helloresolven
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Witcher 3 isn't a cRPG in the classical sense, no?
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Witcher 3 isn't a cRPG in the classical sense, no?
Played 3 hours of co-op last night with a friend. It was fun. The camera went crazy a couple of times when it hit level geometry and the session ended on a bug when opening a door led to the entire town killing us, including shopkeepers and citizens.
Other than that, my only complaint is that the walk speed is too slow, really. Needs to be sped up a bit.
Other than that, my only complaint is that the walk speed is too slow, really. Needs to be sped up a bit.
I might be in the minority here but Dragon Knight Saga is one of my favorite action RPG's of the last few years. I picked it up on a Steam sale at Christmas a few years back and absolutely loved it. My character was completely OP by the time I reached the end of the game but I enjoyed the action, story and music very much.
BrokenFiction
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I couldn't even beat Divine Divinity. I got about 12 hours in, and I must have done something wrong early on, because the enemy scaled up ridiculously and I was dying all the time. This doesn't sour me on D:OS, though. I backed it and can't wait for the release.
I'm still playing it, and its indeed a very odd game: nice 3D graphics, vistas and architecture designs, varied gameplay (unique elements to both), midly entertaining gags - but somehow the sum of parts ended being not as good.
It's sort of.. boring.
And I usually love those kind of games.
That was kind of my feeling as well. I stopped playing when I got to Sentinel Island. The writing was witty and generally funny and good, the world was OK in terms of exploration and variety, but the combat was a real bore and the overall story so far wasn't enough to really keep me interested.
I also have a bad habit of letting myself get overwhelmed by all the sidequests there are, including Divine Divinity right now, where I just look at all there is to do and I think about how much time it will take and I'm like "yeah I'll do that later" which often means never or not for months. I know it's a huge game though and lots of praise so I want to get back to it and give it another go.
That's hilarious
Objectively Bad Opinion
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GOTY
DeliciousDoc
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Wonder if GoG's new client will be out before the game thanks to this delay. Kind of worried since I play to co-op the game with a friend so easy multiplayer is a concern for me
If this friend ends up being unreliable (which is often the case) I hope the eventual OT will have a way to find people to match up with.
If this friend ends up being unreliable (which is often the case) I hope the eventual OT will have a way to find people to match up with.
Jag
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More importantly. What fun class combinations are people planning on rolling?
I'll probably go with a pure caster (with bow as a backup?) and melee tank/healer. That should cover most things. I just love my hybrids.
For casting, fire is probably the most powerful, but I definitely want to go part Witch since that looks like the most fun.
I wish I could get a bit of everything!
I'll probably go with a pure caster (with bow as a backup?) and melee tank/healer. That should cover most things. I just love my hybrids.
For casting, fire is probably the most powerful, but I definitely want to go part Witch since that looks like the most fun.
I wish I could get a bit of everything!
A beautiful piece that sounds much more like an unknown work from the romantic period than something you would find in most modern entertainment. They said that they would be using a lot of unused works from the composer's library, and I'm hoping that means the music will be more experimental and unfiltered. Also, 150 tracks sounds huge!
After playing the beta, very, very excited for this game. I really hope it's a financial success for Larian studios, they deserve it.
Barring the opening 10 minutes, I've managed to not play the beta. Going in completely fresh!
Word.
Word.
Mister_Bubbles
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That music is gorgeous.
Allnamestakenlol
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Same here. Fantastic game, tho. Really can't wait for the full release.
I'm sure Kyrill will win some awards for the soundtrack, it's amazing.
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I realised after listening to that piece quite a few times yesterday, that the master has not lost his touch. It's a lovely piece. I hope Kirill makes a full recovery.
I'm huge fan of Kirill's music all the way back to the Divine Divinity days - I particularly love the original theme, War and Peace, Warring Winds and Crimson Tides, Warrior, Winds of Sand, and Sighs of Elvenkind.
Turin Turambar
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Ehh... even in the classical CRPG era of the 90s there was a good amount of variety. Some of them first person, others third person, some turn based, others in real time, some solo characters, others managing a party, some were kind of light in mechanics, others were pretty complex like tabletop rpg...
Lands of Lore
Ultima
Fallout
Baldurs Gate
Planescape Torment
MIght & Magic
Dungeon Master
Elder Scrolls
Wizandry
which were the "classical cRPG", and which weren't?
I can add and update a list of GAF members interested in Co-op to the OT if people want.
witchedwiz
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So 20 more days it is...
Hopefully i son!t have to go to the eu committee and can play at my heart content, because playing with my notebook is a social injustice
Hopefully i son!t have to go to the eu committee and can play at my heart content, because playing with my notebook is a social injustice
foobarry81
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Journey wasn't a big blockbuster AAA title, right?
No, but Sony published the game, so it got a lot of publicity.
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Sure, that helped. But Sony publishes a lot of games. And flOw and flower didn't win any soundtrack awards for their music, I think.
I'd say all of those were cRPGs and Witcher is an action RPG, just because you don't make your own character to roleplay as. Sure, you make plenty of hard decisions, but Geralt isn't "yours" as much as the heroes in those other games. They give you a framework to build characters in, and Witcher has you make decisions as Geralt.
I just stick to calling them RPGs. Even that genre is pretty arguable.
Zelda is not an RPG.
Kind of wondering if they'll be releasing the editor on the same day as the game. I'm thinking they'll delay it further to focus on supporting the game, and probably also with the idea of not spoiling everyone with editor data.
No, but that was the artsy indie flavour of the year game. Divinity is far too complex to get that kind of hype with journalists.
Don't get me wrong, I'd be happy to be incorrect on this.
But I won't be.
Is this even being released on GOG? It's still not listed on their site.
Yes. It was mentioned as one of the games that will have region-specific pricing.
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I made the mistake of playing this today instead of waiting for the release. Goddamn it's so good. I love seeing Divine Divinity characters like Arthu in there as well (before he became a cat, he seemed to love cat related puns though). I think I'll just keep playing this to experiment with skills and stuff before starting the full game in three weeks.
This is great. I could listen to this for hours.
I only played the alpha, but does anyone remember if the game strictly uses 2.1 audio output?
I'm so behind on games already and Divinity is right around the corner.
Really have to put some time into The Last Federation and Distant Worlds: Universe. This game is looking like everything I wanted it to be. That musical piece is beautiful. I really hope this is a home run for Larian.
Really have to put some time into The Last Federation and Distant Worlds: Universe. This game is looking like everything I wanted it to be. That musical piece is beautiful. I really hope this is a home run for Larian.
I've just tried coop with my girlfriend and it's really solid.
Combat feels fun with so many interactions, you can even hit your friend by accident or escape from combat and leave him alone.
The roleplaying aspect is good. I disagreed with the first decision on the bridge, but she got my upperhand with the paper rock scissors game. After that she was referred as the leader of the party instead of me, although I'm not sure if it was due to a reconnection.
We had to verify file integrity or it would not start though.
Combat feels fun with so many interactions, you can even hit your friend by accident or escape from combat and leave him alone.
The roleplaying aspect is good. I disagreed with the first decision on the bridge, but she got my upperhand with the paper rock scissors game. After that she was referred as the leader of the party instead of me, although I'm not sure if it was due to a reconnection.
We had to verify file integrity or it would not start though.
GAF, I played the demo some more. People dismissing this as eurojank or whatever are 100% wrong.
I've been waiting for a game like this for a decade. If the final game is as polished throughout and the combat system holds up, this might become one of my all time favorites. I love the chunky UI.
My only complaint is that burning damage is out of control when out of combat and your characters are apparently made of dried leaves. My guys caught fire after walking on an area I just cooled with a rain spell. Fixable, I hope.
I've been waiting for a game like this for a decade. If the final game is as polished throughout and the combat system holds up, this might become one of my all time favorites. I love the chunky UI.
My only complaint is that burning damage is out of control when out of combat and your characters are apparently made of dried leaves. My guys caught fire after walking on an area I just cooled with a rain spell. Fixable, I hope.
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