Morrowind via OpenMW and the IHeartVanilla mod list (minus the texture pack and lighting fix).
What a fascinating game. If you can get past the fact that every action is a background dice roll, the game is so intriguing. Everybody has paragraphs of things to talk about, and can clue you in to small happenings around the world that aren’t necessarily quests
The couple of dungeons I have been in have been pretty large, and are not linear in the way that Skyrim was. I haven’t been far, but there has already been plenty of enemy and environment variation. Not the prettiest game I’ve played, but the world is enthralling
I will say, this game is hard. The fights have been quite challenging so far. I’m having to take completely different approaches to things than I would normally, but I appreciate that
I also play a round of Crazy Taxi here and there for something a little more mindless. Honestly I don’t think I’ve played anything in 2 or 3 days. Haven’t been feeling so hot
War Within
Yakuza 3 Remastered
I’m about halfway through it, so I probably won’t finish this week, but I’m really enjoying it. I’m hoping to finish it before the new Zelda game releases, which is what I plan to dive into next.
I also plan to play a few indies as well, so please reply with any you think are worth checking out. I have a list, but I’m always up for recs.
+1 for Yakuza. I hope you have played 0, Kiwami 1 and Kiwami 2 before 3.
What genre of indies are you looking for?
Yup, started with 0 and working my way through.
Some genres I especially like:
- puzzles - Return of the Obra Dinn, Manifold Garden, etc
- platformers - absolutely loved INSIDE and LIMBO, currently enjoying A Hat in Time, loved Psychonauts (Psychonauts 2 is on the list, but it’s not really “indie” anymore), little nightmares
- metroidvanias - Blue Fire, Hollow Knight, etc
- point and click - Darkside Detective, Deponia, etc
- fighting/souls-like - Furi, Titan Souls
- story - What Remains of Edith Finch
- other - Recettear, Grand Mountain Adventure, Human Resource Machine
Basically, if it has really good gameplay or story, I’ll probably like it.
It’s probably more interesting to point out what I tend to not like:
- roguelikes
- city builders - I like high quality builders like Cities: Skylines, but indies tend to not have the budget
- rhythm
- stealth
- shooters - very samey; I’d rather play AAA, such as Doom
But then again, there’s an exception to each of these (e.g. I loved Slay the Spire and Black Mesa). So honestly, I’d probably enjoy anything that really stands out as being unique or interesting.
I haven’t played Obra Dinn yet, but I keep hearing that anyone into that game is also into The Case of the Golden Idol, which I can confirm is fantastic. I’d recommend the DLC as well, which has a neat story hook to it after the main game.
I’m not sure how literal you meant the “fighting” tag, as opposed to something like a boss rush, but I’d call Skullgirls the best game ever made if you’re into the multiplayer aspect.
