The saints row series is pretty good. It was kind of a GTA knockoff but was much sillier and let you actually keep and upgrade/paint cars. It really lets you make the game yours. In… Number 3 or 4 the player gets movement abilities that make using a car actually slower so that really killed the vibe, but the ridiculousness was higher than ever so it kind of balanced. I’d recommend playing them in order or at least watching YouTube videos because the story is sort of linear.

Someone else said morrowind which really is the ultimate “do whatever you want” game. You’re basically never locked out of anything by not doing the main quest, and nearly every npc is killable, even essential ones (though the game will tell you if you do this so you can reload a save). There’s no vehicles really so I don’t know if that’s the vibe you’re going for, but it really is a blast if you can accept the painfully outdated graphics and mediocre combat system.

Valheim is a survival crafter exploration game that can be surprisingly cozy, and sailing around is fun. Also not the vibe I think you’re looking for but I love it so I shill it when I can.

Cyberpunk is actually a damn decent game now, and the world has SO MUCH crammed into it you can just wander and do whatever activity you run into for ages without getting bored. Even the smallest side story has lore that illustrates a tiny piece of night city and I find that really cool.

I think saints row probably best matches what you’re looking for without being a sequel to a game you already mentioned. Cyberpunk too, probably.

Which is fair, but the aforementioned Republicans don’t use public transportation. They use taxpayer dollars to charter busses or planes to get undesirables out of their state.

I assure you my (virtual) machine only has windows on it.

I remember I was playing vs a friend, and I was hosting. The assault rifle was default on mine, but I knew my friend has his set to shoot rockets. He got the drop on me once so I sprayed the ground in front of him, then killed him when he lagged because of the dozens of explosions on his end.

The hex editor was a blast. I made the pistol shoot 100 bullets at once.

Hot paninis.

Because that’s all their laptops are useful for.

Eh, I’ll still listen to em. Hollywood Undead is still my favorite boy band too. Also system of a down was my lawn mowing playlist and I will fight any motherfucker who says they haven’t held up.

I put a full couch cover on the they usually vomit on it within 2 days.

If it makes you feel better, she would’ve been into you too.

God save… What the fuck?

Easy enough in the winter. This pic is my commute both ways in autumn though.

That depends what your definition of “true” is, and what your definition of “fake” is, and what your definition of “wife” is, and…

I fap freely every month.

Geico?

I don’t blame you at all. It’s styled after the old final fantasy games, meaning very fiddly with a lot of different abilities, and with the added twist of having to dodge stuff fairly precisely which involves a lot of learning. There is a “story” difficulty which makes the game much less punishing, but I still didn’t feel like playing it.

I did watch my girlfriend play though, and soon I was the one telling her to play so I could watch because the story and soundtrack are that fucking amazing. Just watch a playthrough of at least all the major fights and cutscenes and you’ll understand.

Because lemmy was created by one of them.

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Yup. Machine learning is great. Using a predictive text keyboard with a large training set for EVERYTHING is not great.

I’m not touching it because I like my sanity, but also they’re shady as fuck. They offered an exorbitantly priced premium version of the game that promised all future upgrades for no additional cost, then decided that didn’t include the new pve mode. You could probably find a dissertation on other shitty things they’ve done but that’s a big one.

I only pitch it to people who already play MMOs. It’s a massive time sink, and very heavy with cutscenes. Sometimes the story gets really slow (like basically doing chores for people to convince them to help you save the world) but at other times it’s absolutely incredible. I agree that the 4th xpac is some of the best writing ever.

As for spoilers in the game, you should be pretty safe. The game itself will take you through the story linearly and the community is generally very respectful.

You can play the base game and I think the first expansion up to level 60 for free. Be aware that it is an MMO, and they’ve kept most of the content that they’ve added in the game, so it’s pretty daunting starting out.