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Boy that name fucking sucks. What the hell were they thinking

>>729035092
it's a reference to word nostalgia. it's a play on retro world building

>>729034914
I played about 5 hours of it. The main issue is that it leans too hard on the memes and "references" (if you can call a 1-1 copy of Firelink Shrine a reference) when its actual worldbuilding was more interesting. The thematic parallels between a dying MMO with the few stragglers being either overly-invested griefers or people with nowhere else to go and the average blighted world of a souls game was novel, but they didn't do enough with it. I felt like I got more out of Sir Whoopass because at least that game knew it was shit and had a good time with it. Notalgaia didn't have tight enough controls to justify its difficulty and didn't have good enough writing to justify its jokes. I think if they'd trusted the game could actually be decent it would've been fine but anything worthwhile is buried in irony and deliberate failure.

>>729035602
ermagerd did they deconstruct a narrative

>>729035746
muh heckin' expectations are le subverted

>>729035727
Played the game and I feel the same way, it felt like the setting couldn't decide whether it wanted to be based on an MMO or a linear single-player RPG, and couldn't decide what all the companions with stories were supposed to be.

>>729035727
oh yeah, i put sir whoopass on the wishlist too. Is humor better there?

>>729036343
Sort of? I can't recall any particular jokes that stood out but the game's not trying to be difficult so it has a pleasantly nostalgic jank to it like a licensed PS2 game. Dashing into slopes sends you flying because your momentum is redirected in unpredictable ways and the fall damage can kill you. None of your weapons or unlocks are balanced against each other. Your best melee weapon is using your jetpack to light people on fire.

I had a pleasant enough 8 hours with it but it's about as remarkable and well-built as the name "Sir Whoopass" implies.

>>729036702
oh great, definitely need to try it. this one started kinda fun but it throws millions of hobos on you in every room i kinda lost interest