>>725056945
League is far more mechanically complex than Clair lmao. Not saying it's a good way to spend your time, mind you, but any retard can get to the credits of any mainstream rpg.
>>725057163 >Xenoblade and trails fans
You mean underage retards? No one cares what they think. There's a reason why they're kept in their containment vg threads and never seen here.
>>725057372
the devs praised xenoblade in multiple interviews or press things and constantly cited it as a major influence, in terms of the landscapes, the massive bosses roaming around, the music, and apparently many story elements as well but i didnt look into those as im not done with the game yet
>>725057372
something about two human people making a fake yet real world or something. I like Xenoblade but Xenotards need to know that a majority of Xenoblade is recycled plot points from Xenogears.
>>725057312
That's a very stunning and brave take but the argument is that this game ripped off a game made for so-called underage retards, so I think you're burning the wrong bridge with this post
>>725057563 >>725057563 >a majority of Xenoblade is recycled plot points from Xenogears
That makes me like Xenoblade less and Clair Obscure even lesser. Not that I ever expected an rpg to have a "deep and emotional" story for anyone over 17, but the bar keeps getting lower.
>>725058286
xenoblade really is the better game though, maybe not 2 with its slow-paced combat and childish story even by anime standards, but the rest of them are. i get that fatlus fans or anything adjacent make you mad and emotional but it's not helping you or your arguments.
The shillup video about how the team came to be was nice to see. A rag tag group of ppl with little to no game dev experience create such an acclaimed game after being unable to pitch it to Ubisoft and getting turned down by backers until the perfect storm happened.
No matter your opinion on the game it’s hard to argue it’s success defying all odds in the gaming space today.
>>725056535 (OP)
It doesn't. Unironically Donkey Kong, the $40 babby game sold for $70, is the best game of 2025 and the only strong competition is Death Stranding 2
>>725062982
you are mentally ill if you think there's even a slight chance that anything other than E33 will win goty, especially fucking DKB >>725063029
cope all you'd like. if you don't like E33 you are a melanated individual
>>725062982
this. donkey kong actually tries to advance the genre of platforming. clair obscur is good but its also been there, done that for a console RPG. the success story of the debut studio is half the reason people are happy about this game, not the game itself
>>725063176 >the success story of the debut studio is half the reason people are happy about this game, not the game itself
This. Game Awards are infinitely more obsessed with awarding games to send a "message" than the Oscars are.
