Return of the king edition
>>4067427>>4067984Rean and Crow were the same character back when Alisa was the MC
>>4069342That's interesting. Rean being a villain would be pretty cool considering how ideal he is.
>>4069342>>4069358I think they switched to not have it be a repeat of Sky
>>4071294Joshua is never really a villain though. At worst he's just being brainwashed by Faceless. Crow had legitimate criticisms of the Erebonian government.
>>4069270The main story will probably be unchanged going by Sky remakes but including some sidequests with her is 100% a change they should make cause even with the added cameo in Azure her admiration for them in Cold Steel still feels forced.
will it ever be topped? the story, side quests, followers, loot, builds you can make etc. there's nothing that comes close. nowadays everything is sterile and "balanced"
>>4072107NWN was popular for its module editor and its multiplayer persistent worldsBG2 is a single player RPGThey’re orthogonalBG1 even has a NWN teaser in it. “Lord Foreshadow”
I keep bouncing off BG1 and 2 because they're so fucking ugly compared to the maps and sprites in Icewind Dale 1.I remember seeing a project in which someone was trying to do AI upscales back in like 2023 of the maps and backgrounds for BG1 which looked great, but they never completed it and since then nobody else has tried despite the tech being light years better now.The other problem is just how bad party movement is, but that's not an exclusive issue.
That's a pretty wussy reason to not finish the games. Here's the attention you crave.
>>4072107"Despised" is a strong word but there were accusations of diablofication and campaign just being a demo for the editor. Hordes of the Underdark was praised a lot though.
>>4032431>press ctrl+8Thanks for the tip! No more rolling for me
Game personality testWhat type of characters do you like to play? Specifically when it comes to their gameplay function
Range, Movement, Control. Top three.
>>4053611Control is the most fun for me, but I also don't like playing a weakling who can't fight so I choose druids, shamans, rogues and so on.
>>4053611balling
>>4053611I'm all about evasion focused rogues or rangers with high single target pick damage and utility skills/spells to support the party
>>4053611Battlemaster build, can decoy aggro too. The playmaker and the counter to glass cannons and tanks alike, although mostly needs team mate to kill tanks or it takes a long time to chip out the hit points of the tank. Best supporting two points at once.
Picrel is the CRPG Addict's definition of an RPG. For those who don't know, he is attempting to play every PC RPG chronologically and has a detailed blog of his journey. Thoughts?>Throughout the game, the character must become stronger, more resilient, and more capable of overcoming the game's challenges, including combat.>Such character development must be separate from inventory acquisition.>Such character development must not consist solely of improvements to maximum health.>Players must have some control over the rate or details of development.https://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/
>>4072822>Free will is not a game mechanic.Absolutely it is. Player agency is king. You're simply too retarded to handle ultimate games. Not Ultima series, but the ultimate form of a game.>Don't ever talk about video gamesI guess I will, because unlike you I look forward into the future and the massive betterment of gaming.>you all you can bring to the table is vibes and emotionally loaded buzzwords.I did not. I told you why "games" like D&D and other horseshit aren't RPG's. An RPG must, by definition, let the player change the role being played in a blink of an eye, and then back. Seemlessly too. If your gaming system can't allow for that, then it is outdated/shit, because the world has moved on from that a long time ago.
>>4073336>D&D isn't, by definition, an RPGDefinitionbros, our response??? I thought we had finally pinned Skyrim down, but it looks like we forgot about the final boss of the dungeon...
>>4073339D&D should apply whenever a mage will run around with a tower shield. It also takes too long to play, in this, becomes boring sooner rather than later, unless players are free to change their "roles" ugh, during the game.
>>4073339>D&D isn't, by definition, an RPGNow we are getting dangerously based!!
>>4073336>An RPG must, by definitionWhat definition?
This game should not have been allowed to bear the name Baldur's gate.Don't get me wrong : it's still a solid game but story-wise Larian made very little efforts to connect it to the Baalpawn saga.Even worse, it blatantly allows itself the luxury of ridiculizing two of the most beloved characters of the franchise.Can we finally admit the truth?
>>4038803>story-wise Larian made very little efforts to connect it to the Baalpawn sagaAnd that's a good thing. The Baalspawn saga is the second worst plot element of Forgotten Realms, the first being the Time of Troubles.
The seethe about BG3 comes exclusively from its adherence to the left liberal, pro-LGBTQ, sex-positive zeitgeist. Failed post-early-twenties men despise this state of affairs because they’re the only ones losing in it. When attempting to escape it through “RPG games”, they still have to contend with it as they play-pretend with their digital action figures. Oh, back in my day, I could at least pretend to have a fun life in the computer; but not anymore, they lament. Case in point, Shadowheart being promiscuous caused gigabytes worth of written seethe since the game’s release.Imagine BG3 without the “woke shit”, and with the option to have a child with a cute, innocent virgin, as was the case in previous installments. It would have been heralded as a “modern masterpiece” by /v/tards, for its riveting story, excellent VA and top-tier gameplay. BG3 doesn’t pay homage to the “good old days” of everyone being white and girls being virgins, because these days are gone, and they’re never coming back. For everyone outside of failed men, the current state of affairs is strictly better, and there’s no reason to cling to the past.Of course, enough winners and women bought BG3 to make /vrpg/‘s opinion irrelevant. Many such cases!
0/10 bait, no (you). You're not even trying.
>>4072971Baited nobaldi award
>>4039657well, it worked. It is cool.
How many hours have you put into BG2? Do you prefer it to BG1? Thinking about starting a new game...still don't think I've explored 40-50% of the game after playing it so many times all these years
>>4069783Avernum
>>4071515>anon dropped the game because the main romance option flirted with himYou can’t make this stuff up
>>4071515you sound like one.
Can BG2 please fuck off and stop interrupting me with dream cutscenes, companions' small talk and quest NPC jumping me in the middle of a street. There are even random encounters in the city now, what the fuck.
>>4072656>There are even random encounters in the city now, what the fuck.They're not actually random. They only trigger once each.
>>4072463What does it do?
>>4008861>Ctrl+F “not an”>0 out of 0Alright, I’ll be the one to say it. Kenshi is not a cRPG. It’s not even an “RPG game”.
>>4073008You play a role, it's a game, it's a role playing game.
>>4072921Adds sligs
>>4073432What's a slig
The game will be called Sentinel.Set across both Hammerfell and High Rock, you'll restore the Empire to its golden age by defeating the Thalmor at the Battle of Adamantine Tower.Expect massive naval battles, castle and stronghold building, and the return of Morrowind's spells and magic system.Absolute kino
>>3997564>Hammerfell, fighting Thalmor>TES Niggers, fighting TES race supremacists that wield magic and technology that is borderline alienill play something else thanks, too close to home
>>4069178>AI slop>daggerfallu wot m8?
actual insider>fallout 4 gear & weapon customization>skills and attributes still matter>skyrim skill tree customization>melee combat will by default be similar to for-honor (todd obsessed over this)>alternative for classic melee combat>magic casting will be controlled by similar function as melee with animated variations depending on spell tiers>story is set AFTER the collapse of the empire, main story revolves around PC working to install a new government with several choices (creatively bankrupt and decided to mimick skyrim civil war in a larger way)release will be 33rd (3+3=6 ;) anniversary from arena (march 25th, 2027)screencap
>>4073278>>melee combat will by default be similar to for-honor (todd obsessed over this)that would be based, but i just know it's not truethough i would believe Todd would want it
>>4073135The mp4 you dunce
>AD&D handbook comes out in 1978>Pool of Radiance comes out in 1988>dwarves, gnomes, elves and halflings can't be clerics>gnomes can't be illusionistsWhat the fuck? I knew about the demi-human level restrictions but I've never seen a version of D&D where everyone except Humans, Elves, and Half-Elves can only be fighters and thieves. Is it worth it to play these games with the Gold Box companion mod to get around some of these stupid rules?
>>4071228The hierarchy is that every single thing that defines your character's role on both a mechanical and narrative level is based entirely on your choice of class. Meanwhile, race does nothing besides alter a few variables and might have a ribbon feat here and there to differentiate itself.
A huge problem is MMO design backwashing into single player RPGs. In a mmo, you want to design encounters that maximally waste the players time through extremely tight tuning - enrages, body checks, branching and randomized phases of boss encounters. To the end, classes and races have to be equivalent to each other, or people will just play optimally and exclude those who don’t. That shit doesn’t matter in a single player game. That cretin Sawyer suffered from it particularly in PoE2 with his retarded interest in balance and encounter design. It’s a single player game - the goal should be to make it interesting and immersive, not “balanced.” Having some race /class combinations be flat out worse is still not enough - the sexes of the races should also have different playstyles. If you want to play the game as a 80 lbs elf warrior maiden, you should have to use your wits to survive, or end up as bandit plapmeat. The old /tg/meme of -4 strength didn’t go far enough.
>>4057749As someone that sunk dozens of hour in this all I can say that the reviews are right. You can get locked out at any time. In combat. In travel. Or in a city. Also it's pretty simple(if you already know how rolling characters in AD&D works - if you played BG1/2 you won't have much problems) and you can't get a cool Nautiloid only human ships.
>>4069592I can see why.Were there any RPGs were races had their own classes?
>>4073333>Were there any RPGs were races had their own classes?A little game called "Dungeons and Dragons", you may have heard of it? Paladins were locked to humans only.
The previous one finally manage to sink, so i guess it's a good time to create another one.Thread for discussing - old, new and future releases of games on RPG Maker engine.
>>4072642>DisillusionYeah, i think it was it, thanks.
>>4072767Holy shit Disillusion that game was probably one of the most psychologically damaging rpg maker games I ever played from my personal experience and I love it for that
>>4072497I don't remember specifics at this point. I played it when it released I think and made it a substantial way through, only to find out that I could not progress and it seemed to be a somewhat notable occurrence. >after this the rest of the game is basically you just walking through various area without much talkative-npc, and fighting enemiesYeah. I got 9 hours in it. I know what the basic gameplay loop is like lol I did go back at some point to try and replay but did not get far (don't know why).How was the story?
>>4072777>How was the story?My fault for not being more specific, i never finished it as well. Like i said, there is not that much dialogues/plot advancement after you leave the settlement and to roam the map. Maybe it gets better by the end of the game, idk.
>>4072770>disillusion psychology damaged meWell the whole gameplay loop does look like it’d drive a person insane I’ve heard people fell in trances playing this I’m not joking
Post an image, get an RPG recommendation.
>>4071142Expeditions: Rome>>4071224>90s anime vs 00s animeHeh, although it feels like something was lost in the process. As for a recommendation, The Legend of Heroes: The Trails in the Sky 1st & 2nd Chapter, first the originals, then the remakes.
>>4014311Games set in quiet mountain towns and coniferous innawoods that aren't survival horrors or crafting sims?
>>4071975Wastelands 3 is all Colorado I think.
>>4020687KZ maps CSGO
>>4072322Played it and while it was good, it wasn't exactly the vibe I'm looking for. The closest thing would be something like Deadly Premonition (Director's Cut) but functional as a video game instead of just being hard carried by everything but the gameplay. I also enjoyed South Park: The Stick of Truth, for what was that worth.
The demo is out. Discuss.
troon artstyle
>deaded than discoWho would have thought?Either way, I'll bump the thread to tell you guys that I wrote a review of the demo on the walls of the Mansus.
>>4048345one of the followers in cult sim was christian
>>4046703I haven't even won a major victory in Cultist Simulator yet. Nor have I gotten an ending in Book of Hours.Is it okay to proceed with this one? At this point I probably should not care about spoilers anymore. >that face when not in the know
How are we feeling about most Hours missing ang Thunderskin being dead?
>I finally tried The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (it was rough)>I FORCED Myself to Play Morrowind >So I finally played Morrowind...>Was Morrowind as good as I remember?>Is Morrowind Better than Skyrim?>Morrowind, but I'm playing like it's 2002>This Morrowind Survival Horror Mod Ruined Me...>Why Morrowind is Worth Playing in 2024
>>4070506>but I always have Morrowind installed on my puteri remember this one time my puter got BSoDd because of some serious HDD corruption or something, and i had to rollback to the earliest possible instance i had of that computer. which ended up being literally everything i had, gone, except for a repack of morrowindwasnt even that mad
>>4071597I deactivated my YouTube history, so when I type Morrowind, those are the top results
>>4071512>total overhaul mod listwhat did you expect
>>4065330no thanks. I am listening to their dev meeting right now, it's all foreigners and fags complaining about it's so hard and time consuming.
>>4073053see this is exactly why faggots like you have such a problem doing anything but making gay posts on 4cucks all dayanon says:>go play some modand your first instinct is>uhhmmm ACKshually i was just seekritly lurking their dicksword dev meeting and blahblahno one told you to go do that. you retard. they told you to go play a fuckin mod.ive never done something that retarded. why was that your idea of how to go check out a mod? why would you even think some modding discord for a 25yo game would be anything BUT a bunch of weird autists? how would you even know where to go in order to listen in on that? did you actually go to their website, then instead of DLing like a GB worth of files and just trying it yourself, you thought, "gee wiz i better go lurk their fucking discord like an autistic faggot"do you even play videogames? or do you just fuck off on dicksword all day looking for fellow autistics to play special olympics with?you dumb dramaniggers are as autistic, if not far more so, than any of the TRannys. which is fucking depressing, because at least they made something with all their wasted time. mfers made like 4 additional morrowinds worth of content, for free, and thats a problems somehow
This is ball-bustingly difficult
>>4028561Mitsoda is a nigger
>>4041987Fuck you Vince, I do what I want.
>>4041441My first Murderous Psychopath run I'd hold them close with firepots and focus them down as the sooner you kill them, the more likely you are to take all their shit, but when doing my solo run I tried to generally keep as much distance from them as possible until I could rush them. My advice to anyone starting is to fight Barca first and grab Hieron before clearing out all the ants, and do NOT skimp out on defensive skills.
>>4028561The ending onslaught makes you feel like a god though when you actually win. Dungeon Rats is a game where you face impossible odds that are actually impossible and win anyways. The Mine really is an inescapable prison but your dude is the one badass who could escape it.
>>4028561just dont go all in companions, treat them as fodder to drag enemies to them, put them in the points to craftting good armor
It's tragic how ugly and out of place the added character sprites in Fallout 2 look.
>>4071896Did you expect something other than inane faggotry?
>>4071882the only new sprites that players care about are the geckos, everything else is pretty low-order.
>>4072833The NCR policeman sprites always stuck out. Or sprites like the tuxedo bartender, or Mrs. Bishop. They don’t fit with the sprites from the original, they look shiny and glossy.
>>4071656Fallout 2 being made in a year is nothing sort of a miracle in the world of digital art. What have you achieved last year, OP? If anything, you were likely a net negative, and you’d have produced better value if you were an indentured servant to Chris Avellone, cooking and cleaning for him so he can work on independent projects.
>>4072987Fallout 2 is cringe shit
