That paper map was a masterpiece, and honestly, it’s hard to imagine playing without it. It had all of the regions and major settlements labeled, but that was pretty much it. It was up to you to figure out where all the fast travel routes were, and there were so many tiny little details that were clearly something, but that were left completely unlabeled. If you wanted to find out what they were, you’d just have to go out and find them.
I’m struggling to remember anything else in gaming that tickled my imagination quite like that map…
Agreed. I remember hanging the paper map from the box on the wall beside me as reference while playing.
That paper map was a masterpiece, and honestly, it’s hard to imagine playing without it. It had all of the regions and major settlements labeled, but that was pretty much it. It was up to you to figure out where all the fast travel routes were, and there were so many tiny little details that were clearly something, but that were left completely unlabeled. If you wanted to find out what they were, you’d just have to go out and find them.
I’m struggling to remember anything else in gaming that tickled my imagination quite like that map…