The Backlog Check-in Vol. 138: 8/22/20: Madden NFL 21/Wasteland 3 Edition
Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2020 5:28 pm
Played: Asdivine Dios, GreedFall, The Technomancer
Finished: Nothing
Playing: Asdivine Dios
Added: Alekhine's Gun, Asdivine Dios, Shadows: Awakening, Shining Resonance Refrain, Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince
I started playing The Technomancer, and it's a solid mid-tier third person action RPG. Its graphics and gameplay (more specifically combat) are both pretty good, and the story and characters seemed decent based on what I played of it. The voice acting was ok as well. But the problem is that unlike almost every other similar RPG that lets you customize your character, there's no female option. And the male character that you're forced to play as is boring and generic in both look and personality. If I have to play as a male protagonist in a game (especially an RPG) which isn't my preference, then they better be a really good character. Unfortunately, this one isn't. He's not bad, but the entire time that I was playing I was thinking how much more that I would be enjoying the game if I was playing as a cool female character. Having to play as a male character that I'm not really interested in playing as might be a deal-breaker for me, because when I play a game I pretty much need to like the character that I'm playing as in it. I stopped playing it, and I'm not sure that I will ever go back to it.
I started playing GreedFall which was also made by Spiders (the developer of The Technomancer), and it's a pretty big improvement over The Technomancer. The graphics (especially the character models/facial animations) are much better, as well as the voice acting. The voice acting is actually really good. And you can choose between a male and female protagonist. Of course I chose the female protagonist, and some of the face options are really attractive. The game itself almost seems like something made by a big studio, but there's some clunky-ness and jank to it that give it a lower budget feel. However, it's still a fairly impressive third person action RPG with a good story, cast of characters and adventure elements. I played a few hours, but ultimately stopped because I'm still not feeling really good so I'm not really up for a deep and engrossing RPG at the moment.
I started playing Asdivine Dios, and it's really hitting the spot right now. It's an old school 2D 16-bit pixel art style turn-based JRPG with a decent story, likable cast of characters and simple play mechanics/systems. It's something that I can have fun playing without needing to feel my best to get invested into it. It's made by Kemco who actually makes a lot of these same types of JRPGs for mobile platforms, and ports them to PC and consoles. I have a couple of other ones (Asdivine Hearts, Revenant Saga), and there's a lot more at the PS Store. I'll buy them when they go on sale (like I did with this one), because they're not quite worth $15 IMO. They're good $10, or less games.
Madden NFL 21 and Wasteland 3 come out this week. I’m interested in Wasteland 3, it looks like a cool isometric view post-apocalyptic tactical/turn-based combat RPG made by the makers of XCOM. I'll get Wasteland 2 first since it's cheap now, and then get Wasteland 3 in the future when it's cheaper.
Finished: Nothing
Playing: Asdivine Dios
Added: Alekhine's Gun, Asdivine Dios, Shadows: Awakening, Shining Resonance Refrain, Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince
I started playing The Technomancer, and it's a solid mid-tier third person action RPG. Its graphics and gameplay (more specifically combat) are both pretty good, and the story and characters seemed decent based on what I played of it. The voice acting was ok as well. But the problem is that unlike almost every other similar RPG that lets you customize your character, there's no female option. And the male character that you're forced to play as is boring and generic in both look and personality. If I have to play as a male protagonist in a game (especially an RPG) which isn't my preference, then they better be a really good character. Unfortunately, this one isn't. He's not bad, but the entire time that I was playing I was thinking how much more that I would be enjoying the game if I was playing as a cool female character. Having to play as a male character that I'm not really interested in playing as might be a deal-breaker for me, because when I play a game I pretty much need to like the character that I'm playing as in it. I stopped playing it, and I'm not sure that I will ever go back to it.
I started playing GreedFall which was also made by Spiders (the developer of The Technomancer), and it's a pretty big improvement over The Technomancer. The graphics (especially the character models/facial animations) are much better, as well as the voice acting. The voice acting is actually really good. And you can choose between a male and female protagonist. Of course I chose the female protagonist, and some of the face options are really attractive. The game itself almost seems like something made by a big studio, but there's some clunky-ness and jank to it that give it a lower budget feel. However, it's still a fairly impressive third person action RPG with a good story, cast of characters and adventure elements. I played a few hours, but ultimately stopped because I'm still not feeling really good so I'm not really up for a deep and engrossing RPG at the moment.
I started playing Asdivine Dios, and it's really hitting the spot right now. It's an old school 2D 16-bit pixel art style turn-based JRPG with a decent story, likable cast of characters and simple play mechanics/systems. It's something that I can have fun playing without needing to feel my best to get invested into it. It's made by Kemco who actually makes a lot of these same types of JRPGs for mobile platforms, and ports them to PC and consoles. I have a couple of other ones (Asdivine Hearts, Revenant Saga), and there's a lot more at the PS Store. I'll buy them when they go on sale (like I did with this one), because they're not quite worth $15 IMO. They're good $10, or less games.
Madden NFL 21 and Wasteland 3 come out this week. I’m interested in Wasteland 3, it looks like a cool isometric view post-apocalyptic tactical/turn-based combat RPG made by the makers of XCOM. I'll get Wasteland 2 first since it's cheap now, and then get Wasteland 3 in the future when it's cheaper.