Alan Wake 2 is the only title I ever bought on Epic too. Do not regret it, despite my dislike of Epic and EGS. My desire to support Remedy was magnitudes larger than any desire to protest Tim Sweeny.
That word always makes me think of the first dream in Disco Elysium. Can't think of it without hearing it in Mikee W. Goodman's Ancient Reptilian Brain voice.
I have a special fondness for 7/10 games that feel better than the 7/10 they objectively are. I recently played Enotria and would put it in the same bucket as Greedfall in that regard. Janky AA game that isn't objectively excellent but has a lot of heart if you can tolerate its flaws.
There are a lot of imperfections in Greedfall. It's a janky game, and if you're accustomed to either large scale AAA polish or tight indie games with reduced scope that nail one thing well then you might be bothered by some things. This was definitely a small budget AA studio being a little overambitious with their skill and resources at times.
That being said I actually had a really good time with it, and still think back fondly on it. I appreciate Spider's heart and effort. It's also nice to have a fake language implemented with a clear voice acting direction so that each native NPC speaks with a consistent accent - something larger studios have failed at (looking at you, CDPR with TW3 - Blood & Wine).
All in all for the price of €3.50 I think you'll get a good deal out of it if you enjoy the genre and can tolerate a bit of jank.
I really hate the trope of having a mission around the 50-75% mark where you are stripped of all your gear and unlocked abilities. I know it must be popular because it keeps popping up in games but I just don't enjoy it personally.
First of all as an all-powerful interdimensional hyperbeing he's got to have some pretty interesting stories to tell. And secondly as evidenced by DS3 and ER he actually has a good heart in there.
Maybe this is just Stockholm Syndrome after letting him boot me in the ass every game willingly, but I think he'd be surprisingly fun to chat with.
That's part of it sure, but it just... doesn't feel right. Someone else pointed out how it is almost an "alternate universe Max Payne 2" with how it feels narratively like a more follow-up to the first game than the second. It also just has a very different tone and style in the writing. It doesn't have that Remedy vibe. Everything from the characters and main story to the TV bits, which feel very different compared to Lords and Ladies and Adress Unknown.
It's by no means a bad game, and the action bits are awesome. It just doesn't feel like a Max Payne game to me.
Ah, that makes sense! Damn I wish Itagaki was still with us. That might make me actually wishlist this game, though. I played Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time recently (also by Soleil, the last game Itagaki was involved in) and was pretty positively surprised by it.
Remedy are doing a connected universe, kind of like the Marvel Cinematic Universe. People are calling it the Remedyverse. They've started blending their IPs into each other, even IPs they no longer own like Max Payne and Quantum Break (where they just change the names pretty much so "Alex Casey" becomes "legally distinct Max Payne"). It's very cool and really comes to its head in Alan Wake 2, which really is enhanced quite a bit by playing the other Remedy games in order first.
Max Payne 3 isn't bad at all - it's a very tight 3rd person shooter. It's just that it was made by Rockstar and not Remedy (Rockstar had bought the IP after Max Payne 2). So Max Payne 3 doesn't really "feel" like a Max Payne game. It's still a good game though, I just kind of wish it was independent of the Max Payne franchise.
Man, old paper magazine PC Gamer... Strong nostalgia overload. Getting a copy was always the highlight of the month, that era of like 1995-2009 was really the golden age of PC gaming.
It definitely is time for Max Payne! Well, unless you want to wait for the RTC Remix mod. And it's the first step into the wonderful Remedyverse too, culminating in the fantastic Alan Wake 2!
Both MP 1&2 are honestly amazing, and they are very short games too so not really a huge commitment compared to some modern titles. The comic book style slideshow used instead of cutscenes was also ingenious as it has let the game age incredibly gracefully.
I think TALKER Expanded is in a stable and decent enough state to take a little break, which I sorely need honestly. Been burning out a bit on it lately. So this week I will finally be playing some games.
First on the docket is the Lake House DLC for Alan Wake 2. I was in the middle of playing the DLCs when I got sidetracked into this project. After that I'll get into one of my Christmas games, either Chrono Ark or The Banner Saga. Might play both depending on how long they are and how much of a break I need. Leaning on starting with the Banner Saga.
Do it! The story and writing is still great and the gameplay holds up surprisingly well for such an old game (not that it will feel modern, but it's not a chore to play).
Damn, sorry to hear that. I did grab the super cheap Soulslike humble bundle this fall as mostly "Enotria + some crap", but I was somewhat looking forward to this one. I did already know it was a very easy game, but you know, at this point in my life I don't really mind.
Real shame to hear that. I have a soft spot for Spiders as a studio. They produce janky games, but they also have a lot of heart.
It's something you can do, but not necessarily something that works well. On the Lemmy side stuff like hashtags and @s tend to look pretty ugly and out of place, and from the Mastodon side the interface really just isn't built to handle and present threaded forum-like conversations well.
Well... kinda but not really. The room-placement is only a small part of Blue Prince though and I think turning it into a roguelite was pretty innovative.
Funny story, Tonda Ros actually hadn't heard of Betrayal until Blue Prince was well into beta testing. These things happen. The true inspiration for it was a choose-your-own-adventure/puzzle book by Christopher Manson called "The Maze". Manson actually contributed with the art for the paintings in the Gallery in Blue Prince.
Alan Wake 2 is the only title I ever bought on Epic too. Do not regret it, despite my dislike of Epic and EGS. My desire to support Remedy was magnitudes larger than any desire to protest Tim Sweeny.