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AsmodeusXI
United States15536 Posts
On June 19 2015 23:08 Requizen wrote: In the stream, he said he liked it and it was a solid game but not one of his favorites of all time. Which is a fair assessment, imo. Cool. It's a fave of mine so I'd love to hear a new player's opinion. | ||
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Requizen
United States33802 Posts
On June 19 2015 23:22 AsmodeusXI wrote: Cool. It's a fave of mine so I'd love to hear a new player's opinion. Well we hyped it up quite a bit at him, which rarely reflects well on someone's opinion. | ||
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AsmodeusXI
United States15536 Posts
On June 19 2015 23:25 Requizen wrote: Well we hyped it up quite a bit at him, which rarely reflects well on someone's opinion. Lol. Yeahhhhhh. That's partially why I'm curious. Hype factor is so hard for me to manage. I want to tell people how much I love a game or other form of media but it always sets up unachievable expectations. | ||
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WaveofShadow
Canada31495 Posts
On June 19 2015 23:30 AsmodeusXI wrote: Lol. Yeahhhhhh. That's partially why I'm curious. Hype factor is so hard for me to manage. I want to tell people how much I love a game or other form of media but it always sets up unachievable expectations. I tend not to do well with hype, which is ironic I suppose since I'm always hyping up the stuff I like to other people (eg Necrodancer for the people watching last night). Overall Bastion was a pretty solid game. The storytelling mechanic was unique and the presentation is great, but it made things a little convoluted to follow what should have been a pretty simple storyline. The music is among some of the best in any game I've played to date. Gameplay-wise things felt a little clunky at times (using arrow keys to play isometric is bleh but that's my own fault for not using a controller I suppose?) but decent enough. I understand the reason for the 'Gods' system because the challenge really wasn't much there. I think there may have been only one or two 'oh shit' times I had throughout the entire game and then all I had to do was spam potions a couple times. Probably a B+ overall? | ||
TheYango
United States47024 Posts
Part of what made the game stand out so much at it's release was that it achieved a level of polish and presentation that for the most part people only thought AAA games were capable of at the time. That an indie game could feel that good to play caught a lot of people off guard. | ||
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AsmodeusXI
United States15536 Posts
I want you to keep singing that soundtrack in other games either way. Also, speaking of good game soundtracks, FTL. Far more spacey but yeah. | ||
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TheYango
United States47024 Posts
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jcarlsoniv
United States27922 Posts
On June 19 2015 23:56 TheYango wrote: I just want Wave to DM a one-shot. or a full campaign | ||
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Alaric
France45622 Posts
Just because he played so much Isaac doesn't mean he'll make your dream Call of Cthulhu one-shot. And I can already imagine the johns claiming he'd be trash at writing! | ||
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TheYango
United States47024 Posts
On June 19 2015 23:57 jcarlsoniv wrote: or a full campaign I should just help adapt Red Hand of Doom to 5E so Wave will DM it. That would be amazing. | ||
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jcarlsoniv
United States27922 Posts
On June 20 2015 00:00 TheYango wrote: I mean, he could use a published scenario and come up with unique voices for all the characters, and I'd be satisfied. I should just help adapt Red Hand of Doom to 5E so Wave will DM it. That would be amazing. I used some manufactured urgency elements of RHoD for the campaign I was DMing for friends. I'm sad none of it came to any resolution, I had a lot of fun with that campaign. | ||
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Alaric
France45622 Posts
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WaveofShadow
Canada31495 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](https://fearnoweebles.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/goodfellas1.jpg) Regarding a one-shot---I mean technically I have nothing but time for a while. I could probably come up with a fun scenario but I truly have no idea how to run a campaign nor do I think I'd be able to do so with any proficiency whatsoever. Edit: I also probably would be pretty disappointed if things didn't go as I expect them or people didn't experience things as I designed them to in a campaign, which is sort of unreasonable. | ||
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Requizen
United States33802 Posts
On June 20 2015 00:14 WaveofShadow wrote: Yango you have so many things you want me to do for your entertainment. + Show Spoiler + Regarding a one-shot---I mean technically I have nothing but time for a while. I could probably come up with a fun scenario but I truly have no idea how to run a campaign nor do I think I'd be able to do so with any proficiency whatsoever. Edit: I also probably would be pretty disappointed if things didn't go as I expect them or people didn't experience things as I designed them to in a campaign, which is sort of unreasonable. Being a DM is learning that you are in control, but not really. So, sort of like being a parent. | ||
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mordek
United States12705 Posts
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WaveofShadow
Canada31495 Posts
You're also missing out on a whole bunch of cool shit and encounters by everyone being level 1 I imagine. | ||
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jcarlsoniv
United States27922 Posts
On June 20 2015 00:35 WaveofShadow wrote: And the other problem with one-shots, is you can't tell much of a story. Amso can tell you, I like being able to tell stories. You're also missing out on a whole bunch of cool shit and encounters by everyone being level 1 I imagine. Sounds like you need to make a campaign then. But you do need to be able to accept the fact that things will almost never go as you planned. The first session I ever DMd, I planned out an adventure for my friends to go rescue someone from a Kobold cave. Session starts - one player wanders off to collect livestock because he wants to put a farm together. Once they actually started their adventure, they find the cave, dispatch some scouts, and then survey the cave. They spend some time gather some wood, and then they set up a big ol' bonfire just inside the entrance. Well, silly me, I didn't think about putting any kind of exit in the back of the cave. The entire cavern got smoked out, and only a few kobolds managed to make it out alive. Adventure ended short. | ||
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mordek
United States12705 Posts
On June 20 2015 00:39 jcarlsoniv wrote: Sounds like you need to make a campaign then.  Dibs. | ||
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Gahlo
United States35167 Posts
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Alaric
France45622 Posts
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