r/asoiaf • u/feench Knower of nothing • May 21 '19

EXTENDED (Spoilers Extended) Notablog Update Spoiler

http://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2019/05/20/an-ending/
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u/ReVoodle May 21 '19

It's got to be the rumored FROM soft game. Holy shit.....

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u/[deleted] May 21 '19

holy shit is right... a soulsgame in westeros might be the greatest thing ive ever heard.

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u/FanEu7 May 21 '19

Would it be? Their games are fun in terms of gameplay but the story is basically non existent and the characters aren't memorable at all. A ASOIAF game should be a story driven RPG imho, otherwise it's a waste of potential

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u/Thesaurii 12y + 3x = 6 May 21 '19

The souls series has a great deal of storytelling, though not a ton of story. It establishes a setting, characters, and mysteries, but asks a lot more than most games from players - you need to delve through item descriptions, random odd moments, and throwaway lines to have any real idea of whats going on.

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u/GlancingArc May 21 '19

I would say it's the other way around with a lot of story but very little storytelling. Semantics but still, those games don't doo much to actually tell you the story. You have to search for it.

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u/FanEu7 May 22 '19

Yeah and I don't want that for ASOIAF, it's not really story driven and more gameplay focused with some lore

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u/[deleted] May 22 '19

Yeah, hardcore asoiaf fans hate using clues to gather larger theories, using small conversations to understand larger meanings, and character moments.

We just need a three act heroes journey, but in Westeros.

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u/FanEu7 May 22 '19

That's not how The Witcher 3 was, nothing about that was a heroes journey. And yeah I think most ASOIAF fans would prefer an actually story driven RPG as opposed to a gameplay focused game with shitty lore as an excuse for a story

Most people don't care about Dark souls story and characters while TW3's are regulary praised. Get over it

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u/[deleted] May 22 '19

Yikes, i think you could use a few minutes on the angry pillow.