• affiliate@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      if you go abstract enough then any game can be dated. all you do is load the game, do some stuff, maybe get some rewards, and then close it.

      people are saying bethesda is outdated because of how they implement these abstract ideas. they’re stale and years behind what other games are doing.

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      2 years ago

      I think “dated” is a terrible concept to apply to game design, despite being able to divide FPS games into pre- and post- Half-Life, boomer shooters are experiencing another boom.

      However, Bethesda game design is simply “bad” in my opinion. The RPG mechanics are very surface level and uninteresting, typically an end-game character plays similarly to a beginning character but bullets hit harder or other such styles. Contrast that with games like Cyberpunk, and you unlock new ways to actually interact with combat in meaningfully unique manners.

      That’s a very underdeveloped point, but it’s in the right direction I believe.