I'm going to do these periodically.

Title kinda says all.

I'll have my own reply later.

Special weekly question:

What do you like most about 2023's repertoire of video games?

  • HiImThomasPynchon [des/pair, it/its]
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    1 year ago

    Outer Worlds is better than most people make it out to be. It ain't New Vegas, but without the support of a giant like Bethesda, it was never going to be. The enemy and weapon design gets a little bit same-y after a while, and they return to the classic Fallout structure where every mission has a good ending and a contrarian ending. But where the game really shines is the companions, their quests, and how they interact with almost everyone. Listening to my crew get to know one another has been a real highlight.

    • barrbaric [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      Starfield has made me appreciate Outer Worlds so much more. Gameplay was fine, and while the politics weren't great, they were certainly good by comparison.

      • HiImThomasPynchon [des/pair, it/its]
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        1 year ago

        I started playing Outer Worlds because I don't own anything that can run Starfield. Outer Worlds has been infinitely more visually appealing than the sterile, white, John W. Campbell blandscape that is Starfield.

        • barrbaric [he/him]
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          1 year ago

          Even just the the advantage of hand-crafted but relatively small open world areas over endless procedural nonsense is staggering.