Gross.
NB4 players start turning the slime into a sex chat bot.
Everyday I stray further from the path of mainstream gaming.
Oh it’s a companion, so I guess I can’t kill it.
What a creative new form of DRM !
Despite it being AI, I really don’t have much of a problem with implementation like this. It sounds like the rest of the game is made by humans. Having a clippy-type companion that offers tips for your class or forward progress tips based on previous progress, the idea has potential. AI has the potential to be extremely helpful in guidance. The issues come from building the infrastructure using AI. We shouldn’t be using it to create, but to enhance what has already been created. AI is a tool, not a solution.
GenAI is a fancy text predictor. It can and will make shit up, because it simply does not know what it is saying. Why would an assistant the likes of which you suggest not just be scripted “traditionally”?
So does that mean the game will be always online? Or does the AI companion disappear if you’re offline?
Edit: read the actual article and it’s about an existing MMO, so the game is already always online.
Which is a shame, because it’s the only DQ game I haven’t played because it’s a MMO and not translated into English.
Finally a good use for AI… Chatty slimey, I’m playing a game. Please execute a kernel exploit.
inb4 ai bros vibe code a Linux client in docker to expose this as an openai compatible API so they can get free tokens, and square Enix Just bans all Linux users
I can’t wait for the first videos from people who turned that Ai slime into an mysognostic, racist, pile of blue shit!
If they put this useless shit in dq12 I’m gonna go insane.
Nonono… I have a better idea. Do NFTs.
Will wait and see. I enjoy using the ChatGPT feature where you can have a vocal back and forth conversation. Coincidentally, I used it to chat about Dragon Quest as a series and found it informative and engaging.
If Chatty Slime is similar and allows for vocal conversations, it might be a fun familiar to have while playing the game, particularly solo.
How far Squeenix has fallen. 😒
Can’t wait to bully it.
