yeah obviously its fighting what a rpg stands for... character building, exploring, maxing out stuff - but it still has its very own charm to me. knowing like in rl I need to make decisions - now - not in 3 days if im in the mood to do so. decisions and consequences are a strong tool in these concepts - you can't do everything, you need to make priorities and live with your choices and their consequences.
So ME also have it, ACO also have it, Outer Worlds also have it, Skyrim too, Fallout too,... this is a damn long list
It's not that "Ciri is less important than dying", but that in medieval fantasy setting it is easier to justify doing side activities. Geral is a vagabond, has literally nothing besides a horse, armor and weapon. And yes, the game doesn't have any survival mechanics, like managing sleeping, etc., but when roleplaying as Geralt, doing a monster contract or even playing Gwen to gather some money to "pay" for a room or get food, is realistic. Hell, in books Geralt is also looking for Ciri and he travels a lot, does a lot of side activities and it is believable because the world is huge and we are talking about a guy walking or riding on horseback.
True, but it's interesting how that works better as an experience than all the other contracts. That's my point.
which is something I immediately said, you should read what I write instead of quoting wakakoSo ME also have it, ACO also have it, Outer Worlds also have it, Skyrim too, Fallout too,... this is a damn long list
I can hardly imagine how it would be explained. "Here Geralt, this is a magical timer, that shows you when exactly Ciri will be snatched from that island outside of time and space - oh, you don't know what it is yet? Doesn't matter, time's ticking!"
Again, matter of "opinion"
It's even lamer in the books - he at one point just abandons everything and goes on a six month sex vacation in Toussaint.
Probably, but a responsible parent would also take care of their basic needs like sleep and hunger, because a dead parent wouldn't do any good to a child in dangerI didn't experiment it, but I beleive if you are parent and you know that your children is in death danger... Nothing could be more important
In case of Ciri time limit can't be stated clearly. As you correctly pointed, Geralt can't know how much time he has.
He thought the mountain passes were impassable). Or, rather, he allowed himself to be conveniently persuaded in that
100% agree
Yea i think this is the reason ACT 1 includes meeting Evelyn and Jackie, too create the emotions later on when everything goes too shit. I would have liked it more if Victor was much more vague about time span and if V perhaps could not meet some characters for info due too not enough streetcreed and/or money (kinda like the talk too Rogue). It would give an excuse too grind side missions and level up in a lore friendly way and if its very vague when V will die, it wont feel as outaplace if you really have too do something.
I'm pretty lenient on urgency in W3, but in CP 2077 they've painted themselves in a hard corner by explicitly stating that V has only a couple of weeks left. If only they've changed it to a year or so - it would've made so much more sense. Still way too soon to just brush it off, yet just enough time to mess around and explore.
I'm not sure if by ACO you mean Origins or Odyssey, but there's no impending doom or any really urgent matter in neither of them (at least to some point in the story). Both of these games play more like investigation - tracking those who do you wrong and slowly uncovering the grander scheme behind their actions.So ME also have it, ACO also have it, Outer Worlds also have it, Skyrim too, Fallout too,... this is a damn long list
And then suspension of disbelief takes another hook from bugs. For example, main plot asks you to wait 1 day and do other things, 1 day passes and quest doesn't update. Come on, V's dying here)
Anyway, I suppose that it's "personal" and "subjective", because personally, I don't have any problem to do side content in TW3, I have no problem to do side content in Cyberpunk and nor in any game even if to follow the main story seem to be "really urgent" and the most thing important to do (I generally go for side in priority anyway...)Probably, but a responsible parent would also take care of their basic needs like sleep and hunger, because a dead parent wouldn't do any good to a child in danger
ACO : Until you meet the Wolf of Sparte, I agree, no urgence. But after, yes. You must find you mother and your brother which are, against all odds and years, in live and under the threat of the Cult. So find them and following the main quest seem to be way more important and urgent than any possible other side quests... like helping a dude to find a random item in a camp for example... But I have no problem to help this dude.
And skyrim is not level gated, so you can do what you want when you want, even after the main quest.
I think that would have made me atleast like the game more. But at the same time i think they whent with the cold hard cash route due too the worldbuilding. Night city is a cold and unforgiving place. Fixers use mechs too make eddies and dont give a f about what happends too them (some even kill them after said job)
anyways loads of nice stuff in this thread! Now i need to become a game maker so i can make good use of this!
Yeah, a call from Dex so early felt out of place and outright suspicious. Instead devs could let us, or rather make us, built enough rep. All important side lines, like Panam's, Judy's etc could also take place before the Heist. Then the Heist, and mad rush straight through the main line towards the endings.
