Yeah, BG3 isn't a truly branching path game in the way something like Witcher 2 for example is.
Coelacanth
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They're very different games, in my opinion. If "bang for your buck" is most important then BG3 has objectively more content. It's way longer, has way more side content and can support many playthroughs.
I think BG3 is a very good game, but it is not perfect and it is somewhat overrated. It's a great game, but not the best game ever. It has a fair share of flaws, and while the writing is fine it's still very much videogamey.
Expedition 33 is more of a work of art. It still has its problems too, but at all the critical points it delivers in spades. It's got a great cast of characters, beautiful art direction and a story with resonant themes that will hit home with most people. Plus one of the best soundtracks of all time. It's got fantastic presentation, some incredible set pieces and moments and phenomenal voice acting, direction and facial expressions. Even though the game is turn-based, the implementation of active elements like Parry and Dodge will feel very familiar to you coming from Elden Ring. In fact, one of the gameplay designers used to be a Sekiro speedrunner, and it shows.
From your frame of reference BG3 is more like Skyrim I'd say, in that it can almost be your "forever-game". People put thousands of hours into it over dozens of playthroughs and it has a very vivid modding scene. Expedition 33 is all about that one, cinematic impactful playthrough. Maybe you play it a second time to pick up on foreshadowing and stuff like that.
For me personally I had a great time playing BG3, but I will eventually forget about it. I spent fewer hours in Expedition 33, but the experience will stay with me way longer.
I love my backlog. I've got probably 30 games purchased at all-time lows sitting ready as a 5-star menu ready to browse whenever I finish playing something. I get to scroll through it as if running my finger across the backs of great novels lined up in an extensive library, looking at them one at a time and thinking "hm, what am I in the mood for right now?". It's an additional pleasure on top of just playing the game for me. Even just thinking about it from time to time and knowing I have it ready for the future, like Metro: Exodus that I will get to one day. I am a pleasure delayer.
This is absolutely insane. Move over Skyblivion, we have a new king in town.
Great game, had a lot of fun with it.
Seeing as you liked Chaos Theory and look like you have access to a PS2 the co-op campaign in Splinter Cell: Double Agent (OG Xbox/PS2 version developed by Ubisoft Montreal) also tends to get good reviews. I haven't played it myself though.
It's a sadly forgotten relic of the old internet.
I've always felt that puritanical stigmatization of sex and sexuality have really fucked us up psychologically as a species.
It's a shame we can't follow individuals around here, so please @ me whenever you do decide it's ready to publish. I don't want to miss it.
I was always curious about the Playdate because Lucas Pope made a game for it and he's a genius, but I never really could see myself justifying the massive price tag for what it is.
Also I hope you're feeling better! It made me so happy to see a post from you again as I've missed seeing you around. Hope your health is improving ♥️
I love it! I don't know why but game cartridges always had a much better feel to them than disks to me. Could just be nostalgia for the times, though. But I recently dug out my 3DS and there is just something so satisfying about the click of inserting a game.