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I'm still playing BG3. Around 17 hours in. Progress is kinda slow, not because it's really difficult or boring but because there are so many items to inspect, notes and books to read, traps to spot and disarm, morals to ponder, battle decisions and build decisions to make. I'm enjoying it though. I killed one of the goblin leaders before heading downwards. I'm doing lots of stuff in the Underdark. Picked up a sword that can sing, and killed a bunch of minotaurs and duergar dwarves.
Playing Dispatch. It's by the Critical Role people, has nice animation, music, writing, etc. The bulk of the time playing is selecting dialogue options and watching your character make it sound snappier than you ever could pull off. There are real time events you can turn off, and otherwise two different games - resource management/hero leveling and a "hacking" puzzle game.
Unspoilerly Plot - It's a superhero setting. You are someone without powers but who has extensive experience around heroes and villains. You get a gig as a Superhero Dispatcher (think 911 dispatcher for subscribers to a corporate super-hero service.) You basically become the life coach for this universe's version of the Suicide Squad. Shenanigans ensue.
It's fun. My one complaint is that I wish there was an option to just do the Resource Management game without watching all the unskippable cut scenes. You can make different choices which makes replaying the game less tedious, but it's still tedious.
Played it on your recommendation and it has easily the best directed video game cut scenes I've seen, by a good margin. Its barely a game but hey, it's still pretty good, with some scenes being really good.
As for your complaint, are you aware that you can choose to replay specific scenes, including the resource management game?
No, I'm not sure how to do that. I know I can make a new save slot from a chapter, but not how to drill down to a specific scene.
There is a button in the bottom right corner when you're in the menu where you select which episode to play. I think it's 'y' on a controller or tab by default.
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All the cutscene stuff looks good. You find the actual gameplay fun too?
The game play is fun. It is another medium for telling the story. The level of urgency, planning ahead, thinking about and picking the right options, is just right. It feels very smooth. That said, I haven't noticed that the performance in the game-play impacts the story. The reward for doing a good job in the gameplay is to be told at the end of the episode that you're in the top 20% of players or whatever. The plot goes on regardless.
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Ever read Steelheart, or its sequels, by Sanderson? That's my canonical no-power-superhero story.
I really did not expect to see that name here. Not exactly what I'd expect for a VA.
Yes, Steelheart was pretty enjoyable, though Dispatch plays the Superhero things much straighter.
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