Yeah, the large scale of modern cities, which includes driving, is part of what I was thinking of. And even if you donāt allow driving you still need to deal with traffic. Personally, I find that Night City has an acceptable level of detail. There are parts of the city that are really fun to walk around in and explore. And driving about on my bike at night just oozes atmosphere. They nailed the cyberpunk vibes in the overall look of the city.
Nothing grimmer about a cyberpunk setting than still using a car to get around but itās also anathema to videogame scale
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i really wish there was a game that made riding public transportation as interesting to do in the game as it is in real life. i donāt really know exactly what about it would be worth simulating though.
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Yeah rpg advancement systems - skill points or perks or xp or whatever - have all been sublimated into the open world allgame, itās just another slider for a developer to futz with. See also: stealth; shooting; driving; platforming. You can usefully describe AAA lawmower sims (including cdpr games) by identifying how much complexity each of these mechanics is given, i.e. how far each slider is pushed to the right.
For example, compared to the hypothetical Mean Lawnmower Simā
Watchdogs: more stealth
GTA: more driving, less RPG
Witcher 3: more rpg
Horizon Zero Dawn: more combat
etc.
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For comparison sake for those who may have played some other recent open world games, CP2077 has:
5 attributes
12 skills split among the 5 attributes
15+ (usually about 20) perks per skill
Character Level, āStreet Credā, and Skills all level up individually. The skills influence crafting, stealth, shooting, melee, hacking(sorta like magic), and so on. As for gear you have clothing, (with mods) weapons (with mods plus scopes, silencers, etc.), and various cyberware.
Thereās a lot there! Some of it could certainly be improved, but the gun play is way better than Fallout 3, the stealth is pretty good, and the hacking is useful for stealthy covert operations and as a magic alternative(but not as many options as youād get in an elder scrolls game).
As a fan of the pen and paper game, I was worried that CP2077 might not have enough RPG elements, but Iām satisfied with what we got system-wise and story-wise at least.
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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronoicles Crystal Bearers wins again.
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itās more about inhabiting a role and living in a world than any other open world game, as opposed to lawnmower busy work. but if you mean stats and numbers, you lead your horse around by the reins or brush it or feed it and your horse bond goes up. you definitely want that horse bond maxed out.
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Itās also a full motion video game because you watch a full video every time you do a motion
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While that is true, the game feels way more responsive on PC than the console versions did. I was converted to a RDR2 fan when I let my cowboy hands touch mouse for the first time.
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itās so grim, and even moreso, you look at the cars and you realize that even the new ones were designed thirty or forty years ago; thereās no cohesive infrastructure and everything just scrapes by on these decrepit burning forms but thereās, well, half a dozen flying cars and thatās relieved all pressure
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Holy Christ! 9+ hours! Is this a video fukubukuro?!
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The gimmick is that there is an intro, a conclusion (which has yet to go up, but is apparently going up at midnight eastern), and six parts but you are only intended to watch 2 of them. So yes, the total length is ten hours eight minutes but your initial viewing is going to be closer to 3-4 hours.
And pretty much all of Timās reviews since leaving Kotaku have been video fukubukuro.
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I havenāt read Tim in like a decade because I just fell off and stopped keeping up with him but I really do like the videos heās been doing. Iām glad heās still around doing his thing. Looking forward to absorbing this gradually while working on other stuff.
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Well, that sure was a fun watch.
Please take care of yourself Tim.
i always enjoyed his writing but canāt stand these videos
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2x speed is mandatory for almost all youtube content to achieve tolerability
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nightcore for youtubers
sounds like you might like season 2 whenever those reviews come out
i remain pleased that he has a nice pet to look after
a megabudget dating game has to be on some studioās to-do list by this point, surely