happydolphin said:
It doesn't matter how many cities Mario Galaxy has. What matter is that the city in Shenmue, to him, is boring, it's his opinion. He may like other games with no guns with no cities. If you want to talk about a game with things to do, it doesn't need to be limited to sandboxes, or games with cities. But for the sake of OP, let's say I indulge you and limit my thoughts to games with cities, there could be a game like Shenmue with no shooting, but with more things to do. You immediately compared it to GTA, but what if he simply had an issue with Shenmue's content, not with its setting. That's where I have a hard time with your post, it assumes too much, and much of it in a negative light (that he only likes violent sandbox games). |
How does comparing a sandbox game like shenmue to a racer or a platformer make any sense to you?!
He said the game is BORING, that there is nothing to do. That is far from beeing the truth. There is discovering, there is living in the game. Going to the arcade, working gathering money, training your skills, talking to people in the street, exploring every knook and cranny. There is much to do if you allow yourself to be imersed. He obviously didnt and brashly called the game boring. It is comparable to say a game like Minecraft or animal crossing are boring. He just doesnt get the game. Not getting is not the same thing as a boring game.
So if he doesnt enjoy those aspects... what other aspects of sandbox games are left? I'm not saying he likes violence specifically but he obviously likes instant gratification because he cant imerse himself in the game world.
