"this is my masterpiece. i call it: me"

[muladhara]

I bought a used copy of Dragon's Dogma (just the normal version) the other day because the soundtrack is so good! And I liked the sound of it from TVT! But to be honest, I don't think I'm enjoying it. I'm not very far in, fair enough (I haven't even got to Gran Soren yet, and it's not because I've been beset by side quests).

It reminds me far too much of Oblivion (which I didn't like at all), and it annoys me that the player character seems to move with no weight in their animation (so essentially they glide along; also the run cycle is weird because there's no hip movement. Yes, I am picky about walk/run cycles. I am an ex-animation student. I had this stuff drilled into me so I notice when it's missing).

(You can mock girly runs all you like, but at least there's freaking hip movement (though admittedly not all ladies sashay quite so much). That thing Yuna does with her hands in FFX-2 can die in a fire though, even though I'm sure there's ladies who run like that in real life).

On the other hand: the customisation is AMAZING - I love that you can change height/weight/build (so you can have a short, stocky character if you so wish). And age! You can make an aged hag if you want to! But, like with Bioware games (this one is a Capcom; probably the first I've played since a Resident Evil), the lighting in the character creator is balls.

I don't know if I should give it a chance, or if I should just give up right now. Pfft.

In other gaming news, I have just finished TWEWY for the fiftieth time (I jest, but it isn't for the first time). I wanted to play it anyway because it felt like that time of year, and then I was yearning for something to play on a handheld in the evenings and what do you know. I even managed to complete a couple more things towards secret reports, but I don't think I'm ever going to manage that, so I'm thinking right now I might youtube the secret ending.
(Also holy hell is Joshua a dick. I hate that kid he's so irritating).

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I am crocheting a jumper. I've finished the back and the front, just got the sleeves to do. It takes WAY less time than knitting, so I may well make myself another one (as long as I have enough yarn) before the year is out.

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I thought I had other things to say, but I've since forgotten them, so they can't have been that important.

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[beccatoria]

Oooh, Dragon's Dogma. I haven't played but my husband loves that game. Having said that, he says every other Pawn he's hired from someone has been great and sensible, but he must have really screwed up training his own, even though he tried really hard. But Omar (his Pawn), bless him, is an idiot. Like an idiot on the level that Kev will give him poison mushrooms to carry and Omar will EAT THEM and then yell, "Careful, Master! Poison!" He once took everything away from the guy except two spells - something to heal and something to attack - figuring he couldn't possibly screw that up as either would be useful. And Omar started gathering herbs. In the middle of the fight.

On the other hand, Omar's idiotic exploits have become a source of endless amusement, though we're still not sure what Kev did wrong as neither of his friends who play had that problem with their sidekicks...

As to whether to give up, eh, difficult call. I do know that Kev said it took a while for him to get into it and for it to "click" and suddenly he started enjoying it much more. But like...who's to say if that will happen for you and if it's not fun, is it really worth more of your time?

[muladhara]

Oh my word, poor Kev! Omar sounds like a right handful. I wonder if it has anything to do with the way you answer the questions when training? Maybe there's some really weird combo that's led to Omar being the way he is. I have zero hopes for Simon - I know part of teaching the pawn's AI is leading by example and I have run off to pick up stuff in the middle of a fight already. Let's just hope Simon didn't notice, eh? ;)

Yeah, I keep telling myself to give it a bit longer or restart and just do the main missions. I mean, there's plenty of games I didn't like when I started them for the first time, but they ended up growing on me (I keep thinking Mass Effect was one, but it wasn't). But it's interesting that Kev said it took a while to get into it; that makes me feel a bit better about not liking it from the outset (at least I don't hate the whole thing, like I did with Oblivion, I guess?)