Should give it another shot, soon. I know, our little prodige is growing all up :')
Soon he'll be getting claims on our desmene'.
Sunk another hour or so into it, still no idea how to go about bethrothals. All partners nearby have "Political Concerns", both when I try to marry my heir to one of their daughters and when I try to marry my daughter to one of their sons/grandsons.
What's the deal with these political concerns? Didn't harm anyone or anything. Basically I did little, besides trying to keep my councillors busy, building some stuff and look after some smaller stuff like educating children and the like.
Won't object to multiplayer. But I want to get into it a little, first, and get my Bachelor's degree done. So, probably won't happen in October.
What's the deal with these political concerns? Didn't harm anyone or anything. Basically I did little, besides trying to keep my councillors busy, building some stuff and look after some smaller stuff like educating children and the like.
Won't object to multiplayer. But I want to get into it a little, first, and get my Bachelor's degree done. So, probably won't happen in October.
I already own the original. In fact I've just re-installed it to get myself re-acquainted with the combat system. I actually forgot how good it was! I'm hoping this new version is just as good, or better, when it comes out on the 9th.
@aaden: I must admit with 300+ hours in the game I don't think I've ever experienced that. I did a quick search on it though, seems it's a check against ambitious claims to protect their dynasty. I'll boot up a Dublin game myself to see how to possibly get around it.
@AL890: Never played the dl's myself, maybe one day I'll get round to them.
@AL890: Never played the dl's myself, maybe one day I'll get round to them.
I haven´t played for a while now, but I do recall that "Political concerns" indeed means that the AI thinks that you might obtain a claim from the marriage. It´s particularly important if you´re negotiating with a neighbour.
Never played multiplayer myself either, so I don´t really know how it´s handled. I guess the game runs at a preset speed, and pauses have to be agreed by everyone?
Never played multiplayer myself either, so I don´t really know how it´s handled. I guess the game runs at a preset speed, and pauses have to be agreed by everyone?
Divine Divinity, thought i'd follow up Original Sin with the er...original. Damn good game, music's beautiful and the graphics more than do the job. Pity it wasn't turn based like D:OS, but short sighted publishers gonna be twats, arbitrarily ruling out better control schemes because they're not fashionable.
why would anyone even want to play FFXIII? just watch it on youtube.Fucking hell Square Enix
Final Fantasy XIII PC port is abysmal.
also it's to be expected of japanese devs to make bad pc ports
I don't like japanese stuff (unless it's horror) so I've never played a FF game. Are they really as good as they say?
Here's my controversial opinion:
J-RPGs are hardly RPGs at all since character progression is automatic, there is no decision making other than tactical combat and there is usually a massive obsession with power gaming through level grinding. That said, some can be really fun. One of my all time favorite games is Chrono Trigger, but it is because the story and characters are all excellent and charming. Mechanically, it's just another jRPG.
Final Fantasy isn't specially attractive even if some entries are supposed to have great narrative, like the popular FF VII. I personally only played IV on the DS and it was, well, OK.
My opinion of FF IV is that it is a fun game that borders on frustration way too often. Level grinding is massive and distracts you from your characters motivations. Mechanics and exploration are the same old thing: roam around, unavoidable random battles, power gaming, auto progression. The story is OK if you are 12, as it's riddled with every possible cliche and creatures from all possible cultures and mythologies.
But even then I gave it 30 or more hours of my life and I don't regret it. It was fun, turn your brain off and shut up type of fun. Might have been more hours with all that bullshit grinding but I'd rather not think about it.
So coming from the other type of game, the computer RPG, I don't think most jRPGs and FFs are worth it. Specially with the crowdfunded cRPGs coming out.
It's all a matter of preference though.
J-RPGs are hardly RPGs at all since character progression is automatic, there is no decision making other than tactical combat and there is usually a massive obsession with power gaming through level grinding. That said, some can be really fun. One of my all time favorite games is Chrono Trigger, but it is because the story and characters are all excellent and charming. Mechanically, it's just another jRPG.
Final Fantasy isn't specially attractive even if some entries are supposed to have great narrative, like the popular FF VII. I personally only played IV on the DS and it was, well, OK.
My opinion of FF IV is that it is a fun game that borders on frustration way too often. Level grinding is massive and distracts you from your characters motivations. Mechanics and exploration are the same old thing: roam around, unavoidable random battles, power gaming, auto progression. The story is OK if you are 12, as it's riddled with every possible cliche and creatures from all possible cultures and mythologies.
But even then I gave it 30 or more hours of my life and I don't regret it. It was fun, turn your brain off and shut up type of fun. Might have been more hours with all that bullshit grinding but I'd rather not think about it.
So coming from the other type of game, the computer RPG, I don't think most jRPGs and FFs are worth it. Specially with the crowdfunded cRPGs coming out.
It's all a matter of preference though.
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