It’s a beautiful recreation of Los Angeles and is filled with details and funny posters, but there’s nothing really to find in it. Most frustratingly, GTA’s world isn’t even fun to explore. More often than not, I find myself driving down streets I’ve already driven down twenty times, flipping through radio stations, wondering why I’m doing this in a game when I could just as easily do it in real life. There is almost always something to do in these games.īut in GTA, outside of missions, what can you do? Get a haircut? Do yoga? Sightsee? Bike? Play golf or tennis? All of GTA’s side options are utterly pedestrian. Arkham City is packed with enemies, side missions, and Riddler Trophies. BOTW, though leaving the player relatively free to explore the world at their own pace, fills its iteration of Hyrule to bursting with Shrines, Towers, Korok Seeds, and monster encounters. However, what other developers understand (and why Arkham City and BOTW are great for their incomplete immersion, not in spite of it) is that they’re making games that take place in worlds, not worlds with games hidden inside them. In GTA’s open-world, immersion almost always takes center stage. Even great open-world games, like Breath of the Wild or Arkham City, regularly break the player’s immersion to remind them that this is a game and, as such, they should play it. Few developers make Rockstar’s effort to fully immerse the player, and their output’s consistent acclaim from both critics and players demonstrates that at least relative to their competitors, they’ve succeeded. In the case of Rockstar Games, another factor garners consumer interest – the design of the world itself. Usually, open-world games have two main selling points that separate them from linear titles: exploration and freedom. Yes, I see and appreciate its technical merits, but fail to grasp how scores of gamers would flock to purchase (and celebrate to this day) a thirty-hour experience that drip-feeds its entertainment in such agonizingly small and infrequent doses – an approach that, as far as I know, no other AAA developer would even try to get away with. What I don’t understand is why it’s gone on to be the most successful entertainment product of all time. Given the hype leading up to its release, I can also understand why players loved it at launch. As a “game,” it fails miserably, sandwiching its ten-minute segments of mild entertainment between hours of travel time and busywork across an empty open-world.īeing more tech demo than game, I can understand why critics loved it. As a demonstration of Rockstar Games’ dedication to their craft, it’s exceptional. It’s emblematic of the current industry trend – longer experiences at the cost of diluted engagement – but taken to such an extreme that it barely resembles its peers in the open-world genre. About an hour in, I was reminded why I gave up on it.įor all its technical brilliance, GTAV is boring. Last weekend, I decided to resume my month-old save in Grand Theft Auto V. r/CoOpGaming - A community for co-op gaming r/nintendo - Nintendo-specific subreddit for general Nintendo news and discussion R/shouldibuythisgame - Find out what's worth getting. R/gamingsuggestions - Go here to help you find your next game to play R/gaming4gamers - Discussion, bar the Hivemind If you think your content is worth it, contact the mods to be approved and whitelisted.Į) Top-level comments with less than 100 characters are automatically removed. We reserve the right to remove them:Ī) Rants without a proposition on how to fix itī) Idle Speculation, Rumor Milling, Gossip & Dramaĭ) r/AskReddit style questions (also called list posts)ī) Surveys can be posted without mod consent as long as the guidelines found here are followed.Ĭ) Donations/giveaways/fundraisers are not allowed.ĭ) Content by accounts younger than one month are automatically removed. But furthermore:Ī) Do not get into shouting matches with trolls, report and ignore insteadĬertain styles of topics have been found to generate very little discussion by virtue of their nature. This implicitly includes the usual netiquette of not being a dick. This also means we expect quality in everything you do here.ī) Try to use proper grammar and punctuationĬ) Expand on your idea with sufficient detail and examplesĭ) Remain on topic and stay relevant in your discussionsĮ) Any external links must follow these rules DARK MODE NORMAL MODE Rules The Rule of Quality and Effort
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