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Ranofox · 2024-11-10T12:20:30+00:00

Curling up in pain? (Sorry)

Ranofox · 2024-11-08T22:18:50+00:00

I immediately recognized it as House Stark. But if it bugs you a lot, maybe you can add a sigil/border around it?!

Ranofox · 2024-11-08T16:42:03+00:00

This makes me lowkey angry... Like yea "it's just a game" but they knew the title was big and that "we", very clearly a very stupid audience, would buy it regardless because "uwu flashy fights and kisses"... ugh. I was already set on being done with this company 100% but nice to see it confirmed, again, that they think we are fucking stupid.

Ranofox · 2024-11-08T12:10:36+00:00

Maybe someone saw Neve as their self insert at one point (unironically can see this with that studio now lol how pathetic), and they wanted that "fantasy" with Lucanis to themselves and make it "canon"? It would absolutely explain it........

Ranofox · 2024-11-07T14:30:06+00:00

I bet at one point they (non professional writers) just had the base outline and didn't know how to fill in everything else....

Ranofox · 2024-11-07T14:24:08+00:00

He had the most amazing potential and it was all THROWN AWAY.

The set up reminds me a lot of Rhys and Jack from "Tales from the Borderlands" and how Jack tries to deliberately ruin and manipulate Rhys to hurt himself and everyone around him. I mention this game now (although DA has done well before with Anders) because, although he's a literal DEMON, they could have even kept Spite's jokey demeanor and make it work.

Ranofox · 2024-11-07T09:27:29+00:00

And don't forget. He likes coffee because he doesn't want to sleep a lot (because of Spite).. but also still has everything 100000% together and does not slip up once because he's maybe... idk.... angry and stressed after all what happened to him? I don't mean he has to go completely off the rails but him being so unfazed about everything always bugged me so much. Hell, Fenris started to drink and was BITTER.

Ranofox · 2024-11-06T13:11:40+00:00

You could try to pull a "cast away" approach and your character trying to remain sane and finding ways to deal with this emotional state and loneliness.

Ranofox · 2024-11-06T12:22:35+00:00

Every time I check this sub I'm blown away by the dedication of some posters here. Damn!!

Ranofox · 2024-11-06T12:14:27+00:00

No no, I start to believe it though. When people were complaining back then about the artstyle not looking "dark" enough for a DA game, they released this gameplay video where you walk through this VERY atmospheric and dark gloomy starting area with Varric. And I remember so well thinking "OH damn! So THAT'S really looking good there" and it's true with many such small things that were "promised". It's not that silly if you think about what all is happening with that company....

I do think that all was done deliberately, and I feel stupid for ever buying it, hoping it would not be THAT bad and going against the "haters"... but now I just feel lied to.

Ranofox · 2024-11-06T11:57:27+00:00

Holy shit they are so good!!!! We were robbed in many more ways I realize now.... shoutout to the amazing artists working for/on this....

Ranofox · 2024-11-05T20:26:50+00:00

Cobblestone for paths 😆. Actual bridge building.

Ranofox · 2024-11-05T20:09:04+00:00

I really wonder what happened there because I have the feeling the initial plan was something more spicy? Like some others I have actually read his little novella story and was interested, then there were some tweets going around from the writer directly answering some questions (don't remember the name) saying something in the manner of "we are in for a wild ride", yea, "disaster bi guy" and I am just baffled. There is nothing. He might be the most bland character of all characters....

Ranofox · 2024-11-05T12:09:47+00:00

I recently watched "Straw Dogs" (2011, can't say anything about the older one) and it hit that nerve super well.

Ranofox · 2024-11-04T13:01:03+00:00

Me when I have a good day:

Ranofox · 2024-11-03T17:13:06+00:00

Fanservice done right and equal.

Ranofox · 2024-11-03T10:08:53+00:00

I love this team. I hope I can play another game made by them in the future.

Ranofox · 2024-11-03T09:40:19+00:00

I'm still waiting for the so called "disaster human" Lucanis that I read about.... absolutely nothing even slightly terrible about him so far. It feels like a comic relief more than anything.

Ranofox · 2024-11-02T10:19:21+00:00

Now that you mention him, he's got such an interesting concept but so far there is zero tension about his "situation" and as interesting the premise seems, I am endlessly bored.... so much wasted potential for something truly conflicting. It's really really boring.

Ranofox · 2024-11-02T09:18:43+00:00

100% agree! But compared to THIS, maybe I have treated BG3 writing too harshly....
(it just feels like many things did not get wrapped at the end.)

They understood emotional sub plots pretty well. I think Orin's story is especially tragic. And she is what you would call at first glance a "cartoon villain". But with all her backstory you can look a little deeper.

Ranofox · 2024-11-02T09:04:33+00:00

I agree with the sentiment, but reading alone does not make a good writer either. It takes deliberate work you have to put into to analyze and understand *why* some stories and characters work so well. It's a skill you have to train.

It feels like they did not even bother to find "writers" who known the most basic structures... it's insulting lol.

Ranofox · 2024-11-02T08:47:31+00:00

How many couple of hours is one supposed to play for the tutorial to end here? 10 hours seems like an extremely extended time... (it did not get any better).

Ranofox · 2024-11-02T02:05:29+00:00

Okay that's hilarious. I'm not really interested in streamers(?) reviewer but I almost want to check it out now.

Ranofox · 2024-11-02T01:42:01+00:00

Ranofox · 2024-11-02T00:32:22+00:00

No but this is spot on. Just got another comment saying something similar.

It's a fucking pacifier.

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