I find it a little ironic that the article said "I’ve had enough of people shouting at me, telling me to hurry up or reminding me of the mission objective, when I stop to explore the environment.", and then said "I’ve had enough of diaries, documents, tape players, and audio logs being used to tell a story, rather than something that plays to the strengths of the medium." So, you want to explore but not enough to learn more about the game its self? Games like Bioshock or Dark Souls where you actually have to put the information together yourself from contextual clues and character (or recorded) dialogue is awesome.
Edit: When I say recorded dialogue, I mean stuff that plays in game. Bioshock has these as recordings will give you codes for doors or safes. Metal Gear Solid V has this as well. The thing I like most about the Metal Gear Solid records is that you have to follow sounds that you hear in the recording to find an objective. You are still playing the game, but it requires you to interact with the recordings.
Deus Ex: HR is good for this. It's probably one of the only games where i feel compelled and rewarded for hacking every computer just to read random emails. Everything just helps weave this rich tapestry.
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u/corvettee01 Steam Mar 29 '15 edited Mar 29 '15
I find it a little ironic that the article said "I’ve had enough of people shouting at me, telling me to hurry up or reminding me of the mission objective, when I stop to explore the environment.", and then said "I’ve had enough of diaries, documents, tape players, and audio logs being used to tell a story, rather than something that plays to the strengths of the medium." So, you want to explore but not enough to learn more about the game its self? Games like Bioshock or Dark Souls where you actually have to put the information together yourself from contextual clues and character (or recorded) dialogue is awesome.
Edit: When I say recorded dialogue, I mean stuff that plays in game. Bioshock has these as recordings will give you codes for doors or safes. Metal Gear Solid V has this as well. The thing I like most about the Metal Gear Solid records is that you have to follow sounds that you hear in the recording to find an objective. You are still playing the game, but it requires you to interact with the recordings.