Re: Tabula Rasa


"Mean_Chlorine" <mike_noren2002@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thusly Knight37 <knight37m@xxxxxxxxx> Spake Unto All:

An FPS style game in 3rd person view? Feh. 3rd person is bad enough in
rpg's, so that's officially teh suck, then.

Never played Heretic 2 or Max Payne I guess. 3rd person can be great for
shooters if they do it right.

Both would've been better in first person.
Third person makes the game easier by giving the player a birds view,
mainly to help out console players as they're playing with their
slow-ass gamepads and would have difficulty in first person view, but
destroys immersion in the process.

If done right third person is OK, even though it kills immersion. If
done normal or bad, it's just crap.

I think 1st person has a problem with immersion in that looking over your
shoulder is too difficult (takes too long). The problem is caused by the
fact that you cannot turn your head, you can only turn your body. 3rd
person imo is a way to make up for this basic UI shortfall.


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