Hexie Kazumi
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"What irks me a lot in recent quests is the rushed feeling. Subtle things in the storytelling that make it feel like Jagex's working down a checklist on what they need to include in the story somewhere in order to 'keep the lorepeeps happy' as it were, rather than making a solid tale."
Actually, they have been planning the recent developments for years. And anyways, when I look at quests like Fot* and Heart of Stone, there are little "hints" about the Elder Gods. They have yet to outright state "Oh btw, the Elder Gods are waking and are going to wreck everything." As of right now, we have reached that conclusion based on /allusions/ to what is coming..
It's stated pretty explicitly in Heart of Stone though...
Hexie Kazumi said :
"Smith: I would definitely argue that quests nowadays are, on average, not of a higher quality than a few years ago. Graphics and audio and stuff, sure, but that's just enhancement."
Yes, and they add to the immersion. There are also still fun, challenging new mechanics, like in TWW, Heart of Stone, and Plague's end (well, that was a variation of a mechanic, but still a fun one). And story is better than ever before.
TL
R, I don't see any area where quests are less than before.
Ah, build-up. WGS had over two years of teases and hints added in-game before it was finally released. Newer quests fail to do this; the Elder Gods are introduced in Heart of Stone and pretty much everything is explained in that quest, for example. But yeah, I would argue build-up is pretty lacking.
Additionally, nowadays quests tend (there are exceptions of course) to be more handholding and also shorter than previously.
Whereas I would rate every 2005 quest between "meh" and "awesome", I would place more recent quests between "terrible" and "awesome"... Bizarre Boron Fusswell, scryer extraordinaire. OSRS: POH ideas & RS3 minigames & achievement ideas !
"What irks me a lot in recent quests is the rushed feeling. Subtle things in the storytelling that make it feel like Jagex's working down a checklist on what they need to include in the story somewhere in order to 'keep the lorepeeps happy' as it were, rather than making a solid tale."
Actually, they have been planning the recent developments for years. And anyways, when I look at quests like Fot* and Heart of Stone, there are little "hints" about the Elder Gods. They have yet to outright state "Oh btw, the Elder Gods are waking and are going to wreck everything." As of right now, we have reached that conclusion based on /allusions/ to what is coming..
It's stated pretty explicitly in Heart of Stone though...
Hexie Kazumi said :
"Smith: I would definitely argue that quests nowadays are, on average, not of a higher quality than a few years ago. Graphics and audio and stuff, sure, but that's just enhancement."
Yes, and they add to the immersion. There are also still fun, challenging new mechanics, like in TWW, Heart of Stone, and Plague's end (well, that was a variation of a mechanic, but still a fun one). And story is better than ever before.
TL
R, I don't see any area where quests are less than before.
Ah, build-up. WGS had over two years of teases and hints added in-game before it was finally released. Newer quests fail to do this; the Elder Gods are introduced in Heart of Stone and pretty much everything is explained in that quest, for example. But yeah, I would argue build-up is pretty lacking.
Additionally, nowadays quests tend (there are exceptions of course) to be more handholding and also shorter than previously.
Whereas I would rate every 2005 quest between "meh" and "awesome", I would place more recent quests between "terrible" and "awesome"... Bizarre Boron Fusswell, scryer extraordinaire. OSRS: POH ideas & RS3 minigames & achievement ideas !
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28-Mar-2015 08:38:54
