Josh Sawyer Darklands LP

[Volrath]

I wonder he will ever stream himself playing Baldur's Gate, the spiritual predecessor of Pillars of Eternity.

Why would he want to play a game he fucking despises?

 

[Sensuki]

They did name drop Darklands for the kickstarter but they admitted that the game doesn't really resemble Darklands other than visual style. I think they said something like "Ultima 7 meets Diablo"

 

[jagged-jimmy]

Looking forward to see how he handles time constraints. I recently played Darklands and it is great fun, but i am never able to show up at the right place at date X... So cannot do main story line R00fles!

 

[ArchAngel]

Lol. No i havent' missed it i even bought the game. You on the other hand have missed what those two games are about (or maybe just one of them). To make it easy for you: Serpents in the Staglands and Darklands have very little in common. A bit of graphic style maybe... the fact that combat is real time... and thats about it i guess ? So stop bringing SiTS when someone says "Darklands". Maybe the authors of SiTS played Darlands, perhaps they even felt "inspired" somehow but they certainly "forgot" to put anything that makes "Darklands" - "Darklands" in their own game. SitS look like a good game on its own but a Darklands-like it is not. Not at all. Thank you for your attention. :D

I have not played Darklands but by reading your post, it fits SitS perfectly.

 

[Crooked Bee]

Josh is streaming Darklands again right now! http://www.twitch.tv/jesawyer

He also said the archive of yesterday's stream "is processing and should be available here in a while":



https://twitter.com/jesawyer/status/632931961997168640

 

[Shadenuat]

It's very weird to see developer play an old rpg competently. I am not sure what to think about it. Never happened before in my memory. Sadly, I don't think JS would have a chance to make an Obsi game for people like himself. So no rpg about St. George and Byzantine Empire or what he wanted

Imagine, you could have started a game as a blind eunuch

 

[Crooked Bee]

first DARKLANDS session archived here https://youtu.be/PUzx5rxJ8Ec others are archived on twitch here http://www.twitch.tv/jesawyer

https://twitter.com/jesawyer/status/632954627768475648

 

[Roguey]

I literally fell asleep while watching this time. Sure, I was already tired

 

[Latro]

I literally fell asleep while watching this time. Sure, I was already tired

Sawyer should do an interview with Art Bell and sell copies of the podcast as a sleeping aid.

 

[Fry]

It's about as fascinating as a Darklands play through can be.

 

[Crooked Bee]

It's not really Darklands' fault specifically. RPGs with lots of text and combat (as in, most RPGs) are generally unsuited to video LPs. They can be fun to play, but almost never fun to watch. Which is why, as any SA LPer would tell you, they're best done as screenshot or hybrid LPs (or heavily edited video LPs at best).

In this case, people are really just watching JE Sawyer, not Darklands as such.

 

[Fry]

Could be much worse. Like every fucking insufferable idiot streaming play throughs of old RPGs and acting out the characters.

 

[vonAchdorf]

He could spice it up with some historical fluff.

 

[imweasel]

Why would he want to play a game he fucking despises?

Ahh, my bait worked. *rubshands*

Because I would find it very amusing to watch Sawyer throw a hissy fit when he needs to cast a hard counter.

 

[Clockwork Knight]

Yeah, just like Arcanum this is a bad choice for a video LP. He'd need to be constantly talking about something else (or talking about the game with someone next to him) to keep viewers interested, but then it would be as if we are just listening to him while he plays a game instead of watching him play a game.

Also, he needs a haircut.

 

[imweasel]

Also, he needs a haircut.

Sawyer's hairdo is totally hipster.

 

[Serus]

I have not played Darklands but by reading your post, it fits SitS perfectly.

Whatever you say chief, i'm done.

 

[Infinitron]

Here are the archives:

http://www.twitch.tv/jesawyer/v/11211870
http://www.twitch.tv/jesawyer/v/11216359

 

[Serus]

That would have been Ars Magica which kickstarter nobody backed.

Thanks for bringing this up. Completely forgot about this project but from what i understand the kickstarter itself was very poorly managed which was the main (or at least a major) reason to its failure.

 

[MicoSelva]

It's not really Darklands' fault specifically. RPGs with lots of text and combat (as in, most RPGs) are generally unsuited to video LPs. They can be fun to play, but almost never fun to watch. Which is why, as any SA LPer would tell you, they're best done as screenshot or hybrid LPs (or heavily edited video LPs at best).

Very true, unless the LPer is a very charismatic/entertaining person that can fill the slower moments with interesting commentary, but such people are more rare than unicorns, and they usually use their skills in a more productive way.

It also works the other way around - some games are unsuited for screenshot LPs, especially those with heavy action elements.

 

[ArchAngel]

Whatever you say chief, i'm done.

It is not my fault your brain and hands don't coordinate well. I guess you are getting too old.

 

[Black]

Darklands LP

Josh Sawyer

 

[MilesBeyond]

Could be much worse. Like every fucking insufferable idiot streaming play throughs of old RPGs and acting out the characters.

And skits! You gotta have skits! Because nothing spices up a video quite like putting everything on hold so you can do a half-assed job of acting out something from the game!

 

[Hoaxmetal]

And skits! You gotta have skits! Because nothing spices up a video quite like putting everything on hold so you can do a half-assed job of acting out something from the game!

 

[Beastro]

He's back on.