Path: ...!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: vallor Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Subject: Re: Any good FPS games without big boss fights? Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2024 09:23:57 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 54 Message-ID: References: <2337a43db6c1e2e949f9eab0c6499eeced6479c4@i2pn2.org> <2ujhfj5vg1vh3p4o37a76ea603fn0tt3db@4ax.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2024 11:23:57 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="aa8a9e5d9c81c257f406c9c45bbe2547"; logging-data="1731839"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/gLpAfHUS33uVLm95pLAWe" User-Agent: Pan/0.160 (Toresk; 54aa2a97; Linux-6.11.0) Cancel-Lock: sha1:MJcvQreeNdibGZJYEDiu6xXaC2E= X-Face: +McU)#<-H?9lTb(Th!zR`EpVrp<0)1p5CmPu.kOscy8LRp_\u`:tW;dxPo./(fCl CaKku`)]}.V/"6rISCIDP` Bytes: 3418 On Sat, 28 Sep 2024 21:56:04 -0600, PW wrote: > On Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:21:01 -0000 (UTC), vallor > wrote: > >>On Thu, 26 Sep 2024 12:18:53 -0700, Justisaur wrote: >> >>> I can't actually think of anything that doesn't have something that >>> could be construed as a boss that involves combat. >> >>Elite Dangerous Odyssey has FPS that is usually constrained to arena >>bouts at a settlement. Though, sometimes you'll have a mission to >>restore power at a settlement, and there will be Thargoid drones roaming >>around -- they can be tough. >> >>The real "bosses" in the game, though, are the Thargoid starships, >>which you don't have to go anywhere near if you don't want to...usually. >> >>Oh, and sometimes in a "High" Combat Zone, a capital ship will jump in, >>which you have to make retreat. But you don't end up in a CZ by >>accident, so you'll know what you're getting into. >> >>There might be Thargoid foot soldiers at some point, that might offer >>some kind of "boss" play. >> >>There's a lot more to the first person play than combat, >>though -- I've just flown off on a xenobiology expedition where one >>scans fungii, plants, and bacterial mats for major space bucks. :) > *-- > > Lousy ratings on Steam. But thanks! Be sure and read the reviews. I finally posted mine after over 10,000 hours of play, accumulated over 10 years. I posited my opinion that it's a simulator with game elements bolted on, which isn't for everyone. For the most part, you have to find your own things to do -- if you're expecting a game on rails, Elite Dangerous Odyssey definitely isn't for you. Also, the game engine also has become a bit dated. I hope they update it someday. I recently took some time out from my regular BGS activities and went exploring. It's an excuse to fly space ships looking for life -- and when finding it, scanning it. I was 800LY from Sol, on planets that nobody had ever stepped foot on before. It's only a simulation, but I still find it a restful pastime. -- -Scott System76 Thelio Mega v1.1 x86_64 NVIDIA RTX 3090 Ti OS: Linux 6.11.0 Release: Mint 21.3 Mem: 258G "Does fuzzy logic tickle?"