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Post by A Platypus Rave on May 8, 2023 10:26:43 GMT -5
I don't usually like being the bad guy in games if given a choice with alignment, though once you go down the dark path in some Star Wars games, it can be pretty fun if not Saturday Morning Supervillain evil lol. Part of what I like about the original vanilla class stories in Star Wars: The Old Republic is that there's degrees of villainy with light and dark side choices for both Republic and Imperial classes. Like you can be a Sith Lord that still ends up doing villainous acts, but in a way that minimizes innocent casualties or conducting yourself in an honorable fashion. Or someone who puts the welfare of the people of the Empire ahead of your personal ambitions and pursuit of power. Your Sith Inquisitor's in-story Sith title even reflects your relative alignment with either Darth Imperius (Light), Oculus (Neutral), or Nox (Dark) depending on your actions. On the Republic side, besides the typical "Jedi giving into the Dark Side" stuff, you can be an absolutely ruthless Republic trooper or Smuggler who shoots first and asks questions later. I love that you can straight-up play a Sith as a light side if you want to, while the game still provides ample reasons why you wouldn't just be a Jedi. I frankly tended to do that, anyway, like romancing Vette and just thinking it was more interesting to be a good guy for her, while still indulging in being an absolute pest to authority in the Empire since they could rarely do anything about it. I played my Sniper as almost entirely neutral throughout with the thought process of he would do what he thought was good for the Empire. Not whatever Sith Lord was bothering them this week... As for Moral choices in games I do tend to side with the heroic side... but I especially hate that most moral choices come down to like... give all of your money away or kill the quest giver and eat some puppies while you're at it. Level of Moral implications.
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Post by Cyno on May 8, 2023 14:57:59 GMT -5
I love that you can straight-up play a Sith as a light side if you want to, while the game still provides ample reasons why you wouldn't just be a Jedi. I frankly tended to do that, anyway, like romancing Vette and just thinking it was more interesting to be a good guy for her, while still indulging in being an absolute pest to authority in the Empire since they could rarely do anything about it. I played my Sniper as almost entirely neutral throughout with the thought process of he would do what he thought was good for the Empire. Not whatever Sith Lord was bothering them this week... As for Moral choices in games I do tend to side with the heroic side... but I especially hate that most moral choices come down to like... give all of your money away or kill the quest giver and eat some puppies while you're at it. Level of Moral implications. My Agent was Chiss so instead of looking at things strictly as Light and Dark, I did what I thought a loyal member of the Chiss Ascendancy would do with her choices. Sort of like how Thrawn would think if he was a secret agent instead of an admiral. Not that she didn't make ruthless/Dark-aligned choices when she needed to, but IIRC she was Light-side leaning because she wasn't blatantly cruel.
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Post by KingPooper on May 8, 2023 15:03:59 GMT -5
Video games are just okay.
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Post by EP 54 is banned from Collision on May 18, 2023 12:54:06 GMT -5
I don't like Nintendo games. I will play them for a bit, go "this is a well thought out, mechanically sound videogame". Then never play them again. They don't grab me. I don't find myself giving a shit about Link or Mario or whoever.
Dishonored games aren't that good. I don't like the whole "here's a huge toolkit of stuff that 70% of it you can never use, because killing people is bad and wrong and you'll get the bad ending". Also, doing shit like selling people into slavery is seen as the good option over killing them, which rubbed me the wrong way. Also, I did an Emily playthrough of Dishonored 2 while playing Redfall, and a lot of the criticisms of Redfall also apply to that game. The limited character models for enemies, the dumb AI, the pre-mission cutscenes being a bunch of stills with a blue filter on it, the floaty controls.
Prey sucked ass too. I liked Deathloop though!
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Post by Push R Truth on May 18, 2023 13:08:10 GMT -5
Dark Forces getting redone/rebooted in the vein of Doom feels like an untapped goldmine.
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Post by Mozenrath on May 18, 2023 15:11:06 GMT -5
I do not mean anything sexual about this, but Nintendo really should hire furries to get an actual direction for Star Fox that isn't, "Do the first game again".
Similarly, that the create a character in Sonic Forces was a good idea that was in an underbaked game. Iterate on that, it's money.
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on May 18, 2023 15:14:10 GMT -5
I do not mean anything sexual about this, but Nintendo really should hire furries to get an actual direction for Star Fox that isn't, "Do the first game again". Similarly, that the create a character in Sonic Forces was a good idea that was in an underbaked game. Iterate on that, it's money. Star Fox needs to get off the rails and allow more freedom to fly in the mission areas. It would be a big change-up for it.
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Post by Mozenrath on May 18, 2023 15:29:56 GMT -5
I do not mean anything sexual about this, but Nintendo really should hire furries to get an actual direction for Star Fox that isn't, "Do the first game again". Similarly, that the create a character in Sonic Forces was a good idea that was in an underbaked game. Iterate on that, it's money. Star Fox needs to get off the rails and allow more freedom to fly in the mission areas. It would be a big change-up for it. That'd be nice, or maybe going for some kind of hybrid gameplay aspect. I know they did that in one of the games, having on-foot segments, but that was ages ago and obviously could be done more effectively now.
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on May 18, 2023 15:35:44 GMT -5
Star Fox needs to get off the rails and allow more freedom to fly in the mission areas. It would be a big change-up for it. That'd be nice, or maybe going for some kind of hybrid gameplay aspect. I know they did that in one of the games, having on-foot segments, but that was ages ago and obviously could be done more effectively now. I think the best approach is every mission is like a map, and the boss is in a certain spot, but you can fly anywhere in the map and fight enemies as you go. Maybe also mix up having multiple space crafts, too?
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Post by Toates Madhackrviper on May 18, 2023 15:40:41 GMT -5
I like Final Fantasy XIII. I like the characters and the development thereof. The gameplay is inoffensive to me.
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Post by BorneAgain on May 18, 2023 16:17:36 GMT -5
That'd be nice, or maybe going for some kind of hybrid gameplay aspect. I know they did that in one of the games, having on-foot segments, but that was ages ago and obviously could be done more effectively now. I think the best approach is every mission is like a map, and the boss is in a certain spot, but you can fly anywhere in the map and fight enemies as you go. Maybe also mix up having multiple space crafts, too? I always felt that Starlink was a solid base for Star Fox title, but it needed expanded on and given a better gameplay loop than just doing the planetary scans and repeated hierarchy of enemy types. If the core of the game was open world, but there were select on rail sections (not unlike BotW's shrines) then at that point you can effectively balance out the sense of non-linear exploration and focused level design that good Star Fox titles excel at. One could even incorporate a rewards system with it via finding missions/jobs in the wild that get you money, which you use to improve your Arwings, which in turn gets you better results when doing the on-rails bits. I think one could even pull off good depth with the choice in Arwing pilots to accompany you. Make it a big cast (at least seven selections of Fox, Falco, Slippy, Peppy, Miyu, Fay, & Krystal) and create a system of plus and minus elements with them. Certain ones will be better for particular missions, while others might be ideal for staying at the Great Fox and defending it from enemy attacks. Lots of potential if done right.
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Post by Push R Truth on May 19, 2023 6:34:59 GMT -5
Ultrahand and Fuse might be the most inventive and fun 2 skill combo I've ever seen in gaming.
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Post by Mike Strike on May 19, 2023 11:22:01 GMT -5
I do not mean anything sexual about this, but Nintendo really should hire furries to get an actual direction for Star Fox that isn't, "Do the first game again". Similarly, that the create a character in Sonic Forces was a good idea that was in an underbaked game. Iterate on that, it's money. Star Fox needs to get off the rails and allow more freedom to fly in the mission areas. It would be a big change-up for it. So basically Starlink?
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on May 19, 2023 11:48:02 GMT -5
Star Fox needs to get off the rails and allow more freedom to fly in the mission areas. It would be a big change-up for it. So basically Starlink? Yeah, something in the vein of it.
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Post by Toates Madhackrviper on Jun 8, 2023 13:59:09 GMT -5
I never minded QTEs. They wernet good but they didnt bother me.
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Post by chrom on Jun 8, 2023 14:00:51 GMT -5
I never minded QTEs. They wernet good but they didnt bother me. Don't mind them either, just don't make them the majority of a fight.
Such as Sly Cooper 4's final boss being nothing but a QTE.
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Post by Zombie Mod on Jun 8, 2023 14:11:52 GMT -5
for run & crouch shooter games, the first three gears of war games they had a few powerful gut punch moments in them that they dont really get credit for. (gears five had a super manufactured one that was only done due to people disliking the new characters.)
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Post by chrom on Jun 8, 2023 14:13:40 GMT -5
Most RPGs nowadays that aren't turn based thankfully have it so you can either give commands to your party at what to do or you can switch over to them.
Instead of just standing there doing nothing to fight back and waiting to be killed while you do all the work.
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Post by Push R Truth on Jun 8, 2023 15:08:35 GMT -5
I never minded QTEs. They wernet good but they didnt bother me. My biggest issue with QTE was when the input made no sense or is totally random. Example: You are in a QTE and your character is jumping and the QTE is like "YOU NEED TO WAGGLE THE LEFT STICK" when the jump button is A. My brain struggles with the race to reprogram itself for that one event. Or the other example: The QTE is like "MASH X TO SAVE YOURSELF" and you fail, so when you restart it's like "COUNTER CLOCKWISE ON THE RIGHT STICK" and my brain goes says F this and I quit playing. You either have the reflexes of a teenager or you might as well not play anymore. HOWEVER, I have encountered games where when you fail a QTE the subsequent ones are slower and easier. That's fine. That's just having mercy on the old and slow!
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Post by Hurbster on Jun 8, 2023 17:53:33 GMT -5
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