Someone owned a patent for minigames on the loading screen which is why we did not get thise after Broken Sword. At least that expired, so now for example we got Mario Party Jamboree doing it again.

I would agree, but I’m still frantically thinking whether I actually agree and whether I should be expressing that publicly!

Oh yeah definitely. The expansion was such a cool thing, and the limited scope really helps it rather than hurting it.

one of the greatest stories in this medium

I mean admittedly I don’t read cyberpunk as a genre, but as an avid reader I find that hard to believe. My two standout sub-stories are the intro heist and the expansion’s main story, and while those are awesome, they’re not exactly literary masterpieces. The rest of the game’s story is… amateurish? But not in a bad way? Like, it’s servicable as the thin motivational veneer you expect from an open world game, and doesn’t stand out either way, which is more or less what you want from your open world story: To not get in the way. The last few parts are quite bad though and show how much the story must have been cut apart and pieced together to fit a release date.

Is it really outstandingly good comparing other cyberpunk works?

My opinion is… so and so?

I gave up on it initially, annoyed by it’s deluge of bugs coupled with the overall tepid and empty-feeling design.

I gave it a serious go a year ago after also getting the expansion. I wanted to not use any mods but ended up having to use one anyways, as CDPR still couldn’t be arsed to fix some keys being hardcoded so changing your keyboard layout is annoying as stuff gets in the way. Luckily, fans fixed that issue and made all keys rebindable. <3

I will say… I enjoyed it. It’s nothing superb to me, but it was a thoroughly enjoyable romp. It’s big upside were the visual design, in particular during the expansion and its high points like the top floor of the tower or the sequence at the space port, the great voicework and Songbird and when you meet her really is a standout in both visual and scene design. I also liked the expansion and the tutorial stories a lot.
It’s weak points to me were the open world itself which feels pointless and a thin, lifeless, facade plus the main story itself. Character progression was also super broken back in the days but by the time I played felt a lot better, so I’m not really holding it against the game. That being said, there were still quite a lot of bugs and glitches. Nothing major a reload here or there could not fix, but still annoying, considering how long the game has been out.

So yeah, solid 7/10 for me. The expansion is fantastic, wish the whole game were like that!

So not all Doomsday prophecies were wrong! 😮

Congratulations Americans. At least the last time you had the excuse “Damn, we could not have predicted he’d be this bad and incompetent as a president”. (I mean you could have and everyone else did, but hey I can see how you might use it as an excuse)

Must be really terrifying to see a woman in a position of power if you’d rather vote for a fascist who wants to quite openly dismantle the checks and balances on his own position.

Difficult to say as that’s really not a common case at all. Might just lack evidence for how to understand this.

IMO the best indie game currently on the market overall, and definitely the by-far leading in puzzle/logic games.

Such an amazing experience. The underlying pacing is so genius, where the game snowballs. Slowly at first, then faster and faster and faster as you finish.

Also, that scene with that music is just amazing when it kicks in, and really threw me for a loop when it happened. “The fuck?!”

I mean… yeah. What were they thinking?!

Awww, it’s trying its best!

Fully agreed! And while we’re at it, get rid of Power Pivot!

Probably, yes? Printed paper is quite cheap, compared to sticker material. Negligible as the per-square-meter cost of both is, and how many more stickers you get out of one.

Maybe he has nuclear brainworms?

He also claims he was mauled by a demon while in his bed. Because apparently REAL MEN don’t get nightmares or so. :P

Lawn is actually really fragile in most climates. Just stop explicitly caring for it, and toss generous amounts of flowers and grasses seeds, and within 1-2 years there’s nothing left.

That’s a one hour video! o.o

Obviously the former. In fact, it’s 1440p/165Hz right now, and I have 0 intent to increase resolution further since modern unoptimized games already struggle with this.

Pretty obviously false, and I’d genuinely question the social and intellectual capabilities of anybody who truly believes this - originally sarcastic - phrase.

Exactly this.

Indifference is how you know something doesn’t matter. I remember this lesson even from game development: People complaining about your game is still alright. When the feedback stops entirely, that’s when you fucked up.

Yeah I suspect they own the remaining titles. So there’s no cost to keeping them on there. I was also really surprised they keep swinging at the concept, considering how tepid the reception was beyond the original internet hype for Bandersnatch. Which makes sense, people don’t watch movies to actively be ready to press a button on short notice, you don’t exactly sit down on the sofa to go “Oh I know, how about 1,5h of QTE threat?”.

It’s a very cool concept, but one that targets the wrong audience, basically.