Yeah, I got that. Do more damage, take less damage. Still not that unusual for RPG stats, is it? It's not a problem in itself without context.
there is
no ability that makes you take less damage
nigga maybe you should read it again
more HP = less relative damage, dawg
Fail the persuasion check, have to fight. Doesn't sound out of place, really.
it does if the fight results in quest 'fail'
it does even more if fighting is not an option that will accomplish anything
y u no write in review then
you referred to all Larian games to justify goofy writing.
quite the jump between goofy writing and unbalanced shit combat
you think that because you don't care that much about writing but you care very much about combat. DivDiv had shit combat but at least the tone of conversations wasn't super cringey, that's why it's still my favourite Larian game.
As in, animal abuse doesn't exist (especially in faux-medieval times where we can assume people to use beasts of burden), or you don't want to hear about it?
there is a difference between the utilisation of animals for various purposes like farming and transportation, another whole different thing is
gratuitous animal
cruelty, which is precisely what i write about in the revio
you did read it, right
dude, you are aware that there is a connection between utilisation of animals for physical labour, and what we nowadays consider animal cruelty? Do you think people whose meager livelihood depends on driving animals to exertion every day have the same emotional connection that people have with their pets nowadays?
ok i will now proceed to mention in every review i write that there was no contribution from MCA (including for games such as AoD and ELEX).
if anything, i even forgot that MCA was supposed to contribute to this game to begin with
lol, I forgot the Kodex idol was brought up repeatedly in interviews in connection with this game.
You do understand that people will point out stuff like that being missing from your review, yes?
ubiquity is a part of the presentation and style, the ubiquity of these things in dos2 is fucking ridiculous, and everyone is going to tell you that, so please stop being obtuse just for the sake of it
ubiquity can relate to volume and timing, but it doesn't say anything about the quality of the writing.
Btw people, in a semi-realistic world, reproduction is a vital part of life. That means the subject should be prevalent in conversation. And just like IRL, it's not always gonna be pretty, sophisticated or aesthetically pleasing. You'll have drunks hitting on you while spilling their drinks, old women who want you to clean their pipes, and physical intimidation and threats pertaining to sex. If you think no one IRL can ask you to have sex out of the blue, I don't know where you've been living. The same problem exists with 'racism' in games - it doesn't really exist. It's fantasy racism that is either a) completely justified because the race is evul, or b) completely unjustified so the player can go on a virtual SJW crusade.
And don't go all muh fantasy on me, if you include real world themes (and really, how many fantasy themes have no connection to real life at all), you better do it in a way that is somewhat realistic.
and again given how the subjects are handled and presented in the game is imo a clear sign of mental issues the writers might have, especially for animal cruelty - but i guess if you think no such conclusions can be drawn based on the "presentation of sex and abuse", i assume you are ok with child pornography?
I'm definitely ok with people talking about anything and everything, wether in fictional works or IRL. If a game lets you do things that are taboo/ ethically questionable IRL, so much the better. Plz no kitchen psychology Roxor, people who have studied that shit still don't have much of a clue about what makes people tick, and anyone else throwing the term mental illness around don't exactly make themselves look better either.
worth it?
" when I obviously don't mean that
