Video game thread

• Morrowind  
• Oblivion  
• Skyrim  
• Fallout 3  
• Fallout: New Vegas  
• Fallout 4  
  My own dislikes aside, avoid FO3 mostly because performance on modern rigs is spotty at best, and (in a surprising twist) the PC version performs significantly worse than console versions. Otherwise, FO4 is the big one for building, especially if you get one of the “build anywhere” mods. Surprisingly, Morrowind can come close to the same level of building freedom with a few mods, but it’s naturally extremely aged beyond what some people can stand now.
   
  Then there’s 2D “open world survival craft” icons:  
• Terraria  
• Starbound  
  For some reason I could never enjoy Terraria, but it’s become the icon of those kinds of games. Starbound has much of the same systems, and is my personal favorite in that regard, but make sure to mod the hell out of it otherwise the game is extremely bland at its core. Make your own opinions, but avoid the mod Frakin Universe when you start out; install after you’re familiar with the game and FU (and its implications) if it’s something for you. Avoid similar games Darkout, Edge of Space, and Windforge - Darkout was released with half of the story and never released the “complete story DLC” after significant backlash, Edge of Space was released incomplete and broken, and Windforge is unoptimized to the point of unplayable late-game. A game called Signs of Life has promise, but it’s been in extremely slow Early Access for years.
   
  And then there are the “warring pair” of survival crafts:  
• No Man’s Sky  
• Subnautica  
  Both games have robust base-building and vast open worlds. Subnautica is goal-driven, story-driven, and a static, hand-crafted world. No Man’s Sky (completely ignoring ALL associated past drama) is more “make your own goals” a la Minecraft. Worlds are procedurally-generated (though all players share the same seed), and building contains some limits, but you can build as many bases as you want wherever you want.
   
  All recommended here are either explicitly RPGs, have strong RPG elements, or can have more RPG elements added (Starbound with the RPG Growth mod).

2. Why do I get a firewall popup when launching the game?

The reason the game asks for internet access is because Epic Games (the owners of Unreal Engine) want to collect anonymous analytics from users to help improve their Engine Code. Note that any firewall prompt you get is not something caused by Perfect Vermin, rather it’s a prompt from Epic Games. You can choose to not allow access, the game should still function properly.