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I Want Better Games With Worse Graphics And I'm Not Kidding - Aftermath (aftermath.site)
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[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I tried to play borderlands 2 and I was moving happily through the main story when I realized I was way, way under-levelled for the next part. I then realized I needed to go do half a dozen of the 30 or so fetch quests I had ignored up to that point. I did not continue playing Borderlands 2

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (3 children)

You were more patient than me. I lasted about an hour of it. I just don't think FPS gameplay and RPG stats gel at all well. Can't stand Destiny for the exact same reason.

Call me a traditionalist, but I expect enemies that take bullets to the face to do the decent thing and drop down dead, rather than just take very slightly more damage.

[–] braxy29 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

for my own gaming purposes i would agree, but i have seen my son do some very interesting stuff with borderlands 2 and payday 2 builds.

[–] SkyezOpen 11 points 6 months ago

Borderlands is great because you can just break the math. Like these skills and this perk and this gun synergize in such a way that any enemy explodes if you look at them sideways.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

That's why Shadow Warrior 2 was so disappointing after the first reboot. Reboot was an updated fps thay even managed to make the sword melee relevant through the whole game. 2nd one was a bullet spongy mess

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I enjoyed Fallout 3. But I agree with the general point. RPG/FPS' rarely gel.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Fallout 3 isn't a FPS. It's got turn-based combat because of VATS, and that's what makes it good.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

So true. Although I didn't always use VATS, sometimes I enjoyed the options.

[–] Duamerthrax 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Steam says I played that game for 2.5 hours. Conversely, I've put over 150 hours into Nightmare Reaper.

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