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Uh-oh. Microsoft is bringing AI characters to Xbox. It's partnering with Inworld AI to "create Xbox game development tools for generative AI characters, storylines, and more". https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/6/23948454/microsoft-xbox-generative-ai-developer-tools-inworld-partnership Ubisoft...

I haven't played Persona games yet but I have been keeping a close eye on them. Thanks for starting this thread!

Nice! Always fun to read about another adventure! What are Gauvain's stats?

3 months later, we got a balanced video with research about the topic:

Patch 4 finally arrives. It's a big and meaty one. Spoiler version of the patch notes: https://baldursgate3.game/news/patch-4-now-live_96 Non-Spoiler version: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1086940/view/3729602945703684315 Mostly QOL fixes (e.g. fixed the game-breaking bug in Act 2...

Great mod suggestions. What I'm personally looking at for a potential future playthrough is improving the variety of clothing and dyes. I felt these parts were really lacking in the base game, along with limited choices in character creation. Basket Equipment to Camp Clothing - allows you to...

Appreciate all the responses and the subsequent discussion regarding art. I'm not an art person but I would definitely qualify games as a form of art, similarly to cinema. I think almost everyone responding here has defined the budget and the team size should differentiate an indie from other...

The core of Diablo still rules supreme in 2023. "After we discussed what improvements we wanted regarding perks in update 2.0 [for Cyberpunk 2077], the team investigated progression systems of various games, including Dying Light, Borderlands, and even Dota 2," gameplay design lead Karol...

Excellent screenshots and a neat fact about Shadowheat - I didn't know that. Maybe I didn't give enough credit to the designers to see what would happen if I failed the dice roll. Here are very spoilery screenshots from Act 3. I thought this was a very neat nod to the original games. 2...

This has been an important topic for me for a long while. Some context. My own experience now when I actually play Act 3: yes, and no. There are some really fun quests and moments. But also, some things feel unfinished. I'd say the game would benefit from quests that do not include combat or...

Finally - finally (!!!) had a fight (in Act 3) where I felt challenged in a good way. I don't remember the same level of threat since mid-Act 1. Maybe all that is needed is to include more lvl 16 enemies into the game where your level is 12 max (aka Pathfinder approach). Still, won on the first...

What a bunch of lovely people (from here)! Can't wait to see them at the Game Awards in December!

From Candlekeep to Tavern RPG! What a journey!

Right. But the devil (as always) is in the details. Would you call games like Dave the Diver indie? It's made with big corporate backing as the game's publisher is very huge. Would you call BG3 indie? No big corpo has been involved, but its production values are on the level of AAA games.

I'd agree about support and patches, commendable. Can you explain a bit about DLC for WotR? I haven't touched the game since I left it (sorry) and have no idea how DLC for this game works. I remember I was disappointed by P:K DLC. Why is the Kenabres one good?

TBH, $19M for marketing is A LOT. Some games spend up to 50% on marketing, but this figure is huge. Apparently, they used ads in Manhattan.

I guess, the topic of this week is very high system requirements for Alan Wake 2 that releases soon. https://www.pcgamer.com/alan-wake-2s-pc-requirements-may-leave-amd-rx-5000-series-and-nvidia-rtx-10-series-users-high-and-dry/...

Lords of the Fallen had a budget of $66.6M: $42.2M development $19.3M marketing $5.1M physical copies production https://gameworldobserver.com/2023/10/24/lords-of-the-fallen-budget-66-million-most-expensive-ci-games It's interesting that so far it doesn't seem like it sold enough to recoup...

That's really great! Crafting/Survival games just have that feeling that you can play at your own pace and enjoy the views. I played Stranded Deep a few years ago, liked it for all the island-hopping. One thing that felt weird is that it was difficult to find stones (boulders) for crafting...