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Yakuza creator Nagoshi says the era of game size being most important is coming to an end (www.videogameschronicle.com)
submitted 3 days ago by simple@lemm.ee to c/games@lemmy.world
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(By game size he means scope of the game and huge open world maps, not game install size)

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[โ€“] You_are_dust@lemm.ee 32 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'd rejoice, but I'll believe it when I see it happening consistently. I want smaller, denser, and richer worlds. Not giant, sprawling, and barren. It doesn't add anything to a game for me if I have to walk or drive 10 minutes to get to my next location and it's just empty in between.

[โ€“] BleatingZombie@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

What we'll probably get (from Bethesda) is a combination of both. Smaller, barren, and procedurally generated