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[TheChris92]

I was thinking of the National Front leader in Dreamfall Chapters, (as well as Likho and the cat-girl character). They all seem generic and cartoony. The National Front seems to be a take on the Front Nationale (not sure of proper French spelling) which is a neo-fascist group that holds a fair bit of power in France. The leader of that group Marine le Pen, is a charismtic and relatively intelligent leader. The National Front leader in DC is presented as a bit of a goof. The Front National arguablly reflects racial resentment to and gained sway because of some fundamental and deep-rooted problems in French society --- the Banlieus and the French labor relations laws -- which reflect good intentions (social housing, protection of worker rights) but which have created a race based under-class in French society. There has also been extremist Muslim violence in much of Europe. The National Front in DC, at least as of Book Two seems to be just cartoon rascist. In my view good writing must reflect good social science, not just commonly held opinions.

Given the game isn't finished yet it would be fair to assume that there exist duality in most of the organisations in-game that we simply haven't seen yet - Like, say for example, Kian's people.

In terms of the process, what Bioware does is assign individiual writters to each important character.The effect is like what you get in better made movies, where there is a collabarative effort between actors and director which help create more realistic characters.

That's not how it works in cinema -- What happens in filmmaking is relatively irrelevant to game development.
BioWare's style of writing is unique to them alone, but their recent characters are essentially retreads of recurring tropes and archetypes that have been done to death since Baldur's Gate, usually consisting of preachy characters who spend every waking moment whining. So I wouldn't say it's a succes of "how to do it" if you ask me, which you didn't, but I felt like sharing anyway

Why would you use lol in the context of your little statement, all you are doing is making a broad assertion of opinion, supported by your opinion about one type of character.

I was being facecitious -- No need to be codescending just because I offered a counter opinion.

[o Ventus]

BioWare's style of writing is unique to them alone, but their recent characters are essentially retreads of recurring tropes and archetypes that have been done to death since Baldur's Gate, usually consisting of preachy characters who spend every waking moment whining. So I wouldn't say it's a succes of "how to do it" if you ask me, which you didn't, but I felt like sharing anyway
 

 

Uhh, what? 

[Dominus]

Finished quite a bit for the weekend. Darksiders 2 is finished - great platforming, *usually* great combat and a story that fits well as both a standalone while putting in major nods to the first, as they take place around the same time.

Despite my sanity demanding otherwise, I managed to beat Hotline Miami. Visual/Audio side has a trippy 80's thing going on, and will run well on most systems well enough.

Combat practically requires ninja stealth and ninja speed, as the AI have had one too many Chili Dogs. Generally it boils down to sticking to cover before being seen, and striking with blinding vigor. Did enjoy it, but definitely not touching the sequel - too much focus on twitch reflex and the lack of visibility beyond a certain point can make it a bit too frustrating. An impressive and enjoyable game for those who favor the masochism tango.

Last but not least, almost done with Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath. Combat has a very unique system, due mostly to the Stranger's Crossbow. Your protagonist collects creatures and uses them as ammunition, with amusing results. The Story's *very* light for the first half of the game, but it pays off in the later sections of the game. The bounties can take virtually *all* enemies dead or alive; As the bounties pay far better that way, going non-lethal is strongly encouraged. My complaints would be the lackluster dialogue for most of it - The Stranger ends up spouting obvious information in a very uninterested tone. Got it for all of $2.50, so it's been a steal of a deal so far.

Am I missing the joke? The link sends you to a youtube video of the TV show "Family Matters". Is that the one with Urkel?

The Punch Line happens in the game. >.> Otherwise, it will forever be a mystery. oooOOOOooo.

[ruggly]

Been playing the Arena Commander module of Star Citizen while trying out their military ships.  I'm not very good.

 

[Voxr]

Hey here's a question? Star Citizen or Elite Dangerous? I'm interested in both but I don't know much about them. What do they offer for those who have played?

[o Ventus]

Isn't Star Citizen the one where ships cost hundreds, if not thousands of RL dollars?

 

If that's the case, kek, I'm not going near that game with a 10-foot pole.

 

edit: Yep. One particular kind of ship is $165 USD. For 1 ship. The bundles are even worse.

 

http://www.pcgamesn....p-rental-system

 

https://robertsspace...e/game-packages

 

Because $5,000 for a bundle of ships seems reasonable, yeah. Or $15,000 for the "complete" bundle. I also like that the "complete" bundle is 15 grand, but it also says that there's one ship not included in the bundle (oh, but the bundle gives you the ability to buy it in the store). Spend money to be able to spend more money.

[ruggly]

I don't know too much about Elite: Dangerous.

[Voxr]

I don't know too much about Elite: Dangerous.

What about Star Citizen? Are ships reasonable to get in-game rather than straight up throwing down a chunk of change. I mean can I get like say a decent fighter through in game means in a reasonably timed manor or wiill I have to grind for months upon months only to be pigeonholed into spending 20-50 bucks?

[o Ventus]

nvm

[themikefest]

Currently playing DAI and ME3

[Voxr]

I can't spend 15k for space ships D:

I need that for the Summer Sale.

[o Ventus]

You could buy a car, or you could buy some ships for a video game. Clearly the latter is the more sensible purchase.

 

It's still cheaper than tabletop Warhammer/WH40k.

[ruggly]

What about Star Citizen? Are ships reasonable to get in-game rather than straight up throwing down a chunk of change. I mean can I get like say a decent fighter through in game means in a reasonably timed manor or wiill I have to grind for months upon months only to be pigeonholed into spending 20-50 bucks?

 

I haven't seen any info on buying ships in game or how much they'll cost within the persistent universe, but the developer wants to keep the game as far away from being pay to win as possible.  The least expensive ships you can get now for actual money are $45, and that will get you access to the Arena Commander module now. 

 

https://robertsspace...lpha-AC-Starter

 

https://robertsspace...a-MR-AC-Starter

[Voxr]

Coolio cool McCoolness

Thanks for the info you two.

[ruggly]

Welcome.

 

I was looking at getting Elite: Dangerous, but a lot of the reviews are saying it's pretty devoid of content at the moment, so I'll be waiting for a sale on that one.

[AlanC9]

I'm still plugging away at ToEE with the Co8 mod. It's... OK. I get the impression that the team was too insular for too long; as long as you don't mind exploiting your way around stuff that isn't very well thought out, it can be fun.

[Voxr]

 

Well after about 30-45 minutes of trying to get it to launch I was finally able to run the damn thing. Pretty good so far, though I'm only about 3 hours into it. Van Helsing and his ghostly companion Lady Katerina are actually decent characters. With some enjoyable witty dialogue between the two. In fact I've noticed along with it's great atmosphere the game has a pretty good sense of humor. The combat is okay, nothing groundbreaking in terms of hack'n'slash but it gets the job done. I'm not ready to make a finally judgement on it since I'm so early in the game but right now I'd say it was a well made purchase.

[Dominus]

Treasure Adventure Game. It's a freebie from GoG. Usual 2D Platforming that borrows heavily from Zelda and the like.

Honestly, it's just a timesink while listening to the Podcast Backlog. Gotta stop putting off Pillars of Eternity...

[Obsidian Gryphon]

Been playing the Arena Commander module of Star Citizen while trying out their military ships.  I'm not very good.

 

 

Remarkably steady compared to when it was first released almost a year ago.  Control was not optimum and I was trying out with a mouse and keyboard. This is the only recording I've made then, I didn't use missiles and as you can see, it's very difficult to keep the bar even with the mouse.

 

 

Anyways, Bioware should seriously considered remastering KOTOR seeing how Grim Fandango, Black Mesa and Resident Evil all received a fresh makeover.

 

Currently playing Styx.

[Torgette]

Currently TW3, but I want to go back and finish GTA5 and Far Cry 4 on PC, i'm getting burned out on open world rpg's.

[Miss Golightly]

Beat Sleeping Dogs last night. It's okay. I mean I bought it brand new for $10, and I think I got my $10 worth out of it. The story was better than I thought it was going to be, but it didn't go where I thought it was going to go. Would have been interesting if you had to make a choice at the end. There were also a couple of levels that just seemed unnecessary as well.

 

Started Assassin's Creed Brotherhood this morning... I doubt I'm going to get very far because my copy of Witcher 3 will be here tomorrow and my PS4 needs some loving. That will probably be my last game purchase until the fall, too much backlog to cover.

[Kaiser Arian XVII]

 

Zulu nuked me 3 times because I took its capital. Then I answered its transgression with 1 nuke. They didn't stop and dropped another 3 nukes to their historical capital and turned 90% of city into dust so I won't make it to the 1st place anytime soon.

Then I took their capital and finished the WTF nukefest war (turn 460).

I might be able to take 3 other capitals and win over Rome...

Long Live Constantinople!

 

^ finished that map 2 nights ago.

 

Ended up second with 2000 points, only 150 point lower than the Rome.

Thanks to the more than 10 nukes Zulu dropped on me I couldn't advance to the west very fast and only got another Zulu city at the end (Both Zulu cities in that screenshot is taken).

I started to conquer China and succeeded to capture its capital and another city. I ran out of time.

End of line.
 

[SlottsMachine]

The Witcher 3 and will continue to do so for a while. Dayum this game is big. 

[Endurium]

The Witcher 2 after importing my sleep-with-everyone neutral/Triss Geralt from The Witcher.

 

Managed to make the game look pretty good with hi-res texture mod, etc., but the draw distance in some places (console fog) detracts quite a bit. Still having fun though. Got a haircut and changed his hair to flowing elven style, as it was in the first game.