I want to grapple, glide, wall run, etc around a big open world. What are some games you think are fun for that?

I picked up Sunset Overdrive on a sale, and the rail grinding is fine I guess, but it’s just not clicking with me.

  • arotrios@lemmy.world
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    Warframe has some of the best movement in a game ever. Not exactly an MMORPG, not exactly Open World, but definitely space ninjas on crack.

    Also, it can be played completely free. There is a paid currency model (platinum), but it’s tradeable between players (so you can trade items and earn Platinum), and most non-cosmetic items are obtainable through gameplay.

    It’s been around since the early 2010s but keeps evolving and manages outperform AAA titles on the regular. If you like high fantasy sci-fi cosmic horror madness on drugs that won’t be invented for another 100 centuries or so, give it a shot.

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      24 hours ago

      There’s so much I want to like about Warframe, but last time I tried it I couldn’t get any sense of what a new player’s supposed to do to start progressing, or to get the story in a comprehensible way. The build timers also made me sad. I got all the parts, just give me the Rhino.

      Still though, “We All Lift Together” is a certified banger.

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        Warframe has been making updates to the new player experience the last couple updates. Removing annoying grinds for things, changing things so new players are on more equal footing.

        As for direction, I’ll tell you what I wish I knew when I started.

        1. Do the main storyline quests, they eventually unlock really cool rewards or weekly rewards opportunities that give all sorts of goodies. Some main story quests, are locked behind reaching certain planets on the star chart.

        2. Complete the star chart, at your own pace. Getting to new planets is always good. By that I mean do every mission on a planet at least once. It will unlock the Steel Path, which is all the same shit with more and tougher enemies. Yay bigger horder! But the real reason to play it is steel path has double drop rates for resources and mods, so less grind.

        3. Focus on fun. Don’t overally focus on that next weapon or upgrade. It will still be there. Focus on the mission types you like. Grind at your own pace. If you a grind is really getting you down, go do something else. There is so much to do!

        4. Understand the weird mastery system. Its a weird system at first. Basically, when you level up a weapon it doesn’t get better. It gets more upgrade capacity. You will need to go in and put in mods or upgrades to make the weapon more pew pew. There is more to the mastery system too but that is enough for now.

        5. Trade shit on warframe.market. you can make so much plat to buy the stuff you want. I’m too the point where I mainly trade to buy cosmetic upgrades to look cool!

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        23 hours ago

        Fair point. I’ve played it on and off for years now, and I still have no fucking clue where the game wants me to go (although it’s a lot better now than it used to be). The storyline is… complex to say the least, and the game doesn’t do much to drive you an particular direction. Progression is also lateral, not vertical, so while you have a wide variety of options and directions to explore, they can be shallow and overwhelming at the same time.

        On the plus side of that, every time I come back, it’s like a new game, but with the same combat / movement that got me addicted back when it was nothing but grind.

        And agreed - their music production is definitely spot-on.

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        22 hours ago

        I tried it years ago and soon saw that you need to start paying or progress gets difficult. Immediately deleted it.

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          10 hours ago

          Absolutely untrue lol. I sunk 500 hours into the game before even considering spending real money