[-] froufox 2 points 17 hours ago

There is the thing: DS1 and exploring enjoyers in general don't play with wiki, and don't watch Vaatividya. They play really slowly, exploring every inch of the map, and some even make notes. No help, you observe, connect the dots and make assumptions. I watch certain streamers who deeply annoyed by Vaati followers in chat, because they come, claim the streamers are wrong, and explain the lore the way Vaati told them, even though he made that part up.

The problem with LoP is that in the eyes of many "haters", that it's not cohesive at all. The game is inspired by the Pinocchio tale, but the action takes place in a town with a Slavic name, looking like France in the belle epoque period. The art direction is far from great. Areas and buildings look quite generic, and it's especially striking on comparing the Krat view from the mountain, to FromSoft titles, where areas are recognizable only by buildings' silhouettes or palette colors. Enemy design becomes quite boring after cathedral: I cannot even remember a few interesting mutant enemies, they feel the same. Bosses, except the two last ones, were good for me, but they share the same issues ER bosses have.

The game has an amazing "cover", but not much of a substance. Did the developers care, or just tried to make an impression? It's not so striking if you focus on overcoming challenges and experimenting with weapons, and follow the story as a spectator. And I value your experience if you get everything want. But if you try on the role of an archeologist, "a lore hunter", it feels lackluster comparing to the FromSoft games, and even LoTF.

[-] froufox 2 points 18 hours ago

I don't remember any useful interaction with him. The worst one is in the cable car when he straight up spoils the moment. Many times he starts speaking even before you get to an area, commenting it like "woah, something really terrible happened here!" It was especially ridiculous on DLC entrance, sounded like "there's a big neon sign 'GO HERE' with an arrow. i guess, we should follow this arrow, don't you think, pal?" the least annoying interactions are puns and awkward emotional support after the bossfights.

funnily, in the alchemist island, when the game shows you flashbacks with the legendary stalker and directly mentions Gemeni, he's silent. the only time he really needed to get involved

[-] froufox 3 points 1 day ago

Happy to see kind words about LotF! I really hope there would be more games like it, enjoyed exploring the world. And about Lies of P, i can't remember a game with writing worse than this. The story itself is cool, but the way it's presented to the player... Man, it's painfully terrible. And Gemini is the pinnacle of that nightmare

[-] froufox 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I think there are two interpretations of the 'soulslike' genre: bossfight-oriented and exploring-oriented. Most non-fromsoft developers put a lot of effort into bosses and fighting mechanics. Lies of P is a bright example of it. There is really cool weapon customization, challenging boss roster, and the game looks really appealing. I bought it mainly because of a cool looking combat in teaser videos. But what happened to me is the more I played the game, the more I became bored of location design, repetitive exploring mechanics and annoying storytelling. The devs clearly do everything to prevent you from missing any significant piece of lore: any quest follows by a note filling all the gaps, and if that's not enough—Gemini spells it out for you.

Lords of The Fallen, on the other hand, is a spiritual successor of early soulslikes, especially DS1, and is extremely exploring-oriented game. Locations there are intricate and interconnected, you just cannot hurriedly run through them to another bossfight. NPC quests are cryptic and easy to fail—they require reading item descriptions, backtracking, connecting all the dots by yourself, and luck. And even with all these factors combined, you will miss a lot—devs don't fear that you miss the content, making each walkthrough unique, and giving you a great feeling of completion when you manage to solve a quest. And yeah, the game has downsides. It's quite janky, some bosses are annoying to fight, and I wish there were more types of enemies. Does it make LotF a bad game? For me, it's fully redeemed by the merits I described above, but for someone it's a huge red flag.

So, the definition of quality soulslike varies depending on what you consider important in the genre. I personally consider LotF one of the best non-fromsoft games, and on the contrary, LoP was a disappointment. But there are plenty of players who enjoy tight bossfights without being forced to solve mysteries to follow the story. And each is right in their own way.

P. S. I'm interested, what LotF boss did you consider first? The tutorial kinght or the first major boss?

[-] froufox 17 points 1 day ago
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Texas gamers rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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a scan of an old magazine shared by user @moshboy@mastodon.social

text:

at first it doesn't seem that texas and video games would mix. texans are big strong men who ride horses and never cry. video games are kid stuff. but when you think about it, video games are blasting aliens out of the sky and defending civilization from evil forces. video gamers don't cry. when you die in a video game, you shrug it off with a shake of the reset button. video games and texas go together like meat and potatoes. in the 1980s, instead of roping cattle and having gunfights, texans are gunning down cybertronic-actuated quasi- spheroids.

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What is Biophilia? The literal translation from Greek is "love to nature", and I always thought there's nothing else behind this word. Until I googled for the term (I use Ecosia actually) and it showed me the definition:

The biophilia hypothesis suggests that humans possess an innate tendency to seek connections with nature and other forms of life. Edward O. Wilson introduced and popularized the hypothesis in his book, Biophilia (1984)

I have no doubt that Björk absolutely adheres to this hypothesis, considering how much love she expresses towards nature, and how nature-centered her latest ablums are. And her 7th LP is no exception. She usually focuses on a certain element, certain aspect of nature and searches the connections between it and our everyday feelings and emotions. Here she explores the theme of space: how birth of stars and planets is similar to the birth of feelings between human beings. And how love can be as hard as moving tectonic plates, and as hot as magma.

And they say back then our universe was a cold black egg Until the god inside burst out and from its shattered shell He made what became the world we know

These are the lines from the Cosmogony song, one of the most interesting on the album lyrically. In the verses, Björk explores the origins of the universe and mentions different theories and myths. Looking at the cover, you can come up with one more hypothesis—what if Björk is the origin of the Universe as we know it?

Björk herself looks like a red nebula:

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VE9mipXdr5wBzfpjuGJLxH.jpg

Her face reflects deep tranquility and motherly love, and she is surrounded by her children—stars and constellations. In her hands she holds a whimsical and shiny small harp (appreciate if you know and share in the comments the exact name of this instrument), and a mineral resembling a heart—yet another symbol of love.

It's an absolute amazing cover, and I wouldn't wonder if for someone it's her best album art. But i got himself into this thankless task, and should out one masterpiece over the other guided by "vibes".

And they tell me it's 8/10 and 6th place.

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cucrulember rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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I guess I love suffering and play games only because it's not enough in real life (that's why my favourite genres are souls-likes and fightings, but that's another story). I'm currently playing Expedition 33, and this game marks some areas as "dangerous", implying that the player is underleveled to defy local bosses and mobs. But hey, it sounds like a challenge! The moveset of the first boss I've met was very small—only 3 moves. But that was not the issue here: I dealt very little damage, whereas they simply one-shot me. After two days I finally made it: 37 minutes of patience, and 265 successful parries in my winning attempt. I'm very proud of myself :) It was not the longest time I've spent on a boss, but by far the longest attempt

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pair rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[-] froufox 92 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

created an image editor

named it GIMP

mascot is a furry face in a black leather mask with a brush in the mouth

is open source community okay?

[-] froufox 41 points 2 months ago

bruh I'm not reading this AGAIN

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watermark rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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you can use it watermark for free to sign your memes and spread 196 brainrot across the world wide web

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thinkpad rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[-] froufox 133 points 2 months ago

Look, a perfect car for an unrealistic situation! ✨

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[DS] 😓 (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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A rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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Is Sam AI banned on Lemmy? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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day off rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[-] froufox 38 points 2 months ago

I wish my cat gave me misinformation, but he only purrs :c

[-] froufox 34 points 2 months ago

You need mouse bites to live

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[-] froufox 39 points 3 months ago

what's 9 + 10?

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