Don’t Think, Just Jam

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Cake day: November 25th, 2023

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  • They are starting with a “smaller” scale and seem to have a decent enough plan for early access so I hope they’ll take the time to make something worthwhile. We can only hope for now.

    I enjoy the feeling that the game is doing it’s own thing when I’m not looking!

    There’s that but I also really like the sheer scale of the environments. It’s the only game I’ve played where the world feels like a world thanks to the lack of compression used in other games (in general, not just TES titles). I understand why this isn’t a popular approach, especially nowadays, but it’s definitely something that makes the place feel more real - even without the detail and visual effects of modern games.




  • It can be difficult to get into if you approach it like a modern TES title, that’s for sure. It lacks a lot of quality of life features or unique content compared to the sequels, requiring more imagination and active engagement to make your own fun. That said, if you can overcome these issues it can be a pretty immersive experience. Also, while it’s not as popular as Skyrim, there are a few quest mods available to make things more interesting when you feel the repetition starts kicking in.

    I don’t expect to finish the main story nor do I plan to play it every single day for months. It’ll most likely become a game I come back to every few months, when I want to jump back into the medieval life of my current character and play until I get bored again.



  • Thank’s for that! I didn’t know about the project during the Kickstarter phase and at this point I might as well wait and see how the early access turns out (my PC is already on its last legs and it’s made with UE5 which has its issues).

    I don’t really have any expectations towards TES6 to be honest - not because it will be bad (I’m sure there will be plenty of people happy with the game) but simply because each sequel moves further away from what I find interesting (less of a “living world” and more of a “theme-park”). Best I can do for now is to play Daggerfall and work on my own small project which will hopefully fulfill some of my needs.


  • Started playing Daggerfall again. It’s a fresh start, my second… I wanted to call it attempt but I don’t think that’s the right word considering I never intended to finish the game - I treat it more as a world to live in rather than something to complete.

    I like it even more this time as I started to lean even more into “just immerse yourself and act as part of this world” approach since my first playthrough. Playing it again also made me really wish there was a modernized version of this concept - here’s hoping The Wayward Realms turns out decent… or just releases in general.