Discussion questions:

What video games have you played recently?

What are your favorite video game genres?

Question of the week:

What have you gotten in terms of games recently for 2023 so far, if anything?

Anyway, make sure to also answer the questions in the title.

Thanks!

    • zeerphling
      3•11 months ago

      Is it that odd to like the first one and not the second? I played the entirety of the second one waiting for some interesting choices, the few interactions I enjoyed were with the evil-aligned companions (which is not really enough to warrant a full playthrough). The whole premise of the adventure path is underwhelming, really. Instead of doing something interesting like dethroning the monarchy, you get to fight demons for a feckless leader.

      Some of the mechanics were improved, and I did like the mythic paths, but it felt like there was only one interesting chapter (the one where you travel to the demon city), even if it was annoying to navigate.

        • zeerphling
          2•11 months ago

          That’s true, I guess I’ve just played enough similar games where I could say “oh, this feels like an important choice, I better do it.” And then my character became a lich.

          But I can definitely see where you’re coming from for a certain other path where there are quite a lot of hoops to go through.

          And I think the game is supposed to have replayability though those paths… but then they put all the content with the paths they think players will be drawn to. Not necessarily the most fun to play. Like, I picked Lich to resurrect certain dead characters, but there’s no interaction with them beyond “go home” and “come with me”.

          Talking about the second game makes me want to replay Kingmaker. I actually liked the party members in that game.