Thinking about why OoE has been a mostly dull experience (sorry), and I think it's because on top of the straight-line linearity the entire game is based around rock-paper-scissors weapon swapping, while PoR already solved this in a more fun way by just giving you two characters. - ThreadSky

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vi9999.bsky.social • 80 days ago

Thinking about why OoE has been a mostly dull experience (sorry), and I think it's because on top of the straight-line linearity the entire game is based around rock-paper-scissors weapon swapping, while PoR already solved this in a more fun way by just giving you two characters.

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clintorwhatever.bsky.social•80 days ago

I definitely think it's by far the weakest of the DS games, although I still like it quite a bit.

not to be on that grind, but i think you'd agree with my review pretty heavily lol

vi9999.bsky.social•80 days ago

Playing through the other DS games first definitely tainted my play for this one, and it's layout essentially does feel like a lesser version of how PoR did it in my eyes as well. I think it's funny you brought up how annoying the names for the weapons were, lol. I thought that was a me thing.

clintorwhatever.bsky.social•80 days ago

Nah, they didn't really think that through I think. Like, they seem like they've got some naming convention going on, but it just comes off as jargon in practice.

vi9999.bsky.social•80 days ago

Also, this is gonna sound insanely sacrilegious probably because everyone hip-hip-hoorays over it constantly, but I find the entire aesthetic dull? I don't think it's stockholm syndrome with DoS/PoR's anime art, but those games just had much nicer looking areas at least thus far.

djscheddar.bsky.social•80 days ago

I have never liked Ecclesia all that much to be perfectly honest, was somewhat looking forward to a revisit when I get Dominus and do the others, hopefully to see what everyone else has always raved about. This is making me remember and be less hopeful! Lol

vi9999.bsky.social•80 days ago

I was never particularly big about it. I never got past this first-half before it actually opens up, and so far it's been hard to keep playing. Donkey Kong Land has been more entertaining. 😔

lorddarias.bsky.social•80 days ago

more like, BOREder of Ecclesia! *raucous laughter*

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