Age of Decadence Stinks

[lossantos]

1- There is nothing to do in the game except clicking in the dialogue screen. How can a game be an RPG where you can't activate the combat, sneaking, pickpocketing, etc. whenever you want? All you do is click something on the dialog screen, then realize that the character you have created has insufficient skills and you have to start the dialog from the beginning by an endless save/load grind. You guys calling a text-based game decorated with graphics an RPG.

2- At the end of the story we see that all the old wives' tales told in the inns are true. This is how all the characters who are sane, don't believe in such nonsense and are materialistic are destroyed. Because they were all wrong. This kills replayability too.

3- You have to rotate the camera to see most interactive objects. Why not an isometric game with a static camera? Seeing those ugly 3D bitmaps was not interesting at all.

4- Vince is someone who throws "Pepe screech" at the slightest criticism. According to him, everyone who doesn't like his game is a casual Elder Scrolls fan. But if you throw undeserved praises to his game, then you are the most pro RPG player. Such a toxic mindset.

 

[Verylittlefishes]

Such a toxic mindset.

Good that yours is not!

 

[JarlFrank]

More literate people than you have already voiced the same criticisms in better ways before.

Apparently Vince listened to those, because Colony Ship deals with some of these issues.

 

[Haba]

Nice alt, bro.

Account registered yesterday, shit talks Pillars of Eternity, Planescape: Torment and now Age of Decadence.

 

[Pink Eye]

I know this is a shitty troll and all, but I've seen this sentiment before:
>Vince is someone who throws "Pepe screech" at the slightest criticism. According to him, everyone who doesn't like his game is a casual Elder Scrolls fan. But if you throw undeserved praises to his game, then you are the most pro RPG player.
The developers are constantly helping new players within their steam forums. On contrary, they don't get enough credit for both working on the game, and reading feedback from new players.

 

[Verylittlefishes]

shit talks Pillars of Eternity, Planescape: Torment and now Age of Decadence.

Maxie is that you? What's your opinion on Disco Elysium?

 

[lukaszek]

Apparently Vince listened to those, because Colony Ship deals with some of these issues.

well, latest location added recently plays much like aod(to be fair its ealry work and lots f content is missing)

 

[razvedchiki]

well its 40c outside so.....

 

[demoman]

git gud

 

[lossantos]

In Age of Decadence, "git gud" means:
create a trite character using spoiler information, because you've already finished the game by saving/loading thousands of times.

 

[PorkyThePaladin]

Age of Decadence is an interesting game because it tries to do things in a new way (by giving C&C a much more important and central role than in other RPGs). So as an experiment, and as a game that tries new stuff, both in terms of gameplay and the setting, it succeeds.

However, judged solely in terms of entertainment value (which for games is kind of important), it is vastly overrated here on the Codex. It's almost more of a toy where you can play around with the inputs and see what interesting stuff happens rather than a full fledged RPG. Being fairly short (a single playthrough should take 10 hours or less), lacking real exploration, pretty much requiring some sort of meta-gaming to avoid getting stuck in certain places, and having a combat system that lacked real tactics imho, as an RPG it was an interesting take on the genre rather than a great game.

I hope with their future games, Irontower Studios incorporates the excellent C&C into a meatier RPG body.

 

[The Jester]

NO! Ur mom's vagina stinks!

 

[jackofshadows]

because Colony Ship deals with some of these issues.

Unfortunately ITS indeed have chosen static camera for CSG after complains about it in AoD. One thing that really displeasing me about their new game. 3d enviroment coupled with fixed camera is just... looks so stupid.

 

[Tacgnol]

Did you wait until Goral was temp banned to post this?

 

[moleman]

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4- Vince is someone who throws "Pepe screech" at the slightest criticism. According to him, everyone who doesn't like his game is a casual Elder Scrolls fan. But if you throw undeserved praises to his game, then you are the most pro RPG player. Such a toxic mindset.

It's even worse. I heard he used an ableist slur on an interwebs forum once!

Can you imagine THAT?!

 

[Jinn]

>Vince is someone who throws "Pepe screech" at the slightest criticism. According to him, everyone who doesn't like his game is a casual Elder Scrolls fan. But if you throw undeserved praises to his game, then you are the most pro RPG player.

Pink Eye, if you highlight a section of text from a post you want to quote and hit the little "reply" tab that pops up, it'll automatically create the quote code in your reply box at the bottom of the screen. This also provides a notification for the person you are quoting, so they know who and when they are being quoted. All of this is not only conventional posting etiquette here on the codex, but will also make your posts much more readable.

Hopefully this will make this thread somewhat useful in the long run. Also, hi Jenkem.

 

[Pink Eye]

f you highlight a section of text from a post you want to quote and hit the little "reply" tab that pops up, it'll automatically create the quote code in your reply box at the bottom of the screen.

Oh. Aw man. I have to do this for *every* post?!

 

[dacencora]

because Colony Ship deals with some of these issues.

Unfortunately ITS indeed have chosen static camera for CSG after complains about it in AoD. One thing that really displeasing me about their new game. 3d enviroment coupled with fixed camera is just... looks so stupid.

Whoa hold on there. Colony Ship has a fixed camera? I might have to consider buying it now.

Death to rotating cameras in isometric RPGs! Death!

 

[JarlFrank]

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4- Vince is someone who throws "Pepe screech" at the slightest criticism. According to him, everyone who doesn't like his game is a casual Elder Scrolls fan. But if you throw undeserved praises to his game, then you are the most pro RPG player. Such a toxic mindset.

It's even worse. I heard he used an ableist slur on an interwebs forum once!

Can you imagine THAT?!

Yeah what a retard.

 

[d1r]

Be a little more creative with your troll thread titles, OP.

Like for example: "Age of Flatulence Stinks!".

 

[Marat]

1- There is nothing to do in the game except clicking in the dialogue screen. How can a game be an RPG where you can't activate the combat, sneaking, pickpocketing, etc. whenever you want? All you do is click something on the dialog screen, then realize that the character you have created has insufficient skills and you have to start the dialog from the beginning by an endless save/load grind. You guys calling a text-based game decorated with graphics an RPG.

2- At the end of the story we see that all the old wives' tales told in the inns are true. This is how all the characters who are sane, don't believe in such nonsense and are materialistic are destroyed. Because they were all wrong. This kills replayability too.

3- You have to rotate the camera to see most interactive objects. Why not an isometric game with a static camera? Seeing those ugly 3D bitmaps was not interesting at all.

4- Vince is someone who throws "Pepe screech" at the slightest criticism. According to him, everyone who doesn't like his game is a casual Elder Scrolls fan. But if you throw undeserved praises to his game, then you are the most pro RPG player. Such a toxic mindset.

 

[ferratilis]

How many ratings are there between "Literate" and "Dumbfuck?" It seems OP is doing a speedrun.

 

[Beans00]

I had fun with it but have seen it overrated on here. That said it offered some things no other RPG has come close to replicating.

Ironically(since I generally don't like dungeon crawlers) I enjoyed dungeon rats more then AOD.

 

[nobre]

2- At the end of the story we see that all the old wives' tales told in the inns are true. This is how all the characters who are sane, don't believe in such nonsense and are materialistic are destroyed. Because they were all wrong. This kills replayability too.

You can't be sane and materialistic, fedoratard. Pick one and one only.

Also, your mom stinks too. Doesn't mean I didn't thoroughly enjoyed myself with her.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

There are very few games not overrated/underrated on the codex, it's a reactionary site.