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.
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).
~
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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