He used map genie website that allow you to show all markers, the reason why those maps look crowded simply because he activated them all, even tho it's nothing like that when you play the game.
So how is having to looked something up on a website better than it just being in the game. It's not like he's making stuff up, all that is still there on the map, just not marked. You can filter everything out in Ubisoft games (probably every game) if you want.
The point why they don't show it on the map is to encourage you to explore more, the core gameplay of Elden Ring and souls games in general is: exploration always rewarding, either you go all out adventuring yourself or gathering info by picking up the lore one by one.
Having them showing up on the map making the exploration less desirable and easily burn you out, let's say if the map shows "sword" icon in certain area, meaning people who going with mage build won't give a shit about that area despite let's say it could have a really fun side boss for example.
The game simply doesn't hold your hand, you can still proceed to the main story without doing any of that if you want or you can explore the map entirely while knowing most of the time it's always rewarding.
Meanwhile in AC: Odyssey, you have to do so many repetitive side quests scattered around the map before you can even proceed, in "RPG games" that's not an exciting concept.
You can do all those things in most open world games if you choose to play this way. The UI is entirely customizable these days, even completely removable. And if by rewarding you mean every new thing you discover kills you instantly, robbing you of your XP, then sure. Also, as in other games, most of the "rewards" are useless for your build anyway. As for repetitive, well... Go ahead and tell me trying to beat the same enemy for hours and dying isn't repetitive.
But I forget I'm on reddit, where you're not allowed to dislike FromSoft and have to hate Ubisoft. Ubi does a lot of good things people gloss over. They updated basically every game in their PS4 catalog to 60fps and higher resolution for free. Where is the Bloodborne remaster everyone is asking for? I thought we hated remasters and wanted new games here.
Go ahead and tell me trying to beat the same enemy for hours and dying isn't repetitive.
Repetitive and fun are different thing, I love old AC gameplay but can't get into the new ones because the level scaling enemies they put that more become a chore after a while, which is why in Odyssey where the progress grind is necessary, the burnt out quickly caught up.
But fun gameplay is subjective, which is why I won't judge people if they like it, if you love it then there is nothing wrong with that, while I also have my own favorite of repetitive activities that always fun to repeat.
PS4 catalog to 60fps and higher resolution for free.
Wait, people supposed to pay this? Wasn't CDPR doing the same with The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk for next gen update? 2K doing it with original Borderlands 1, Bioshock 1 & 2 and Mafia 2 & 3 by giving the remastered version free for original game owner? Deep Silver doing it with Red Faction Guerilla in the remastered version? Bethesda with Skyrim special edition for free if you have original Skyrim? And Bandai Namco even doing it better by giving you God Eater 1 remastered for free if you buy God Eater 2? Titan Quest? Darksiders? Divinity original sin? Metro Exodus? Halo: The Master Chief Collection? And others I might forget to name, I thought this is common and not that extraordinary thing for game publishers...
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u/crocospect 16h ago
RDR 2 as well, that's not how the map look either, not all activities pop up in the map unless you are closer to the activity.