did it flop? no threads
Why did the dev just didn't set the entire game in ygoslav conflict. Why do this "everything is the same except subtle name changes."
Loving the game so far, it's open world survival horror with buttload of investigations and secrets. I set enemy damage to 200% but combat is a side activity, the strength of the game is its atmoshpere conveyed by the environment and dialogue. Some of the stuff you learn is very brutal, it's a proper war-torn country. No minimap or quest compass.
>>719616050That doesn't sound like a video game
>>719616106For epic parries and nonsensical plot go elsewhere. Zanzibart forgive me.
please tell me this runs better than any other ueslop thats been releasing this yeari am poor and cant afford an upgrade until at least next year
>>719616289Damn, interacting with you truly was hell Bravo Kojima
I don't want to play a game where the protagonist is a 50 year old man with a zoomer broccoli haircut.
>>719616472Hesitation is defeat.
>>719616289FDS bigtime lel
>>719616559You will understand when you are bald.
>>719616409Sorry, no idea. Did they remove the demo? That's a dick move.
>>719616050>No minimap or quest compassi dont get why every reviewers i watched are creaming themselves over this. is this not a standard feature in any soulslike ever? wuchang was the latest one and it too dont have minimap or proper quest tracker
If you want my thoughts, Ill copy paste what I concluded based on reviews earlier today (technically yesterday). Still not quite sure what to think about the game, but these reviews focusing on certain things other reviewers didnt whether they were negative or positive, makes me think it valid:>I was really passionately making threads for the game even before it released, hoping and coping that it would be the savior from modern AAA "action adventure" game design that priveleges combat over adventure. But read these posts of mine: >>719564148>As well as a different review that echoes similar criticism:>>719569348 (this one isnt my own post)>And it seems unfortunately the primary "complex" puzzles are relagated strictly to side content, and even then the level design isnt really complex enough beyond the dungeons, for navigation to really be engaging. I might still buy the game one day, but. I just dont know what to believe about the game at this point. I'm not as enthused as before.Everything in greentext is from a past thread.I'm curious for somebody to do a proper big video that actually gets into the specifics of the puzzles.Because if they can all be reduced to "find a code based on the enviroment", or "bring an item from 5 hours ago to somewhere 30 miles away (hyperbolizing)" then I dont know that thats enough...or even really good "puzzle design". I feel like it either has to be more creative, or the level design has to carry hard, like in Resident Evil.
>>719613624I could not find my way to the objective of buying itI will not stop making fun of these retards for thinking that somehow them disabling objective markers would make sales for their procedural generated "quests" as an incredible selling point
Is this open world slop? I was checking some streams and people keep running for minutes through some big swamp areas with nothing happening.
>>719617068>i dont get why every reviewers i watched are creaming themselves over this.Funny. The exact reviewers approaching this idea with a skeptical eye, are the ones ive deferred to trusting the most even if I still think they're broadly reflective of follies in reviewers in general.
>>719617301they're beautiful swamps, some of the most beautiful you've ever seen
>>719617068It should be the standard, better formula than ubislop.
>>719616559That's just curly hair
>>719616559average eastern european niggas look like this
>>719617589Average eastern Europeans are bald you retarded shiskin
>>719617623like orcs?
>>719617068>is this not a standard feature in any soulslike ever?Not in the slightest. Most soulslikes have some sort of quest log, even if it doesn't exactly tell you what to do. Fromsoft are the only ones who consistently don't bother with that and they're still prone to keeping you on rails towards pivotal objectives outside of say, Elden Ring.
>>719613624isn't it just the early access period now where you have to pay extra? i don't think it officially comes out for like 2-3 days..
how is performance?
The demo was dogshit. Generic boring ass game made by ai
>>719617156>based on reviewsstopped reading
>>719618747up on deluxe trackerssupport good vidya tho
https://gamingtrend.com/reviews/hell-is-us-review-hell-doesnt-come-with-directions/>Visually, Hell is Us is nothing short of stunning. Art Director Jonathan Jacques-Belletête's background on Deus Ex shines through in every carefully crafted environment. The war-torn landscapes of Hadea blend WWI-inspired trenches with supernatural horror elements, creating a palette that's both historically grounded and otherworldly.The creature designs are particularly noteworthy. The Hollow Walkers are genuinely unsettling beings that feel like they've crawled out of a nightmare. This, alongside the lighting and atmosphere work together to create a consistently oppressive mood that never feels forced or overwhelming.The audio design creates an immersive soundscape that perfectly complements the visual storytelling. Elias Toufexis, known for playing Adam Jensen in the Deus Ex series, voices Remi perfectly. Environmental audio plays a crucial role in navigation and exploration. Since there are no traditional waypoints, you'll find yourself actually following audio cues to discover hidden areas.i'll pretend it's deus ex human revolution 2.
>>719618921But Ivan, you are the AIs.
>>719618924good vidya doesn't give you the game earlier for a higher price imo
>>719618971it was fine as long as they provided the demo
the game's 25% off on gmg and fanatical
is this a soulslike or action/adventure game?i know people like to throw around soulslike for everything.
>>719616050Are there difficulties? If it's just doom dark ages slider shit, I think I'll pass.Even as an option It makes me a lot more iffy on it. I like my games to be designed...I was interested in the game somewhat for the promise of tight and interconnected exploration (does it have this?) But If your gonna have combat, I need it to have some effort
>>719617156REDDITSPACINGGOBACKit's not just "easier to read", it's culture. it's also easier to read if you just go to a new line without spaces, it's just that your a redditor who refuses to adopt site culture despite posting here
>>719617068>i dont get why every reviewers i watched are creaming themselves over thisbecause it's the only talking points the devs have, and game journalists are just echo chambers for marketing
>>719618998the jews delisted it
Played for about 3 hours thus far, the game is INSANELY atmospheric and the theme it decided to work with (quasi-Yugoslav war) is very refreshing. The combat system is meh, although i like drone abilities designed for crowd control and ki pulse alone makes it better than the vast majority of western soulslikes.
>control but in europe and with adam jensensounds interesting desu
what an odd savepoint
I tried the demo, the combat was unintrresting and felt tedious. And also Im tired of le epic graphics games that look like dogshit
>>719620523what makes this a ""soulslike""?
>>719616050>reach the first city>citizens were mostly round up and executed>learn that they themselves organized a literal purge in the past and hung entire families>the purge was provoked by another event where innocents were beaten to death on a pilgrimage or somethingVery, very brutal
>>719620632You're reliving his memories. If you die, it flashbangs you with a screamer of a fat dude from the intro saying "no, you didn't fucking die here"
>>719620523is it zanzibart forgive me style writing / story? A reviewer said exploration is great like in Elex which got me interested
I guess it's technically out for those who paid for the deluxe edition. Everyone else is waiting for September 4th or as everyone else is calling Silksong Day. Funny that it's already close to beating Lost Soul Aside's peak of 3k by just people who paid for the deluxe edition.
>>719620701No, there are tons of characters, you learn the gist of the conflict immediately. There's a mystery but i don't feel like they removed chunks of story to give it gravitas.>>719620658Respawn checkpoints and stamina-based melee combat mostly, but honestly it doesn't feel all that much like souls games thanks to the drone abilities and ki pulsing.
>>719616606And apathy is death- and apathy certainly is the prevailing mood around HiU. Tough luck, chum.
What i like about the combat thus far is that crowd control is a legitimate part of the combat system. Solo enemy is not dangerous, but groups and groups with the umbilical cord thingy can be brutal, that's why your first ability allows you to disable a single enemy for nearly a minute, and the second allows you to charge through half the combat arena. Didn't unlock the weapon runes yet, but it sounds like all of them are designed to give you more crowd control tools.
>>719617165>procedural generated "quests"easiest way for me to lose interest. just removed it from my wishlist
>>719613624Not everyone bought the $80 deluxe version, honestly it wasn't worth an extra $20 just to play three days early. I'm still gonna get it, but the game doesn't come out till Thursday morning for the rest of us.
>>719618935>BelletêteI always laugh when I see that this motherfucker's last name is "beautiful head".
>find a grave with Gustave on iti cannot escape Expedition 33
>>719620701It's "environmental story telling" but done correctly. Where FromSoft does the "name drop here and let autists make their own interpretations" bullshit, HiU does a pretty good job giving a fuck ton of hints and railroading you to see what they want you to see.>1 path to a house>See 3 gravesites with markers>Get to house, 1 old man talking about his 4 sons and how notYugos killed his sons
the swamp seems pretty open, just had my first death
>>719613624>It's the fucking Yugoslav Wars againWhere's my fucking boi Vyce?!
>>719620907are you a bot or a just a fucking retard? there's no procgen in this game
>>719621341Probably being a retarded bitch or dead.
is this UE5?
>>719620523i just wish it had quest markers
How difficult is this? I'm too shit for another elden ring bullshit.
>>719621664bought the game. fuck quest markers>as long as the game was properly designed around the lack of them
>>719621271>gather clues about the blacksmith, MC's father>little girl says she thinks he didn't like kids>he actually has a skateboard ramp on his backyard, old and weathered
>>719621720You can make it a complete walking sim, the game has difficulty levels.
>hell is us>doesn't take place in america
>>719621468I just want a Vyce character. My only reference to the Yugoslav Wars is Tactics Ogre and I need Vyce to orient who the fuck are the bad guys
>>719616559I don't want to associate Adam Jensen's voice with this literally who character desuthe demo was fine but I felt like the art style insisted upon itself and the game won't actually have much substance. I didn't really resonate with it.I was considering supporting it just because it's a tragedy what happened to Eidos, but this game doing well won't bring back Deus Ex, so why bother.I don't like 3rd-person action games enough to get every random one that comes out, even if some of the guys who worked on it made other shit I love.
>>719619781there's only a few things you can change, this is Merciless
>>719621664fuck that, this isn't GTA
>several allusions to rape in the starting city alone>palomite woman is being raped daily because she participated in sabinian purge>this shit in one of the houses
>>719616559This, wtf were they thinking, it's like when they killed dead space remake with fucking Isaac Adam Sandler
>>719613624>no character creatorno buy
>>719613624Does this game have boss fights?
>>719622758only some, this isn't a soulslike
>>719622604>rapeI have never grasped this brownoid obsession with rape; you mongrels are rather odd. Especially when you connect online merely to express and ponder about it.
>>719622653>Why the fuck do these character's fashion style reflect the current gaming audienceAnon, I don't know how else to say this, but you're like the boomers bitching about how movies in the 70s have people not wearing suits
Eh it wants me to update my drivers but its always a pain in the ass.
This isn't about Yugoslavian wars you morons, also since both side are shown as bad it's not Russia's invasion on Ukraine either. Anyway, very strong anti-war message.
>>719621664neck yourself retard
>>719620994holy shit I didn't notice it's THE Jensenbased
>>719613624>did it flop?yes
>>719622875i ignored the warning and it runs great
>>719617165>>719618921samefag, reconsider sudoku
>>719621550
i don't think this works properly
>>719623625works on my machine
I torrented it off 1337x.toactually pretty interesting so far, there is some surreal/alien type of stuff going on and you explore, and the combat/drone stuff seems good, it's like control + dark souls in a sense?more interesting than most generic soulslikes though. also I NEVER ASKED FOR THIS is the mc.
>>719623940also there seems to be an emphasis on exploring and solving puzzles by exploring, which I like. and the menu/HUD is good. like a pip boy but less cartoonish. more like system shock.
>>719613624>if we colour the text different that won't look like a generic UI like every other game
>>719623625can you press the button at any time? or does it have to be a circle? I guess it's like the ki charge thing from nioh.the drone being able to distract stuff is neat also.
>>719615064>expecting balkans to understand nuanceGame is safe from any online attacks
>>719624069the inventory/hud is pretty neat desu
>>719613624gameplay looks like asscreedstupid ohhh you must jolt notes down
>>719623824>>719624107maybe my timing is off
good game>>719623625you have to wait for it to form a clean circle, not just floating particlesBIGGEST THING that annoys me THOUGH is they separated run from dodge and put run on L3what fucking dogshit idea
>>719624162
>>719617589jew
>conflict somewhere in europe + paranormal + crazy shit going on + investigationsactually a neat game, 99% of games that use souls type mechanics are generic, this is not.
>>719624162raided by actual children lmao
>>719621664>Make no attempt to make it look like something actually painted on the wall.>It looks like AI comic book artwork.>It looks terrible to boot.So is this game that I had a mild passing interest in not only a boring looking pile of shit, but am I wrong in seeing that it is also roll slop Dark Souls clone mixed with Death Stranding?YUCK!
>>719624181>>BIGGEST THING that annoys me THOUGH is they separated run from dodge and put run on L3>what fucking dogshit ideaThis is an excellent idea. A ton of souls "pros" complained about it to no end because dodging in souls games is tied to button release and not button press which makes them less responsive than they can be. This is one of the reasons quickstep and bloodhound step is so broken in ER.
>YUCK!gb2reddit
>>719624459doesn't look like AI at all, your brain is fried
>>719624459it's not death stranding cause it's actually a game with gameplay and not just walking with boxes
>>719624629>>719624629>ITS NOT AI YOU BRAIN FRIED FUCK!oh ok, so its just that somebody took a photoshop document with the airbrush tool "standard tool, nothing else" and did the line work and the color work and you expect me to think this is something thats painted on the wall when there is absolutely no mapping of the wall texture behind it or anything.It looks like somebody saved a png and sprayed it on the wall like its TF2.FUCK YOU! I WILL CALL THIS AI SLOP FOR ONE REASON! ITS AI SLOP!
>>719624774umad bro, looks good to me
>reddit spacing>! !jesus christ
>thingy comes out of enemy >run away until it stops following>go back to enemy and thingy doesn't come outis this a bug lol
Another game with a pathetic useless flashlight.
the backtracking is annoying and fighting more than 3 enemies at a time is turbo aids but otherwise it's pretty fun
>several dead UN membersgood game
>>719624181ahh okay so it's like niohbut it's pretty op in this gamei'm only in the starting area but it's giving back a fuckton of hp
>ww2 trenches>artillery>some alien spiked ballthis game is gonna be a trip huh.
Why are anons suddenly interested in this game? Like even before release? I didn't catch any buzz around it nor is it a well-known franchise
So this is that kind of game if you don't know if some items you need can be found now or only available 5h later and you are just wasting your time looking for them.
>>719625845it's out on torrent sites so worth a look, seems interesting so far and i'm not a paid shill I literally downloaded the game.there is some alien/surreal stuff going on as well as a war of some type with conventional war weapons, and you have to figure out wtf is going on. In a sense it's like control + some war in europe, idk but it's the tutorial and I guess it will be explained eventually.
>>719613624>how comes the game that comes out fucking DAY AFTER TOMORROW has zero sales?>why no threads?You're a special kind of retard, retard.
awesome bacterial thread. keep at it guys!
>>719624181Trying to hard to copy nioh combat but looks very janky
>>719624870I keep running into this bug, man what a bummer the game needs a patch asap>>719624181
>>719626215Copying certain nioh things still puts it far ahead of trash like mortal shell and lotf
i can't care for this game after ACTION GURL (dies right away lmao) followed by the worst souls clone gameplay i've ever suffered through.
>>719616050>combat is a side activity, the strength of the game is its atmoshpere conveyed by the environment and dialoguedropped
>>719616106Yeah, needs more lootboxes, a fucking compass, quest markers, online lobbies, a chatfilter, photomode and more day 1 p2w DLCs and don´t forget, niggers or at least poojeets or jews. Also no screaming strong women? No buy.At least it got a deluxe version, am i right fellow gaymer?Back to /tvn/igger
hows the exploration? is it good or rewarding? i usually hate souls clones because they always have super linear level designs while dark souls/elden ring lets you go wherever the fuck you want for the most part
>>719619523arent soulslikes action adventures? >inb4 no anon, they are ARPG
>it took me until he was in the vehicle talking to the woman to realize it was Jensenfuck I feel dumb
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>can't make own charactershameI always like to make myself (but not fat, bald, ugly, or stupid) in games like this.
>>719626950i just wish you could change the MC's hair - the curly hair doesn't suit his face at all
>>719624459>look like>looks like>looks>boring lookingyes, it´s not a movie, nor a VN. It´s vidya, get fucked normie.
>>719622604Where's the feet.
man they're just raping everyone in jova huh
>>719625773You will kinda need those HP when you're bombarded by 5 enemies connected to a single node
>>719627425to be fair the teacher chick literally hung her own students
>2 enemieslol miss me with that gay shit
>>719625845nu-Dude Sex guys made it, some of them anyway
>>719627686ahh that explains jensen
do you ever unlock the ability to fast travel between save points because holy shit the backtracking is obnoxious otherwise.
Early FeedbackExploration and World Design>Reached the swamp and deliberately avoided the main town (where quests and NPCs presumably start) to test non-linearity.>The area does open up with multiple paths or dead-ends. No map is fine for me, but the lack of distinct landmarks makes navigation harder. I'll probably start drawing my own maps.>The swamp feels dull and visually samey, with enemies everywhere, which pushes the experience more toward combat than adventure. Could be better balanced.>Found key items and puzzles/locked objects that clearly require backtracking later. The game feels dense with "come back later" elements. While it starts simple, keeping track of everything might become tricky.>I already feel a bit lost and overwhelmed, wanna keep exploring, I love that sense of discovery and mystery.>Disappointly, no classic Souls shortcuts. Found a spot that could have used one but it's one-way path and if you wanna go back, have to re-do full detour.Combat/Difficulty>Bumped difficulty sliders to max. So far, it feels harder than Wuchang, mostly because it’s unfamiliar.>Feels quite different from Souls games, enough to throw off my habits.>Basic white walker enemies are simple, but in groups they emphasize crowd control.Cord-linked enemies are harder to read than typical Souls enemies, partly due to odd shapes and >movement patterns, and the camera struggles with them since they zap around.>Run and dodge being separate buttons takes adjustment.>Healing system feels generous and well-designed: you regain health through combos (risk/reward), but you can also play safe and refill.>Also feels way more mashy (but I also bumped enemy hp, which makes them spongey but not more interesting)>No enemy respawn (unless enabled) and no estus flask change usual pacing and resource balance (medkits seem rare).Performance>Performance fine, some pop-in (medium)>Buggy AI! I think it's still in a rough state sadly. If you can, wait for more patches
>>719628486You unlock a ton of shortcuts, haven't seen fast travel yet
>>719627632I already saw 4 types of Hollows and different Hazes (1-3?)
>>719628596Ah good to hear, the one spot I found next to swamp entrance is one-way only for some reason (and it would easily be jumpable but can't jump, tired of this)
>that stupid fucking hair
>>719624181>not a single roll in 34sImpressive.
>>719628747Dodging is unnecessary most of the time, guard and deflect are strong and you have other defensive abilities from the drone like a distraction
>>719628747I'll explain what's going on here because it's not clear if you don't know the game>>719626230>>719624181These enemies are bugged. They're supposed to summon an entity linked to them via umbilical cord. And they remain invulnerable until you defeat the entity. But it looks like, if you hit/stun them right as they're triggering the summon, it doesn't spawn. But the summoners just remain invincible and passive and you can't do anything.Anyone else ran into this bug?
Finished first level but it looks so dull. Just dark ue5 forests and swamps.
>distraction cooldown is based on the amount of time the drone was out>which means you can stun enemy to pull a charged attack for a quick drone recoveryNeatoAlthough single enemies are not the problem, swarms are
>>719629194what the fuck did you expect, rainbow unicorn land? as far as I can tell the game is about horrors of war
Honestly, this game is boring as fuck and I'm not sure if I'll insist on playing it
>>719621149The suffering must continue, anon.
Just pirated it, omw if shills are right this time
>>719629345I expected shit and that's what I got.
>Do everything the opposite of how Ubisoft does things: The gamepretty fucking neato
>>719629457This. The combat is fucking atrocious and just shouldn't even exist at all. They should have avoided the souls meme and made it a scarce resource 3ps. The story also seems unengaging and the milquetoast mc is the main issue here. Supremely boring and uninteresting game with terrible design decisions and bugged to shit to boot.
>>719624459These actual gibbering morons are what make up 99% of /v/ nowadays and it fucking floors me how retarded people have gotten in less than a generation or two.
>>719629802>They should have avoided the souls meme and made it a scarce resource 3ps.Congratulations, you have described a game far worse than anything you are complaining about.
Don't tell me you faggots actually bought this game when it's not even out and full of bugs
>>719624181I also hate how they made the areas have details but you cant look around while running, it just snaps the camera right back behind you and will always tug the camera there as long as you move
>>719618935>Be called hell is us >Delve into the horrors and atrocities of war from a human perspective>Add these shitters inThis is made for zoomers, isn't it? A human interest story about war wasn't enough to keep modern zoomers' attention so they had to add monsters to keep it interesting. You didn't see that shit in games like this war of mine or honest hearts. We are definitely becoming dumber as a people.
>>719630270Fucking hell, forgot pic
I am liking it so far. It definitely isn't anything like a Souls like since no foe I have fought has really been hard and the focus is much more on trying to connect pieces you find around the world. I also do like how they justify the protagonist having no real reaction to the fucked up shit that is going on around him because early on he is stated to be a high functioning psychopath.
>>719630270they should've minimized one or the other. trying to focus on both just feels really weird. modernish realistic setting with monsters is fun but not when youre trying to have a serious message about ethnic cleansing
>>719630412With a title like hell is us, they should've went the other way with it. Humans can be just as scary as monsters in their own way. Also, games about killing monsters are a dime a dozen.
>>719630081
>>719613624Are you new here? Fine let me explain.Here's how /v/ works>game is bad on release10.000 threads>game is meh on release1.000 threads saying it's worst than it really is>game is good on release3 threads or even none>game is from a autistic fan franchise>>daily threads saying it's best than it really is, even if the game is objectively bad>game is good, but is already 5-10 years old>daily threads saying it's best than it really is
>>719630556I mean I think humans created the monsters or something right?
>>719630742>game is absolute dogshitdaily generals for 20 years about this hidden "gem"
>>719631002Never happened unless you're talking about "autistic fan franchise" which he already mentioned, and in that case game quality means nothing.
>>719619523you dead anon? Answer me, what are "soulslikes" since you´re throwing it around aswell but got no counter point.
>>719630561lol anon, thanks for exposing shitters filitered by the hidden options menu.
>>719630980Who knows/cares? The fact they needed monsters to tell a human story says they have no faith in their storytelling ability.
>>719619523This is something that pretends to be a soulslike. You run in 3rd person and smack enemies with your sword, but there is no difficulty (at least on balanced mode). in 3h of gameplay there was no boss and only 3 kinds of enemies that may as well be one type. You pick shiny useless loot balls too and got something akin to bonfires. I don't think you lose anything on death.
zanzithrys...
Game runs extremely smooth for a UE5 game. Devs really put in the work.
>>719631459uhm, ms storywriter, humans only are boring as fuck and inventing interesting monsters is better than try your hardest to appease to realityfaggots.
It's really good bros. Will filter adhd&iqlets though.
I got to this first town with all those "war crimes" but couldn't really care about anything.
what's the secret code from deluxe?
So what's your favourite weapon type thus far?The polearm is fast as fuck for the damage it does. Good crowd control with charged attack too.
>>719631869congratulations on getting blackpilled by hd war drone footage, you are ready to be put into trenches and commit those war crimes yourself
The demo was so bad. This gotta be a marketing thread.
>>719613624>threads on here are a sign if a game is doing wellanons here need to wake up a little
>torrent is 20GBdafaq? I played larger demosare those devs competent or something?
>>719626378i think fortnite might be better for u
>>719632471>are those devs competent or something?
>>719629954No, I am a soulsfag and nothing is worse than mediocre souls combat. This isn't even mediocre, this is shit tier souls. Like this isn't Thymesia levels of combat, it isn't even bottom of the barrel code vein combat, it's a whole new low the likes of which you really only see out of student project tier shovelware. You're also missing the entire point where resource scarcity naturally diminishes the focus on combat in a game that really should have minimal to none combat. It's the synergistic gameplay/narrative format for the experience the game is trying to deliver. The fact they couldn't even identify and commit to a complimentary gameplay loop alongside their exploration and environmental storytelling design and instead made this soulslop is damning. These are not artists, or what artists are involved have been hamstrung by trend chasing faggots.
>>719631847So 99% of /v/?
>>71963280899,9% more likely
>>719629954Congratulations on your shit taste
After (re)playing MGS3 Delta I’ve realized style and athmosphere can only get you so and so far WITHOUT ACTUAL GOOD GAMEPLAY So yeah, nah, fuck this
>>719632732This isnt a souls game.
>>719628661you realize actual real life people can have naturally curly hair, right?
>>719633295>curly hair>peoplethat tribe is not human
>>719632106The game doesn't sell its atrocities to you. It just talks at you and then shows you pictures like a geriatric WW2 vet. You have to "be there" to care. You have to really experience these events to understand. Fromsoft environmental storytelling "works" (and I use this loosely, because it is not very engaging to me) because the world is visually interesting. It also infamously has zero compelling characters. Just a bunch of schizos and not even entertaining schizos just mumbling schizos. Especially the DeS-DS2 era where they ended every interaction with a limp dicked giggle. This game is leaning much harder on npcs for characterization, but all they do is just trauma dump their local misery porn sightseeing tour waypoints on you. Where is my motivation to care about these miserable, dirty, grey and tired souls? What is my connection to their suffering?It's a ponderously Euro fart sniffing game with an entitlement complex. The subject matter is "serious" therefore it IS important by default and you MUST care about it. But no, we are just going to drop the ball entirely on the execution of delivering an engaging experience. It should be engaging by virtue alone that we are talking about "serious" things.
>>719633295Palomists, everyone
>>719633428rs;dr
