@NotTelevision I think the best writers can take even monstrous characters and make then understandable and that tends to make for very interesting stories. It's easier and more enjoyable to follow a character through a story if they're forced into doing bad things by circumstance or just horribly convinced that doing the wrong thing will, perhaps, be the right choice in the long term. Or you have stories where bad people go through a redemption arc. Or even following a character as they descend into becoming a monster/sociopath can be really interesting. I'm thinking of stories like that of Jacen Solo from pre-Disney Star Wars, Clarissa Mao from the Expanse, or Ains Oowl Gown from Overlord. We follow Jacen from idealistic youth to Sith Lord convinced the only way to save the Galaxy is to control it - by any means needed. Clarissa Mao the spoiled daughter of a rich businessman carries out acts of mass murder to get revenge for the imprisonment of her father - who she believed did no wrong - only to learn that the person she hated was in fact right and Ains initially tries to hold on to his human morals after losing his humanity, but we see him slowly devolve into a more and more vicious person - even leading him to remark that at one point he'd have been horrified by what he was doing but now feels nothing.
Rather, GTA 5's cast felt like being asked to play as someone who was just a selfish street crook. A killer and rapist in it for the thrill and nothing more. Characters with little to no limits who don't even appear to question or regret anything - with no goals aside from short term personal gain. That's really not appealing to me.
Just got Metorid 2 Return of Samus for the GB but I noticed that the version of the cartridge is German. I loaded the game and noticed that the text in the game at least the save/start etc. are in English. Does anyone know if the game is Language locked in any way or it is just the front label that has words in German?
Also is there more text in Metroid 2?
UPDATE: I just read that even in the Japanese cartridge all text in the game is in English. And there is not much text in there as well
@Heavyarms55 Ohh for sure. Those three types of villain/ anti-hero character arcs work really well and keep you engaged with the premise. I think there are times writers can deviate from it, but it’s really hard to pull off successfully.
I also just thought of some earlier Rockstar games like Max Payne 1&2. They have a simple revenge plot but they are executed quite well. So that idea of circumstances leading your character to the underworld, has some good precedents in earlier Rockstar games.
Sometimes taking a really familiar storyline and filling it in with style and a unique mechanic can be the recipe for something really special.
Not saying all games need to have this incredible story but if that’s what games in the future are going to focus on more heavily, then it’s fair to discuss examples of when a story works and when it doesn’t.
How bad is the coronavirus affecting gaming? Sony Microsoft and Nintendo are being quiet. Sony and Microsoft have new consoles coming, but they are being fairly quiet.Nintendo are being quiet, but we don't know why. Sony and Microsoft are working on new consoles and will reveal things when they are ready. If the coronavirus is affecting things badly, Nintendo should say something as we will know what is going on and whether or not their plans have been affected by the coronavirus.
@DannyBoi No need for this. They just don't want to give information before the big release of Animal Crossing. After that they will probably do something. But if the outbreak affects the deadlines of the games they do not want to make a Direct with incorrect information just misleading the players.
@Vinny I would agree that Opoona actually IS an underrated game. I've enjoyed it as well. I now might have to make @NintendoByNature aware of this too...
@Tyranexx Ha! More like the Holy Grail of real life. On the internet, it's pretty much comparable to Unobtainium...
'The console wars are like boobs: Sony and Microsoft fight over which ones look the nicest and Nintendo's are the most fun to play with.'
@Heavyarms55 Yeah, GTAV I could have enjoyed a lot more if Trevor didn't exist. I liked Michael, he was fun to play, interesting to watch. The fun kind of mobster to play. Franklin grew on me. I didn't like all aspects of him. I couldn't tell who they wanted him to be. At times he was an interesting character and at times he was a "thuglife" cliche, and not in a comical way. I had the sense there were two writing teams for his sequences and both had different concepts of what the character was. A stand-up guy in a knock-down world, or a hoodrat. Sometimes he was one, sometimes the other. Trevor OTOH disgusted me beginning to end. Any time they presented him was unpleasant and offputting, and eventually combined with the brainless gameplay is what made me just drop the game and move on. It wasn't fun with him.
I missed the new troll yesterday. Almost amusing though. Anyone who promotes gaming on a gaming laptop probably never tried it. At least not on a battery like Switch. I used to do that. I had a heat mat for my lap, and still would feel like I was wading in a nuclear reactor. At least for 15 minutes until the battery died.
@Eel Ok, WTF is an orbeez? I even googled it. I found things including the official website. It has videos. I STILL can't figure out what it is. They make it sound edible and non-edible, and generally a safety hazard. They talk about how it grows 100x its size yet in every picture and video there's only one size shown as though they don't change shape at all. It did have a kid focused video featuring "Kiki" and "Piper" Great, kids videos where one is a natural born Hooters waitress. And anyone that names their daughter "Piper" should be burred under the 18th hole of their favorite country club. Immediately. Where Trevor be at?
@NintendoByNature And to top it off, it's super-family friendly, so contrary to MadWorld, you can play it with the kids.
Here's a trailer and a review video:
@HobbitGamer Hopefully a less toxic version of the incredibly toxic silica gels. (The paks are safe in food in the gauze wrapping, but not if the wrapping tears.)
But...then why do they have all kinds of food themed orbeez products. Parfaits! Cupcakes! That's....awkward.
I mean, I suppose Play-Doh had food themed Play-Doh kits. But somehow that was different. It never seemed quite so edible.
After 4 days of clouds and rain, I get up from my desk to go outside and enjoy the bright sunshine a moment. Seizing the moment, an unseen bird poops on my hand.
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