Well guys, as some of you might have noticed, I am more a lurker than a poster here in this wonderful thread.
I have been thinking of this post for quite a while and finally I decided to let it out.
I really do enjoy reading the discussions and the debates about the personalities of the various characters and the possible interactions among all of them (I nearly laughed myself to death on the whole spy conspiracy series for one), instead of the usual “How do I cheat to get more [money] [hitpoints] [hearts], etc. (you name it)” or “where do I find such and such quest item”, or other frivolous subjects.
This made me think on how well written this game is. You can really feel the complexity of the script, which can seriously be compared to the script of an A movie, with all the characters (and there are a lot in this game) being carefully outlined one by one (even secondary NPC’s which may appear only once in the game), having their distinct and unique personality with very subtly designed psychological traits.
I’m really dumbfounded thinking of how much preliminary work it must have taken (and still takes) to write down the script, let alone making the renders for all the possible alternative scenes.
The amount and the quality of the work BD was able to accomplish in barely one year is mindboggling. Thank you BD on behalf of all of us.
And, last but not least, a couple words for my dear fellow posters (not all of them, just the ones that are a little less assholes than the average)
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I’ve been in few other threads (4 or 5 as a matter of fact) and I can’t claim I have a thorough knowledge, but the atmosphere that reigns here is quite unique.
First of all the appreciation and the genuine interest for the dev’s work and sympathy for all the mishaps in his life.
Second, the wholesome feeling altogether, which gives me the impression of being among really close friends, or even better in a tightly knit family, where one can exchange details of one’s personal life – sometimes even very intimate.
Mind you, you’re still a bunch of assholes, but you’re my assholes.