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SvennoJ on 29 October 2024
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LegitHyperbole said:
SvennoJ said:

That was me with TloU2. Love the game to bits, played it without any spoilers, without looking online. After I finished it I was surprised it had a lot of backlash and controversial views.

However this just looks bland. The screenshots are what turned me off first, then reading about the battle mechanics that are nothing like DA: Origins. Then the culture stuff started to come out on top.

Dunno if it's the culture war stuff that started the blow up, or is getting amplified because the game is simply not that appealing to original fans of DA. Same as turning TloU2 from a happy 'shoot everyone in the way' to a 'here are the consequences' type story had people amplify the culture war things in the game.

TLOU2 was amazing, I get why people were mad about the whole Joel thing and the shallow side characters but everything else was top tier. I think that was fake outrage cause of the Joel thong cause 60% of people finished that game, double the usual ammount for games that size so many of those complaining had to have enjoyed the game and why wouldn't they, it was a masterful tale of the cycle of revenge only hampered having everything reset mid game and it feeling like two separate games. 

I loved that twist. 2 games for the price of one! But sure, I guess it's easier to identify with Joel for a lot of players than playing a burly girl.

Anyway curious to see where this 'outrage' goes after people actually play the game. Maybe it would be better to have reviews wait until launch instead of having people bitch over reviews before the game drops. Of course then people get suspicious of a review embargo and we end up with CP2077 launch debacle :/

Can't win.


But I do see I can pick up DA:I again as alternative. It's still sitting on my shelves, fell through the crack of limited time and lower interest after DA 2. I finished the prologue according to my trophy stats, then must have gotten distracted. Veilguard is making it look a lot more interesting now!