EvaUnit02 on 6/2/2019 at 04:57
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https://store.ubi.com/us/far-cry-new-dawn/5bfd4c28ca1a64ea70fe0ee5.html?lang=en_US)
Out on Feb 15th, this game is set 17 years after the "good" end of FC5.
This game introduces more lite-RPG elements, so enemies can out-level you and be bullet spongy if your weapons are lower level.
[video=youtube;GORkwBZ14EY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GORkwBZ14EY[/video]
I'm a huge Ubi Far Cry fan but was going to give this a miss at launch, because I was neck deep in AC Origins. I've since finished the game and only have the The Curse of the Pharaohs DLC left to play, so I'm getting this at launch after all.
henke on 6/2/2019 at 06:59
As much as I liked FC5 I must be all Far Cry'd out as I'm finding myself completely un-interested in this, and seeing now that they're introducing RPG elements ain't helping the matter.
Is enemy-leveling just part of the New Ubigame Template now? That shit is why I couldn't get into The Division or the new AC games. If every Ubigame for the next 10 years is gonna feature bulletsponge enemies that can kill you with a few hits if you happen to wander into the wrong part of the map, then sign me out.
Thirith on 6/2/2019 at 07:31
Agreed, especially with human enemies. I hate it when "more challenging enemies" translates simply into "they can take more damage". There's little as boring as fighting bullet sponges whose only difference to earlier enemies is that they need to be shot 100x as often.
Jeshibu on 14/2/2019 at 16:09
I'm getting on pretty well with Origins for the most part, but random settlements of bandits outleveling me and being unkillable because of it is some bullshit indeed.
EvaUnit02 on 15/2/2019 at 14:58
Quote Posted by Jeshibu
but random settlements of bandits outleveling me and being unkillable because of it is some bullshit indeed.
These situations are pretty easy to avoid in both Origins and Odyssey, level ranges for each region are right there on the world map. Recommended levels are listed for each quest too in your log. Just don't go to a particular region and/do a particular quest if you're not ready yet.
Thirith on 15/2/2019 at 15:09
It's a situation that's easily avoided, but I don't find it particularly enjoyable. I dislike having bandits that look exactly like the bandits 30 hours, that don't have any special skills or equipment, but they shrug off an arrow to the head or a hidden blade to the heart like it was a mere scratch. It's lazy, unimaginative design.
N'Al on 15/2/2019 at 17:19
Numbers out of people's heads worked for me in Borderlands, but that's most likely because the game on the whole is deliberately cartoonish. Just seems out of place in something that's more grounded.
At this point, Rage 2 looks to me to be the more interesting Purple Apocalypse game.
EvaUnit02 on 16/2/2019 at 17:40
Quote Posted by Thirith
It's a situation that's easily avoided, but I don't find it particularly enjoyable. I dislike having bandits that look exactly like the bandits 30 hours, that don't have any special skills or equipment, but they shrug off an arrow to the head or a hidden blade to the heart like it was a mere scratch. It's lazy, unimaginative design.
It's a RPG. There's only so much that they make things skill-based and/or not governed by numbers to the point where it stops being a RPG.
Quote Posted by N'Al
Numbers out of people's heads worked for me in Borderlands, but that's most likely because the game on the whole is deliberately cartoonish. Just seems out of place in something that's more grounded.
You can display any and all HUD elements. This has been the case since FC3.
EvaUnit02 on 18/2/2019 at 17:35
I recommend enabling Streamer Mode to disable the really shit rap music. It's Die Antwoord and a whole lot of mumble turds.
Jeshibu on 18/2/2019 at 19:08
Quote Posted by EvaUnit02
These situations are pretty easy to avoid in both Origins and Odyssey, level ranges for each region are right there on the world map. Recommended levels are listed for each quest too in your log. Just don't go to a particular region and/do a particular quest if you're not ready yet.
There's level 20 (or similarly untouchable with just the experience gained from that area) bandits in Siwa (the starting area). There's a few dudes out of place like that.