I've just been let down by both Dragon's Dogma 2 and Oblivion in the space of 5 minutes.
I was cracking through Dragon's Dogma 2, still loving it, when it suddenly went all end-of-the-world JRPG bollocks. No more pretty scenery, just a red hellscape of endless bosses and tough enemies. And it wipes your previous saves (by design), so you can't go back unless you delete your cloud saves and start again.
Deflated, I decided to uninstall and load Oblivion up instead. Aaaaand my Oblivion saves are all corrupted. Which is par for the course as far as Elder Scrolls games are concerned, but still annoying after 30 hours of play time.
So, new Play. Star Wars Outlaws.
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Oblivion, at the expense of everything else. Everyone has that one all-consuming game that they'll happily replay again and again. Oblivion is mine, and now it has horse shadows and realistic carrots.
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Switch 2.
Oblivion to break its spell on me, so I can finally get round to playing Expedition 33, Lord of the Rings Online, the 'new' Myst world they just patched in, Avowed, Pillars of Eternity, Thronebreaker, Metaphor, Black Mesa, God of War Ragnarok, Dragon's Dogma 2, and Star Wars Outlaws. That's my currently playing list, not my 'need to start' list. Mad times.
Avowed
It also goes on far too long, I've just started the fourth area and it really should have ended by now.
Yeah definitely agree with this. It's mad that everyone was moaning about how short it is. As much as I loved it, I didn't get around to the ending before Oblivion, so it's on the (huge) pile of unfinished games.
I don't really have a problem leaving games unfinished, though. In 99% of games the narrative is nonsense designed to keep you playing, so it's not like abandoning a good book before the end. I've loved my time with Avowed, but I couldn't care less what the Dreamscourge is.
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I'd still like to get Assassin's Creed: Shadows - I'm guessing no-one here has bought it? It's an Ubisoft game so it should begin plummeting in price right… about… now.
I have £35 sat on a CEX voucher. By the time it's dropped in price I'll hopefully have some free time, although you're right about Game Pass atm. It's been solid bangers for months.
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as I write we're about five hours out from the result of local elections which will probably mean Farage's smug froggy features all over the press for weeks and weeks.
6 votes. 🫠
Yeah this is very much a case of, you can still play the old thing if you like. Enjoy!
I see a lot of moaning about UE5 online, mainly from the PC crowd, but I think it's a marvel. From Myst and Riven remakes to Avowed and Oblivion, it's been responsible for some of the most stunning games I've ever seen. And I must be super lucky because I've never encountered any hitching, stuttering etc, even on my lowly 4060.
Morrowind is clearly great, but it's a bit TOO old and janky for me now. I'll play it in a few years when they remaster and add ray tracing. 🎣
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