General video game discussion

[Reynard]

My understand is that it desperately needs the fan patch to be remotely playable, but it's otherwise probably the best adaptation of 3.5 D&D in a computer game. Storywise though we're well on the Icewind Dale side of the Icewind Dale-to-Planescape Torment scale

Is the patch thing still true of the new Steam version? That is what I am asking.

 

[Reynard]

The announcement for the new Diablo 4 DLC reminds me how much I love that game -- except for the bosses. I hate video game bosses that change the entire play structure of the other90% of gameplay. Yuck. If I had a "skip boss" button for D4, I would probably never stop playing that game. One day I will find a ARPG that dispenses with that nonsense.

 

[MarkB]

Is the patch thing still true of the new Steam version? That is what I am asking.

From the review I've seen of it (Mortismal), the Steam version is supposed to incorporate two major fan patches plus additional fixes, and should be good to go as-is. I don't own it so I can't back that up with personal experience though.

 

[MarkB]

After a busy week I finally got back to playing BG3 and cleared out the goblin camp, hitting 5th level along the way.

I'd forgotten just how much of a beast Karlach becomes when specialised into a dedicated throwing build. Like, I remember it being strong, but I hadn't remembered it being this OP even this early into the build. If there were another returning weapon in the game I'd be seriously tempted to spec someone else into a similar build, see some side-by-side comparison of Giant versus Berserker. Could probably do it anyway with all the javelins she's collected.

 

[pukunui]

I saw something in FB about a new Star Wars racing game. (Not podracing.)