Damn, Rockstar really went above and beyond for Red Dead 2. A massive game indeed and I love the degree of interaction with a lot of the NPC's. For example, I just randomly found a camp with a guy asking me to join and he just told a story and left. The game is full of such interactions that make the world feel alive and lived in.
I am now at what I assume to be the beginning of chapter 5 and I am not sure where this is going yet, interesting.
Also, fuck the bayou/marshes
At night it is a minefield of gators and other unpleasantries.
I agree with on the Witcher 3 point. I think the game does a better job narrating why you need to go get certain things but in the end they are still fetch quests. I think you just end up caring more about the quest because of the writing
Exactly this. I mean, I'd call them "fetch quests" in the sense that they're fairly straightforward, short, and have nothing to do with any of the major story arcs. But what I really did genuinely love in TW3, which wasn't the case in the previous games or indeed any other large-scale open-world game I've played, is that pretty much every single one of those quests has some sort of narrative to it, with characters and cut scenes. That definitely made them much less repetitive and more engaging, such that they didn't feel like fetch quests.
A truly wonderful game.
With all the talk about how great this game is, I probably need to reconsider playing it again. I don't mean replaying it either. When I bought the game, I barely even started it and got side-tracked. Haven't played it since. I'm horrible that way. I have so many unfinished games it's unbelievable.
I'm very much the same, I've got a ridiculous backlog of games that I need to get through. The Witcher 3 is one that I got about half way through but then stopped playing for a time. Will go back to it one day though. Got a week off coming up so can catch up on something.
I work in gaming as well, so you'd think I'd get burnt out on the damn things.
I also haven't finished it, I think i'm halfway through the storyline or something. Anyway about a year ago I tried to continue from my last checkpoint but honestly I couldn't remember where I was in the main quest, what had happened or anything and apparently I was tangled up in a gazillion sidequests. I just couldn't remember what path and journey I took with my character which felt a bit sad, I actually felt more inclined to do a complete restart but at the time it felt like a chore because I had done so much with my character.
Maybe I'll do a restart someday, right now I also have so many unfinished other games.
I had a false start with the Witcher when I first started playing. I played 14 hours then stopped and when I picked it up I had to start over because I didn't know what the hell I was doing.
Exactly same deal for me. Literally reinstalled it last night after a couple years not playing. I didn't get far into it so I am starting from scratch, tutorial and all.
My main advice would be focusing on main quests and quests involving main characters for the initial stretch. There will be plenty of time for exploration and sidestuff. Also, I recall it being relatively easy and cheap to completely respec Geralt through an ingame item, so I wouldn't worry too much about your build.