Yoshi-P, climbing mountains CAN be fun!!

[Zaireeka2025]

I also hope that we won't get all the maps from the very beginning. Maybe just the starting zones.

Ya well, we better have Ishgard. I'm tired of viewing it from a cliff.

[Marks]

I think Yoshi-P was saying that, due to the restrictive nature of the current game design, they could not make climbing a mountain fun. That is because of the way they have to reuse resources and such, he mentions it somewhere.

[Lienn]

It was discussed a while ago..."a more living eorzea" or something like this. I do agree about this...it's something we were able to se so often af old school RPGs but that were nearly inexistent in both FFXI and FFXIV. It's not needed to ba a "Tomb raider-like" climbing stuff...but some environmental interaction is always good. ^^

[Jinko]

climbing the mountain in attowa chasm to do enm/cop wasn't not fun or immersive, but a huge pain in the ass. So, certain things it's better NOT replicate

That thing was the most horrendous thing I've ever seen in a video game.

They could make a mini game as such to get to the top such as opening secret passage ways and activating platfroms to get up the climb, they could have it so that it was random each time.

[Payadopa]

Ya well, we better have Ishgard. I'm tired of viewing it from a cliff.

Erm.. I meant maps as in navigation, not maps as in areas.

[Quanta]

Does the OP not understand what a metaphor is or something?

[Zaireeka2025]

Does the OP not understand what a metaphor is or something?

What exactly is your point besides trying to make somebody besides yourself look dumb? Yoshi-P is using the mountain climbing example to make a point about game design. He is literally talking about the capabilities of what they can do with and without zoning. Why would he bother talking about the problems of placing enemies in narrow passages up the mountain? Is that supposed to be a metaphor about how life is a narrow path filled with unavoidable obstacles? He must be a Buddhist monk if that's the case.

Besides, if it is purely metaphor then he is still focusing it on the "destination" being what's most important. My metaphoric response was that the "journey" is what is more important, which I've stated in this thread.

Think before you post. Nobody likes a smartass (and no, I'm not literally calling you a smart donkey).

[Zaireeka2025]

I think Yoshi-P was saying that, due to the restrictive nature of the current game design, they could not make climbing a mountain fun. That is because of the way they have to reuse resources and such, he mentions it somewhere.

It's from the RPGSite interview that I linked in the OP. I started the thread in response to this interview.

[PSxpert2011]

Jumping, swimming, rock-climbing, aaaaaaaaaaaaahh, all those things you take for granted but stay inside playing video games. Give me a break!

What do you want to do next, FLY?? (at-least give us a jumpin, swimmin and flyin chocobo!)


("the twelve have mercy")

[Nakiamiie]

It was discussed a while ago..."a more living eorzea" or something like this. I do agree about this...it's something we were able to se so often af old school RPGs but that were nearly inexistent in both FFXI and FFXIV. It's not needed to ba a "Tomb raider-like" climbing stuff...but some environmental interaction is always good. ^^

This thread?