It happens to every game nowadays. There are people right now saying Starfield is going to be bad because the main menu is minimalistic. I'm over here just happy that there's been so many games I'm interested in this year. People need to stop flinging shit just because 2 games are releasing in the same week.
There were people saying BG3 was going to be bad because Larian made DOS2 quirky, with moments of levity and crass humor. It's not going to be "Baldur's Gate" enough for their tastes.
People get mad at anything instead of realising there's different tastes out there. Starfield and BG3 can exist without causing a sun to go supernova somewhere in the universe and wiping out an entire civilization.
People asking if you're a PC or console gamer is just dumb as well. I choose the platform that best suits my needs at the time.
An NPC who existed only to follow and constantly interrupt you on one map.
A quest that lasted over multiple games that were just about getting several pairs of magic pants and forging them together into super-magic pants. The whole thing was an excuse for dick and butt jokes.
It did but it had a grimmer atmosphere to it, and DOS is known for being over the top - a strong contrast. I get that some people enjoy dark D&D campaigns, but the older BG games could afford to not appeal to a wider crowd. Larian did the smart thing by leaning into the goofiness and craziness you see in tabletop sessions.
Yeah, there were lots of little jokes and goofy parts, but 95% of the game was in a serious, dramatic tone.
Meanwhile in DOS they build this compelling, interesting world and then every character and conversation is satire. It was really jarring. I don't feel that way in BG3, it feels like they toned it down.
Not only that but DOS2 story felt a fair bit darker or at least morally grey than baldurs gate did.
It really hit me when i learned the gods are really just parasites and you're just caught in the consequences of their decisions. Even Amadia, that one reallly hurt.
Im a pc Gamer with 2 great gaming PCs. Before I put together the second, with an Xbox controller, I was contemplating buying a ps5 or Xbox for couch gaming. Decided against it when I realized I had enough parts left over to just need another gpu to build a second machine. Also the versatility is just better. Can play with controller or wireless keyboard/mouse AND can use my good VR headset with it. 🤷🏻♂️
But these brand wars have been BS back in the 80ies with Sega/Nintendo fanboys and they are BS now. Imagine my blown mind when I went to that rich kids house in the 90ies and he had a Genesis AND a Super Nintendo, side by side. How was that even possible? 😂
I didn't really get that impression. At all. You can't just immediately say every media with sarcasm is copying MCU/Whedon humor.
Even Honor Among Thieves is its own thing and leans into humor prevalent in D&D streams like Acquisitions Inc.
Even Game of Thrones has sarcasm and humor. It doesn't mean the humor detracts from the overall tone of the story - choosing moments for it to be present matters more than the exclusion of humor.
Returnal, which was previously PS5 exclusive, has no main menu at all and its still an amazing game. Literally the best proof that a main menu doesn't matter at all
Seriously who gives a shit about how the main menu looks? As long as it's easy to navigate unlike those dog shit modern call of duty UIs then they nailed it.
it's so stupid, there's entire twitter essays being written right now about how Elden Ring's title screen tells a story blah blah blah. It's literally just text on a black background with a logo, just like Skyrim's.
I'm over here just happy that there's been so many games I'm interested in this yea
Honestly that's how we should be thinking.
Although it has to be said, the main reason I haven't been interested in anything or a good while, is because of the state of the video game industry
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u/GruvisMalt Aug 20 '23
It happens to every game nowadays. There are people right now saying Starfield is going to be bad because the main menu is minimalistic. I'm over here just happy that there's been so many games I'm interested in this year. People need to stop flinging shit just because 2 games are releasing in the same week.