The best rpg experience (basically an Isekai experience) of my life, hands down, has been permadeath runs in MGO SkyrimVR (one click install) with three simple additional mods. Namely, CHIM, climb anything, and deadly damage.I wake up as a bandit, somewhere in the woods, or maybe as a filthy warlock in a cave. Or a simple farmer out in the hills. Regardless, I stroll around, talk to people with my actual voice, and they talk back using CHIMs local LLM and built-in voice synth mod and facial animations.I'll collect some companions, do odd jobs and quests, and they'll banter in the background. Sometimes I chip in and we have a lovely back and forth. The local LLM also controls their behavior so like, starting fights or singing or dancing or following or just anything, really. Brawl is classic. So you have to mind your manners. The graphics are stunning. And I love throwing a two handed weapon into someone's head and they die instantly (deadly damage mod). But I also die easily, legendary difficulty for realism. And I start again, a new adventure.It's a one of a kind niche loop, but I can't find anything better than it. I'm just posting here in case someone is interested because I kind of wish more people knew how peak this is. This isn't an ad for MGO btw, if you have a better VR modpack/community I'd love to know, but at the moment I believe it is the best option.
>>3964349I don't believe you. VR sucks to have on for more than an hour and a half tops. And discussions with LLM's are only entertaining for a few minutes. Sure, you might've had your "WOW THIS IS AMAZING" moment for a few hours, but this is not something anyone would enjoy doing for a long period of time.
>>3964349Can you give orders to followers? I've been enjoying having Teldryn as my bro, and this VR snd LLM thing sounds like next level shit to try in the future.
How can we stop this? When will it end? how many indians has he hired to make these threads?
>>3964349How does the LLM mod work? Is there a guide for installing it? Is it on nexus?
>>3982404>6700xt>You're fine, retard. You can run a models that are more than capable for this purpose, unless I'm misunderstanding the scope of what the LLM is doing for this mod.Do you seriously think that? Because i keep reading that you need a 4090/5090 gpu for the local LLM and using AMD instead of nvidia means going automatically 50% slower. It's hard to find someone who benchmarked this with a mid level graphics card. Fuck, you're going to make me reinstall the game and try it. I might even buy it after 3 or 4 thousand hours
this game and its prequel make me irrationally angry like no other. so many compromises that make it completely dogshit just to stay true to a relatively bad ttrpg ruleset. "oh it's dogshit because people that play ttrpgs are dogshit at playing their characters and GMs are dogshit at telling stories, so it's authentic" it's not a homebrew tabletop session, it's a multimillion dollar production, they're not your friends, they do not get the grace of that crutch. why are so many gamers willing to patronize them? it's like every bad crpg design choice of the last 30 years amplified for zero upside.
>>3979735What's wrong with s2ea? Looks a lot like bg3. S1 is too cheaply produced, which is baffling, as the French fucks had more than enough cash. The gameplay vid of S2 looks good.
How many times have you posted this thread now?
>>3979735isn't this the game that deliberately made their characters uglier?
you know people act like dunmer enslaving argonians is this super racist thing that proves they're evil but its actually the most moral neutral form of "racism" in tamriel.Argonians are all already born as part of a hivemind controlled by the hist, they don't have free will, how can you even enslave something without a free will? Even when they raid morrowind its not as a revange for slavery like redditors think but because the hist saw an oprtunity and commanded them to do it, with is another prove that dunmer taking their tools from them was completly justified.
>>3983216Dunno, seems contrived anyway, because argonian npcs you talk to don't seem to be a part of a hivemind.
>>3983800That's not how it works.
>>3983216Argonian hivemind works more like a collective unconscious than an actual hive, like a noosphere. Also Dunmer are evil because they live in a low trust society of their own making with legalized murder, literal slums everywhere, and engage in demon worshiping cults at high rates
>>3984485So kind of like literally everyone else because Daedra are worshipped in all cultures more or less openly if not the really bad ones, legalized murder or quasi legalized murder is present with bretons, nords, orcs, altmer, redguards and bosmer to some extend, slums are part of every major hold in every culture and Bretons, Redguards and Almter all also have low trust societies due to political schemeing while Khajit literally have no concept of law at all.
>>3984509>Daedra are worshipped in all cultures more or less openlyNo? This isn't true at all
>"COPIES ARE MONOCHROME, BUT YOU ARE COLORED US IN WITH CARE">still monochromeIs Toby stupid?"
I'll startFFV is the only Final Fantasy that still holds up extremely well all around, at least in its original version
>>3984161>>3984166>>3984233
>>3984297You're responding to at least two different anons here (I am the first of three posts you quoted). I realize that I'm very likely talking to a generation of zoomers who haven't actually played FF7, but if you'd bother to read the screencap in the third post you quoted, it quite thoroughly demolishes your position.>inb4 no counter-argument at all, just screeching "BAIT" yet again because you don't want to admit you're wrong
>>3984312Lrn2Read.Last nibble you get. Begone.
Her name is basically pronounced Aeris in Japanese.It also just sounds better.It never needed to change.
>>3932790>>3933549Lufia RPG's trilogy is one of the very few rpgs that manages to be very good instead of boring shit
Post about fangames.Fangames you're making, fangames you like, stuff you've made for fangames you're making or like, etc.
>>3988521the autism was always within you, your true autistic potential just needed to be unlocked from within.The trick to surpassing your autism limits is to realize you have no limits.
>>3988522In that case, I think it was seeing the anons arguing here for hours, I used to only watch them from a distance until they mentioned a topic I was interested in, after that first "fight" I didn't want to "hold back" anymore whenever something catches my attention here.
>>3988524It's nice sometimes to engage in a real discussion where the sides are taking the other sides seriously even if everyone involved will disagree until their dying breath. Sure it can get a little a lot autistic and out of hand from time to time, but it helps develop your own ideas more, exposes you to ideas that even if you don't agree with them, can make you think and give you new angles on your own opinions, and sometimes, once in a great blue moon, someone may realize a flaw in their thinking and adjust their approach.Plus we're generally very on topic about it here, and decent about pumping the brakes after a certain point (sometimes). It feels a lot like pre 2010 /v/.The autism flows freely.
>>3988531>It's nice sometimes to engage in a real discussion where the sides are taking the other sides seriously even if everyone involved will disagree until their dying breath. It does feel good to have discussions made in good faith, you don't find that often in /v/ or in most places really.>Sure it can get a little a lot autistic and out of hand from time to time, but it helps develop your own ideas more, exposes you to ideas that even if you don't agree with them, can make you think and give you new angles on your own opinions, Eh, sometimes I feel like we argue for the sake of arguing, we aren't trying to change anything, we just want the other party to know our thoughts, even if I enjoy it occasionally, it does feel pointless, not even reinforcing your thoughts or anything since I feel those arguments become forgettable.>and sometimes, once in a great blue moon, someone may realize a flaw in their thinking and adjust their approach.This rarely if ever happens on the internet, and it's something I don't think I've ever seen on /v/, at the absolute most you'll see people reaching a compromise, but actually changing ideas is very unusual.>It feels a lot like pre 2010 /v/.Didn't know we had oldfags around here, these threads really have everything, from anons who started decades ago to ones that just joined.
>>3988555>Eh, sometimes I feel like we argue for the sake of arguing, we aren't trying to change anything, we just want the other party to know our thoughts, even if I enjoy it occasionally, it does feel pointless, not even reinforcing your thoughts or anything since I feel those arguments become forgettable.>This rarely if ever happens on the internet, and it's something I don't think I've ever seen on /v/, at the absolute most you'll see people reaching a compromise, but actually changing ideas is very unusual.maybe we aren't trying to change anything but I don't think that it's necessary. People want to feel like the person they are talking to understands what they are saying sometimes, more than we want to change the other persons mind. I do feel like it forces me to collect my thoughts, review thoughts that were poorly thought out , and from time to time I realize ideas I had were just not great from the outset.At the very least, I don't think it's pointless. I get a lot of ideas from the discussions, and seeing the ways other people think gives me perspective which is useful. Especially when the arguments are based around what characters would or wouldn't do. Perspective helps view the characters through a broader lens.>Didn't know we had oldfags around here, these threads really have everything, from anons who started decades ago to ones that just joined.I showed up in 2007, and yeah it's not a 1:1, but the energy of these threads is a lot like the energy of certain threads from back then. A lot of sincere unashamed enjoyment of things, a lot of arguments of this sort. OC was created more freely (something that a lot of people on this site are too embarrassed to create now)I don't really care about smash brothers anymore but 'Japan time' was a lot of fun.
Downloaded this after finishing Sophie 2, and I don't really get this game.I'm on chapter 5, the lava painting, still using the starting equipment because anything I can make is trash, the effects are literally locked at half gauge, so even with decent catalysts I cannot make anything good. By now, the enemies have hundreds of HP and resist physical. So my only course of action is spamming bombs for like 60 dmg.How are you meant to play this? Yes, I've noticed I have a DLC fish in my container with the "one hit kill" trait, but I don't want to cheat.What is the intended progression? Why is everything locked 5 fucking chapters in?>basket size is only 50 (a single boulder drops 5-7 materials btw)>no bomb refills (though I've unlocked duplication at least)>armor/weapon materials are still at tier 1Thought this was one of the better Atelier games, and I don't want to be too harsh, but this is pretty awful compared to Sophie 2. Does it get good 30 hours in or some shit?
>>3983763Never played it, but if I had to guess, you are just retarded and suck at synthesis. Look up a guide or something.
>>3983768Fuck guides, I'll figure it out myself.Seems like the effect gauge is tied to your alchemy level but can be boosted via catalysts, I'm starting to cook something decent now.Well, never mind then. The game still sucks compared to Sophie 2 though.
You either love it, hate it, or are indifferent to it.
>>3980016Way better than those shit casts. The resident pedo is gonna have a meltdown.
>>3980016Pretty damn bad. Haven't played Berseria but people say it has some of the best part banter in the franchise. Xillia's cast is miles better than Graces', especially getting to see them again and how they've changed by Xillia 2.
>>3980016Story revolves around friendship (technically, coping with loss but friendship is very hamfisted) like a hot-blooded shounen.Everyone pretty much takes jabs at each other in groovy chat. Asbel and Cheria are usually the boring ones, but even they get their own jabs in.
>>3980018Context.
>>3962274I think the future arc is one of the best video game stories out there. But I also like the highlander story. Also the base game isn't that bad now that you can't defeat anything with the power of friendship anymore in modern stories because it's not edgy enough.
The 1 More system from the persona games is basically the best RPG battle system. -It's Dynamic-Rewards the player for not just mindlessly mashing "Attack"Just sucks the rest of the game is dog shit.
>>3980272Relying on the mc to handle all of the knockdowns is just being inefficient with your resources. You have 4 party members, MC's primary job is to fill in the holes that the others cant do.
>>3980127>Press Turn is just 1 more of a different flavorNo shit. Doesn't change the fact that the entire point of both systems is to reward you for understanding how character/team building works.
>>3981161>understanding how character/team building worksRock, Paper, Scissors.
>>3981174You wouldn't get the point if it broke through your wall like the kool aid man and beat you over the head.
>>3979552No it's not, they're the exact same system but adapted for the different turn systems.
Dudley's fix, baldurdash, tweaks anthology man... Every time I come back to the OG BG1 (every couple of years) I always gotta remind myself how to patch that fucking thing againMost old links being down doesn't really help. Do you guys run baldurdash fix pack or are those bugfixes included in the tweaks anthology bundle? Do you use any other mods like dudley's fix pack? I am thinking of maybe just running baldurdash and widescreen fix on the current playthrough..? Should I get the GOG version of the originals or just pirate the CD version? I just remembered there's plainab's fixpack too,
>>3967464I played through BG1/2/3 in the past couple of years. BG3 is -in nearly every way- the superior game out of those three. I'm tired of pretending otherwise.
>>3979680It's a good game but it's also a modern style game that leaves no room for imagination. Other recent games like PoE and Kingmaker made it inconvenient to have a custom party, but BG3 takes it even further. It also takes the in-universe handholding to the absolute extreme by having Jergal guide you. You can only top Jergal with Ao the Overgod, it's so fucking ridiculous. It's completely missing what D&D is about. I'm also tired of pretending that BG3 has replay value.
>>3979680>I am retarded and i have an opinionjust use nametag so i can hide your posts
>>3979668Tweaks Anthology does.
>>3957349
>copied an entire baldurs gate 3 build off TikTok>I even look up which dialogue options to choose so I can get a particular ending
>>3979201>so much content (narrative and gameplay) was patched in for years post launchName three.
>>3978741>change the enemies via the editor Why should I have to change the game myself? That's the dev's job.
>>3979290To have more fun
No one is asking the important question: who is taking the OP picrel?
>>3978464>posts stupidity>posts half-naked womanGreat job anon, now I'm rolling my eyes AND I have a boner
I DARE you to name a game with worse dungeon design than this. Every single dungeon in PSII has the same obnoxious gimmick. Two or more floors that all link back and forth through dozens of staircases with an extremely high random encounter rate slowing all progress to a crawl.Good fucking lord. I'd rather play Wizardry IV.
>>3966659>I'd rather play Wizardry IV.No, you wouldn't.
>>3967059strong disagreeI can strongly appreciate pokemons goode use of multi-level labrynths
>>3966659>I DARE you to name a game with worse dungeon design than thisThat's ez, Wizardry 6. And every Bethesda game after morrowind
>>3966659I had to use the faster movement speed patch for this to preserve my sanity.
>>3974657That's because Evolution is a Roguelite, so most of the level design is dependent on the rooms (though I swear there are rules to how certain rooms are placed).Far Off Promise's main dungeons are static and have more purposeful designs, but the bonus dungeon doesn't have some of the more unique rooms from the first game, like the ones where you have to platform across. This is also the template for the first two dungeons in Worlds.
>create original setting with a focus on tawdry sex appeal and grimdark edginess>it's actually perfectly executed and has top notch atmosphere, narrative and characterslegitimately a 9/10whether or not you like this game is how you separate the pretentious losers (ie RPGcodex and bedfellows) from true RPG enthusiasts
>>3979795>Bioware fanboys aren't very well red though, so you aren't going to get through to them.>well redKek
>>3979644>in a gritty fantasy setting there are elves
>>3979815Yeah, just splattered with red.The threat as thread typo was funnier, since the threat in Pern is called thread.
>>3972856Almost all of the magic and demon stuff is just Warhammer fantasy/40k mix with some aesthetic and naming changes. The main difference is that mortals can casually go into the demonspace, survive and even fight the demons there. (we don't talk about Kaldor Draigo). And the demonstuff isn't as much of a memetic hazard.
Best game. I finished it twice. And I never finish games. Bioware peaked.
It's time we talked about the greatest RPG of all time.
>>3982526>Battle the Darkness of the Labia and build your own worldAlright, you got my attention.
>>3982526OldGames.ru seems to be okay with it. I remember it now - it kept crashing on my friend's computer after a few minutes and was unplayable because of that.
ngl I kind of wanted to talk shit about it because it was actually fucking terrible>>3983112why would I care about the opinion of an ivan
>>3983148>why would I care about the opinion of an ivanCause you're okay with the opinion of retards by virtue of being on 4chan.
This game is a big fuck you to that trash CRPG copycat game called Underrail. Not only is Stoneshard twice as hard but it's actually fair. The entire game is intelligent in design. Once this game gets a full release there is literally no reason to waste thousands of hours into Underrail. Honestly, out of all the gay Indie RPG games, Stoneshard is the best one. Literally half the reviews people are crying over the difficulty. Oh, and no savescumming like a fucking coward either the game won't allow it.
>>3965936The dev is a slavoid drug addict stringing along people with a full release promise that'll never come true
>>3965936>play game>takes fucking forever to get to the barn watching your little guy bounce around>as soon as I approach the barn get swarmed by the bandits and die almost fucking instantly>absolutely no way for me to get any position or cover>reload and walk all the fucking way back. The walking takes forever.>repeat this twice because I've already explored the rest of what I could find so surely I must be ready, get killed and sent on the runback both times>try one more time, get dialogue from the "bandits" saying they were actually supposed to be there. Resolve quest with zero conflictI have no goddamn idea what I did different but I spent nearly an hour doing this shit.
STONES HARD haha
>>3978540I want you to work on a video game when drones and rockets are falling into your house.You absolute fucking retard, void of any self-awareness and empathy.
>>3983153Development barely progressed before the war, but okay lol
