"The Russia-based indie games publisher and game developer Dreamside Interactive today announced with great delight and excitement that they have just released the latest update for their upcoming open-world online survival fantasy adventure game “Frozen Flame”." - Jonas Ek, TGG.
If you've played a lot of open-world fantasy RPGs over the past 20 years, you've almost certainly encountered the encumbrance game mechanic. You know the one, where you're looting a dungeon and you pick up one too many items, and all of a sudden your character feels like they're walking through molasses.
I hate stamina bars...I hate running and then having to stop and wait for your stamina bar to refill before running again. it makes no sense, especially in RPGs with an open world design and wanting to get through a place quickly.
I suppose it depends on the context
An everyday average joe character, he could run out of breath fast
Someone athletic, a soldier, marine, etc could do it for longer
Super soldiers, characters who are magical and the like…I don’t understand it to be honest.
RPG wise I think it makes sense at the start of the game but then it depends on how your character grows
Encumbrance is annoying, but the overall annoying thing is the refusal to include immediate solutions like scrapping items for parts, sending to a stash, or combining items to increase stats. Many RPGs have done it, i dont get why it isnt a standard.
Encumbrance, as annoying as it is, does add some tension and a strategic element to games that otherwise would be lacking balance in some way. It has its place.
I 100% agree, it’s meant to be annoying, you need to have limitations you work to overcome, that’s why it’s an rpg.
There’s plenty of games without an encumbrance mechanic out there
I don’t mind it so much if it makes sense . It makes you manage things if don’t properly . When it’s done poorly it is annoying
You can make an arguement that any level of difficulty is annoying to some degree. Encumberence is usually a gameplay balancer or difficulty adjuster depending on its use. You can make it in some games that you can carry more loot or wield weapons outside your characters skill level, but it’s essentially playing on easy mode or even cheating.
Half-Glass Gaming's Josh Wirtanen writes: "I've been exploring the world of Frozen Flame for the past few days, thanks to an early review code provided by Ravenage, one of the game's publishers. While this definitely has its merits, I can't help but feel like I'm swimming upstream with this one."
NoobFeed Editor Justin writes - If you want a game that can keep you occupied for very many hours, and also a game that you can play with your friends, as different modes allow different numbers of players to join in, then Frozen Flame may be the game for you.
