Guys....
>>3925582So true, chud. There are no biological differences between races, authentic cultures NEVER existed without the presence of multiculturalism and trans poc, and God isn't real (but somehow I'm justified in being a moralfaggot).
Just picked up the Might & Magic series after playing through the old Bradley Wizardry games,they seem a little more "chaotic" combat seems to be random But I really dig these 80s sprites & MIDI soundfont really nice ambiance and amazing atmosphere,is it a dungeon crawlers or prototype RPG like daggerfall or morrowind?
Bumping for interest
>>3883393That's 7.
>>3877394>>cycles are hyper fast like sonic 3 on coffeeDon't know about Might and Magic but I remember playing many old DOS games that didn't have hard-coded FPS limits by default (or at least, not limits that were tested effectively) because most hardware was garbage and couldn't even run the games at the intended speed. So older games would sometimes run unplayably fast on newer hardhardware
>>3924810>push the turbo button on PC>it reduces the clock speed of CPUWhat did they mean by this
>>3924812A situation of poor labeling. Turbo is always on, however when you press the button turbo is turned off. This is made more confusing by the fact that a light usually comes on when turbo is disabled. Either way when you're playing these games in dosbox I'd try to set speed settings that match the CPUs of the times. 1 is best on 8086/88, 2 is 286, 3-5 386/486. You'll find animations make more sense at those speeds.
So just finished this, did all the side quests and got the true endingBut I am wondering, what happens if you don't do those side quests? Does it display a different scene for those side quest scenes at the ending or it just skips those scenes?
>>3924045i dont got another 40 hours to replay it and not do the side quests for you dog. seems like a web search worthy question
>3925379What if I offer you a (you) in exchange
>>3926045Sorry but busty dark-haired chick is where it's at. I forgot her name though.
>>3926643>Noy picking yandere loliGaaaay
Do (You) have sex with prostitutes in rpg games?
>>3916998Finally someone understood OP
>>3925492Everyone, except that guy, understood it.
>>3925687>Everyphono, except that guy, understood it thoughbeit.Go back to bald man with glasses website
>>3912930I fucked the sheep in Arcanum just because I didn't expect the game to let me and I wanted to see what would happen, outside of that no. I don't play non-porn games for porn or for lazy fade to black scenes.
>>3926108A sheep is fine too
Fallout Sonora 1.16 is out, translated and repackedhttps://vik1ngfile.site/f/y5EUBVotIm#Fallout%20Sonora%20(Extended%20Release)%201.16%20ENh%20Portable.7zNew version brings back previously cut San Felipe.I'll be around for a few days if anyone has any questions about the mod, or problems with install. It's unzip and play though.
>>3925944>>3926048Not a bait, I never played F1 or F2.
>>3924703DON'T DOWNLOAD THIS THIS IS SOME KIND OF MALWARE The file size is supposed to be 1.2 gb but if you click download you get some 35 mb zip file which contains some suspicious auto installer exe filesand even if you try to down each individual files all of them get flagged as virus even the concept art pdfDON'T DOWNLOAD THIS !!!!MODS BAN THIS OP ASAP FOR DISTRIBUTING MALWARE
>>3924703why should i download this instead of the actual github?
>>3926640A little malware is fine, it just strengthens your pc's immune system.
>>3926675It's based on the Foxx repack.If you don't care about fancy sfall features like double row inventory you can do it manually from the git.
Tim Gayn's ludokino masterpiece
>>3875127Can someone just tell me if this game is good or not? I installed it but it looks so small I can't read shit.
>>3924059I assume the cost in XP is worth the enchanting?Giving my fighting guys +2 weapons and armor will probably set my Cleric a level behind.>>3924112They give you a pretty good bonus to one of your skills. +3 I believe. >>3924144I've been enjoying it. Positioning your guys is a bit clunky but that's about it.Disclaimer: I'm playing the GoG version with Temple+ and the Co8 Modpack installed. Not the recent re-release/master
>>3924059>When should I start crafting my own magic gear. As soon as characters get access to the feat?Lower levels has cheaper XP. So for the best value - craft as soon as you have enough gold and meet spell/level requirements.>>3924148>I assume the cost in XP is worth the enchanting?The strongest weapons in the game are the ones you enchant (except for the Always-Hitting sword that you can find only).
>>3924144>I installed it but it looks so small I can't read shit.Lower your resolution. I set 1680x945. If the font is still too small for you then try 1280x720 or 1066x600.
>>3924144It is old, clanky, and the story is bare, but the actual mechanics are pretty good and it's a pretty decent dungeon crawl.It gets 4x better with Temple+ and the Co8 mod.
Any fangames you've made lately? Share it all, even the ones you didn't make.
>>3928430*I'm afraid
Alright fine Ill make the thread
>>>/v/733109549Be the video game discussion you want to see in the world
Hopefully tomorrow I'll have a meaningful update to the Zenith Martlet in pacifist timeline story. just need to finish writing her degoopyfying and I can share
>>3928446>spoilersYES, YES!
>vast majority of armor sets cause you to fat roll>vast majority of weapons are dogshit if not carbon copies of superior weapons of the same category>resistance as a stat >magic trivializes the entire game>second half is rushed garbage with shitty gimmick bosses Why do people pretend that Dark Souls 1 was good? Bloodborne, Elden Ring, even DS2 and DS3 knock this game out of the water.
>>3926042You dropped parries out of your point, so I question your honesty.By magic I meant using sorcery, pyros, miracles, not daggerAnd without a shield circling enemies is riskier
>>3926049>You dropped parries out of your point, so I question your honesty.Just trying to make the point clearer because you really don't seem to get what I'm saying and are basically arguing past me. I said "every build parries and backstabs the same way," when I should have said "every build that can parry and backstab, parries and backstabs the same way"There are over 100 unique weapons in the game.NOT counting catalystsNOT counting pyro flamesNOT counting talismansNOT counting bows, crossbows or whips.Each weapon has different properties. Different animations, different hitboxes, different recovery periods, different stamina costs, different poise and stamina damage, different reflection properties, and so on.Almost NONE of that matters with backstab and riposte. The timing is all identical, irrespective of the weapon. The knockdown effects are identical. The only real difference is the amount of damage dlivered (and even that is a simpler calculation than usual). The only other notable difference is that the blunt weapons and huge swords do that double-hit animation instead of the standard backstab, which basically only matters when the initial hit is strong enough to kill, so you don't get overkill credit.
>>3925777The problem is that abusing high poise through heavier armor sets is a strategy that can only be done with reasonable effectiveness in the later portion of the game due to needing very high vitality to even survive. It’s not intuitively communicated to the player that this is even an approach that can work with investment, and most players beginning the game with knight or warrior will doff their armor so they can dodge easier. Dark Souls 1 is a much slower game (in terms of animations) compared to subsequent entries in the series, and most bosses have slow and easily readable attacks that heavily encourage the player to dodge.
>>3926059>I said "every build parries and backstabs the same way," when I should have said "every build that can parry and backstab, parries and backstabs the same way"Yes, you should have made better arguments in the first place>Always felt kind of lame to me that this game with such a rich variety of weapons with different hitboxes and movesets all just become irrelevant.*when backstabbing
>>3925927>>also Vancian magic is a blight on gaming.>You deserve to be called a smoothbrain for that comment, though.Vancian magic was created so that magic could be powerful, while still not being too overpowered in a tabletop roleplaying setting. It feeling good is wholly dependent on whether the player has a good DM who can modulate encounters in real time to fit what the party has available, and potentially even engineer scenarios where all spells are useful. Watching your wizard prepare five sleep spells, then throwing only enemies who are immune to sleep is a common example.There's also the aspect that damage is the most important thing to a fight, and vancian magic means that if you want to have more utility, that necessarily means you have less damage output.I think the magic meter was the perfect solution for an era where computers can calculate and remember numbers far better than a guy at a table with a Mtn Dew stained character sheet and a blunt pencil.If you find the need for a utility spell, then it's an easy choice to sacrifice some of your potential damage output for something more situational.I always thought that the fantasy for a Wizard is being the intelligent one in the group, always prepared with the perfect tool for what you need, and being so smart that you can bend reality to your will through study and practice.What happens most of the time is that you don't want to take a spell that you don't know you'll need, so you just take your old reliables, typically damage spells.This isn't entirely about Dark Souls, but it's not too far off. When's the last time you used Hide, or Cast Light aside from just not having enough casts of the blue "pew-pews" to fill out all of your attunement slots. I use spells like that very regularly in Elden Ring though.
What's a popular JRPG opinion you regularly hear that is stupid?
>>3926225>Philosophical, religious and scientific concepts are the building blocks of the plotIncorrect. Characters and their motivations drive the plot. There are MANY unique characters and motivations (even if Citan is an author-avatar plot-fixing asshole).The design of the characters is influenced by psychology and various conflict ideas may come from religion and science. And the result is good, probably because designing characters and scenarios with attention to psychological archetypes and internal conflict yields some interesting and relatable scenes and storylines about a wide range of subjects from guilt, projection and cowardice to jealousy, rage, revenge and power.
>>3926247It's also too preachy. That's why you pretentiousfags love it, so you can use it to lecture people about your moral superiority.
>>3926230>That's Xenosaga.EXPLAIN
>>3926247You're absolutely right, i phrased that poorly, the themes are embodied by the characters, who are the heart of the story. What i meant is that the symbols are tied to the message. You don't need to know Nietzsche or the Kabbalah to enjoy the story, but seeing the meaning behind the symbols or themes (like the eternal return or the will to power) expands the scope of the plot because they are consistent.
>>3926253Im not superior to anyone, i just love the game. Also if it were pretentious, they wouldn't have considered the idea of introducing a feature that explained the complex terms to you. They aren't telling you "look how smart i am", they are telling you "look at this story we can follow together"
So is it an immersive sym or an RPG?
>>3921413take your meds unc
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trying to get into modding so i can make the SM haven a bit nicer
>>3925486oh, you mean those crappy apartments, above the pawnshop?
>>3925486>make the SM haven a bit nicerWelcome to missing the point, newfriend
>no job costumes>cut content>no casino>censored the hot femaleswhy should I be excited for this again? is it adding anything new, instead of only subtracting?
>out for 24 hours and the /v/ shill thread is already deadHOLY FLOP
>>3922132bad remake of an already bad game
>>3911048jesus fuckin christplay the original then, you little faggotoh wait, you won't, because you have 0 interest in actually playing these games
>>3913906investing is the reason companies have the money to actually spend on big budget video games, and is why they're able to weather poor financial quarters. zoomers have no clue how the financial market works and it's frequently exposed with comments like this; companies don't wake up one day to find that they're suddenly owned by a spectral group of "investors", they have to physically offer shares for sale, which investors buy in exchange for partial ownership of a company. the funniest part of the discussion is the zoomies who cry about investors also frequently are proponents of 'public ownership', which is precisely what the stock market is; the public at large (including employees) being granted the possibility of buying partial ownership in a business.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/square-enix-revenues-continue-to-decline-over-past-nine-months-to-13bnDidn't buy because censored and glad I contributed to this.
It seems like a freak occurrence that would happen once in a very rare while. I understand half-orcs as they would likely take female prisoners but OGRES? They seem too stupid to conduct raids & take women. Aside from that, the woman giving birth would likely need a massive c-section & not even survive. What gives? Why is this so common?
This is going to be one of the those threads that last for 3 month for our communal shame, isn’t it?
>>3915419Name one (1) game other than Arcanum with more than a single half-ogre.
>>3925912Baldur's Gate 1 had them as enemies
>>3925913Guess I should've specified half-ogres you can talk to.
what's a fun half-ogre build/rp in arcanum? also why is sogg so well spoken when he has like 3 int?
How in the fuck has there been almost no good ARPG in the last ~25 years? You know games with equal focus on story, skill based action combat and exploration in an actual world? And by skill based combat I mean not turn based (like 99% of the crpg trash that counts as rpgs these days) and not mindless button spamming (i.e. diablo and clones).We got Gothic 1/2, which were great. Fuck off with the mods though. Gothic has so many flaws and the game is sucked dry to the bone, no need to repeat the same bullshit with a new coat of paint. Fuck especially the remake made by clowns that got no clue about the game. Then we got... uh... Witcher? I mean the combat sucks hard, but at least it's something. Or at least was something, because even that is not woke enough anymore for these fagotlopers from pooland. Elder Scrolls? That's like babbies first rpg and horrible combat. Modders made better games than the actual devs, based on their shitty games. Ok there was Thief 1/2... but that's hardly an rpg. Then what else did we get? Big fat nothing. Dark Souls and clones? Doesn't have a world. Doesn't have a story. Kingdom Cum? Doesn't have combat and is borderline railroaded movie game.I mean there was Drova... but it's like a 2D Gothic lite snack that hardly scratches the itch. Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
The issue with all entertainment media is that the market has opened to retard normies and third worlders, so low-effort slop is more lucrative than appealing to a demanding niché market with quality products.Saying Dark Souls has no world or story is borderline retarded though.I agree with Kingdom Come though. Should've embraced the medieval im-sim elements instead of trying to be just another gay tv show game.>>3920101I think that art style is a lot more important than graphical fidelity. Just make it look decent enough and focus on making the rest of the game really good. Nintendo is still able to compete even though all of their games look like they are at least two console generations behind in terms of graphics.Also, Gothic had both mocap and full voice acting. It's not something special or unique to AAA.>>3919636There are a whole bunch of games in development that could fit the bill, but we all know how having expectations turns out in the current market. It's better to simply not give a shit until the games are actually released.>>3920123Dark Souls is a video game version of the Fighting Fantasy choose-your-own-adventure books with Michael Moorcock story elements. Doesn't get much more classic than that. And it's very similar to older arpg such as Severance, Rune, Die by the Sword, Enclave etc, but Dark Souls' world ironically is more consistent than those games.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>3925905>It's fine to not like Souls games,I love Souls games, especially DkS1. They are just not (primarily) RPGs.I honestly think it's so fucking weird how hung up people get on liking RPGs, as if being an RPG-liker is your whole personality and and if you like Dark Souls you have to bend over backwards ignoring 90% of the gameplay and world structure to come up with all these asinine excuses for why it's absolutely definitely an RPG.
>>3925932Totally agree, but the whole debate over what's an rpg or what isn't is asinine to begin with. If we're all serious for a sec, we'd have to admit that as long as actively reactive AI game masters aren't a thing, video roleplaying games aren't really possible.Pretty much all rpgs are just action adventures and there's probably not even a dozen games that actually have meaningful choices and roleplay potential.Dark Souls is essentially just 3D Diablo, which is also considered an rpg and has even less rpg elements than DS.
>>3925941>If we're all serious for a sec, we'd have to admit that as long as actively reactive AI game masters aren't a thing, video roleplaying games aren't really possible.The debates over the definition happen exactly because people say asinine things like this. It just means that the term "RPG" applied to videogames means something slightly different than what it means when applied to tabletop games.Think about it. The purpose of a game master is to run a simulated world. If videogame tech advances to the point of surpassing a live GM and able to perfectly implement a realistic simulation-- the genre result will be SIMULATION by default, not RPG. Meaning the essential features of an RPG are different from just "taking the role of a character in another world.">Dark Souls is essentially just 3D DiabloAside from "no it's not, not even fucking close">, which is also considered an rpg and has even less rpg elements than DS.You have to look at the end result holistically, you can't just tally up a list of elements.Dark Souls is an action game because1. it's primarily focused on the action2. the structure and "gameplay loop" is that of an action game3. the sum total of mechanics does not result in a game that's more like any game other than an action (or action-adventure) game.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>3925984this guy gets itDS is primarily an action game, a good one, but it just doesn't have that complete rpg experience you can get from a game like Gothicadditionally, the majority of players will first and foremost associate stats and character progression with RPGs and roleplaying second at bestmost of them don't even want to strictly play the role of some strongly limited premade character that probably even has limited and not always agreeable choices, but instead want to self insert into the game world and play themselves in that imaginary situationagain, what I am asking for is a game that has combat as good as DS or Mountain Blade, exploration and world design as good as Gothic and writing on a level that hasn't been delivered yet in hardly any game ever
>There are two factions>One is extremely prejudiced, and the other maintains the status quo despite its many flaws>The tutorial dungeon gets you to side with one of the factions, determining whether your character is good or evil>Depending on which side the MC chooses, that faction gets to rule the entire region of the gameFallout: New Vegas and Skyrim are pretty much the same game
>>3925606Being surrounded by barbarian n*rds in the frozen backwater hellhole that is skyrim is torture enough.
>>3925796>it's no longer a "fact of life" for the vast majority of people.You are significantly less intelligent than you think you are.
>>3922585The Dunmer and Argonians don't like the Dominions any more than the Stormcloaks and Nords. But this isn't their home so fuck fighting for it unless they want to be crushed by the Dominion when the Stormcloaks win against the Empire but lose against the Dominion
>>3925989>But this isn't their home so fuck fighting for itSplendid! When do they leave?
>>3910314Anon, did you play New Vegas? I think it had 4 factions instead of 2.
If this wasn't your team the entire game then you might be a gay and an incel.
>>3925641So replies on an rpg board scare you too? ngmi
>he doesn't use everyone equally and switch characters on the fly depending on the situationDidn't play how the devs intended sorry
>>3925807Why would I give a fuck how the devs intended me to have my fun?
>>3925807I'm not playing as 3 old hook-nosed bums and a russian simp
>>3924348anti-Japanese propaganda
