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I noticed a bit of a contraindication in my thoughts recently about going out of bounds in games.

In one instance I've been playing Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana which is a wonderful Zelda-esq game and anytime I get the chance to I'll jump around to see if I can reach a spot on the map I shouldn't because although I enjoy the game there is a ton of invisible walls and I can't help but want to explore more and get some extra fun out of the game.

On the other hand I also been playing a game on the Switch called Timothy and the Mysterious Forest. I bought it because it looked like almost exactly like Zelda Link's Awakening but the Timothy game is a huge disappointment and not very fun.
I have gotten beyond the normal game boundaries pretty easily on several occasions. And each time I accomplish that, it just adds to my negative opinion of the game. I think to myself look at this crap game they can't even program walls right.

Its an odd contradiction because if I were able to get out of bounds in Ys, I would probably feel accomplished. And yet when it happens in this other game it annoys me.

I think part of it might be because I expect 2D games to have very solid boundaries and 3D games not so much. So when a 2D game messes it up I judge it more harshly.

But I think the main thing really is just I already disliked the Timothy game so that's why I saw this as a negative.
Whereas getting out of bounds in a game I like seems like fun mischief.

It reminds me though that, in my own RPGmaker game I added a few weird easter eggs in some maps just in case someone found a way to get out of bounds.

So my question is, what do you think about exploring parts of a game map you weren't supposed to get to? Is it a big deal to you if there is some collision errors? And, have you ever put some intentional out of bounds secrets in your games?

Just finished it. It was neat.

Tell us 2 ideas for a type of technological breakthrough that you'd like to see before you die.

1 - Teleporters - A teleporter that can be used for objects smaller than a human. Not only would it be convenient for shipping but it could potentially help deal with the Climate Crisis since way less trucks and other shipping vehicles would need to be used if we could teleport objects.

2 - Ultra Color Vision - Some kind of cybernetic enhancement that allows humans to see all the colors of the Electromagnetic Spectrum.

Yeah the repetitiveness was a huge issue.
As far as the new characters, I did like Edward's new secretary Harley a bit but the new playable character that I liked the most was not actually new. The re-imagined version of Luca the Dwarf Princess was my favorite. The rest of the new cast I find rather unmemorable.
And yeah the story was largely uninteresting.

I just remembered that FF 4 After Years exists.
Final Fantasy 4 is my favorite FF game of all time. I grew up with it. I know it has its flaws compared to later games but I still love it. Its an all time classic. I was very excited but also confused when I heard a sequel was being made called Final Fantasy IV After Years because I love FF4 but how do you even continue that story. Anyway I eventually got to play the game and found it to be a huge disappointment. It felt like an incredibly low effort fan made game but I played it regardless. But because it has you save multiple files for different character stories, one day I accidentally saved over and erased the most important file and got super mad and said screw it, I'm done. So I never played the last chapter. Normally, I would not review something I have not finished but I played most of it and found it incredibly underwhelming and lazy.
Anyway, I want to hear peoples thoughts and votes on what you think of the game called After Years.