Danielle Louise

First time I played this, years back, I couldn't get back the first heist. Went the (obviously) wrong way. Froze to death. August 2022 I have just picked it up again. And, I'm all in. Don't know how I couldn't get that part the first time. I do know that the controls/wheels/hubs, etc, aren't exactly intuitive. I have yet to play online. Not something I usually jump into anyway. But, the story lines? I am so rooting for these faulted people. Which only speaks to the writing skills of the Rock Star. I am so loving this. Even the radio station ads? The tiniest of details are what are doing this for me. Except for these... Elk? Trevor may be calling these animals with an elk call. But, those? Not elk. The controls? The way cars handle... the same car.... from the same mission try to mission try? Not my favorite. Which is why I went with a 4/5. Listening to Backstreet Boys while getting flipped in an illegal street race? 5/5.

Granted. I have put this game on pause to play others. Stuck on level 4. All the sudden, we got much, MUCH more challenging. I believe I need to invest in learning how the deck system works. Specifically, organizing it. It's not that easy for me to understand. Perhaps, a youtube tutorial will help. I'm assuming that problem is on me. So, I've giving this game a 5/5. It is totally unique. The fights are busy and require an intense amount of concentration. Much more than Elden Ring... which is just crazy. Can I have Margit again... This guy at level 4, is Farum level nuts. The story line? So bizarre/dark. But, I am so into it. Talking to a living dice? Fighting with weapons you get based on the roll of that dice? The story in two-town? I do wish the map was actually more helpful... as it is in any other game I've played. But, the urge to find my sister... Makes that relatively small issue, smaller.

Somehow, anything with Bethesda in the title, regardless of how little input they have with the game... is glitchy. I believe I played this originally on the xbox 360. On my xbox one (whatever), more glitches. Especially with sound or more enjoyable weapons like the ripper. Like game stopping, I'm glad I saved recently, glitches. Pro tip: Don't keep that many saves. Think the game allows 50. Just a small(er) selection. If I was judging a Bethesda title with the glitches, well, we'd never get above 3 stars. Certainly not the 4 I gave this. However, I've lost Loyal. He isn't at the air base. He isn't at Black Mountain. He is gone. And, Raul? One dialog option short of completing his quest. But, without Loyal? It's a loss. I have a console. I was accepting of the repeat error I made with Dean. Damn fragile ego there. But Loyal? Other than that? My favorite out of Fallout 3, New Vegas and 4. I adore the DLCs. Dead Money was my favorite. But, I really liked Old World this time around. 6 death claws at the Courier Run of Suicide? Nope. But, I do love this game. The karma style. How my companions just randomly offed someone at the Lucky 38. Rawr. The Fallout weapons. How the dialog changes from being a woman character to being a male... especially, when dealing with Caesar. It's a blast. Much less quests than Fallout 4. But, the quality of them is far more superior. Although, you can trip up a questline and not even realise it. Or lose a NPC on the map.... like Veronica. That no amount of traveling to Vault 22 solves. But, a great game.

I seem to be stuck at a banshee. But, I'm able to walk away. Fight some shrooms. Not be stuck.... which some games would do to me. Forcing me to pick a more recent save. I'm not in love with the few inventory slots I have. Even with the safe, in a certain tavern. It's a magical freakin safe. You're telling me, the all-mighty narrator... who can gift the board with a cheese curl wall of wonder.... Can't change that little gem? I do love this game though. Especially, my new dragon accomplice Ember. The narrator of course. Big unicorn buts. Weapon names. The whole DnD feel. Even the different perspectives. Varying quests. Goblins in polka dots. Etc. But, the map interface? The ability to fast travel should be more user friendly. More intuitive. And, when it did work, I'm not sure how it did. I should, in 2022, be able to pick a spot on the map (that I've discovered) and go there. Witcher III was friendlier in that regard. The story line? All of the fantasy, gun play? Animated teeth that attack me? My fellow co-players reactions? That's all awesome. Just a few tweeks and this game would be 5/5. Especially, since the saving function actually works. I usually detest auto saving. So, this game has been pleasantly surprising in that regard.

I didn't think I really needed 19 different ways, to experience a LSD-trip-like-gaming-experience. Yet. here we are. I'm really enjoying these games that offer a quirky narrator. But, this lovable psychopath? Giving me non-encouraging, encouragement? Truly a worthwhile experience. If only to embrace the power of having fake control over my characters endings. Relatively quick playthrus. Which somehow feel worthwhile but aren't. The happy ending that.... isn't as fun as the more violent ones. Cool little/not so little game.

If you told me, the basic set up behind this game? Get materials, improve a boat, keep friends happy? Like a farming sim for my Xbox? I'd call you crazy and I left that world of games a long time ago. I have left Elden/Farum for a bit. Needed a break. Witcher 3 new game plus. New Vegas/Lost in Random. I tend to like games w a darker twist. This game is vastly different. But yet not. The artistry is so eye catching. The interactions with my spirits are on par with the details of Sims. There is no pressure of defeating an enemy and yet somehow the 'battle' to save a dragon fight nicely done. Loving the snake/monk spirit. My deer chick spirit... Addicted to coffee? Yup. I'll roast those beans. Get her some joe. But yeah. I spent hours last night in a building sim. And I'm not ashamed. Had the save mechanic been better explained in game? I had to Google how to do it. Or when I can start saving. Because it is not clear and very easy in the beginning to lose everything. That button shouldn't be a thing if it is a true autosave. Or if saving isn't available yet. Otherwise it would be a 5/5. But being able to know how to save a game is a big deal. And a pretty simple concept for game designers to deal with.