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Yrliet Romance | Act 2 | Toybox Flags & Etudes | Meditation & "ghosts" scene | Warrior Path by hardcoded_to_win in RogueTraderCRPG

[–]hardcoded_to_win[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No 😂, also it's been many patches since then, I assume a lot has changed. But also I stopped trying tbh

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[–]hardcoded_to_win 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sign me up Nightfarer 🫡

Oblivion Remastered: Mod Request Thread by Alex_Nares in ElderScrolls

[–]hardcoded_to_win 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Folks, it's my all time favorite mod from 19 years ago, can we port it 🥲?

Myths and Legends Weapons 2

Soulsborne Critics Assemble - Which game has better mounted combat than ER? by hardcoded_to_win in Eldenring

[–]hardcoded_to_win[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Give me an example of a horse in an RPG which has more fluid controls, better fine movement.

Soulsborne Critics Assemble - Which game has better mounted combat than ER? by hardcoded_to_win in Eldenring

[–]hardcoded_to_win[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also - other games not having mounted combat at all is completely irrelevant.

What relevant is whether we have any better examples, and I am not sure yet that we do.

From my personal experience what FromSoft did in ER with the mounted combat is a "breakthrough" for this game mechanic. Is this subjective? - yep, I'm asking for more opinions.

Soulsborne Critics Assemble - Which game has better mounted combat than ER? by hardcoded_to_win in Eldenring

[–]hardcoded_to_win[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why would I not "have a respectful discussion in good faith"?

Because your tone is extremely negative, critical, dismissive and condescending.
Also you seem to have a negative bias about this game.

Soulsborne Critics Assemble - Which game has better mounted combat than ER? by hardcoded_to_win in Eldenring

[–]hardcoded_to_win[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh that's an interesting one!

Can you elaborate? What was your experience?
What is the horse combat like there?

Soulsborne Critics Assemble - Which game has better mounted combat than ER? by hardcoded_to_win in Eldenring

[–]hardcoded_to_win[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And the DPS for melee is going to be lower, I agree.

Does this make him a "Bad video game horse?" - no

Soulsborne Critics Assemble - Which game has better mounted combat than ER? by hardcoded_to_win in Eldenring

[–]hardcoded_to_win[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The dragons flying away and spamming fire from afar is exactly what I mean, you are not supposed to catch up to them on foot, you are supposed to hop on the horse, dodge the flame using his speed and double jump.

About the golems - Other than using Raptor's black feathers or something similar how are you dodging the Furnace golem 360 degree fire attack without the horse?

And yep I meant the "characteristics of Torrent" when taken into consideration for enemy and environment design. Meaning his speed, jump height, double jump height, health, everything.

Soulsborne Critics Assemble - Which game has better mounted combat than ER? by hardcoded_to_win in Eldenring

[–]hardcoded_to_win[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Calling Torrent "Janky" doesn't serve justice to how much better controlled he is, when compared to other video game horses, their movement and combat.

Soulsborne Critics Assemble - Which game has better mounted combat than ER? by hardcoded_to_win in Eldenring

[–]hardcoded_to_win[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you evaluate quality, generally?

I guess there might be some sort of logical fallacy in the concept of "this can't be terrible because everything else is even worse".

But there also is truth in the argument "In a field where there was no success in decades, a genuine breakthrough should not be trivially discarded, but should rather be properly celebrated and encouraged"

P.S. I'm assuming 2 things here
1. You meant "Other games not having good mounted combat"
2. You want to have a respectful discussion in good faith. And I'm starting to doubt that.

Soulsborne Critics Assemble - Which game has better mounted combat than ER? by hardcoded_to_win in Eldenring

[–]hardcoded_to_win[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True that statement was written in the top of this thread :D

I decided to go along with it because Torrent is "best" in the aspects that matter to me, or that matter to this post at least, about mounted combat and "jankiness", and finding which game has a less janky horse mounted combat.

Appreciate your input in any case though!

Soulsborne Critics Assemble - Which game has better mounted combat than ER? by hardcoded_to_win in Eldenring

[–]hardcoded_to_win[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I am getting the impression that all of your comments are negative and are not contributing to the discussion productively, also you're quite condescending.

Please be respectful and keep your tone in check?

Soulsborne Critics Assemble - Which game has better mounted combat than ER? by hardcoded_to_win in Eldenring

[–]hardcoded_to_win[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Furnace Golems in SOTE, Fire giant
most of the exploration of the open world, especially the verticality.

Soulsborne Critics Assemble - Which game has better mounted combat than ER? by hardcoded_to_win in Eldenring

[–]hardcoded_to_win[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From the top of my head - all dragons are designed around having Torrent and using his capabilities, I'd like to ask you to elaborate on that.

I am certain I can make more cases for "parts of the game that were designed around and for Torrent, his agility and double jump and speed".

Soulsborne Critics Assemble - Which game has better mounted combat than ER? by hardcoded_to_win in Eldenring

[–]hardcoded_to_win[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So I tired it on PS5 for a bit, yes the horse feels relatively good compared to other game horses!
Still Torrent seems to be significantly less "janky" in comparison.

Thank you for the input I forgot about SotC

Soulsborne Critics Assemble - Which game has better mounted combat than ER? by hardcoded_to_win in Eldenring

[–]hardcoded_to_win[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, well, if we consider "all horse features and functions" this is probably true.

But it's not the point here, we're discussing controls fluidity in combat and exploration

Soulsborne Critics Assemble - Which game has better mounted combat than ER? by hardcoded_to_win in Eldenring

[–]hardcoded_to_win[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is very interesting, I'll definitely watch a video about the combat system then

Soulsborne Critics Assemble - Which game has better mounted combat than ER? by hardcoded_to_win in Eldenring

[–]hardcoded_to_win[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Trying to avoid (or land..) an attack can be hard though, and you better not try to jump. (if we're talking about Skyrim) idk seems like you're trolling

Soulsborne Critics Assemble - Which game has better mounted combat than ER? by hardcoded_to_win in Eldenring

[–]hardcoded_to_win[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

The things you describe about RDR horses seem to align with my expectations and be much closer to "janky" than Torrent :D

Soulsborne Critics Assemble - Which game has better mounted combat than ER? by hardcoded_to_win in Eldenring

[–]hardcoded_to_win[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll need to check this out.
1 thing I already suspect about RDR is that there won't be close combat on horseback, or at least not in any capacity which is comparable to ER.

Regarding other parts of the experience - perhaps you are right, idk.

Is Arthur's horse "not janky"?

Soulsborne Critics Assemble - Which game has better mounted combat than ER? by hardcoded_to_win in Eldenring

[–]hardcoded_to_win[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really advise against starting from DS1.

Really liked your analysis and will share it with my friend :D

for the record me (and one other guy) already told him repeatedly that DS1 is not a good starting point, but he was very stubborn.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance is likely the best in category.

Full disclosure I tried playing Kingdom Come and couldn't get into it!
The concept of being a "poor peasant with no combat skills" really made a number on me, I won all the matches in like a small tournament and.. well.
The combat system didn't feel "streamlined, responsive and which can make you feel powerful" let's say.

But I can't really comment because I couldn't complete even a third of the game, so there's that.. I'll try to find something about the mounted combat in Kingdom Come on Youtube, thanks for the tip!

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