I have only ever played the game once, so it was my first playthrough.
I still oriented myself with the map of course, but checking your route on a map is a much different gameplay experience than having the minimap on your HUD. It means you’re actually engaging with the game’s geography and its landmarks rather than just looking up from the minimap occasionally to see if your character has run into combat or got caught in some stray geometry.
Was that your first playthrough or did you already know the map because you walked through it so many times before?
I have only ever played the game once, so it was my first playthrough.
I still oriented myself with the map of course, but checking your route on a map is a much different gameplay experience than having the minimap on your HUD. It means you’re actually engaging with the game’s geography and its landmarks rather than just looking up from the minimap occasionally to see if your character has run into combat or got caught in some stray geometry.