Xmas gaming marathon...

The fear series is worth a play if you have not played already.

Also if you don’t mind dated graphics then the Thief series.

Speaking of sneaky games, that Styx master of shadows has had good reviews.

Dark messiah might and magic was good fun too but also dated now.
 
Yeah, played all the FEAR series, and Thief, and DMoM&M too!

I do have Styx on my wishlist. It looks pretty good, but I don't get the sense of being an immersive open-world type game. I could be wrong, of course.
 
You seem to like the same games as me so i thought you might have. I was a bit late to the party with Dark Souls but have managed to sink 70 hours into it over the past few weeks some how :eek:.
 
strumpusplunket said:
Yeah, I played PoE through a couple of playthroughs. I did like it, though I feel kind of done with it now. Still have it installed, though, as I know it gets frequent updates.

I hadn't considered ESO tbh. I didn't know it was free, either, though. Got to be worth at least checking out if I don't have to pay anything. How immersive is the world? I always think having other players around the same quest-giver/items kind of breaks immersion a bit.

Ta.
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Yeah another vote for ESO over Xmas. You can play the game as single player like a normal ES game for example Skyrim or Oblivion. Just explore, run around, do quests, gather nodes, do world bosses and delves.(turn off the chat window completely)

1200 hours laters, maybe you could start looking at the DLCs, and still without having touch the group dungeons or Cyrodiil (PvP/PvE).

My advice start as Aldmeri Dominion and Khajiit.
AD has the best faction quest line (and Razum Dar), and as Khajiit feels more "RPG" to big parts as you interact with a lot of Khajiits on all areas. (and they do look cool).

After that, continue with either the same character to the other faction zone, or make a new one for the "RPG" feeling.

Don't bother with gear etc. Just craft what ever you find, or drops in a typical Elder Scrolls fashion.

I do plan to get back to it in December, and start a new toon for the fun. Is years since I did the quests and couple of areas are absolute blast to even just run around doing nothing like Khenarthi's Roost and Auridon.

And listen closely to some of the khajiit NPCs ;)
 
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strumpusplunket said:
Already looking forward to my annual three weeks off in December. I have a most enjoyable yearly custom of using a good chunk of this time to get stuck into some immersive games.

This year for the first time in a while I'm feeling a bit of a loss.

I have lots of games on my to-play list, but none of them are really what I really look for a this time of year. I really like to immerse myself in a long open-world RPG type game with a big, deep world to explore, a character to develop and a story to drive it all.

Over the past several years I've had great fun with Skyrim, Dishonoured 1 & 2, Far Cry 3, Mass Effect 3, The Witcher 3, Fallout 3 & 4, etc..

None of the games on my wishlist are quite like this. Divinity: Original Sin 2 probably comes closest to being able to scratch the itch, but I'll miss the kind of immersion you get from 1st-person/OTS exploration I think.

All I can think of that fits that I've not yet played is Elex - but if my experience with PB games in the past is any guide, it will probably be best to wait for a few patches before buying it.

I'm hoping there're some obvious titles I've just missed in the last year or two... any suggestions?
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Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines is everything you've asked for. A bit old now bit it's still brilliant.
 
Panos said:
Yeah another vote for ESO over Xmas. You can play the game as single player like a normal ES game for example Skyrim or Oblivion. Just explore, run around, do quests, gather nodes, do world bosses and delves.(turn off the chat window completely)

1200 hours laters, maybe you could start looking at the DLCs, and still without having touch the group dungeons or Cyrodiil (PvP/PvE).

My advice start as Aldmeri Dominion and Khajiit.
AD has the best faction quest line (and Razum Dar), and as Khajiit feels more "RPG" to big parts as you interact with a lot of Khajiits on all areas. (and they do look cool).

After that, continue with either the same character to the other faction zone, or make a new one for the "RPG" feeling.

Don't bother with gear etc. Just craft what ever you find, or drops in a typical Elder Scrolls fashion.

I do plan to get back to it in December, and start a new toon for the fun. Is years since I did the quests and couple of areas are absolute blast to even just run around doing nothing like Khenarthi's Roost and Auridon.

And listen closely to some of the khajiit NPCs ;)
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Okay. This is interesting. I didn't know there was such depth for ESO as a single-player game. I'll have to look into it. Cheers.

heartburnron said:
Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines is everything you've asked for. A bit old now bit it's still brilliant.
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Again... ohhhh yes! This is one of my favourite games of all time. I'd really love to see a worthy sequel.
 
strumpusplunket said:
Okay. This is interesting. I didn't know there was such depth for ESO as a single-player game. I'll have to look into it. Cheers.
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Of course. Turn off the chat, and don't use mods, because many are unstable.
Enjoy a great Elder Scrolls game, which is greatly underrated.
 
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