"Some people, though, fall under Skyrim's hypnotic spell far more strongly than most. These are the people who keep a handwritten journal diary of their exploits for reference at a later date (that will never come). They're the people who call you at 2am in the morning, breathless with excitement and speaking in between fits of stifled giggles in order to tell you that they've just leveled up their alchemy skill to 100. These are the people that, by all accounts, should probably stop playing Skyrim for a while.
A long while.
Like... probably forever."
Replaying Skyrim after 13 years is a reminder of the progress made in western RPGs over the last decade, but also what's been lost.
RPGs are often huge, sprawling endeavours. With limited playtime, we have to choose wisely, so here's the best western RPGs available today.
"I started playing games yesterday" the List... Meh!
How about a few RPGs that deserve some love instead?
1 - Alpha Protocol - Now on GOG
2 - else Heart.Break()
3 - Shadowrun Trilogy
4 - Wasteland 2
5 - UnderRail
6 - Tyranny
7 - Torment: Tides of Numenera
And for a bonus game that flew under the radar:
8 - Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Not only glorious jank, but the idea that the story can completely change depending on what you do, or say, or side with, makes it one of the most forward thinking games ever. The amount of story permutation is the equivalent of a Hitman level but in Story Form. And it wasn't just that the story changed, no, it was that you met completely new characters, or missed them, depending on your choices. Made Mass Effect feel static in comparison.
Alpha Protocol was absolutely glorious, indeed. And it was, and still is, more Next Gen than most anything out there these days. In this regard at least.
Pity.
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To an extent im guilty of #7 dreaming of skyrim almost nightly.
Yeah, same here, haha!
I think that and #4 (Lying to get out of social engagements in order to play more Skyrim) are the most common for... "normal" people.
And to a lesser extent #3 (Real life habits starting to become in-game habits). Pretty much all of the others obviously aren't as common and the whole article was mostly supposed to be tongue-in-cheek.
Skyrim addiction IS
dreaming of skyrim, wishing you could play that ps3 copy on your shelf,
wanting to play so bad you warn others not to buy it,just in hopes that
It might push Bethesda to get their sh*t together.
Skyrim addiction can infect you. Once you get a taste you wont want stop
Even if it means bricking your console.
"Even if it means bricking your console."
Couldn't have said it any better!
I actually just went out and got one of those intercooler fans for my 360 to hopefully guard against any overheating problems. I'm not sure just how effective these are if you're playing in 4-5 hour increments, but hopefully it'll be better than nothing.
I can't think of a more hardcore indicator of a consummate, high-quality game than when you have to go and implement extremes like that. :P