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GreedFall - Launch Trailer
- Thread starter Theorry
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Haven't really been a fan of any of their previous games so I'm not in the hype train, but that trailer was good.
He does, I've replayed TW3 so many times that I instantly recognized the voice.
I have to say, having seen native people on tumblr criticise this game, I'll be interested to see what the reviewers make of the colonialism aspect.
What native, American? I thought this is fantasy.
Anyway, we play the role of the diplomate in this game. So it's our job to make sure that the colonist and native can coexist peacefully.
As a native man, I'm interested to see the final product before passing any sort of judgment on how they handle the colonial aspect, because it's made clear that xenophobia, racism, and colonialism are big themes of this game, but that doesn't mean it supports the history that inspired it.
Pre-ordered through Greenmangaming. Fingers crossed they get their keys before launch.
Really eager and looking forward to this game.
Really eager and looking forward to this game.
1. Gamepass isn't free.
2. Given that Gears launched on gamepass, it's a fair question.
And 3. Are you their fucking accountant or something? Why the moral posturing at such an innocuous question?
i mean, gears is a first party microsoft game...
anyway, really looking forward to this. will probably grab it after i finish Control.
It being fantasy doesn't give it a free pass on the history it clearly mirrors in certain ways. Touchy subject to address no matter what.
I was just referring to the first question. Which native are they talking about as I'm simply curious.
American is close because the natives in Greedfall have tents and stuff. But the clothing is quite original.
The people and the island seem more based on Irish mythology than the Americas.
So something similar to the Glanfathans in Pillars of Eternity, but presumably earlier in the colonisation?
I see, interesting. Considering that this is from a French studio, that makes sense.
I honestly don't know anything about natives culture of the majority parts of the world. American Indian is the most popular one in media, so that's all I know, on top of my own country of course.
They'll ignore it, as western/white game reviewers always do. Doesn't matter how blatantly disgusting and disrespectful the take on colonialism and conquest is.
The writer is acutely aware of the dynamics of the storyline and why It's sensitive material. It's not like they "lol what about colonizers, that was an awesome time right?"
From everything I've seen of this it's very likely to allow you to work towards a conclusion of your choosing. Be that siding with the natives of Teer Fradee and leaving your colonising nation to suffer its self inflicted fate. Or quite the opposite and most certainly something in between depending which of several factions your end up working with. It has been mentioned that there isn't a good or bad ending, with positive and negatives either way.
I definitely think this is going to try and address sensitive subjects with the thoughtful discourse they require. But hey, I'll be ready to criticise it if it doesn't.
I definitely think this is going to try and address sensitive subjects with the thoughtful discourse they require. But hey, I'll be ready to criticise it if it doesn't.
Fuck, I can't wait for this game. Aesthetically it's hitting every single right button for me, I just hope gameplay is up to the task.
Gotta admit, that was a good trailer. If this reviews well I could definitely see myself picking this up
Awesome trailer.
Feels like the game has improved the more and more I see of it, so I can't wait for next week.
Feels like the game has improved the more and more I see of it, so I can't wait for next week.
Really awesome trailer, wow!
Please let us disable the awful chromatic aberration, though. It's ruining the beautiful atmospheric effects.
Please let us disable the awful chromatic aberration, though. It's ruining the beautiful atmospheric effects.
I have my reservations bc of the team behind it but I really really really hope it turns out to be good
It might not have been if Microsoft hadn't bought Obsidian. I assume they hashed out a deal with Private Division.
You don't have to be rude about it.
Thats a pretty normal question now days.
Since Spiders was bought by BigBen, I wouldn't count on this turning into a franchise.
still looking forward to the game, though.
I am not sure whether Spiders own the IPs for their games, or if Focus does. I am presuming the latter, because that's how it normally works.
We are yet to see how much money BigBen is willing to invest in RPGs- I primarily know them for publishing FrogWares' Sherlock Holmes games (and most recently, The Sinking City).
They also bought Cyanide (another developer that used to be associated with Focus), and their next game, "Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory" is due out next year. I'm guessing that'll be an indication of how serious BigBen is about getting into the RPG game.
They mentioned that colonialism is part of the narrative, but not the entire conflict.
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I really hope that this game is going to be successful.
Last time I checked, I had to pay for Game Pass. That's not free.
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It will be. Remember Focus Home games dont need to have alot of sales to be successful because of the budget. And this game is generating.very good hype pre launch. Unless the game is really broken or really bad.
It will be a success.
I feel sort of happy and terrified for them because we have essentially folks who are expecting AAA Bioware quality out of this not taking into account its a studio that doesn't have the same work force or budget. Some haven't even played their previous titles like Technomancer which is solid but clearly a AA Eurojank game with a heart of gold. Like it might be good, but context is everything