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The games I've spent too much time in recently have been New Vegas, Cyberpunk and Control, and Elden Ring before them.
New Vegas
I can't stop playing Fallout new Vegas. I did a near vanilla run a couple of months ago, and now doing it far more modded on new playthrough. This would fall under recently optimized, even if unofficially.
The Tale of Two Wastelands mod, which came out a few years ago and constantly improved on, fixes thousands of bugs, adds cut content, and gives you a stable platform to add in other mods.
Here's some info on it and a couple of infamous story and QOL mods I'm using and recently updated if anyone wants to jump back in.
I love the worlds and lore of Cyberpunk and Control too. Both have stories beyond the games. Cyberpunk has tons of lore and compelling characters/stories from their table top materials, novels/comics, not to mention the anime.
Control and Alan Wake share the same universe, though I can't imagine finishing Alan Wake 2, it's a slog. However, Alan Wake 1 has a well paced/intriguing narrative and Control is a total masterpiece, both in gameplay and story.
I'm sure Elden Ring will consume me when the DLC arrives, same for Ghost of Tsushima
New Vegas
I can't stop playing Fallout new Vegas. I did a near vanilla run a couple of months ago, and now doing it far more modded on new playthrough. This would fall under recently optimized, even if unofficially.
The Tale of Two Wastelands mod, which came out a few years ago and constantly improved on, fixes thousands of bugs, adds cut content, and gives you a stable platform to add in other mods.
Here's some info on it and a couple of infamous story and QOL mods I'm using and recently updated if anyone wants to jump back in.
I've been playing a mod series called Bounties (1,2 and 3) and another story mod called Inheritance from the same guy (someguy2000). They are really well done, giving you tons of hours. What I love about it is how lore friendly it is (thousands of lines of voiced dialogue, mostly good) referencing everything that's going on in the wasteland. It includes things you have already done, good or bad being reflected and commented on. It really adds to the immersion.
With another mod called "the living desert", all kinds of NPC's are meaningfully added to the world. If you clear out an area, another faction will move in and take it over. There are tons of roaming enemies/factions, traders and wildlife too, bringing the world more to life.
There's also a huge story mod called the North Road which has been remastered as of May 1st. It adds new locations, NPC's and tons of voice dialogue. I can't comment on it though as I've yet to start it. I just finished Bounties 3 and I absolutely lvoed it. With more professional voice acting/recording, it could very easily be confused with an official DLC.
The bonus is a tale of two wastelands gives Fallout 3 all the New Vegas improvements too, allowing you to go near seamlessly from FO3 to New Vegas.
With another mod called "the living desert", all kinds of NPC's are meaningfully added to the world. If you clear out an area, another faction will move in and take it over. There are tons of roaming enemies/factions, traders and wildlife too, bringing the world more to life.
There's also a huge story mod called the North Road which has been remastered as of May 1st. It adds new locations, NPC's and tons of voice dialogue. I can't comment on it though as I've yet to start it. I just finished Bounties 3 and I absolutely lvoed it. With more professional voice acting/recording, it could very easily be confused with an official DLC.
The bonus is a tale of two wastelands gives Fallout 3 all the New Vegas improvements too, allowing you to go near seamlessly from FO3 to New Vegas.
I love the worlds and lore of Cyberpunk and Control too. Both have stories beyond the games. Cyberpunk has tons of lore and compelling characters/stories from their table top materials, novels/comics, not to mention the anime.
Control and Alan Wake share the same universe, though I can't imagine finishing Alan Wake 2, it's a slog. However, Alan Wake 1 has a well paced/intriguing narrative and Control is a total masterpiece, both in gameplay and story.
I'm sure Elden Ring will consume me when the DLC arrives, same for Ghost of Tsushima
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