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From: Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: Fallout 2 - here we come
Date: Sun, 5 May 2024 09:05:43 -0700
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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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