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Anonymous 10/31/2025, 1:55:26 PM No.724632181 [Report] >>724632360 >>724632469 >>724632605 >>724632706 >>724632783 >>724632931 >>724633376 >>724633478 >>724634914 >>724635137 >>724636883
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how would you define the unique appeal of Bethesda's games, specifically something like Skyrim?
Anonymous 10/31/2025, 1:59:17 PM No.724632360 [Report]
>>724632181 (OP)
Live another life
Anonymous 10/31/2025, 2:01:28 PM No.724632469 [Report]
>>724632181 (OP)
>how would you define the unique appeal of Bethesda's games,
"made by the company that once was capable of producing daggerfall/morrowind"
Anonymous 10/31/2025, 2:04:24 PM No.724632605 [Report]
>>724632181 (OP)
The appeal of Bethesda games is the formula that they've created with Morrowind and that they've slowly dumbed down over the years, losing their appeal in the process.
Anonymous 10/31/2025, 2:06:46 PM No.724632706 [Report]
>>724632181 (OP)
the rpg equivalent to gmod
Anonymous 10/31/2025, 2:08:24 PM No.724632783 [Report]
>>724632181 (OP)
Mods, simple as. You can turn skyrim into whatever you want, from coomer fantasy, sword and sorcery dungeon crawler, to "I want dark souls combat in every game, even tetris".
Anonymous 10/31/2025, 2:11:05 PM No.724632931 [Report]
>>724632181 (OP)
>how would you define the unique appeal of Bethesda's games

They really emphasize the word 'open' in Open-world RPGs. From skills, modding, exploring, etc.

They peaked at Skyrim, everything after just felt like Skyrim but less.
Anonymous 10/31/2025, 2:19:31 PM No.724633376 [Report]
>>724632181 (OP)
They (rightfully) get a lot of criticism for dumbing down their games and for pervasive bugs, but to their credit, Bethesda open world RPGs are a lot more compelling, moment to moment, than most of the other open world games on the market. Even Skyrim features a lot of fun storytelling through notes, eavesdropping, and environmental cues when exploring dungeons. Clearing a minor dungeon can feel like a self-contained adventure at times. Character progression is generally pretty good too, ignoring Oblivion's autistic leveling system.
Anonymous 10/31/2025, 2:21:19 PM No.724633478 [Report]
>>724632181 (OP)
Fallout is better
Anonymous 10/31/2025, 2:47:03 PM No.724634914 [Report]
>>724632181 (OP)
Toddslop
Anonymous 10/31/2025, 2:50:47 PM No.724635137 [Report]
>>724632181 (OP)
the fully simulated physics are fun and still surprisingly rare in games. the gore is also awesome. the games feel very free and unrestrictive in the way they toss you into the world and say "go explore".
Anonymous 10/31/2025, 3:09:40 PM No.724636165 [Report]
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Anonymous 10/31/2025, 3:15:18 PM No.724636480 [Report]
And let's not forget that music is a very important part of a game lasting effect on you. Most game I remember fondly had great scores and the elder scrolls series have one of best, praise Mr. Soule. It adds a lot to the ambiance.
Anonymous 10/31/2025, 3:22:11 PM No.724636883 [Report]
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>>724632181 (OP)
I wouldn't describe these as games, as they have no gameplay and people do not play them to win. They are more like digital heroin for burnt out trailer trash after a long day of working inefficiently for minimum wage and dumpster diving to find new things to hoard in their front lawn. Or maybe you're a neet that sleeps 20 hours a day and your brain can no longer deal with obstacles but you need to drown out the sound of your parents arguing for a bit. Or maybe you masturbate to something so deranged that it requires extensive custom modifications on a deviantart tier platform. Those kinds of people are who skyrim is for.