• the_gmg@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    I tried this for the first time over the past week or so. The driving immediately stuck out as the weakest point, so having more travel options sounds good.

    I kinda wish they had just RGGed it and put everything in like a five block radius. I’m extremely early, but the city and environment just feel bad.

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      7 months ago

      There’s a suprising density of unique locations and interactions beyond the main quests. Try walking around in the city and you’ll see.

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        7 months ago

        Yeah I’m going to keep playing, but obviously not until next week. I thought that they were done changing stuff.

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      I like the driving now that I understand it is more simulation than arcade. You can’t just hammer the gas all the way down because you will have no traction, unlike GTA. You have to either slow down to turn, or you have to learn to slide turns. The steering is a little hard to get used to, but tweaking the settings makes it much better.

    • 🇰 🔵 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.net
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      7 months ago

      If you think the driving sucks now, you shoulda seen how it was at launch. Half the cars would just slide around like you were on ice whenever you tried to stop. They’re at least servicable now. Which is good, since they also removed the exploit that allowed you to stack momentum while on foot by dashing while slowing down time. Still nowhere near as good as driving in GTA but better than driving in an Ubisoft open world game.

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    7 months ago

    I bought the base game on sale but only spent a few minutes with it. Still haven’t decided if I want to play with or without the expansion at this point. But all these update are making me want to keep waiting for the “final” final patch, haha.

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      7 months ago

      Without the expansion I did about 3 playthroughs because of the different specs you can do. There’s a lot of content and replayability imo. I haven’t bought the expansion yet because holiday spending and shit but when I do it’ll be another few playthroughs

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        I want to say I would replay the game, but I struggle with that even with games I enjoy. I’ve made a few attempts to replay Witcher 3 and haven’t been successful. I still haven’t finished Act 3 in my main playthrough of Baldur’s Gate 3 either after getting distracted by Starfield.

        So, I’m working under the assumption that I’ve only going to be making one solid attempt at playing through the game.

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      7 months ago

      I bought it when it came out and played it for like 20 hours, after that I decided I wasn’t enjoying the game and shelved it. Picked it back up after 2.0 and have enjoyed it much more.

      Wait for the final patch, but 2.0 is a much better game.

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    7 months ago

    really don’t see the point of having a metro system in this game. seems like it would just be even less convenient than driving or fast traveling.

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      7 months ago

      “Our direction when what we wanted to was make sure players have a way to really be in the world and have an immersive way to travel through the world,” said Sasko. “This is designed to be a role-playing feature.”

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      7 months ago

      It’s for Immersion. I’m all for it. It’s already a great game now, I’d love to see a subway system.

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      I used the modded Metro System for my playthrough along with a mod that adds basic primary needs (hunger/thirst/sleep). Many of my favourite moments were realising it was late after doing a gig, hopping on the metro and watching the city as I rode back to the apartment for a night’s sleep.

      Small things like that really help me with immersion, so I’m really happy they added this officially.

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      It was modded in by fans well before now, so it’s definitely a wanted feature. People like immersing themselves in the city ambiance, and with good reason. I personally rarely fast travel, or even drive, because there’s usually a lot more to see by just walking around. Convenience isn’t a big priority in a game like this.

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      7 months ago

      Its the same idea for stables in skyrim. Using them isnt ideal for speed, but there are users who prefer getting around via natural means rather than fast travel.