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Re: Dragon's Dogma 2 Director Says Travel Isn't Boring, Your Game Is

Pat_trick

He does have a point but I think he oversimplified the problem of an open world a bit. Even if you make your world interested, some people prefer to play games on a more focused goal oriented manner where fast traveling cuts down a lot of the fat. Also on repeat playthroughs you're avoiding seeing a lot of the same places you've seen before and focusing on what you like the most.
The problem is when developers use it as a cop out for a poorly designed world. Some games would die if they didn't have fast travel because the open world is repetitive and it only serves as a means to travel from point A to B. Yet, I think the option to fast travel should be available even in well designed worlds since it gives the players more agency.

Re: Persona 3 Reload Is the Result of Fan Surveys, Says Atlus

Pat_trick

@GamingFan4Lyf The plot is extremely slow burning. It gets much better after 20 hours or so, but I understand it can be a hard sell to convince someone to play for 20 hours until it gets good. What I can tell you is, if there's anything about the game that interests you, keep playing for a while and it'll only get better. If you think the characters and the gameplay are not holding you, then maybe the game is just not for you.

Re: Game of the Year: #2 - Baldur's Gate 3

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@ShogunRok I don't think you understand how democracy works. In a democracy everyone's votes have the same weight. A shady "taken into account" from the community vote means absolutely nothing if you don't clarify your criteria.

Re: Game of the Year: #2 - Baldur's Gate 3

Pat_trick

Really? Spider-Man 2 the best game this year? I know this is a Playstation website but you clearly don't know how to leave your biases at the door.
Spider-Man 2 does almost absolutely nothing innovative, it's even debatable if it's the best Spider-Man game and it will be just another game that happened in a decade from now.
Meanwhile Baldur's Gate 3 is a milestone game that will be remembered in history and it set a new standard for storytelling and roleplaying forever in the vidro game industry.

Your credibility took a huge hit today.

Re: Nomura Promises Death Won't be Cheated in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Pat_trick

He's probably talking about Zack. The first game of this remake trilogy had a bloated plot focusing mostly on Sephiroth vs Cloud for fan service and completely missing the message of the original.
Aerith surviving is fan service and it wouldn't surprise me at all if she remained alive at the end of this game.