UnbornTao

Watch out for the kind of lightweight, intellectual affectation that might pass for radical openness. It has to be real and experiential, not just "everything goes."

I know, it's evident. My remark was a twist on your question - as if you were asking whether real life is real.

Play Fortnite, then.

I was being sarcastic - though maybe you're referring to real life. In that case, yes.

Sticking with your computer's stock options. Assuming that emotions are caused by external circumstances.

I get that realism is not the be-all and end-all. All things considered, in my view, it is a nice addition to the world, gameplay, and story. But for this game it requires more than ten hours of playtime to really give it a chance and offer a fair take. At least that's how I see it.

Talk about immersion.

That may be. And Red Dead likely earned them plenty, too; it's just well made, even if it's not your type of game. Seven years on, few games match its graphics, technical complexity, or the sense of a truly alive open world. How many games evoke that feeling? Not many. Even if you don't like it, it's the sort of game that breaks new ground in the industry, even if just in the technical aspect.

Definitely.

@Someone here We can be quite lenient sometimes. Just don't go over the top.

The realism doesn't detract at all, though. It even adds a nice layer of immersion and believability. This is the direction these kinds of games are heading. I recommend you actually experience the story, and then assess its quality.

Oh, I meant that you seem to have had some of your warning points revoked. That's all.

Whether it is holy or not depends on your own estimation, I'd say. I'm of the opinion that a mountain is just a mountain, as magnificent as it may be. It does look beautiful.

It's going to happen, eventually.

Two warning points for the honesty. Seriously though, I see we now have more leeway to warn you. So behave.

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The horse riding is just a rather minor aspect here and is specific to this game. It isn't about the medium per se, but about the experiences you want to go through (in the games). It'd be like saying "But why read books?" It's fine, to each their own. You could even do both activities.

It's the GTA company - what else to expect but an insane focus on detail? We'll probably see the realism pushed to almost comedic levels in GTA VI. The game is what it is: a story-driven, open-world "Western" set in a fictional land reminiscent of the American West, inspired by real events. It's all about the story and creating a believable world - like traveling back in time and immersing yourself as if you were personally there. If anything, think of the realism as a pretext to fully dive into the story. You wouldn't ask Walter White to ride a pony into the sunset or drive a spaceship.

Keep it classy, guys.

True.

It was an analogy. The game can easily take you about a hundred hours to complete if you play slowly and do the side missions. Ten hours would be just 10% of the game. Would you pay to watch Avatar (a 3h 17m movie) and leave the theater after 20 minutes? But okay, that's fine. What other games would you recommend?

I recently learned that Red Dead II is the fourth best-selling game of all time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_video_games Jesus. Probably a large percentage of players didn't finish the main story.

Do you watch movies or shows? Video games is another medium - arguably a better one in certain ways. Imagine a great movie that's interactive and immersive, one that involves you as a player rather than just a passive viewer. It's largely game-dependent, of course. Sometimes what you're looking for is a simple, chill game, and that's OK too.

Rockstar takes the realism in games to new levels. Obviously, you won't be making potions or have all kinds of magical abilities, à la Oblivion. Did you know that the horses' balls shrink in cold weather? That's what made all the difference for me.

Did you only play for 10 hours? Again, that's nothing. It's like reading 5 pages of a 300-page book. And yeah, the beginning is admittedly slow and perhaps a bit tedious.