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jumpmanryan t1_jeg06jb wrote

Reply to Most overrated game franchise? by skinnyfamilyguy

Pokémon is the easy answer for me.

Especially post-Black & White, the series has regressed so much. It’s absolutely insane that critics still gave Sun/Moon and Sword/Shield high praise. And the only reason Scarlett/Violet didn’t receive critical acclaim was due to the performance. But those games have SO MANY glaring issues besides just performance. I genuinely can’t wrap my head around the praise that the series still receives. I perfectly comprehend the popularity and sales, but the critical praise is beyond me.

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Houndfell t1_jefzu49 wrote

Reply to comment by PharaohOfWhitestone in Could CHAT GPT be built into NPCs in video games? Imagine no more dialogue choices & just speaking to NPCs. by Platybear_OG

It's also capable of making tactical decisions, which is cool. I informed the bot it had a sword and a pistol, and told it there was an enemy rifleman and an enemy swordsman an equal distance away. When asked what it was going to do, it correctly deduced taking out the rifleman first was the correct choice.

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Subject_Collection40 t1_jefzs1r wrote

Reply to Which game should i get? by GostNexo

Most people say RDR2, I played it on my Xbox and I wasn't a huge fan, but I'm not one for slow-paced story games. Personally I would say Cyberpunk, they've fixed a lot of the issues and a second one is in the works.

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jumpmanryan t1_jefzmru wrote

Reply to comment by Ok_Weird_4345 in Most overrated game franchise? by skinnyfamilyguy

I probably agree with this for the series of FromSoft Souls-likes as a whole. FromSoft games are so odd to me.

Like, Elden Ring is without a doubt one of the greatest games I’ve ever played. However, the original Dark Souls is without a doubt one of the worst games I’ve ever played. And most of the other entries fall in the middle between ‘ok’ to ‘good’. I’d never thought of any FromSoft game to be above an 8/10 until Elden Ring, which is a legitimate 10/10 for me. I haven’t played every entry in the series, but I’ve played Bloodborne, Dark Souls, and Demon’s Souls with each one of these varying in quality for me. Bloodborne being solid, Demon’s Souls being genuinely pretty good, and (again) Dark Souls being terrible.

Critics and fans seem to never rate any single FromSoft Souls-like game lesser than a 9 or so. But I just don’t get it. The quality is not at all that consistent.

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Subject_Collection40 t1_jefzkdf wrote

Reply to Games that don’t get enough recognition by ravenwolf957

Ooh, for me? Planetside 2. Definitely dated, some of the graphics textures aren't great, but once you get in a 50 players vs 50 player fight it goes crazy. I mean, it's hard not to love seeing dozens of ships flying above you, explosions all around, and general chaos.

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sumpfkraut666 t1_jefz95s wrote

Reply to comment by ZylonBane in Most overrated game franchise? by skinnyfamilyguy

The argument was terribly explained but it has a point. Half life was revolutionary in that you played the opening cutscene. It wasn't the first shooter with a story that is more complex than "shoot enemy" but it was the first to tell a complex story (mostly) through gameplay. Properly using the medium is part of the art of making video games.

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SadLaser t1_jefys4d wrote

Reply to comment by Acquire16 in Geoff Keighley is brutal lol by x2FrostFire

He's scummy, has no stage presence, doesn't have any impressive knowledge or skill beyond connections. I don't understand why people in the industry respect him. I'm not belittling his achievements, I'm belittling him. I think he's mostly a pompous windbag.

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