I finished up the main quest in Morrowind and I really had an excellent time overall, but I allowed myself to become too powerful, nullifying much in the way of a sense of accomplishment for a big chunk of the game. I love getting overpowered, but not *that* much, lol. I decided to do a new character while restricting myself to absolutely *no* alchemy, magic or enchanting. He's a bit thick in the head, this guy, but he knows how to swing a stick and loot and sell. I already spent 169 hours on that first character / run, and I'm not sure if I'm ready for another full playthrough, but we'll see.
I also played Pandemonium 2 for PS1. I played the original *wayyyyy* back in the day, so this was a pretty fun return to a short lived series for that platform. It was pretty enjoyable overall. Nothing earth shattering, but it certainly had its charms.
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Crim...If you are still planning on doing this thing, I've taken a fair bit of time to consider game series I'd play for this thing. I'll post it here since you haven't made a dedicated thread, and you can move my info over there if you decide to do it. Anyway, here's what I came up with. I considered many more series, but I'll just hold it to these choices I suppose. And to be clear I'm COMPLETELY OPEN to playing any of the ones I've listed, so whoever / however you decide to get votes or tabulate things, let it be known that I'm completely unbiased towards any of those series I've listed. I'll let you work the magic / crunch the numbers however you do that thing you do to figure out what I'll be playing.
Here it is:
I wanted to keep my choices to series where I had never played an entry (except for one exception I'll note).
* Even if there are other fringe / side or even main entries than what I've listed, the titles I note under the main series name are the ones I'll commit to playing...over time.
So, in no order of preference:
* Baldur's Gate
Games I'd be playing:
1) Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition (includes Tales of the Sword Coast)
2) Baldur's Gate II : Enhanced Edition (includes Throne of Bhaal)
3) Baldur's Gate : Dark Alliance
4) Baldur's Gate : Dark Alliance II
5) Dungeons & Dragons : Dark Alliance
6) Baldur's Gate III
* Skautfold
This is the exception I mentioned. I have played the first game "Shrouded in Sanity", but this is a unique series where every entry is a different genre, so I feel like I'd still be experiencing a "fresh" series for the most part.
Games I'd be playing:
1) Skautfold : Usurper
2) Skautfold : Into the Fray
3) Skautfold : Moonless Knight
4) Skautfold : Knight's End
* Risen
The only Piranha Bytes game I've ever played was Elex and I really enjoyed it, so I thought it might be interesting to see another series from them. (I considered putting Gothic here, but I've just spent so much time in Morrowind, which has more similarities than Risen.)
Games I'd be playing:
1) Risen
2) Risen 2 : Dark Waters
3) Risen 3 : Titan Lords
* Black Mirror
I've got this entire series already in my Steam library. It's an older Point & click adventure series with what seems to be an interesting atmosphere and positive reviews.
Games I'd be playing:
1) Black Mirror
2) Black Mirror II
3) Black Mirror III
4) Black Mirror (2017) - a re-imagining of the series
* DOOM
Believe it or not I've never played a Doom game, well at least not to completion. I dabbled in the original on PS1, I think it was, but I only played it briefly. So the series would be essentially completely new for me.
Games I'd be playing:
1) DOOM
2) DOOM II : Hell on Earth
3) Master Levels for Doom II
4) Ultimate Doom
5) Final Doom
6) Doom 64
7) Doom 3
8) Doom 3 Resurrection of Evil
9) Doom 3 BFG Edition
10) Doom (2016)
11) Doom Eternal
* Penumbra
The only Frictional game I've ever played is SOMA, and I really enjoyed that one. I considered putting the Amnesia series here, but I figured I'd go back earlier in their catalog.
Games I'd be playing:
1) Penumbra Overture
2) Penumbra : Black Plague (including Penumbra Requiem)
* Shenmue
Games I'd be playing:
1) Shenmue I
2) Shenmue II
3) Shenmue III
* Thief
1) Thief : The Dark Project
2) Thief 2 : The Metal Age
3) Thief : Deadly Shadows
4) Thief (2014)
* Lands of Lore
1) LoL : The Throne of Chaos
2) LoL : Guardians of Destiny
3) LoL 3
* Ecco The Dolphin
1) Ecco the Dolphin
2) Ecco The Tides of Time
3) Ecco Jr.
4) Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future
* Xenosaga
1) Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht
2) Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse
3) Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra
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I feel like I'm with this game like cane was with Moonlighter and Crim with Sakura Wars. In fact, I can quote Crim here and this applies to my thoughts on Owlboy as well: " I don't hate it. It was fine. And over."