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Solid analysis of the illusion rules in both books, I agree with your interpretations. I do have a bit of a nitpick though: D&D is an...

While there is more information in PHB 2024 about Illusions thanin 2014, there still isn’t enough, and problems persist in play. What...

I never said you said it was either Ok…? I’m not sure why you’re telling me this.

Clair Obscur isn't substantially different from other games in its genre in regards to the story being kind of on rails. There's some...

No, it used to be a pretty specific term before reactionaries co-opted it. Now it’s a dog whistle and a rhetorical tool that is vague by...

I think @Charlaquin 's point is that subjectivity you mentioned is often retrospective. Like a game is "putting diversity first" until...

It's very much still a story you experience instead of one you drive, though the writing is excellent. The gameplay is very satisfying...

Thank you! I can’t take full credit for it. The phrasing is mine, but I got the idea of “get woke, go broke” as an incantation from a...

This might be the best summary of this phenomenon that I've ever read.

That’s because “get woke, go broke” isn’t an observation of an actual pattern; it’s an incantation. It gets chanted with the intent that...

Yup. Graphics don't matter to much. I still play retro games. You can also have good looking neo retro games as well.

Well, no accounting for taste I suppose 😅

Agreed. The first DA game isn't good either ;)

Yeah, graphical fidelity is my lowest priority when it comes to what sells me on a game. Nice to have, but never going to be the factor...

Absolutely. The fact that publishers don’t seem to understand (or maybe don’t want to accept) is that you can’t analyze your way into a...