The reason these things aren''t included is (as mentioned before) simplicity. If I were really in that situation, I would have better peripheral vision than a 640x480 monitor can offer, I would know exactly when I''m getting to that first step, and I most certainly can take a staircase at top speed, fully loaded (did it all the time when I was late for class
).The tired thing is just for fun. I don''t want to have to stop and rest. That mortal element is abstracted away for playability reasons. Yes, I want to make sure I take care of the monsters outside or have some really good way of barring the door. Oh, and if I''ve been lugging the big gun around in my pack the whole time, why do I suddenly not have the strength to hold it in my hand? Adrenaline is a powerful thing.
The point is, I think that 999 out of 1000 players would find tripping and exhaustion in a Quake-style FPS very annoying. But some of these elements are very appropriate in other games, like Rogue Spear (my personal favorite). There''s a reason Quake doesn''t offer a one-shot-kill mode. Nobody wants it (if they do, they play R6 or 007).
We worked fatigue into a recent hunting title, just so you couldn''t go running all over the place (debug mode was fun because you didn''t get tired and could actually run faster than the deer), you also slowed down up hills, couldn''t move with your gun raised, etc. That''s because the point of the game was to provide a realistic hunting experience, not a shoot-em-up bloodbath.
I''m all for realism, but I''m more for fun.
Pax
