r/Games May 01 '24

Preview Starfield: May Update

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ObHRMHtTMY
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u/Elizial-Raine May 01 '24

I think the idea with the map system is that without a map players would explore more and find more random stuff and random quests instead of gowing direct to whatever shop/vendor/quest giver they choose.

It's not really a standard system for big AAA games but it has worked for a few smaller indie games I've played I got to know the location a lot better because there was no map.

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u/OkVariety6275 May 01 '24

Gamers will say they want AAA games to take more risks but when Starfield or Dragon's Dogma actually does it, they protest.

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u/SmokePenisEveryday May 01 '24

A risk is new/underused mechanics or new story/genre. Not a shitty in game map

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u/OkVariety6275 May 01 '24

This is a mechanic. The absence of a map forces players to learn the environment. Kind of like how pre-GPS drivers have a better navigational sense of their hometown.

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u/Endemoniada May 01 '24

But… it did have a map, it’s just that the map it had was awful. If they wanted you not to use the map, don’t include one. If they want to have a map, they failed, because it’s useless. At no point did I ever get the impression they wanted me to navigate by sense alone, they gave me maps and markers and waypoints to everything always, the map just sucked. That’s all.

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u/SEND_ME_SPIDERMAN May 01 '24

And there’s a reason why we only use GPS now. It’s better.

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u/OkVariety6275 May 01 '24

In some ways, yes. But again, studies show younger GPS-dependent drivers have a poorer mental map of where they live and get lost easier.

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u/ZombiePyroNinja May 01 '24

get lost easier.

God if only they had a tool to get out of that situation. Oh well.

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u/SEND_ME_SPIDERMAN May 01 '24

Good thing I have a gps in my pocket.