Off Topic Discussion Megathread

[Thaciscokidd]

Yeah, and I bet they are going to butcher the remake or whatever they are doing with KOTOR (I think it was officially shown this month - the logo at least).

Yes this is both intriguing and scary. Revan is such an awesome character. With the wishy-washy track record that modern Star Wars has this might improve his character overall or destroy it before it hits outside of the SW stalwarts.

[Kolsykol]

Yes this is both intriguing and scary. Revan is such an awesome character. With the wishy-washy track record that modern Star Wars has this might improve his character overall or destroy it before it hits outside of the SW stalwarts.

Imma try and avoid spoilers.
All I'll say is that tbh I think Kotor 1 was fairly generic in hindsight, the main reason why it's remembered so much I think is because it's Star Wars and a solid RPG but also because of the plot twist.

Imo it was a game that worked really well back then, but trying to remake I think is kinda weird.
I think there are other Star Wars games that would work much better as a remake and don't rely so heavily on plot twists and with a more interesting story.

In the end of the day tho I wish people would stop living in the past and move on.
There's something rotten about devs taking the work of people who are long gone from the company and remaking it and then taking credit for it, half of the work is already done for them most of what remains is the technical aspect.
It kinda feels like art theft in a way and creatively bankrupt.
I just wish we didn't have to have remakes of everything and that we could just move on and get new stuff, but it's way cheaper and safer to do remakes it gets people automatically hyped up and like I said you basically only have to do half the work you're saving immense amounts of money on pre-production.

Edit: To be clear I am not saying remakes are inherently bad, I thought the RE2 remake for example was incredible ( not so much RE3, different team tho I think it was even outsourced ).
But I seriously doubt the motives for the Kotor 1 remake, I think it's a cash-grab and because Bioware have been on the decline in recent years so they're pulling it out their hat to try and win fans back.
Doesn't exactly instil a lot of confidence either considering the people working on it.

[SturmChurro]

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I think KOTOR is a pretty good RPG regardless of the twist. The sense of wonder and exploration is there. I played it after already knowing the twist, and played through it again earlier this year. Of course, it is an RPG of it's time, but frankly, I think it is still better than many "rpgs" that come out nowadays.

As for remakes, that's about all they (the industry) can come up with nowadays. Their original ideas typically flop, and they can get guaranteed hype and sales from old beloved titles and franchises. This is more prevalent in the movie industry, of course, but I think Resident Evil did set the precedent in the gaming industry. Granted, remasters have been around for awhile in games, and honestly, when it comes to KOTOR, I'd probably prefer just a remaster. It'd be better off if they don't touch it too much. If they had just touched it up, like the visuals, or made the gameplay a little less archaic, sure.

I even talked about KOTOR in this thread awhile back when I played through it last, but I can already see them completely altering and/or cutting out sections of that game. Things that would be 'problematic' nowadays. Who even knows how they will "modernize" it.

[Neoyoshi]

This week has kicked my butt and it's only Wednesday.

[Cincierta]

My boss: "Your next decadent cake of the month is going to be Strawberry and Peach Sensation."

Me:

[Vahlnir]

My boss: "Your next decadent cake of the month is going to be Strawberry and Peach Sensation."

Me:

lol

One of my favorite movies of all time.

[VirusOnline]

eggo and lemon creme pie poptarts have been sadly dissapointing
oreo is still rank 1


also found a local bakery that does palmiers like no one's business
they douse them in this ungodly delicious layer of perfectly cooked toffee
i promise myself only once a week > o<

[RyuDragnier]

I went for Dragon Age: Origin and Dragon Age 2. I have Inquisition on PS4 but have held off on it, so this is a good excuse to actually go through the trilogy. Hopefully it doesn't leave a sour taste in my mouth by the end like a certain OTHER Bioware trilogy. <_<

[SturmChurro]

I went for Dragon Age: Origin and Dragon Age 2. I have Inquisition on PS4 but have held off on it, so this is a good excuse to actually go through the trilogy. Hopefully it doesn't leave a sour taste in my mouth by the end like a certain OTHER Bioware trilogy. <_<

I have several hundred hours in Origins. Great RPG, worth the cost most likely. DA2 is definitely not on par, but worth going through it for full context in Inquisition. Inquisition is a bit lengthy - and not in a good way. Inquisition is a decent game, though. The DLC is decent, and story leads directly to what the new Dragon Age will be. Set aside quite a bit of time to play through all of them, that's for sure.

[RobynDaBank]

Origins = 2 >>>>>> Inquisition for me. I liked 2 because of Fenris, Aveline and my jokey Hawke. Inquisition's companions are 99% a travesty. One dimensional characters. Sera ate my head off. Vivienne was at full odds with me. It nagged me that I couldn't do the content of a few people just because I didn't please them enough. Catherine, for example. I loved the rivalry system in 2; my Hawke was in an angsty relationship with Fenris, because she wanted to support the mages in their cause - well, not as far as a certain mage went towards the end... - and Fenris didn't like that one bit.