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So, if we're lucky the writing of this game will land on "so bad it's good". More likely, it'll be "so bad it's embarrassing".
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# ? Jun 6, 2014 23:34 |
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# ? Jun 8, 2024 19:41 |
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"You ever dance with the devil in the pale moon light? I have. I am the abyss, stare into the ruby hue of my eyes and you will see the obsidian shadows of my heart. Tell me your enemies and they shall die in a flash of crimson!" - Sasuke Edge sighs as he draws his Hanzo Steel I'm available to write for you Bioware, just give me a call.
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# ? Jun 7, 2014 01:04 |
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"You know that feeling you get when you slide your spoon into a bowl of soup? Yeah, that's because you don't care about anything beyond eating. My sword is like that spoon, pushing in and out, feeding me. Sustaining my life forces. The world is my bowl of soup, and it needs more salt."
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# ? Jun 7, 2014 01:34 |
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Would it have been better if there were no quotes, just a close up of the character and "Meet _____ at E3!" ?
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# ? Jun 7, 2014 01:54 |
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SgtSteel91 posted:Would it have been better if there were no quotes, just a close up of the character and "Meet _____ at E3!" ? If those are going to be the quotes? Yes.
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# ? Jun 7, 2014 01:55 |
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Dan Didio posted:If those are going to be the quotes? Yes.
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# ? Jun 7, 2014 02:57 |
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Dan Didio posted:If those are going to be the quotes? Yes. Agreed. These quotes seem like the writers were trying too hard to be "quirky" instead of actually good.
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# ? Jun 7, 2014 03:09 |
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These quotes remind me of the party banter your party in the last two games can have with one another as you're roaming.
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# ? Jun 7, 2014 03:14 |
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I never take game writing very seriously. It makes it easier to be pleasantly surprised, and harder to be offended intellectually.
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# ? Jun 7, 2014 04:36 |
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Geostomp posted:Agreed. These quotes seem like the writers were trying too hard to be "quirky" instead of actually good. quote:The Deliverator belongs to an elite order, a hallowed subcategory. He's got esprit up to here. Right now, he is preparing to carry out his third mission of the night. His uniform is black as activated charcoal, filtering the very light out of the air. A bullet will bounce off its arachnofiber weave like a wren hitting a patio door, but excess perspiration wafts through it like a breeze through a freshly napalmed forest. Where his body has bony extremities, the suit has sintered armorgel: feels like gritty jello, protects like a stack of telephone books.
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# ? Jun 7, 2014 04:44 |
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Is that the new class?
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# ? Jun 7, 2014 04:49 |
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DrakePegasus posted:That line actually gives be hope that IB is more like a qunari-flavored Jayne than Sten 3.0. Sten was a chill guy doing his duty and accepting the consequences of his actions. Then he gets boiled down to his like two quirky lines where he likes cookies because the Qunari didn't have sugar.
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# ? Jun 7, 2014 04:54 |
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DA2's dialog really felt like it was trying to be overly quirky, especially compared to DA1. The first chapter of Snow Crash is fantastic (rest of the book is too).
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# ? Jun 7, 2014 04:56 |
Captain Oblivious posted:I don't know if I'd even call Witcher combat legitimately tough. It's more that there's a right way and a wrong way to fight. The right way is to use Quen, even after the nerfs. The wrong way is to not use Quen. After getting my rear end handed to me repeatedly by Letho at the end of the game on Dark difficulty I decided to try mixing it up, Quen was fine for regular engagements with regular enemies or earlier minibosses but let me just say that Aard is woefully underappreciated. With liberal use and knocking him backwards into a wall, I was able to kill that baldy bastard in under a minute.
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# ? Jun 7, 2014 05:31 |
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CitrusFrog posted:After getting my rear end handed to me repeatedly by Letho at the end of the game on Dark difficulty I decided to try mixing it up, Quen was fine for regular engagements with regular enemies or earlier minibosses but let me just say that Aard is woefully underappreciated. With liberal use and knocking him backwards into a wall, I was able to kill that baldy bastard in under a minute. No no, there's no singular Button Awesome in the Witcher, ergo it's a lovely game with lovely combat. It's like calling Hotline Miami a terrible shooter. Well, yeah of course it is, because that's not what it is.
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# ? Jun 7, 2014 05:39 |
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CitrusFrog posted:After getting my rear end handed to me repeatedly by Letho at the end of the game on Dark difficulty I decided to try mixing it up, Quen was fine for regular engagements with regular enemies or earlier minibosses but let me just say that Aard is woefully underappreciated. With liberal use and knocking him backwards into a wall, I was able to kill that baldy bastard in under a minute. After spending 20 minutes trying to kill Letho the first time I just let him walk. Plus it seemed thematically appropriate at that point. Got Triss back and just went "gently caress it. Got mine. Later assholes."
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# ? Jun 7, 2014 08:27 |
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# ? Jun 7, 2014 10:07 |
Kibayasu posted:After spending 20 minutes trying to kill Letho the first time I just let him walk. Plus it seemed thematically appropriate at that point. Got Triss back and just went "gently caress it. Got mine. Later assholes." I was all "nobody kidnaps MY totty, die"
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# ? Jun 7, 2014 12:30 |
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I killed Letho purely because of the lovely "die if you lose, lose if you win" fight with him earlier in the game. That is the single shittiest thing you can do in a story driven RPG.
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# ? Jun 7, 2014 12:39 |
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Yeah, no, those quotes are funny and y'all are stick in the muds.
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# ? Jun 7, 2014 16:39 |
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Still kind of funny that they recycled the DLC sword to give the Iron Bull for whatever reason.
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# ? Jun 7, 2014 16:50 |
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precision posted:Still kind of funny that they recycled the DLC sword to give the Iron Bull for whatever reason. Hawkes Key? Iron Bulls weapon is not Hawkes Key. Similar shape of the blade though.
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# ? Jun 7, 2014 16:55 |
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Captain Oblivious posted:Hawkes Key? Iron Bulls weapon is not Hawkes Key. Similar shape of the blade though. Nah, I remember some other DLC sword like the one Iron Bull has. It was some promotional item good for the early game that looked like an oversized vegetable peeler.
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# ? Jun 7, 2014 17:11 |
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Geostomp posted:Nah, I remember some other DLC sword like the one Iron Bull has. It was some promotional item good for the early game that looked like an oversized vegetable peeler. Hey now that you mention it that does ring a bell. Can't remember the name though.
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# ? Jun 7, 2014 17:19 |
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Geostomp posted:Nah, I remember some other DLC sword like the one Iron Bull has. It was some promotional item good for the early game that looked like an oversized vegetable peeler. http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Hayder%27s_Razor Possibly the ugliest thing in DA2.
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# ? Jun 7, 2014 17:19 |
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Captain Oblivious posted:Hey now that you mention it that does ring a bell. Can't remember the name though. Hayder's Razor. edit: dammit!
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# ? Jun 7, 2014 17:21 |
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No wonder Hawke had it, not like the bald neckbeard is ever going to need it.
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# ? Jun 7, 2014 17:27 |
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dog kisser posted:Yeah, no, those quotes are funny and y'all are stick in the muds. if nothing else they're 100% pure unadulterated Bioware
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# ? Jun 7, 2014 19:04 |
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I'll be honest: I have a soft-spot for Hayder's Razor. I can't explain why. That wood handguard thing is so silly. There's just not a weapon like it.
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# ? Jun 7, 2014 20:19 |
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Hardass warden confirmed
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# ? Jun 7, 2014 23:50 |
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Maylo posted:
Is he wearing a do rag?
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# ? Jun 7, 2014 23:51 |
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Looks like a helmet to me. The quote's better though.
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# ? Jun 7, 2014 23:57 |
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Is it just me or is there something off about his face?
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# ? Jun 7, 2014 23:58 |
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It's probably because the helmet has a nigh worthless noseguard that is really thin and makes his face look stupid. Also I can't tell. Is that razor weapon meant to be an oversized club or a sword?
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# ? Jun 8, 2014 00:02 |
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Maylo posted:
Now that's the kind of quote I wanted. Brief, dignified, and a good representation of who the character is. I also like having an old veteran Warden on the team so we can see how they seem to outsiders after starting off as a pair of rookies in Origins. SorcerousHam posted:It's probably because the helmet has a nigh worthless noseguard that is really thin and makes his face look stupid. It's a sword, kind of. It's got a blade at one end, but that much mass would make it better at breaking than cutting as if it were a really long axe.
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# ? Jun 8, 2014 00:05 |
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I like that you can tell on Jowan in the mage origin and end up not being in trouble or getting expelled toward the end. Since it was my second playthrough, getting Jowan in trouble seemed like the right thing to do. I don't remember how they railroaded you into becoming a Warden anyway; I think you just only get dialogue choices that end with you volunteering. Not gonna replay to find out.
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# ? Jun 8, 2014 00:24 |
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Kajeesus posted:I like that you can tell on Jowan in the mage origin and end up not being in trouble or getting expelled toward the end. Since it was my second playthrough, getting Jowan in trouble seemed like the right thing to do. I don't remember how they railroaded you into becoming a Warden anyway; I think you just only get dialogue choices that end with you volunteering. Not gonna replay to find out. If I remember correctly, the Templar in charge implies that he's gonna Tranquil you just in case. So off to join the Wardens!
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# ? Jun 8, 2014 00:29 |
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Litany Unheard posted:If I remember correctly, the Templar in charge implies that he's gonna Tranquil you just in case. So off to join the Wardens! Yeah it's really dumb, and especially makes no sense in the context of Gregoir's later characterization in the game.
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# ? Jun 8, 2014 00:32 |
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Captain Oblivious posted:Yeah it's really dumb, and especially makes no sense in the context of Gregoir's later characterization in the game. I just finished replaying it a couple days ago, and Greagoir only says he's going to Tranquil you if you've been pissing him off. If you're polite to him, it ends in Greagoir going "Well, what do we do with you now?" then Duncan "Still need a Grey Warden." If you're then reluctant to leave, Irving tells you "Dude, you're the protagonist. Go join the Grey Wardens" and your responses from there are two or three versions of "I'll go be a Grey Warden."
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# ? Jun 8, 2014 00:36 |
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Cythereal posted:your responses from there are two or three versions of "I'll go be a Grey Warden." "Do you want to join the Grey Wardens?" [Y / N] N "Do you want to join the Grey Wardens?" [Y / N] N "Do you want to join the Grey Wardens?" [Y / N] Y "Congratulations."
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