BUT HE SHOWED UP TO SET ON TIME

for many it was never going to set the world on fire, it’s just another Bethesda game

I have zero doubts the menus will get an overhaul eventually, the favorite/quick-swap section has been a standard feature since Fallout 3.

It’s all just more evidence that this game is in bad need of a hotbar in order to improve its menu. Not the UI feature, but an actual heavy lunch buffet. I’m thinking shrimp scampi in linguini, twice-baked potatoes, creole okra, pilaf, baked orange roughy, cabbage casserole...

UNDER YOUR THUMB, DRAGONBORN!

Sorry my mistake. On that note, I’m much more comfortable with a text-to-speech engine than a generative writing engine. TTS can also be used cynically to replace voice actors through the use of training models, but at the same time it’s kind of torture (or at least not rewarding) to do those long recording sessions…

AI is woefully bad at it so far. Nothing beats tight, consistent writing from a dedicated team. Even if speech patterns get more sophisticated, it’s still likely for weird things to sneak in or stray off the plot/thematic focus. It’s a matter of including everything vs expecting an advanced script to be able to keep…

The protag character in FO4 never bugged me, but it definitely seems like it wasn’t worth all of the effort to implement it into a game of that size. The payoff isn’t proportionate to the encumbrance placed on the dev team and voice actors to get it all done. It definitely can work in smaller, tighter-focus games,…

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Makes me want to pour one out for UFO 50 from Derek Yu’s Mossmouth (responsible for the greatness that is Spelunky 1&2) which at this point could legitimately be considered vaporware.

What a difference a ray makes!

I would have liked to have seen some business applications listed, so I did a tiny bit of digging for the edification of the comments sections:

- Gesture controls for windows, other apps
- Quick “body scan” that can accommodate AR overlays like displaying new clothing
- Physical therapy and rehab, combining therapeutic mo…

I was making a rash assumption based on the language in the official announcement. It didn’t even occur to me that it was Martinet’s idea (because more and more Americans are waiting past 70 to retire, especially in creative industries, plus Martinet has gone on record saying he’d voice Mario “until I die” or wasn’t…

Way to be a fucking asshole for zero reason. People get recast all the time, especially when they get expensive. That’s not a conspiracy. It’s not even a wild guess. Here: Martinet may have retired voluntarily, for some unspoken reason. I acknowledge that possibility. Now will you grow up and get off my ass?

It definitely sounds like they’re in a good place together, which is great. Martinet is quite a lovable character, himself. They should continue to take good care of him and keep him fed.

When a company makes an announcement like this, it reflects a decision they made, a decision in which Martinet likely had no choice. Hence, the word “force.” In the overwhelming majority of situations in the corporate world, work is offered to someone, not demanded by them. When that work is no longer offered, and an…

Seems like an odd move to force for him at age 67. Either he’s having issues in the studio getting clean takes without straining his voice, or Nintendo is realizing that each new project means more and more money for his negotiated fees. I suppose it is a very Japanese thing to force an expensive employee into an…

The author didn’t even give the game shit for generally not being a very good TTRPG (Don’t get me wrong, I ran a 5e game for nearly 5 hours last night and had a blast, but people are right when they say other games handle aspects like combat and narrative 1,000x better). The author just mentioned relevant controversies…

Awww is someone sensewtiff? Did da big bad mention of da discourse following this game and its designer for the past sevewal years huut yo widdle feewingz??