I don't think classes have substantial differences from the others outside of gameplay and the odd class specific choice. Like, I don't think they have a guy that wrote the Barbarian and someone else who wrote the Wizard and so on.
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I don't think classes have substantial differences from the others outside of gameplay and the odd class specific choice. Like, I don't think they have a guy that wrote the Barbarian and someone else who wrote the Wizard and so on.
Edit: Found something, 700k+ words.
http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/69340-we-no-longer-have-the-portuguese-language/?p=1571349
So more than KoToR, less than BG2 and DAO.
SodiumBenzoate
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Okay I'll admit i lol'd.
I can't wait for this game. I've been chasing a game as good as BG2 since, well, BG2.
Fresh screens!
fluffydelusions
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So is anyone else conflicted whether to play this or Bloodborne first? Surely I'm not alone here. They both look so good!
terrisus
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Yes.
Looks better every batch; so crisp and clean, am very excited.
It is. The Backgrounds are all 2D derived from a high quality 3D render, then touched up by artists.
The Characters are 3D, thank goodness!
No PS4, so no. Maybe if I would have picke done up instead of an Xbone... something I sometimes wish.
But, realistically, still no. As much as I liked Dark Souls 2, those games don't hold a candle to something like this, IMHO, in terms of depth.
I donated lots of money and Pillars of Eternity has been my most wanted game for years. I will play this first. I will buy Bloodborne in July when I have my summer vacation.
Ok, maybe it's the objects then. Some of those sarcophaguses look a bit sharp-edged.
Some areas will not get a paint over due to lack of time and artists. I don't think we have seen any painted over areas yet. They should look even better than what we have seen.
WetTreeLeaf
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From what I saw you can zoom out a lot, but you cant really zoom in too much.
Ok, it looks great, but some bits still have that infinity engine feel to them.
The 3D models are all great though.
terrisus
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Couldn't even tell you what that game is.
What does it have to do with a 2D isometric PC RPG?
That's a bummer.
Hand-painted backgrounds patch for that inevitable bump 2-3 months post release?
Snakethesniper
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I don't know anything about the game, I've only watched the "classes" video posted before.
One question about the combat: from what I've seen, every action is done after a certain amount of time pass, right?
One question about the combat: from what I've seen, every action is done after a certain amount of time pass, right?
Yeah, an enhanced edition a la The Witcher, including hand painting for all areas, would be cool. Maybe releasing it together with the expansion (which I've backed).
this looks so good, hnnnngggghhh
No PS4, so I'm "forced" (hah) to play Pillars of Eternity fist. I don't mind, though
Pyros_Eien
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Well in the combat videos you see a "cooldown" bar for each attack, and then you can take an action(or whatever was queued before), with spells having cast times too before they activate. Cooldown I assume is based on attack speed, so faster attack speeds means ability to get more actions in.
decoyplatypus
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It's another high-profile RPG releasing at the end of March (two days before Eternity, I believe). Different as the game design may be, its fanbase overlaps somewhat with Pillars of Eternity's -- particularly on an enthusiast forum like GAF.
I will probably roll my character in Bloodborne and poke around the first area, but as soon as Eternity launches, it gets my full attention.
I'm only vaguely familiar with it. It's one of those Souls thingies, right?
decoyplatypus
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Pretty much, yeah. New IP from the creator of Demon's/Dark Souls. It has different gameplay systems, but the subgenre is the same.
Yes, this is a decent video on it which has some decent diagrams explaining the calculations for how long Actions takes and the recovery. Though this is a bit old and the exact math behind it might have changed since then. But the basic idea is the same.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMvKFfnDdvQ
Yeah, that's what I meant. Painted on top of pre-rendered backgrounds.
terrisus
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Yeah, there's a timer that counts down until your next action can be taken.
If you have a queued action, it will be executed when the timer expires, unless it gets interrupted.
Meh, never gave much thought to either Dark Souls or Demon Souls either. They look too actiony for my tastes. RTwP is as close to "action" as I want this type of game.
I guess there's overlap in that, as you said, it's another game coming out around the same time, and if it's a "AAA Game™" GAF tends to be all over those. But, being hugely interested in this game, that game doesn't even register on my view.
Disregard this, simply command the party to attack one target and overwhelm your enemies. : ^)
Did you set up an account on Eternity.obsidian.net? That have a portal allowing you to manage your pledge and add in additional options like the First Expansion, Avellone's Novella and other things. All you need is the email associated with the Paypal account you used.
Don't have a pS4. Even if I did, I would choose PoE. Bloodbourne looks like it could be fun, but nothing about it is a must play. I still haven't played the Souls games that I have.
There is no multiplayer of any kind.
Thanks. Apparently I already did that. Tried to sign up to see "username already taken" so I tried my usual log in info and it worked. I already linked my papal email and I'm eligible to grab the game on launch day. Hope it works, since I never got an email with anything since then.
Terra_Ex
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Yeah, that guy on the throne needs to go so that I can take his place. Game continues to look stunning and even though we're so close to release it still doesn't feel real.Fresh screens!
He looks pretty dead as it is, Silent King style.
And moving trees/bushes/vegetation.
Just one more reason why this game needs to sell well. IT MUST.
Don't let me down, PC-bros.
Snakethesniper
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Ok, thank you all!
texhnolyze
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I never finish a Souls game. Not because they're too hard, it's just because there aren't too RPG-ish for me, very limited narrative bored me to tears. I love texts and dialogue in my RPGs.
Now I'm wondering how well this will actually sell. An ie style blast from the past doesn't seem like it would have the most mass appeal but Poe has the benefit of being a pioneering kickstarter project and all the attention that comes with that.
I actually wonder if it succeeds at what it is trying to do if the media/consumers will dig this kind of game.
I actually wonder if it succeeds at what it is trying to do if the media/consumers will dig this kind of game.
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I was joking but I find that this works on every RTWP party based game on normal difficulty.
It doesn't work in this game, even in normal. The engagement rules for one make it difficult to do.
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