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>>15111242

people irl aren't trying much either

we are in the age of decline,decadence and shallow materialism

good artisans are rare as fuck

Unironically, Assassin's Creed 2 had a pretty comfy setting. It was probably the strongest entry in the series. AC3 was good too, but it felt more like a bunch of disassociated maps stitched together. So for you, OP, I suggest AC2.

>>15111254

Do you even have time to look around in space hulk ?

Vermintide, being something similar gives you very little time to explore, specially since you are tied to a party.

>>15111235

The dishonored games. The best part is when you're done disposing of the guard and just look around for stuff. Lots of nook and crannies, as well as small stories associated with them.

>Dishonored 2

>You're in a mansion stuck in a time anomaly and can switch between past, when it was all shiny and full of people, and present where it's almost completely deserted save for bloodflies

>A vault in the present is completely buried in a bloodfly next and can't be opened

>But if you go into the past, there's a dog's body around with a note saying it's infested by bloodflies

>Incinerate the dog and the safe is freed in the present

Or

>Hospital map

>There's clearly a basement indicated on the map but nothing seems to lead to it, a note says it was condemned years ago because of flooding

>The only way to access it is to cut the elevator cables and make it smash right through the floor to the basement

>In it, you find a little backstory for Granny Rags from the first game

>>15113865

That fourth game looks pretty cozy.

>>15113872

One hell of an OST too.

>>15113865

>Arcanum

I'm glad someone else said this.

The devs definitely meant Arcanum to be explored.

Most of my fondness for the game comes from the memories of taking my time to go places and explore the dungeons, caves, towns and cities, and you're rewarded everytime you do so.

>>15111235

Skyrim

WoW

No Man's Sky

>>15113958

I'd just like it if you had high enough standards to assume nobody is going to mention shit games that would only get posted by redditors.

>>15113975

I'd like it if you had taste.

>>15114050

>some generic space fantasy with the writings from a retarded child.

That's how it's always been, a ripoff of other sci-fi settings, especially 40k.

>>15114050

Starcraft back in the day was something unique alright. Damn I remember reading the manual again and again over the years. Good stuff.

>>15114052

You don't know what you're talking about I'm afraid. It was its own thing.

>>15114050

>Something about Starcraft and its expansion, Brood War, just gave off this air of desperation from each of the races

ripping off 40k will do that

GTA SA.has one of my favorite vidya worlds, not just because it's diverse and packed and was particularly large back in the day but the dated graphics which were already dated back then give the environments unique charm.

>>15113865

Geneforge is another interesting game, especially because of the worldbuilding. Fallout needs to be mentioned too, and not the theme park shit Bethesda keeps doing, it's a tragedy all the potential got squandered by the retarded, ugly step-child of the industry.

>>15118862

I like to imagine how many great games we could have if they were made for singleplayer, instead of wasting all the time, resources and creativity on shit like multiplayer, a gameplay mode that peaked with Quake 3 and Unreal Tournament and will never reach those heights again.

>>15118852

I loved the environments in 1 & 2, the graphics were simple sure but they nailed the atmosphere. Bethshit Fallout went way too overboard with the 50s shit, Fallout was supposed to have 50s esque references to the future, not be literally 1950s with advanced technology.

>>15118884

Evolve was meant to be a multiplayer-focused game anyway (like your aforementioned Q3 and UT). Playing as the monster was also very critical to anybody even giving a shit about the game.

There was so much planned (multiple open worlds, vastly diffrent types of fauna, localzied villages, etc.) it's unbelievable that 2k forced them to scrap 5 years of worldbuilding and work for a product built and rushed out the door in less than a year.

>>15118892

I mean, his point is fair, but his claims are retarded. fo4 had shit dialogue all the same, you can still have simple dialogue and tell a lot with less words.

>>15118898

How is saying "I have the attention span of a goldfish so I'll shit up the game for everyone" fair?

>you can still have simple dialogue and tell a lot with less words

Not in a game like Fallout, that made it a point to be verbose.

>>15118901

>How is saying "I have the attention span of a goldfish so I'll shit up the game for everyone" fair?

That's not what I meant