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.worldEnglish
    2·
    13 days ago

    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.

    • Ohmari@lemmy.zipEnglish
      2·
      11 days ago

      Also came to suggest Warframe, but u beat me to it :D yeah it’s slow to get going… but that’s the cool thing about it. You can drop it when it gets tedious and come back when you feel like it. Imho the long crafting times are good, it means you have to come back in 3 days and have something to look forward to. And instant gratification can get boring, so I really like the pacing.

    • Apeman42@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      13 days 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.

      • arotrios@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        13 days 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.

      • Lootboblin@lemmy.worldEnglish
        03·
        13 days ago

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

        • Æther@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          12 days ago

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