pjnick

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Hbomberguy has a really good video about all of the problems that plagued production. It's a pretty interesting watch that covers the way the story was put together, where the writers got their ideas from, and a bunch of behind the scenes stuff.

It's pretty interesting: RWBY Is Disappointing, And Here's Why

[–] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm very distracted by the fact that the answer given by number 2 is wrong.

Crazy how someone can go throw the process of writing and illustrating a math problem only to fail to count to 10.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You might want to try Lies of P. All of the highlights of Dark Souls combat and if you play your cards right pretty much every NPC gets a happy ending.

It's free on Game Pass right now too, if you have that.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

First time I've seen the word antediluvian used in a context that wasn't referring to the ancient super vampires from Vampire the Masquerade.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The thing about the From Software games is that they’re (mostly) fair. Most action games give the player a huge leg up compared to the enemies - the boss has a glowing weakpoint that can be revealed with the item you found in the dungeon - or you’re a badass cyborg assassin vs rank and file goons.

In Dark Souls, you’re just a stubborn dude with a sword - and even the lowliest enemy can take you out if you get careless. But everyone is playing by the same rules, it sucks when an enemy staggers you and hits you while you can’t move - but you can figure out how to do the same to them. And the bosses really are doing everything in their power to make you dead.

The satisfaction of Dark Souls comes from meeting those challenges head on and beating them at their own game - or being clever enough to bypass or weaken the obstacle. It’s not for everybody, and it’s certainly not for anybody all the time - but it’s pretty awesome when you get to be David finally taking down Goliath.