Watching the game being played gives me the same information about voice acting and writing quality that playing it would. This is not the gotcha you ostenisbly think it is.
I think you mean "ostensibly", and sorry if I triggered you there.
Watching the game being played gives me the same information about voice acting and writing quality that playing it would. This is not the gotcha you ostenisbly think it is.
Hmm well I have played five hours then decided to wait for more patches. So I can say nothing wrong with JFarrell71's post. The game is a faithful digital tabletop adaptation.
If you want storytelling and other stuff like like King-Maker & PoE look elsewhere.
Nothing serious if you haven't encountered the crashes, overheat or performance issues that some have.
I somewhat disagree with the voice-acting which I find fine and realistic (I elaborated that in the article comments), except maybe a couple very minor NPCs. About the story and dialogues, just what I've said above, it goes with the style of the game so I'd say it's on purpose and the author failed to see that.
And to me, yes, the writing, voice acting and storytelling (including the graphical representations of characters) is of a very low standard, too low for me to have any interest in the game. The nuts and bolts mechanics aren't and never have been enough for me, and as far as I can tell, that's all that Solasta offers.
I think you mean "ostensibly", and sorry if I triggered you there.
Nothing wrong with that indeed, it's not without a story but it's not where it shines mostI've refrained from commenting on Solasta because I don't want to poop in anyone's cornflakes. It's obvious that a lot of folks around here like it and are excited about it. It's not for me, and it's for the quoted reasons from the review (which I have not watched in its entirety). I did what I usually do when I'm on the fence about a game: I watched bits and pieces of it in some let's play videos. And to me, yes, the writing, voice acting and storytelling (including the graphical representations of characters) is of a very low standard, too low for me to have any interest in the game. The nuts and bolts mechanics aren't and never have been enough for me, and as far as I can tell, that's all that Solasta offers.
Not very far in so i cant comment on side quests…but the voice acting is very poor and conversations do not flow well, the reviewer is spot on with that…combine this with the terrible character models the cut scenes are just aweful to look at and hear….But, there is a certain charm seeing the charcters you created talking in the cut scenes and i’ll take all the crappy presentation if it means we get to see our very own custom characters conversing. Im loving the game so far. If you just want a game for good tactical battles this is it.
Thankfully, reviews are positive overall. As a developer, I suppose it's part of the job, someone will say their piece without mincing words sooner or later…Jesus.. argh.. I feel bad for the developers. So much work vent into this. Still wanna play this later on a large screen, since they use small fonts everywhere.
Then I consider he did a good job. Wish he would trigger more members to post.
Jesus.. argh.. I feel bad for the developers. So much work vent into this. Still wanna play this later on a large screen, since they use small fonts everywhere.
That's why I read more than I game nowadays. However, there is something to be said about a story being good enough to work as a motivation to keep playing, even when the gameplay gets stale.I’m always a bit surprised that people so interested in story pick video games as a medium. Given that story in the vast majority of VG’s is poor at best and pales to even mediocre cinema or books. ( yes subjective, but barely. ) to each their own though.
I’m waiting for more patches before I dive in to Solasta though given what I’ve heard. I played quite a bit of the EA and thought is was quite good. I started gaming in the late 70’s early 80’s though so I’m totally fine with games being games and not having to be immersive interactive experiences, although I don’t mind games that attempt that either. I can play a wide variety of stuff.
My favorite is the snarky know it all who thinks their always right. They use sarcasm, witty comments, walls of text , and behold they get a ton of likes for being so. Go figure.
Maybe but a few other top posters are who I had mind.I think you just described the average forum user on the internet. Including me.. maybe! .
IAs for what people look for in games or what they visit this site for, is up to each person. Nobody here went to Uni to get the RPG Lawyer license as far as I know, and people liking one or another thing in a game don't hurt anyone else by it. Just let them have fun with whatever they want while you have fun with whatever you want.