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From: vallor <vallor@cultnix.org>
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Subject: Re: Any good FPS games without big boss fights?
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2024 09:23:57 -0000 (UTC)
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On Sat, 28 Sep 2024 21:56:04 -0600, PW wrote:

> On Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:21:01 -0000 (UTC), vallor <vallor@cultnix.org>
> 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.

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-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?"