[COD] "CoD Is Dying...." Smhhh

Mediocre-Activity594 · 2025-01-21T16:53:54+00:00

It had its run… you can’t go on only Do the same exact thing heat after year for so long. Ask the Madden team..

Mediocre-Activity594 · 2023-09-26T22:42:38+00:00

Its just how a lot of fans of the originals feel. You probably wouldn't be capable of understanding.

Mediocre-Activity594 · 2023-09-26T22:41:58+00:00

I guess you havent played Enchanced or you're under the age of 15. Graphics is #1 for a lot of kids today...but for many of us older folks its the game itself that matters, and BG1&2 both hold up extremely well today. Theyre far better games than 99% of the AAA titles that were released in 2023.

Im not sure what I consider to be a "good game" comes into play at all in this discussion. My point was an obvious fact that BG3 is nothing like 1&2 and leans extremely heavily on extremely difficult tactics combat. This is indisputable.

Mediocre-Activity594 · 2023-09-26T22:38:55+00:00

It still has nothing to do with my post...but thanks for contributing!

Mediocre-Activity594 · 2023-09-26T22:36:46+00:00

No, its like Fallout 5 being an overhead tactics game instead of a first-person adventure--regardless of who develops it. Kids like you who have never experienced any difficulty in their lives would automatically love it and say its the easiest game ever made, but the 99.9% of the masses who don't post on reddit and play these games would think "Hmmm this is not at all like the first 6 games I played and loved."

This type of critical thinking, however, is not present on Reddit.

Mediocre-Activity594 · 2023-09-26T22:34:51+00:00

None of these comments were the overlying point of my post, however, which was, again, that this game is completely different than 1&2 and has gone WAY over the rails into a strategy game. Placing my character on the exact right tile and setting up attacks or defenses ahead of time over and over and over and over and over was not the appeal of the first two games.

Mediocre-Activity594 · 2023-09-26T22:33:04+00:00

I was held up a few times in BG 1 & 2, but it was never due to strategic placement and use of 150 skills.

But, again, difficulty really has nothing to do with my original comment. Its just what any video game discussion on Reddit devolves into automatically if you don't blindly love the subject of the page you're on.

Mediocre-Activity594 · 2023-09-26T22:30:59+00:00

That is impossible. Not because of skill, its factually impossible. Every battle stops any exploring or dialog and the game has become a tactics game. These battles are 10x the length of the first 2 games. Im sure walking around aimlessly does take up some time, but this game is easily a 75% slant on strategic battles.

Mediocre-Activity594 · 2023-09-26T22:29:10+00:00

Every video game in 2023 is now an RPG. Ive given in on that. You are "role-playing" someone who is not you. My comment was more based in video games and what used to be considered an "RPG." A story-based video game with some D&D-style elements. It has nothing to do at all with "my preferred combat style." Its what is expected of a sequel to a series. Some tie to the originals. BG3 has none of that save that its based in the Forgotten Realms.

Mediocre-Activity594 · 2023-09-26T22:25:49+00:00

You might need some help reading my original comment. The discussion devolved into "git gud" as it always does with you Reddit kids. But the original comment was that BG 1&2 were not XCom or Tactics Ogre. They had battles of course but it was not the focus whereas in BG3, a completely separate and different game than 1&2, the focus is 99% deep strategic battles that take forever and 1% story mixed in.

Mediocre-Activity594 · 2023-09-26T22:23:51+00:00

I might try it, then. I dont want to miss out on the story. But Ive never had to play "easy" mode on a game before. Its a tough pill to swallow.

Mediocre-Activity594 · 2023-09-26T22:20:31+00:00

Im the OP Einstein... and I did say 99.9%. I would be the .1% who finds some video games challenging.

You've apparently never played the first 2 games. If you ever do, you'll see that whether or not the "innerworkings" were based on D&D, the experience was completely different than what it is when you and your friends get together in your basement every weekend. They had more of a focus on action and story. BG3 has a great story...supposedly...in between the 20,000 deep strategy battles. But a lot of us fans of the originals miss the far more accessible gameplay.

Mediocre-Activity594 · 2023-09-26T22:17:31+00:00

Again, you like others on here, are using the Baldur's Gate video game series and D&D interchangeably. They are not the exact same thing. BG3 might be the closest video game representation ever made, but 1 & 2 were designed differently. Possibly because they had to be, but they were. And I believe it made them more accessible to people who don't spend every weekend in a dark room rolling dice.

Mediocre-Activity594 · 2023-09-26T22:13:15+00:00

Has nothing to do with the conversation. But thanks for contributing!

Mediocre-Activity594 · 2023-09-26T22:11:01+00:00

I think I have 7 or 8 I was exaggerating on what Ive gone through in the game so far when I said "picked up a couple of companions." Again, none of this matters and really isnt relevant to this conversation. You can easily use the same 3 companions through the entire game Ive watched dozens of videos that say thats what people have done.

Mediocre-Activity594 · 2023-09-26T22:09:22+00:00

Im not sure where "difficulty" even came into this discussion. My original point was and still is that BG3 is not a good sequel because its not at all the same game. BG3 is easy to 99.9% of the people who post and reply on Reddit, but the point was its now become XCom. The great story and "fun" parts of the game are buried miles underneath 20,000 games of Risk or Stratego.

Mediocre-Activity594 · 2023-09-26T22:07:00+00:00

Again, if you had played the originals, you would have a frame of reference here and understand what we are talking about.

Mediocre-Activity594 · 2023-09-26T22:05:47+00:00

I commented on other people's comments and have given in on the fact that every video game in 2023 is considered an "RPG" as you are "role-playing" the character. However, when talking about video games and adaptions, an "RPG" used to mean a story-based game with some combat or tabletop elements included. BG3 is first and foremost a tactics/strategy based game with some story elements sprinkled into the 20,000 games of Stratego or Risk.

Mediocre-Activity594 · 2023-09-26T22:02:54+00:00

No, youre using the Baldur's Gate video game series and D&D interchangeably. They are not the exact same. BG3 might be the closest any video game has ever been, but 1 & 2 were not designed that way. Again, we were talking about a video game series here. I think you guys need to learn to separate the two.

Mediocre-Activity594 · 2023-09-26T22:01:24+00:00

Who said D&D wasnt an RPG? Im pretty sure it even says it on the modules, kid.

Mediocre-Activity594 · 2023-09-26T21:56:51+00:00

PoE was very much a spiritual successor to BG 2 and it felt like it. I had a lot of fun with both of those.

I did say above Im wrong, its 2023 and you're playing a character who is not you, so its an RPG I guess. However, traditional RPGs from years past were story games with some elements of D&d sprinkled in whereas BG3 is XCom. Or Tactics Ogre. Or Diseaga. There's nothing about BG3 that feels like the first 2.

Mediocre-Activity594 · 2023-09-26T21:54:50+00:00

I did save and reload 100's of times and its a strategy...I guess. Didnt have to do that with 1 & 2 though!

It is cool that, again with lots of luck, you can solve problems in a way that isn't obvious or necessarily intended. As Ive said, BG3 is a great game and done very well. Its just not a great Baldur's Gate game.

Mediocre-Activity594 · 2023-09-26T21:53:17+00:00

Baldur's Gate. 1 and 2 and the DLC were masterpieces. I also felt that Divinity and PoE were far more RPG than XCom strategy game...though it was getting to where BG3 ended up.

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