THE BORE

General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Let's Cyber on February 18, 2023, 10:14:30 AM

Title: D-Dog is next level, even almost 8 years later.
Post by: Let's Cyber on February 18, 2023, 10:14:30 AM
The quality and number of the animations, his pathfinding and reaction to player movement and his usefulness and number of abilities as a companion (so much so he nullified several gameplay mechanics in a lot of ways) still feel unmatched in modern open world games. Dogmeat from FO4, released  later that year, feels a gen behind by comparison.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNz0nQF2q1Q&t=189s

We're sitting here in 2023, development budgets and teams sizes have ballooned, with much more resources and dev time yet d-dog feels novel and exceptional.   :doge


 :bow Kojima. :bow2
Title: Re: D-Dog is next level, even almost 8 years later.
Post by: Coax on February 18, 2023, 12:10:19 PM
He's the most useful autonomous buddy. Only gripe is he tends to get right in front of you when prone at random times. Underrated favorite is D-Horse for speed and keeping out of the way  :heart
Title: Re: D-Dog is next level, even almost 8 years later.
Post by: Joe Molotov on February 19, 2023, 12:23:40 PM
The reason D-Dog doesn't wear clothes is because he breathes through his skin.
Title: Re: D-Dog is next level, even almost 8 years later.
Post by: Let's Cyber on February 19, 2023, 12:40:00 PM
You'll be ashamed of your words and deeds!

 :rage
Title: Re: D-Dog is next level, even almost 8 years later.
Post by: Let's Cyber on February 19, 2023, 12:42:05 PM
He's the most useful autonomous buddy. Only gripe is he tends to get right in front of you when prone at random times. Underrated favorite is D-Horse for speed and keeping out of the way  :heart
D-Horse might be the best horse in gaming too, TBH.

Red dead 2 took horses over the top in terms of animation, but D-Horse has more utility and abilities.
Title: Re: D-Dog is next level, even almost 8 years later.
Post by: Nintex on February 19, 2023, 01:47:55 PM
D-Dog is great and so was the open world in MGSV.

It's weird that apart from Breath of the Wild no other games have raised the bar in open world interactivity.
You'd think it would be much easier to do on Xbox Series X and PS5 and yet here we are with mostly static open worlds (see Elden Ring, Horizon, Hogwarts etc.).
Title: Re: D-Dog is next level, even almost 8 years later.
Post by: Potato on February 19, 2023, 02:20:37 PM
D-Dog is great and so was the open world in MGSV.

It's weird that apart from Breath of the Wild no other games have raised the bar in open world interactivity.
You'd think it would be much easier to do on Xbox Series X and PS5 and yet here we are with mostly static open worlds (see Elden Ring, Horizon, Hogwarts etc.).

Maybe they haven't raised the bar because all of those games are just PS4/XBO games with shinier graphics instead of true next gen games
 :ohhh
Title: Re: D-Dog is next level, even almost 8 years later.
Post by: Bebpo on February 19, 2023, 05:02:42 PM
I...don't remember this at all  :lol

And I played a ton out of MGSV. Weird.
Title: Re: D-Dog is next level, even almost 8 years later.
Post by: Polident Hive on February 19, 2023, 05:47:56 PM
D-dog is clearly a wolf!

D-Dog is great and so was the open world in MGSV.

It's weird that apart from Breath of the Wild no other games have raised the bar in open world interactivity.
You'd think it would be much easier to do on Xbox Series X and PS5 and yet here we are with mostly static open worlds (see Elden Ring, Horizon, Hogwarts etc.).

Think MGSV and BOTW share similar strengths and weaknesses in open world design. Namely, few standout crafted locations. Ground Zero’s Camp Omega was more realized than the dozens of bases in Phantom Pain. Elden Ring stands out to me for having several “levels” in its open world.

Has there been an MGS6, the Hitman or Sniper Elite model would’ve been preferable imo. It loses the dynamic nature of those open worlds, where shit can go bad and you have to adapt. The time/weather systems, too. Losing the point I was making.
Title: Re: D-Dog is next level, even almost 8 years later.
Post by: paprikastaude on February 19, 2023, 06:15:57 PM
Never got him in my playthrough. :cat
Title: Re: D-Dog is next level, even almost 8 years later.
Post by: Coax on February 20, 2023, 04:31:40 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNJ4Uhce4Q8
Title: Re: D-Dog is next level, even almost 8 years later.
Post by: Pissy F Benny on February 20, 2023, 09:53:44 AM
I always rolled with the Dutch Queen Quiet :shaq
Title: Re: D-Dog is next level, even almost 8 years later.
Post by: who is ted danson? on February 20, 2023, 03:28:00 PM
I always rolled with the Dutch Queen Quiet :shaq
this. need something to look at on those long chopper rides
Title: Re: D-Dog is next level, even almost 8 years later.
Post by: Uncle on February 21, 2023, 08:43:44 AM
I always rolled with the Dutch Queen Quiet :shaq
this. need something to look at on those long chopper rides
that's why I rolled with D-Dog
Title: Re: D-Dog is next level, even almost 8 years later.
Post by: BIONIC on February 21, 2023, 11:44:01 AM
I always rolled with the Dutch Queen Quiet :shaq
this. need something to look at on those long chopper rides
that's why I rolled with D-Dog

 :doge