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by arqueturus
Mon Aug 07, 2023 7:58 am
Forum: PC Gaming
Topic: Baldur's Gate 3: developed by Larian Studios
Replies: 278
Views: 57109

Re: Baldur's Gate 3: developed by Larian Studios

I'm only a few hours in (spent the last hour investigating the refugee camp and now making my way to the Druid sanctum), but it's fantastic to see a setting I've gotten quite invested in over the last few years rendered in such quality. There are tons of little touches, like the way everyone reacts...
by arqueturus
Sun Aug 06, 2023 8:15 pm
Forum: PC Gaming
Topic: Baldur's Gate 3: developed by Larian Studios
Replies: 278
Views: 57109

Re: Baldur's Gate 3: developed by Larian Studios

It’s extraordinary. The reactivity of the world and sheer amount of branching possibilities are mind boggling - it might even surpass Witcher 3 in that regard. And to achieve that at a consistently high level of quality is even more impressive. I was convinced Starfield would be my GOTY, but now I’...
by arqueturus
Sun Aug 06, 2023 7:05 pm
Forum: PC Gaming
Topic: Baldur's Gate 3: developed by Larian Studios
Replies: 278
Views: 57109

Re: Baldur's Gate 3: developed by Larian Studios

Well, this is good, really good. The more I play the more impressed I get. More than anything, I love the characterisation and voice acting. It's like some form of interactive play in many a ways. If you'd asked me about what I was looking forward to most before release I'd have probably said the co...
by arqueturus
Fri Aug 04, 2023 5:21 pm
Forum: PC Gaming
Topic: Baldur's Gate 3: developed by Larian Studios
Replies: 278
Views: 57109

Re: Baldur's Gate 3: developed by Larian Studios

https://80.lv/articles/developers-believe-baldur-s-gate-3-shouldn-t-be-raised-standard-for-rpgs/ Worth having a glance over this as well, as there’s a possible save bug with cloud saves: https://www.eurogamer.net/beware-baldurs-gate-3-has-a-save-preventing-bug Thanks. It's a very interesting point ...
by arqueturus
Fri Aug 04, 2023 5:03 pm
Forum: PC Gaming
Topic: Baldur's Gate 3: developed by Larian Studios
Replies: 278
Views: 57109

Re: Baldur's Gate 3: developed by Larian Studios

I genuinely think that news story about major developers telling people it was unfair to expect this level of quality in future was the best piece of marketing the game could have had. I don't suppose you have a link to that do you? I've tried (and failed) to search and find it. Edit: I think I've ...
by arqueturus
Wed Jun 28, 2023 8:03 am
Forum: General & Real World
Topic: Moving Pictures
Replies: 630
Views: 189997

Re: Moving Pictures

Nizpoli/JCB song always sounded like prototype Ed Sheeran in retro to me. I found out that he was indeed a guitar technician for them for a period and he names them in his book.
by arqueturus
Sat Jun 24, 2023 3:21 pm
Forum: General & Real World
Topic: Ukraine
Replies: 490
Views: 74871

Re: Ukraine

If this is the end then it's not the one I ever expected. I think these have been the maddest most upsetting three years of world history I can remember in my lifetime.
by arqueturus
Fri Jun 23, 2023 1:47 pm
Forum: General & Real World
Topic: Aaand, In Other News...
Replies: 994
Views: 210489

Re: Aaand, In Other News...

Hatredsheart wrote:
Fri Jun 23, 2023 12:26 pm
I'd read an article about this but not watched it. There's a huge amount of scorn there from Cameron and he can totally be considered an expert at this point too.

What a bloody fiasco.
by arqueturus
Fri Jun 23, 2023 10:48 am
Forum: General & Real World
Topic: Aaand, In Other News...
Replies: 994
Views: 210489

Re: Aaand, In Other News...

No, you're all right of course after thinking on it and to Mantis - I apologise for the singling out. At the time of posting I was reading up about how the billionaires 19 year old son was visibly petrified to get inside the capsule and was on the verge of backing out, he only went through with it ...
by arqueturus
Fri Jun 23, 2023 8:58 am
Forum: General & Real World
Topic: Aaand, In Other News...
Replies: 994
Views: 210489

Re: Aaand, In Other News...

The very definition of misadventure. Although I'm sure that negligence will come up soon enough. Being matter of fact about it, it's not a tradgedy - more stupidity on a grand scale, bizarrely James Cameron has given a very level view of things. As other have noted, the worst part is the amount of m...
by arqueturus
Thu Jun 15, 2023 4:02 pm
Forum: General Gaming Discussion and News
Topic: General Gaming News
Replies: 817
Views: 138286

Re: General Gaming News

100% they improved the mechanics and everything else was lacking which is a huge shame.
by arqueturus
Thu Jun 15, 2023 12:25 pm
Forum: General Gaming Discussion and News
Topic: General Gaming News
Replies: 817
Views: 138286

Re: General Gaming News

I went back to BL2 to do some co-op with a friend that had it but not BL3 and it was stark how many quality of life improvements there have been in the third. Not to mention the fidelity side of things. It's odd because, in memory, I didn't think there was much difference, right down to almost being...
by arqueturus
Thu Jun 15, 2023 11:10 am
Forum: General Gaming Discussion and News
Topic: General Gaming News
Replies: 817
Views: 138286

Re: General Gaming News

Basically that the game has had a 32GB update that is said to improve enemy ai responsiveness and given the time stamp showing enemies still completely mindless shooting into the fucking air (5:22) that the update clearly hasn't delivered. Performance fixes mean nil if the core gameplay is still co...
by arqueturus
Wed Jun 14, 2023 3:59 pm
Forum: General Gaming Discussion and News
Topic: General Gaming News
Replies: 817
Views: 138286

Re: General Gaming News

Lennyquantum wrote:
Wed Jun 14, 2023 10:57 am
Enjoy some new Redfall gameplay after a massive 32GB update...


I have no fucking words man.
Whats the angle here, am I missing something?
by arqueturus
Mon Jun 12, 2023 4:45 pm
Forum: General & Real World
Topic: The Room 101 thread - for things you hate or just having a bloody good moan
Replies: 1883
Views: 443108

Re: The Room 101 thread - for things you hate or just having a bloody good moan

Current temp in my off is now 29.1°c - it's been a loooong day. Humidity is ony 44% though. It does sap all your energy over the day. I went out for a walk at lunchtime and that was lovely but it took an hour to get over the effort once I got back. I now feel like I've been hit over the head.