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It does not

In the last mission, the only homo gets killed and so do the two lead w*men

And this is the only trans character whose transness is buried under a million lines of optional reading:

It has 6 iterations, one is trans and the King erases it from ever having existed (after denying it a magical s*x change; the King is narratively a force for Good btw), while the two surviving iterations turn into a monster and ruin the world, respectively.

My first in which I did all but two three quests and voraciously explored the entire map, talked to everyone as much as possible, read every book and found probably ~80-90% of the secrets (glimmers of delusion, this is how you level up), decorated houses, learned to play, pimped my airship took around 25 hours almost to the minute.

Second time where I rushed everything and still did most of the quests (4-5 or so undone) while skipping all dialog that wasn't new was wrapped in about 12. But I knew what I was doing then and where everything was and avoided combat 90% of the time, just agilitymaxxed except a few points in str int cha and just sprinted everywhere.

https://howlongtobeat.com/game/97470

Brother this is 25 minutes long

Yeah AS I SAID ABOVE and in the GOTY announcement, the choices matter quite a lot. Not a lot of realtime effects (it is a 64 bit indie) aside from huge differences in quest resolutions and dialogue and some cosmetic things (ie Castle of Ribs collapsing everyone inside dead, military camp appearing on Lord Rhydder's estate, people who die stay dead, etc) but it all feels very real if you're into the world. The ending has so many possible, wildly different variations too.

Yeah I grew up on the GBA fire emblems, so the SNES ones that came right before are really similar. I think that whole era aged beautifully. The art looks NOICE. Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn are also amazing.

the radio DJ in NV

He wasn't "the radio DJ in NV" that was Wayne Newton, a real person who actually exists and has a personality.

If I wasn't afraid of glowies having me under investigation for all the recent marsey-related high profile crimes I would be calling for the death of everyone east of the Mississippi.

Also you should have gotten that mod for FNV where there's a radio station broadcasting old Chinese music all the time. It's like being Old Man Redactor when he was out on the bunker line listening to the ChiCom opera on his shortwave radio.

3 was perfect

Revising my IQ estimate downward by 15 points...

it was probably burnout, those 2 are some of my fav games of all time and I need a long break in between playing them

I never got hating on 3 but liking NV. Obviously they play very similarly and I like both.

soul

Are you fricking kidding me? They didn't get it at all. The only thing I learned from FO3 is that on the East Coast apparently people don't have souls. It was a pathetic attempt to imitate Fallout by apes. You could go anywhere in the world and find people who are more human and actually understood the material. Fallout: Saigon, Fallout: Seoul, Fallout: Manila, Fallout: St. Nazaire, Fallout: Abadan, Fallout: Lima, Fallout: Luanda. You could find people who could actually make this but apparently not in DC. Which is especially appalling because that's where Microprose were.

what words the other neurodivergent who made the game was thinking of. So you see this in vestigial forms, if I'm not mistaken as late as Fallout 1, but it's obsolete.

Spider and Web is still the second best game ever made albeit.

https://eblong.com/zarf/zweb/tangle/

Try it.

I've had actual fricking cancer and I hate fast travel more. Totally destroys your sense of actually being in a place and the dimensions of it. It's like level scaling. Might seem like a good idea at first glance but it totally destroys the game.

Fast travel wallpapers over bad world design. When you realise that traversing the world is a slog fast travel let's them just turn it off. It's a symptom of shit open worlds.

I actually agree with you about the negatives of fast travel. That's why my idea for the remake would not have it. I was pointing out how Oblivion was much closer to Skyrim than Morrowind.

And yes Oblivion is much better than Morrowind basically just because the budget was bigger. Being fully voiced + not ugly + enemies not getting stuck on everything (esp cliff racers) makes Oblivion the much better experience. That said I think that Morrowind is more interesting game to play for people who played Skyrim.

Actually 2 people did bot. Now how do you feel?

black woman

Sweet baby inc strikes again

JK.

But to address your point I think playing an RPG should be fun without using a guide. And eventually I did find a way to get rid of the slog. Using exponential growth in INT using fortify INT potions.

The old man brought home Civilization and I was looking over his shoulder (c. 1992). I swear I can still remember almost every turn in that game. He was the Americans and on his continent there was some hostile civilization to the east. He had to decide between building a militia and a phalanx. I couldn't understand what the frick the phalanx icon was supposed to be. It looked like a guy had a plant growing out of his head. There weren't a lot of pixels to work with back then.

Civ V: The Only Civilization Game That Matters, All Others Can Suck It

Alright, listen up, you uncultured swines. I'm about to lay down some truth bombs about why Civilization V (Civ V) is the pinnacle of gaming, and why every other Civ game can go straight to the trash bin, where they belong. Buckle up.

Civ V: A Masterpiece of Modern Gaming

First off, let's talk about graphics. Civ V came out looking like a god darn renaissance painting compared to its predecessors. Civ IV looked like something your little brother would scribble with crayons. Civ V? It's like they hired Michelangelo to design each tile. The hex grid? Revolutionary. It's like someone finally had the guts to tell the world, "Square tiles are for squares!" The hex system made strategy deeper than your average incel's basement dwelling.

Now, gameplay. Civ V took the series from a bland, turn-based strategy game to a dynamic, living world where your choices actually matter. The introduction of one-unit-per-tile turned the game into a chessboard where every piece had weight. Remember those stacks of doom in earlier games? Yeah, Civ V laughed at that concept and said, "Nah, let's make players think for once." Every move counts, every unit placement can turn the tide of war or diplomacy.

AI? In Civ V, it actually exists. Unlike Civ IV where the AI had the strategic acumen of a goldfish, Civ V's AI can sometimes give you a run for your money. Sure, they might still have their moments of sheer stupidity, but at least they're not just sitting there waiting for you to steamroll them. This makes the game challenging, and not in that "I'm banging my head against the wall" way, but in a "I might actually lose this if I don't play my cards right" way.

Modding. Oh, the modding. Civ V opened up like a cheap hooker on a Saturday night to modders. The community created content that not only extended the game's lifespan but made it so diverse you could play something new every time. From mods that add new civilizations to those that change the entire gameplay mechanics, Civ V became a canvas for creativity. Civ VI tried, but let's be real, it's like comparing a crayon drawing to an oil painting.

Civilization VI - The Disappointment

Now, let's talk about the abomination known as Civ VI. What were they thinking? They took everything beautiful about Civ V and decided to make it more "accessible". Districts? More like "distractions". The game became so convoluted, trying to be all things to all players, that it lost its soul. Civ V was elegant; Civ VI is a gaudy mess. The UI looks like it was designed by someone who just discovered the color wheel. And don't get me started on the AI in VI, which feels like it regressed back to Civ IV levels of brain damage.

The Early Games - Civ I to IV, Pure Garbage

Going back further, Civ I was like playing chess with pieces made of cardboard. Civ II? Slightly better, but still felt like you were navigating through a DOS command prompt. Civ III? More of the same with a bit of color. Civ IV was the first to show some promise, but it was like a beta version of Civ V - a rough draft of what could be.

Why Civ V Stands Alone

Cultural Victory: Civ V made cultural victories feel like you were actually spreading your culture, not just building a bunch of theaters.

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Are the older ones open world as well? I imagine I'd struggle playing them with a controller tbh but it's what I got. Maybe the series x version addresses controller aim a bit