11th June 2011, 4:11 PM
Awesome? TES games aren't awesome. :)
Yeah, for sure. One of my big criticisms about TES has always been that 'you can do whatever you want" is both limiting and, in some ways, actually reduces your options, in some gameplay ways -- the main story and events long the way aren't as good as in more linear games because the focus is on the large world, not the main story. I do find the scale of TES games impressive, but I've just always preferred something with a better, if more linear, design...
And yeah, that you can't do everything is a factor too. I mean, no computer RPG can match what you can do in a tabletop game. It's just not possible. There you can do almost anything you want... in a game like this you can't. What TES games do accomplish is noteworthy, but it's a middle ground between more linear RPGs and tabletop games that isn't as good as either.
Like, you can do anything in a GTA game! ... As long as by "anything" you mean something involving driving vehicles and/or shooting people. Yeah, it's a deceptive phrase for sure.
EdenMaster Wrote:The thing that bugs me about game trailers is the overused phrase "You can do whatever you want". No you can't. It's not currently possible to design a game with such freedom. Can I cut down those trees? Can I pick up any rock and throw it? Can I dig a hole in the ground? Can I tear down a city, or build a new settlement? Can I yank one of the tusks from those mammoths and start beating other mammoths with it? Of course not. I can't do everything. The choices of what I can do with the game are highly varied but by no means can I do "whatever I want".
Yeah, for sure. One of my big criticisms about TES has always been that 'you can do whatever you want" is both limiting and, in some ways, actually reduces your options, in some gameplay ways -- the main story and events long the way aren't as good as in more linear games because the focus is on the large world, not the main story. I do find the scale of TES games impressive, but I've just always preferred something with a better, if more linear, design...
And yeah, that you can't do everything is a factor too. I mean, no computer RPG can match what you can do in a tabletop game. It's just not possible. There you can do almost anything you want... in a game like this you can't. What TES games do accomplish is noteworthy, but it's a middle ground between more linear RPGs and tabletop games that isn't as good as either.
Quote:Don't get me wrong, GR, I'm more excited for this game than any other in the foreseeable future. I just hate hearing the phrase "you can do anything you want" when describing sandbox/open-world games.
Like, you can do anything in a GTA game! ... As long as by "anything" you mean something involving driving vehicles and/or shooting people. Yeah, it's a deceptive phrase for sure.
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