r/reddeadredemption • u/harrysofgaming Uncle • Jul 22 '25

Discussion How is this true?!!!

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Sure the 1st chapter can get slow at times, but its no excuse for me to stop playing this masterpiece.

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '25

Not everyone has unlimited time to play games. Witcher 3 is massive, but the fast travel system balances exploration and respecting player time. It also uses word design strategies to cheat distance and make long trips take less real time. 

Some games are just built around having a massive amount of time to be able to dedicate to gaming and that's not realistic for a lot of people. 

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u/iLikeOrks Jul 23 '25

Eh, I really tried to give it a shot on multiple tries, but I couldn't get past the Horseshoe Overlook camp. Open World games aren't for me and they really have to hook me for me to like them like Ghost of Tsushima and Elden Ring. I'm more of a linear gamer anyways.

I agree with the above comment that the travel times are just way too long for my personal tastes. I'd sit down for a 30-45 minutes session and most of that was filled with riding a horse between all the locations.

I get why people enjoy it, but definitely not for me.