Aliyn Raven

I tried to draw a cover in a neural network. And now I know that AI will take over the world and people! As soon as this piece of iron learns not to trip over its own bytes.

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It's amazing, but the cinematic graphics of Gothic 1 Remake killed all the magic in the game. The original was art, had style and individuality; you felt you were interacting with the artist. And the remake is just another faceless movie.

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I want a video game where the hero (companions too) flies a lot—he or she or they have wings or a glider, magic, etc. And there should definitely be exploration of the world. But I hate gacha and online gaming! Why are there no offline games with open worlds and flying?

I want an RPG video game with a "From trash down to sparkly crown" plot.
*Oh, all RPGs are like that!* (Gaming community)
What? Really?
Almost always, the hero gets a zilchburger for saving the world, and the NPCs enjoy the chocolate that the hero brought them. Even if a game has an option where a hero gets a reward worthy of his efforts, and a gamer chooses it, a game calls the hero evil, NPCs hate him, a game world plunges into darkness, etc. In other words, a game almost always has a world that does not deserve to be saved.

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Skyrim (2011)
It seems that since then there has never been a game that can fully satisfy a gamer.
BG3 has beautiful visuals, combat strategy, gay romances, lots of stories, quests, jokes, clothes, puzzles—I love it all, but I desperately lack a house that can be furnished.

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For some reason, video guides for Baldur's Gate 3 are always verbose, chaotic and meaningless. And it's not easy to find text ones (which are laconic, understandable and useful).

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It's impossible to find a normal slash about bodyguards. The guarded one is always a hysterical, brainless, and worthless asshole with an inflated sense of self-importance. Why aren't there any works about a calm, reasonable person who is in danger because of a maniac, political activity, inheritance, etc.?

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It's strange, but there are very few games on the theme of "From rags to riches ( zero to hero)." Not a dull levelling of character, like in all RPGs, but a plot, a story that allows you to feel rising. A mediaeval disenfranchised peasant (captive, etc.) becomes a king or a god; a street urchin > a mafia boss; a courier > head of a corporation. There are endless variants, but where is the process alive, not mechanical, events with emotions, not buttons?

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It is interesting: why are 9 out of 10 romance novels with any gender of protagonists an attempt to justify assholes and the nasty things they do, including abuse, gaslighting, and physical violence?

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The lack of alternatives in RPGs is infuriating. If a player cannot complete a task for purely physical reasons (catch moths that are too fast, guide a character along ropes that are too long, etc.), then a puzzle is needed instead. A lack of choice is discrimination!

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