This is not the flex they think it is. It’s not that fetch quests suck, it’s how they’re presented.

Ubisoft sucks at it. Grab 100 feathers. Climb all 20 towers. It’s mechanical in its delivery and the payoff is often stupid like a bump to your stats.

But look at Zelda. Find all 8 triforce pieces. Or Dark Souls. Get the two halves of the elevator medallion. The journey feels real. Even Skyrim’s optional fetch quest - collect all the dragon masks, the delivery is amazing.

And in a role playing game, hanging out and enjoying the world has its benefits.

That’s probably because of how Shakey inquisition was with it, and then how much of a flip Andromeda was, which admittedly I still liked. Me2 and 3 were mission focused and are 2 of my favorite games of all time

I’m a little torn on this, because I loved the Hinterlands. It was every other map I started to hate. If it was just one open world section I think I would like it more

We definitely need more linear RPGs

You’ll be picking up blue sparkles like in jrpgs instead

I would prefer an open world actually.