I tried playing Outer Worlds but my main complaint was that I was constantly being overwhelmed by just how garish and visually busy the game was. The area that I was exploring was a bit too colourful, a bit too cluttered, and enemies didn't stand out well enough for me to differentiate them from the background visual elements. I got frustrated with the number of times I wouldn't notice an enemy until I was right on top of them.
Another issue I faced was a classic dissonance seen in most RPG/FPS blends - it's where you can equip a high powered rifle and shoot an enemy in their unprotected head only to watch them shrug the shot off with ease as their HP bar drops by a measly 10%. It ruins immersion for me, just reminds me that I am not actually an adventurer exploring a strange new universe, I'm just a guy playing a video game.
Apart from that, there was a lot to like! I liked the story that I got to experience, the characters seemed cool, the quests were interesting. I just couldn't push past the things that bothered me to see more of the stuff I liked.
GOG once did enforce the use of DRM-free executables, but (as far as I understand it) once they expanded their store to include modern AAA titles, some of the bigger game companies refused to follow that rule so they dropped the requirement.
I fucking love Next Fest, it's such a great way to find new games from smaller developers. I've already queued up 7 demo downloads, can't wait to try them!
I've been trying to play Starfield but I'm just not feeling excited about anything that I've seen so far. I'm still playing through BG3 on my second character. Also been playing Sea of Stars, which has been surprisingly good.
I played the demo for this game and it was super fun! Reminded me a lot of Chrono Trigger, but obviously more modern. The soundtrack was AMAZING! Definitely going to pick this one up.
NVIDIA's AI tech is off the charts, this looks insanely good. One of the issues I have had with raytracing is you had to choose between either 1) having DLSS off so the reflections and lighting look grainy as shit, or 2) enabling DLSS so the reflections and lighting look smudgy and low res. The reflections look so goddamn sharp with the new denoiser, I can't wait to try it out.
Anyone know if enemies trigger traps in BG3? Something I see in other CRPGs (Pathfinder and Rogue Trader, specifically) is that enemies will walk right through traps without setting them off. It's particularly frustrating if you learn this only after you've spotted a trap and then you try to lead the enemies into it and it doesn't affect them.
How shitty do you need to be to make your workers complete a ton of work on a project and then only credit the executives who didn't even do the actual work? Altagram is run by garbage people.
Have you tried the Rogue Trader playtest? I put in about 10 hours, which doesn't cover all the content at all, and I really enjoyed it. The combat was a bit hit and miss for me, but the story and the characters were the real standout.
I'm much the same when I usually make my characters lmao. Oh, you've given me a smorgasbord of different races and classes to choose from? Cool, I reckon I'll roll a halfling rogue or a human fighter, thanks.