Dragon Quest creator suggests modern game graphics make silent protagonists "look like an idiot"

Dragon Quest series creator Yuji Horii believes modern advancements in game graphics make silent protagonists “look like an idiot”.

Horii recently discussed the topic of RPGs with Metaphor: ReFantazio director and producer Katsura Hashino, an excerpt of which was published by Denfaminicogamer (thanks Automaton).

One challenge Horii believes the Dragon Quest franchise is facing is how a protagonist should be depicted now that graphics have become more realistic – allowing for more detailed and expressive designs.

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Baldur's Gate 3's seventh patch amends split-screen, adds mod support, won't be final update

Larian has detailed what Baldur’s Gate 3 players can expect from the seventh patch, due out in September.

As previously reported, the patch will include mod support and, in a new post on Steam, the studio has given a brief look at what some creators have achieved in the Closed Alpha.

But there are other additions coming too, including a much-needed tweak to split-screen play – dynamic split-screen mode – which allows players in multiplayer to split the screen and automatically merge it back into one when near each other.

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Nightingale's big Realms Rebuilt update adds cats in hats and a brand new campaign

The team behind gaslamp fantasy survival game Nightingale is about to release its previously-promised big update, known as Realms Rebuilt.
Earlier this year, Inflexion Games’ CEO Aaryn Flynn admitted the studio was “not satisfied with where the game is at”, and resolved to address this with an update towards the end of the summer.
Now that time is almost here, with the studio’s Nightingale: Realms Rebuilt update, which is set to go live tomorrow, 12th September.

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