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I hate this so much.

Likewise important merchant NPCs who are only able to sell you stuff when they are at location X which is only 3 hours a day. Why, just why.

I dont care about realism. I care about being able to buy the thing I need without speeding up time.

i have beef with animal crossing over this

i'm just glad games like elden ring still keep a game's convenience instead of stalling shit because 'realism'

depends on the game

if its a game where you can speed up time to get it to open, sure. its just a time waster

if its a game like persona where time is a resource, or majoras mask etc, I think its fine

rwbonesy posted...

i have beef with animal crossing over this

I played the game for over a year and did nothing with turnips because I was never available on that day to log on.

I like it in Majora's mask. Adds to the feeling that the town is alive. (Bonus points that one of the shopkeepers is a quest-related character and his shop is an area of importance)

Opening hours mechanic is fine, unless it's tied to Real-life time.

Stardew Valley also has that problem but you can't really stick to doing anything for too long.

Kloe_Rinz posted...

depends on the game

if its a game where you can speed up time to get it to open, sure. its just a time waster

if its a game like persona where time is a resource, or majoras mask etc, I think its fine

I get if it's part of the puzzle solving but sometimes (most of the time) it just feels so arbitrary

The Fable franchise on Xbox has that mechanic. It doesn't bother me as I will just find a bed for my character to sleep and I much prefer daytime to nighttime.