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That’s literally the point, though. There are some easy steps to avoid it too.

• Make sure your product is finished when you charge full price on release
• Don’t remove features that were previously present
• Don’t add invasive software
• Don’t add arbitrary requirements that you’re not upfront with

No thanks. I’ll pass, forever. I never want this. It feels creepy and gross.

Succinct perfection.

Yeah. I also don’t see how one could stay motivated if one knows that they’re like to be let go once the current project is about wrapped up.

I don’t think I was clear enough. I think DOSII was better mechanically, not from a story/quest/graphics perspective. I’m not saying BGIII was bad in any way, it’s an amazing game, and it’s very clear that a lot of love was put into it from everyone that contributed, but I overall feel like D:OS II had the better game mechanics. I liked the action point system for moving and attacking, I liked that you could save up action points to unleash more on later turns. I don’t care too much for the behind-the-scenes dice rolls - though the big roll X to pass check is quite fun.

The voice cast also did such an amazing job. I’ve been playing Warframe a lot lately, and it’s really fun to hear Astarion as a fish.

It is primarily the combat system I’m talking about though. I would’ve loved to see BDIII but with DOS general combat and combat movement. I don’t care for the “does 1d4 lightning damage” stuff.

I’m obviously not saying that DOSII had the better dialogue and quest systems. BGIII is obviously rooted in the same engine and tech as DOSII, but it’s been built upon wonderfully. I enjoy BGIII, and Larian has once again done an excellent job. I just think DOSII was the better game on a mechanical level, disregarding the story/graphics/tech, etc.

Well yeah, they didn’t have the same budget.

Mechanically I still think DOS2 is superior to BGIII, mainly due to not being weighed down by the clunky tabletop mechanics. Not saying BGIII is bad, but it would’ve (in my opinion) been better without the DND rubbish.

Yes! Fucking finally. Better late than never.

I’d not even heard of the game until now. Maybe they chose a bad launch window.

It’s also EA so I doubt people that did hear of it were particularly excited, especially given the milquetoast title of the game.

It was so shallow though. Then again I didn’t get very far into the game, it failed to hold my attention.

I absolutely hated the sea stuff. I played black flag for like two or three hours then I never touched it again.

I really enjoyed Sea of Thieves, though I wasn’t a huge fan of the direction they took the game.

I was mostly joking because Ubisoft pretty much only has one game they reskin endlessly, but I’m somehow not surprised.

I bet it’s just assassins creed.

Sail the seas, activate ice bergs to unlock the map, gather five million useless trinkets.

Yep, that’s why! I’m guessing he was clear because he wanted the newest version of the same game. No idea if the official game is any good or not. Could be it’s a complete disaster.

Did you know that EA lost the FIFA license? FIFA decided that they wanted the whole cake so they’ve taken to developing the future FIFA games themselves.

EA is obviously continuing to develop their golden cow, now called EA Sports FC.

I mean one could argue that you do play a role in them, but I don’t think they fit the general definition of a role playing game.

Think their genre is graphical adventure game (as opposed to a text-based adventure game). Can’t recall if any of the KQ games have mouse support, but in that case they’re point-and-click adventure games.

Roleplaying games I think imply a bit more agency for the player, usually manifested in the ability to tackle problems in multiple ways, like maybe talk your way through something instead of a battle. Etc. I seem to recall the Kings Quest games were fairly linear.

Assuming it’s like most modern games, nothing is a day 1 buy since nothing is fucking finished on release. Better wait a few years for patches, expansions, ultimate releases and mod support.

The fact that it’s only the same two games is more of an argument against than for, honestly. With all of the awful launches people can think of two games that were redeemed.

That’s bad.

Like, new releases? I don’t really play many new games.

Had Baldur’s Gate III crash once, and that’s the newest title I’ve played.

Other than that I play Final Fantasy XIV, Guild Wars 2, The Sims and Elden Ring, never had any issues.

I went with an AM5 and an Intel Arc GPU. Quite satisfied, the GPU is doing great and didn’t cost an arm and a leg.

He’s definitely one of those that speaks his mind with little filtering. You get his honest opinion, which is nice in a world of bought reviews. Sure his opinion might not match yours, but that’s not the point is it?

He’s also a pretty good author. I recommend all of his books.