The Good Doctor Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 I let the last one run a little long. Continue. * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurion Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Just finger popping each others assholes 1 Fuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurion Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 (edited) Lmao @The Good Doctor Edited July 12, 2023 by Centurion 1 Fuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted July 12, 2023 Author Share Posted July 12, 2023 @Celan @TheCzarsHussar Some Pillars talk, cause why not? I don’t know if it’s just me making loose connections, but do y’all get the impression that the Dyrwood is inspired by early America? It started as a colony to the biggest empire in the world, won its independence in a revolution, and has since been ruled by a more democratic system without any monarchs, adopting many aspects of the culture they left behind while creating new ones to suit what they have become. The people are characterized as fiercely independent, with a frontiersy sort of culture that loves guns and blowing shit up (Durance even makes the "great equalizer" argument). Foreigners often regard them as backwards and ignorant, but this mainly stems from the Dyrwoodians’ religiousness and personalities rather than actual lack of intelligence. In fact, their disdain for top-down regulation has led to many innovations in science and animancy. Their colonization of the land has led to many conflicts and treaties with the native tribes. But their expansion is generally local to the continent, and they’ve shown little interest in empire-building or getting involved in foreign affairs overseas. Most rival nations and empires seem to view them as a sleeping giant, capable of making huge splashes on the world stage if they ever get drawn to it. I dunno, maybe I’m just connecting dots that I want to see, but I do really enjoy the idea of it being something of a "fantasy America", as it’s something of a rare concept in the sea of "fantasy Englands, Britains, Romes, Japans, Scandinavias", etc. And granted, Obsidian developed their world well enough that it still very much stands as its own thing (just calling it fantasy America would be reductive and unfair), but I think the parallels are there. 1 * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celan Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 That's a pretty good theory. I think game devs usually start in some place familiar to most players which would be the US and northern Europe. Hence "Ferelden" (England) for Dragon Age, etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted July 12, 2023 Author Share Posted July 12, 2023 12 minutes ago, Celan said: That's a pretty good theory. I think game devs usually start in some place familiar to most players which would be the US and northern Europe. Hence "Ferelden" (England) for Dragon Age, etc. My first playthrough I wasn’t really thinking about it that much. Then this time it just struck me at one point, like "damn, these Dyrwoodians feel very familiar…". But yeah, JE Sawyer definitely does that. Before the game came out, he talked about how the reason why he spent so much effort fleshing out the languages and cultures of Aedyr, the Dyrwood, and Glanfathans is that the inspirations for them come from places that he’s just more familiar and comfortable with. * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted July 12, 2023 Author Share Posted July 12, 2023 One of my favorite summaries of Dyrwood culture is Edér, when asked what they did about his own patron god invading the country, just chuckling and responding: "We blew him up". 1 * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celan Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 And just the fact that you're an immigrant seeking to make your way is pretty classic American. Speaking of 'murica, Buzzfeed asked ChatGPT what Europeans think Americans from each state look like. Below is the entry for Missouri. Is this a friend of yours, Doc? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted July 12, 2023 Author Share Posted July 12, 2023 22 minutes ago, Celan said: And just the fact that you're an immigrant seeking to make your way is pretty classic American. Better still, you’re a settler seeking to carve a place for yourself on the frontier, stagecoach caravan and all. You even get attacked by natives for trespassing on grounds they consider sacred. 22 minutes ago, Celan said: Is this a friend of yours, Doc? A customer. And not even my best one. 1 * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted July 12, 2023 Author Share Posted July 12, 2023 Though I call BS on the premise for that image. Europeans don’t know what Missouri is. 1 * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 MCC update just added Eight PLAYER firefight for Reach and ODST Ready for some carnage? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted July 12, 2023 Author Share Posted July 12, 2023 Just now, BigBossBalrog said: MCC update just added Eight PLAYER firefight for Reach and ODST Ready for some carnage? Did they do much to increase the difficulty? Because eight players should be nearly unstoppable in Firefight. * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 24 minutes ago, The Good Doctor said: Did they do much to increase the difficulty? Because eight players should be nearly unstoppable in Firefight. Not now (the team is thinking of ways to do so), they're an option for custom games and were mainly done to accommodate the giant custom maps that are being made for the mode. What's really interesting is they implemented it by finding ancient code from BUNGIE; when Firefight was going to be a much more complicated mode 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted July 12, 2023 Author Share Posted July 12, 2023 4 minutes ago, BigBossBalrog said: What's really interesting is they implemented by finding ancient code from BUNGIE; when Firefight was going to be a much more complicated mode That’s pretty cool, actually. I like how a lot of the MCC updates seem to come from old Bungie concepts, like the cut aliens and gameplay modes. Now if only they could make the Bungie inspired Halo 4… * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCzarsHussar Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 31 minutes ago, The Good Doctor said: Now if only they could make the Bungie inspired Halo 4… My memory is really fuzzy on it, but I swear due to the subtle foreshadowing in the legendarium of Halo 3 Legendary Edition's disk 2, that the Engineers were going to play a big part in Bungie's Halo 4. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted July 12, 2023 Author Share Posted July 12, 2023 Just now, TheCzarsHussar said: subtle foreshadowing in the legendarium of Halo 3 Legendary Edition's disk 2 You’re right and that’s what I’m referring to, but this is still hilarious to read. * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelKillaBee Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 @BigBossBalrog Prince Cnut in Vinland Saga reminds me a helluva lot of Dales and what you were going for 1 "Even the hardest dick must go flaccid." -Colonelkillabee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted July 12, 2023 Author Share Posted July 12, 2023 9 minutes ago, ColonelKillaBee said: @BigBossBalrog Prince Cnut in Vinland Saga reminds me a helluva lot of Dales and what you were going for How so? * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 25 minutes ago, ColonelKillaBee said: @BigBossBalrog Prince Cnut in Vinland Saga reminds me a helluva lot of Dales and what you were going for I can see it Canute at least had his Christian keeper though. You watching Vinland? How you liking it so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted July 12, 2023 Author Share Posted July 12, 2023 Just now, BigBossBalrog said: I can see it Canute at least had his Christian keeper though. And Dales has… this guy… 2 * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 1 minute ago, The Good Doctor said: And Dales has… this guy… Actually thinking about it Askeladd reminds me alot of Baldur; just even more of a trickster asshole 21 minutes ago, The Good Doctor said: How so? More then a little actually; there political pawns that are being used as sacrificial lambs (spineless people with huge Daddy issues), and them being taken hostage it kickstarts an arc that liberates them at a huge cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCzarsHussar Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 56 minutes ago, BigBossBalrog said: just even more of a trickster asshole Bold of you to say something so untrue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 2 minutes ago, TheCzarsHussar said: Bold of you to say something so untrue Your saying the guy who butchered an entire village after stealing all their food and manipulated a child to use as his personal hitman wasn't a manipulative asshole Askeladd's way too cool to pretend he isn't anything but a horrible person Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCzarsHussar Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 2 minutes ago, BigBossBalrog said: Hide contents Your saying the guy who butchered an entire village after stealing all their food and manipulated a child to use as his personal hitman wasn't a manipulative asshole Askeladd's way too cool to pretend he isn't anything but a horrible person Baldur would do that and more in a heartbeat if it was Elves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Clock Tower is joining the classic Survival horror Remake crowd; who would have thought we'd be getting Dead Space, Resident Evil, Silent Hill and Clock Tower the same year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts