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All those "Big" games like Bioshock, Mass Effect, Dead Space, all sucked

I had a modded 360 and games like this would always get hype...
Dun locale
  04/15/26
I like games with cool stories so I'm enjoying Mass Effect s...
passionate slap-happy doctorate
  04/15/26
You were likely never breastfed
Dun locale
  04/15/26
OK I lol'd
passionate slap-happy doctorate
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Indecent disgusting keepsake machete volcanic crater
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Dun locale
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Indecent disgusting keepsake machete volcanic crater
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Jet-lagged Piazza Liquid Oxygen
  04/16/26
WTF mass effect is great (except ending of 3)
provocative bat shit crazy den
  04/15/26
Lol. I disagree. This is when games really became movies tha...
Dun locale
  04/15/26
The first Mass Effect was like a real RPG iirc.
sepia fanboi
  04/15/26
I actually just replayed ME1 and it is the most rpg like, an...
provocative bat shit crazy den
  04/15/26
its definitely the best. I hated the TPS shooting galler...
Silver nudist corn cake
  04/15/26
I got this trilogy for like $5 or maybe free and I don't eve...
Bronze rough-skinned meetinghouse
  04/15/26
It's a log of shit haha, a total turd
Dun locale
  04/15/26
Story-driven games with boring stories that are somehow belo...
Bronze rough-skinned meetinghouse
  04/15/26
All the Mass Effect games were great (except Andromeda) Nev...
azure brethren goal in life
  04/15/26
Bioshock was iirc a very linear fps that had bog standard ga...
Dun locale
  04/15/26
What about games like Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro, etc
azure brethren goal in life
  04/15/26
Don't have an opinion on these, I only ever played a few min...
Dun locale
  04/15/26
Never played Bioshock, but Irrational Games came from Lookin...
racy dysfunction
  04/15/26
Always heard those were great but never tried them. But game...
Dun locale
  04/15/26
SS2 is up there with Eternal Darkness as far as being horrif...
Jet-lagged Piazza Liquid Oxygen
  04/16/26
keep talking shit about Mass Effect
milky razzle water buffalo
  04/15/26
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curious puce corner
  04/15/26
Trash Effect
Dun locale
  04/15/26
Ass EffecTTT
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Naked lilac spot ladyboy
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Honey-headed Underhanded Wrinkle Masturbator
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Bioshock was great I doubt you've ever actually played any o...
dull yapping market mad cow disease
  04/15/26
Bioshock was stupid af. The gameplay sucks, the "hackin...
Dun locale
  04/15/26
FIFA, NHL, and COD, the Indie Holy Trinity
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Titillating university
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Dun locale
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Coral Stimulating Library
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Bioshock 1 and 2 were awesome, the Infinite one was just FPS...
Silver nudist corn cake
  04/15/26
Bioshock is hugely overrated but System Shock 2, the game it...
plum house
  04/15/26
That game was genius and scary af iirc
Jet-lagged Piazza Liquid Oxygen
  04/16/26
anyone who has ever purchased a "triple A" "g...
Coral Stimulating Library
  04/15/26
180
Dun locale
  04/15/26
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Jet-lagged Piazza Liquid Oxygen
  04/15/26
Never really touched these. They felt like they were for eit...
Bronze rough-skinned meetinghouse
  04/15/26
Good post. I remember playing a medal of honor ps1 game with...
Dun locale
  04/15/26
Spec Ops on PS1 was first iirc or this other counter strike ...
Jet-lagged Piazza Liquid Oxygen
  04/16/26
Fallout 3 was OK iirc. Discuss.
Bronze rough-skinned meetinghouse
  04/15/26
Played less than an hour and quit
Dun locale
  04/15/26
Mass Effect is one of the best RPGs ever made. Bioshock w...
Naked lilac spot ladyboy
  04/16/26
List your top 5 RPGs
Bronze rough-skinned meetinghouse
  04/16/26
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Dun locale
  04/16/26
These games were 180. “Gameplay” is obsolete un...
Impressive box office
  04/16/26
He's just a Chill Guy who only played Online Man Approved Ga...
dull yapping market mad cow disease
  04/16/26
Just watch films if you want story lol, it's actually a medi...
Dun locale
  04/16/26
Games can do more with their stories imo. Lengthier and you ...
Bronze rough-skinned meetinghouse
  04/16/26
I want to walk around large video game cities and exploring ...
Impressive box office
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Date: April 15th, 2026 4:21 PM
Author: Dun locale

I had a modded 360 and games like this would always get hyped and great reviews so I'd burn it to DVD and play for 30-40 mins and realize it fucking sucks ass. The only games I played were FIFA, NHL, and COD.

Now every AAA game is this way, and FIFA, NHL, and COD are way worse than they were back then, just total shit.

Even back then Very few single player games were worth a damn imo. They were just far too American. I found a reprieve on Nintendo DS and PSP they had some real gems

Crackdown was fun

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49819943)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 4:24 PM
Author: passionate slap-happy doctorate

I like games with cool stories so I'm enjoying Mass Effect so far

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49819951)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 4:25 PM
Author: Dun locale

You were likely never breastfed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49819954)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 4:27 PM
Author: passionate slap-happy doctorate

OK I lol'd

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49819967)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 4:27 PM
Author: Indecent disgusting keepsake machete volcanic crater



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49819969)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 4:29 PM
Author: Dun locale



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49819978)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 4:30 PM
Author: Indecent disgusting keepsake machete volcanic crater



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49819981)



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Date: April 16th, 2026 2:25 AM
Author: Jet-lagged Piazza Liquid Oxygen



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49821015)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 4:29 PM
Author: provocative bat shit crazy den

WTF mass effect is great (except ending of 3)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49819979)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 4:30 PM
Author: Dun locale

Lol. I disagree. This is when games really became movies that allow you to press buttons every few mins. Gameplay suffered.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49819982)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 5:14 PM
Author: sepia fanboi

The first Mass Effect was like a real RPG iirc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49820093)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 5:52 PM
Author: provocative bat shit crazy den

I actually just replayed ME1 and it is the most rpg like, and maybe the best overall of the series. Worst part is too much time driving the Mako around planets with annoying terrain

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49820204)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 7:30 PM
Author: Silver nudist corn cake

its definitely the best.

I hated the TPS shooting gallery bullshit in the other ones.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49820482)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 10:55 PM
Author: Bronze rough-skinned meetinghouse

I got this trilogy for like $5 or maybe free and I don't even count it in my backlog

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49820864)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 11:14 PM
Author: Dun locale

It's a log of shit haha, a total turd

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49820894)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 11:15 PM
Author: Bronze rough-skinned meetinghouse

Story-driven games with boring stories that are somehow beloved by millions. weird phenomenon.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49820897)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 4:35 PM
Author: azure brethren goal in life

All the Mass Effect games were great (except Andromeda)

Never played Bioshock

Dead Space 1 & 2 were good, 3 sucked

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49820002)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 4:37 PM
Author: Dun locale

Bioshock was iirc a very linear fps that had bog standard gameplay but lots of "atmosphere" and "story" which redditors love but I'm a gameplay purist first and foremost and the gameplay was not fun. All these games were this way to me

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49820013)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 4:43 PM
Author: azure brethren goal in life

What about games like Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro, etc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49820030)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 4:52 PM
Author: Dun locale

Don't have an opinion on these, I only ever played a few mins of Dark Souls, it's probably good cause it's Japanese

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49820047)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 4:39 PM
Author: racy dysfunction

Never played Bioshock, but Irrational Games came from Looking Glass Studios who made System Shock2 and Thief, two of the most outrageously good story line FPS games in the history of history.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49820017)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 4:42 PM
Author: Dun locale

Always heard those were great but never tried them. But games were better back then

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49820028)



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Date: April 16th, 2026 2:26 AM
Author: Jet-lagged Piazza Liquid Oxygen

SS2 is up there with Eternal Darkness as far as being horrifying and 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49821016)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 5:25 PM
Author: milky razzle water buffalo

keep talking shit about Mass Effect



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49820122)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 5:57 PM
Author: curious puce corner



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49820211)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 6:03 PM
Author: Dun locale

Trash Effect

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49820231)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 7:40 PM
Author: deep at-the-ready tanning salon

Ass EffecTTT

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49820513)



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Date: April 16th, 2026 12:21 AM
Author: Naked lilac spot ladyboy



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Date: April 16th, 2026 9:25 AM
Author: Honey-headed Underhanded Wrinkle Masturbator



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49821168)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 6:03 PM
Author: dull yapping market mad cow disease

Bioshock was great I doubt you've ever actually played any of these imo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49820234)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 6:05 PM
Author: Dun locale

Bioshock was stupid af. The gameplay sucks, the "hacking" mechanic sucked. You are just a AAA western gamer

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49820240)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 6:06 PM
Author: dull yapping market mad cow disease

FIFA, NHL, and COD, the Indie Holy Trinity

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49820249)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 6:04 PM
Author: Titillating university



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49820237)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 6:05 PM
Author: Dun locale



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49820241)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 7:38 PM
Author: Coral Stimulating Library



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49820506)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 7:31 PM
Author: Silver nudist corn cake

Bioshock 1 and 2 were awesome, the Infinite one was just FPS shooting gallery trash with a somewhat interesting steampunk vibe

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49820483)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 7:34 PM
Author: plum house

Bioshock is hugely overrated but System Shock 2, the game it rips off, is 180.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49820492)



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Date: April 16th, 2026 2:27 AM
Author: Jet-lagged Piazza Liquid Oxygen

That game was genius and scary af iirc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49821017)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 7:37 PM
Author: Coral Stimulating Library

anyone who has ever purchased a "triple A" "game" is an absolute fucking goycattle sheeple kikereceptacle

they are without exception fraudulent money grabs aimed at the most shameless gamergoyim paypigs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49820505)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 8:57 PM
Author: Dun locale

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49820660)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 8:58 PM
Author: Jet-lagged Piazza Liquid Oxygen



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49820662)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 11:14 PM
Author: Bronze rough-skinned meetinghouse

Never really touched these. They felt like they were for either late millennials, or maybe 80s-born millennials whose brains developed slowly for whom their ability to play games to completion only manifested in their teens. Also for sull56ivan-esque Trailerfucks who weren't so attached to ps1 and genesis that they never developed curiosity about 2000s games. it just felt like the single player games were an extension of the experience that the Scumbag kid would have in Halo/Gears/COD. Something to play Contemplatively when not in the mood for online murderfests but with a familiar control scheme and of course, first person perspective.

I was going to make a post the other day. when genres become dominant they subsume everything on the platform. Halo was fuckin' popular. Enter Morrowind (fpv) bioshock (fps), mass effect (fps), and more. the dual analog fps control scheme transitioned seamlessly from game to game. particularly useful for Scumbags who struggle with playin Games. Also Genesis has the Jurassic Park game where you play as the fuckin' dinosaur, and it also had Primal Rage as a spiritual exclusive. Hardware has consequences imo.

btw Halo invented he scumfuck dual analog control scheme but nobody gives it credit. Alien Resurrection did actually but nobody cares. It's just weird how Face Buttons have become secondary. Some Eastern games at least use a face button for Sprint or Jump or whatever.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49820895)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 11:31 PM
Author: Dun locale

Good post. I remember playing a medal of honor ps1 game with dual analog controls but idk if they were default.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49820907)



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Date: April 16th, 2026 2:33 AM
Author: Jet-lagged Piazza Liquid Oxygen

Spec Ops on PS1 was first iirc or this other counter strike clone game

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49821019)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 11:24 PM
Author: Bronze rough-skinned meetinghouse

Fallout 3 was OK iirc. Discuss.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49820904)



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Date: April 15th, 2026 11:29 PM
Author: Dun locale

Played less than an hour and quit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49820906)



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Date: April 16th, 2026 12:22 AM
Author: Naked lilac spot ladyboy

Mass Effect is one of the best RPGs ever made.

Bioshock was solid.

Dead Space was just ok.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49820936)



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Date: April 16th, 2026 4:28 AM
Author: Bronze rough-skinned meetinghouse

List your top 5 RPGs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49821049)



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Date: April 16th, 2026 8:55 AM
Author: Dun locale



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49821144)



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Date: April 16th, 2026 9:19 AM
Author: Impressive box office

These games were 180. “Gameplay” is obsolete unless it’s FromSoft or Zelda. Story is king.

OP seems more of a GAAS slop type of dude.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49821164)



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Date: April 16th, 2026 9:24 AM
Author: dull yapping market mad cow disease

He's just a Chill Guy who only played Online Man Approved Games but still has VERY strong opinions about Gaming. Odd case

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49821166)



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Date: April 16th, 2026 9:37 AM
Author: Dun locale

Just watch films if you want story lol, it's actually a medium for mature adults and the stories are much better. Mass effect is like half alien women having gay sex in space.

Or just watch the game being played through on youtube I guess. You are not a gamer

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49821185)



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Date: April 16th, 2026 10:54 AM
Author: Bronze rough-skinned meetinghouse

Games can do more with their stories imo. Lengthier and you can do basically any cgi nbd because the game is cgi

These western game stories and Cutscenes do nothing for me. Like having the male voice in cyberpunk sound like 😏 and the Witcher sounding as Cool as possible, stuff like that adds up and it starts to feel like they just want 14 year olds to think it’s Cool. Which I guess that’s what MGS is. But it’s intellectual iirc.

Witcher 3 is kind of like FF8. “Guys the card game, omg.”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49821253)



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Date: April 16th, 2026 11:17 AM
Author: Impressive box office

I want to walk around large video game cities and exploring beautiful vistas while collecting stuff that makes my numbers go up.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5857374&forum_id=2Reputation#49821286)