Funnily enough I'm the opposite. I love visual novels and reading, I couldn't get into Disco Elysium because the gameplay that is there is a huge drag, feels sluggish and the weird dice roll mechanics were frustrating.
I would've liked it a lot better had it been literally just a graphic novel.
I had similar gripes about the game mechanics. As someone who also loves reading, IMO the writing doesn't hold up to quality classic literature/philosophy. If the game doesn't offer anything game-wise, then why waste precious hours reading a frankly mediocre story when I can read Plato instead?
I would have enjoyed Sunless Sea more if it was even more about the story bits and dialogue options and if I could shelve the boating around and shooting monsters part. :I-was-saying:
Sometimes you're just not in the mood for a certain type of game. It's nice to play if you're in a laid back movie-watching mood instead of a hyperactive first-person game mood.
It's more of an immersive graphic novel than a game, which is why I didn't enjoy it. I wanted to do actions
Funnily enough I'm the opposite. I love visual novels and reading, I couldn't get into Disco Elysium because the gameplay that is there is a huge drag, feels sluggish and the weird dice roll mechanics were frustrating.
I would've liked it a lot better had it been literally just a graphic novel.
They really could have done a better job with the movement. The mouse cursor 'thinking' thingy is pretty buggy sometimes.
I had similar gripes about the game mechanics. As someone who also loves reading, IMO the writing doesn't hold up to quality classic literature/philosophy. If the game doesn't offer anything game-wise, then why waste precious hours reading a frankly mediocre story when I can read Plato instead?
I would have enjoyed Sunless Sea more if it was even more about the story bits and dialogue options and if I could shelve the boating around and shooting monsters part. :I-was-saying:
Sometimes you're just not in the mood for a certain type of game. It's nice to play if you're in a laid back movie-watching mood instead of a hyperactive first-person game mood.