re: Horizon Zero Dawn

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Carson, the Witcher is a great game and I love it but 70-90% of the quests are the same.

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When did I bring up Witcher in here?

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Fact is that you have little true variation in open world games when it comes down to it.

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It comes down to whether you can mask the repetition, whether it be through a plot that is meaningful, the introduction of a little gameplay quirk, or a change of pace mechanic/change of setting (like a unique map). Most of Witcher's quests are built the same way, but the stories around some of them make them feel meaningful. Obviously, the little blips are indefensible.

Example: Instead of going find a monster that killed a village (most games), you find out it's another Witcher that slaughtered them after they attempted to kill him rather than pay him. You hear his story and motive and decide whether to fight him. That masks the fact that it's just another hunting quest. You actually kinda feel bad for the guy

Side missions feel good when they have interesting stories and well-developed characters. Games like Far Cry and shite have dogshit side quests because you don't give a frick about the people involved and they mostly involve going to a blip on a map. I just don't want Horizon to have that. I don't want quests to go get the golden leaf for some random tribesman