Will you play mainly in first or third person?

[aliensalmon]

I primarily played third-person games in the past but maybe I'll switch it up a bit for Starfield.

[wesnef]

1st for all gameplay, 3rd for screenshots. Same as I've played every Beth game since Morrowind. Their third-person movement & combat - especially melee - has always looked awkward.

[rackjite]

Why is Witcher 3 still the best RPG now 8 years later. THIRD PERSON. We see ourself 100% of the time. It is what drives the connection to the character. Though I must say Kingdom Come manages the same connection in 1st person through the dialogue screens. Of all the games I have played over the years, the only ones I remember and connect with are Geralt and Henry. And neither have character creation.

[Chad Miyazaki]

First no doubt

[wesnef]

Originally posted by rackjite:

Why is Witcher 3 still the best RPG now 8 years later. THIRD PERSON. We see ourself 100% of the time. It is what drives the connection to the character. Though I must say Kingdom Come manages the same connection in 1st person through the dialogue screens. Of all the games I have played over the years, the only ones I remember and connect with are Geralt and Henry. And neither have character creation.

Geralt is why I've never played witcher 2 or 3. Can't stand the jackass.

edit: I also don't "connect" or "immerse". It's like watching a movie or reading a book - I'm an outside observer experiencing a story. The character is not a "me" avatar, they're a game piece being moved around on a very fancy gameboard.
I play Beth games in 1st person, yet the mods I download the most are appearance/clothing/hair/etc. I can see my character plenty in screenshots, dialogues, cutscenes, etc - I don't need to see them during gameplay.
(that said, I've played plenty of games that are third person - Mass Effect, Kingdoms of Amalur, lots of MMOs & RPGs - but those generally had good third-person gameplay)

[kyew]

Always first person. I don't even buy games that are only third person.

[Soccer]

Originally posted by aliensalmon:

I primarily played third-person games in the past but maybe I'll switch it up a bit for Starfield.

For me it depends on the presention of 3rd Person dialogues.

[=CrimsoN=]

First person. I never play Bethesda games in 3rd person. I don't know how some people do. I only use third person to check out my outfit or for screen shots.

[Daedrius]

I usually switch between the 2 depending on what I'm doing. Like, if I'm trying to be stealthy I'm usually in 3rd so I can see around my character better. If I'm running around on a murder spree, 1st because, RAAAAAA!!!!

[Wasteland Project]

I play Bethesda games exclusively for the first person, the third person ones I rarely manage to complete. The third person to control the equipment.

[Wasteland Project]

Originally posted by ActionJaxon:

3rd person. I never liked first person view at all. it feels discombobulating. While looking at my computer screen right now I can just move my eyes alone and see so much more. I'm not even swiveling my head, through just my peripheral vision, I can see my legs my room and a whole host of other factors in my environment.

First person view always seemed cramped and confining. Like putting on blinders. It never felt immersive to me, I automatically and unintentionally notice what I can't see as well as the limitations of my movement. So when ever a game allows me to play in 3rd person, I play in 3rd person.

Maybe that will change when VR becomes standard.

You need to increase the field of view (FOV) in the game's video options.
Very often too narrow a field of view is also nauseating (for me), increasing it improves a lot in that sense.

[vonbleak]

Originally posted by kyew:

Always first person. I don't even buy games that are only third person.

Thats a shame - you are missing out on some great games in that case...

[Wasteland Project]

Originally posted by vonbleak:

Originally posted by kyew:

Always first person. I don't even buy games that are only third person.

Thats a shame - you are missing out on some great games in that case... :cozybethesda:

I stopped playing DEAD SPACE 2 (the first) too, obligatorily look from behind not at anything to do with the first person, this is also the success of the Bethesda games.

[kyew]

Originally posted by vonbleak:

Originally posted by kyew:

Always first person. I don't even buy games that are only third person.

Thats a shame - you are missing out on some great games in that case... :cozybethesda:

Yeah, I know. Would have loved to play things like Witcher and Assassin's Creed, but I reeaaalllyyy hate third person. Hell, I even bought the first AC, but just couldn't do it. Also, If I recall, the first AC was a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ console port. That didn't help.

[kyew]

Originally posted by vonbleak:

Originally posted by kyew:

Always first person. I don't even buy games that are only third person.

Thats a shame - you are missing out on some great games in that case... :cozybethesda:

Interesting that this just came up. I bought Outward this morning (with obviously not enough research done on it) and just refunded it because it has no first person option. Should have checked that before buying, but someone very highly recommended it.

[peppergomez]

Third person games are inferior to first person games when it comes to immersion. I'd rather be the character which is what first person accomplishes, third person just makes you a puppet master controlling someone else.