happy with the end of a game in a long time and now I have to replay it because I heard they updated it AGAIN and allow you join the Gith rebels as a non-Githyanki.

I like endings where the heroes save the world, but everything is still worse off because of all the destruction.

[Vergil]

I like endings where my character does something evil and it ends with him sitting on a big scary looking throne.

[aweigh]

[Element]

In line with the general population these days

[Element]

I like endings where my character does something evil and it ends with him sitting on a big scary looking throne.

ot: the vault is really cool. Looks better and is not a pain to use like imgur or imgbox.

[WhiteShark]

► Geneforge 1 spoilers

I was really annoyed that using the titular Geneforge on yourself somehow led to the evil ending that made you go mad with power and become a tyrant and murderer. I was being nice! I didn't even side with any of the villages of servitors or whatever they were called because I didn't want to kill any of them! I'd thought that the Geneforge just attracted the greedy and malicious, not turned shapers evil directly...

[Havitner]

► Show Spoiler

I'd thought that the Geneforge just attracted the greedy and malicious, not turned shapers evil directly...

► Show Spoiler

As, I'm sure, did every other arrogant bastard who used it before you.

[Nammu Archag]

"Perfect example of how sincerity has been destroyed by self referential quirky bullshit. This is directly downstream of the marvel movies and it has infected every form of media."

The ad with the models was also fantastic too.

This is better propaganda than 99% of actual propaganda. Remember Reach