• @Cossty
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    I don’t know about the game, but the book is good.

    The devs are working on the game and recently they released a book from the game’s world.

    I really thought it would be shit, but then I saw that it was written by a known scifi author, so I thought it would be at least readable. I was pleasantly surprised and the book is actually really good.

    The book in question is:

    Exodus: The Archimedes Engine by Peter F. Hamilton

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    Goodreads

    • @slimerancher
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      43 hours ago

      Oooh, written by Peter F. Hamilton, should check it out!

      • @Cocodapuf
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        36 minutes ago

        His book Dragonfall is one of my favorite books ever.

        • @slimerancher
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          225 minutes ago

          I don’t think I have read that one, thanks for the recommendation!

    • @Passerby6497
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      12 hours ago

      Wasn’t super interested until I saw it was a Hamilton book. Added it to my wishlist, will probably check it out, thanks!

  • Dariusmiles2123
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    3 hours ago

    I loved Mass Effect but I ain’t so enthusiastic about what I’m seeing for now…

    Clearly the main protagonist looks a bit cheesy…

  • MagnyusG
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    129 hours ago

    every single bit of dialogue in that trailer sounded awful.

    “I’m not just a pretty face” like, male Shepard was based off a super model, but it was never addressed in the games, they made him look rugged enough. This guy just seems like a glammed up clown.

    • @formergijoe
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      22 hours ago

      I hope you can customize your character and make him ugly as hell.

    • @Shard
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      44 hours ago

      Like a high res Sims character

  • @[email protected]
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    129 hours ago

    but I’m back to feeling rather ambivalent about the whole thing, which to my eye looks like nothing so much as an alt-universe Mass Effect.

    And that’s supposed to be a bad thing?

    More Mass Effect is always a win in my book.

  • @ytsedude
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    Looking like Mass Effect is not a bad thing. ME rules. If the gameplay is just as fun and characters/story just as interesting, then I’m absolutely down. That said, the NPCs are giving me cliche, overly-talkative, super annoying vibes. Hopefully that’s just from the editing. After the utter failure of Starfield, a solid sci-fi RPG would be very welcome, even if it’s a little derivative or overly reminiscent of its predecessors.

    • swab148
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      19 hours ago

      I’m looking forward to fighting a space bear

      • Drasglaf
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        66 hours ago

        Maybe you’ll be able to have sex with a space bear!

        • @formergijoe
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          22 hours ago

          If I had a nickel for every RPG where I can have sex with a bear I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t alot it’s just weird it’s happened twice.