Topher
Gold Member
Opinions vary. I think the gameplay is fantastic and I'm having an absolute blast. I just finished the Arena and holy cow that was fun. Now I have those legendary weapons I'm focusing on upgrading them which requires a good bit of hunting machines. So yeah, if I agreed with the OP then I guess I'd be bored, but I'm just not. To each their own. No game is going to be as fun for everyone.
As far as agency......I don't get it. First time I went against a widemaw, I got thrashed. I had to plan out a new strategy. So I had to put down purge water traps and then try to maneuver the machine into it. Even then, I'm having to take out its armor and components to weaken the thing. Other times I've had to put traps in the machines path or override machines to help me fight or use the environment, etc. Lots of approaches to the combat.
Suggesting every encounter is just a matter of matching elements isn't very accurate unless you are playing in story mode.
And yet there are literally no QTEs in the game.
Seeing others play and playing the game yourself............not the same.
As far as agency......I don't get it. First time I went against a widemaw, I got thrashed. I had to plan out a new strategy. So I had to put down purge water traps and then try to maneuver the machine into it. Even then, I'm having to take out its armor and components to weaken the thing. Other times I've had to put traps in the machines path or override machines to help me fight or use the environment, etc. Lots of approaches to the combat.
Suggesting every encounter is just a matter of matching elements isn't very accurate unless you are playing in story mode.
It honestly looks like a sequence of QTEs.
And yet there are literally no QTEs in the game.
This is the impression I got based on what I’ve seen
Game looks pretty terrible, no idea how people thought it would be a GOTY contender
Seeing others play and playing the game yourself............not the same.
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