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Witcher 3 has incredible writing, its maybe the best writing and acting I've seen in a game but its actively tedious to play and if the story isn't a massive draw for you its easy to see the flaws
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Klaaz posted:Witcher 3 is an overrated piece of sh, well average game. Theres nothing interesting about a massive map full of questsmarks making the entire game feel like a digital themepark with bland attractions and dull rewards. Also, I rather develop my character myself instead of getting developed by a boring rear end narrative. Videogames aren't for developing your own character.
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Jan 23, 2020 17:19
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Klaaz posted:Witcher 3 is an overrated piece of sh, well average game. Theres nothing interesting about a massive map full of questsmarks making the entire game feel like a digital themepark with bland attractions and dull rewards. Also, I rather develop my character myself instead of getting developed by a boring rear end narrative. The Witcher has suffered that lensing effect that happens to characters like Wolverine or Batman-- where the sexy-yet-misunderstood pretty boy with issues is dopey-cute when it's this underground neckbeard thing that is trying its best, but insufferably smug and self-laudatory when it's a mainstream phenomenon loads of boys are looking at and going "it's me!"
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Jan 23, 2020 17:31
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Geralt will always get a pass from me because of that time in the books he starts brooding in the corner and all of his friends just start roasting him. Like some straight up “oh, Geralt’s being angsty. Is it Tuesday already?” type poo poo
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Jan 23, 2020 17:44
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I tried listening to an audiobook of the first Witcher novel and didn't even make it five minutes. The first fuckin paragraph is a super cringey man-writes-woman sex fantasy. Click
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Jan 23, 2020 17:47
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Lol at people reading the Witcher books when the games exist
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Jan 23, 2020 17:48
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The Witcher books aren't really well regarded.
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Jan 23, 2020 17:50
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Aphrodite posted:The Witcher books aren't really well regarded. Fits nicely with the games then
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Jan 23, 2020 17:50
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christmas boots posted:Geralt will always get a pass from me because of that time in the books he starts brooding in the corner and all of his friends just start roasting him. Like some straight up “oh, Geralt’s being angsty. Is it Tuesday already?” type poo poo hawowanlawow posted:I tried listening to an audiobook of the first Witcher novel and didn't even make it five minutes. The first fuckin paragraph is a super cringey man-writes-woman sex fantasy. Click
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Jan 23, 2020 17:51
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mind the walrus posted:I've heard the first one is like that, so I started at the 2nd which is apparently where the "real" series begins. It wasn't nearly as bad. Wow the games are way more similar to the books than i thought
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Jan 23, 2020 17:52
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He gets told he stinks a lot in the show.
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Jan 23, 2020 17:53
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drat I'm surprised an irresistible musk isn't another ~side effect~ of the trial of the grasses along with STD immunity and sterility
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hawowanlawow posted:I tried listening to an audiobook of the first Witcher novel and didn't even make it five minutes. The first fuckin paragraph is a super cringey man-writes-woman sex fantasy. Click The best short story is in the second collection where he and a wizard are both sleeping with the same woman and the wizard tries to convince Geralt that because Witchers don’t have emotions that’s he’s not actually in love with her and just thinks he is because of chemical reactions in the brain, and dumbass ends up buying it. Anyway long story short she gets mad at both of them and dumps them both.
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Jan 23, 2020 18:13
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JollyBoyJohn posted:Witcher 3 has incredible writing, its maybe the best writing and acting I've seen in a game but its actively tedious to play and if the story isn't a massive draw for you its easy to see the flaws I finally played the game last year, and I really enjoyed myself. The side quest stuff is 100% correct, but I just want to play a game that doesn't require me to keep constant notes on where and what to do, while presenting a really nice atmosphere and gameplay. Related to this: I don't know if this is a PHUO, but I finally installed Morrowind on my laptop (after years of not being able to play it thanks to cheap computers and then switching to a Mac for a while), and it's just not hooking me. I've heard goons say that Oblivion and Skyrim (both of which I enjoyed on the 360) pale in comparison to it, but I think it's just too old for me to enjoy after getting used to things like quest markers, instead of that journal system it has.
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Morrowind definitely struck me as the kind-of game you had to be there for with loads of free time back in the early 00s, either that or mod the everloving life out of it in 2020 and also have loads of free time. I have no doubt the game goons say is in there is in there, but like... gently caress man I'm not getting any younger and it's clearly a lot of work just to get to the game, much less play it.
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I remember stealing hundreds of dollars a day from my job so I could afford to build a computer that would run Morrowind at the highest settings. Me and my buddies stared at the water forever amazed that there were actually reflections in it! I just don't think that sort of thing is going to happen again anytime soon since graphics are quickly becoming more and more photo realistic it just seems like smaller and smaller steps from generation to generation.
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Klaaz posted:Witcher 3 is an overrated piece of sh, well average game. Theres nothing interesting about a massive map full of questsmarks making the entire game feel like a digital themepark with bland attractions and dull rewards. Also, I rather develop my character myself instead of getting developed by a boring rear end narrative. I got the first one thinking I wanted to get up on the plot or whatever and it was such hot poo poo. Skipped to 3 and well I’m a few hours in but it’s not compelling plot wise or gameplay wise. The map does give me the sense I could go anywhere but the art and interactions don’t make me want to. Better looking open worlds include GTA V, AC: Odyssey, Breath of the Wild and Far Cry 5 just in recent memory. And the writing is just okay.
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A friend of mine received a copy of Morrowind in the post when he had actually ordered This is Football 2002 for the Sony Playstation and he refused to sell me the copy even though it was like £15 compare to Morrowinds £30 odd and instead made fun of Morrowind and continues to do so to this day thats my morrowind story, it was a cool game for its time but I can't imagine many less fun games to play in 2020
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Jan 23, 2020 19:16
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Solice Kirsk posted:I remember stealing hundreds of dollars a day from my job so I could afford to build a computer that would run Morrowind at the highest settings. Me and my buddies stared at the water forever amazed that there were actually reflections in it! I just don't think that sort of thing is going to happen again anytime soon since graphics are quickly becoming more and more photo realistic it just seems like smaller and smaller steps from generation to generation. It’s weird, the generational gaps look smaller each time when you’re upgrading, but if you go the other was and play a PS3 game now you’ll keep noticing how crappy everything looks comparatively.
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Jan 23, 2020 19:36
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mind the walrus posted:Morrowind definitely struck me as the kind-of game you had to be there for with loads of free time back in the early 00s, either that or mod the everloving life out of it in 2020 and also have loads of free time. Yeah, this is very much the case. There are things that I think were and remain unparalleled about Morrowind, mostly setting and lore stuff, but the actual act of playing the game is not any of those things.
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Jan 23, 2020 19:41
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Walking out of the cave and seeing a dead wizard fly through the air and smash into the ground then stealing a scroll of massive agility or some poo poo from his dead body and using it to leap 3000 feet into the air and sail through the morrowind map before similarly succumbing to your own stupidity as you realise you didn't use the potion of levitation or whatever to break your fall is the best bit of morrowind
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docbeard posted:Yeah, this is very much the case. There are things that I think were and remain unparalleled about Morrowind, mostly setting and lore stuff, but the actual act of playing the game is not any of those things. This is what I've gathered so far. If they somehow decided to release an anniversary edition complete with updates to everything, I'd give it a shot, because I love good lore and atmosphere. But to be honest, I've been interested in replaying Skyrim lately for some reason (my 360 I left at my parents'), but I can't decide if I should just find a PS4 copy or get it for Switch so I have the option to play it on the go). Or maybe I'll just download DLC's and replay Breath of the Wild or something.
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There's a Skyrim mod in the works that basically remakes Morrowind in the Skyrim engine. No idea if it'll ever actually come out. Think there's one for Oblivion too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf8lMMpFIDU
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Klaaz posted:Witcher 3 is an overrated piece of sh, well average game. Theres nothing interesting about a massive map full of questsmarks making the entire game feel like a digital themepark with bland attractions and dull rewards. Also, I rather develop my character myself instead of getting developed by a boring rear end narrative. Klazz Klazz what a prick
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Jan 23, 2020 20:27
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There's a thread specifically for unpopular video game opinions, you know.
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Thread topics aren't real.
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The best thread discussions are always off topic and thus never properly indexed for later review. Unless you need like circumcision or tipping chat then you can check pretty much anywhere or just start your own 
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BaldDwarfOnPCP posted:The best thread discussions are always off topic and thus never properly indexed for later review. Three words: Chili Con Beans
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Never played Morrowind, but did play the poo poo out of Fallout 1 & 2. Did you know if you bought those games in their original cardboard boxes they came with thick manuals with extra bits like recipes for Nuclear Mushroom cookies and tips on how to survive a real nuclear war. I probably still have those in a box somewhere. Opinion: The Master was right, in that his plan would eliminate humans and their wars, one way or another. doverhog has a new favorite as of 00:48 on Jan 25, 2020 |
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Jerry Cotton posted:Three words: chili con mezcla de sopa cebolla francés
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Jan 25, 2020 01:11
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Speaking ill of the dead is good, at least for public figures.
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Kill your heroes from time to time
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BaldDwarfOnPCP posted:Kill your heroes from time to time except me, I like being alive
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Pastry of the Year posted:except me, I like being alive If you are your own hero that would result in an infinite loop A hall of mirrors effect of just you deciding to model yourself on yourself forever
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Jan 28, 2020 03:37
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Sounds better than oblivion
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Jan 28, 2020 03:43
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Oblivion was good.
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Pierce Brosnan was the best James Bond and Goldeneye was the best James Bond movie ever made
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The Scientist posted:Pierce Brosnan was the best James Bond and Goldeneye was the best James Bond movie ever made This is not the thread for Good and Correct Opinions.
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The Scientist posted:Pierce Brosnan was the best James Bond and Goldeneye was the best James Bond movie ever made Actually it was Sean Connery on account of him being a) Scottish and b) first
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Amoeba102 posted:Oblivion was good. Not everything Patrick Stewart does is good
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