Today we're Playing Greedfall, the latest Spiders RPG taking place in a fantasy colonial playset where I shoot a million bears (ulgs) to death while talking about a bunch of people wearing hats.
this video is a review, analysis, and critique of Greedfall that talks about how it fails to inspire adventure through its mechanics, how the addition of a best ending has strained its roleplaying to breaking point, and how Spiders, rather than work to fix their own punitive systems, instead try to sidestep them, creating a host of new problems, and how it can't decide if it wants to be a tale of finding unity, fixing problems and being lighthearted or a grim reminder of human cruelty and so it lands in a confused middleground, neither inspiring or sobering. (and uh, not very fun, which I'd have taken over either I suppose)
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Playing logo by Emily Nace / Thumbnail by Hotcyder
Hotcyder: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_r8gFeezEBZVnazvbv75pQ
Index
001. Introduction: A Spiders Web 00:00
002. A Sickly Strong Start 03:40
003. The Continental Factions are all Bastards 10:42
004. Setting Off and Letting Down 18:54
005. An Unadventurous Spirit: Exploring Teer Fradee 24:00
006. The Codex 34:28
007. The Fatal Flaw of Greedfall’s Sidequests 36:59
008. The Anatomy of a Quest 42:22
009. Untalented: Skill Checks & Non Choices 50:17
010. Gunning for Victory: Combat 01:02:24
011. Companion Quest Think Pieces 01:06:31
011A. Vasco: Lack of Party Cohesion & Conflict 01:07:20
011B. Petrus: Ignoring Important Impositions 01:10:47
011Ba. The Illusion of an Illusion of Choice 01:20:35
011C. Siora/Kurt & Urgency 01:29:51
012. The Coin Guard Coup 01:32:43
013. Plot Beating 01:39:16
014 The King Elections 01:47:18
015. Spongy Pacing and Themes of Greedfall 01:54:03
016. A Disunited Finale 01:58:44
017. Conclusion 02:05:48
Links
Technomancer Footage
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDwsFrcMGp6aMdN3XPg9DkJ7mAecYQigR
Ludo Lense
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLZoXbm4kZPtSpo55Xbgl1g
Video referenced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heYryuOsz5U
MrBTongue
https://www.youtube.com/user/MrBtongue/featured
Video referenced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em3u11X6r_g
Renegade Actions Mass Effect 2: https://youtu.be/9TgTLJXoD_o
KOTOR Footage: https://youtu.be/rDcN4adHcf0
SMT Footage: https://youtu.be/Ad0WZQRI-5s
Music from: Greedfall, Europa Universalis IV, Victoria 2