GTA 4 and Assasins Creed have something very much in common....

They were both very hyped Sandbox style games that spent more time building up the size that they forget about the gameplay.

Maybe I sound jaded but I am very dissappointed in the sandbox genre as a whole. I mean it sounds like a great idea in theory, you have a wide open area to explore and do anything. A living breathing city to interact with that reacts to your actions. But in execution it always mostly ends up dissappointing and repetitive.

I am a person that likes a fluid story in my single player games and I am a fan of cutscenes. However I hear alot of complaints that cutscenes slow down the gameplay and story and kind of takes the gamer out of the game. I can respect that opinion, but I have noticed that with sandbox games devs feel the need to fill it with fetch quests, assasination quests, and other trivial missions that just fluff up the gameplay time. Not to mention that they like to force you to drive, fly , web or ride from one side of the map to the other just to finish or start your next mission to once again fluff up the time. IMO when I have a freakin commute from one mission to the other that very much slows down the gameplay and for me and takes me out of the game. I know linear games can get annoying but heck, I am honestly preferring them over commute, fetch quest driven sandbox games.

So what do you guys think? What are your opinions on sandbox games and how they are being used?

I enjoyed AC more than gta-Mad_Rhetoric-

Not to mention that they like to force you to drive, fly , web or ride from one side of the map to the other just to finish or start your next mission to once again fluff up the time. IMO when I have a freakin commute from one mission to the other that very much slows down the gameplay and for me and takes me out of the game.

Javy03

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Not to mention that they like to force you to drive, fly , web or ride from one side of the map to the other just to finish or start your next mission to once again fluff up the time. IMO when I have a freakin commute from one mission to the other that very much slows down the gameplay and for me and takes me out of the game.

heretrix

Taxis for GTAIV and ZOMG how'd-i-get-here portals for Assassin's Creed ... :P

Not to mention that they like to force you to drive, fly , web or ride from one side of the map to the other just to finish or start your next mission to once again fluff up the time. IMO when I have a freakin commute from one mission to the other that very much slows down the gameplay and for me and takes me out of the game.

[QUOTE="-Mad_Rhetoric-"]I enjoyed AC more than gtammirza23

AC has loading between areas, GTA IV is a true sandbox game. I also found AC boring and the free running got old fast, GTA IV was more enjoyable. [QUOTE="mmirza23"][QUOTE="-Mad_Rhetoric-"]I enjoyed AC more than gtaMaster-Thief-09

GTA IV and Crackdown made all other sandbox games obsolete.BioShockOwnz

[QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"]GTA IV and Crackdown made all other sandbox games obsolete.FirstDiscovery

Kiddies as in people who disagree with your opinion? How ironic. Also he said GTA4 > GTASA.

[QUOTE="FirstDiscovery"][QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"]GTA IV and Crackdown made all other sandbox games obsolete.WasntAvailable

Kiddies as in people who disagree with your opinion? How ironic. Also he said GTA4 > GTASA.

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[QUOTE="FirstDiscovery"]Tell the kiddies that, the ones who cant appreciate a fine game But yeah, GTASA is like the greatest game ever, i dont think anything will come closeFirstDiscovery

Kiddies as in people who disagree with your opinion? How ironic. Also he said GTA4 > GTASA.

I didn't say I didn't enjoy GTA4 or AC, I did, but I'm not going to go about denouncing people who disagree with my own opinion. That's like how a very casual (In general, not limited to gamers.) person would aproach debate. Stick your fingers in your ears and start flaming everyone until people start to ignore you.

[QUOTE="Master-Thief-09"]AC has loading between areas, GTA IV is a true sandbox game. I also found AC boring and the free running got old fast, GTA IV was more enjoyable. [QUOTE="mmirza23"] I would have but the screen tearing and the framerate drops were killer, GTA4 framerate was fantasticmmirza23

I enjoyed AC more than gta-Mad_Rhetoric-

Not to mention that they like to force you to drive, fly , web or ride from one side of the map to the other just to finish or start your next mission to once again fluff up the time. IMO when I have a freakin commute from one mission to the other that very much slows down the gameplay and for me and takes me out of the game.

The first Mercenaries is the absolute best sandbox game I have ever played. There are no boring parts like in the GTA games, action is abound, a plethora of combat vehicles, and, of course, airstrikes. Pure win.Verge_6

I'm a gamer and I like to game not watch cutscenes. I felt AC was VERY repetitive but I really enjoyed GTA, thumbs up rockstar.blue_hazy_basic

[QUOTE="blue_hazy_basic"]I'm a gamer and I like to game not watch cutscenes. I felt AC was VERY repetitive but I really enjoyed GTA, thumbs up rockstar.Javy03

A good game should let you see characters develop without the need for cutscenes (have you ever played Baldurs Gate 2?!?! or Planescape? - wow) but I digress. Yes I consider driving in GTA gaming. I really enjoy speeding across the city and you can go anywhere in the city in 3 or 4 minutes absolute tops if you know where you're going. I commute every day, but not at 100 mph with cops chasing me! As for character development you didn't think that GTA did a good job with that? I felt attached, annoyed by and even hated certain people (**** you Brucie).blue_hazy_basic

[QUOTE="blue_hazy_basic"] A good game should let you see characters develop without the need for cutscenes (have you ever played Baldurs Gate 2?!?! or Planescape? - wow) but I digress. Yes I consider driving in GTA gaming. I really enjoy speeding across the city and you can go anywhere in the city in 3 or 4 minutes absolute tops if you know where you're going. I commute every day, but not at 100 mph with cops chasing me! As for character development you didn't think that GTA did a good job with that? I felt attached, annoyed by and even hated certain people (**** you Brucie).Javy03