Heh, first of, I'm probably as fine as I can get, and yes, I tried Kingmaker and Witcher 3.
Wasn't in the Mood to read or write anything yesterday - sitting and breathing was fine enough
I had 4 free Days and thought I use them for some nice Gaming-Escapism, while drinking a few beers. Well, it didn't work at all for the first time in my life; and I'm in the mid 40s; so less Gaming and more Drinking…
I tried all these shiny new Games and well, where should I start:
Witcher 3:
Yes it's nice, but it is also made with Consoles in Mind… the Controls are not really good. I thought hell, play on normal and think about the enormous Content… it just didn't work. And I love tactical Combat to much for this kind of Games.
Pathfinder:
Uff, basically a good game, but with so many little Annoyances and bad Design-Decisions.
And it really hits me the wrong way - really strange, if some Supermodell in Chainmail-Bikini with two flaming Katanas goes one on one with a Giant Spider, I think "oh well, it's Fantasy-Game, enjoy the Ride" and don't mind - if a Supermodell and a Barbarian Girl with Cloud's Sword and realistic Armor go into Combat with a Giant-Spider I'm in my personal uncanny Valley and think "Hmm, shouldn't two bodybuilding, scarred Battle-Bros do this Job ? I decided to use Mercenaries and created my two bodybuilding, scarred Battlebros, but then I was without Money and nearly two levels behind the NPCs… well, I set the Level to "normal" and soldiered on. Still don't like it much…
Divinity Original Sin I+II:
I think it was two years ago, when I had my last big annual Leave I sank my teeth into OS 1; started tactic mode, because normal mode felt too easy and I fancy myself as smart… stopped playing in Phantom Forest, because I was to bored to crowd control another Region into Death…
You have to play these Games like an Adventure. Exploring the Areas, solving Puzzles and finding Battles that you can win… take the Loot and the XP, craft new Stuff and look for the next Battle that you can win… you are more or less on a "soft Railroad". That is ok to waste some time on, but it isn't relaxing… a few Dungeons to grind a few Levels, so that I don't have to solve every Riddle and every Quest would have been nice - OS II seems more of the same. Yes, nothing forces me to play on Tactican Mode, but then all that remains is the Story… and that is basically the Plot of "Neverending Story"…
Yeah, I miss Sex and Violence, but I also miss Brains. I guess two out of three would be good enough for me, but alas…
Well, I might try Age of Barbarian and Grimoire for Christmas, when I have my next few Days off.
Edit:
Another Problem that I had where the boring Stories in the new Games. I would say when you only have mediocre Writers, go for a Game of Thrones-like Story and not for Lord of the Rings. That might be at least a bit interesting.
Wasn't in the Mood to read or write anything yesterday - sitting and breathing was fine enough
I had 4 free Days and thought I use them for some nice Gaming-Escapism, while drinking a few beers. Well, it didn't work at all for the first time in my life; and I'm in the mid 40s; so less Gaming and more Drinking…
I tried all these shiny new Games and well, where should I start:
Witcher 3:
Yes it's nice, but it is also made with Consoles in Mind… the Controls are not really good. I thought hell, play on normal and think about the enormous Content… it just didn't work. And I love tactical Combat to much for this kind of Games.
Pathfinder:
Uff, basically a good game, but with so many little Annoyances and bad Design-Decisions.
And it really hits me the wrong way - really strange, if some Supermodell in Chainmail-Bikini with two flaming Katanas goes one on one with a Giant Spider, I think "oh well, it's Fantasy-Game, enjoy the Ride" and don't mind - if a Supermodell and a Barbarian Girl with Cloud's Sword and realistic Armor go into Combat with a Giant-Spider I'm in my personal uncanny Valley and think "Hmm, shouldn't two bodybuilding, scarred Battle-Bros do this Job ? I decided to use Mercenaries and created my two bodybuilding, scarred Battlebros, but then I was without Money and nearly two levels behind the NPCs… well, I set the Level to "normal" and soldiered on. Still don't like it much…
Divinity Original Sin I+II:
I think it was two years ago, when I had my last big annual Leave I sank my teeth into OS 1; started tactic mode, because normal mode felt too easy and I fancy myself as smart… stopped playing in Phantom Forest, because I was to bored to crowd control another Region into Death…
You have to play these Games like an Adventure. Exploring the Areas, solving Puzzles and finding Battles that you can win… take the Loot and the XP, craft new Stuff and look for the next Battle that you can win… you are more or less on a "soft Railroad". That is ok to waste some time on, but it isn't relaxing… a few Dungeons to grind a few Levels, so that I don't have to solve every Riddle and every Quest would have been nice - OS II seems more of the same. Yes, nothing forces me to play on Tactican Mode, but then all that remains is the Story… and that is basically the Plot of "Neverending Story"…
Yeah, I miss Sex and Violence, but I also miss Brains. I guess two out of three would be good enough for me, but alas…
Well, I might try Age of Barbarian and Grimoire for Christmas, when I have my next few Days off.
Edit:
Another Problem that I had where the boring Stories in the new Games. I would say when you only have mediocre Writers, go for a Game of Thrones-like Story and not for Lord of the Rings. That might be at least a bit interesting.
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