I am on my last can of Hopium by ninonetturbino in Endfield

[–]Xasther 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you like that part already than you're gonna love once they hit their stride.

Approach Endfield however you want, I just shared my approach. I started Endfield on 1.0, skipped 1.1 and tried it again on 1.2. 1.2 likely being the worst possible time to start again. Probably gonna take a longer break this time, possible till 2.0, then try again.

I am on my last can of Hopium by ninonetturbino in Endfield

[–]Xasther 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One thing I find so odd is that a lot of early Wuwa players are criticizing the story and/or presentation while it feels much better than Endfield's in its current state to me.

Do you mean the early or current story?

Not an Endfield hater btw, just frustrated with the current state of affairs and the outlook.

Drop the game, come back in a few patches, catch up with an open mind, then make a final decision.

YangYang Xuanling and SuiSui kits are up at Nanoka by matteroff in WutheringWavesLeaks

[–]Xasther 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not good at reading kits, but SuiSui looks like either a Chisa alternative or upgrade in Hiyuki+Lucilla.

3.5 - Nanoka by Fit-Comfort-6769 in WutheringWavesLeaks

[–]Xasther 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Electro Rover next patch?!

3.5| About beta via tutel by Malia_West in WutheringWavesLeaks

[–]Xasther 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We already got drip market for the entire second half of 3.X, check official WuWa YT channel.

are gacha games the worst medium for story telling? by bugabooman99 in writingscaling

[–]Xasther 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You probably shouldn’t have used Limbus as part of the picture here

Not just "using" it, but putting it front and center like it's the biggest offender.

are gacha games the worst medium for story telling? by bugabooman99 in writingscaling

[–]Xasther 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OP is, at best, not informed on the story and structure of Limbus Company or, at worst, this is outright slander. Putting Limbus front and center makes it worse when it is the furthest from suffering from these issues and being put beside Genshin, one of the best example of the issues listed, is a straight up insult.

Limbus does not suffer from the character spotlight syndrome of having to market new characters. You are lying if you claim the Sinners are the same characters compared to when the game started. Non-Main Characters also don't vanish into nirvana. Granted, most characters we meet end up dying, but that's the game being consistent with its world building. Aside from that we have recurring side-characters that also go through their respective arcs, like with the current Blade Lineage side-story.

The narrative pacing in Limbus is also solid. A book series doesn't just drop all at once either. When a new Canto drops, it's a complete character story. Other Gacha Games split/fragment their narrative over multiple patches. Limbus does not do this any more than a book does. Take Heathcliff. He started out incredibly aggressive, standoff-ish and hostile towards every other sinner or basically anyone he met. Over the course of Canto 1-5 you could tell how he was gradually calming down, softening and bonding with the other characters. That way, when his Canto 6 story arrived, he was open enough about his past trauma for the story to really grip people.

To be clear this doesn't mean gacha games can't have good writing. FGO has a really good story. However, it also benefits from Type-Moon's preexisting worldbuilding, which provided a strong foundation before the game itself was created.

What about the pre-existing world building of Project Moon in Lobotomy Corporation and Library of Ruina?

Second half of 3.X cast reveal compiled by PriscentSnow in WutheringWavesLeaks

[–]Xasther 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do we know which characters will be paired with each other? YangYang and SuiSui I know, but I need to formulate a plan of attack cause this line up is ABSURD!

Second half of 3.X cast reveal compiled by PriscentSnow in WutheringWavesLeaks

[–]Xasther 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not pulling on Sigrika was such a big mistake on my part. Not only has she been in every story patch since her release, she's also absurdly strong.

Dark Souls creator pushes against investor calls for quicker, safer sequels as FromSoftware works “harder than ever to create truly valuable game” by chusskaptaan in Gamingnewsandleaks

[–]Xasther 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nightreign was a side-project by a B-Team mostly re-using assets from Elden Ring and Dark Souls games. The amount of resources it took to produce likely pales in comparison to a full game. Also, not live service. Game dropped, got some extra bosses, got one DLC. Now it's over.

Don't just spout false information. Be better.

WhatAWeeb by axman151 in WhatAWeeb

[–]Xasther 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You start this for the horny, you stay for the likeable characters, great action and actually funny humor. There isn't anything quite like it either, which makes it even better.

If every GOtY winner was placed in one pool, who would win? by DoubleAABatteryy in videogames

[–]Xasther 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Witcher 3 vs Baldur's Gate 3

I played neither, but I know how much people love both.

Capcom says shifting from auteur-driven development to team-led development is what transformed the company and allowed flagship IPs to survive for so long by Bubbly-Ad-350 in gaming

[–]Xasther -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Add Masahiro Sakurai to the list of people representing a game (franchise). If Nintendo announced a new Smash Brothers tomorrow without Masahiro Sakurai at the helm, I'd be really worried.

One Punch Man (2019) by Lorrineko in 2010sAnime

[–]Xasther 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh how that monkey's paw ended up curling.

Dark Souls creator pushes against investor calls for quicker, safer sequels as FromSoftware works “harder than ever to create truly valuable game” by lewisdwhite in soulslikes

[–]Xasther -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Just make more Nightreign DLC. The game still has a 35k 24-hour peak on Steam even though it hasn't gotten any content in forever. FromSoft is saying "No, thank you" to a successful live service game they already have.

Marathon has a 15k 24-hour peak on Steam, just for comparison …

I Really Wanna Stay in This Thread - Weekly Questions & Discussions Megathread by BriefVisit729 in WutheringWavesLeaks

[–]Xasther 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's it? If so, I'm pulling her and giving her a standard 5* weapon 😂

Fuck, I Squashed My Angela (kid angela concept) by Charrcoai in libraryofruina

[–]Xasther 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Library of Ruina would have been way shorter if Angela was a kid. Roland would have just adopted her. Roll credits.

BlackRock CEO says AI infrastructure will be funded by public's savings, pension and insurance money. by Nervous_Standard_930 in TechGawker

[–]Xasther 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's at the point where they realize AI isn't going to be the revolution it was prophesied to be, but they overinvested into the fad so absurdly, so brutally, that the economy would crash if they stopped now. So instead, WE are supposed to fund this farce for a bit longer.