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theNiliad  ·  3576 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Gamers: what games have you been playing recently, and what do you think of them?

I was so close to buying an One last week because I loved the Halo games, but then I just decided to wait and see how the reviews are for Halo 5 before I take the plunge. Also, is ESO easy to get into? I'm not a huge MMO person but I was thinking about giving it a try.





Scorpio  ·  3576 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It kinda depends. Do you like the time and setting of the Elder Scrolls universe/open-world games? My first open world game I ever played was Fallout 3. Before that it was all Halo and CoD. I wasn't a big fan and dropped it after about a week because I didn't know what I was supposed to do/didn't know how MUCH I could do. That being said, I picked up Skyrim and played the hell out of it. So with Skyrim under my belt, for me, ESO was pretty easy to jump into albeit there are a few different mechanics that take some time to get used to. Also, I don't know if they have the deal anymore but when I got the One at Target I was able to get any game for it for free with the purchase, so if I didn't like it I wasn't losing much.

theNiliad  ·  3576 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah I loved Skyrim so I think I might try this out. Gotta beat the Witcher first though, I think my brain can only handle one epic fantasy game at a time.

Scorpio  ·  3575 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I have heard good stuff about that game, is it worth the buy? I've never really considered it but if it's anything like Skyrim...

theNiliad  ·  3575 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's a lot of fun. The open world is gigantic, much bigger than Skyrim I think. And the side quests are amazing and almost always fully developed stories in their own right. It's definitely worth playing, but the world and story is much darker than Skyrim so just keep that in mind. Bad things routinely happen, and there are some seriously messed up creatures rolling around the continent. I highly recommend it.

Scorpio  ·  3575 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Wow yeah that does sounds pretty awesome I'll have to give it a try. Skyrim was pretty huge. I've had it for three years or so now and though I don't play it much, in that time I don't think that I've been to every corner yet. There's just so much to it.