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Topic	Exdeath Plays Every Game in the GotD 2020 Contest Part 2 (ft FO:NV, Ghost Trick)
BetrayedTangy 12/14/20 5:40:00 PM #43:	Very well said! I too love the freedom and open ended possibilities with quests. It adds a lot to the replay value and opportunities to roleplay. Even after four playthroughs I managed to find myself having a good time. I'm also incredibly fond of the many secrets and Easter eggs you can find. Things like tracking down Snowglobes, Unique Weapons and Skill Books really incentivize you to explore the wasteland to its fullest and keep playing even once you've finished all the quests. Also as a side note I highly recommend taking the Wild Wasteland trait if you do replay the game. Not only does it give you a ton of Easter eggs, but it also lets you get the most powerful weapon in the game. Your flaws with the game are spot-on. I'm actually happy you brought up how the technology isn't quite there for games like this as I think it's a recurring problem for the decade as a whole. A lot of games I noticed want to put an emphasis on player choice, but very rarely is it done perfectly. New Vegas is definitely one of the better ones as the choices you make with the smaller factions actually matter. Largely due to the end cards they all get at the end of the game. The main quests on the other hand really don't, the final mission is the same regardless of who you side with. Plus there's an obvious 'good' ending, so it kind of invalidates the NCR and House's neutral endings. Which really sucks, especially since Yes Man can have a Neutral ending too if you want. That said I still think it's a lot better than the options presented in ME2 or Heavy Rain for example. Even some of the games further down on the list struggle with this. So I guess I'm kinda of okay with game being buggy as hell, since it still managed to be fun. That said I do think Bethesda has let it get way too out of hand recently. As far as 3 vs. New Vegas goes. I think it boils down to preference. Both are really immersive, but for different reasons and I like how it ties into the lore too. 3 is more about exploration and secrets. Since D.C. was a huge target for the nukes. There's far less NPCs as a result and many of them are far more primitive. New Vegas on the other hand has more fun with its quests and different factions. So I have a lot of respect for both and I think it just boils down to preference. --- https://www.backloggery.com/betrayedtangerin <cite>BetrayedTangy posted [p:948334352] in Exdeath Pl... [t:79138705]...</cite> <quote>Very well said! I too love the freedom and open ended possibilities with quests. It adds a lot to the replay value and opportunities to roleplay. Even after four playthroughs I managed to find myself having a good time. I'm also incredibly fond of the many secrets and Easter eggs you can find. Things like tracking down Snowglobes, Unique Weapons and Skill Books really incentivize you to explore the wasteland to its fullest and keep playing even once you've finished all the quests. Also as a side note I highly recommend taking the Wild Wasteland trait if you do replay the game. Not only does it give you a ton of Easter eggs, but it also lets you get the most powerful weapon in the game. Your flaws with the game are spot-on. I'm actually happy you brought up how the technology isn't quite there for games like this as I think it's a recurring problem for the decade as a whole. A lot of games I noticed want to put an emphasis on player choice, but very rarely is it done perfectly. New Vegas is definitely one of the better ones as the choices you make with the smaller factions actually matter. Largely due to the end cards they all get at the end of the game. The main quests on the other hand really don't, the final mission is the same regardless of who you side with. Plus there's an obvious 'good' ending, so it kind of invalidates the NCR and House's neutral endings. Which really sucks, especially since Yes Man can have a Neutral ending too if you want. That said I still think it's a lot better than the options presented in ME2 or Heavy Rain for example. Even some of the games further down on the list struggle with this. So I guess I'm kinda of okay with game being buggy as hell, since it still managed to be fun. That said I do think Bethesda has let it get way too out of hand recently. As far as 3 vs. New Vegas goes. I think it boils down to preference. Both are really immersive, but for different reasons and I like how it ties into the lore too. 3 is more about exploration and secrets. Since D.C. was a huge target for the nukes. There's far less NPCs as a result and many of them are far more primitive. New Vegas on the other hand has more fun with its quests and different factions. So I have a lot of respect for both and I think it just boils down to preference. --- https://www.backloggery.com/betrayedtangerin</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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