The screenshot is from Morrowind (Running in OpenMW)
Inscryption. I thought it was a poor man’s Slay The Spire using janky escape-room mechanics as a cheap, nifty gimmick to lend it some value.
It appeared on Game Pass, and upon trying it I sneered a little at it, as Spire and Monster Train were my only experiences with deckbuilders and I had been spoiled. I had no idea how good it really was. Gameplay mechanics it can’t match up, but it contains a story thats shot straight into my top 10 of all time.
It shares an exclusive room in my memory alongside Bioshock, Deus Ex, KOTOR and the like.
Unfortunately it can’t take me by surprise twice. The shock, suspense and mystery have been depleted and I cant feel it again. Ive been told the dev has more games that are all gold like that, but I cant look them up. I went into Doki Doki knowing that something happens and youll just have to find out and its spoilers and iykyk etc, and when it did it it just felt kinda neat but thoroughly underwhelming. I just need to hope that I stumble onto one of the devs other projects like a beautiful landmine in the future.
peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 5 months ago
Elden Ring. Hands down.
krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
In Elden ring I explored every fucking inch of the world hoping to see something new.
This is, imo, the best game ever made.
People say that the breath in the wild rewarded exploration but the game felt soullless and empty to me. Oh, another fucking Kurok seed, oh great, a fucking puzzle. I never came across anything interesting.
In ER I was obsessed with the lore, loved the combat, I felt like there was something new around every corner I wanted to see. It was fucking magical.
moakley@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I couldn’t go back to BotW after Elden Ring.
In both games you have a vast world to explore. You see something in the distance, and it turns out it’s actually a place you can go to, which is such a cool feeling. You’re rewarded for every path you go down.
In Elden Ring you’re rewarded with some weird new scroll or a weapon that even if you won’t use it, you can totally see why it’s unique and cool in its own way.
But in Breath of the Wild you’re rewarded with a shrine that gives you nothing or another fucking Korok seed. And also while you were exploring your weapon broke.