apissyangel t1_jdbhbil wrote on March 23, 2023 at 4:58 AM

If there was a Springfield New Vegas mod James River would be one of the main evil factions. Besides having a preexisting army of mindless drones, due to their stronghold of highway 65 they'd also control essential transport and communication from Branson, Little Rock, and ultimately the Gulf of Mexico. The northside freedom fighters (who cleaned up their meth-addled ways after realizing they were the only ones who could stand up to the murderous James River Inquisition and protect their womenfolk and babies) would be JR's major rival the only hope of a non-fundamentalist theocratic future for SW Missouri. Vote!

PassingWithJennifer t1_jdbhn3h wrote on March 23, 2023 at 5:02 AM

I like the way you think :)

But didn't most places of worship become replaced with cults like children of atom that cling to abstractions of old religions?

apissyangel t1_jdbhtjy wrote on March 23, 2023 at 5:04 AM

Haha, not sure. I'm not very deep into Fallout lore but that sounds interesting af and now I'm thinking about playing some Fallout lol

PassingWithJennifer t1_jdbj7br wrote on March 23, 2023 at 5:19 AM

I spent a significant amount of my time after work today trying to find a good fps rpg. I'd play RAGE but don't want to download like 70 gb over my Hotspot

I did find another called elex I intend to try when I finish up my current games. You might check it out. Elex 2 has a good following

Fallout, bioschock, and borderlands, to me, seem like the best fps rpgs with a lot of polish but thats not a very important because I discovered today the genre is really, truly untapped in the way fallout presents it. Most shooter rpgs are 3rd person or isometric when paired with open world elements especially. This seems really weird to me because fps rpgs are not a new thing. System shock 2 comes to mind as a classic and one that inspired literally several genres or themes of games.

apissyangel t1_jdblna3 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 5:49 AM

System Shock 2 is so immersive. Just the sheer quality and depth of gameplay locks you in, genuinely creepy storyline. And somehow to me the idea of being isolated with this insane AI on a spaceship is more terrifying than Atlas, though Bioshock 1 is ofc a masterpiece in its own right.

Yeah idk I have a lot of problems with the current state of gaming. Seems like it's stalled out in some ways and same, I am missing the continued progress of certain genres, open world action RPG definitely up there. I think it's just that part of the cycle of creativity/industry, kind of a down moment. Eventually something will come along to shake things up, revitalize the industry and we'll see some good new stuff. Meanwhile System Shock 2 still holds up lol

lifepuzzler t1_jdcdzqj wrote on March 23, 2023 at 12:04 PM

The National HQ for Assemblies of God is right by Drury. It wouldn't just be James River, the entire town would be a stronghold.