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  1. Cut another large chunk of work from the book I'm editing (mentioned previously in this thread). This chapter was one of the main reasons I wrote the thing, so I feel all conflicted again about getting rid of it (which had to be done: it was too long, and did nothing for the story). Soon, there will be nothing left of the original idea!

  2. I had no liking for Trevor at all. In fact, all of the main cast of GTA V were unlikeable, and I found it interesting I was meant to find any of their motives relatable in any way shape or form. I was kinda happy when Trevor died. And Michael too. Niko > GTA V cast.

     

    In other news: Yoko Taro is asked to give his thoughts on a new game, and is honest as always.

     

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    People keep talking about how times are terrible and the world is changing, but...it's always been full of bad things happening without much reason. Do they not remember history at all?

     

    I agree in general, but global warming is a very real, proper end-of-times-kinda-soon scenario

     

    Which is kinda my point: remember when everyone was shitting themselves about that? Most people have forgotten, or think it's solved. Their brains forget the potential disasters of yesteryear and move onto other ones daily, each one worst than the last. Or what about SARS? The Millennium Bug? The death of all the honey bees, and the end of Mother Nature? The world ends every day, according to some. Yet...never does.

     

    No matter how bad the last bad thing was, there's new bad things to displace them. Whether or not they're genuine concerns or should remain things to be concerned about is rarely talked of.

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    i mean... you would find it very difficult to escape the reality of that viewpoint though. i dont think algorithmically generated or naturally occurring computer games have made much traction yet. 

     

     

    I find randomly generating games are worse. It's more like I play the game and think 'ah, that was a dumb design choice' or 'that was quite clever!' I can never just shut up and play the game: I'm always deconstructing it, the decisions that went into everything, etc. Even in playing Drakengard 3, which is great (sort of), I keep deconstructing it rather than just playing.

     

    I can still play games, but there are not many I get immersed in so that I forget the fact it was made by someone.

     

     

    Do you approach books or other forms of expression the same way? I know what you mean btw and I've been in a similar trend. Everything in games seems so intentional, kind of transparent. Plot device this, game mechanism that. etc. 

     

    Not sure if it's a sign of depression or what. Edit: I mean not being able to find pleasure or whatever in entertainment.

     

    P. much. I read a book and think 'ah, that was a clever bit of writing', or 'this writer knows how to structure well', and so on. Music is the only one I just imbibe without thinking of it too much.

     

    I can find pleasure in these things, even when I am deconstructing it, and continue to play games and always will, but that it was wrought by a human hand is a thought rarely far away. But I do play far less games lately...

  5. i mean... you would find it very difficult to escape the reality of that viewpoint though. i dont think algorithmically generated or naturally occurring computer games have made much traction yet. 

     

     

    I find randomly generating games are worse. It's more like I play the game and think 'ah, that was a dumb design choice' or 'that was quite clever!' I can never just shut up and play the game: I'm always deconstructing it, the decisions that went into everything, etc. Even in playing Drakengard 3, which is great (sort of), I keep deconstructing it rather than just playing.

     

    I can still play games, but there are not many I get immersed in so that I forget the fact it was made by someone.

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    Finished another novel. Huzzah! Now to hope I still like it after re-reading it and editing it multiple times.

     

     

    that's awesome. i've written a few (terrible) short stories and it was really hard. i suspect you write everyday? 

     

    anyway.. congrats. i hope you still like it too!

     

     

    Pretty much, sometimes take an off day but usually end up managing to write something (finishing a novel still takes months). I really enjoy it, but I can see how some would detest the process. Writing it is easier than editing / proof-reading the damn thing. And spellchecking, with my horrible grammar / spelling, is the worst...

     

    I hope I still like it too. Too many times I've spent months to end up with nothing. :psyduck:

  7. I have had an idea for a book I wanted to write for a long time. The main drive for wanting to write it is a final scene, with a character reaching their journey's goal and giving a little speech, which would form the emotional heart of the book. It has never left my brain in all the years since I thought of it, and I have yearned to finally put it down into words. It was my white whale: something I thought I would never catch, and forever chase.

     

    Well, in June / July or so, I started writing this yearned-for book in earnest, to actually get to this ending scene and its dialogue, to make it a real thing, to get it out there. And it's gone really well! On Monday, five months later, I come to write this final scene, to put down these words that have been floating in the grey matter for days and months and years and get the scene done, to write this perfect ending to a book I've dreamed about, to achieve it and own it, and...

     

    It looks dumb written down. Like, super corny. So I delete it, and hey, the book suddenly feels better. Everything else is fine. Just that one bit that I dreamt of writing is the problem. White whale deleted.

     

    So. The main reason I wrote the book after years of thinking about it is the first thing I edit out. Because it's a bit dumb.

     

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  8. those 2 tracks are fantastic, damn

    The Drag-on Dragoon OSTs cause madness: cut-up orchestral music that loops until your brain dies. I don't know how he does it, but every game Yoko Taro makes ends up with amazing music. NieR:Automata also has a good claim on the best computer game OST ever made (IMO):

     

  9. Just finished South Park: The Fractured But Whole tonight, while it was a good game, with lots of laughs and the combat is definitely more dynamic... I can't help but feel like Stick of Truth was a slightly better game, better story and more laughs. They included a download code for the ps4 version so i might have to jump back and replay to confirm.

     

    I loved Stick of Truth, and if Fractured is but a fraction as good as that, I will enjoy it. Gonna get it for Xmas and play it over the holidays. Hopefully, some of the game breaking bugs (PC) I've heard about will be sorted by then.

  10. Completed Nier, all endings, and even let it delete my save data. Definitely pales in comparison to the polish of NieR:Automata, but I enjoyed it all the same (despite the grindiness of it at times and dodgy controls). I want to replay Nier:Automata now and see what I missed. Or maybe Drakengard 3. Or, actually, some other game that isn't so melancholy...

  11. Let's hear it for the simple virtue of the pay day: of money coming into your bank account and having something to spend, be in on the essential bills keeping the roof above you or the needless trash we bring back under those aforementioned rooves*.

     

    I earn less than others, but more than enough for ice-cream and cake and the occasional music, game or book. What else could I want in life?

     

    *archaic spelling but I like it more than 'roofs'

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