Microsoft to acquire ZeniMax Media and Bethesda Softworks for $7.5B

Re:Microsoft to acquire ZeniMax Media and Bethesda Softworks... by sbarre on Monday September 21, 2020 @10:14AM (#24543719)

I enjoyed the character writing a lot and the overall story arc was interesting. The quests could be challenging without being too grindy or obscure, but the moment-to-moment gameplay was... just ok? It felt even clunkier than Fallout 4 in terms of how an FPS plays..

The maps and environments looked good but were pretty generic in terms of layout and variety.

I don't regret buying it (on sale), but I haven't picked up the DLC, and probably won't.. I had my fill with the base game.

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Re:Microsoft to acquire ZeniMax Media and Bethesda Softworks... by ehnto on Monday September 21, 2020 @12:02PM (#24544960)

I don't like combat in RPGs anyway, but it did feel like less of a chore than combat in Fallout games. Maybe they just got the "grind/success" ratio closer to what I prefer.

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Re:Microsoft to acquire ZeniMax Media and Bethesda Softworks... by sbarre on Monday September 21, 2020 @01:34PM (#24546154)

I'm with you on that, but I still find the game forced enough combat on you (especially the end game) and it didn't feel good.. I felt like a lot of my deaths weren't due to my mistakes but to the gameplay being janky.

But of course I'd say that. ;-)

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