Most of the time I games that are supposed to be relaxing, but have time constraints, to actually make me a little stressed. For example, Stardew Valley. Trying to figure out how to do everything I want to do in a day, before time runs out, causes me anxiety. Trying to remember all the various things that need doing on the farm, or for the community, stresses me out at times. Having that timer, both in hours during the day, and a calandar that marks days as they go by, and changes seasons, inevitably causes me at least a low-level of unwanted tension. Dredge, has a lot of similar time elements to it. You have a certain number of daylight hours to accomplish the things you want to accomplish, before darkness settles in, and things get creepy and dangerous. But, I find that I've made peace with the time cycle in Dredge, and it doesn't cause me unnecessary tension. Being on the seas at night, causes me tension, as it's supposed to, but it's a good type of tension, that I welcome in a game like this. Lots to do, places to explore, people to meet. It drew me in soon after starting, and I continue to be enthralled by this game. Highly recommend.
Night City is one of the most immersive, if not THE most immersive, game locations I've had the pleasure to play in. The games not perfect, of course. There are often multiple npcs that look exactly alike walking along the streets right next to each other. A few glitches here and there--nothing that annoys me to any realy extent. The missions are, overall, very fun and engaging. The other main characters are interesting to interact with. I found my character, towards the end of the game, to be overpowered, but, that said, playing a mostly untouchable god-character can have it's charms, but it does take away the challenge of completing missions, except perhaps going full stealth mode, which I always find challenging.
