Starting on Code Vein today (The trial/demo). Should have the full game in a couple days.
This is probably the worst combat part of the game though. The whole initial Caed Nua scene is very annoying especially in harder difficultiesSeriously, as soon as you step 10 steps past the Caed Nul or whatever entrance you get swarmed by spirits. If you walk to the right you get swarmed by spirits. If you enter that building with the throne you get swarmed by spirits who stunlock you. If you go downstairs you get swarmed by spiders. If you go a bit further you get swarmed by spiders and beetles. Its bullshit.
This is probably the worst combat part of the game though. The whole initial Caed Nua scene is very annoying especially in harder difficultiesSeriously, as soon as you step 10 steps past the Caed Nul or whatever entrance you get swarmed by spirits. If you walk to the right you get swarmed by spirits. If you enter that building with the throne you get swarmed by spirits who stunlock you. If you go downstairs you get swarmed by spiders. If you go a bit further you get swarmed by spiders and beetles. Its bullshit.
Yeah they really got it wrong initially. Gets much better in the DLCs and in PoE2. But PoE "trash battles" are really... trashThis is probably the worst combat part of the game though. The whole initial Caed Nua scene is very annoying especially in harder difficultiesSeriously, as soon as you step 10 steps past the Caed Nul or whatever entrance you get swarmed by spirits. If you walk to the right you get swarmed by spirits. If you enter that building with the throne you get swarmed by spirits who stunlock you. If you go downstairs you get swarmed by spiders. If you go a bit further you get swarmed by spiders and beetles. Its bullshit.
Its not just that though, Raedric's hold is pretty much the same, except with Vessals. The temple in Gilded Vale also has a tendency to swarm you with spiders and spirits, and in one room you fight like 2 of those weird goblin king things and his entourage.
Its like Obsidian wasn't sure they wanted to make Diablo or Planescape Torment, so they went for both. It doesn't work.
I have never played a RPG that punishes the player this hard for exploring and trying to play it.
Using a party member's stats for dialogue options is shit because you essentially can pass every dialogue option without fail.Another thing that drives me nuts is that I can't use my party's stats. Like, I have Dwarf with survival 6, and I can't use it. What's the point of having a party if you can't use their stats for dialogue options?
Using a party member's stats for dialogue options is shit because you essentially can pass every dialogue option without fail.Another thing that drives me nuts is that I can't use my party's stats. Like, I have Dwarf with survival 6, and I can't use it. What's the point of having a party if you can't use their stats for dialogue options?
This is how Deadfire (sort-of) works, and essentially what I describe happens.
Using a party member's stats for dialogue options is shit because you essentially can pass every dialogue option without fail.Another thing that drives me nuts is that I can't use my party's stats. Like, I have Dwarf with survival 6, and I can't use it. What's the point of having a party if you can't use their stats for dialogue options?
This is how Deadfire (sort-of) works, and essentially what I describe happens.
Except that's how a traditional RPG works, and CRPGs are supposed to be based off of it. If someone in your party has a skill, he uses it.
If balance is what you are worried about, you should at least be allowed to use a part of a party member's stat. Like half of it or something in addition to yours.
The way I see it, and how it should be separated is the following:Except that's how a traditional RPG works, and CRPGs are supposed to be based off of it. If someone in your party has a skill, he uses it.
If balance is what you are worried about, you should at least be allowed to use a part of a party member's stat. Like half of it or something in addition to yours.
Played through the first chapter of Painkiller, then I uninstalled. It was a bit of a disappointment to be honest, I expected something which is closer to Doom with its gameplay.