I hope they decide to bring it back for GTA VI. Surely the current generation of consoles could handle it… though I suppose it may depend on what the devs want to prioritise - graphics or physics. I miss the fluidity of GTA IV!

Oh GTA V used the same physics system (Euphoria) - I think it was just a developer choice to dial it back a bit. Was that related to performance in some way? Potentially. GTA IV had a feeling of the NPC physics being ‘always on’ - you could shove into other characters and they’d stumble and fall. Whereas GTA V (and the Red Dead games I believe), the character physics only seemed to trigger when you punched, shot or ran over an NPC. It’s a shame, as I loved messing with that engine in a ‘non-violent’ way xD

Yeah, I loved that aspect! Trying to escape from a chase with the car half caved in, full of bullet holes. The driving was so fun.

Ah sorry I worded that badly - I meant BG3 was another game that blew my mind, not for the same reasons as GTA IV. BG3 impressed me with how interconnected all the systems were and how well the story comes together no matter which angle you come at it from. But yes like you say, the world in that sense isn’t very alive!

Oh neat! I like all the little details in GTA IV like being able to ride the subway - and I imagine a ferry system would have done something similar, but to ‘Happiness Island’? Like the subway, I probably would’ve tried it once but just stolen a boat/helicopter to get there in future.

I remember the game really blowing my mind when I first played it, mostly in the sense of just how alive the world was. The only other games that have done so (blown my mind in the same way) would probably be Skyrim and Baldur’s Gate 3, which felt so ahead of their time.

Good memories of just driving around Liberty City, messing with the physics system (usually getting pedestrians arrested by pushing them over and waiting for them to retaliate in front of the cops lol)

Pixel art is so pretty! This is making me nostalgic for a game I never played.

I kinda wish I’d read them when I was younger! Are they worth reading as an adult?

Does it come with CIA branded lube?

More like an enDORKment hahah

Yay :3

Off to a great start! It feels a lot faster paced than the first book

Eat some damn oranges

CrossCode was great fun, and it really captures that MMORPG feel. Very much enjoyed my time playing it.

Challenge accepted 🥰

Absolutely adorable suit, and the art seals the deal :3

I love this style, with the thick outlines! So cool

My puppy is exhausted from a long walk earlier and currently loudly snoring with her head on my lap.

I’d like to visit, but I feel like my coffee would have a lot of wolf fluff in it

Disco Elysium be like

Super cute! squeak :3

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