I'll start off by saying I'm a big fan of open world games. GTA IV was ok, but Oblivion, Fallout 3, and Red Dead Redemption have been some of my favorite experiences this gen. However, I'm getting a little annoyed at the constant bugs these games suffer from. Here's a list of what I've experienced with them:
- Oblivion- crashed multiple times over the course of 60+ hours of playtime, audio kicks in and out at random intervals in dialogue
- Fallout 3- crashed numerous times...in fact, I'd say it's the game that's frozen the most times since my PS1 days, people not showing up in sidequests - had to go to Fallout Wiki to figure out how to beat them
- Red Dead Redemption- beat the mission, and I can't move or go anywhere, have to quit and restart the mission again (which wouldn't be so annoying if it wasn't a big story mission)
That being said, I'm replaying the mission in Red Dead Redemption right now, because it's so much fun. I'm not saying these are the only games that have bugs, but it seems to me that the only open world game I've come across without a significant amount of bugs is Assassin's Creed II, which was quite awesome in its own right, but with not nearly as much content as the above titles.
I realize the amount of content in these games comes with a cost of them being more prone to bugs, but is anyone else peeved that they never seem to eliminate these, game after game?
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