Agent_Karyo@piefed.worldM to Fallout@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoFallout 4 was "missing something" at first, but lead dev says Todd Howard helped confirm "there should be this overriding sense of paranoia" so players "don't know who to trust"www.gamesradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square42linkfedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up165arrow-down1external-linkFallout 4 was "missing something" at first, but lead dev says Todd Howard helped confirm "there should be this overriding sense of paranoia" so players "don't know who to trust"www.gamesradar.comAgent_Karyo@piefed.worldM to Fallout@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square42linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareHonytawklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down4·10 days agoIf you save-scum then that is on you for not knowing how to play a role-playing-game. Making non-optimal choices is part of the gameplay to weave better stories.
minus-squareundrwater@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 days ago“save scum” is a new term for me. Is it similar to “save spamming”?
minus-squareFlamekebab@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 days agoReloading saves until you get the outcome you’re after.
minus-squarejtrek@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down6·10 days agoThe game is designed around save scumming. There’s no mechanism to follow dying or failure. There are instant death scenarios. It’s not a good game.
minus-squareBradleyUffner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 days ago There are instant death scenarios. Ahh yes, dying because you walked up to a car incorrectly and the physics glitched out. Good times!
If you save-scum then that is on you for not knowing how to play a role-playing-game.
Making non-optimal choices is part of the gameplay to weave better stories.
“save scum” is a new term for me. Is it similar to “save spamming”?
Reloading saves until you get the outcome you’re after.
The game is designed around save scumming. There’s no mechanism to follow dying or failure. There are instant death scenarios. It’s not a good game.
Ahh yes, dying because you walked up to a car incorrectly and the physics glitched out. Good times!
car, bucket, pebble…