Message from @Beemann
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you can just play a shooter if you want a shooter
there's no need to "evolve" RPGs into shooters
but shooters are devolving as well
they're in a weird spot right now. I'd argue they had already devolved
but now we're getting some cool shit
Like? I gave up on shooters so have not been following lately
I never said RPGs need to become shooters
a lot of indie titles. Ion Maiden, Dusk, etc
Squad is a good one
sort've not new though
no, I just used shooters as an example because thats the progression for Fallout
from RPG to really simplistic shooter
They gave it more mass appeal. It was a smart move
a smart business move, sure. But that's not what we're talking about
That's right. Your purity tests
Another great argument...
yeah, $$$ != good, fa sho
it's just categorization
similarly, if I talked about my conservative friend, who is an anti constitutional socialist, but they're christian, you'd probably feel like I was taking you for a ride
@wolfman1911 and lol, ive had so many esoteric convos about Dark Souls to the point where people have convinced me not to like it anymore 😢
categories are important for conveying information. The more we dilute categories, the worse our ability to convey what it is we want, or dont want
I've never liked the pacing of Soulsborne
Basically the tl;dr that killed my enjoyment is being told they are crappy games with irritating combat to give the impression of difficulty. just fluff and no substance ðŸ˜
@RoadtoDawn So am i going to have to convince you to like Dark Souls again? *even tho i've never played any of those games* :)
I dont know that I would go that far
they're games with very specific and interesting design that is somewhat undermined by hitbox and netcode fuckery
They *kinda* have a point. As much as I stan Demons Souls
they're very slow and patience-driven, which isnt really my thing, but there are certainly good design elements
it's just an overhyped franchise, is the main thing
a lot of the visual design is pulled from Berserk, and for whatever reason people have now decided that attack+dodge is a Dark Souls thing
How could you be talked out of liking something
That's insane
because you examine that thing and the bits you ignored start to bother you
Its not hard....
Most people have a game they loved at first when they're young that actually really sucked lol
I've actually been pretty good on that front, for the most part
gone back and played games I remembered being good, and most of em are still good, to the point where I'm having trouble remembering the bad ones I didnt *know* were bad
You have to look at things from the past in the context of a time scale also.
I think certain elements can draw people deep into crappy games
even the games I didnt play (so confirmed no nostalgia goggles) from back in the day still hold up pretty well
it's when things got into the cinematic walking sections era that going back through older titles starts to suck