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I still can’t get over The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Are there any games that can replace it? I want to try something newer, with better technology, but I hope they can be as rich and interesting as Skyrim.
Have you played the Fallout games by the same dev? 3, New Vegas, and 4 play very similarly to Skyrim just in a different genre.
With New Vegas being vastly superior to the others in story and characters.
And it might be no coincidence it is the one not developed by Bethesda.
I preferred 3, tbh. With the smallest exception of the glaring dumb plot hole at the end, though they did patch that.
The writing and atmosphere is better in New Vegas, but the gunplay is better in 4.
I am playing Fallout 4 these days, and it’s giving me an itch to go back and play Skyrim 😀
Have you played Enderal?
Some call it a mod, but it’s a whole ass game, made in Skyrim Engine.
Arguably with a better main story and side quests and great voice acting (in the original German version at least).
Personally I didn’t care for the more drab and depressing tone of Enderal over TES. But that’s my personal opinion on it and if you like that sort of vibe then you’ll likely have a good experience
Loved this game. The Skyrim Grandma infamously rage quit this game. But it’s really no harder than Skyrim if you’re reasonably good at that. It just has a few tricks The Elder Scrolls never attempted, like areas that don’t level with you and are really hard until you’re ready for them… and radiation from Fallout except it’s magic residue.
Enderal is also much darker than Skyrim. I caught myself saying, “Holy shit they really did that” a couple times.
The witcher does a pretty good job IMO.
If you’re fine with a preset player character. That’s a big difference, I never could get into any of the Witcher games because of it.
By contrast in games like Skyrim or BG3 I can come up with my own character with their own backstory, personality, motivations and, essentially, their own story (within the confines of what’s in the game).
They’re only 3rd person, IIRC. I’m not a huge fan of that, personally.
Then dont play them.
I played 1 for a little while, 2 right up until sneak mission, but 3 lost me. Is it really worth a second try?
3 is one if the best games ever made, and that’s a widely had opinion.
Honestly I think 3 is, I bought it back when it first came out and I just didn’t get into it, I got bored before the main quest line finished and quit. I tried it again earlier in the year and suddenly I can’t put it down, I don’t know whats different this time around but I’m glad for whatever it is.
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.
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.
Dude, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. with graphics mods!
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.
Baldurs gate 3 is not quite the same thing, but has similar themes. It’s one of the only other games I have over 800 hours in.
I’ve heard of this game as well; it’s great.
You should definitely play baldur’s gate! Very little resemblance to Skyrim besides being a fantasy game, but the story, build variety, characters, setting, literally everything, is fantastic. I’m almost through my first playthrough of bg3 and it’s been tons of fun
When I played Witcher 3 I remember immediately thinking Skyrim felt extremely dated. I would play any quest in W3 again before any quest in Skyrim.
But yeah, Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is recent and supposed to be for Skyrim fans. Haven’t played it yet.
Depends on what you like. I love Skyrim and hate the Witcher games. The thing that I hate the most about the Witcher games is that using a main character from books locks you into certain parts of the canon that kills my vibe from an RPG perspective. In particular, I don’t care about Yennefer even a little bit but any time she shows up in the story, the main character throws away all prior decisions and chases after her. I prefer RPGs that let me imagine who my character is as much as possible.
Yeah, it’s definitely not a drop-in replacement. But the Witcher 3 side quests are excellent, made the world feel alive in a way Elder Scrolls never did (to me). I think Skyrim is just so ambitious that the NPCs feel robotic in their inability to act appropriately, and it kills my immersion.
But I agree, idc about Yennifer or most of the main storyline. Basically the same for Skyrim too.
But yeah, Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is recent and supposed to be for Skyrim fans. Haven’t played it yet.
I don’t know if I’d call it that. It’s much more story-oriented than Skyrim’s “here’s a sandbox, figure things out, do stuff, oh, btw, there’s technically some quests you can do too”.
Depending on what aspects you like about Skyrin, Dread Delusion scratches the same “getting lost in a very interesting setting” itch. It’s Open World as well.
I bought this on a whim during beta. One of my favorites now.
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.
Bruh, I still haven’t gotten over oblivion. Skyrim never scratched that itch.
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.
Skyrim has so many talented modders. It can really transform your game and give you entirely new stories.
Even the graphics evoked real life better than photorealism. It was truly a gem
Have you looked at the gothic remake? It’s probably not as big but it should scratch a similar itch.
Otherwise… no not really. I could recommend wildly different games and genres that also feature exploration, but skyrim is just very good.
Yes, truly unique
Omg playing this now and good lord this game was and is incredible.
It’s been so long since I played it that I forgot everything and it’s so fun to play the remake!
It’s crazy that the original Gothic 1 predates all other games mentioned here by years. It is even cited as a main inspiration for the Witcher series. And the remake is really good.
How is Gothic remake mechanically? Like, are the controls modernized too? What about difficulty, did it drop?
The controls are modern, the difficulty can be set fine-grained. You can adjust three different aspects of the game (combat, progression and resources) individually in three steps.
I only watched some streams, they did some updates for the controls and the UI, inventory stood out to me. So I hope they updated the controls to be “modern and palatable” too.
Skyblivion Coming out this year. I personally think morrowind was the high point in elder scrolls series scenario-wise but is aged very poorly. Patching and modding the hell out of it might be worthwhile. Nehrim is cool. Fallout new Vegas works well. Cyberpunk has already been mentioned several times.
There’s also Skywind which is the same as Skyblivion, but Morrowind.
found cyberpunk to be too “thick” so much to look at or interact with is great and pretty but i got a lot of analysis paralysis
BotW has significantly better open world exploration and puzzles but much weaker towns.
I'll be the third person to mention Cyberpunk 2077. They genuinely perfected the Bethesda formula. I've put in hundreds of hours over half a dozen full playthroughs; it's absolutely exceptional.
I’ve 100 percented it pre dlc multiple times. I love preaching it’s glories. I bought it day one, and played it on a rebuilt $30 ps4 slim. Had absolutely no glitches. No T poses, no nothing.
I love and will fanboy cyberpunk 2077 till the day I die.
I’ve bounced off this game twice, the early PS4 disaster and another attempt admittedly before all the fixes.
I have a PS5 now, so maybe it’s finally time to give it another try
It is. Easily one of the best games of all time.
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.
Breath of the Wild
Have you played Enderal: Forgotten Stories?
No, I haven’t tried it yet. I watched some videos, and it’s amazing.
I came here to give you the Enderal Suggestion. Don’t think, just play it. Its one of the best RPGs I’ve ever played. The first section can be a tad rough due to it being hars but once you get into the main city its only up from there. Highly suggest some kind of mage as they made the magic system very peak at high levels.
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.
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
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.
This game is overrated beyond belief, play more games.
This is such a dumb comment, especially here, that it’s actually funny.
Oh noes! I’m so scared of the Skyrim fanbase, whatever shall I do sir??
I’ve tried Kingdom Come: Deliverance, but that game has no magic and no grand adventure. I don’t really like it.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I played it for a few hours and stopped. Extremely boring
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
anyhow2503@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Skyrim is actually the last skyrim-type game to be manufactured until Bethesda announces Skyrim 2 hopefully sometime this year.