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    Incline RPG Codex's Best RPGs - 2024 - VOTE ONLY THREAD

    Top RPGs: * Underrail * Fallout * The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt * Age of Decadence * Fallout New Vegas * Planescape Torment * Fallout 2 * Chained Echoes * Dragon Quest XI * Elden Ring Hidden Gems: * Tales of Maj'Eyal * Dragon's Dogma * Elex * Strife * Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol * Grim Dawn *...
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    Starfield - Epic Shit Takes from Bethestards

    The thing with Bethesda games is that their strength - if you can even call it a strength - was their gameplay loop. As Todd himself used to say, "you see that mountain, you can go there", and you would find various random events, enemies, or dungeons along the way. Bethesda's post-Morrowind...
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    Divinity Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

    I liked it back then, and I guess I still like it today. It's not an amazing game or anything, but the fact that it was released in 2014 certainly gave it a big boost in my perception. You pretty much had no other options if you wanted to play a CRPG that was even vaguely inspired by classic...
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    Incline Colony Ship RELEASE THREAD

    Honestly, it makes perfect sense. AOD was already an extremely "thin" game, you could clearly tell that the game's content was pretty limited, even taking into account that it was designed with the idea that you would need multiple playthroughs to explore everything the game has to offer. Most...
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    Relationships with party members feel mechanically underutilized

    Honestly, you answered your own question in your examples. Either you end up with superficial bonuses that are generically applicable to the point of being little more than a gimmick, or they end up being too specific and circumstantial that few players would see those events having any...
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    The Thaumaturge - supernatural RPG set in early 20th century Warsaw from Seven: The Days Long Gone devs

    To a certain extent, I think it's valid to look at the context in which the game was produced and released. Not that something woke becomes less woke depending on the nationality of the person who produced it, but people from other nationalities often approach the same issues in different ways...
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    Incline Colony Ship RELEASE THREAD

    Ah yes, finally Codex acknowledges that the true list of best RPGs already exists: Skyrim at #6 seems a bit low, is it really adding up all the ports? After all, we all know it's the real number one. EDIT: And to be fair, I like Witcher in 3rd place.
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    Incline Colony Ship RELEASE THREAD

    I honestly understand that the rigidity of the AOD and CS systems is necessary to some extent. Being able to interact organically with the world is obviously a huge advantage, but the investment required to do it well is too great for small groups. If you don't watch out, when you look around...
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    Game News ATOM Team's next game is Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy, a fantasy RPG inspired by Baldur's Gate 1

    As for ATOM, I did play it shortly after release. So my opinion on the current state might be a bit outdated. I will definitely end up revisiting it at some point, but with the backlog I have it might take a while. It's good to know that the experience might be better. I'll bump it up in my...
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    Game News ATOM Team's next game is Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy, a fantasy RPG inspired by Baldur's Gate 1

    Exactly, I liked ATOM, but I liked it despite the narrative problems, not because of them. The explanation of why all the characters have the same dialogue options makes sense in isolation, but when you are confronted with word salads by every random NPC the situation shows that not everything...
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    Development Info Avowed Deep Dive at Xbox Developer Direct 2024

    I have no expectations for this game at all. Yet, somehow, I feel like it will still manage to disappoint me. What a curious feeling.
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    PlatinumGames Got A New JRPG - Granblue Fantasy Project Re:Link

    Well, it's not like Monster Hunter had particularly good writing, anyway. The lore and setting had some interesting points, arguably, but the dialogue in general ranged from cringe to tolerable, with rare moments of actual interest. It was okay-ish if you ignore it. I didn't play the demo, but...
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    The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition - Obsidian's first-person sci-fi RPG set in a corporate space colony

    Graphically, the game is not significantly different. Some slight adjustments to the textures and lighting, which arguably makes some scenes better and others worse. The biggest problem by far is the performance, which is disastrous. Even on a 4090 the game stutters and drops to sub-40 frames...
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    Chris Avellone: Obsidian made multiple proposals to develop spin-offs for Fallout and The Elder Scrolls which were turned down by Bethesda

    Actually, what I regret the most is the fact that Skyrim:Obsidian was never released, so that I could see Bethesda and everyone else getting butthurt when it was considered superior to OG Skyrim in practically every way.
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    Game News Colony Ship Released

    I am in the middle of replaying Underrail because of the new expansion, obviously. But I bought Colony Ship years ago, so it's definitely next on my list! The good thing is that by then, any possible remaining bugs should have been squashed. I really and honestly hope that the game performs...

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