if you weren't on the hype train thinking it was going to be gta and skyrim combined, it's not a bad game at all. It feels very much like a Deus Ex style of game to me.
Actually, games like GTA don't appeal to me at all, and I did not care for Skyrim. But I loved TW3, and the only reason I didn't buy CP2077 right away is that I tend to like only RPGs in fantasy settings and generally have a hard time with immersion in other settings, especially ones involving guns/directed energy weapons because the consequences of getting hit by those kinds of weapons don't seem to be realistically represented. Any thoughts (from anyone) on how to get past this?
Interesting. So you find fantastical creatures and magic immersive, but hi-tech not. If anything, the hp bloat is generally *MUCH* worse in fantasy RPGs. Did you consider what dictates your preference maybe simply the setting and that you subconsciously attempt to rationalize your feelings?
Anyway, the solution is mods (Nexus is great). There are plenty of them that address game balance. Headshot Damage simply increases the headshot multiplier significantly. While Realistic Combat Overhaul largely eliminate the bullet-spronginess in a more holistic manner.
That's why I further explained in another post after this one. In a fantasy setting I can gain that immersiveness by acknowledging one simple thing: magic. Once you say *magic*, everything works out, because magic serves as a very nice catch-all explanation for things that science and engineering in the real-world would not be able to explain. But in a non-fantasy setting, there is no equivalent to magic. So then I do expact if someone gets hit in the face or chest with some .50 cal rounds they're ded ded ded.
As for the setting being the true variable here, that's not it for sure. I do agree that the setting matters a lot for liking a game. But the thing is, there are fantasy settings that I have not liked, the D:OS setting of Rivellon being a great example. Even in D&D, many of the settings that have been used over the years I do not personally care for. So there is no clear black and white line where I like ALL fantasy settings and dislike ALL non-fantasy settings.