It’s a good point.
DAI forums were intense back in the day (way worse than here because community was huge). People gushing and people raging like it was the end of the world. Lol. I recall being pissed about how the templars were rewritten to get a cheap fan-service romance shoehorned in, as well as the overall loss of grit in the story to make it more happy-good-time. But it really did grow on me and I actually like the game now. The elven lore stuff is particularly interesting in it. So it is true that one should take forum rage with a grain of salt.
Having said that, some games do deserve the criticism they get. Nothing can salvage MEA for me. Shite story, shite characters, tho decent gameplay if u like watered down multiplayer vibe. I did not get bugs either…just a braindead plot with a dislikable protagonist. So disappointing considering how jazzed I was for a new ME game. Same with CP77– it was a very lame story and boring gameplay in a pretty city. Zero replay-ability —- except for reloading the final assault 6 times to see all the endings. But it was also so overhyped before launch and the expectations from the community were really overblown. They could not win, in the end.
I worry about that a little with this game (BG3) tbh. It is a careful balance to create hype but not promise the moon. And, there are inflated expectations simply because it is called BG. And the DnD 5e thing also opened it up to certain expectations that it will never meet. It is a shame tho…I actually enjoy yhe game for what it is…but there will always be what it “should/could” be because of the IP.
I have something like 1500 hours in TW3. I adore it. My favorite way to play is no music, no hud…just sink into the road with Roach and do my thing. Geralt is one of my all time favorite protagonists.
But yeah…I enjoy forums for critique and analyses. However, I do not let them alter my enjoyment (or annoyance) with any game.
Last edited by timebean; 26/11/21 02:40 PM.
