I normally consider mixed as just mixed. Even if someone is half white+asian. It just makes me roll my eyes when they refer mixed people as only one of the races. It's just not true.
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Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
Agreed. To me, she's both white and black. She isn't one or the other or something that is neither.
But in America (and a good portion of the world), the moment someone is part black, they're black. Some post-colonial racism that is still ingrained to this day but I digress.
I simply wish the conversation surrounding the game wasn't about the protag's racial background. The game just looks me and the writing is awful. You could have thrown the whitest Nordic white man in her stead, and it'd still be just as bad.
DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
I pre-ordered this at Best Buy. I got an error that they had an issue processing my payment and asked me to resubmit it. Fate trying to drop a hint?
That said, I'm going to play day one as I'm kind of in the mood for a mindless open world game. If I don't like it I won't stick with it though.
That said, I'm going to play day one as I'm kind of in the mood for a mindless open world game. If I don't like it I won't stick with it though.
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
There are like 10 million of them that cost less and are better.
Ulysses 31
Member
Oh Polygon...
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MidGenRefresh
*Refreshes biennially
They’ll be giving this game away for the price of plastic case in no time. Good.
Jaybe
Member
Sounds like it gets going after a couple hours and you have your speeds and transversal abilities. Does sound like it suffers from open world bloat either if you want to focus on the main quests.
holy fucking reach batman. what a moron.
Jaybe
Member
What’s Polygon expect? 12 Years A Slave: The Game
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
Yep, just can't have a black character these days without shit devolving into moronic rants about races. Can't just be a human being. We have to talk about their race.
Jack Videogames
Member
BootsLoader
Banned
The lightning in this game is so dull. What a lazy ass work. It looks like early PS3 era game. It has a ray tracing mode but I can’t see the ray tracing anywhere, wtf?
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
I don’t even know what they’re upset about. Are they mad that they depicted a black woman in a world where there ISN’T racism?
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
Only has RT shadows and AO. The RT shadows are bad because they only work in close proximity to the player.
Dr.Morris79
Gold Member
BootsLoader
Banned
Damn! This game is a wasted opportunity.
Zimmy68
Member
Draugoth
Gold Member
Yes
DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
Polygon is just getting warmed up for their Hogwarts review
Represent.
Banned
Embarrassing to see the same journalists shitting all over this games graphics COMPLETELY ignore how fucking abysmal elden ring looked. Keep that same energy. The From dick sucking is just horrendous.
Both games look awful - So why did not a single journalist bring up the shit ass graphics in elden ring?
Both games look awful - So why did not a single journalist bring up the shit ass graphics in elden ring?
Roman Empire
Member
Game will be sold at the discount bay quicker than a newly released sports (FIFA, Madden) game or any new Need for Speed.
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Punished Miku
Human Rights Subscription Service
Because the art direction is best in class. Covers up a lot.
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
Elden Ring looks amazing. It's technically pretty incompetent but the art direction is second to none. Forspoken just looks like poo.
Represent.
Banned
ridiculous to me
It does not look amazing. It has good art direction but the tech is literally worse than Forspoken. For such a big AAA studio, From should be delivering on both art AND tech. From completely ignores tech and gets away with it all the time. The only studios that should get a pass on abysmal tech are devs who are developing for the Switch.
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
I hope new Nvidia drivers are released soon with this game on the GFE list.
RTGI will save this world.
RTGI will save this world.
Ulysses 31
Member
Maybe part of it is that Elden Ring also released on PS4/Xbox One and Forspoken is PS5/PC only which is why people expect more from the Forspoken graphics.
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Dr.Morris79
Gold Member
And yet it's still one of the most fun games to play..
So yeah, I guess all those things are terrible?
M1chl
Currently Gif and Meme Champion
Giallo Corsa
Member
Dunno Miku, I keep reading about Elden ring's "amazing art-direction" and I just don't get it...
- Demon's souls = Very good
- Dark souls = very good (worse than DE's though IMO)
- Dark souls 2 = not gonna comment on it.
- Bloodborne = stellar/Godlike/sublime
- Dark souls 3 = Very, very good
- Sekiro = bloody amazing
- Elden Ring = graphics so dated that even the art direction can't save, also, compared to Dark souls, everything feels more "generic high fantasy shit".
I really don't get the praise this game gets.
Tried it again on my new to me C2 oled and...I don't know what I was expecting - to look somewhat better due to HDR/higher contrast /better colors compared to my older screens ? Yet, I was still left disappointed, art - direction can only take you so far friend IMO.
Represent is right on this one, I mean, don't get me wrong, I love FROM but the constant d*ck-sucking when it comes to their games now that they're "cool" is just getting somewhat obnoxious, it's like they can do no wrong.
Anyway...
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Punished Miku
Human Rights Subscription Service
Oh I agree. Trust me. I was banned from the Elden Ring OT.Represent is right on this one, I mean, don't get me wrong, I love FROM but the constant d*ck-sucking when it comes to their games now that they're "cool" is just getting somewhat obnoxious, it's like they can't do no wrong.
Anyway...
But even with my many criticisms of the game, they have top tier art design and level design. That's the main strengths. It's basically The Silmarillion + Berserk.
Dr.Morris79
Gold Member
I hope new Nvidia drivers are released soon with this game on the GFE list.
RTGI will save this world.
IntentionalPun
Ask me about my wife's perfect butthole
Gamers Nexus seems to have had a blast playing the game.
Honestly sounds pretty fun in general, even reading a 70 review.
I just like open world RPGs though lol.. gimme loot and upgrade systems
This shit looks dope lol:
Honestly sounds pretty fun in general, even reading a 70 review.
I just like open world RPGs though lol.. gimme loot and upgrade systems
This shit looks dope lol:
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Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
Elden Ring absolutely shits on Forspoken. It looks great despite its technical shortcomings. Forspoken looks awful.
kunonabi
Member
Goddamn, Twilight Princess not looking so freaky anymore.The kids in this game, holy fuck what happend
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
Maybe and just maybe not everyone is obsessed with high tech graphics as you are.
Majority of people enjoy games visuals because it’s beautiful art direction.
Roman Empire
Member
What are those, Hellspawns?The kids in this game, holy fuck what happend
MatrixReloaded101
Member
I hate how bad the game is getting bashed primarily because its a new IP. Its great that SE and Sony tried hard to invest and push a new IP.
When you look at the most anticipated games list's this year most are remakes and sequels. The industry needs to keep trying with new IP which is why it sucks that this game turned out to be bad.
When you look at the most anticipated games list's this year most are remakes and sequels. The industry needs to keep trying with new IP which is why it sucks that this game turned out to be bad.
Varteras
Member
The kids in this game, holy fuck what happend
ShadyAcshuns
Member
This is Haze and Lair all over again.
Varteras
Member
Don't insult those games like that. They at least had decent concepts and box artThis is Haze and Lair all over again.
Jack Videogames
Member
holy shit the goblina meme is realThe kids in this game, holy fuck what happend