StaceyPowers Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 What features do you like/not mind in video games for reasons of convenience, despite reducing realism? For example, there are transparent open doors in Dragon Age Origins you can walk right through. They reduce realism, but they are one less annoying obstacle in combat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reality vs Adventure Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 Loot or treasures that glow in some way. It helps to find it so I don't mind, but looks out of place in a realistic environment. Sometimes though it just looks magical and I except it as part of the environment since the beauty also looks magical. Another thing is torches or bonfires that are always lit. I can't even keep a campfire lit without constantly adding wood. But again I don't mind because it looks cool. StaceyPowers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shagger Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 27 minutes ago, Reality vs Adventure said: Loot or treasures that glow in some way. It helps to find it so I don't mind, but looks out of place in a realistic environment. Sometimes though it just looks magical and I except it as part of the environment since the beauty also looks magical. Another thing is torches or bonfires that are always lit. I can't even keep a campfire lit without constantly adding wood. But again I don't mind because it looks cool. I like that sort of thing. It's useful to distinguish items that you can collect or use from things that are just part of the background. I don't know about anyone else, but without that I'd end up trying to pick up/interact with everything that looks even remotely useful wasting hours of my life. Family sedan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reality vs Adventure Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 23 minutes ago, Shagger said: I like that sort of thing. It's useful to distinguish items that you can collect or use from things that are just part of the background. I don't know about anyone else, but without that I'd end up trying to pick up/interact with everything that looks even remotely useful wasting hours of my life. Yeah I don't really mind, but for example in AC games I get so immersed, then to see sparkles rising from treasures or a dead body is a little out of place. Other times it adds to the surrounding magic like if I were around ancient ruins or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 5 hours ago, Reality vs Adventure said: Loot or treasures that glow in some way. It helps to find it so I don't mind, but looks out of place in a realistic environment. Sometimes though it just looks magical and I except it as part of the environment since the beauty also looks magical. Another thing is torches or bonfires that are always lit. I can't even keep a campfire lit without constantly adding wood. But again I don't mind because it looks cool. If a treasure doesn't glitter, it doesn't make it real enough to begin with, so I'd say it's something that I really care about with it's application in games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 On 9/7/2021 at 9:53 AM, Reality vs Adventure said: Loot or treasures that glow in some way. It helps to find it so I don't mind, but looks out of place in a realistic environment. Sometimes though it just looks magical and I except it as part of the environment since the beauty also looks magical. Another thing is torches or bonfires that are always lit. I can't even keep a campfire lit without constantly adding wood. But again I don't mind because it looks cool. I quite like these because they help you to find certain items that wouldn't be easily recognizable because they blend in with the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 4 minutes ago, killamch89 said: I quite like these because they help you to find certain items that wouldn't be easily recognizable because they blend in with the background. Exactly - if something like a treasure comes to be with no real features of what a treasure is supposed to be, then it's definitely not going to offer any sense of accuracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
