I would be shocked if the game was ground breaking. I fully expect more of the “NPCs just go back to default if you kill their buddy and wait a while” like we’ve had for 20 years. Plus all sorts of other jank and nonsense. I just don’t think Microsoft can pull off something new and great.
My personal favourite is as long as it says “hidden” they won’t know you’re stealing from them while you three feet away.
The worst I ever saw was in Starfield. I had to hack a computer. Instead of waiting for him to leave his office I just knelt down behind his computer monitor until he couldn’t apparently see me…or remember I was just there…or hear me.
That lazy shit is so egregious in 2026. I’ve played mid-quality AA games with better NPCs (Greedfall and Elex come to mind)
I would be shocked if the game was ground breaking. I fully expect more of the “NPCs just go back to default if you kill their buddy and wait a while” like we’ve had for 20 years. Plus all sorts of other jank and nonsense. I just don’t think Microsoft can pull off something new and great.
But even if they did: fuck em.
My personal favourite is as long as it says “hidden” they won’t know you’re stealing from them while you three feet away.
The worst I ever saw was in Starfield. I had to hack a computer. Instead of waiting for him to leave his office I just knelt down behind his computer monitor until he couldn’t apparently see me…or remember I was just there…or hear me.
That lazy shit is so egregious in 2026. I’ve played mid-quality AA games with better NPCs (Greedfall and Elex come to mind)
I’ve played rpg porn games with better npc ai.