Medieval fantasy and I don't get on, either. I've yet to find a major fantasy novel series that I can enjoy (Game of Thrones, Wheel of Time, Lord of the Rings, etc. all bored me to death). In terms of gaming, I go out of my way to avoid games with those sorts of settings. I enjoy Zelda games, but those are really their own sort of thing. The most medieval fantasy-like Zelda game on an aesthetic level was Twilight Princess, and, while I mostly enjoyed that game, I made no secret of the fact that I hated it aesthetically.
I've played Skyrim, and it was OK, but I didn't enjoy exploring its world. Partially because the game is janky as heck. Also partially because it's just ugly and medieval.
It's also a big reason I've avoided playing The Witcher series.
I love most medieval fantasy. Final Fantasy 9 in particular has a wonderful setting, Divinity, Skyrim, Ultima Online - all good. The tone of games like The Witcher and Dragon Age are a bit too bleak for me though. Skyrim always gets a pass due to its awesome soundtrack. As for Xenoblade Chronicles 2 it is kinda ye olden day fantasy but there are plenty of sci-fi elements, too.
Sci-fi, fantasy, cyberpunk, post-apocalyptic; I don't really care. I do tend to prefer ''fantasy'' settings over realistic and/or historical settings. I mean, if you can do everything you want in a game, why stick to reality? But the setting doesn't really matter to me.
@Thrillho I'd really like to try that expansion tbh, it looks glorious too. I can't really justify buying it when I've been unable to get to the end of the base game, I always get bored after 20-30 hours. Well, the two times I tried I did, anyway. I tried again one more time recently and deleted it during the tutorial 😂
@ApostateMage on the level despite my love for this game and having played it through many times I always thought it was Albert Steiner until now 😂 Had to check. I think my mild dyslexia is to blame for this.
I dont get it. I really dont. I know this is all there is to it but its not feeling fun. The horse, god the horse is like a tank with how frustrating it feels to move.
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@Knuckles-Fajita Yeah, Agro handles more akin to an actual horse. She has a little bit of a mind of her own and will follow commands, but not always immediately. She doesn’t handle mechanically and drive like a car like most game horses do. It can be a little off putting at first, but just learn to guide her and let her follow the prompts in the way you’d guide a real horse and you’ll soon get the hang of it. She’s really more of an NPC companion than just a mode of transportation and you’ll find she is intergral in defeating some of the Colossi. I think due to the fact that she is really your sole companion in this vast empty world, they made the design choice to have her be a little independent at times.
...But yeah, it can be somewhat frustrating at times.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Th3solution I mean, 7 Colossi down and....man this game really is empty aint it. Like....where's the game? This does truly feel like a tech demo, and on the PS2 this would be visually impressive at least, but here, in 2018 on PS4?
This um.....yep. Tech demo. :/
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@Knuckles-Fajita Ouch! Oh well, I’m bummed that you aren’t liking it. So much for that recommendation 😋. Hopefully NieR performs better for your tastes.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Knuckles-Fajita I've never played the game myself, but something I read often about it is that the desolate landscape is a deliberate narrative choice and reflects certain themes and emotions.
How effective that is for some players, I can't comment, both because everybody's different and because, as I said, I've never actually played it myself (beyond a demo of the first Colossus given away free with a PS2 magazine back in the day). But with any luck, the further you get, the more the penny will drop; at least I hope it does for you.
"We want different things, Crosshair. That doesn't mean that we have to be enemies."
@RogerRoger That’s correct. It’s possible that it may have been born partially from necessity during the PS2 era when the tech had its limitations, but I do believe it was mainly an artistic choice, as dotting the map with random lesser enemy encounters certainly was being done in other games.
Ueda definitely has a certain style. It reminds me... I need to play The Last Guardian.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Knuckles-Fajita I played it for the first time in February and I liked it as a very focused game. Bosses are varied and the game is short, around six hours. Maybe your expectations were different. It was probably more impressive back in the day, but the remake looks very good in 4k, I enjoyed its visuals.
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