I swear every single JRPG has some kind of precursor race. It's to the point where I'd be interested in seeing alternative ways to keep things fascinating. I actually do love the mystery that "mysterious vanished" precursor races bring, but surely they're not the only way to give that feeling?
Tbf, that's a major plot point of the game (if not the entire plot itself), rather than a "sidenote" (like Final Fantasy games - love them but they do that a lot).
I put it off for years and finally picked it up this past December and man I wish I'd picked it up sooner. May be my favorite gaming experience of the last decade. And I loved the direction they took with Aloy as a character. Can't wait to try Forbidden West soon
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CoderKat@lemm.ee · 21 pts · 3y
I swear every single JRPG has some kind of precursor race. It's to the point where I'd be interested in seeing alternative ways to keep things fascinating. I actually do love the mystery that "mysterious vanished" precursor races bring, but surely they're not the only way to give that feeling?
Dasnap@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y
Been playing through FFXVI while also watching Monster Hunter lore videos recently, which inspired this meme.
ichmagrum@feddit.de · 7 pts · 3y
Forgotten Realms (D&D's main setting) has all of that and more:
advanced precursors in spades
several alien races (e.g. Mind Flayers) that often double as an enemy
some regular-ish people who are able to make advanced technology that somehow doesn't revolutionize society (e.g. the artificer character class)
Zirconium@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 7 pts · 3y
Finno Korean Hyper war
JVT038@feddit.nl · 5 pts · 3y
Just finished playing Horizon: Zero Dawn and this is honestly so true lol. Despite it, it's still a good game with an intriguing storyline imo
TheMeta@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y
Tbf, that's a major plot point of the game (if not the entire plot itself), rather than a "sidenote" (like Final Fantasy games - love them but they do that a lot).
NovaPrime@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 3y
I put it off for years and finally picked it up this past December and man I wish I'd picked it up sooner. May be my favorite gaming experience of the last decade. And I loved the direction they took with Aloy as a character. Can't wait to try Forbidden West soon
Uriel238@lemmy.fmhy.ml · 5 pts · 3y
I think the scream extractor is such a great underappreciated icon of capitalist horror.
And it runs on children.
abs_mess@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Although it is a rather nice crutch, especially when the next alternative is "The invention is trivial, refer to the margins" type of world-building.
Berramos@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 3y
That's why the bobiverse is so interesting.
SattaRIP@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y
I'm on book 4 and I'm not sure what you mean except for maybe one paragraph I read recently.