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What's a video game you were bummed about finishing, wishing the experience lasted longer? (lemmy.zip)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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[–] 5 points 10 months ago (7 children)

If you're looking for that Skyrim itch and are ok without the high fantasy, check out Kingdom Come: Deliverance

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    And the sequel. The first game is probably the best, at least in my eyes. It really put you into the life of a medieval peasant and said good luck you dumb shit. The first time riding a horse through the woods only to get branched was a moment of ..wow this game really tells you, you're not the main character of this story, just some dumb idiot that is a cog in the bigger machine.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (4 children)

    Oh my god. Suggesting KCD to someone as next game after Skyrim has to be some kind of sadism xD But yeah, KCD is a great game, just...IMO not really anywhere genre-wise near Skyrim except for open world.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (3 children)

    Open world, massive side quest backlog, skill based progression, crafting, random little "why the heck is this out here...?" moments, a decent stealth system, and generally interesting characters?

    Hits most of the boxes for me. I don't think I would consider Skyrim replays ever again.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (2 children)

    Absolutely brutal learning curve, no power tripping until late game, requiring player to get good at the same time as character, no QoL features, in-built survival...

    Skyrim is a power fantasy casual RPG. KCD is medieval immersion sim with RPG elements.

    And crafting in KCD only has Alchemh and fixing stuff, whereas Skyrim has blacksmithing, alchemy and enchanting, each with skill tree.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    You're only selling it to me harder, haha

    I played through Skyrim at least three times, so it's just not the same. Great the first few times, but gets boring. The replay factor is high, but eventually you'll need something new to try, which is why I suggested KCD!

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