StaceyPowers Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 @Alyxx and @killamch89 and I were talking about POV in video games, and how some games conveniently let you switch back and forth between first and third person. I realize that this is a feature which I really wish that all video games had. I know that some games in third person couldn't get away with it without adding a lot more environment detail, and there may be other reasons it wouldn't make sense for other games. But for games where it would work, I wish it were a ubiquitous feature. Are there any features which you wish were added to all or most video games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Nowadays, I'd lean towards more content in the video games so we can enjoy more of a particular game world. I feel like a good majority of games nowadays lack any meaningful or enjoyable content and a bit of challenge as well. The games are so dumbed-down nowadays that you quickly lose interest in most of these games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyPowers Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 On 10/16/2019 at 9:17 PM, killamch89 said: Nowadays, I'd lean towards more content in the video games so we can enjoy more of a particular game world. I feel like a good majority of games nowadays lack any meaningful or enjoyable content and a bit of challenge as well. The games are so dumbed-down nowadays that you quickly lose interest in most of these games. Expand What are some examples? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 On 10/16/2019 at 9:39 PM, StaceyPowers said: What are some examples? Expand Let's take the more recent Hitman games for example, The enemies are as dumb as rocks - they are warned to look out for you yet when you throw a knife in to the head pf an NPC they may or may not see it even when it's in broad daylight. In the older Hitman games, the enemies were far more strategic in terms of actually amping up security in addition to searching in pairs so no 2 npcs were facing the exact direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 I would like to see more strategy requirements in games. Most games are just click the button and kill. It doesn't require much thought. Facing an enemy should require a little thought in modern games instead of click-dead- next enemy. Older games have their charm due to the era they're from wit that. Which is fine. That's why I love them. Modern games however don't require much thought, when you would think that they would. Hell, Dig Dug required more strategy than most of the games of today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyPowers Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 On 10/16/2019 at 10:04 PM, killamch89 said: Let's take the more recent Hitman games for example, The enemies are as dumb as rocks - they are warned to look out for you yet when you throw a knife in to the head pf an NPC they may or may not see it even when it's in broad daylight. In the older Hitman games, the enemies were far more strategic in terms of actually amping up security in addition to searching in pairs so no 2 npcs were facing the exact direction. Expand Great example, and it is super annoying when a franchise actually regresses in this regard. Enemies should not be unnaturally intelligent, but they should at least have competitive intelligence. On 10/16/2019 at 10:15 PM, The Blackangel said: I would like to see more strategy requirements in games. Most games are just click the button and kill. It doesn't require much thought. Facing an enemy should require a little thought in modern games instead of click-dead- next enemy. Older games have their charm due to the era they're from wit that. Which is fine. That's why I love them. Modern games however don't require much thought, when you would think that they would. Hell, Dig Dug required more strategy than most of the games of today. Expand That's so true. This is something I always laugh about when playing Skyrim. Combat is usually very mindless. "Turn in general direction of enemy. Start pushing buttons." killamch89 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 On 10/16/2019 at 10:15 PM, The Blackangel said: I would like to see more strategy requirements in games. Most games are just click the button and kill. It doesn't require much thought. Facing an enemy should require a little thought in modern games instead of click-dead- next enemy. Older games have their charm due to the era they're from wit that. Which is fine. That's why I love them. Modern games however don't require much thought, when you would think that they would. Hell, Dig Dug required more strategy than most of the games of today. Expand That was supposed to be "with that" not "wit that". I can't type for shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 On 10/16/2019 at 10:32 PM, StaceyPowers said: Great example, and it is super annoying when a franchise actually regresses in this regard. Enemies should not be unnaturally intelligent, but they should at least have competitive intelligence. That's so true. This is something I always laugh about when playing Skyrim. Combat is usually very mindless. "Turn in general direction of enemy. Start pushing buttons." Expand Skyrim and Fallout came to mind as well unless you mod the games to make the enemies far more intelligent. On 10/16/2019 at 10:15 PM, The Blackangel said: I would like to see more strategy requirements in games. Most games are just click the button and kill. It doesn't require much thought. Facing an enemy should require a little thought in modern games instead of click-dead- next enemy. Older games have their charm due to the era they're from wit that. Which is fine. That's why I love them. Modern games however don't require much thought, when you would think that they would. Hell, Dig Dug required more strategy than most of the games of today. Expand I was alluding to this same thing in my earlier comment where games nowadays are so dumbed-down that they become very boring within 2 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 I think offline play is one that needs to be in modern game. Because we are often better off playing with AI instead of real people some of the times. StaceyPowers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alyxx Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 (edited) Being able to customize your character and most importantly their gender. And yeah I agree on offline play especially in a single player game. Edited October 17, 2019 by Alyxx StaceyPowers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Character customization is definitely a thing that can be monetized. I think needs to be in all games. StaceyPowers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 On 10/17/2019 at 7:33 PM, skyfire said: Character customization is definitely a thing that can be monetized. I think needs to be in all games. Expand I'd rather they don't go down this road although they seem to be already but I love being able to customize the hell out of my character. StaceyPowers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Character customization is nice, but there are more important things that should be focused on first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 On 10/17/2019 at 7:41 PM, killamch89 said: I'd rather they don't go down this road although they seem to be already but I love being able to customize the hell out of my character. Expand I think that's where microtransaction games in android comes in. lot of companies make money that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 On 10/18/2019 at 7:39 PM, skyfire said: I think that's where microtransaction games in android comes in. lot of companies make money that way. Expand They already have microtransactions in even aspect of mobile games already - At least give us the character customization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
