I tried it. It was too much for me and took me back to when I was experiencing similar things to Senua. It was a little too harrowing, and while I respect it, I don't think I'll try it again unfortunately. I feel like this game could have used a touch of levity at least so it didn't feel so constantly oppressive and draining.
I feel like this is less of a problem with the structure of these games, and more that it's the fact that every fucking game these days has this structure. Where once open world rpgs used to be a rare treat, and I'd really enjoy a Morrowind, a Baldur's Gate, or a Gothic II, now every fucking game is open world.
And every game is so fucking long. Every game feels like it needs to be 100+ hours. Every game wants to be your "forever game". Where once we'd take joy in a game asking us to traipse across the country side and talk to every NPC questgiver because it immersed us in the experience, now it takes us out of it, because rather than it being something that adds to the world, it's just a selling point. That drives home the artificial nature of the game world, that breaks our immersion, and that makes us less inclined to want to put up with the game wasting our time - even for the most noble of reasons.
Even when The Witcher 3 asks us to do it so we feel like we're inhabiting the world and entering a rich tapestry of immersion and narrative craft, it feels the same as when Assassin's Creed or Horizon: Zero Dawn asks us to do it so we keep playing to buy the DLC whenever it comes out.
Or at least, I think that's why I'm feeling this way. Which is a shame, because I love these types of games. Do you agree, or do you think it's a problem with the structure of Prey.
And since you mentioned Eve Online, have you played Guild Wars 2? It's by far and away my favourite MMO, and the one I've clocked the most hours in (nearly 900 at this point) because it respects my time. Quests are all contained to an area, you get them as soon as you enter the area, and they cross themselves off once you finish them. Even narrative quests generally don't ask you to go back to the questgiver (they do occasionally though).
It is a somewhat impenetrable show at times. You do need to pay close attention to the show, and even then it usually feels like you don't quite understand things until the third or fourth episode. However, something that really helped me get into the show was this: http://uproxx.com/sepinwall/the-wire-links-for-reviews-to-every-episode/
It really helps you follow the story a lot more if you're having trouble. I didn't quite need it until season 2, but it really helps you get some of the moments you might not quite have understood. Just read the Newbie stuff and you should be okay.
I played the demo, and it did feel awful. I noticed it was significantly smoother, but I thought it was just the PC experience.
Oh, cool! Well, that makes me feel a bit better then. Time to get them alien powers, even if AI me will hate me for it.
This is the perfect title for the Switch too.
The only way it's immature is if it becomes your entire life. If it causes you to fail at studies, jobs, or if it's all you talk about.
This friend probably thinks that's all gamers do. Let him know you have hobbies outside of gaming. Show him you are mature in other areas. Let him know of all the celebrities who play video games.
Sports fans are nerds too. Let him know Fantasy Football is basically DnD but for sports geeks. Let him know how similar wearing your favourite player's jersey is to Cosplaying.
It's out on pc. Simultaneous release.
It's $40 at full price, and yeah, he was wondering out into areas he wasn't supposed to. The most I've had is a 45 minute batte, but that was wonderfully fun. And no, if you're not supposed to fight something, it has a skull on it. You're supposed to run.
It's nowhere near as buggy as those games. In fact, it's had a better release than any Bethesda or Ubisoft game. I have the GoG version, so I haven't bothered updating it yet and it runs fine. If you enjoyed Risen you should give it a go. And if you haven't played Risen, you need to. You'll love it and you can usually pick it up on sale for ~ $5-$10
I do too, but couldn't resist. Glad you got a chuckle out of it!
