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Creating an Immersive World - 1st vs 3rd Person Explained - Sea of Thieves News
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Creating an Immersive World - 1st vs 3rd Person Explained - Sea of Thieves News
The Sea of Thieves site has been updated with a new developer blog post by Lead Designer Mike
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You may see having options of first or third person to be a good thing.
Any game that has first and third becomes third-person only.
Some of us that enjoy First-person games often feel that a game is ruined by having third person option added in as we will have to play in third-person to remain competitive.
Also Mount and Blade is awesome in first person.(fps/Melee)
This is why I prefer a limited 3rd person locked closer to your character. I can see 1st person becoming better in true virtual reality but even multiple screens feels far more limited than real life. That said, if everyone is locked into 1st person then it isn't a game balance issue ... it is simply a personal frustration that I find hard to adapt to. The only game I adapted to was a fps called Day of Defeat which was likely more to do with playing it so much and it's amazing surround sound for the day. Even later fps games seemed to put sound too far below graphics and ruined it once again for me.
Sadly I can't seem to find enough details yet on this game to really formulate an opinion on it. Looks like it's designed more for fun and not extreme hardcore which ruined too many pirate games for me.
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Given how many games have abandoned first-person over the last several years, it's nice to see someone willing to build a high-quality game for it.
I understand alot of people just can't seem to play first-person for whatever reasons, and I get that it sucks for them, but as we all know, not every game will appeal to every type of person.
I also agree with what folks about like Tamanous said -- First person in games is definitely far more limiting than IRL. Still, I find it far more immersive and enjoyable than third person even with it being limited.
I do wonder, though, if Rare is simply taking that hardcore stance simply so that they can integrate VR along the way. You know that must play at least some part.
Microsoft should be releasing the upgraded XBox1 later this year, after all, and this would be one of the more fitting games to market it for VR and whatnot.
Again, nothing wrong with them wanting to make their game in first person, but clearly they considered other options and the excuse they gave for not offering both choices is lame, and sad. Im not looking through the eyes of any character(let roleplayers pretend they are), im controlling my character with a flipping gamepad so i want to see him/her in action.
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If you have 3 monitors you get to have peripheral vision, 5760x1080 ftw
The problem I find with third person view in some games is that you can easily make use of character position and camera rotation to see things you would not have been able to normally see had it been in first person. In certain genre's of games I find that is more of an immersion killer and puts me off playing them.
Having 3rd person options isnt enough for me.
it provides a more realistic view of the world"
Though claims to that effect are commonly made, they're not merely wrong, but obviously ridiculous. My peripheral vision extends beyond the boundaries of my monitors. How about yours?
Plenty of games with a third person perspective have had a fog of war of sorts where characters sufficiently behind you simply aren't drawn on your screen. That allows whatever range of vision you want--potentially similar to peripheral vision in real life if you want to go that route. First person tunnel vision can't do that.
I played Skyrim 100% in Third person and never felt more immersed too. I only changed to first person on tight dungeon corridors to avoid camera clipping. Both perspectives worked very well in Skyrim, more games should offer both. They are missing on a lot of money by solely catering to the FPS crowd. But hey, its their game so they do what they feel is right for them.
In RPGs it is clear that people prefer 3rd person because we know and understand that we are not that character, but we are role playing that character. So every detail from the character creation becomes personalized.
Also, as far as PVP goes, having an option for 3rd and 1st person does work. Planetside did it well.
The immersion argument does not make sense unless you are totally into a VR setup. Here is me staring at my 19" 1080P monitor, with my dog farting to my right and my girlfriend yapping on my left and I only have 19" of screen and about 30% FOV.
Not really sure what they are on about, immersion...this sounds like the next "no more trinity" crap.
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"when players learned tacticks in dungeon/raids, its bread".
Seems if your drunk you will stagger and have trouble walking straight,again pretty cool.
However in about 20 minutes i saw all the game has to offer.Even the people in early access have no clue what they are suppose to be doing.sooooooooo
Drink,navigate a boat,engage in pvp via canons/boat or other and then who knows,likely quests with yellow markers over npc heads.
The really good is that the interaction on board your ship is pretty good,with damage taken and taking on water etc etc.
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