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Supporter and advocate of games with integrity.
Mainly focused on RPGs but also other genres that I feel aren't represented enough such as Immersive Sims and Adventure games.
The goal of this channel is to bring a positive light to the wonderful games out there made by developers with passion, whilst calling out awful industry practices in hopes that gaming as a whole can improve!
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Mainly focused on RPGs but also other genres that I feel aren't represented enough such as Immersive Sims and Adventure games.
The goal of this channel is to bring a positive light to the wonderful games out there made by developers with passion, whilst calling out awful industry practices in hopes that gaming as a whole can improve!
Stick around and subscribe if you're interested!
The Current State of Bloodlines 2... | Vampire: The Masquerade
I randomly remember that Bloodlines 2 still exists every couple of months or so (ever since the gameplay reveal).
Now that the anger stage of this let down is long past, I'm in the acceptance stage and am just genuinely curious about how this will turn out.
It seems to me the devs never wanted to show the game back in January and their hand was forced due to them having no choice but to release the game this year, regardless of if it's remotely ready or not.
Not that this excuses the poor choices made by the development team (Phyre, poor writing, voice acting etc.) but it seems like the best-case scenario is an "immersive sim" type game with ordinary story based on the hub world being shown in development diaries along with some more levels/mission locations.
Will it be a complete disaster? If it's forced out in 2024 I feel it will be, if Paradox do the right thing and delay it at least until next year, maybe it will at least be playable?
Now that the anger stage of this let down is long past, I'm in the acceptance stage and am just genuinely curious about how this will turn out.
It seems to me the devs never wanted to show the game back in January and their hand was forced due to them having no choice but to release the game this year, regardless of if it's remotely ready or not.
Not that this excuses the poor choices made by the development team (Phyre, poor writing, voice acting etc.) but it seems like the best-case scenario is an "immersive sim" type game with ordinary story based on the hub world being shown in development diaries along with some more levels/mission locations.
Will it be a complete disaster? If it's forced out in 2024 I feel it will be, if Paradox do the right thing and delay it at least until next year, maybe it will at least be playable?
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Avowed Is Failing To Excite People
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I can't think of many games that have had very middling reception during its marketing teasers and then have turned out to be fantastic games. The weird thing with Avowed is this isn't just a marketing thing, the game directors themselves have been de-hyping people themselves, implying we should keep our expectations in check and constantly referring to The Outer Worlds whenever anyone asks the...
Huge Drama After Xbox Delay Black Myth: Wukong...
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It’s one thing for Xbox to receive games late (due to Series S development issues), it’s another for them to falsely suggest that this Is only happening because of the developers taking money from for instance, Sony. To summarise, the Black Myth: Wukong devs said that their game is being delayed on Xbox due to issues with Series S development (exact same thing happened with Baldur’s Gate 3). Ho...
Exposing The Dumbest Elden Ring DLC Reviews... | Shadow of the Erdtree
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Shadow of the Erdtree is looking to be yet another From Software win. In an age where DLC usually means a small piece of content for an inflated price, SotE appears to be the size of a full game in length and at the very least, a genuine expansion like we used to get back in the day. Several usual suspect journalists have taken to leaving negative reviews for attention, or in one case, using he...
Starfield Is Getting Annual Expansions... But It's A Waste Of Resources
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In a recent interview, Todd Howard pretty much confirmed that they're aiming to give Starfield Annual Story Expansions. While it may sound cool, I'd much rather they used these resources to further improve the ESVI base game, or even start early on expansions for that game so we aren't waiting a year after launch to get something new (like we have with Starfield). Even if they can improve Starf...
Which of These 2024 RPGs Will Be The Biggest Trainwreck?
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There's a surprising number of mainstream AAA RPGs releasing in 2024 (alongside some great indies). Unfortunately, it seems to be a quantity over quality situation. While there are likely going to be some great upcoming games such as Shadow of the Erdtree (Elden Ring DLC) & Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, we're also getting games like Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines 2 & Dragon Age: The Veilguar...
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Criticism Is Making Fanboys Mad
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Fanboys are doing their best to create a narrative that suggests most people are loving Dragon Age: The Veilguard and the only people who hate it are “Culture Warrior Tourists” or “Not real fans as they only like Origins”, these tactics aren’t working. Outside of a couple of echo chambers, the majority are seeming to find nothing but mediocrity in what they’ve seen of the Veilguard. As a fan of...
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Continues To Disappoint...
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If the initial trailer was a 1/10, the unveiled (no pun!) gameplay was at best a 5/10. According to the superfans this makes it a big win that has proven the doubters wrong! In reality though, this looks like a repurposed mobile phone / live service game with dumbed down action combat designed to appeal to the masses. Those masses however, showed last year that they want games like Baldur's Gat...
Bethesda Charging $7 For A Single Starfield Quest...
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As expected, Bethesda are using the Creation Club to sneak in their own paid DLC / microtransactions under the guise of them being "mods" instead of literally just the old Horse Armour situation. Clearly, Bethesda were feeling left out after all the recent criticism BioWare has been getting for Dragon Age. Their answer? Charging $7 for a quest...
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Is An Abomination
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Credit to Bioware, my expectations were low but they still managed to underdeliver. The general feeling is the average person thinks this looks terrible, but a loud minority of "superfans" are defending this, suggesting the gameplay on the 11th will prove us all wrong and Bioware are secretly hiding a dark, serious epic RPG. Maybe that will happen, but those of us living in reality can see that...
Jason Schreier's Sweet Baby Inc. Defence Is Disingenuous (Suicide Squad)
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Jason Schreier built a reputation a reputable industry insider and investigative journalist. The issue with this, is he uses these credentials to push political propaganda under the guise of honest, factual journalism. Everyone of his articles seems to end with "crunch" being the core reason for video game's failing and it was purely dumb managers who caused the project to fail. While that may ...
The Latest Xbox Showcase & Summer Game Fest Rumours... Should We Be Hyped?
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It seems like every year there is a ton of hype and expectation for high quality showcases where heaps of creative new games get announced and we're hit with a ton of nice surprises. The reality is the announcements are usually very safe (as AAA gaming itself has become incredibly safe) and anything mildly interesting usually comes in the form of a cinematic trailer with the game being 5 years ...
Don't Get Excited For Dragon Age: Dreadwolf
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Dragon Age: Dreadwolf doesn't just look like a disaster because it's modern day Bioware making it, the actual game itself has gone through development hell. How many games out there that were built as a live service and had some of it stripped away late in development actually turn out to be good? I can't think of any as games built as live services are built with very different priorities to a...
Embracer CEO Wants To Increase Game Prices Beyond $70...
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Embracer (or whatever their 3 entities are called now) are the last company who should be talking about increasing the price of video games. They've produced basically nothing of worth since their consolidation of the industry started (they were responsible for garbage like New Saints Row & cancelling a new Deus Ex). Sadly, if they or anyone else were to increase the price of their game, if it ...
Konami Are Back To Ruining Silent Hill...
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Bloober Team are not a competent studio and the Silent Hill 2 Remake is starting to look very questionable. All they had to do is upgrade the visuals, perhaps improve the gameplay and ensure the story was exactly the same. Unfortunately, it seems like agendas may be at play based on the new character models. How hard is it to try and model them after how good the character's looked in the origi...
Sony Addresses Day 1 PC Releases Going Forward...
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Sony Addresses Day 1 PC Releases Going Forward...
Are Xbox About To Shut Down Another Studio!?
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Are Xbox About To Shut Down Another Studio!?
Avowed’s Last Chance To Make A Good Impression (Xbox Showcase)
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Avowed’s Last Chance To Make A Good Impression (Xbox Showcase)
Is DOOM: The Dark Ages Actually The Next Hexen Or Quake?
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Is DOOM: The Dark Ages Actually The Next Hexen Or Quake?
Crazy Rumour! Microsoft Lining Up To Buy Steam & Valve?
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Crazy Rumour! Microsoft Lining Up To Buy Steam & Valve?
Stellar Blade Sequel & PC Port Confirmed, Exceeded Sales Expectations
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Stellar Blade Sequel & PC Port Confirmed, Exceeded Sales Expectations
Is Bioshock 4 About To Be Announced?
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Is Bioshock 4 About To Be Announced?
Ubisoft Wanted the Yasuke Controversy... | Assassin's Creed Shadows
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Ubisoft Wanted the Yasuke Controversy... | Assassin's Creed Shadows
Assassin's Creed Shadows Deserves To Fail
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Assassin's Creed Shadows Deserves To Fail
Huge Square Enix Shakeup, PC Gaming Now Their Focus
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Huge Square Enix Shakeup, PC Gaming Now Their Focus
New Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Details Revealed...
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New Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Details Revealed...
Xbox Embarrass Themselves Even Further...
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Xbox Embarrass Themselves Even Further...
The Xbox Situation Gets Even Worse… Hi-Fi Rush 2 & Dishonored 3 Cancelled?
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The Xbox Situation Gets Even Worse… Hi-Fi Rush 2 & Dishonored 3 Cancelled?
Shameless Xbox Just Shut Down 4 Bethesda Studios... But Why?
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Shameless Xbox Just Shut Down 4 Bethesda Studios... But Why?
Sony REVERSE Their Helldivers 2 Plans... Account Creation No Longer Required!
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Sony REVERSE Their Helldivers 2 Plans... Account Creation No Longer Required!
Brian Mitsoda & Chris Avellone might have come up with something great if the first dev studio had actually, you know, tried. Now it's a joke. Paradox management have descended into the realms of EA greed/mismanagement sometimes in recent years. It's a very bad sign. Imagine having such a revered IP and trying to just kick something out the door? It's like if Baldurs Gate 3 was just a "who cares, do it in 6 months" job.
Seems like the same as DA4 and Avowed. Simplified for modern audiences and most features being worse or non-existent compared to its predecessor. Focus on "cinematic" feel instead of mechanical depth and player choice. I don't know who is this for, the old fans aren't going to be happy with it and what's the selling point for a non-fan? I don't see this game doing good.
Paradox are woke. They killed Homeworld 3 with a story about 3 karens...
I forgot this game existed wasn't it supposed to come out like 10 years ago? I thought it was cancelled.
Vampires with pronouns lol. No buy
The problem that i have with bloodlines 2 is that it looks more like an action adventure with smalltalk than a roleplaying game. Also that Skills and Attributes are missing form the character screen shows that for me. The curse of bloodlines continued... P.S. BUT i know that there are great modders out there that can make the game like it should be if it is not like we did with bloodlines!
Paradox is a cancer upon gaming. Just another soulless corporation.
This game is supposed to come out this year, and in 5 months it will be December. We have yet to see any gameplay loop linked to an RPG: influence of clans in dialogues, influence of dialogues and skills on events, character creation tools, masquerade system, morality and bestiality, factions in the city , plot. None of this has been addressed since January 2024. The only thing we've been offered is poorly written Fallout 4-style dialogue and generic fights in a flashy-colored warehouse. For me, this game is a complete work in progress and has tried to slowly lead to pre-orders on the only thing that more or less holds water: the combat and a protagonist who speaks (and given the reaction of the fans, it's a total failure). Given the lack of communication outside of a discreet developer blog since the very negative feedback from the community, I think this project will slowly fall into oblivion. And that will be a good thing.
After playing Still wakes the Deep if they do like that yes it was hubs then yes it could be release this year but closer to Nov or Dec. but that is all I'm expecting from this Game I gave up calling it Bloodlines 2 in Jan. 2024 But Yeah full on Here a Hub go through this Door to the Next Hub then so on and so on until the story Ends in 8 hours and your Questioning what you played but can go back though with all the Other Clans, play it with all clans 40 Hours tops. If you must know Just think this that Warehouse was pretty Much Named Warehouse Hub world 1,2 & 3.
"They could have had a basic character creator", no Esteldan, because that would defeat the point. The whole point of making these horrible they/them characters IS to force the player to play as them. You can't social-engineer people if they have a choice in the matter, you have to force it. We will never see a proper character creator ever again, if these people have their way. It goes against everything they want to push.
I don't think anyone, outside of delusional hardcore fans DESPERATE for a sequel, is expecting much from Bloodlines 2 at this point.
Pretty much. Only fans hooked on lure copium expect anything good from this project. Don't forget people said the previous cancelled abominable build "looked good".
Please, don't give me hope. I'll just keep playing the original Bloodlines & Vampyr.
When I saw the gameplay reveal it gave me Redfall vibes, it's boring, bland, safe, generic...
Hopefully it will be delayed three times and finally cancelled. That's kind of funny.
Everything you said seems reasonable, however im not spending money on " its OK" , plus you didnt mention it will be woke for sure ... OK + Woke = crap
They will get it out, try to sell you two dlc for Full price and then blame the youtuber CMs and the isst and phobs Fans for the epic Fail.
Jesus, just please, learn to talk properly. Listening you is beyond painful.
Everyone involved in the creation of Bloodlines 2 should be forced to play Bloodlines 1 ASAP.... Then they could get an idea of what an awesome character looks like... for example Lacroix, Jack, the twins... ^^ I can't think of any character I'd describe as crappy in Bloodlines 1. They all had an RPG soul. 🖤 Also, I want to play as a male Nosferatu and have the NPCs react repulsively to me, not this whatever "she" is ....
It should be a requirement, if not a fan at least that they respect the source material.
Wait....Phyre, isn't Nosferatu?!
even if bloodlines 2 were to get into the hands of a decent developer, it would still be bad because they have the IP owners white wolf to contend with, and they are about as woke as you can get. they'll 100% demand that any developer has LGBTQIASDAQWERTYUIOP representation and other things too like climate change and all that other stuff same thing likely happened with BG3, you a lot of pro-leftist stuff in that game in the later chapters, but nothing of the sort in larian's previous games. why? because WOTC likely wanted a certain amount of representation. same will happen for bloodlines.
True and at the End all creativ Rights on all that is created in the WoD belongs to Paradox. So you as a Dev have not even the final Word on your own work.
getting triggered like this all the time must be an awful existence. how do you live with it? how many diapers do you go through in a day?
@@neuropantser5 Do you ever have anything useful to say or is ad-hominem all you ever do? If you think the OP is incorrect, then explain to him why. From everything I have seen the OP is correct, as IP holders seem to demand 3SG c0mpliance, especially at the later end of the development cycle. At best, this slightly tarnishes a great product (e.g., BG3), while at worst it contributes to destroying a product (e.g., Forspoken). Either way, it is the sanitization of creativity.
@@Teo_live you suffer from internet brain poisoning and it's making you miserable
You seem easily triggered there lil bro. Nothing "woke" in Larian's previous games? Are you sure you've played anything made by Larian before? Because I highly doubt that, if you're making a statement so dumb.
Redfall 2 electric boogaloo
Pretty much.
That's what I was thinking.
The tragedy is if this game was just made with the lore, writing and spirit of the original game it would have sold like hotcakes and maple syrup. As with most modern games coming out in recent years I have about zero expectations of this actually happening, or if it does of it being even remotely decent.
Special in these "modern" Days of the mythical "Mondern Audiance" Games.... just look at BG3 classic, no Nonsens Game won everything out there and made a ton of money at the same time
Paradox is a MAJOR problem in the industry these days. They're SBI through and through.
That is disappointing and depressing. I knew they were making really incompetent and greedy decisions in recent years, but didn't know they'd gone full SBI.
They pulled many VTM youtubers into this project as well and now radio silence
They put the Blaim on them after fail
i think the male phyre will be the same model the only difference will be bust or no bust
Male Phyre will have a smaller jaw.
lmao
Yeah, the male one will have moobs.
Activists have succeeded in getting ahold of most big and beloved western IP's. Never again, the gatekeeping will have to be on another level in the near future.
Of course they did. The "right minded" people were too busy playing videogames to even notice that the enemy was taking control of the entire society. Complacency is deadly.
I don't think I'll ever forgive these people for destroying the great things from my youth. Starwars, star trek, Dr who, so many great games franchises.... all trash now.
Ngl I actually forgot this game was coming out this year 😂
They have so much faith in this game that the marketing budget almost exceeds $0.
wish they just remaster bloodlines 1 for modern consoles. cause this game looks like trash.
They wouldn't do it for "modern consoles" but for "modern audience" and you don't want that.
At 20 years old, the original bloodlines could use a remake over a lacklustre remaster.
Literally the most hyped game for me still to come this year along with Veilguard... Always some youtuber and his comment section: it has zero hype and will be garbage
purple the game
Im an Xbox dude since 2009, and this game looks awful, not hyped at all and fools are lying to themselves like this game will be good.
Is it more than 5hrs ? Will it release in a playable form ? Will it be marketed ? 6yr waitt, ...more than Hellblade 2 ??
I’ll probably give it a shot when it goes on sale.
I understand about the marketing but it seems so everyone's complaint is about the artstyle?? That's it??? The artstyle reminds me a LOT of kingdoms of amalur-one of my favorite rpgs. I AM hyped for avowed. Obsidian releases amazing rpgs. I am sick of the typical "photorealistic" medievil grayish color scheme these dungeon like rpgs have. This is a breath of fresh air. Remember graphics and artstyle are NOT the same. Also this game will be on xbox game pass day one. So you can try it if you dont like it, uninstall it.
Obsidian made every baffling decisions every step along the way with Avowed. The first big problem wasn't even the CGI announcement trailer. It was that they chose to set "Avowed" in the same world as their failure of an IP "Pillars Of Eternity." Why was this decision made? It has a TINY fanbase, and most of them are fans of only the first game. Not only is "Pillars of Eternity" a failed IP, but when they showed their gameplay reveal, to add insult to injury, they chose to use the art style and aesthetic of the MEGA-FLOP "Pillars Of Eternity 2: Deadfire." Then they downgrade its scope from a "Skyrim" to the fucking "Outer Worlds" which was their most average and shortest RPG they've ever made (and most overrated game of theirs ever). THIS is the game that's supposed to show us "Obsidian Entertainment" UNLOCKED with a big budget, big resources, and creative freedom given? The damn thing looks like it desperately struggling to hit 30fps. It also looks like a launch base-Xbox One game. This is shit. And that's coming from an Obsidian Entertainment Fan.
They need to get rid of the absolute trash that is the 240 (+) temple grind. I don't really have a lot of complaints, but omg it is absolutely horrible. It makes me not even wanna reach god tier powers cause it's just utterly infuriating. I am convinced the higher ng+ you get, the more the stupid sparkles disappeared the moment before you get to them! Oh and I'd like to actually be able to finish quests without the last missions being bugged to be unplayable ( missing npcs and stuff )
It is far too expensive, yes. Your video title is incorrect and please stop shouting. I'm not paying $60 CAD, 2/3rds retail price for a game I bought for a full $100 CAD at launch, finished and put away two years ago. No way. Scam. My money's going to FFXIV Dawntrail expansion. Had to wait an extra two weeks for it cause of this trash DLC.
The first reveal trailer excited me: dark, grimy, gritty realism, but now this seems more like a cartoonish MMO single-player-styled video game. Very disappointing!
I have high hopes for the Gothic remake due out end of this year
Steam sale for me
Theres only ONE city in the entire game?!?! What the fuck
Getting really tired of the apologists saying the colorful aesthetic matches the setting's tone when it absolutely does not. Deadtire was a tropical pirates game but PoE 1 was dark and gritty as hell.
The Outer Worlds sucked, it only got a lot of praise from gamers at the time because so many people were pissed at Bethesda about FO76.
From what I've seen in looks like a poor man's Skyrim. So I'd rather just keep playing Skyrim.
For me the best open world I can think of that I've spent bloody hours in, is RDR2
To me it looks like a generic fantasy RPG...
Is it possible that low hype equals low expectations? Are they underpromising so they can overdeliver?
I think the reason is XBOX doesn't have the min graphics.
What the fuck are they doing they should just do a Dark Messiah remake if they're out of ideas.
What’s is a Xbox?
Well maybe no hyper for you!! I for one am excited to play Avowed! It's like Skyrim in the world of Pillars of Eternity.