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It was a lively, bustling major city... of about 12 people and 1 chicken. (startrek.website)

submitted 11 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website to c/gaming@lemmy.world

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[–] CoderKat@lemm.ee 12 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I love BG3. It's a very different game from Skyrim though. After all, that city is basically a third of the game. Plus BG3 has all kinds of travel and camera limitations that Skyrim doesn't. That's what lets them make the city truly seem like a sprawling city.

By comparison, Skyrim basically lets you go everywhere and it has a far larger map. Skyrim chose the "big as an ocean, shallow as a puddle" approach when it comes to map design. Though NPCs are actually deeper than BG3. Skyrim NPCs have lifes, while BG3 is frozen in a moment.

[–] DudeDudenson@lemmings.world 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't know Skyrim wasn't that shallow. It's not like most of its locations are window dressing like in an assassin's creed game. Almost the entire map had somewhat meaningful encounters and mini story arcs

[–] Sigh_Bafanada@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Yeah you're right. I do think that in comparison to BG3 it's very shallow, but in a vacuum or in comparison to many other games it's actually quite deep

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

There were many spots in Skyrim that were so pretty that I found myself just stopping and staring like I'd do in real life at scenic spots.

[–] noirnws@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

The first time you enter the Ratway and you encounter that weirdly beautiful scene of the woodcutter's axe stuck in the stump?

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[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I'd go to the top of the magician guild's tower in snow storms and just look around.