I’m not likely to buy this game, but I’m still more likely to buy it than willingly visit Florida (I’ll only go if I get sent to the concentration camp)
I’m not likely to buy this game, but I’m still more likely to buy it than willingly visit Florida (I’ll only go if I get sent to the concentration camp)
To be fair, that is basically describing the beginning few missions of San Andreas anyway.
The best GTA imo. I love how you can change your character by doing things, binge eating/hitting the gym/etc.
That’s an amazing RPG mechanic that I’m amazed that didn’t become the norm in RPGs (wonder if they patented it or something).
The more you run the faster you get, the more you fight the stronger you get.
You get progress in an intuitive, and rewarding way. No menus.
That’s how final fantasy 2 and every elder acrolls game works
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon (also known as “Skyrim but it’s Totally Not Warhammer Fantasy with a little bit of Scorn sprinkled on top”) has that mechanic too.
The Elder Scrolls
literally every RPG ever made
Not really.
In most RPGs, you get skill points you can then allocate in a menu.
In San Andreas, it was automatic, you run a lot, your running/stamina increases, you punch a lot, your strength goes up…
No menus
I’m well aware of how it worked in San Andreas. Fable 3 tried to eliminate menus and it was by far the worst game in the series because of it.
So, why did you say “literally every RPG ever made” if there’s, like, 2% of cRPGs that have that mechanic?
The Elder Scrolls does this too. You increase skills through use which increases their effectiveness (damage for melee skills). Even when leveling up has a menu for attribute allocations, the skills are mostly automatic.
They mean that GTA:SA did not have visual indicators like menus and stat system showing your progress.
Kingdom Come Deliverance does this pretty well.
No mana either!
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The thing is, there’s a lot of RPG players who want to see number go up, and enjoy getting into the weeds on how number go up. The San Andreas system is great for a super grounded real-world crime game where the focus is almost entirely on the story, but for a sci-fi/fantasy numbers-focused RPG people want the dopamine hit of a new skill point.