The worst part is the slow-down Deadeye effect you mentioned, right? Even though the same "magical" ability exists in your GotY
Yes, I'm well aware of how you "evaluate" games - and I find it amusing.
The magical ability in a scifi game is not the same magical ability in Sergio Leone spaghetti. Or should I say, it's not equally acceptable.
It's like you said Happy Death Day sucks because it's not scary. And it wasn't supposed to be scary in the first place.
What I'm saying is that I'm happy you're able to enjoy the game, now that you've given it a real chance.
I'm not quite following you. I gave the game a chance since I got it (too long story so will skip). If I enjoy one thing (strawberries on the cake) that doesn't mean I'm blind to it's fails (the shit in the cake).
In other words, the game has fun parts, mostly boring world and highly irritating design fails.
Examples for each:
fun: Lenny (one of your gangmembers) sidequest in a saloon
boring: riding a blind horse all day long as a filler
irritating: a gangmember dies eventually (plot related) and if you didn't bugger him over and over previously you missed doing him a favor
It doesn't sound like the gameplay is worth the money though, right?
I have to say I am amazed at how fast you guys can burn through and burn out on so many games.
Man, I'm playing RDR2 for like 3 days only. Still early. Based only on that early I said don't buy. Depending on what happens later (as you unlock more stuff by progression in the game, being it weapons, skills or buffs), it might change to don't buy even if your life depends on it, buy only on sale, mustbuy before you die or something else.
So, if you liked GTA - you'll like this, unless you happen to hate westerns.
This logic might be true, but is not complete. I didn't like GTA5 and will never understand the fuss about it as everything was so damned mediocre (except the horrible helicopter controls that are not mediocre but design crime). With RDR2 I have love-hate moments not based on pispoor port controls, something GTA5 couldn't make me feel.
Got bored with Poe 2 and dragon’s dogma, and never finished them.
Dragon Dogma? I wish I never spent money on that rubbish.
Even a mediocre game can be absolutely wonderful in cooperative mode.
There's a reason I'm such a strong advocate for that feature.
coop is the new craze and there are numerous coop games at the market that are in it's core lower than mediocre.
And I'm sick of every second game having coop today - every single one of those is boredom on steroids. When I need coop, do me in the bed and leave videogames to my selfish urges.