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Aielman15
How did it go?
My friend and I were interested a few years ago and took a look at the manual, and our head was spinning while reading the countless tables referencing other tables. I remember everything feeling twice as convoluted as how it should've been, for no reason.
Rome didn't end like Atlantis. Caligula won.
I don't know if you're asking sarcastically or not, but I'd mention Divinity 2, Baldur's Gate 3, Witcher 3, and those are just the most popular/universally acclaimed. I feel all three of them offer the same sense of adventure and exploration in an open world map, with actually interesting side content, engaging combat system, and voice acting that doesn't scream "we're being held in the recording room against our will, please save us". They are also relatively bug-free, or at least not broken the way Bethesda titles are.
Back in the days, I think Gothic had the same clunky gameplay but at least offered a much deeper worldbuilding and more interesting choices.
You can also widen the search by changing the parameters. The thing that sets Oblivion apart is that it attempted to do a lot of things, but everything is either shallow, poorly executed, or outright bugged. If you take a look at other titles that did some of the things Oblivion did, there are countless that executed those ideas a lot better. Fable 2, Dragon Age, Avowed for example, and again, I'm only mentioning the most famous ones.
I'm honestly surprised that so many people longed to return to Oblivion. The game's as bad now as it was 20 years ago - janky combat, horrible dialogue, bugs galore. They gave it a nice coat of paint, but the moment you transition from dialogue to gameplay, you go back to the same animations from the original game. It's kind of eerie looking at a game with modern graphics and such dated gameplay.
There are so many games nowadays that do what Oblivion attempted to do, so much better.
It's not my cup of tea, so I can't speak by experience, but a friend of mine tried WEBFISHING and loved it.
To be fair, senators were so shitty and corrupt, that a horse would almost certainly do a better job.
There are no beginnings nor endings to the turning of the wheel of time.
Cool to see an indie game from a new studio getting so much praise.
As much as I hate Discord, that's the software me and my friends use to talk and share screen. It doesn't support drawing on screen, unfortunately, but you can play music and they'll hear it if you're sharing the entire screen and not a single window.
The drawing on screen part is a bit odd, however. At that point, why aren't you just playing a regular VTT and allowing your players to move their own miniatures? I know that many VTTs are either too complicated for regular users, or too cumbersome for regular use, but I'd suggest testing a few of them until you find the right one for you.
As for me, I've tried many VTTs and the only one I liked was Tabula Sono . It's very easy to jump into and use, and all my less-tech-savvy friends were able to learn it in minutes. It also has an extensive library of (free!) miniatures, supports uploading your own content, and is system agnostic (it's just a literal virtual tabletop).
I'd fucking buy that thing if I could. Unfortunately, the only way to support the developers is to buy a subscription, and that's a no-no for me :(
Obligatory "I'm not American". I'm a bit confused by this. Can anyone sue the president over an official act? Is that a thing? Didn't the Supreme Court basically say that he could walk outside, shoot a bystander, go back home and face no consequences?
As far as I know, lawsuits that involve rich/powerful individuals and another side with way less cash than them is to just postpone the hearing or drag it on long enough for the poorer side to give up or go bankrupt. Even if it actually succeeded, suing the president is something that could be escalated until it gets picked up by the currently right-leaning supreme court, isn't it?
As someone who loves JRPGs as a genre but has generally grown out of their anime phase, Expedition 33 looks really interesting. I've been eyeing it since the announcement trailer and its recent success got me curious. A co-worker told me that it's just 20-30 hours to beat, which is a huge plus for me (don't have the patience to clear 100-200 hrs games anymore - looking at you, Persona 5).
I'll probably get it this summer as soon as I manage to get some free time from work.