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KingThrillgore, do games w Baldur's Gate 3 and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 show that the future of RPGs is in games way more ambitious, weird and unexpected than anything Bethesda and Bioware have to offer
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Interestingly, Avowed is completely missing from this discussion.

TheLowestStone,
@TheLowestStone@lemmy.world avatar

A very fair point, but alas… for better or worse, the bar has indeed been raised, and last month only proved that. February 2025 saw the release of a new RPG from one of the most beloved studios in the genre, Obsidian Entertainment. Avowed is modest by design, but nonetheless it’s polished, accessible, and visually impressive, with a rich story from some of the best writers in the business—and the backing of Microsoft, one of the most influential and well-resourced videogame publishers of all time.

Robaque,

Lol where is this from

ampersandrew,
@ampersandrew@lemmy.world avatar

The article we’re commenting on, after someone said Avowed was missing from this discussion, even though it wasn’t.

Robaque,

Ah

AbsoluteChicagoDog,

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  • ampersandrew,
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    It’s been worth every penny at $70 to me, and I’ve still probably got about half of it left to go.

    Venicon,
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    Avowed is fantastic IMO. It’s been handcrafted and feels like a living place as opposed to Starfield which was expansive, siloed and impersonal. As a massive Skyrim and Mass Effect fan it is easily my fave game since BG3, probably even more than it in fact.

    stardreamer,
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    Personally I just want another RtwP CRPG.

    I loved PoE1, didn’t care much about PoE2, and will probably care less about Avowed. There’s something magical about a map full of tiles that aren’t revealed immediately compared to a world map that you can immediately tell how much has been explored.

    Same thing for BG3. I love Larian (been a Kickstarter backer since the original D:OS days, been playing almost every one of their games on release day since Dragon Commander) and BG3’s a great RPG, but it doesn’t feel like a good BG game. BG2 gave an immediate sense of “I have no idea where to go so I can do whatever I want”. BG3 is always nudging you to uncover the map and clear all the quests.

    brucethemoose,

    Personally I just want another RtwP CRPG.

    How do you feel about Torment: Tides of Numenera?

    Tetsuo, do games w Manor Lords, the best city builder of 2024, hits 3 million sales as players continue to fill its maps with muddy medieval towns

    A great game for sure. Probably my most awaited game release.

    Only issue is that I need to finish factorio before that release and I wasn’t expecting the factorio DLC to extend the game by like 3x…

    Anyway Manor lords was my most played single player game for 2024 in its rather barebone build and it was already a blast. Something that brings back when I was playing Settlers as a kid but with modern graphics.

    Gerudo, do gaming w BioWare veterans confirm they were laid off by EA, including senior Dragon Age and Mass Effect devs

    Veilgaurd was a perfectly good game. It’s not a 10/10, but despite some flaws, I’ve had a great time playing it. Too bad some business suit says it’s not “successful” enough to warrant a follow-up.

    scrubbles,
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    I’d like to see how they measured success. Was it to break even? Well from what point? Including the time that it was supposed to be a live service game? Through the committees and executives shutting down ideas? It was in the top 10 for games on Steam that week and had generally favorable reviews. If that didn’t match their plan, that’s on them.

    nesc, do gaming w BioWare veterans confirm they were laid off by EA, including senior Dragon Age and Mass Effect devs

    and nothing of value was lost

    Elevator7009sAlt, do games w This ancient city sim constantly simulates 1000 NPCs in a clockwork murder sandbox where you can poison someone's drink and leave 'confident that you've pulled off the perfect crime'

    social city simulation

    Sign me up!

    From the description here I was thinking more Hitman but what is here sounds interesting.

    PatrickYaa, do games w This ancient city sim constantly simulates 1000 NPCs in a clockwork murder sandbox where you can poison someone's drink and leave 'confident that you've pulled off the perfect crime'

    This feels like what “Kingdoms of Elyria” wanted to be.

    Agent_Karyo,
    @Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world avatar

    I think the real world implementation of “Kingdoms of Elyria” is Kingdoms Reborn. A multiplayer 4X/city-builder hybrid (although it works just fine in single player too).

    Screen_Shatter, do games w Sony finally surrenders: PSN accounts will be 'optional' for games on Steam, but they'll give you free stuff if you sign up

    Cool, I’ve been wanting to play the new god of war but passed on it because of this bullshit. Time to put it back on my wishlist and … wait some more for a sale, which is never much of a discount with Sony

    vaguerant, do games w After the catastrophe of Concord Sony is reportedly cancelling other projects including a God of War live service game
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    Bend is best-known for Days Gone and, back in the day, Syphon Filter

    Are we just gonna pretend Bubsy 3D never existed?

    newthrowaway20,

    Damn. Bubsy 3D to Days Gone. What a redemption arc lol

    Sterile_Technique, do gaming w Razer has released a backseat gaming AI bot called Ava, and I'm not sure whether using it should be considered cheating or not
    @Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world avatar

    If the build quality of their peripherals is any indication, I can only assume this product will also be shit.

    fishbone, do games w Against the Storm looks charming and cosy, but it's actually the best and most fiendish city builder I've played in years

    Great game. First got recommended it here (I saw the game before but didn’t really pay much attention to it) and I love it so much. I’ve always stayed away from city builders cause I feel like they turn into something I don’t really care for as the game goes on, but the short scale rogue lite nature of this works incredibly well for me.

    I really like that settlements are inherently temporary and that the game throws a lot of wrenches at me. It’s a good reminder to try and strive for flexibility rather than optimization. Settlements don’t have to be perfect (and likely won’t be), they just have to work well enough to get to the next.

    They’ve also added a ton of content and quality of life stuff since I last played a few patches ago. The UI still has some issues, but auto loading saved production limits and the overlay keys for buildings and workers make it so much easier to see what’s going on at a macro level.

    Tip for new players: after you get your bearing in game (maybe 1 or 2 settlements), take some time to just go through and check out the overlays. You can easily do stuff like move workers around or see and adjust recipes of all buildings on your map at once. I only just found those options and it’s a godsend compared to menu diving.

    imPastaSyndrome, do gaming w Warner Bros. is delisting games again: a half-dozen Cartoon Network releases have been removed from sale on digital storefronts

    GoG doing something bout this?

    metaStatic,
    @metaStatic@kbin.earth avatar

    Closing down

    Ulrich,
    @Ulrich@feddit.org avatar

    Not really anything they can do.

    imPastaSyndrome,

    Thought they had some games preservation thing

    Ulrich,
    @Ulrich@feddit.org avatar

    Well first of all these games were never listed on GoG.

    Secondly, they can’t (legally) do anything about a publisher refusing to sell games anymore. That’s their IP and they have the legal right to make that decision.

    What they can do is ensure games that you’ve already purchased continue to work in the future.

    dragonfucker,

    Capitalist solutions have limited ability to fix capitalist problems.

    Fitgirl doesn’t have to worry about these sorts of limitations.

    Katana314, do games w Valve is fixin' to start some arguments over the holidays because 'All adult members in a Steam Family' can see your Steam Replay page

    I’m curious whether that new feature, Hidden games, appears in this summary. I think it had some early missteps because it would disappear from some views but appear in others.

    mnemonicmonkeys,

    I checked mine, and it doesn’t include hidden games on mobile at least

    AceFuzzLord, do games w Valve is fixin' to start some arguments over the holidays because 'All adult members in a Steam Family' can see your Steam Replay page

    I don’t have any games that would be too uncomfortable to talk about in my library, so this wouldn’t be an issue for me. Sure I might not want to talk in public about the furry dating sim Amorous, but pretty much anything else I’ve played would definitely be fair game. Especially Ardor and talking about collecting teeth to confuse people walking by.

    taiyang, do games w Valve is fixin' to start some arguments over the holidays because 'All adult members in a Steam Family' can see your Steam Replay page

    My worst offender would be the Neptunia games I’ve played (which I genuinely liked for gameplay lol) but honestly, if your gaming family can’t accept you at your Nep, they don’t deserve you at your NepNep.

    Aurora_TheFirstLight,

    I’m going to try those games now! (For the gameplay, of course)

    GrayBackgroundMusic, do games w Diablo 1 and 2 devs secure $4.5 million for a new ARPG: 'We're going back to what made those early Diablo games feel so awesome but taking them in some cool, fresh directions'

    What does that even mean? Why were d1 and d2 good? Plenty of games have come and gone with similar features.

    Just as Harry potter wasn’t a great story, but had great timing, I think d2 was the same. It was good but it also was at the right time.

    GhiLA,
    @GhiLA@sh.itjust.works avatar

    Walk up to area full of rather boss looking dudes, fuck em all up, take their gear and then spend 30 minutes ooing and aaahing over said gear has been a cornerstone gameplay loop for many games for decades.

    It’s, dare I say it?

    fun?

    Fill the area with cool lore, art direction and fold it into a story and hey, maybe it’s a little more fun.

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