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jcarlsoniv
United States27922 Posts
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TheYango
United States47024 Posts
Though in this regard I have to give credit to Bioware for breaking away from their cookie-cutter design somewhat in Mass Effect 2, and honestly I think the game is better than the first one for it (I still have had not had the chance to play 3). | ||
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Ketara
United States15065 Posts
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Nos-
Canada12016 Posts
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Numy
South Africa35471 Posts
On June 12 2014 23:59 Nos- wrote: Or you can play witcher :> I'm surprised yango hates Bioware so hard though, I really liked Mass Effect for its characters and dialogue. My old PC couldn't handle Witcher 2 so didn't buy it but now been thinking of getting it just not sure if I should wait for a sale or just grab it on steam. | ||
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Sufficiency
Canada23833 Posts
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Requizen
United States33802 Posts
Shit, I have games from 2012's sales that I haven't played yet. | ||
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Numy
South Africa35471 Posts
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AsmodeusXI
United States15536 Posts
First instinct? Bastion I think is well-written, but that's an easy go-to (and I still could be wrong). I wonder if FFT: WotL is actually well-written or it just has a good story. I'd have to play it again. | ||
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PrinceXizor
United States17713 Posts
On June 13 2014 00:12 Numy wrote: My old PC couldn't handle Witcher 2 so didn't buy it but now been thinking of getting it just not sure if I should wait for a sale or just grab it on steam. It goes on sale for up to 75% off 3-4 times a year. wait. | ||
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Requizen
United States33802 Posts
On June 13 2014 00:20 AsmodeusXI wrote: Man I'd really have to go back to see what games I've played with good writing. First instinct? Bastion I think is well-written, but that's an easy go-to (and I still could be wrong). I wonder if FFT: WotL is actually well-written or it just has a good story. I'd have to play it again. Yeah, this is where this discussion is going to start to get hairy. While there are some stories that will universally be considered "good" or even "great" (personally I think Bastion falls there, btw), now we're going to get into the territory of opinion. I keep shilling 999 and Virtue's Last Reward, but people are going to say those are VNs and don't count. One might say Katawa Shoujo, but we've seen where those discussions lead. Final Fantasy games, even within the FF fandom, are points of dissension. I personally really enjoyed Wings of Liberty and Heart of the Swarm's campaigns (not as much as BW, ofc), but I know that may be an unpopular opinion. So I'm probably going to not join into this discussion too much :D | ||
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onlywonderboy
United States23745 Posts
On June 13 2014 00:05 TheYango wrote: Mass Effect at it's core is the same basic formula that Bioware's been following since Baldur's Gate 2. The plot/gameplay of BG2, KotOR, Dragon Age, and Mass Effect are all fundamentally the same, just transplanted into different gameplay systems/campaign settings. Though in this regard I have to give credit to Bioware for breaking away from their cookie-cutter design somewhat in Mass Effect 2, and honestly I think the game is better than the first one for it (I still have had not had the chance to play 3). Mass Effect 2 is the best game. 3 is fun but they just couldn't live up to the promises they laid out in the first two games. Even disregarding the ending, the big choices really didn't end up mattering that much. | ||
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Scip
Czech Republic11293 Posts
On June 12 2014 23:51 Sufficiency wrote: L'Arachel is retarded? I disagree. She is awesome. There is a super hero vibe to her. I totally agree with Eirika though. Althouh if I were writing the story I would make it a bit different. + Show Spoiler + the first encounter Lyon would trick Eirikia to give up the Sacred Stone. The second encounter Eirika gets tricked again. Lyon tries kill her, Seth blocks the attack and dies. Eirika is enraged and tries to kill Lyon and almost suceeds. Lyon escapes. The demon in Lyon takes total control of him after the wound Eirika inflicted. Eirika encounters him a final time to clash with him to save the world as well as for personal revenge. Eirika suceeds this time to release the demon from Lyon's body. What is left is the demon's shell. Eirika knows the pain and death the demon has inflicted onto this world and vows to stop him at all cost. <insert epic battle here>. Eirika stabs the demon in his heart with her Sacred blade, but the Demon draws his last breath to blast miasma at her, rendering her permanently blind for the rest of her life. Peace is restored, but at what cost? You'd have to rewrite the entire story just to make Eirika an interesting character imo I actually like the story of FE:SS and how it's focused mostly on Lyon's inner struggles about what is right and just how much can one afford to sacrifice for power it's just the side characters seem really bland even with their support convos which oftentimes just reinforce what we already know about them, at least that's what it feels like to me | ||
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onlywonderboy
United States23745 Posts
On June 13 2014 00:17 Requizen wrote: 19th is the projected start date. Shit, I have games from 2012's sales that I haven't played yet. Got my PC just in time lol. My wallet is already hurting. | ||
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Numy
South Africa35471 Posts
On June 13 2014 00:20 AsmodeusXI wrote: Man I'd really have to go back to see what games I've played with good writing. First instinct? Bastion I think is well-written, but that's an easy go-to (and I still could be wrong). I wonder if FFT: WotL is actually well-written or it just has a good story. I'd have to play it again. Well I don't think Bastion is a particularly great story. It's just executed in a very unique and interesting style which I think is good writing. | ||
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jcarlsoniv
United States27922 Posts
On June 13 2014 00:32 onlywonderboy wrote: Got my PC just in time lol. My wallet is already hurting. I assume you were successful in assembly? | ||
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Requizen
United States33802 Posts
If he wasn't, he'd be dead. | ||
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Shelke14
Canada6655 Posts
Dying isn't fun, ask cixah. What is dead May never die | ||
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TheYango
United States47024 Posts
On June 13 2014 00:20 AsmodeusXI wrote: Man I'd really have to go back to see what games I've played with good writing. First instinct? Bastion I think is well-written, but that's an easy go-to (and I still could be wrong). I'd need to replay Bastion to evaluate the writing, mostly because however good the writing is, it's outshone by how amazing the delivery is, and any memory I have right now of how well written the lines are is biased by how well every line was delivered by the narrator. On June 13 2014 00:31 onlywonderboy wrote: Even disregarding the ending, the big choices really didn't end up mattering that much. Fake choices are par for the course with Bioware though. I don't know why this suddenly became an issue for people NOW. If you were gonna complain about fake choices, why didn't they bother people in the first game? | ||
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Shelke14
Canada6655 Posts
On June 13 2014 00:39 TheYango wrote: I'd need to replay Bastion to evaluate the writing, mostly because however good the writing is, it's outshone by how amazing the delivery is, and any memory I have right now of how well written the lines are is biased by how well every line was delivered by the narrator. Hi my name is robot yango | ||
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