• De_Narm@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I think it’s kinda weird how obsessed the gaming press is with Larian. I get it, they made one of the best games that released last year, but that’s not enough to make an article out of everything they say. It has been months of these articles being on my lemmy feed and they have yet to say something interesting.

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      9 months ago

      The thing is: they didn’t just make one of the best games released last year, they made one of the best games released in a decade. I, like many people, had given up hope on ever getting a game with this kind of size and quality. It’s normal that people look towards the authors of creative works with such an impact.

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      9 months ago

      On the other hand articles get made about some EA CEO asshole, some Activision CEO Asshole or some other big gaming coorp CEO asshole…

      Ngl, i much prefer to read about people that actually deserve respect instead of some greedy CEO that never touched a gamepad in their life but pretends to understand what gamers want.

      So, if i can chose between Larian commenting on Palworld, or Activision Blizzard commenting on Palword, i chose Larian every time.

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    9 months ago

    They’re completely different styles of games and BG3 has been out for months already, so okay.

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      9 months ago

      It was just a short reply about the top played games on Steam (by playtime), but of course it has to be expanded to a whole, useless article, along with a clickbait headline.

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        I havent played it yet because I know its going to be a time sink and I’m too busy at the moment.

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    9 months ago

    Without significant updates, that won’t be true in three months, though. I loved my 70 hours in PalWorld but I don’t get much out of continued play or even new games.

    BG3 gives me a lot of options and subsequent things to find out if I play again.

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      9 months ago

      On the other hand same things were said about PUBG, and that game’s popularity will never be truly explained. It defies logic.

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        9 months ago

        I think the battle royale portion covers that. The multiplayer aspect provides the variety. PubG got in at a good time too.

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    9 months ago

    That’s gotta feel terrible for a game you put your heart and soul into to lose to a glorified asset flip.