luj1
You're all shills
ppl like to spread this fake news... in some parts it literally felt like a hack n slash
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Incline Of the Big Three, which is your favorite? (Fallout, PS:T, Arcanum)
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ppl like to spread this fake news... in some parts it literally felt like a hack n slash
Yeah, rather bad hack'n'slash combat in a sort of an adventure game format. I'll replay and finish one day with adjusted expectations and I'll brace myself for the verbal diarrhoea.
Fallout. Because it *wasn't* fantasy shit. I'm so fucking sick of Fantasy settings™ ... (Planescape was ok though...).
Yeah, mostly this. It was a breath of fresh air for that time. Also seeing "Wasteland" in action was shocking news for me.
That is also why I loved FF7 back then too, sure it had fantasy shit in it but it is still in a futuristic city with trains, reactors and such.
What is PS:T doing among those RPGs?
You could substitute it for Disco Slysium, going by that logic.
To answer the question, as someone currently replaying Fallout, I'd say Arcanum is the much more fun game. But it's not a creation of genius, because Fallout was there first.
You could substitute it for Disco Slysium, going by that logic.
To answer the question, as someone currently replaying Fallout, I'd say Arcanum is the much more fun game. But it's not a creation of genius, because Fallout was there first.
Super mutants = orcs
Ghouls = undead
Brotherhood of steel = order of paladins
Deathclaw = Tarrasque from DnD
Chosen one = standard fantasy trope
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True. You know a game is an RPG if the character creation screen inspires you for character concepts just by the options it offers you.
Jrpgfan
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Orcs = Niggers
Ghouls = Working Class
Brotherhood of Steel = Incels
Deathclaw = Brits
Chosen One = Libtards born in a middle or upper class family
SexExitium
Augur
kinda glossing over the whole postnuclear retrofuturism thingy there
(also the chosen one is from fallout 2)
NecroLord
Dumbfuck!
What about Arcanum?
A "fantasy setting" undergoing an Industrial Revolution!
NecroLord
Dumbfuck!
Attributes.
Skills.
Maybe some customization of your character's physical appearance thrown in (mostly portraits).
Some "backgrounds" or "histories" that can add advantages and disadvantages to your character (Arcanum and Daggerfall for example).
This is an RPG.
Nifft Batuff
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Yes.
Oh yes I liked the Arcanum setting. That was also at least a bit more refreshing for a fantasy setting. But I just still love the original Fallout setting.
"What do I look like, an orc? This is not WarCraft in space!"
Still a Fallout game.
Out of all three, Fallout's got the money. No contest
Planescape Torment's just a book. Should be compared to other books. I don't think people care about it in the book world
Arcanum is nowhere near as cohesive an adventure as it should be. It's got a bunch of things going for it, but they forgot to give you an actual reason to play the game. It happens all the time because there is simply too much demand
Fallout is a golden hen, really. You only need to follow the Fallout scheme, plus a good villain, in order to produce one of the greatest
Planescape Torment's just a book. Should be compared to other books. I don't think people care about it in the book world
Arcanum is nowhere near as cohesive an adventure as it should be. It's got a bunch of things going for it, but they forgot to give you an actual reason to play the game. It happens all the time because there is simply too much demand
Fallout is a golden hen, really. You only need to follow the Fallout scheme, plus a good villain, in order to produce one of the greatest
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Yes Todd, we saw what you did with Fallout 3.
Fallout has some pretty weak quests around the beginning, but given it started as a hobby project, that's easy to explain.
SexExitium
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ok ok guess scifi's just a retelling of some gygaxian monomyth then
It's part of the charm dumbass.
Laz Sundays
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???
Name-calling. Duh
I don't remember any sense of urgency or purpose to the game
Laz Sundays
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Seriously? You didn't find constant conspiracies, mythbusting and epic speeches/debates to be engaging enough? Jeez, what does it take to tickle you, wow. I remember it as the most epic adventure a game has given me. Couldn't wait to progress quests. In fact, it was so engaging that I forgave everything bad about it, just to see where it goes. The execution was horrid, but the world and quests are one of the best of all time. Rarely any game has made me so immersed in its stories.
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