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Open World RPGs: Keep It Simple Stupid

GamingOwl writes:

Please remember that games are supposed to be fun! Keeping of your radiation and detoxifying yourself when it get too high isn't fun. Having malaria and having to pop a pill every now and then isn't fun. Losing a fight not because you lack skill as a player but because your characters lacks the necessary skill points isn't fun either. Killing a bunch of sheep over and over until you finally get those skill points isn't fun. Playing the role of the messenger and running back and forth from one person to another isn't fun in real life, and it's definitely not fun in a videogame. Using Excel to sort through 500 different swords with slightly different stats isn't fun. Not being able to open a door because your nose picking skill isn't high enough isn't fun either.

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exnihilonihilfit5950d ago

Games aren't always purely about fun for the sake of fun. They're about challenges for the sake of fun. What he seems to be proposing is that games all become cakewalks where you run around and shoot stuff with virtually no consequences. Dying isn't fun, but if you didn't have the prospect of dying in a game, then there would be no sense of accomplishment. The real bottom line here though is that if you don't like that style of gameplay, then don't buy that style of game. If radiation levels weren't an aspect of fallout then you'd lose a serious part of the atmosphere. Playing the messenger too often can indeed be boring, but usually it's not like you walk from point a to point b and back again, you have to overcome some obstacles to do it, explore some fascinating new area and there's a pay off for succeeding.

This guy just doesn't like RPGs is what it come down to, and if you don't like them, you really have no business talking about them. They're not made for you. What RPG fan complains about having Dialogue options. If anything the problem isn't too many dialogue options, its too few, and not enough that have serious consequences down the line. Maybe you won't want to get into NPC's good graces, maybe you don't want to know their life stories, but I do, and so do the people who play these games. Variation in dialogue is instrumental in adding to re-playability because it allows for the development of a unique story.

This guy just goes on a rant about what he doesn't care about, well other people do care about those things, and those same people don't care about what you have to say. Go back to playing MW2 and stay away from ME2, plain and simple.

sandwiches5933d ago

I agree with you entirely. It all boils down to him not liking RPGs and trying to change them into what sounds like action or shooter games.

It's like someone saying: "I love hamburgers but they shouldn't have lettuce, bacon, cheese, tomatoes, onions, buns, and the meat should not be ground." Then, you don't like hamburgers, sir; You like steaks. So, go get a steak and stop trying to change how everyone gets their burgers.

VileAndVicious5949d ago

This guy goes on a rant about how overly complicated rpg's have become? Why should an Rpg or ANY GAME for that matter be linear and not give you choice? Perhaps he gets his kicks from a game holding your hand or simplifying things but I (and Im sure many of my fellow gamers do not)

Damnit!!! I want to decide whether or not wear a ring that gives me +5 dexterity or ring that gives me +2 will power!!! I believe the great appeal to games such as Oblivion, Fall out, Demons Souls or Mass Effect are in the ability to offer the player choice.
And why on EARTH would you compare Ratchet and Clank to an RPG? Last I checked it wasnt an RPG but a different genre entirely. Games dont need to be overly complicated by they also shouldn't be dumbed down

And lastly Mass Effect is an excellent game..but EVERY SINGLE one of his complaints can be found in this game. Item and equipment management can be horrendous at times. Dialogue can go on for hours (which isnt a bad thing). And there are a ludicrous amount of planets to explore so whats his beef? And then he still says " Oh Im gonna buy it."???
Gamers these days..

melkyre5949d ago

I think this guy totally miss the point on RPG.
This writer should at least know what he's talking about. RPG stand for role playing game which means you have to play in that character shoes. This means that the skill you should use is within your brain. So don't write something like
"Losing a fight not because you lack skill as a player but because your characters lacks the necessary skill points isn't fun either".
I keep it simple as you wanted ... go play action games not RPG.

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Fallout 3 Remaster Is Allegedly Planned For Release At Some Point In The Future

A remaster of Bethesda Game Studios' 2008 action role-playing game, Fallout 3, is planned for release at some point in the future.

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LucasRuinedChildhood123d ago

Would be nice if they had New Vegas ready as well, especially because of the show.

Hopefully this doesn't have the same performance issues as Oblivion Remastered.

cloganart121d ago

I haven't seen anything on these performance issues? What's been going on?

walken7121d ago

Probably the Unreal Engine issues, I skipped it for that reason.

Snookies12122d ago (Edited 122d ago )

Throw in all the DLC as well, like Oblivion and I'll definitely bite. I recall having one trophy left to unlock on the PS3 version with 100+ hours in my save. When my save file got corrupted, lol. Very sad day.

To be fair though, Bethesda was trash at Playstation ports anyway.

Michiel1989122d ago

all devs sucked at porting to ps3 for the first like 3 years because no one had experience with the cell architecture. Even 1st party took a long while to get proficient with it, the difference between uncharted 1 and 3 is massive for example.

Extermin8or3_122d ago

Oh oh oh I can do this too. GTA 7 will be made at some point in the future. Fallout 5 will enter development in the future too

jznrpg122d ago

Everyone there should know most gamers want New Vegas and Morrowind more than anything.

Christopher121d ago

Which is why we won't get them. Gotta keep floating "support this one and it might happen".

BlaqMagiq1122d ago

Can't wait. Won't have to go back to my PS3 to play this when it comes out.

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Mass Effect - N7 DAY 2025

Bioware writes: "Like you, we’ve heard the rumors lately. You’ve made it clear you care deeply about what’s next. So let’s start by setting the record straight: the next Mass Effect game is in development, and EA and BioWare remain committed to telling more stories in this universe."

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-Foxtrot184d ago

I expected nothing and I'm still disappointed

Like with Fallout, it's starting to feel studios are using TV / Film adaptations when they have no game info to talk about.

toxic-inferno184d ago

I feel the same way.

I mean, how difficult would it be for them to release SOMETHING of substance? Another short trailer? A couple of proper hints? A short story set during the original trilogy, but focused on fringe characters?

Hopefully they're working so hard on the game that they don't have time. But still, with every passing year and so little to show, the franchise will be slipping further and further from people's minds.

Profchaos184d ago

Yeah agree it's almost a cop out since Dev times are 5 to 10 years just throw out a few seasons instead you get them done in a year

jznrpg184d ago

I still haven’t beat Andromeda. I am waiting for a lull of good games in my backlog

P_Bomb184d ago

So the TV show will take place after the OG trilogy. I wonder which ending they’ll use?

Rebel_Scum184d ago

Should’ve just posted a picture of an Elcor saying “regretfully, we have nothing to share.”

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Fallout 3 remastered on the Nintendo Switch 2 is what we deserve, not the worst Fallout game

Fallout Day's disappointing news that Fallout 4 is coming to Switch 2 is a shame, as this 17-year-old entry is more deserving of a new port.

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jambola194d ago

Why exactly do you think you deserve it??

Phoenix76194d ago

Fallout 4 isn't the worst game in the franchise. It's either Fallout 76 or Fallout BOS that's the worst.

gigoran8193d ago

PC and all other modern consoles never got a remaster of 3, but obviously the switch 2 was the tipping point to make it a reality... ahuh

1nsomniac193d ago

Meh, I thought 3 was garbage. I'm not a great fan of the franchise to be fair. They're like B-Movie films, really shallow and janky. 4 was definitely one of the better ones though.

UltimateOwnage193d ago

So the article makes a snippy entitled statement and acts like that is going to encourage a publisher to give them what they want. Okay.

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