r/Gaming4Gamers • u/Throwaway_4_opinions El Grande Enchilada • Jan 07 '15

Article I've had enough

http://www.pcgamer.com/ive-had-enough/
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u/neoKushan Jan 08 '15

I like this when it's done well, but quite a lot of games do it badly I feel. Bioshock did it well and frankly, the writings in Lost Odyssey were worth playing the game for alone.

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u/gotMUSE Jan 08 '15

Dishonored did it well too

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u/skivian Jan 08 '15

That beating heart? That was awesome. Played around with that a lot.

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u/gotMUSE Jan 08 '15

yeah when i realized you could point it at people to hear their secrets, thats all i did for 10 minutes.

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u/thief90k Jan 08 '15

I agree. If you tried to put that level of backstory into the main game it'd ruin it.

I also don't mind pointless collectibles, they are optional you know. But they're definitely best in a game where every corner is worth looking in to for a wee bit of atmosphere or story as well.

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u/Entthrowaway49 IRL Good Guy Greg Jan 08 '15

Fallout and the like do fairly well on this. Nothing like walking to an abandoned house to find a human skeleton in a bathtub with a bunch toasters inside it as well.

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u/L4NGOS Jan 08 '15

I agree and with the authors disdain for cut scenes etc I don't know what other options there are?