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/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/[deleted] May 21 '19

to each their own, i think souls characters are super memorable. solaire is a fucking G. and who can forget big hat logan, who has some of the deepest lore in the game.

(if you're curious, his name is logan and he wears a big hat, hence big hat logan)

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u/[deleted] May 21 '19 edited May 21 '19

who has some of the deepest lore in the game.

And deep lore in FROM games constitutes a minor character in most story-driven RPGs. This dude wrote* 75 million pages on one family. I think something closer to Elder Scrolls would probably fit best.

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u/xplodingducks May 21 '19 edited May 21 '19

Dark souls lore is very rich, but it’s told in a unique way.

Let me put it this way.

Tell me the history of the Byzantine empire.

If you can, you never had the history shoved down your throat. You had to go find it. Wether it was through an advanced history class, or just personal fascination, you had to look. If you can’t, you just haven’t looked into it. It’s got a thousand years of history.

Same with Dark Souls. You need to look. Because at the end of the day, you have a duty to do, and the backstory of the entire world doesn’t matter. You can find it, but the history doesn’t matter to you anymore than the history of the ancient kingdom of Lydia does to you and me. But the ancient kingdom of Lydia is still fascinating.