I still can't get over Skyrim. Are there any games that can replace it?

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• PikasGameStudio@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’ve tried Kingdom Come: Deliverance, but that game has no magic and no grand adventure. I don’t really like it.

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  • slimerancher@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    KC:D is a very good game, but it’s very different, if you go in wanting something like Skyrim you’ll be sorely disappointed. But when you are willing to play a slow, but deep RPG, it’s a very fun game.

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  • zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I really couldn’t get into that game. The fact that you had to literally go through quite a bit to get your character to learn to read really put me off. I know it gets better, great even, but I just couldn’t get into it.

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• lonefighter@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Echoing what others said about the Witcher 3. I have over 1500 hours into both games. Skyrim is great if you like open world games with minimal storyline and just want to explore. Witcher 3 is very story heavy, but you can also just spend hours and hours ignoring the story and exploring the world. There’s quests and random little treasures and easter eggs hidden everywhere. In the Witcher you can climb up a mountain in the middle of nowhere and come across a treasure chest or a skeleton with a book of poetry, or wander through the wilderness far away from any map markers and stumble into a side quest or an interesting place to explore. It’s also just heartbreakingly beautiful.

  The story does follow the events of the books and the first two games and is more enjoyable if you have experienced them, but the first time I played I hadn’t yet read the books or played the other games and it still stole my heart and became my favorite game. You might not fully understand the politics or the characters or the choices you’re asked to make for certain supporting side quests, but there’s a good journal where you can read everyone’s backstories and all the information you need for choices regarding the main quest is in the game.

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• Cruxifux@feddit.nl ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Avowed. The combat feels like an upgraded Skyrim, and the world exploring feels very similar. My only complaint was that the game was too short.

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• lmdnw@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Crimson Desert

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  • Mac@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    isn’t that the AI game

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• Legendsofanus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Man I haven’t played Skyrim since the Xbox 360 days on my CRT. Other Bethesda games I played recently were Fallout 4 and Starfield.

  FO4 was disappointing and Starfield was fine but I never finished it

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  • zqps@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Bethesda just lost their spark. It’s all live-service pseudo shooters now in an outdated engine that bothered no one when they made good RPGs, but is woefully behind for shooter action as primary gameplay loop.

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    • Legendsofanus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      And it was still the best part of FO4 for me :( the shooting and gunplay I mean

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• dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  OpenMW

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  • Talentlesssculptor@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I want to try something newer, with better technology

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    • dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      openmw is newer and since it’s morrowinds character customization, it’s better tech. No more perks!

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• IPeaceInYourFace@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  RDR2 and Cyberpunk. Although they are more linear roleplaying games than Skyrim’s experimentation.

  You need a lower dopamine threshold to make the most of those games, but they’re a treat when you learn how to do that.

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  • Psythik@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Tell me how to lower my dopamine threshold! As someone with ADHD I am absolutely addicted to dopamine and don’t know how to quit. I try to dedicate one day a week to allow myself to be bored but it is beyond difficult to maintain any sort of habit when you have ADHD.

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    • Buddahriffic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Have you tried amphetamines?

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• Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I don’t know if it’s quite in the same category but I’m playing baldur’s gate 3 at the moment and really enjoying it. I’d definitely recommend that.

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• Psythik@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Unfortunately Fallout: New Vegas is the only game I can think of that can top Skyrim. I know you wanted a newer game, but that’s the best I can do.

  Have you considered Cities Skylines II? It also scratches the same itch for me, and by that I mean that it has robust mod support and can be played forever without me ever getting bored of it.

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  • Mountainaire@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Dude, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. with graphics mods!

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    • Psythik@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Not a fan Cyberpunk. There’s literally nothing to do in that game outside of a mission. I want a game with heavy mod support where I can just wander around and bump into things to do. Cyberpunk is the exact opposite of that. It’s basically a linear game disguised as an open world title.

      I’ve tried a S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game (don’t remember which) but I was bored within 15 minutes. I will have to give the series a second chance.

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• detren@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  The VR version with a ton of mods lol

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• Yorick@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  If you want the same world building and hadn’t given it a try, Elder Scrolls Online is still great, can be acquired for cheap (even the base game has a lot of content), and be played almost fully solo!

  If you didn’t mind the “floatiness” of Skyrim Combat, ESO is great, has a lot of world building and exploration, can be quite immersive at times, and basically has the look of a modded Oblivion.

  I spent a good 400h on it, mostly on lore discovery, main and side quests, and farming not for equipment but to get furniture for my house! (and if I recall I still didn’t reach the max level, not a pro-player).

  I never played it as an MMORPG, but more as a coop RPG while still playing solo most of the time. So I can’t judge on the quality of the MMO aspects (though the cyrodil constant battle system is quite fun and intense).

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  • brucethemoose@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Yeah, +1

    I think most write this off as a “MMO,” but it doesn’t feel like a WoW clone. Like (unfortunately) SWTOR did to me.

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• Lucky_777@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Deoends if you want to stay in the fantasy setting. Cyberpunk will give you that same type of feeling but just in the sci-fi genre.

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• Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  The new Gothic remake.

  Time to take off those training wheels and experience a real RPG.

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  • SuspiciousCatThing@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Time to take off those training wheels and experience a real RPG.

    🤢

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  • mikesizachrist@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Just played it and it was alot of fun. Loved walking to the swamp. And i remember the times walking to new camp and then back to old camp. And who can forgot going to the mine. And then back out of the mine. And then to the new mine, and then back out to finish the quest for the guy in new mine, and then going back in all the way into the deepest part again to finish that quest.

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    • Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Yes, there is a lot of walking. No fast travel or any other modern handicaps. That’s what I love about it.

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• Padit@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  You could try the remake of gothic 1 thst released last week. Thats not such a vast open world, but still a very nice RPG.

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• bigmclargehuge@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Might sound weird but maybe STALKER. They’re both older, very charming but very janky open world RPGs, and both have immense modding scenes that have created an experience greater than the sum of its parts.

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  • rektdeckard@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    STALKER 2 is actually quite enjoyable and has great world building, pretty solid story, and a lot of the loveable jank.

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    • nlgranger@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      It is the first game I ever bought and did not finish. There is no story to speak of, only fetch quests. No world building (a-life is absent). All that I could cope with, but the gameplay is also inferior IMHO, it feel less tactical because the AI is so bad compared to the first stalkers.

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    • bigmclargehuge@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Probably a better overall recommendation based on OPs desire for something newer. I can’t say I’ve played it though so can’t personally recommend.

      Also, Anomaly definitely runs better on average hardware, and modded Anomaly can look absolutely outstanding.

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  • Talentlesssculptor@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Tried the first three games in the series, but man, the enemy AI is so dog shit and the gun play is horrid. Does any mod actually fix this?

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    • bigmclargehuge@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      GAMMA, HACR, or Anomaly Custom are examples of a few modpacks you should look into. All of them have totally overhauled gunplay and AI afaik

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• Mpatch@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Kcd2.

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• yakko@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Keep an eye out for updates on Skywind, soon you’ll be able to play Morrowind in Skyrim. They’re excitingly close to finishing, after a long road.

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• But_Class_War@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I loved Skyrim, considering going back to that well soon. I’m on my 3rd playthrough of cyberpunk 2077, I’ve embarrassingly got 470 hours on that game. I feel like those 2 games are somewhat similar, 1st person open world, player choices have some effect on the game but not much, character customization is a lot of fun, side quests galore, lots of lore, tons of mods, etc… cyberpunk had serious troubles when it first came out but at this point it’s a solid game. I recommend giving it a try

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• PikasGameStudio@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Thank you all for the recommendations. May the Dragonborn’s luck be with you.

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  • OrgunDonor@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    To throw in a couple more too consider, alongside the other great recommendations.

    If you don’t mind it being different, you should check out Divinity Original Sin and it’s sequel, and also Baldurs Gate 3. Turn based and squad combat with an isometric view, might be a bit too much of a departure from Skyrim. But it does offer a lot of depth and systems, with a fantastic world to explore and experience.

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• AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I can’t think of anything that fully scratches the same itch. There are a lot of games that do certain things better than Skyrim, and everyone here has already recommended them. But Skyrim really nailed that immersive sim vibe. It didn’t just feel like a game I wanted to play, it is one I want to inhabit and keep coming back to.

  Oddly, the closest thing I could think of that scratches a similar, but not same, itch would be farming sims like Stardew Valley or something.

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  • ToxicWaste@lemmy.cafe ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Skyrim has so many talented modders. It can really transform your game and give you entirely new stories.

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  • plutopos@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Even the graphics evoked real life better than photorealism. It was truly a gem

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• huggingstars@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  BotW has significantly better open world exploration and puzzles but much weaker towns.

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• Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Though there are a lot of games with the same themes and openness, I have never found anything that really fills the feeling quite the same as a Bethesda game. Save one: Deus Ex. The original one.

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• Cursed_Fig@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  …steampowered.com/…/The_Lantern_of_the_Laughless_…

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• PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  For some reason I can’t get into Bethesda games. I’ve tried numerous times but they aren’t for me. I guess I find open world rpgs to be really boring for some reason. Even though I like looter shooters/Diablo clones. Which is a similar genre but more focused on getting da loot.

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• OrteilGenou@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I really liked Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

  Not the same, but a very fun game

  I also like Ghost of Tsushima, but if anything it’s even less like Skyrim

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• Jangofango@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I miss games like skyrim…

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• stringere@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Crimson Desert’s pretty damn good.

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  • mojofrododojo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Denuvo tho. that’s what’s kept me away. hopefully one day they’ll dump that garbage

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  • Alaknar@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    The entire time playing Crimson Desert I have the feeling: “this is Skyrim, but better”.

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    • stringere@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Including the ability to steal everything not nailed down.

      And with multiple playable characters!

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• brownsugga@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I still miss my first playthrough of oblivion. We should be able to combine the games if they can build a data center the size of Manhattan

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  • grue@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    www.tamriel-rebuilt.org

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  • Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I was literally talking with a coworker about this last night. Like, skyrim has all of Tamriel in it outside the playable area. Why did they not just add each province one after another as playable area. Could have sold us dozens of game sized dlc to sandbox. What wasted potential.

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    • scutiger@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Why do that when they can re-release the same game for 15 years instead?

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    • Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I just tried to imagine what happens with their engine if you try to add the rest of Tamriel, running thousands of buggy scripts and systems at the same time. My mental simulation concluded with the result that it would be very funny, but probably not playable.

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• HubertManne@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  for breathtaking landscapes I would say elden ring. although style of play is waaayyyyy different.

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• Edlak@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Tainted Grail Fall of Avalon

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