Taking a break from BG3 for a bit -- suggestions?

[ahsanford]

Three playthroughs down and the dream 'give an evil playthrough a better Act II and III with more companions and stuff to do' is not happening anytime soon.

So I'm stepping away from BG3 and picking something else up.

Ideas? I generally prefer:

* Singleplayer CRPGs - BG1-3, DOS2, Witcher, FO, DA, ME, etc.
* Turn-based strategy - X-Com, Jagged Alliance, Midnight Suns, etc.
* Weird indie gems - FTL, Cobalt Core, Star Renegades, etc.

Generally can't stand - PvP, ARPGs, JRPGs

Thx

- A

[Sempavor]

Originally posted by ahsanford:

Ideas?

Probably, before I did it, these two games had already been mentioned by many other people: in this case I'll join in and mention the wonderful Wasteland 3 and the little gem Atom RPG.

And I was forgetting the wonderful Expeditions: Vikings (PLAY.IT.).

[SoundsOfNight]

Originally posted by ahsanford:

Originally posted by DragonSoundxSG:

Rogue Trader once the big patch drops in a week.

Played. Beaten. Felt like passing a kidney stone. Not their best (I'd say WotR was).

W40K's ruthless orthodoxy, very little wiggle room for RP and 'the grinding up of people by the millions' brutality vibe is not... fun or interesting to me.

And Owlcat went uber supreme maximum Owlcat with that one. One entire chapter is just arena battle after arena battle. Shades of DOS2's weirder insane one-off 'nothing to do with plot megamonsters' that curbstomp the uninitiated as well.

Ridiculous powercurve climbing without it actually being fun to climb. Beat, uninstalled, and -- with high confidence -- will never play again. Not. for. me.

- A

That's fair. Owlcat is an acquired taste like scotch. Probably blended lol.

[ahsanford]

Solasta question here.

I'm maaaaaybe thinking about getting back into it but don't want to start over.

1) How painful is it to jump back in after beating Crown of the Magister 2-3 years ago?

2) Is there a best DLC / next campaign to start?

3) Can I carry over my dudes over from CoM?

4) Is respec-ing a thing now? That would be nice.

5) Has the RP in the DLC / next campaign any better than the OG CoM campaign, or is it mainly still a hex combat simulator?

Thx
A

[Maraxus]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdim3UFz6QQ&t=384s&

On mednafen with a sega usb controller. xD

[ahsanford]

I'm seeing a large number of posts-on-hold (not blocked) by the robo-moderators. Way more than just someone who recently posted.

Is the forum having a wobble right now?

- A

[Statsministeren]

Jagged Alliance 3 is on sale now. Very good game, just had a big patch.

[ahsanford]

Originally posted by Statsministeren:

Jagged Alliance 3 is on sale now. Very good game, just had a big patch.

Played it. Very fun. I know folks really wanted just a modern graphics 3D dead-on clone of JA2 but I actually really enjoyed what they made.

Don't know if I'm up for another playthrough so soon, but I heard about the patch. I may fire it up and see if I can tune the game to force more squad balance.

My principal beef is that all parties turn into six dudes with silenced snipers because it basically has no drawbacks to do so. They need to nerf snipers and lift up other specialists to get the paper/scissors/rock magic of JA2 popping again.

- A

[Quillithe]

I don't think anyone mentioned Underrail or Moonring. Also more Geneforge remake.

Also not an RPG but always gotta suggest Starsector

And of course no matter what I will always suggest my beloved Outer Wilds

[ahsanford]

Also: While I still think Bethesda RPGs are 7/10 sort of experiences in general, I'm still holding out that Starfield will get better enough to want to play again.

It was a really mid / vanilla game with near zero surprises and a hollow interpersonal/plot/companion sort of feeling.

It was sad to beat that game and realize I had so little to replay within it:

* Combat wasn't bad but it wasn't great (imagine FO3/4 without any major setpieces)
* The plot did not fork in any meaningful ways, and choices had no stakes
* Companions were all meh
* Immersion with all the fast traveling was not great
* Exploring planets is far too much McRepeat POIs and empty otherwise
* Colony building was a train wreck of 'why am I doing this?'
* Shipbuilding is heavily undercooked / cryptic and you can just buy a ship that obliterates everything in space combat without much skill required

Of the things above, the last three should get better with time, patches and mods. But the first four seem pretty hopeless to get better -- and those first 4 are kind of a big deal for an RPG player!

And, as much as we pile on when industry Jony Ive-like figures that 'talk a good talk' end up failing, I actually like the premise of a good space exploration RPG. This just isn't one, and I fear it may never be.

- A

[ahsanford]

Originally posted by Quillithe:

And of course no matter what I will always suggest my beloved Outer Wilds

You spelled Outer Worlds wrong.

;-)

- A

[Snailor Lazzy]

Originally posted by Quillithe:

I don't think anyone mentioned Underrail or Moonring. Also more Geneforge remake.

Also not an RPG but always gotta suggest Starsector

And of course no matter what I will always suggest my beloved Outer Wilds

Oh good one. I have not played Underrail myself, but my partner has raved about it plenty to me. She also recently played colony Ship and quite enjoyed it.

[Ozius]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1737100/Treasure_of_Nadia/

[ahsanford]

Originally posted by Ozius:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1737100/Treasure_of_Nadia/

Hahahaha wrong thread, homie. That's a game I don't need to play.

Cheers

- A

[ahsanford]

Originally posted by Snailor Lazzy:

Oh good one. I have not played Underrail myself, but my partner has raved about it plenty to me. She also recently played colony Ship and quite enjoyed it.

Oh yeah -- Colony Ship! Played and beat it. Ambitious little indie RPG. Vibes of FO1/2 but in space, and more like a brutal Wasteland 2/3 sort of combat.

A tough game where if you level incorrectly and boost the wrong abilities, whole parts of the game you will not be able to do. Imagine Wasteland 2/3 where you are in an arms race to level up all 10 of the skills to stay ahead of a difficulty curve for everything -- combat, locks, traps, science, disarming, etc. But if you don't do that very carefully in Colony Ship, some battles are literally unwinnable / untalkyourwayoutable and some entire outcomes are off the table for you.

For instance: I found the game simply could not be beaten without an initial build that allows you to have 3 followers (i.e. a 4 person party -- max followers is CHA based or whatever that game's equivalent was).

Decent role-playing, but limited forks in the plot. Combat is horrifically challenging so that you actively try to avoid it until you are overly powerful or game an advantage in each battle to win it very quickly.

Not a hard game, but an unforgiving one that I reloaded quite a bit. Recommend, but you are tap-dancing through a minefield in that game.

- A

[SneakyGuy]

Your likes and dislikes look alot like me. Although I will say LAST Epoch might finally be the ARPG I play. still exploring it.

2 suggestions though
1. King Arthur Knights tale. Its a little different, little unique great mood story / game play. Not something youll spend 100s of hours in but a nice excursion
2. Rogue Trader - I haven't gotten far but still in deep with BG 3.