There's plenty of story. And a huge community of more free stories that are also awesome. Then there's the massive open world if you're still not satisfied. Just play the main quest if you want. Worth it for 6 bucks for sure.
Hmm, Skyrim is only $5.49, but I get the impression it is very open world with not a lot of story? I have tough time with those types of games, but it certainly looks cool.
KT
Stick of Truth was amazing. Totally worth the money I spent on it way back when.
Bought it for full price pre-order and never regretted it. If you're a South Park fan it's a must play.
There's plenty of story. And a huge community of more free stories that are also awesome. Then there's the massive open world if you're still not satisfied. Just play the main quest if you want. Worth it for 6 bucks for sure.
Hmm, Skyrim is only $5.49, but I get the impression it is very open world with not a lot of story? I have tough time with those types of games, but it certainly looks cool.
KT
You're losing out if you don't give it a chance. Yes, it is almost purely open world, but you can follow the story if you so choose (Despite the general consensus--the main story is actually pretty solid, if not something of a letdown at the end--basically like every Mass Effect game).
You also have the faction quests which make up a large chunk of story content--Dark Brotherhood and Thieve's guild were probably the best. Companions, which you can start rather early on, are also great.
I had trouble with TES/Fallout type games because of their lack of direction for the player, until Skyrim. I dunno, it's endlessly fun to just run around the woods and discover shit, get lost in everything. It helps that I greatly prefer the northern nordic, snowy and hot springs type environments than the bland central european or fantasy elvin crap of the earlier TES games.
Combat is simple. I would avoid magic in the vanilla version of Skyrim--it's not a big thing in that world anyway, as the nords or whatever are viking type folk that like to smash things. As simple as a mechanic as it is, I found smashing things into submission with my shield quite enjoyable.
The mods make it far more enjoyable, but that's another game in itself.
If you do go that route, you should at least install these:
--SKSE & SkyUI (new UI which fixes the horrible console-derived UI)
--Official HD pack or one of the other community created packs--I think SkyHD on Nexus Mods is probably the best, iirc. Also, weather, a few texture packs...stuff like that.
Don't bother with anything that changes the game mechanics.
That being said....I thought I would try Fallout 3 again--you may not recall this, but you sent me your DVD copy that you never could get to work some...3-4 years ago? I played it briefly, but having just finished with Fallout NV (well, I never finished it, but 54 hours in...), I guess I was too burned out.
So, reinstalling from DVD, it will no longer validate this game. ffs...I think I will just buy it on steam or GMG ($9.51 for GOTY right now)
I had trouble with TES/Fallout type games because of their lack of direction for the player
Now just waiting for Witcher 3 (will probably pre order).
The Wife
This is my concern:
I don't really enjoy those games with minimal direction. However it sounds like it should be relatively easy to follow the base story here, so I will give it a try. I still have a chunk of DA2 to get through though, then will probably go right into DA:I after that, so it could be a while before I actually try it.
Completely forgot that I had sent you that copy of Fallout. Sucks that you can't get it working either though.
KT
Once you are able to separate the main story quests from the faction quests from random quests you might pick up--these are separated in your logbook--then it's relatively easy to keep on track. Also, I think the main questline has its own marker on the main map, to separate that storyline from everything else.
Also...I forgot that it takes place during a civil war, so there is also that story going on all the time--you can choose to ally with the Imperials or Sotrmcloaks (the self-anointed native sons of Skyrim), but you can ignore all of that, as well. Plot-wise, it ends up being somewhat irrelevant, but there is so much nuance in the factions that it is actually quite interesting. Honestly, though, I think I ignored it all until finishing the main quest--kind of a bad idea if you are looking for a challenge.
Sticking to the main story, the guild/faction questlines and some of the longer dungeons and sidequests (like the various daedrick prince quests--most of which are awesome), would take ~80 hours.
Trying to do absolutely everything will be something like 200+ hours, I think.
Kinda glad that the FO3 disc doesn't work--even though it needs more tender love trying to activate on Win7, I think the steam version will be easier to fix wrg to the Games for Windows live crap than will the disc version.
I could never get the Steam version working either FWIW.
KT
Kinda glad that the FO3 disc doesn't work--even though it needs more tender love trying to activate on Win7, I think the steam version will be easier to fix wrg to the Games for Windows live crap than will the disc version.
For Fallout 3, they removed the GFWL key activation so it should just work, you might even be able to add that key to steam and it will show up in your library.
For the life of me I cannot find the info about it, at least thats what I seem to recall
Maybe the deals didn't seem as good this time around, but I still ended up purchasing some games:
- South Park: The Stick Of Truth
- Teleglitch
- The Binding of Isaac Rebirth
- Wolfenstein TNO
- Shadownrun Dragonfall
I am still on the fence about Divinity Original Sin.
I really liked Child of Light and Brothers this year, I also got Shadow Warrior I just haven't gotten to fire it up yet.Ended up with:
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Transistor
Metal Slug 3
Child of Light
Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
South Park: The Stick of Truth
Shadow Warrior
Hammerwatch
off topic but i'm interested in getting a 27"+ monitor for casual gaming. is the text for 1440 @ 27" too small to read?
I'm looking at a few monitors atm.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Used-Refurb...5003?pt=Computer_Monitors&hash=item20f1090a5b
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-Pavilion...puter_Monitors&hash=item3a9a91e0d1&rmvSB=true
http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_...nt=11441&utm_campaign=goodbye_2014#reviewInfo
Oh and do you guys know how easy/difficult it is to overclock a monitor?
For Fallout 3, they removed the GFWL key activation so it should just work, you might even be able to add that key to steam and it will show up in your library.
For the life of me I cannot find the info about it, at least thats what I seem to recall
I still had to patch GFWL out with a mod a couple of months ago. Maybe it has changed in the mean time.
DOS was worth every penny I paid at retail, and then some. The best true RPG I've played in years. Maybe the best ever. That said, if you don't plan to play it right away, might as well wait for next sale. It can only go lower.
I really wanted this, and got it. I've put maybe 3 hours into it, maybe more...just can't get myself to play for very long. I got to the first town, and find the extensive amount of dialogue and options to be soul-crushing. I know--I just need to get through this part, and while I like the nostalgia of dialogue-driven RPG, most of this text is text simply for the sake of being there.
I find myself skipping nearly all of every conversation, because it is primarily filler expressions like "By the hoary sock of scoundrel's left toe, this was a day long sought and one not soon forgotten by such as pirates of last Winterhold and the day of first reckoning, for which great feasts were enjoyed and I once held court with the Autumn Queen of Senderfell!"
or some meaningless claptrap like that. Just say "That party was a blast!"