While all eyes are on Bioware’s upcoming Dragon Age sequel, Dreadwolf, industry insiders have heard rumors that Mass Effect 4 (or 5) won’t be open world.

  • The Snark Urge@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Open world is just a medium, ultimately. It may be a recent trend in gaming, but it is false to apply some kind of teleology to it. Some of the best RPGs in gaming history managed to allow for meaningful decision-making and deep storytelling without open worlds, and it is laudable of this developer not to follow industry trends that don’t serve their vision.

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      1 year ago

      It’s odd to me that open world games are often considered “better”, or more “advanced” than linear games by default. It’s just a framing device that can accommodate slightly different mechanics better. Or worse.