tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238324579504790.post7674304440480878549..comments2024-03-05T12:41:20.217-05:00Comments on Low Sec Lifestyle: Non Eve Afternoon: The Secret WorldSugar Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15437978687639772023noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238324579504790.post-66235078862574810392012-12-16T11:52:21.485-05:002012-12-16T11:52:21.485-05:00Until reading your post I didn't realize how w...Until reading your post I didn't realize how well Funcom did in setting the perfect mood for the character in the story. Confused, a bit desync'd from reality and going around picking up clues trying to figure out what is going on. Frustrating for the player but perfect for the story. Reminds me of the start of another game I play :)NoizyGamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315716516032999133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238324579504790.post-91001158714586034382012-12-16T11:33:46.399-05:002012-12-16T11:33:46.399-05:00I have no radio/tv/podcast on ever :P
Starwars do...I have no radio/tv/podcast on ever :P<br /><br />Starwars doesn't hold much interest to me and Guild Wars isn't my thing.Sugar Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437978687639772023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238324579504790.post-51648725263661844012012-12-16T11:26:10.394-05:002012-12-16T11:26:10.394-05:00I'm usually the opposite and when a cut scene ...I'm usually the opposite and when a cut scene shows up I have to turn the radio/tv/podcast down and concentrate on the game. But text is good because you can read it a few times if the description is good or you don't understand something while you usually only get to view the cut scene once.<br /><br />That said Sugar, don't play SW:TOR or Guild Wars 2. The cut scenes in those games are worse, although the ones in GW2 don't pop up near as often.NoizyGamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315716516032999133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238324579504790.post-75552588513594445372012-12-15T21:04:19.752-05:002012-12-15T21:04:19.752-05:00Fair point on the desync problem. I can see how it...Fair point on the desync problem. I can see how it might be distracting. I think I felt that way at first, but I learned to enjoy them when I realised how well acted they were and how sharp the dialogue was. I appreciate that the way Half Life 2 did it was probably better, but I don't mind allowing for the technical limitations of MMOS.<br /><br />On that point, don't you think TSW would make a better co-op game? Like a thinking man's Left 4 Dead? It has made some sacrifices to be an MMO when I wonder if it really needed to. Even so, there are some fantastic pop culture and horror genre references later on, as well as some clever little comedy asides. It really is worth persevering with when you're in the mood. I think it's a work of flawed genius.<br /><br />Also, try doing an investigation quest with a friend, but don't use walkthroughs. I found it an infuriatingly enjoyable experience. Probably just infuriating solo though.<br /><br />Also, an apology: I didn't mean to imply you had attention span problems or anything, especially when I said "You need to slow down and savour the quality". I should have added "...to get the best out of TSW". No offence was intended.Mat Westhorpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553980835026556794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238324579504790.post-79804144363797636102012-12-15T20:07:10.566-05:002012-12-15T20:07:10.566-05:00If I could read the stories I'd be more engage...If I could read the stories I'd be more engaged. I read every book in Skyrim. The cut scenes rip me out of the game. I instantly desync and grow bored and flip back to Eve. That's how I am. Cut scenes do not improve a game for me.<br /><br />A story can be told in many ways. They have chosen to tell the story in movie format. That doesn't reach me and because of it I understand that I very well may not find the value in the game that you do. My view is my own. I do not enjoy this format.<br /><br />I also don't rush through games. I never have. I'm not interested in reaching the end. I am interested in playing the game. I can't play the game when all that happens is endless cut scenes. If I could read through the cut scene I'd do better.<br /><br />If I wanted to play a kill 10 monsters MMO I'd not be playing Eve.Sugar Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437978687639772023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238324579504790.post-67998648427136598862012-12-15T19:47:30.795-05:002012-12-15T19:47:30.795-05:00I found if I treated The Secret World like your st...I found if I treated The Secret World like your standard 'kill 10 rats' MMO, it wasn't particularly engaging (but then I don't find most 'kill 10 rats' MMOs very interesting in the first place).<br /><br />Where TSW really stands out is in the quality of the storytelling, atmosphere and dialogue, an essential part of which are those cut scenes you seem so eager to skip. If you're looking for a standard mission-farming charge from zone to zone, I don't think you'll get along with TSW.<br /><br />You need to slow down and savour the quality. You wouldn't rush a good book.<br /><br />I wrote more about this in my Game Skinny article, <a href="http://www.gameskinny.com/93/the-secret-to-enjoying-the-secret-world-take-your-time" rel="nofollow">The Secret to Enjoying The Secret World? Take Your Time</a>, which I hope you'll forgive me for cheekily linking.<br /><br />I personally feel it's a much more cerebral, engaging experience than your average XP-chasing MMO and I'd hate to see people miss out on the quality of TSW because they've got the wrong expectations.<br /><br />Each to their own I suppose, I fully accept it's not for everyone.Mat Westhorpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553980835026556794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238324579504790.post-18051285590232101822012-12-15T18:26:58.959-05:002012-12-15T18:26:58.959-05:00You know, this is exactly the same way I perceived...You know, this is exactly the same way I perceived the game in the Open Beta. Too many cutscenes and didn't know what exactly was happening or what I was doing. Glad I'm not the only one with that problemE'dynnoreply@blogger.com