Poll: Open World Codex Policy

Game Development
1

As it goes in an open world game would you prefer to…

  • Be Notified about unlocking codex information in game, I actually like getting the notification.

  • Be Notified before hand at the beginning of the game that I will unlock information as I travel and have the game automatically update that I may check when ever I please without being pestered thank you very much.

  • You mean those infuriating notification that pop up when I’m in the middle of a game or travel to a new area and I’m told about content unlocked?! Get it outta my face! I’ll prefer to check myself without the pestering.

  • Doesn’t matter. Either way goes.

2

It always starts out even…interesting.

3

It really depends on the game itself. If the notifications can be implemented in such a way that they make sense in the context of the game, then I would like to have them. Otherwise, I’d rather they be in the background.

4

In the end it’s kinda like achievements popping up. For the most parts temps the player/mc to go and check. Which as in the case of the poll, break immersion, which can be an issue. While background info, may simply have the mc forget it’s there…

5

Hmmm…I’m sure such adjustments can be made with these results so far.