First of all congratulations on launching this massive project of a game.
Let me say disregarding performance on lower end machines or bugs, it looks gorgeous and I have to commend you on the world design, VAs, characters and general art direction and sound already. The OST and Soundtrack are positively smashing as well.
I thought Id make this thread to kind of collect my own thoughts and gripes I have with the game. And maybe you guys can add to that and make your own lists in this thread as a response. A lot of the stuff I did find so far is things that IMO can be fixed or added to the game over time and would really enhance the gameplay experience by a lot. A few things in there might be a bit trickier, but most should be able to be implemented rather easily.
some top issues I found:
- character creation doesn't have enough options in my opinion, and stuff like piercings, scars and tattoos are not customizable enough (esp. position-wise)
- there is no "walk" key (in an RPG!)
- can not change your hairstyle, makeup, etc after character creation (barbers, tattoo-parlors, etc)
- outfits/transmogs need to be a thing eventually, even if you can just have 1 or 2 preset options saved at a time. Maybe use the crafting system and the wardrobe in Vs apartement to kind of find a way to make the outfits we like take over the stats we need. I don't wan't to wear a trashbag (exeggeration) just beause it has the best stealth stats and crit damage in the game
- the apartement feels kind of useless. its cool the first few times, but a game like GTA (sorry for the comparison) made a lot more out of this feature. Being able to buy new apartments or upgrade the interior, etc
- only one way to stealth kill/knock (grab from behind and snap neck/choke), I feel this should be more contextual to what weapon you have, which brings me to the next point...
- can't stealth kill with swords or knifes (or silenced pistols)
- thrown knifes can't be recovered (loosing tons of money here and good knifes!) Either let us recover the knifes or give us disposable throwing knifes that you can buy in packs
- aerial takedowns only non-lethal, no lethal ones available (like with a knife/katana for example)
- dodge button is double-tap WSAD which sucks
- holster button is double-tap ALT which sucks (any other separate non-double-tap keybind would do - I normally use H in most of my games)
- driving is pretty arcade-y for some cars. Not great on M+K (no nuance in steering), not stellar on gamepad either. Id love to have the option to steer directions by pressing right mouse button (RMB) and moving my mouse in the direction I want. Some games manage to do that well. Its not a top priority point though, its passable.
and a decent amount of other things. Most things I can see them fixing or adding down the line, so its okay. Just... did expect a little more in that regard.....
Let me say disregarding performance on lower end machines or bugs, it looks gorgeous and I have to commend you on the world design, VAs, characters and general art direction and sound already. The OST and Soundtrack are positively smashing as well.
I thought Id make this thread to kind of collect my own thoughts and gripes I have with the game. And maybe you guys can add to that and make your own lists in this thread as a response. A lot of the stuff I did find so far is things that IMO can be fixed or added to the game over time and would really enhance the gameplay experience by a lot. A few things in there might be a bit trickier, but most should be able to be implemented rather easily.
some top issues I found:
- character creation doesn't have enough options in my opinion, and stuff like piercings, scars and tattoos are not customizable enough (esp. position-wise)
- there is no "walk" key (in an RPG!)
- can not change your hairstyle, makeup, etc after character creation (barbers, tattoo-parlors, etc)
- outfits/transmogs need to be a thing eventually, even if you can just have 1 or 2 preset options saved at a time. Maybe use the crafting system and the wardrobe in Vs apartement to kind of find a way to make the outfits we like take over the stats we need. I don't wan't to wear a trashbag (exeggeration) just beause it has the best stealth stats and crit damage in the game
- the apartement feels kind of useless. its cool the first few times, but a game like GTA (sorry for the comparison) made a lot more out of this feature. Being able to buy new apartments or upgrade the interior, etc
- only one way to stealth kill/knock (grab from behind and snap neck/choke), I feel this should be more contextual to what weapon you have, which brings me to the next point...
- can't stealth kill with swords or knifes (or silenced pistols)
- thrown knifes can't be recovered (loosing tons of money here and good knifes!) Either let us recover the knifes or give us disposable throwing knifes that you can buy in packs
- aerial takedowns only non-lethal, no lethal ones available (like with a knife/katana for example)
- dodge button is double-tap WSAD which sucks
- holster button is double-tap ALT which sucks (any other separate non-double-tap keybind would do - I normally use H in most of my games)
- driving is pretty arcade-y for some cars. Not great on M+K (no nuance in steering), not stellar on gamepad either. Id love to have the option to steer directions by pressing right mouse button (RMB) and moving my mouse in the direction I want. Some games manage to do that well. Its not a top priority point though, its passable.
and a decent amount of other things. Most things I can see them fixing or adding down the line, so its okay. Just... did expect a little more in that regard.....