Totally agree on them taking too long and I've also found myself being annoyed with Addison quite quickly. The koroks I don't mind as they offer a different challenge every time and it's not very relevant to complete them all. But Addison's tasks are. always. the. same. Boring!
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100% agree with you, being a completionist also sucks the enjoyment out of games for me. I feel like I'm not as far along as you and still have to "get" that I don't HAVE to explore and find everything. Just takes a while, probably. :) It's hard for me to decide whether a game is worth exploring extensively or not.
Very well said, you're right! There's definitely too much to see for a single person in a single playthrough.
Truee, Fallout also made me feel like this! I've only ever started FO4 but I had to return it within the first two hours of playing because I felt forced to loot every house and find every little story in that giant world. Too much for me!
I feel this 100%, I'm also currently playing it with a friend (well, we've been at it for more than 6 months) and I'm so so glad he's pulling me through the game, I'd never ever finish it on my own.
Glad to see you're also a bit confused about TotK! It definitely feels like it has less of a direction it pushed you in than BotW. There was another comment that suggested completing a bit of the main story first, I think I'll try that for now.
Oh wow yeah I definitely missed that memo. But that goes in line with what another person said about persuing the main quest first and exploring a bit later. Thanks for the tip!
True lol, I've purposely been steering away from that game because even seeing other people play it makes me think about what they could've missed. :D
Anti-completionist! I like that. That makes a lot of sense, I think it really might be my inner completionist that wants me to see every nook and cranny of a game. But you're right about that taking away the magic. Similar to when you replay a game you played as a kid and realise that there's a lot less to the once magical game world than you thought.
Oh, that's interesting that you feel that way about sandbox games. I get that it can be irritating to not have a clear goal or end to the game. They're more about making up your own challenges and by that your own gameplay experience on the way. Reminds me of Minecraft!
Somehow, sandbox games don't induce that kind of anxiety for me because I never feel like I'm "missing" something if I tackle a challenge one or the other way because there's always another playthrough up next to explore the other route.
Interesting that the Hitman games make you feel like this, I thoroughly enjoyed them because of the ability to replay levels endlessly, which made me feel like I can't miss anything because I can just start over if I want to try a different approach.