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[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 months ago

Legitimately one of my favorite games. Incredible story, characters, and side quests. It's also the only time I've actually felt like I was in a city when playing a game, they absolutely nail the environment and setting. It feels like a true city, not a video game city.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I'm gaming since 90s and I absolutely love this game

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Second run female V. Discovered the game this year because I play it on Mac (using Whisky) and it wasn’t possible before.

I am not a gamer (as you can tell by my computer’s brand) as I really struggle to find games I want to invest time into. I’m too old to enjoy the thrill of dying 20 times in a row to kill a boss (been a WoW hard player for a few years, but mostly for the lore when it was still great) so I play easy mode and enjoy each and every bit of dialogue I can.

This game is one of the best Sci-Fi movie I’ve seen in years. Sometimes it makes me feel like I’m in 1982’s Blade Runner, waiting for Rutger Hauer to make an appearance. I already met Daryl Hannah and Sean Young (or very resembling characters at least).

Anyway, I don’t care much that the launch was terrible. I’m just glad the game exists.

PS: As a Metalhead myself, the only things I dislike about the game is Johnny’s band stuff. The game’s music is absolute dope though.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Tomb Mold does a few of the tracks on Ritual FM, I really liked that they got realworld artists to do in universe tracks. All of the stations are solid, love that they implemented radio outside of vehicles as well.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

I preordered this game and played it at launch. Thankfully I didn't have any crashing or game breaking bugs, just a few minor ones.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Man I've got really conflicted feelings about this game. I do think it's great, and will probably be picking up Phantom Liberty next sale, but I never know whether to appreciate the devs for sticking with it and making sure their work lived up to expectations, or to be frustrated that I basically had to wait a year for a full product after buying for $80 CAD on day one (my own mistake, I foolishly thought CD Project was immune to such blunders). I guess it's a bit of both. I do really appreciate all the hard work, I just wish that wasn't on top of a bunch of frustration and disappointment.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 6 months ago

The straight-up lies are what really get to me. Bullshots and fake-ass trailers for almost a decade. Hype for shit that was never going in. And now people just say "it's great, what's your problem?" like they want it to happen again.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

they should learn from the fiasco, don't promise what the devs can't deliver, marketing department should ask the devs what they can promote. and you shouldn't buy game on day one 😂

[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Totally get where you're coming from. But you can enjoy the game and dislike the way they marketed and released it. 90% of life isn't a zero-sum game. Despite what the internet would have you believe.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

This is true. However, even as a young person I remember the times where a game being released meant it was done, and if it was butchered, that was that. There was no second chance for the studio because the community absolutely wouldn't trust them.

Now, that's standard. Every AAA game is just assumed to basically be barely functional until 6+ months post launch. People have to say "why would you buy a game day one?" as if it's a ridiculous notion to want to purchase a product that has been released onto a market. That sucks. It sucks that something that used to be a fun hobby is now a seedy grey market full of vitriole.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I played it a couple of years ago, before a lot of the patches, and still thought it was one of the better games I have never finished.

spoilerThere is this quest line where a character is abducted, raped, tortured and kills herself after you rescue her. Afterwards, the main character and another are on a balcony and smoke, still processing the horrors they've witnessed. I had been off the smokes for a few months at that point, but still needed to go outside and do the same.

I uninstalled shortly after. Not out of disgust, I actually appreciated the game making me feel something, but it just felt right to stop at that point.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

The whole game has an amazing story, that actually hooks the player's emotions. It's fantastic. It's so refreshing after so many games with lazy writing or voice acting. I also played shortly after release, only experiencing 2 major bugs in my playthrough. I know others had it worse, but it was actually refreshing on that front too.

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