The David Lynch Dune Movie was pretty good and I prefer it to the new one.
Of course. I dropped the new one halfway through. Impossible to watch. I haven't liked anything by Denis Villeneuve.
I want to pry a little further. Are there others that have favorite/disliked authors or directors?
I pretty much don't follow "who is who" in the background. Other times I've had favorite "persons" get my "never again" pile. I enjoyed Joss Whedon for Buffy and Firefly, but hate his handling of Marvel's Cinematic Universe. Thus, I find looking at who did what eventually disappointing
- Al
Personally the only modern MMORPG trend that annoys me is the idea that MMOs need to be designed in a way to attract people who don't actually like MMOs. Which to me makes about as much sense as someone trying to figure out a way to get vegetarians to eat at their steakhouse. - FARGIN_WAR
So pet hates for me? Dystopias. Once a branch of SF which mostly us Brits put out it is now the staple of nearly every SF setting in film and TV. Either set in a dystopia, in a world becoming a dystopia or referencing a future that needs to be avoided which is of course a dystopia. YAWN. This is reflected in todays SF novels but not the baulk of whats out there, well not yet. If I was a SF author and I wanted the best chance for my book to be made into a film of TV series I would have a dystopia and teens which brings us to teens.
The other one has to be teen SF, not a fault of this "sub genre" that it is all dystopias mind you, that just goes with SF these days. Now they can do this really well like Lost In Space or The Rain but usually it is more 3% or The 100. The fact teen SF can be done without too much needless teen drama and relationship drama shows you how too easy it is for writers to reach for that as padding. "We have to talk".
I am totally onboard with both of these!
My view of distopian futures is that they are just straw-man arguments made large. They tend to reflect whatever negative views of the world that are popular at the time, blown up to epic proportions to "prove" that whatever is happening now must be really bad. Occasionally, it gets done well and I certainly enjoying thinking about some of the issues, but more often than not it just feels kinda preachy.
Whilst I'm not a Star Trek fan, I do like the fact that it has a pretty positive view of the future of humanity.
On the teen sci-fi and fantasy....ugghh. I wouldn't mind so much if there was an equivalent amount of adult sci-fi and fantasy. Whilst the literary world usually does OK, when it comes to TV and film, there is too much for teens!
Again, I wouldn't mind too much if they still remained focused on the sci-fi or the fantasy, but I really hate all the coming of age bullshit that gets shoved into these stories! For example, Warrior Nun on netflix. Great premise and a lot of fun to be had with the christian mythology. but then they give us multiple episodes focused on a teenage love life. I mean, she's just died, been resurrected, is no longer disabled, and is destined to fight the forces of evil. Yet she still feels the need to waste time on a holiday romance....
Star Trek's "Utopian Universe" bugs the snot out of me. The idea that billions of human beings on one planet can agree on ANYTHING, let alone everything is my "step too far" for suspension of disbelief. lol
As for "tens", my Father hated Disney movies (this is early 60's to 70's) where "kids save the world", or their part of it anyway.I tend agree with this view
However, there is some fun Young Adult Fantasy that I enjoy, like the "Ranger's Apprentice" series. As long as "Teen Angst" is avoided, I usually can enjoy Young Adult books
PS: Another dislike:
I don't "need" love stories invading my Sci-Fi and Fantasy stories. Not everyone is driven by sexual desires.
- Al
Personally the only modern MMORPG trend that annoys me is the idea that MMOs need to be designed in a way to attract people who don't actually like MMOs. Which to me makes about as much sense as someone trying to figure out a way to get vegetarians to eat at their steakhouse. - FARGIN_WAR
My contribution: the LotR movies were complete trash that never should have seen the light of day. I'll throw in the Hobbit movies as a "bonus" even though I haven't seen any of them and never will. Jackson should never, ever be allowed anywhere near Middle-earth ever again! Not ever!
Okay. I feel better now. A little, tiny bit better.
Loved the 1st three LotR movies, with the battle for Helms Deep being one of my all time favorite fights, after perhaps the Kingdom of Heaven.
I did see the Hobbit films and am in total agreement of your opinion on them though.
Jackson never intended to do the Hobbit movies though. Was supposed to be del Toro, but he had to bow out. It was either make them himself or the deal would likely fall through. 'Course that doesn't exactly scupper your argument.
I passed on those movies because THREE movies for a 90+ page children's story had zero interest for me. NOT all movies need to be trilogies!
- Al
Personally the only modern MMORPG trend that annoys me is the idea that MMOs need to be designed in a way to attract people who don't actually like MMOs. Which to me makes about as much sense as someone trying to figure out a way to get vegetarians to eat at their steakhouse. - FARGIN_WAR
I had to check out this early access video. It did look interesting
- Al
Personally the only modern MMORPG trend that annoys me is the idea that MMOs need to be designed in a way to attract people who don't actually like MMOs. Which to me makes about as much sense as someone trying to figure out a way to get vegetarians to eat at their steakhouse. - FARGIN_WAR
Battlestar Galactica could have been made into a good MMORPG, shame it never happened.
I no longer "trust" today's game makers or movies makers
- Al
Personally the only modern MMORPG trend that annoys me is the idea that MMOs need to be designed in a way to attract people who don't actually like MMOs. Which to me makes about as much sense as someone trying to figure out a way to get vegetarians to eat at their steakhouse. - FARGIN_WAR
Agreed on AD&D and Pathfinder. Back when I was full speed on tabletop RPGs, I preferred by far Stormbringer or Call of Cthulhu.
I have played "better" (more fun?) table top RPG systems than D&D, for sure. For me D&D was accessible and easy to get into.
The H.E.R.O. system is my favorite. Traveller (original) was another one I utterly enjoyed. My group also tried the I.C.E. (Iron Crown Enterprises) and Middle Earth Role playing systems (MERP) and had some fun. We also played one session the Star Trek RPG. Once. LOL
Yes, D&D was not "the best" in my opinion, but it was easily accessible
- Al
Personally the only modern MMORPG trend that annoys me is the idea that MMOs need to be designed in a way to attract people who don't actually like MMOs. Which to me makes about as much sense as someone trying to figure out a way to get vegetarians to eat at their steakhouse. - FARGIN_WAR
That Star Wars is a terrible IP that does not do Sci-Fi or Fantasy well yet tries to combine the two.
*ducks away from the mob's ire
Is it wrong that my favorite Star Wars movie ever has always been Spaceballs?
Edit: that's my unpopular Sci-fi opinion.
LOL Not all is it "wrong!"
- Al
Personally the only modern MMORPG trend that annoys me is the idea that MMOs need to be designed in a way to attract people who don't actually like MMOs. Which to me makes about as much sense as someone trying to figure out a way to get vegetarians to eat at their steakhouse. - FARGIN_WAR
I thought the first three lord of the rings were really good. I didn't consider them children stories though they weren't exactly "gritty" either.
The hobbit trilogy was a children's story.
I agree, but The Hobbit was a 90+ page book, NOT a trilogy
Tolkien even penned the silly Dwarf song they sing at Bilbo's house
- Al
Personally the only modern MMORPG trend that annoys me is the idea that MMOs need to be designed in a way to attract people who don't actually like MMOs. Which to me makes about as much sense as someone trying to figure out a way to get vegetarians to eat at their steakhouse. - FARGIN_WAR
I thought of another. Horizon Zero Dawn is massively overrated and a terrible game.
I tried to play this game 3 times and dropped off every time so the beginning of this year I booted it up for a 4th time and pushed through it because people say the story is fantastic. I honestly have no idea what people see in this game and I am not scared to tell people that and seem like an ass.
I usually don't like being an elitist and telling people how they can feel on certain games but I honestly had such a bad time with Horizon that I can't even think of one thing that I like because even some of the enemies were just terrible to look at.
Now I wouldn't give the game a 0 or anything. I do think the combat system was pretty fun and having to target a specific part of a enemy to take it down is really cool and challenging but the world is boring, the story was uninteresting, and when I finally finished the Frozen Wastes (or whatever it was called) I was so happy it was over that I took my wife and daughter to a nice dinner to celebrete.
I will not be playing the second game no matter what people tell me.
It's your opinion but it's also a bad one. I get it, the game didn't click with you and so you think it's bad, but you're also wrong about it being objectively terrible.
HZD has beautiful visuals, great sound, and an excellent narrative with just the right amount of cut-scene interruption.
Technically speaking it's well built with tight controls and interesting combat mechanics employing both weak spots and layered armor instead of just straight old boring "hit points". The controls, as I mentioned are tight and responsive allowing for personal skill to take play during intense combat situations. It's one where "getting good" and "practicing" mean something. It doesn't hand out participation trophies on normal settings. It does have a setting that allows the player to experience the story with less punishing combat mechanics.
Additionally it offers various puzzles, light crafting, and some RPG elements to flesh out the entire experience. Objectively it is a very well built game that is optimized and runs well. It has been supported with small patches and fixes on the PC (Steam) since its release.
I wanted address this, too. The Horizon Zero Dawn game. I've recently started playing this, thanks to recent sales events
I'm having fun in it, but it's not really "grabbing me" as I'd hoped it would. I'm playing on normal and wonder if I should look at the "story setting" as an alternative. The combat is not "bad", but it can get tedious at times.
The lack of a "sleep mechanic" bugs me, too. Not finding a place to sleep at night bugs me. I have "no home", or even a home base. I no place to "drop off" loot that I have no idea what I'll need later on. I think I'm out of "the tutorial area" (level 8 or 9-ish?), but am not sure
- Al
Personally the only modern MMORPG trend that annoys me is the idea that MMOs need to be designed in a way to attract people who don't actually like MMOs. Which to me makes about as much sense as someone trying to figure out a way to get vegetarians to eat at their steakhouse. - FARGIN_WAR
I never said Lord of the Rings is bad. I said it is a children's story.
So what's adult stories to you? Porn?
In case you really want to know; Tolkien created these stories, for his children, literally. Now, it's not about that you can't or you should not enjoy it as an adult. Same way that Steppenwolf was written for middle-aged people facing a midlife crisis, but to the author's own surprise it became popular among youngsters instead. But it is what it is, and it matters to be treated as such, well it matters to me at least.
For instance, Isaac Asimov, in general, is for teenagers. Arthur C. Clark, is for grown ups. Again, same stuff I said above applies to both.
I'm going to make a few examples; Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Gogol, Bolgakov, Tolstoy, Joyce, Hesse, Faulkner, Hemingway, Poe, Twain, Dickens, Kafka, Hedayat, Marquez, Hugo, etc. are write the "adult" type of stories that I enjoy.
Twain has written stories for children too. I see them as literature masterpieces.
I have read Lord of the Rings in 3 languages. I might like it more than many people who would attack me because of my opinion. But the amount of you or I liking something doesn't have any effect on the said thing at all. It is what it is.
In case you are joking; LOL
Eh.. we are just going to disagree, I thought Poe's work was at best Young Teen level, and most of the others you listed, were just Highschool reading material to me.
Also I hated Tolkien's writing style.
Egotism is the anesthetic that dullens the pain of stupidity, this is why when I try to beat my head against the stupidity of other people, I only hurt myself.
I never said Lord of the Rings is bad. I said it is a children's story.
So what's adult stories to you? Porn?
In case you really want to know; Tolkien created these stories, for his children, literally. Now, it's not about that you can't or you should not enjoy it as an adult. Same way that Steppenwolf was written for middle-aged people facing a midlife crisis, but to the author's own surprise it became popular among youngsters instead. But it is what it is, and it matters to be treated as such, well it matters to me at least.
For instance, Isaac Asimov, in general, is for teenagers. Arthur C. Clark, is for grown ups. Again, same stuff I said above applies to both.
I'm going to make a few examples; Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Gogol, Bolgakov, Tolstoy, Joyce, Hesse, Faulkner, Hemingway, Poe, Twain, Dickens, Kafka, Hedayat, Marquez, Hugo, etc. are write the "adult" type of stories that I enjoy.
Twain has written stories for children too. I see them as literature masterpieces.
I have read Lord of the Rings in 3 languages. I might like it more than many people who would attack me because of my opinion. But the amount of you or I liking something doesn't have any effect on the said thing at all. It is what it is.
In case you are joking; LOL
Eh.. we are just going to disagree, I thought Poe's work was at best Young Teen level, and most of the others you listed, were just Highschool reading material to me.
Also I hated Tolkien's writing style.
Well I guess if you are American then you would learn about American writers in high school, and probably other international authors. That doesn't mean they are children's books.
Well Poe was a very disturbed man. Young teen level would be like 13-14. He has stories that would be suitable for late teens. But overall, I don't think he is appropriate for that age group at all.
Constantine, The Console Poster
"One of the most difficult tasks men can perform, however much others may despise it, is the invention of good games and it cannot be done by men out of touch with their instinctive selves." - Carl Jung
Some of those books get more interesting, because each time, due to the wisdom that knowledge, age, and experiment have brought me, I understand it better. Then I would feel that I am growing into that story, finally I am understanding it fully.
Then there were some books that went the opposite way. Each time I read them, in that sense, had lost more value. In a way, I had outgrown them.
I am not talking about "missed clues" and "Easter eggs" which I don't like at all. I am talking about the wisdom laid in a story.
Alice in Wonderland, not a children's story. Lord of the Rings, definitely a children's story!
Constantine, The Console Poster
"One of the most difficult tasks men can perform, however much others may despise it, is the invention of good games and it cannot be done by men out of touch with their instinctive selves." - Carl Jung
Some of those books get more interesting, because each time, due to the wisdom that knowledge, age, and experiment have brought me, I understand it better. Then I would feel that I am growing into that story, finally I am understanding it fully.
Then there were some books that went the opposite way. Each time I read them, in that sense, had lost more value. In a way, I had outgrown them.
I am not talking about "missed clues" and "Easter eggs" which I don't like at all. I am talking about the wisdom laid in a story.
Alice in Wonderland, not a children's story. Lord of the Rings, definitely a children's story!
That is it, you are moving in. A man who loves Alice in Wonderland is a man that I love, I own ten versions across three languages at this point. One of the best fantasy books ever written and should belong to the bastion of world literature. You can leave Tolstoy at home but definitely bring Joyce and Dickens. Next you’ll be whispering in my ear about how you love Safran Foer and Toby Litt. Ohh, and Umberto Eco is a pompous prick.
/Cheers, Lahnmir
'the only way he could nail it any better is if he used a cross.'
Kyleran on yours sincerely
'But there are many. You can play them entirely solo, and even offline. Also, you are wrong by default.'
Ikcin in response to yours sincerely debating whether or not single-player offline MMOs exist...
'This does not apply just to ED but SC or any other game. What they will get is Rebirth/X4, likely prettier but equally underwhelming and pointless.
It is incredibly difficult to design some meaningfull leg content that would fit a space ship game - simply because it is not a leg game.
It is just huge resource waste....'
Gdemami absolutely not being an armchair developer
I never said Lord of the Rings is bad. I said it is a children's story.
So what's adult stories to you? Porn?
In case you really want to know; Tolkien created these stories, for his children, literally. Now, it's not about that you can't or you should not enjoy it as an adult. Same way that Steppenwolf was written for middle-aged people facing a midlife crisis, but to the author's own surprise it became popular among youngsters instead. But it is what it is, and it matters to be treated as such, well it matters to me at least.
For instance, Isaac Asimov, in general, is for teenagers. Arthur C. Clark, is for grown ups. Again, same stuff I said above applies to both.
I'm going to make a few examples; Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Gogol, Bolgakov, Tolstoy, Joyce, Hesse, Faulkner, Hemingway, Poe, Twain, Dickens, Kafka, Hedayat, Marquez, Hugo, etc. are write the "adult" type of stories that I enjoy.
Twain has written stories for children too. I see them as literature masterpieces.
I have read Lord of the Rings in 3 languages. I might like it more than many people who would attack me because of my opinion. But the amount of you or I liking something doesn't have any effect on the said thing at all. It is what it is.
In case you are joking; LOL
Eh.. we are just going to disagree, I thought Poe's work was at best Young Teen level, and most of the others you listed, were just Highschool reading material to me.
Also I hated Tolkien's writing style.
Well I guess if you are American then you would learn about American writers in high school, and probably other international authors. That doesn't mean they are children's books.
Well Poe was a very disturbed man. Young teen level would be like 13-14. He has stories that would be suitable for late teens. But overall, I don't think he is appropriate for that age group at all.
Yup.. American.. according to some people, I am even a Bricklayer from Brooklyn.
Egotism is the anesthetic that dullens the pain of stupidity, this is why when I try to beat my head against the stupidity of other people, I only hurt myself.
I never said Lord of the Rings is bad. I said it is a children's story.
So what's adult stories to you? Porn?
In case you really want to know; Tolkien created these stories, for his children, literally. Now, it's not about that you can't or you should not enjoy it as an adult. Same way that Steppenwolf was written for middle-aged people facing a midlife crisis, but to the author's own surprise it became popular among youngsters instead. But it is what it is, and it matters to be treated as such, well it matters to me at least.
For instance, Isaac Asimov, in general, is for teenagers. Arthur C. Clark, is for grown ups. Again, same stuff I said above applies to both.
I'm going to make a few examples; Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Gogol, Bolgakov, Tolstoy, Joyce, Hesse, Faulkner, Hemingway, Poe, Twain, Dickens, Kafka, Hedayat, Marquez, Hugo, etc. are write the "adult" type of stories that I enjoy.
Twain has written stories for children too. I see them as literature masterpieces.
I have read Lord of the Rings in 3 languages. I might like it more than many people who would attack me because of my opinion. But the amount of you or I liking something doesn't have any effect on the said thing at all. It is what it is.
In case you are joking; LOL
Eh.. we are just going to disagree, I thought Poe's work was at best Young Teen level, and most of the others you listed, were just Highschool reading material to me.
Also I hated Tolkien's writing style.
Well I guess if you are American then you would learn about American writers in high school, and probably other international authors. That doesn't mean they are children's books.
Well Poe was a very disturbed man. Young teen level would be like 13-14. He has stories that would be suitable for late teens. But overall, I don't think he is appropriate for that age group at all.
Yup.. American.. according to some people, I am even a Bricklayer from Brooklyn.
What? Sorry mate I don't understand what you mean. I said if, that would apply to any country, like if you are Russian then you would read Russian literature in high school and so on.
BTW, if you are Canadian, that's just American but polite as far as the rest of the world is concerned.
Constantine, The Console Poster
"One of the most difficult tasks men can perform, however much others may despise it, is the invention of good games and it cannot be done by men out of touch with their instinctive selves." - Carl Jung
Some of those books get more interesting, because each time, due to the wisdom that knowledge, age, and experiment have brought me, I understand it better. Then I would feel that I am growing into that story, finally I am understanding it fully.
Then there were some books that went the opposite way. Each time I read them, in that sense, had lost more value. In a way, I had outgrown them.
I am not talking about "missed clues" and "Easter eggs" which I don't like at all. I am talking about the wisdom laid in a story.
Alice in Wonderland, not a children's story. Lord of the Rings, definitely a children's story!
That is it, you are moving in. A man who loves Alice in Wonderland is a man that I love, I own ten versions across three languages at this point. One of the best fantasy books ever written and should belong to the bastion of world literature. You can leave Tolstoy at home but definitely bring Joyce and Dickens. Next you’ll be whispering in my ear about how you love Safran Foer and Toby Litt. Ohh, and Umberto Eco is a pompous prick.
/Cheers, Lahnmir
I knew this match was made in heaven! Did you know people in high school used to call me the BLACK SHEEP?
I haven't read anything by Safran Foer but I know of him since one of his books got adapted into a movie. And I'm hearing about Toby Litt for the first time. I will check both them out.
Please let me bring in my Tolstoy and others. I live with Russian novels. I never knew something beyond despair existed. They opened up a whole new universe for me. I promise you, you're going to love it!
Constantine, The Console Poster
"One of the most difficult tasks men can perform, however much others may despise it, is the invention of good games and it cannot be done by men out of touch with their instinctive selves." - Carl Jung
That the MCU is a fantastic series as a whole with only a few misses and people who hate on the MCU need to sit back and enjoy the experience because this is truly a once and life time thing. When the MCU ends either because people don't care anymore and sales dry up or on its own accord nothing like it will happen in our life times which is evident by how many people have tried and failed at copying the Marvel formula
Very much so. Also, people very much disagree with what those misses are, outside of the obvious ones like Thor 1 & 2 and the Hulk.
In addition to the obvious, I personally found Black Panther, Captain Marvel, and Iron Man 2 to be basically unwatchable. Also, incredibly unpopular opinion, but Civil War wasn't good.
Both Guardians films, Shang Chi, Thor Ragnarok, Infinity War, and Winter Soldier were among the best for me.
Agreed on AD&D and Pathfinder. Back when I was full speed on tabletop RPGs, I preferred by far Stormbringer or Call of Cthulhu.
I have played "better" (more fun?) table top RPG systems than D&D, for sure. For me D&D was accessible and easy to get into.
The H.E.R.O. system is my favorite. Traveller (original) was another one I utterly enjoyed. My group also tried the I.C.E. (Iron Crown Enterprises) and Middle Earth Role playing systems (MERP) and had some fun. We also played one session the Star Trek RPG. Once. LOL
Yes, D&D was not "the best" in my opinion, but it was easily accessible
D&D: A foot wide, an inch deep.
If you are holding out for the perfect game, the only game you play will be the waiting one.
Some of those books get more interesting, because each time, due to the wisdom that knowledge, age, and experiment have brought me, I understand it better. Then I would feel that I am growing into that story, finally I am understanding it fully.
Then there were some books that went the opposite way. Each time I read them, in that sense, had lost more value. In a way, I had outgrown them.
I am not talking about "missed clues" and "Easter eggs" which I don't like at all. I am talking about the wisdom laid in a story.
Alice in Wonderland, not a children's story. Lord of the Rings, definitely a children's story!
That is it, you are moving in. A man who loves Alice in Wonderland is a man that I love, I own ten versions across three languages at this point. One of the best fantasy books ever written and should belong to the bastion of world literature. You can leave Tolstoy at home but definitely bring Joyce and Dickens. Next you’ll be whispering in my ear about how you love Safran Foer and Toby Litt. Ohh, and Umberto Eco is a pompous prick.
/Cheers, Lahnmir
Hold you horses! Sure Alice in Wonderland is one of the greatest fantasy books written, for children but so clever it speaks to adults too. But Tolstoy and Umberto Eco are great writers, by the time this thread is finished one of us will have thrown every great writer into the skip outside MMORPG.com HQ.
rogue one and solo are the best Star wars films, I like the new star trek movies as well as Discovery and Picard, I like the new Dune, the only elder scrolls game I liked enough to finish was Morrowind.
Some of those books get more interesting, because each time, due to the wisdom that knowledge, age, and experiment have brought me, I understand it better. Then I would feel that I am growing into that story, finally I am understanding it fully.
Then there were some books that went the opposite way. Each time I read them, in that sense, had lost more value. In a way, I had outgrown them.
I am not talking about "missed clues" and "Easter eggs" which I don't like at all. I am talking about the wisdom laid in a story.
Alice in Wonderland, not a children's story. Lord of the Rings, definitely a children's story!
That is it, you are moving in. A man who loves Alice in Wonderland is a man that I love, I own ten versions across three languages at this point. One of the best fantasy books ever written and should belong to the bastion of world literature. You can leave Tolstoy at home but definitely bring Joyce and Dickens. Next you’ll be whispering in my ear about how you love Safran Foer and Toby Litt. Ohh, and Umberto Eco is a pompous prick.
/Cheers, Lahnmir
Hold you horses! Sure Alice in Wonderland is one of the greatest fantasy books written, for children but so clever it speaks to adults too. But Tolstoy and Umberto Eco are great writers, by the time this thread is finished one of us will have thrown every great writer into the skip outside MMORPG.com HQ.
Alice in Wonderland transcends age, time and place, written in a way that both defies and embraces traditional writing and structure of story telling. It is one of the most famous works ever written and STILL criminally underrated on the level of literature. It belongs right next to Don Quichot, which, coincidentally has been named the greatest book ever written a few years back.
I am not joking btw, and Eco can suck it
Edit. As an offering of peace, can we at least all agree on the brilliance of Shelley’s Frankenstein?
/Cheers, Lahnmir
'the only way he could nail it any better is if he used a cross.'
Kyleran on yours sincerely
'But there are many. You can play them entirely solo, and even offline. Also, you are wrong by default.'
Ikcin in response to yours sincerely debating whether or not single-player offline MMOs exist...
'This does not apply just to ED but SC or any other game. What they will get is Rebirth/X4, likely prettier but equally underwhelming and pointless.
It is incredibly difficult to design some meaningfull leg content that would fit a space ship game - simply because it is not a leg game.
It is just huge resource waste....'
Gdemami absolutely not being an armchair developer
Deeply unpopular opinion that I will forever stand by. Open worlds don't excite me. Yes, good open worlds like the Witcher 3 do exist, but they are the extreme exception, not the rule. A vast majority of open world RPGs are mundane, boring, pointless affairs. And yes, that does include the Elder Scrolls with its shite ass combat, boring progression systems, and lack of compelling story/characters.
Arya Stark as a character is everything that Captain Marvel (MCU) and Rey (Star Wars) are not.
There, I have said it.
I guess I get what you're getting at, since she is flawed and does have character progression from Point A to Point C, even if that progression does warp speed into being the literal chosen one in Season 8 with no build up from Point D to Point Z.
I can't fault her for that, since Season 8 was an unmitigated catastrophe that fucked up everyone in every conceivable way at all times. It was like the directors watched a Bad Writing Advice video and said yes... to everything.
Comments
- Al
Personally the only modern MMORPG trend that annoys me is the idea that MMOs need to be designed in a way to attract people who don't actually like MMOs. Which to me makes about as much sense as someone trying to figure out a way to get vegetarians to eat at their steakhouse.- FARGIN_WAR
- Al
Personally the only modern MMORPG trend that annoys me is the idea that MMOs need to be designed in a way to attract people who don't actually like MMOs. Which to me makes about as much sense as someone trying to figure out a way to get vegetarians to eat at their steakhouse.- FARGIN_WAR
I passed on those movies because THREE movies for a 90+ page children's story had zero interest for me. NOT all movies need to be trilogies!
- Al
Personally the only modern MMORPG trend that annoys me is the idea that MMOs need to be designed in a way to attract people who don't actually like MMOs. Which to me makes about as much sense as someone trying to figure out a way to get vegetarians to eat at their steakhouse.- FARGIN_WAR
- Al
Personally the only modern MMORPG trend that annoys me is the idea that MMOs need to be designed in a way to attract people who don't actually like MMOs. Which to me makes about as much sense as someone trying to figure out a way to get vegetarians to eat at their steakhouse.- FARGIN_WAR
I no longer "trust" today's game makers or movies makers
- Al
Personally the only modern MMORPG trend that annoys me is the idea that MMOs need to be designed in a way to attract people who don't actually like MMOs. Which to me makes about as much sense as someone trying to figure out a way to get vegetarians to eat at their steakhouse.- FARGIN_WAR
- Al
Personally the only modern MMORPG trend that annoys me is the idea that MMOs need to be designed in a way to attract people who don't actually like MMOs. Which to me makes about as much sense as someone trying to figure out a way to get vegetarians to eat at their steakhouse.- FARGIN_WAR
You're still pretty sus. lol
LOL Not all is it "wrong!"
- Al
Personally the only modern MMORPG trend that annoys me is the idea that MMOs need to be designed in a way to attract people who don't actually like MMOs. Which to me makes about as much sense as someone trying to figure out a way to get vegetarians to eat at their steakhouse.- FARGIN_WAR
- Al
Personally the only modern MMORPG trend that annoys me is the idea that MMOs need to be designed in a way to attract people who don't actually like MMOs. Which to me makes about as much sense as someone trying to figure out a way to get vegetarians to eat at their steakhouse.- FARGIN_WAR
- Al
Personally the only modern MMORPG trend that annoys me is the idea that MMOs need to be designed in a way to attract people who don't actually like MMOs. Which to me makes about as much sense as someone trying to figure out a way to get vegetarians to eat at their steakhouse.- FARGIN_WAR
Also I hated Tolkien's writing style.
Well Poe was a very disturbed man. Young teen level would be like 13-14. He has stories that would be suitable for late teens. But overall, I don't think he is appropriate for that age group at all.
Some of those books get more interesting, because each time, due to the wisdom that knowledge, age, and experiment have brought me, I understand it better. Then I would feel that I am growing into that story, finally I am understanding it fully.
Then there were some books that went the opposite way. Each time I read them, in that sense, had lost more value. In a way, I had outgrown them.
I am not talking about "missed clues" and "Easter eggs" which I don't like at all. I am talking about the wisdom laid in a story.
Alice in Wonderland, not a children's story.
Lord of the Rings, definitely a children's story!
/Cheers,
Lahnmir
Kyleran on yours sincerely
'But there are many. You can play them entirely solo, and even offline. Also, you are wrong by default.'
Ikcin in response to yours sincerely debating whether or not single-player offline MMOs exist...
'This does not apply just to ED but SC or any other game. What they will get is Rebirth/X4, likely prettier but equally underwhelming and pointless.
It is incredibly difficult to design some meaningfull leg content that would fit a space ship game - simply because it is not a leg game.
It is just huge resource waste....'
Gdemami absolutely not being an armchair developer
BTW, if you are Canadian, that's just American but polite as far as the rest of the world is concerned.
I haven't read anything by Safran Foer but I know of him since one of his books got adapted into a movie. And I'm hearing about Toby Litt for the first time. I will check both them out.
Please let me bring in my Tolstoy and others. I live with Russian novels. I never knew something beyond despair existed. They opened up a whole new universe for me. I promise you, you're going to love it!
In addition to the obvious, I personally found Black Panther, Captain Marvel, and Iron Man 2 to be basically unwatchable. Also, incredibly unpopular opinion, but Civil War wasn't good.
Both Guardians films, Shang Chi, Thor Ragnarok, Infinity War, and Winter Soldier were among the best for me.
If you are holding out for the perfect game, the only game you play will be the waiting one.
Godz of War I call Thee
I am not joking btw, and Eco can suck it
Edit. As an offering of peace, can we at least all agree on the brilliance of Shelley’s Frankenstein?
/Cheers,
Lahnmir
Kyleran on yours sincerely
'But there are many. You can play them entirely solo, and even offline. Also, you are wrong by default.'
Ikcin in response to yours sincerely debating whether or not single-player offline MMOs exist...
'This does not apply just to ED but SC or any other game. What they will get is Rebirth/X4, likely prettier but equally underwhelming and pointless.
It is incredibly difficult to design some meaningfull leg content that would fit a space ship game - simply because it is not a leg game.
It is just huge resource waste....'
Gdemami absolutely not being an armchair developer
I'll take a good linear RPG any day, thanks.
There, I have said it.
All time classic MY NEW FAVORITE POST! (Keep laying those bricks)
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I can't fault her for that, since Season 8 was an unmitigated catastrophe that fucked up everyone in every conceivable way at all times. It was like the directors watched a Bad Writing Advice video and said yes... to everything.