@kate im not going to say disco elysium because its too obvious, so instead i'll go with the second most obvious option: new vegas! i don't think ive ever seen a game manage to write this level of meaningful, deep roleplay into so many buckwild and different directions, WHILE keeping such a clear narrative focus and theming through the whole thing. its really great how every skill has impact on how you Talk to people, not just "raw" gameplay, makes the whole thing feel so unique and personal
@kate @dee I suggest finding a mod kit that will stop it from crashing, and also bei jt willing to console command god mode of you want. And yes, the story is as trashy as you could possibly imagine, and yes, the Chinatown segment is as racist as you can possibly imagine (among other sections)
but also, dang, it sure is a fuckin game
@kate HONESTLY yeah! i havent tried morrowind but de was legit the first game i felt was on the same level as nv ever since i played it for the first time years ago. its just an insanely high bar lmao although a honorable mention goes to the pillars series, which i think is also extremely fucking good but doesn't Quite get there the way NV and DE do