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Open world or Linear?

Open world 16 20.78%
 
A little of both 35 45.45%
 
Linear world 16 20.78%
 
I don't like video games 10 12.99%
 
Total:77
Slimebeast on 15 February 2010

"Go there, then over here... no, not there. Kill those two enemies, then jump here. Walk forward, cross this line and we'll scare you. Keep moving. No, you can't go right or left because there's rubble blocking. Can't go back either because the bridge collapsed. Push this block to open the door and we'll give you a secret bonus. Move forward a bit to trigger cut-scene. Avoid the big monster, you aren't allowed to kill it yet, take on the small guys instead then cross the line and the enemies will stop spawning, move forward and do not ever look back. Walk until you trigger next cut-cene and boss encounter."



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Riachu on 15 February 2010
Slimebeast said:

"Go there, then over here... no, not there. Kill those two enemies, then jump here. Walk forward, cross this line and we'll scare you. Keep moving. No, you can't go right or left because there's rubble blocking. Can't go back either because the bridge collapsed. Push this block to open the door and we'll give you a secret bonus. Move forward a bit to trigger cut-scene. Avoid the big monster, you aren't allowed to kill it yet, take on the small guys instead then cross the line and the enemies will stop spawning, move forward and do not ever look back. Walk until you trigger next cut-cene and boss encounter."

A lot of people would find that type of gameplay exciting.



 

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Kirameo on 15 February 2010
Slimebeast said:

"Go there, then over here... no, not there. Kill those two enemies, then jump here. Walk forward, cross this line and we'll scare you. Keep moving. No, you can't go right or left because there's rubble blocking. Can't go back either because the bridge collapsed. Push this block to open the door and we'll give you a secret bonus. Move forward a bit to trigger cut-scene. Avoid the big monster, you aren't allowed to kill it yet, take on the small guys instead then cross the line and the enemies will stop spawning, move forward and do not ever look back. Walk until you trigger next cut-cene and boss encounter."

You are trolling.



 

IllegalPaladin on 15 February 2010

A bit of both, I'm not going to hate all linear or sandbox games just because they're linear or sandbox.



hunter_alien on 15 February 2010
Kirameo said:
Slimebeast said:

"Go there, then over here... no, not there. Kill those two enemies, then jump here. Walk forward, cross this line and we'll scare you. Keep moving. No, you can't go right or left because there's rubble blocking. Can't go back either because the bridge collapsed. Push this block to open the door and we'll give you a secret bonus. Move forward a bit to trigger cut-scene. Avoid the big monster, you aren't allowed to kill it yet, take on the small guys instead then cross the line and the enemies will stop spawning, move forward and do not ever look back. Walk until you trigger next cut-cene and boss encounter."

You are trolling.

yes he is trolling, but he will probably get banned anyways for something else like usually. So no need to report

 

OT: liner all the way for me. I rarely like open-world games, and even if I do buy them they are mostly RPGs... a linear experience can put far more effort on storytelling, one of the main reason I love gaming



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Kirameo on 15 February 2010
hunter_alien said:
Kirameo said:
Slimebeast said:

"Go there, then over here... no, not there. Kill those two enemies, then jump here. Walk forward, cross this line and we'll scare you. Keep moving. No, you can't go right or left because there's rubble blocking. Can't go back either because the bridge collapsed. Push this block to open the door and we'll give you a secret bonus. Move forward a bit to trigger cut-scene. Avoid the big monster, you aren't allowed to kill it yet, take on the small guys instead then cross the line and the enemies will stop spawning, move forward and do not ever look back. Walk until you trigger next cut-cene and boss encounter."

You are trolling.

yes he is trolling, but he will probably get banned anyways for something else like usually. So no need to report

 

OT: liner all the way for me. I rarely like open-world games, and even if I do buy them they are mostly RPGs... a linear experience can put far more effort on storytelling, one of the main reason I love gaming

I like a mix of both. Currently I'm playing FF8 and if I just feel like it I will go and train somewhere and get items and stuff like that or just play cards so it's good to have a choice keeping the awesome storylines :D



 

Christhor on 15 February 2010

Depends on the genre, both can be great though.



Riot Of The Blood on 15 February 2010

Open world like Mario 64 and Sunshine before Nintendo fucked it up with linear Galaxy.



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tehsage on 15 February 2010
Riot Of The Blood said:
Open world like Mario 64 and Sunshine before Nintendo fucked it up with linear Galaxy.

lol wait. how was mario 64 open world?



twesterm on 15 February 2010

Depends on the game. It's not even that I like a little of both in a game, some games call for more open world and other games work great linear.