PS: I threw up a little just writing that.

It’s cool that it’s coming on PC... I’m just not excited about what is likely a FOMO-based Diablo.
Like SUPER not excited, no matter the platform.
I’ll see what it looks like, sure. But the second I see the daily/weekly/monthly login rewards, daily free shop item, 13 currencies, “89% off” starter pack, and constant…

Came here to post this, but then I remembered that kobalt77 is here, and kept scrolling instead. Glad to see you’re still with us.

Me: *GASP!* They’re gonna completely remove that stupid Animus conceit and just do (somewhat alternate) history fiction?
...
Oh. *sigh*

Who should be given a second chance, eventually?
Everyone.

Who should be given an *immediate* second chance?
Not someone running a million dollar business off toxicity. And he’s HAD his second chance, to boot.
I don’t give a flying butt how young he is, or how sorry he is. When you’re entering the arena to the point where…

Nostalgia excites a lot of people. It’s built into our brains.
It excites people who has to review a lot of stuff for a living a lot less.
I love shiny graphics, games of my youth and QOL additions, and I’m not really going to feel ashamed about that.

It’s never been “remake vs. new and exciting”, it was always “remake…

Ok, I’m officially old; I don’t see it.
Is it JUST that Nintendo basically said “bowling” when some people in the dirtier corners of Twitter had recently seen a dirty bowling gif? Is that all?
Because I can’t see any other similarities. It seems like people are stretching to MARS for this one.
What am I missing?

You probably haven’t taken note of the “immersive sim” genre then?
I sure didn’t know that it was the name of a genre for a long time (even though I played several of them) and a lot of the games I see placed in it don’t feel like they fit the words at all to me - even if they might fit the genre definition to some…

God I hate this.

Same, man. Hard same.
I didn’t get past the intro :|
Sometimes there are just visuals and styles that are not for everyone.

Could? Yes.
Should? No.

Just because you like the feature, doesn’t mean everyone does.
I’m fine with it being implemented if it can be completely disabled in settings, but I don’t need “try finger but hole” in my single player RPG’s, thanks. Or any other online requirements, or input from other players.

Every time I’m reminded of this, it gets my piss boiling. So thanks for that.

The thing I really like about this, is that it’s a mod so I can just stay the hell away from installing it.
Best way of implementing such a system, IMO.

People who likened the new XCOM’s to VC (2008) only did so if they or the audience they addressed hadn’t played the 3 original X-COM’s from ‘94 - ‘97... or any other turn-based mixed tactical/strategical games inspired by them.
Aside from turn based combat with slight RPG elements, the two series share very little DNA…

Absolutely... I respect the heck out of Gollop, but I just could NOT get into Phoenix Point, and was such a bummer :(

Thank you for doing the reporting that would have been useful to have in the article :/

There’s a difference between being free to tinker with the engine, and expecting the car purchase to include, at no extra cost, a full suite of tools and a lift to do so.

What bothers me isn’t that the tools aren’t provided, it’s more when steps are taken to prevent tinkering - whether by design in the base engine, or…

Spot on.
Different games in different subgenres need different systems underpinning their core loops. The fallacy on display here is that because they can both be described as “RPG’s” they’re the same, and have the same mechanical and writing needs to be good.
“RPG” is so vague and useless as a descriptor, that we have…

This may be an unpopular opinion but I 1000% disagree that Disco Elysium is the bar to clear. Why? Because they’re simply different types of games.

When I play a Bethesda open world RPG, I don’t want a million gray areas and nuances. I want a few options - sure - I want persuasion to be an element - sure - but I’d take…

I mean this works in general.