Open world games when to do main story missions?.

Problem i have with open world games such as JustCause 2 Farcry 3 and many others is when to do the main Game missions. I no its only a game and its up to you when to do the main story but what when is it best to do the main story in any open world game where you have other side missions too. Do you just do some side missions then a the main story or do all side missions then the main story or do the story and then side missions?.

Problem i have with open world games such as JustCause 2 Farcry 3 and many others is when to do the main Game missions. I no its only a game and its up to you when to do the main story but what when is it best to do the main story in any open world game where you have other side missions too. Do you just do some side missions then a the main story or do all side missions then the main story or do the story and then side missions?.

skipper847

When I first started playing Skyrim I was a bit overwhelmed with the open world as well and was unsure as to how I should approach my quests.However, once I started getting the hang of the quest log I started knocking out the side quests more and more. I eventually found better weapons and armor while also getting richer. Plus, I was able to connect some of the side stories in with the main story line and it made the experience that much more richer.

Since I got more fulfillment by doing the side quests first and then hitting the main story with Skyrim, I can say that will be my approach going forward. Side quests first then main story line.

Besides, I can't shake the feeling that the game is officially "over" when I have completed the main story line.

Depends on the quality of the story. I usually just do what I want and complete quests as I come upon them. I try not to backlog too many side quests if I can help it.

I usually wing it as I go. No plans. Nothing methodical. More often than not, when deciding what to do next, I'll just look at the map and see which mission has the closest start point and wander in that direction, not bothering to pay attention if it's a side quest or main story.

I usually do a whole bunch of sidequests first, figuring that the main quest is probably going to be the best part of the game so I've got that to look forward to. When I finally get around to the main quest I'll usually play it straight through, because if there's any complexity to the story I'll probably forget what all the details are if I'm always taking breaks to do a bunch of sidequests.

I also enjoy having a massively powerful, high-level character when I finally do the main quest.

But of course you can do just the opposite if you like - it's all about YOU enjoying it, not doing it somebody else's way.

I thought Far Cry 3 promotes the player to play throught the story while doing secondary objectives on the way. At least that is how I played.

I do the main story first always.

I usually start out doing a few main missions like about 8 or so just to get a firm fit into the world (with AC3 you need to get past DNA sequence 5) and open some of the things that may be locked due to start game tutorial stuff. Then I will start exploring the map a bit and doing some side missions. After that I will just go back and forth between them, a few missions or (DNA sequence in AC3) then a few more side stuff. This reduces the need to do everything at once when your done with the main story and keeps the game from going stale.

It really depends on you though some people are story driven and want to get that done first.

This is an interesting topic, because I always found open world games featuring a story that has a sense of urgency to seem silly giving you all these side quests to distract you from the main quest.

In terms of games like Skyrim, it doesn't really matter right at the beginning. Stop Alduin, or don't, whatever. If you don't want to do the main quest, you still get a rich world to explore at your leisure. Now personally, I was nearing the end of the game and then just went off and became a master assassin and leader of the Thieve's Guild, and no one seemed to care that I gave up the idea of saving the world from certain disaster, but it fits what the game wants you to do.

Now, Arkham City had this race against time story in which you could just ignore it for other race against time quests. Well, not sure what the Joker is up to, I definitely have to stop Strange, but if I don't do these damn puzzles then The Riddler is going to kill some people too... ya know what? Screw it all, I'm going to do VR gliding tests.

Now don't get me wrong, I appreciate all the content, I just wish there would be more effort involved trying to make the sidequests fit what's happening in the rest of the game.

do what you feel like. for me i usually do the side missions first. but only if they seem fun. like in skyrim i would do as many side missions as i would get because they usually seemed interesting and it would show me where to go. but the ones that are just like collecting stuff i never do.

This is an interesting topic, because I always found open world games featuring a story that has a sense of urgency to seem silly giving you all these side quests to distract you from the main quest.

In terms of games like Skyrim, it doesn't really matter right at the beginning. Stop Alduin, or don't, whatever. If you don't want to do the main quest, you still get a rich world to explore at your leisure. Now personally, I was nearing the end of the game and then just went off and became a master assassin and leader of the Thieve's Guild, and no one seemed to care that I gave up the idea of saving the world from certain disaster, but it fits what the game wants you to do.

Now, Arkham City had this race against time story in which you could just ignore it for other race against time quests. Well, not sure what the Joker is up to, I definitely have to stop Strange, but if I don't do these damn puzzles then The Riddler is going to kill some people too... ya know what? Screw it all, I'm going to do VR gliding tests.

Now don't get me wrong, I appreciate all the content, I just wish there would be more effort involved trying to make the sidequests fit what's happening in the rest of the game.

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This is an interesting topic, because I always found open world games featuring a story that has a sense of urgency to seem silly giving you all these side quests to distract you from the main quest.

In terms of games like Skyrim, it doesn't really matter right at the beginning. Stop Alduin, or don't, whatever. If you don't want to do the main quest, you still get a rich world to explore at your leisure. Now personally, I was nearing the end of the game and then just went off and became a master assassin and leader of the Thieve's Guild, and no one seemed to care that I gave up the idea of saving the world from certain disaster, but it fits what the game wants you to do.

Now, Arkham City had this race against time story in which you could just ignore it for other race against time quests. Well, not sure what the Joker is up to, I definitely have to stop Strange, but if I don't do these damn puzzles then The Riddler is going to kill some people too... ya know what? Screw it all, I'm going to do VR gliding tests.

Now don't get me wrong, I appreciate all the content, I just wish there would be more effort involved trying to make the sidequests fit what's happening in the rest of the game.

Sushiglutton

Yeah, I'm not necessarily complaining, I just think it would be interesting to see a game try something different in that structure.

What if Alduin continued to grow stronger and attack humans and raise dragons while you were trying to romance someone in Skyrim? That would be unique. It would make the world and the story they were trying to promote feel more organic and life like.

I liked how whenever you made progress in Infamous 2 it would go into that screen telling you how close the Beast was, and while the Beast didn't get closer depending on how much time actually past, it was still a neat little novelty. I'd like to see something similar in a more serious sense.

It's best to do the story missions whenever the hell you want. I remember when I played San Andreas every single day but I literally took weeks in between missions sometimes. Nothing wrong with that and there's nothing wrong with getting the story done early. The beauty of these games is you can play them however you want. The only downside is if you take too big a break from the story in the middle of the story you might forget what has been happening in the story. That always happens to me with GTA. That doesn't really bother me too much though, but I don't really pay much attention to story anyway. It's all about the gameplay for me.

It's best to do the story missions whenever the hell you want. I remember when I played San Andreas every single day but I literally took weeks in between missions sometimes. Nothing wrong with that and there's nothing wrong with getting the story done early. The beauty of these games is you can play them however you want. The only downside is if you take too big a break from the story in the middle of the story you might forget what has been happening in the story. That always happens to me with GTA. That doesn't really bother me too much though, but I don't really pay much attention to story anyway. It's all about the gameplay for me.

burgeg

i don't really have a set method for every open world game.

in skyrim, i might never do the main quest for some characters. what if my character is an assho|e and never wants to warn whiterun? he may follow the one of the guilds or something else instead. it's the same in fallout 3 (my character would have to care about saving his father) and some others.

in some games, i avoid the side missions altogether. as an example, the side stuff in l.a. noire hurts the game. the shooting and car chases really aren't the strength of the game and it's just bizarre that the main character would get into so many of those situations in that world. then the films reels have to be found on foot and that method of transportation really breaks down the illusion of the city as well as completely skips some of the best period aspects of the design. i just skip them and go straight for the main missions.

It's TOTALLY up to you when you do what.

That IS the main reason why Open World Games exist.

Though, of course there are bad examples where it's indeed neccessary to do it in a certain order.

I'll usually start off with the main quest and venture off to any side quest I pick up at that point in the main story from any NPC in that area. With Skyrim for example, if I know a reward from a side quests will help my playstyle, like Samguine's Rose for my mage builds, that side quest will take top priority.

I liked the urgency of some of Mass Effect 2 and 3's side quests. Like the crew kidnappings or the Tuchanka doomsday bomb for example. You can put them off to do other quests but if you wait too long, consequences will take effect. It gives games a more organic, non static feel.