While playing it on PC and enjoying it quite a bit. with a 3080 the game looks great and the performance helps impress, I do agree the marketing oversold it by a long way. But if you look at at as a GTA like with Bethesda game jank it's still an okay experience, like Jeff said a 4 star game that needs some patches.
@vinny: I went back and looked at bits and pieces, there are specific things like explaining the save system or general CRPG/D&D tropes and character creator, but in saying that when I went back to try and put my figure on it, till about the 20 min mark you seemed a bit flustered (I got that at the start of the Star Wars QL also) trying to hit some points you had that you wanted to hit before starting after that, you seemed to relax into the game and get into a better groove.
Regardless thanks for what you do (you do a way better job then what I could ever do), If people want more info dump stuff then that's cool, I think I just want to listen to you having fun while playing games.
Edit: I just saw you addressed this in the forum post "I get nervous and anxious when trying to show off games that either have long histories" maybe I am just picking up on this and what you say in that post, I just come down on the other side where you could have skipped the first 20 minutes and just played the game and that would have been to my personal preference.
When you're already familiar with the game, it can be even more difficult to watch because they're (sometimes incorrectly) explaining things you already know, when you're just here because you like the personalities. I don't mind it that much, though. Vinny's just being professional. People want to know what the game is like, and those people come first. I've already bought the game, so I don't need convincing. Just throw the odd joke in there and I'm happy.
Very true about the errors but I try to just ignore that at this point.
The thing is I am and I would assume most people visiting the site are familiar with games in general, (I also think people exaggerate a bit on how complex most games are, even something like Crusader Kings 3, which I am currently playing you just need some patience and the ability to read the UI). the only thing I can think of that I needed outside resources to figure out is DCS and that is not really even a game.
I guess it is just a disconnect with people that only play a limited type of games and people that have played a wide variety and older games.
I have to be honest as its been a recent trend with Vinny in quick looks, His is way over explaining things, I have never had trouble watching and judging things for myself, and the fact he comes across so flustered because he is pressuring himself to cover everything correctly is a little odd.
I want to see gameplay and have them add in some witty remarks and banter not try to turn a quick look into a tutorial.
I did see a comment saying this is useful so if that's what the audience wants so be it, but I cant think of any game I would need my held held to the extent he is trying to do in this and the star wars QL
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