Do you enjoy having to find combination numbers or related information via notes?

[Deleted member 17402]

Because I certainly don't. It's one of the few things I don't mind looking up because I just don't find the process enjoyable or rewarding. Take Resident Evil 2 Remake for example. I didn't waste any time trying to dig up combinations via notes. I just looked them up on the internet.

I'm playing Darkwood right now and will probably look up combinations soon because I'm freaking stuck trying to find them.

 

[Iori Fuyusaka]

It's just another form of puzzle solving. If you want to cheat, you do you.

 

[Deleted member 17402]

It's just another form of puzzle solving. If you want to cheat, you do you.

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That's not the main appeal to me in something like Resident Evil 2. Hoping I come across a note that has a number on it so I can use it elsewhere isn't my idea of a puzzle. I enjoy puzzles but that isn't it.

 

[Qwark]

I liked how Last of Us did it, it relies on character knowledge of the code, not player knowledge so the character has to find the note anyway. I thought it was satisfying finding the note.

 

[Deleted member 17402]

I liked how Last of Us did it, it relies on character knowledge of the code, not player knowledge so the character has to find the note anyway. I thought it was satisfying finding the note.

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Yes, I enjoy this too. As long as my character comes across it and remembers it him or herself, I like it.

 

[Deleted member 49535]

If it's braindead easy, no. If I need to actually think, yes.

Edit: nvm, this is about finding codes physically, not through a puzzle. It's kind of whatever then.

 

[Deleted member 17402]

If it's braindead easy, no. If I need to actually think, yes.

Edit: nvm, this is about finding codes physically, not through a puzzle. It's kind of whatever then.

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Yeah, which seems to be the case in Darkwood at the moment. Atmosphere is top notch but I'm at a loss for the combos right now. Haven't found anything to give me them.

 

[sweetmini]

I had a blast playing Fez because i ended up with a ton of sheets of paper scrambled with codes and thoughts :)

So... yeah i love having to decipher hints in ingame notes and use my own notes

 

[Massicot]

I enjoy piecing together a story through notes/journals etc way more than specifically learning a code to unlock a door.

Most recently I enjoyed reading through the logs on the Hope near the end of The Outer Worlds to learn exactly why and how it got stranded.

 

[Odinsmana]

In a game like Resident Evil 2 where a large part of the game (and the appeal of the game to me at least) is to backtrack through areas with new keys and tools to open up previously locked rooms and find new items I enjoy it and I think it fits the game.

 

[Van Bur3n]

I like it.

 

[cvltclassic]

Eh, I think it's a fine line for me. It really depends on how likely you are to come across the notes, how long the text of the note is, and if the combo is gating progress or just optional.

I don't mind a bit of a hunt, and like to be challenged a bit, but I also don't want to sift through multiple pages of notes that are only found in an obscure location to be able to progress through the game.

 

[Deleted member 17402]

In a game like Resident Evil 2 where a large part of the game (and the appeal of the game to me at least) is to backtrack through areas with new keys and tools to open up previously locked rooms and find new items I enjoy it and I think it fits the game.

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I'm referring to the safes and lockers. I enjoy backtracking too.

 

[Soj]

I thought this was going to be about the music puzzles in Remnant...

 

[echoshifting]

I think it's a pretty elegant way to create opportunities for players who are struggling with a game to get a leg up - as you say, you can usually look up the code - while still creating a challenging hunt for those who would rather do a proper search.

 

[Odinsmana]

I'm referring to the safes and lockers. I enjoy backtracking too.

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To me there isn`t really a difference between seeing a safe and then later on finding the code in a note and going back and unlocking and seeing a locked door then later on finding the right key and going back and unlocking it. I enjoy doing both things. I read all the notes in RE anyway though, so if you`re not doing that I can see it being a bit more annoying.

 

[Deleted member 17402]

To me there isn`t really a difference between seeing a safe and then later on finding the code in a note and going back and unlocking and seeing a locked door then later on finding the right key and going back and unlocking it. I enjoy doing both things.

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Yeah I wish I could enjoy the former but I don't.

 

[DPB]

It depends if there's a puzzle involved, like some of the safe combinations in the Dishonored games where a note would give you clues to piece together the solution from the environment. I don't like it that much when it's spelled out directly in a note.

 

[Doctor_Thomas]

As long as the character remembers it or it comes up on screen if you've found it, it's class.

Having to find a note with it in your inventory or write it down? I am looking it up online.

 

[NIN90]

mmm gimme that 0451 straight to my veins oh yeah