#it feels like we should have a lil more flavor in the bg for dungeon crawling. neil banging out the atmospheric tunes.

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psssst. Can you sell me on CoH real quick? Is it like Etrian Odyssey, is it a more standard dungeon crawler, or? I'm genuinely curious. (I mean I should just look it up, but I figure I'd just ask.)

Hmm... I'd say it's a more standard dungeon crawler, inspired by Wizardry which is commonly regarded as the great peepaw of dungeon crawlers. The game seems light on the story and it has a kind of "do what you want" progression.

Though my current stance on CoH1 is... strange. I like it! It's been keeping my interest! It's just definitely a game you're supposed to play though at a slower pace though, and I uhh I don't think I'm built for that while playing on PC, at least. I like to use turbo mode & play it while listening to or watching videos in the background.

I'd probably be having a slower and more chill time on actual hardware, which is good imo. Like how I do Etrian Odyssey sometimes. Something about playing a game like this on PC/Console vs Handheld is very different. The vibes, man...

I'll say that the character designs and wondering what other places and NPC designs will be like is what's making me play as often as I am. I'm also wondering what WILL happen in the story since, it may be light, but it's not some nonexistent thing. Also the fact that I got lucky and got a powerful weapon early on that's been letting me blaze through 90% of combat so far. ...And turbo mode. I'd probably be playing much slower if not for those.

Basically, it's definitely a game to take your time with. To get used to everything and play at your own pace. I realized while playing that this probably wouldn't be a fun game for me to stream or LP at all, especially playing for the first time, BUT that's not a bad thing!

Anyway, the character choices & class customization are cool! I actually have CoH2 and couldn't get into it back then, but I remember LOVING that every(?) race had a whole new design for just about every class in the game. After I finish 1, I'll check out 2 for sure.

Though I will say I'm not a fan of the lack of music in dungeons outside of the pause menu & cutscenes (I thought it was a ppsspp issue but. it is not. idk what they were cooking there. Old-school vibes I guess). I also don't like the crafting system and whatever tf the bosses in this game so far have been: a whole lotta NOTHING. I AM BREAKING MY SILENCE. ON THE CRAFTING ESPECIALLY🗣️🗣️🗣️