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Because that’s not the focus of their game. That’s why. Witcher 3 chose to focus on the story and the combat is bland and boring. Dragon’s Dogma has great combat and a lacking story. Your point makes no sense.

Yokozuna@lemmy.world on 24 Aug 2023 03:01 next collapse

Did you really just say the Witcher 3 combat was boring? Am I hearing this right? What was boring about it to you I am genuinely curious.

Katana314@lemmy.world on 24 Aug 2023 12:09 collapse

Witcher 3 didn’t get a pass from me, I gave it up because it was getting repetitive.

Cold_Brew_Enema@lemmy.world on 24 Aug 2023 14:29 collapse

Agreed

DingoBilly@lemmy.world on 24 Aug 2023 01:56 collapse

It’s a completely valid criticism.

From games have tried to branch out into a different genre and didn’t quite pull it off. If a racing car game dev made an RPG and it was just a game where you raced cars would you also say it doesn’t matter? Makes no sense.

It shows they’re not quite as versatile as their fanboys make them out to be.

Mikelius@lemmy.world on 24 Aug 2023 02:05 next collapse

What do you mean by branch out? They set out to do an action game like they did 10 years ago where the story is entirely secondary to the gameplay and mechanics. If anything having a super cutscene heavy character development drama would be branching out from what the series is all about.

DingoBilly@lemmy.world on 24 Aug 2023 05:02 collapse

Well that’s the point right? It’s been 10 years. A lot has changed in games and people expect more. That’s reflected in why the game has reviewed ok, but for a FromSoftware game it’s kinda done pretty poorly. This isn’t going to win any game of the year awards and they’re demonstrating that they can’t just take any game and make it great.

Mikelius@lemmy.world on 24 Aug 2023 06:18 collapse

As respectfully as I can say this, so what? I don’t care about it trying to be a mass appeal GOTY art piece that pushes boundaries. I want an AC game with the stupid silly robots blowing shit up. Anything that tales me out building said robots or blowing said shit up is a negative for me. If anything having more bloat with cutscenes and dialogue and exposition detracts from the experience.

DingoBilly@lemmy.world on 24 Aug 2023 07:59 collapse

That’s great for you then!

My comment is just a reply to the original comment that someone said it was laughable that reviewers complained about the lack of story which I think is just oblivious/attempts to excuse the developer for making a certain type of game. Again, the industry has evolved to expect certain things so when it’s not there it’s a valid complaint and reason why this game doesn’t live up to expectations.

But it’s completely valid for people to just want an action game or movie without a story so if that floats your boat then great.

shinobizilla@lemm.ee on 24 Aug 2023 02:23 collapse

Elden Ring is their best attempt at story telling imo. I could follow most of the NPC storylines without much effort in the first playthrough. It wasn’t really obtuse like their previous titles. There is a bit of hope they can improve.

Vengefu1Tuna@lemm.ee on 24 Aug 2023 00:23 next collapse

ACG uploaded a short to YouTube covering the bare bones of their review. Their rating for this is a “buy”.

magnetosphere@kbin.social on 24 Aug 2023 00:57 next collapse

In my expert opinion as Some Random Dude who’s Only Seen the Commercial, it looks like a pretty cool game.

Edit: now I’ve seen the trailer, too, which makes me a PhD. I would like to double down on my initial evaluation.

Cold_Brew_Enema@lemmy.world on 24 Aug 2023 01:58 next collapse

About what I expected from critics. I’m absolutely pumped to play it.

TheChancePants@lemmy.world on 24 Aug 2023 03:40 next collapse

How do these games compare to the Souls games? I know nothing about AC, but have gotten way into Souls since Elden Ring came out

hogart@feddit.nu on 24 Aug 2023 06:49 next collapse

They are both third person games where you kill stuff! But about as similar as Mario and Kirby, also both made by the same developer :)

Redonkulation@lemmy.world on 24 Aug 2023 16:34 next collapse

They are mission based and very fast paced. AC games are generally pretty challenging and designed to be replayed a lot for mastery and for trying out different mech loadouts as you unlock parts and weapons over time.

Kolanaki@yiffit.net on 28 Aug 2023 01:53 collapse

Difficulty and weirdness in the story wise? Very similar.

How the game actually feels to play? Totally different. AC is more of a hardcore arcade action game. One part MechWarrior, one part bullet hell shooter. I’m surprised to see it hasn’t really changed much from AC2, the last AC I ever played.

Some of the levels are fucking epic as hell. One of the missions I’ve done so far, you have to take down this massive building sized tank on legs, and it’s like the size of a level in and of itself. You’re already in a giant mech that dwarfs a human, and this structure made me feel like just a regular dude fighting a skyscraper.

dub@lemmy.world on 24 Aug 2023 02:39 next collapse

Never played the series before but it looks great! Kinda pumped

subq@lemmy.world on 24 Aug 2023 07:33 next collapse

Amazon actually going to have release day delivery on this one. That’s not normal for them these days.

Vipsu@lemmy.world on 28 Aug 2023 11:06 collapse

When it comes to Armored Core 8/10 is actually 1-2 points higher than the series usually gets.
The game is no Dark souls or Elder ring but not bad for previously rather niche franchaise.