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[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It LOOKS great, the writing is dogshit.

The writing is the key point, it has the best writing of most novels so that shows how badly the game is being misrepresented even here by people who didn't give it a chance because they expected something else or have millisecond-long attention spans. I don't know why anyone would compare it to any of the other games you listed, the title of the post and article is clickbait, the game is an interactive narrative, not anything like fucking Phantasy Star or others. They're all great games but it's weird trying to box them together.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Games are entertainment. When you're playing a game and you are presented with:

Terrible choice #1
Terrible choice #2
Terrible choice #3
Just godawful choice #1
What the fuck is even this choice? #1

That's not entertaining. I can get where some people might derive some kind of enjoyment from that, I don't.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Subjectively Terrible choice #1

Subjectively Terrible choice #2

Subjectively Terrible choice #3

Subjectively Just godawful choice #1

Subjectively What the fuck is even this choice? #1

Fixed that for you. For many people who appreciate nuance and dark humor and a more subtle narrative interaction, these choices are what made the game great. It's not going to land with everyone and that's okay, it just needs to be understood that these are personal tastes.