Thought I start a separate thread for this particular issue:
Meredith Stout, the Militech corp agent provides another exemplary one:
"First exit off Skyline going towards the NID. Storm channel under the overpass - meet you there."
Almost feel stupid for asking but in this day and age where everything keeps getting dumbed down or "streamlined" to be on ALL the platforms and to reach as many audiences as possible you never know:
Does mission/quest-related dialogue or intel always contain enough specific directions, including
- (precise) estimates of distance along cardinal directions (north, east, south, west) either from a starting position or the player's current position
and/or
- pointers to prominent landmarks the objective's location is at or in close vicinity to
so that players who wish to, can find their way to objectives/locations on their own without ever having to rely on objective markers or the quest compass?
Does CP2077 even feature a map? A proper one that comes up by pressing "M", not a mini map or anything like that?
What they should avoid at all costs or at least as much as possible is to have the player rely on objective markers exclusively when it comes to getting from point A to point B.
Dialogue or (transmitted) intel on objectives and their location should always contain specific directions ("2 kilometers north-east from [location X]/your current position"), combined with hints to prominent landmarks/company signs ("at the All Food factory") so that the player has the chance to rely on their own faculties and intuition to get there rather than just to follow markers on the HUD.
TBug, the netrunner who's assisting V and Jackie in the beginning of the gameplay demo explicitly mentions
"(Appartment) 1237 - on your right. Girl's inside."
One can only hope that's indication of how it's handled in general and with all the other dialogue as well.
Meredith Stout, the Militech corp agent provides another exemplary one:
"First exit off Skyline going towards the NID. Storm channel under the overpass - meet you there."
Almost feel stupid for asking but in this day and age where everything keeps getting dumbed down or "streamlined" to be on ALL the platforms and to reach as many audiences as possible you never know:
Does mission/quest-related dialogue or intel always contain enough specific directions, including
- (precise) estimates of distance along cardinal directions (north, east, south, west) either from a starting position or the player's current position
and/or
- pointers to prominent landmarks the objective's location is at or in close vicinity to
so that players who wish to, can find their way to objectives/locations on their own without ever having to rely on objective markers or the quest compass?
Does CP2077 even feature a map? A proper one that comes up by pressing "M", not a mini map or anything like that?
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