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Aressar
11/23/22 2:40:12 PM
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I never really noticed it before the controversy around it and gamers cancelling it on general principle, despite some of them loving everything about the game itself.

If I look up reviews about it, people mostly go on between how it's either the best writing ever or most boring writing ever. I enjoy a good deep-going story, but is there at least enough gaming involved to actually call it a game (as opposed to an interactive novel)?

What is your experience with the game and why is that exactly?

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ArchNemo
11/23/22 2:43:27 PM
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Aressar posted...
but is there at least enough gaming involved to actually call it a game (as opposed to an interactive novel)?

If you're not looking for a game that's 95% about the story then I'd skip it.

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ellis123
11/23/22 2:44:02 PM
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It is 100% unarguably one of the best written pieces of media period. It, however, is political and as it doesn't try to hide it chuds get melty when it turns out that the political message isn't standard right-wing garbage. No one cancels it on principle besides chuds (though the second one might be).

Otherwise it's a standard narrative game which means that it's a hit-or-miss genre that isn't for everyone.

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Jiek_Fafn
11/23/22 2:46:12 PM
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It's very interactive novel with a bunch of skill checks and dice rolls. It's still pretty entertaining with the amount of ways that you can approach a situation, but it's not really very gamey tbh. I can see why people wouldn't like it, but I thought it had a bunch of cool stuff in it at least

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CyricZ
11/23/22 2:47:03 PM
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It's an RPG with no combat engine. Your game play is exploring the area, speaking to people, and managing your skills in order to do the first two better.

And I will straight up join the "best writing in a video game pretty much ever" team.

Fantastically engrossing. Gorgeous world building. And you never notice that you're not jumping or shooting.

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Hayame_Zero
11/23/22 2:48:57 PM
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I always wondered if I'd like it if I have played very little CRPGs. Or if it's similar to those at all.

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Smashingpmkns
11/23/22 2:49:08 PM
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It's one of the best games I've ever played and I'm not typically a fan of the genre.

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Doe
11/23/22 2:49:15 PM
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is is the best game ever made.

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g0ldie
11/23/22 2:49:32 PM
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it's a heavy narrative-based game, without traditional combat, where different builds can affect your character's thoughts, and make dice rolls more/less likely to help you pass skill checks.

there are a lot of political, philosophical, existential elements in the writing, but you can also just focus on the mission, react absurdly, and so on; there's a lot of depth, but you're not punished for not fully engaging in it, and there's a lot of entertainment just messing around.

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Crimsoness
11/23/22 2:53:11 PM
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Boring.

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SuperShake666
11/23/22 2:57:19 PM
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Schizophrenia simulator and the greatest game ever.

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Pitlord_Special
11/23/22 3:00:37 PM
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I'd say it's closer to a point and click adventure game than anything else (with a bizarre character and equally bizarre inner monologues). There are RPG elements like earning XP, raising skills, random checks to those skills, and gear to wear but all it does is give you different options to solve the puzzles and dialogues in the game.

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GuerrillaSoldier
11/23/22 3:03:12 PM
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realllllly fucking fantastic
but you gotta be in that mood for something good and funny and witty and interesting. y'know? but damn, what it does, it does best. i can't think of any game that comes close to such a well-written schizophrenia little police story.

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SHRlKE
11/23/22 3:03:27 PM
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Point and Click game mixed with fallouts skill check system.
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Aressar
11/23/22 6:14:48 PM
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SHRlKE posted...
Point and Click game mixed with fallouts skill check system.

Interesting comparison. Based on what I've seen and heard so far, it kind of sounds similar to Fallout 2, but without a combat system.

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Ratchetrockon
11/23/22 6:26:33 PM
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wow it sounds like the exact opposite of underrail. that game is often compared to fallout 1 and 2 too but it's like 99% combat-focused.

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jblrulez
11/23/22 6:43:00 PM
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Never played a game of its genre, but tried it out because of all the glowing reviews. I found the first couple of hours boring, but once it got going and I got the hang of interacting with the world I enjoyed it. Good game, Id give it an 8/10.

One thing I didnt like was that even though you had many paths and choices you can take in the game, the game pretty much ends in the same way, with a debriefing. The only impact of your choices was getting different lines during the debriefing.
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tripleh213
11/23/22 6:44:45 PM
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It's not bad

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MedeaLysistrata
11/25/22 4:44:51 PM
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It's like Grim Fandango

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Irony
11/25/22 4:49:00 PM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/4/9/AAJHVqAADVrx.jpg

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Flauros
11/25/22 4:49:03 PM
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Its fucking boring.

That style of game worked for 1993, not today.

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