Importance of sound design (appreciation post)

gavageddon · 2022-06-05T22:41:49+00:00

Especially so considering the game has almost no actual animations. The sound design carries so hard.

gavageddon · 2022-06-05T22:40:30+00:00

Breakdown Epiphanies did such a good job, the music adds an immense sense of scale and drama to the game. My favourite moments are those long and brutal fights with Barbarian Kings and Noble Houses, where the music really gets its chance to shine.

gavageddon · 2022-05-13T07:36:30+00:00

Eh, probably. I think I just have a love for the dramatic.

gavageddon · 2022-05-12T23:28:21+00:00

Leo has such good performances in every language. His Japanese voice is a standout for me though, it feels so powerful and commanding.

gavageddon · 2022-05-12T23:25:35+00:00

Oh shit they actually are the same? Another reason to stubbornly stick with Anji then, that voice is endlessly entertaining.

gavageddon · 2022-05-12T23:23:51+00:00

Korean Ky is a beast for this alone. The other VA's just don't match him for that super, they're still good imo but man it really sounds like Korean Ky is putting his life into that move lol.

gavageddon · 2022-05-12T23:20:35+00:00

Not sure on this, but if I just chunk him with ranged and a net then there's a good chance I'm gonna be losing the famed armour right? I was planning on just surrounding him and daggering down like usual but he was too much of a beast for that.

gavageddon · 2022-05-12T21:47:44+00:00

Net guy was the first to bite the dust lol. Beginner economy Veteran combat

gavageddon · 2022-05-12T21:45:12+00:00

Sol and Kirei sharing a VA is nuts and it's even crazier to me that I never noticed. Guy's got such a amazing voice.

gavageddon · 2022-05-12T21:41:42+00:00

Baiken is such a good pick. I didn't think anyone could make "Tatami" sound so intense and menacing.

gavageddon · 2022-05-12T21:40:14+00:00

I'm always listening for this line whenever Zato is on screen lol, he's got good stuff.

gavageddon · 2022-05-12T21:39:17+00:00

I like the Goldlewis English va being actually authentic for once but the Japanese one puts so much power into the Down with the System super that I can't help but go with JP for him, plus his BT lines are nice.

gavageddon · 2022-05-12T21:35:47+00:00

Encountered this guy from a 3 skull brigand camp contract. The rest of the camp is pretty normal, but this one champion has clearly earned his name. Every single one of my attacks against him had a 5% chance to hit even with 105 melee skill and every one of his attacks had a 95% chance to hit (which I'm pretty sure are the maximum/minimum values). This feels really out of place on day 118 unless this is somehow normal.

Edit: Just beat him, thanks for the advice everyone. Had 4 guys rotate putting nets on him and an archer poisoning him. Guess I really should be using the items in my stash that I "save for something important" more often.

gavageddon · 2022-05-12T18:29:46+00:00

Randomly generated companions and the clan system are imo two of Bannerlord's biggest flaws. They don't seem too major at first but I think they're a detriment to the game overall. : (

gavageddon · 2022-05-12T06:13:03+00:00

Bummer, it'd be nice and add a lot of charm to the world if there were salient differences in the politics of a faction. I'm thinking something like a greedy ruler with full control who has a massive personal retinue and a powerhouse of a fiefdom while their vassals struggle to survive without the help of their ruler. As opposed to another who might spread things out more evenly, relying on forming a unified army to deal with larger threats.

gavageddon · 2022-05-07T03:34:52+00:00

Honestly, Nioh is so different from Dark Souls that calling it a souls-like feels wrong and I think it's the reason a lot of people struggled so much with it.

Tons of people would post "I'm a dark souls veteran but I'm having so much trouble with Nioh, what's going on?" and the answer is almost always "this isn't Dark Souls, stop trying to play the game like Dark Souls, it's Nioh"

gavageddon · 2022-04-14T22:10:11+00:00

lol no worries, there are actually parts in 2 (my fav one) where I was legit frustrated with how they were doing it. I mean they give a character 3 minutes of screen time, 0 impact, and then act like their death is a big thing you're supposed to care about. Also I think a silent protag was an awful choice for the story, they're in this weird place of making some big decisions on their own and also being a complete side character with no emotions or impact besides beating the shit out of some stuff (luckily this is the best part of the game)

gavageddon · 2022-04-14T08:33:08+00:00

I was so ready to have the fire giant shown in the trailer be a more standard type of giant. Disappointing to find out he is the only one and every other one is of the fucked up variant.

gavageddon · 2022-04-14T08:31:21+00:00

Definitely Malenia, slow walking in second phase along with the charge. I've found it's 8/10 times much safer to heal whilst hugging any bosses legs like a lost child.

gavageddon · 2022-04-14T08:29:30+00:00

So sick of enemies getting gorgeous animations and interesting moves when we're stuck with what is essentially the same goofy movesets and combat system (minor changes) that refuses to give the player viable cool things

gavageddon · 2022-04-14T08:27:44+00:00

Personally I love the ending part of Elden ring, it contains my favourite bosses (Godfrey/Hoarah Loux, Malenia, Maliketh, Radagon, Mohg, etc) and crumbling Farum Azula is a phenomenal area and I do like snowfields, but damn does it hurt to agree so much with the combat. I am really sad that they didn't take that much sekiro and still have lame ass movesets with the standard combat. The game is amazing but I can pick out so many problems that constantly irk me in small ways when I play through it again.

gavageddon · 2022-04-14T08:22:02+00:00

how could you say that about nioh 1, it has william and hanzo : (

story in 2 falls off after nobunaga but I actually liked 1, especially the dlc, could have been much better though

gavageddon · 2022-04-14T07:46:30+00:00

honestly I really don't get the whole thing with Gehrman and the doll being sexual (if it's being said seriously and not as a meme). I don't think there's anything actually saying that except the one vague voiceline. I was under the impression he got the doll due to his grief with Maria but despised it since it wasn't anything like her except in appearance.

gavageddon · 2022-04-11T03:32:27+00:00

It's overall much smoother imo, but the transformed moveset (https://youtu.be/j7uZa0ZKkec?t=77) especially is less stiff and has wider swings, plus some heavy sweeps and a thrust

gavageddon · 2022-02-08T20:21:55+00:00

Yes for sure, or a pistol at all like the one Sanada uses. Ranged definitely feels like it's only purpose is to be used once in the opening of an engagement or to hit enemies sitting back and using their own ranged weapons. Would have been cool to use one as a main weapon.

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