Re: Fallout 2 - here we come

On 5/5/2024 7:31 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

  want to see new map locations, new
monsters, new weapons. I want to see the story progress. I want new
ideas. It's why I look at dismay with so many games going the 'open
world' route (or worse, 'procedurally generated open worlds!') because
they extend a very basic idea over far too much gameplay, and I know a
lot of it is going to be the same old thing over and over again.
 Some games affect me more than others. Ubisoft games have
dull-as-dishwater gameplay (and Uwe Boll style story-telling!) but
their maps are so expansive and full of new things to explore that it
keeps me going to the end. But even then, I still find the games
pretty tedious. And there are exceptions to the rule, the most

I think I'm same but different.
Looking at it, I've definitely got a bit of that.  ER was too long and repetitive for me being open world, even still way less repetitive than a lot of other games.  The enemies do change, they bring them back, but they're a bit changed.  I don't mind the boss fights being a little repetitive as I enjoy the combat, but I was never stuck in ER long enough to get too frustrated as I'm at leas half-good.  I also tend to play magic classes and look at it a little as a puzzle (odd I know as I don't like a lot of computer puzzles probably because they're non-sensical and contrived.) What spells are most effective, is there a way I can outsmart a boss etc?  Yes there's a few bosses this isn't effective on, but they're actually few and far between.
In FO:Nevada I just hit New Reno, which is a large settlement with a lot to do compared to the earlier small settlements.  A bit too daunting perhaps to go through all that, and yeah the inventory management is starting to get a bit too much and too poor.  Pretty much what finally killed BG3 for me too.  I'm probably not enjoying it as much because there's a lot more crafting too.
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