very slight um by comparison i think it's i mean obviously they had to think about what the mini games would be for all of these different classes so that alone sort of sets it apart but yeah i can't really think of something else quite like this in other games it is definitely part of the magic of it for sure um i really like your comparison to fable actually that's a really good shout the npc interactions and stuff like that um and the sort of overall character of it in the soundscape that's a really good…
bay is like an easter egg um are like the that's where I think I see like the the softer non-gta edges of this game coming out and that I think is what I love the most about the game but I wanted to use that as a kickoff point to talk about what you think this game does well and and what's aged well about it I think what it reminds me of strangely is actually fable which I think it shares a lot of DNA with in that it's about the pleasure of being in a like a slightly comic ecosystem and just seeing like the…
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... character of this game and I just think it's like and I always I always cite this as the ultimate example of this but the fact that you have to be in bed by a certain time because Jimmy will fall asleep like that to me is like the real that or finding like the pirate kid in the boat in the bay is like an easter egg um are like the that's where I think I see like the the softer non-gta edges of this game coming out and that I think is what I love the most about the game but I wanted to use that as a kickoff point to talk about what you think this game does well and and what's aged well about it I think what it reminds me of strangely is actually fable which I think it shares a lot of DNA with in that it's about the pleasure of being in a like a slightly comic ecosystem and just seeing like the weird interactions like there's always a bully doing some horrible Chinese burn or something on some kid in the school ground the the lines of dialogue like there are so many NPCs and they're all kind of like yelling at you as you run past them so it's just this like cacophony of of like random comic sound bites which is just like being in a town center in fable especially when you get into the realms of like cosmetics in this game and like the very light role playing of being able to like save up money and buy costumes and buy better ...