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Information originally from MinnMax's Ben Hanson. There is an existing game used to describe this new game to Hanson as a point of reference, and all we know is that that game is not Hitman.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They're not opposites. Baldur's Gate 3 is both of those things, for instance.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Did you mean to reply to someone else?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

No, I meant to reply to you. "A lot of player freedom" is not at odds with a great story-driven game, and I gave an example of a game that fits both criteria, so I think it's unfortunate that the perception is that you can only have one or the other.