UnbornTao

That's the joke

And Science said: "let there be God."

Of course. You should've checked your expectations before getting the game. But hey, maybe give it another chance now that you've put ten hours into your last playthrough. In this case, I wouldn't start a new one.

It's true, but it's fine. I found it a bit funny.

Watch out for the kind of lightweight, intellectual affectation that might pass for radical openness. It has to be real and experiential, not just "everything goes."

I know, it's evident. My remark was a twist on your question - as if you were asking whether real life is real.

Play Fortnite, then.

I was being sarcastic - though maybe you're referring to real life. In that case, yes.

Sticking with your computer's stock options. Assuming that emotions are caused by external circumstances.

I get that realism is not the be-all and end-all. All things considered, in my view, it is a nice addition to the world, gameplay, and story. But for this game it requires more than ten hours of playtime to really give it a chance and offer a fair take. At least that's how I see it.

Talk about immersion.

Getting the Suspend function to work properly on CachyOS with NVIDIA drivers is the real fucking odyssey.

Let's keep the proselytizing going:

That may be. And Red Dead likely earned them plenty, too; it's just well made, even if it's not your type of game. Seven years on, few games match its graphics, technical complexity, or the sense of a truly alive open world. How many games evoke that feeling? Not many. Even if you don't like it, it's the sort of game that breaks new ground in the industry, even if just in the technical aspect.

Definitely.

@Someone here We can be quite lenient sometimes. Just don't go over the top.

The realism doesn't detract at all, though. It even adds a nice layer of immersion and believability. This is the direction these kinds of games are heading. I recommend you actually experience the story, and then assess its quality.

Oh, I meant that you seem to have had some of your warning points revoked. That's all.

Whether it is holy or not depends on your own estimation, I'd say. I'm of the opinion that a mountain is just a mountain, as magnificent as it may be. It does look beautiful.

It's going to happen, eventually.

Two warning points for the honesty. Seriously though, I see we now have more leeway to warn you. So behave.

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The horse riding is just a rather minor aspect here and is specific to this game. It isn't about the medium per se, but about the experiences you want to go through (in the games). It'd be like saying "But why read books?" It's fine, to each their own. You could even do both activities.

It's the GTA company - what else to expect but an insane focus on detail? We'll probably see the realism pushed to almost comedic levels in GTA VI. The game is what it is: a story-driven, open-world "Western" set in a fictional land reminiscent of the American West, inspired by real events. It's all about the story and creating a believable world - like traveling back in time and immersing yourself as if you were personally there. If anything, think of the realism as a pretext to fully dive into the story. You wouldn't ask Walter White to ride a pony into the sunset or drive a spaceship.

Keep it classy, guys.