Sandboxes are getting overrated and annoying

[Mr. Manhattan]

Being in the same location trying to find shyt to do
Repetitive missions

RPGs are an exception because they use the lock door rules so when you finally get to visit a special location it feels rewarding i.e Skyrim, Fallout

Watch Dogs, GTA5 etc has the world opened up from the jump and it gets tiresome fast
I know im not the only one feeling this way

 

[el_oh_el]

Being in the same location trying to find shyt to do
Repetitive missions

RPGs are an exception because they use the lock door rules so when you finally get to visit a special location it feels rewarding i.e Skyrim, Fallout

Watch Dogs, GTA5 etc has the world opened up from the jump and it gets tiresome fast
I know im not the only one feeling this way

I kinda agree. Watch dogs story is a bit more interesting at least

 

[Tha Gawd Amen]

I kinda agree. Watch dogs story is a bit more interesting at least

I got to act 2 and was like

The story seemed alright, a bit cliché, but decent. It's just Adrian was such a dull character, I couldn't give a single fukk about him.

 

[Zero]

I think GTA5 would've benefitted from 3 different cities rather than one city split into 3 parts.

As detailed as it was, I got tired of just Los Santos quick

 

[Crakface]

Its the activities in the sandboxes that are trash. They'd be better off not having mini games and instead just having a shyt ton of missions. Once side missions lack variety the game gets repetitive.

 

[Liquid]

I have been burned out by Sandboxes and multiplayer FPS for a while now...shyt is beyond stale IMO.

I am getting back into strategy games pretty soon, those are always fun for me.

 

[daze23]

most of those games aren't true 'sandboxes' IMO

a 'sandbox game' should give the players tools to create their own experience. like Arma

 

[Mr. Negative]

All this trendhoppnig shyt is overrated.

and I haven't played a new game in years.

why?

Cause All this trendhopping shyt is overrated.*


Companies don't make fun games that make you want to buy them.

Companies make games like the games that were bought.



















*its also because I'm broke.

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

Being in the same location trying to find shyt to do
Repetitive missions

RPGs are an exception because they use the lock door rules so when you finally get to visit a special location it feels rewarding i.e Skyrim, Fallout

Watch Dogs, GTA5 etc has the world opened up from the jump and it gets tiresome fast
I know im not the only one feeling this way

I'm definity not with you.

 

[CrimsonTider]

All games are reptitive

 

[Tha Gawd Amen]

All games are reptitive

Yes, but the point of the game is to how it hides how repetitive it is.

This could be with side missions that actually have value in the story as a whole.

A great story that takes away from the gameplay.

Or maybe just fun multiplayer.

 

[CrimsonTider]

Yes, but the point of the game is to how it hides how repetitive it is.

This could be with side missions that actually have value in the story as a whole.

A great story that takes away from the gameplay.

Or maybe just fun multilayer.

what games don't have this? because WD and GTA do

 

[Tha Gawd Amen]

what games don't have this? because WD and GTA do

It's not that games don't this, it's the way games go about doing this is what in question.

Assassin's creeds for example. What value is added to the overall story or game by giving me a mission to race through checkpoints. That feels like a tacked on mission.

Putting hundreds of items on the map for the player to collect just to get a useless piece of armor that you don't even need. I've yet to have to upgrade my weapons in assassin's creed game due to difficulty.

Watch dogs side missions are fun, but don't add to the story. The fixer driver missions are soley there to compete with times with other players in the world. The rest of the side of missions don't add to the story, they just end with a pat on the back and useless money. Not a cutscene, a change on how the world interacts with you. They just threw a bunch of missions in the game to make you feel like there is a lot of to do.

 

[Mr Hate Coffee]

It's because we've been spoiled. What was innovative 13 years ago when GTA3 came out, is now routine.

I think with sandboxes we're learning a few things...
1. There's a limit to the amount of realism people want in a game. The driving in GTA4 turned most people off.
2. Making bigger cities with more to do doesn't necessarily make the game better.
3. Having a ton of options and complete freedom sounds good but like everything else, gets boring over time.

 

[Crakface]

It's not that games don't this, it's the way games go about doing this is what in question.

Assassin's creeds for example. What value is added to the overall story or game by giving me a mission to race through checkpoints. That feels like a tacked on mission.

Putting hundreds of items on the map for the player to collect just to get a useless piece of armor that you don't even need. I've yet to have to upgrade my weapons in assassin's creed game due to difficulty.

Watch dogs side missions are fun, but don't add to the story. The fixer driver missions are soley there to compete with times with other players in the world. The rest of the side of missions don't add to the story, they just end with a pat on the back and useless money. Not a cutscene, a change on how the world interacts with you. They just threw a bunch of missions in the game to make you feel like there is a lot of to do.

The fixer missions are trash. The gang and intercept missions are good. The coin collecting is garbage. The video game mission is barely acceptable.

I think they do it to get u used to the driving and free running mechanics but to me those are tutorial missions. More emphasis on actual side missions that are unique. It's unbelievable that they spent so much time making random dialogue for the npc and not enough making new unique side missions.