August 2024 PC Gamer Article Discussion

[Pifanjr]

Larian releases Baldur's Gate 3 anniversary video celebrating the fans, and boss Swen Vincke says you ain't seen nothing yet: 'We're gonna take all of that energy and convert it into something new, something shiny, something big'

He's not wearing armour though, so what the hell.

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Good video and what a fantastic game BG3 is! I do wonder what their next project will be. Any ideas? Since he mentions shiny, I started thinking about a LOTR game. I don't see them striking a deal with the Embracer Group though and I think Amazon Games is making a LOTR MMO, so that is wishful thinking.

Another possibility could be a new Ultima game if EA wants to give them the chance. It's not like they are doing anything good with that IP anyway.

I believe they've already said they aren't doing a famous IP this time. I could be misremembering.

For the first anniversary of Baldur's Gate 3, we talk to Larian about how it reinvented itself, why it scrapped its plans for Baldur's Gate 4, and what the future holds

From failure, to reinvention, to Baldur's Gate and beyond.

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From what they say in this article it sounds like they're making an entirely new IP (or two). It's definitely not Ultima... unless it is Ultima and they want to keep it a surprise.

 

[Colif]

 

[Pifanjr]

I love the reference to Google+, which doesn't exist any more, underneath a dead link joke.

 

[Colif]

its almost a dead link itself. I had to look in chrome for it, I don't know why Firefox has lost all my old links. I know they were there last year?

 

[Hveðrungr]

Based on this and other MrBeast stories he doesn't seem like a person you'd like to know. Shame that he's apparently the most popular YouTuber

He seems to be the kind of person who does whatever he thinks will be funny and popular at any given moment.

Which is totally abhorrent to me as someone who does whatever I think will be irritating and unpopular at any given moment.

 

[ZedClampet]

Logitech says it has 'no plans' for a subscription mouse—let's keep it that way

At least the concerns of PC gamers seem to be recognised.

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Sounds like they have at least thought about it. You could have a mouse that gets turned off if you don't pay your $9.99/mo subscription fee.

What I really want to write about this would get me banned from the Internet and watched by the FBI.

 

[Colif]

we talked about that here

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It was a dumb idea by a clueless exec. If you a hardware company, why not offer a sub for hardware instead of software.
Sub would need to be yearly to make any sense. No one wants an online only mouse.

 

[ZedClampet]

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/vr/lone-echo-developer-ready-at-dawn-has-reportedly-been-closed-by-meta/

Meta closes the studio that made the best VR game I ever played.

 

[Pifanjr]

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/baldurs-gate/baldurs-gate-3-anniversary-statistics-cement-the-popularity-of-astarion-kissing-and-being-turned-into-a-cheese-wheel/

I knew it was a bit silly of me when I made my halfling cleric for the co-op campaign with my wife, but I wouldn't have guessed it was a combination of the least picked race and the least picked class.

 

[Zloth]

Halfling monk worked out great in Solasta. Light saber? Who needs that!? Your heart shall you eat out, Yoda!

 

[ZedClampet]

YouTube is testing a new Twitter-style community notes feature, which is good because YouTubers sure do love to lie

User-written notes will appear under videos deemed "inaccurate or unclear."

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I wonder if fact checking will include things like the picture and title of the video having nothing to do with the actual video.

 

[Hveðrungr]

YouTube is testing a new Twitter-style community notes feature, which is good because YouTubers sure do love to lie

User-written notes will appear under videos deemed "inaccurate or unclear."

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I wonder if fact checking will include things like the picture and title of the video having nothing to do with the actual video.

They barely even tackle CSE content, so colour me sceptical.

 

[neogunhero]

The next game from Dishonored co-creator Raphael Colantonio is a first-person immersive sim with a structure between Prey and Fallout: New Vegas—'We favour density over size'

They won't tell you the name, though.

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“Those are all my keywords, and I reckon the same goes for a lot of other immersive sim sickos out there.”

Me too Joshua, me too.

No screenshots, no trailer, not even a title, and it’s already sounding like something I’ll be extremely excited about.

 

[Hveðrungr]

The next game from Dishonored co-creator Raphael Colantonio is a first-person immersive sim with a structure between Prey and Fallout: New Vegas—'We favour density over size'

They won't tell you the name, though.

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“Those are all my keywords, and I reckon the same goes for a lot of other immersive sim sickos out there.”

Me too Joshua, me too.

No screenshots, no trailer, not even a title, and it’s already sounding like something I’ll be extremely excited about.

You got there just before I did! Very optimistic for this. I may even break my recent habit and give them money up-front, sight-unseen. With the closure of Arkane Austin I figure I need to step up and put my money where my mouth is if I want more immersive sims.

 

[neogunhero]

You got there just before I did! Very optimistic for this. I may even break my recent habit and give them money up-front, sight-unseen. With the closure of Arkane Austin I figure I need to step up and put my money where my mouth is if I want more immersive sims.

That’s exactly right. Immersive sims aren’t the most popular kinds of games, so it’s up to us the fans of the genre to make sure we keep it alive. Arkane will be missed, so many great games came from them, so knowing the founders are involved in this makes me very optimistic for this unknown game.

 

[Hveðrungr]

Arkane will be missed

Worth noting that the master studio in Arkane Lyon is still alive and is working on a Blade-themed immersive sim.

 

[Kaamos_Llama]

Real shame how Arkane Austin got screwed by management with Redfall. Looks like this will be great, fingers crossed.

I didnt really have much fun with Deathloop, and I dont much care about superheroes so not too excited about Blade. Hopefully I'm wrong and it turns out great.

 

[Hveðrungr]

I dont much care about superheroes so not too excited about Blade

I know what you mean but I feel like Blade by himself isn't any more a superhero than Corvo is. Less, arguably: Corvo has all sorts of wacky powers by the end.

 

[Kaamos_Llama]

I know what you mean but I feel like Blade by himself isn't any more a superhero than Corvo is. Less, arguably: Corvo has all sorts of wacky powers by the end.

Thats true, to be clear I dont dislike Blade or superheroes/powers in general, I'm pretty neutral, some of its alright.

Its when I consider the licensing was likely forced/pushed on them by upper management, look at what happened when ideas were forced on their sister studio with Redfall, and then think about how I couldnt get into Deathloop. I cant bring myself to have much hope. Hopefully I'm wrong.

 

[neogunhero]

Thats true, to be clear I dont dislike Blade or superheroes/powers in general, I'm pretty neutral, some of its alright.

Its when I consider the licensing was likely forced/pushed on them by upper management, look at what happened when ideas were forced on their sister studio with Redfall, and then think about how I couldnt get into Deathloop. I cant bring myself to have much hope. Hopefully I'm wrong.

I get exactly what you mean, and I hope that the choice to make a Blade game came from the love of the franchise, not what upper-management thinks will sell well. The Blade movies are very campy but I thoroughly enjoy them for what they are, edgy grimdark hack and slash movies. I would much prefer to watch Blade over any modern Marvel movie, so I have good hopes for the game. The art style in the teaser trailer seems very unique.

 

[Hveðrungr]

Thats true, to be clear I dont dislike Blade or superheroes/powers in general, I'm pretty neutral, some of its alright.

Its when I consider the licensing was likely forced/pushed on them by upper management, look at what happened when ideas were forced on their sister studio with Redfall, and then think about how I couldnt get into Deathloop. I cant bring myself to have much hope. Hopefully I'm wrong.

I'm sure it was pushed on them by management in an attempt to garner extra sales over an original franchise. However:

• Blade is just a theme pasted onto what looks like a real imsim, whereas Redfall was forced to be a multiplayer looter-shooter, and it's very different to just have to fit a theme vs having to design a totally different type of game;
• Arkane Lyon was always the senior studio—not to knock Arkane Austin, but they were very much the junior partner;
• Deathloop got a lot better after the “gameplay accessibility options” that came with Update 3.
  
  DEATHLOOP – Game Update 3 Full Patch Notes

  Check out the full patch notes for Game Update 3, which includes a new Photo Mode, a slew of accessibility options and more.

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So perhaps there is more room for hope than you dare to believe?

 

[Kaamos_Llama]

I'm sure it was pushed on them by management in an attempt to garner extra sales over an original franchise. However:

• Blade is just a theme pasted onto what looks like a real imsim, whereas Redfall was forced to be a multiplayer looter-shooter, and it's very different to just have to fit a theme vs having to design a totally different type of game;
• Arkane Lyon was always the senior studio—not to knock Arkane Austin, but they were very much the junior partner;
• Deathloop got a lot better after the “gameplay accessibility options” that came with Update 3.
  
  DEATHLOOP – Game Update 3 Full Patch Notes

  Check out the full patch notes for Game Update 3, which includes a new Photo Mode, a slew of accessibility options and more.

  bethesda.net

So perhaps there is more room for hope than you dare to believe?

Maybe, as I said hopefully.

Apparently I spent 6 hours in Deathloop, and it didnt grab me, not sure a patch would help. I just remember the combat wasnt much fun somehow, and the world wasnt that interesting to me. Ive considered giving it another go sometimes, and have it installed, but at this point theres a lot of other games on the waiting list in front of it.

Prey is my favourite Arkane combined game although I missed everything pre Dishonored so its only out of those 4. Redfall didnt sound interesting at all so I never tried it, same as Wolfenstein Youngblood.

 

[neogunhero]

Id Software just surprise launched Doom + Doom 2, a 'definitive' bundle that adds cross-platform multiplayer and in-game mod support to every retro Doom

The Doom + Doom 2 package is a free update for existing Enhanced edition owners.

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I know exactly what I’m doing tonight!! Definitely expect a first impressions post in the Retro FPS thread soon.

 

[Pifanjr]

I've been watching this dude play Grand Theft Auto 4 with the traffic at 9999999 'warp speed' and it's both hilarious and some sort of surrealist masterpiece

Ever seen a city's worth of cars fly over the sea?

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I still don't quite understand people who just watch other people play video games, but I have come to enjoy watching other people playing video games in ridiculous ways.

 

[neogunhero]

I still don't quite understand people who just watch other people play video games, but I have come to enjoy watching other people playing video games in ridiculous ways.

I can’t watch regular “let’s play” videos like that. It needs to be formatted in an entertaining way, or they player needs to be doing something different in game to make it more entertaining. Let’s Game It Out is a great channel for this, every game he plays he tried to push it to its breaking point, but his editing style and voice may put some people off. I find his video extremely hilarious at times though.