Am I the only fool in here who thinks that all the changes (toilet paper, in-jokes, and playable characters talking to each other) are totally worth the time spent working on them?
Toilet paper orientation: an ironic option, a nice marketing move (given the spread of comments on the matter on social networks), strictly to my experience I would never have even noticed it, but I liked the way the devs handled this thing, and it makes me laugh, which is good;
In-jokes: I felt they were a little too much; also together with fourth-walling and meta progression of the story that starts pretty early, the whole could create a danger of lower involvement in the player, especially the newbie player. The timing was perfect 'cause most of the backers and long time fan completed the game before, so its being unselected as default is addressed to new players, and itās good. The option also add motives for replaying the game, itās self-ironic and nice. I donāt really get the point about critics on the options. Itās an option, itās an added value: enable or disable at your choice.
Playable characters talking to each other: this improvement has got a great potential. This can add lot of liveliness to interactions between characters in the context of common goals of the story. Iām eager to play the updated release
I love the game as it was shipped in the first place. I feel that it was made especially for me. And I will always be grateful for this. Please let Ron take a vacation finally. He and his team earned it so much.
And @RonGilbert, even though we are just āfriendsā, you can crash on MY couch anytime youāre in my town.
The problem is: The reviews and āletās playsā complaining about the in-joke are out there. And I doubt that the reviewers will update their reviews. So letās hope that the in-jokes-option wasnāt added too late ā¦
To my perception most people complained about the constant fourthwall breaking (before they knew how the game would end) and less about the references to old games plots and characters. Most people were like āI know IĀ“m playing a game and yes I see the devs worked very hard on it, contratulations now let me play the game!ā(paraphrased from an actual steam review) but maybe my perception is just off (which wouldnĀ“t be new to
me).
For the reviews, yes it definitely was. I donĀ“t think there will too many reviews on the game anymore (we live in fast times) and the old reviews will not be changed.
And I still wonder if people who had a problem with the in jokes and had the update during their first playthrough (I also think itĀ“s those people who are less likely to check their menu for changes, and the steam note was only added weeks later) took any notice at all, like āoh good now that IĀ“m late in a game all of a sudden there is less in jokesā. My money is on āno they didnĀ“t noticeā.
However this was done for the hardcore fans who can switch it back on if they like and all the others wonĀ“t mind it all. So the harm that was done equals the title of the first novel of the guy who wrote the book I got my avatar picture from.*
*Less than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis, the picture is from American Psycho
Yes and no: If someone new to TWP stumbles over the game, he/she/it will search on Google more informations. And then the old reviews come up ā¦
But that might be different on the mobile platforms. Android and iOS user are reading other websites than the PC and console gamers. So maybe it wasnāt too late to introduce the in jokes optionā¦
Never understood that either. I tried but could just never concentrate and looked out of the window instead. I also generally prefer reading at nights, just like adventure gaming.
Yeah technically it works great because you donĀ“t need too many commands. IĀ“ve seen much more complicated games on smartphones and they sometimes add virtual buttons because it wouldnĀ“t work otherwise or even remove features. Sometimes they have to remove more elaborate parts of the game mechanic because it would be near impossible to do when playing on the phone.
IĀ“m really curious if the specks of dust will still be included in the mobile versions.
I used to read quite some Discworld books during commute, using the slower route when going home (30min in a tram). People sometimes look confused due to all the giggling but who cares
Then you have to work longer so you can commute at night
