Poll: Elevators or loading screens? Poll.

[veloper]

I wonder if it would be feasible to have a loading screen that also let's you juggle your inventory, or read quest journals, while you wait.

Much better use of your time than a random hint and a progress bar.

 

[devotedsniper]

I prefer.. either? it's never really bothered me unless it took games forever to load, or you could do it portals way! an elevator then loading screen, then the elevator again xD.

 

[Spencer Petersen]

Cant we load levels during the cutscenes? I doubt the cutscenes take up that much CPU power while they play out, it seems we could work them in the background or while the dialogue sections play.

 

[Mikeyfell]

Loading screens break game flow.
Elevator rides build atmosphere.

 

[Cheesus333]

Proberly the best way to load a game i've played in was the Metroid Prime system, were you were put into reasonably reasonably small areas (although the size did vary and scale up when needed) with doors conencting, and you shot the door to open the next area, and the game loaded then. It kept you in the game and there were on long waiting time, the main disadvanatge of this was if you were entering a area that couldn't load in the time it took the door to open, you were left waiting, normally shooting the door.

Oh my God, that's why the doors took so long!? I thought the locals were just really, really shit at designing doors!

Especially the Space Pirates, who use doors that they lack the capacity to open...

I think I preferred the ME2 method to the original. Yeah, the loading was still boring as hell and far too frequent, but at least you had more to look at than three very bored individuals and a slowly ascending/descending background.

 

[Sir Bames Jond]

The loading screens are a bit annoying, but it doesn't take too much away from the experience to really matter to me. Plus, I like how the screens change to reflect the state of the Aperture facility you're in.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

I prefer loading screens.

Elevators are frustratingly slow and you start to wish you could take the stairs (because at least you'd still be controlling your character and experiencing game play).

Also, why was the elevator in the Normandy so crap? It took almost as long as the Citadel elevators to go down to the cargo bay, it would have definitely been quicker to walk or use a fireman's pole.

You know, you could replace elevator with loading screen and your points would sum up my feelings on the matter.

I prefer elevators.

Loading screens are frustratingly slow and you start to wish you could take the stairs (because at least you'd still be controlling your character and experiencing game play).

Also, why was the loading screen in the Normandy so crap? It took almost as long as the Citadel loading screens to go down to the cargo bay, it would have definitely been quicker to walk or use a fireman's pole.

Well. That does work.