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I played FarCry, FC 3 / 4 / 5 / New Dawn - I am yet to play FC 2. Why? Every time I start it I found myself bored by it after 30 minutes. I even had my kid play

I played FarCry, FC 3 / 4 / 5 / New Dawn - I am yet to play FC 2. Why? Every time I start it I found myself bored by it after 30 minutes. I even had my kid play like 1 hour, maybe it will delve better into storyline, then picked from there, all to no avail. So when I've read this article Immersion section a small smirk started on my face. You want immersion in a game? Play Gothic 1/2.

dmos62 7y ago
This is such a subjective thing. It surprises me time and time again. I can say the exact opposite for my experience of what you said. I found all those other FCs unengaging in the least, though some of them had fun mechanics that kept me playing, but never immersed. Gothic 2, haven't tried 1, I found horrid. Stories unengaging, world unrealistic, mechanics uncomfortable. The only thing that kept me playing Gothic 2 for more than 30 minutes was that combat was hard and supposedly required skill. Once that got old, there was hardly anything left. I don't want to deride those who enjoyed Gothic. Like I started out saying, this is such a subjective thing. I didn't enjoy ~90% of popular RPGs either. Best exceptions: Planescape Torment, some of the GTA games, kind of, and Crusader Kings 2.
- luxuryballs 7y ago
  I think Gothic 1 is far better, and there also might be an element of “you had to be there” as in be the right age when you discover the freedom and bigness of the game compared to other games at the time. The realism of the world is still unmatched by many titles in the way all the NPCs of the world had a routine that followed the day night cycles, and you could do whatever you want, make allegiance with whoever you want, and all be progressing the game in what was the first or best anti-linear game for many people. Much of the bigness was attributed to straying too far into the wilderness being absolutely dangerous.
luxuryballs 7y ago
I loved Gothic 1 and Far Cry 2, both are unmatched by the sequels in many ways. The immersion is different though, in G1 the world and your place in it was very believable, in FC2 the first person experience of the player was very believable. I can see how one may be more appreciated than the other, but I can’t feel right about comparing them.

dmos62 7y ago

This is such a subjective thing. It surprises me time and time again. I can say the exact opposite for my experience of what you said. I found all those other FCs unengaging in the least, though some of them had fun mechanics that kept me playing, but never immersed. Gothic 2, haven't tried 1, I found horrid. Stories unengaging, world unrealistic, mechanics uncomfortable. The only thing that kept me playing Gothic 2 for more than 30 minutes was that combat was hard and supposedly required skill. Once that got old, there was hardly anything left. I don't want to deride those who enjoyed Gothic. Like I started out saying, this is such a subjective thing. I didn't enjoy ~90% of popular RPGs either. Best exceptions: Planescape Torment, some of the GTA games, kind of, and Crusader Kings 2.

luxuryballs 7y ago
I think Gothic 1 is far better, and there also might be an element of “you had to be there” as in be the right age when you discover the freedom and bigness of the game compared to other games at the time. The realism of the world is still unmatched by many titles in the way all the NPCs of the world had a routine that followed the day night cycles, and you could do whatever you want, make allegiance with whoever you want, and all be progressing the game in what was the first or best anti-linear game for many people. Much of the bigness was attributed to straying too far into the wilderness being absolutely dangerous.

luxuryballs 7y ago

I loved Gothic 1 and Far Cry 2, both are unmatched by the sequels in many ways. The immersion is different though, in G1 the world and your place in it was very believable, in FC2 the first person experience of the player was very believable. I can see how one may be more appreciated than the other, but I can’t feel right about comparing them.