My absolute favorite game, though, would have to be The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. I love everything about it, from the colorful landscapes and townscapes (as opposed to Skyrim's plain-n-gray world), to the Mage's Guild questline, and everything in between.

Though come to think of it, I never did play the actual main quest in the game, I always just goofed off and went my own way - usually a path of darkness.

I never finished the Mage's Guild questline. I always ended up killing a member on accident and never committed to bringing all the ingredients to excuse my crime. XD I'm considering buying it again to goof off (The duplication glitch was mandatory for me.) but I'm not sure.

I've never considered it, but Skyrim is rather grey. I do understand it though, being set in the snowy north, for the most part. But I do enjoy it more than I did Oblivion, unlike quite a few people.

Skyrim and Oblivion are both excellent games. I really like Skyrim's Thieves Guild/Dark Brotherhood Quests, they were a bit more in-depth I think. Not to mention... dragons!

But seriously, you should complete the Mages Guild questline, because at the Arcane University you can manufacture your own spells and make very, very deadly combinations. My favorite was to combine shock/fire damage, health drain and magicka drain, so anytime I cast the spell, I would regain the target's magicka and be able to cast it again in about 3 seconds - very useful against enemies.

It's gonna be hard to go back to using spells on Oblivion after using the great magic on Skyrim, but I'll give it a shot.

Also, have you played the Elder Scrolls Online beta? Magic on there is a little disappointing as well, but the special attacks redeem it a little.

No, I haven't played the beta yet. Been waiting to get a PS4 and wanted to just wait to play until the game came out, but so far it looks like the PS4 is a pipe-dream since I have more immediate needs (car for example). :P

I was in the EXACT SAME PREDICAMENT until my girlfriend and I decided we'd rather move before I get a car, even though that still doesn't allow me to get a PS4 before we move. D:

But I suggest signing up for the beta whether or not you have the PS4 yet or not. It's definitely worth it and you don't even really need a high-end computer to play with no/minimal lag.

Looks like I missed the dates available to obtain a key - oh well. :P

On the bright side, I found out it will be available to play on Mac, so I might just do that... instead of spending $399 + $60 for the game +$50-$100 for a headset to communicate with friends. Granted, graphics wouldn't be that great, but I'm sure it'll be fine. :)

I looked into buying a mac (not for gaming reasons of course) and just gave up when I couldn't find anything for my budget. Haha.

So many to choose from.

Just to keep the post short, I'll just name my favorites from last gen: Fallout 3/NV and Far Cry 2 (yes, 2, not 3). I just love open world games that put you in "exotic" locations and are somewhat realistic (not fantasy nor sci-fi). Bonus points if they are challenging and have great inmersion. In those games I could just walk around the game world for hours and still have a lot of fun.

I admit that Far Cry 2 was very flawed and I understand why people don't like the game, but for me it was an unforgetable experience: diverse environments, very intense gunfights and challenging difficulty without being unfair (for the most part) and also total inmersion, that game got the HUD so right, in my opinion.

I recently bought FarCry 2 for PS3 for €5,-.

The gameplay realy sucks because it takes so long to save every time.

I recently bought FarCry 2 for PS3 for €5,-.

The gameplay realy sucks because it takes so long to save every time.

The gameplay sucks because it takes too long to save? Your argument is rather flawed and rather shallow, honestly.

Except 2 does suck. 3 on the other hand........

Far Cry 2 indeed sucks in my opinion (bad design, poor story, repetitive gameplay, etc. The game was rushed, and it shows). It just happened that it became one of my favorite games ever, despite its flaws.

I didn't like Far Cry 3 that much, yet I think it's a superior game. Weird, huh?