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HRK69 laughed at my dog ruining my playthrough so now we are enemies.

 

[HRK69]

HRK69 laughed at my dog ruining my playthrough so now we are enemies.

 

[bender]

 

[consoul]

I'm enjoying it, but it does still feel more like Infinite Wealth DLC than its own game.

Say what you want about Dead Souls, but it wasn't an expansion pack.

 

[xrnzaaas]

I've played until reaching Honolulu... which took me around 6 hours since I want to explore everything, collect all loot (even if it respawns) and participate in every minigame.

I'm liking it so far, including the new cast. I have to admit the graphics can be underwhelming and somehow I didn't have that problem when I played Infinite Wealth. The grassy surfaces can have flat low-quality textures, some character models lack details and the ship doesn't ride the waves in a realistic looking way. Plus I think that the framerate can drop a bit sometimes during storms (playing on PS5).

 

[NanaMiku]

I'm enjoying it, but it does still feel more like Infinite Wealth DLC than its own game.

Say what you want about Dead Souls, but it wasn't an expansion pack.

From my observation, this is the new norm for the series. mainline -> gaiden/spinoff -> mainline -> gaiden/spinoff.

Like a Dragon Gaiden was also small scaled.

 

[protonion]

I reached the point where side quests are available.
Good bye main story for a dozen hours.

 

[Comandr]

I think what people are noticing (at least me), is that they seem to be reusing many of the same sound effects, and animations from the prior games. That to me, when noticeable makes it look like they're not putting as much effort in some areas?

I love this about the series. A lot of the reused music and animations etc gives the series this grounded one-world feel.

I was doing a substory yesterday where upon finishing it the touching story theme played while the characters were talking while something hilarious was happening in the background.

I also love seeing so many returning faces and gags from previous entries. It feels like this series, more than any I’ve ever played, really rewards the player for doing sub stories through the games.