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Anyone actually finish Bethesda's open world games?
- Thread starter hwarang
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I've finished Oblivion, Fallout 3, Fallout 4, and Fallout: New Vegas (though that isn't Bethesda proper). I wasn't a big fan of Skyrim so never got through that one. One day I'll play through Morrowind.
I finished Morrowind, Oblivion, Fallout 3, and Fallout: New Vegas. With Skyrim and Fallout 4, they really started to feel more "quantity over quality" and I never finished them.
I beat Skyrim. I couldn't tell you much about what happened in that game because Skyrim is ungodly repetitive on a level I can't really put into words, but I beat it. Whatever the fuck that means.
In Fallout 4 I made it almost to the endgame, but when I was told I HAD to commit genocide on at least one faction to progress, I dropped the MSQ in a spiteful huff and never went back to it. You can't force me to commit genocide, Bethesda. I won't do it.
Meanwhile, I've finished New Vegas five times.
In Fallout 4 I made it almost to the endgame, but when I was told I HAD to commit genocide on at least one faction to progress, I dropped the MSQ in a spiteful huff and never went back to it. You can't force me to commit genocide, Bethesda. I won't do it.
Meanwhile, I've finished New Vegas five times.
Eh, it's just not really the point of them for me. Possibly with the exception of New Vegas.
I just want to mess around in the world and explore random caves until I feel like moving on. Thats finished enough for me.
I just want to mess around in the world and explore random caves until I feel like moving on. Thats finished enough for me.
All of them. At some point just commit to doing the main quest line if you want to see it. The rest will still be waiting for you afterwards if you want more.
In subsequent playthroughs I treat these games differently though. I just wander around and do whatever with no plan. I still find new stuff in Skyrim 10 yrs later.
In subsequent playthroughs I treat these games differently though. I just wander around and do whatever with no plan. I still find new stuff in Skyrim 10 yrs later.
I almost finished Skyrim. But after 200+ hours of play I'm playing one week every year. So it's taking a while
I completed Morrowind's main story, but I was in high school then. I've put enough time into the others to finish, though.
I gave Oblivion a really good shot but the Oblivion Gates broke me. I just got bored. Oblivion was the first time I fully understood the leveling system and played into it. My character was very strong and it felt good, but I had to keep a detailed notepad of all my skill progress.
I gave Oblivion a really good shot but the Oblivion Gates broke me. I just got bored. Oblivion was the first time I fully understood the leveling system and played into it. My character was very strong and it felt good, but I had to keep a detailed notepad of all my skill progress.
lmao no.
Only exception was Oblivion because I got really into it and was trying to do everything in the game.
Only exception was Oblivion because I got really into it and was trying to do everything in the game.
I have never finished a Bethesda open world game. I always stopped whether due to bugs or just lost interest.
I'm hoping Starfield will break that trend.
I'm hoping Starfield will break that trend.
Whenever I start feeling the open world fatigue I make a beeline to the end, sticking with only the main quests and minimal exploring. I don't know if that coutns as "finishing" since there's still plenty of unplayed content.
Yeah, basically. There might be a few minor locations I don't get around to exploring but I try to do every side quest. I'm the same way with Mass Effect games and Witcher 3.
I beat the Skyrim, Morrowind, and Oblivion main quests once. After that, the real game is just spending a couple hours modding, playing for an hour or two, and then restarting the process by downloading even more mods.
Fallout 4 is the first one I didn't finish since Daggerfall. Just petered out for me. Could go back to it some day..
This is an insane person's post. Why would you try and beat one of their games quickly?! What's the point of even playing them at that point?!
Fallouts? Yes.
TES? Nope. I have too much fun exploring those. Well, I did until Skyrim. Found it boring.
TES? Nope. I have too much fun exploring those. Well, I did until Skyrim. Found it boring.
I did everything in Skyrim + DLCs besides 1 or 2 quests that were broken/bugged and couldn't be finished, but I had another like 90% playthrough where I did those.
Took a while, not gonna lie.
Took a while, not gonna lie.
I've beaten Fallout 3, Fallout 4, and Skyrim. I'm currently on my second playthrough of FO4, playing through all the DLC for the first time, and I'm finding a ton of new things that I never discovered my first time through. That Vault-Tec DLC too is taking up a disproportionate amount of my game time. If you've never done that stuff, you should. Building your own vault is a whole lotta fun.
I honestly kinda liked Far Harbor more than the base game. Never played Nuka-World though. Not sure how good it turned out.
define "finish" :D
Finished the main quest line and most major side quests in Oblivion, Fallout 3, Fallout NV, Skyrim, and Fallout 4. Fairly completionist in Fallout 3, NV, Skyrim, and *most* of Fallout 4. Some small collection/completionists stuff I didn't do in Oblivion and Fallout 4.
I'm sure there's still some undiscovered caves, dungeons, or side quests I missed in most of them, but I put 100+ hours into Skyrim, FO4, FO3, FO:NV, and at that point I think that's pretty much finding everything I could.
I remember like 100+ hours into Skyrim I stumbled into blackreach after not exploring it much in the main quest and was like "Jesus christ this is too big for me ...."
Finished the main quest line and most major side quests in Oblivion, Fallout 3, Fallout NV, Skyrim, and Fallout 4. Fairly completionist in Fallout 3, NV, Skyrim, and *most* of Fallout 4. Some small collection/completionists stuff I didn't do in Oblivion and Fallout 4.
I'm sure there's still some undiscovered caves, dungeons, or side quests I missed in most of them, but I put 100+ hours into Skyrim, FO4, FO3, FO:NV, and at that point I think that's pretty much finding everything I could.
I remember like 100+ hours into Skyrim I stumbled into blackreach after not exploring it much in the main quest and was like "Jesus christ this is too big for me ...."
I've 100%d Fallout 3 and dropped off the TES games every time. I'm going through Skyrim again now and I plan on doing all the main mission stuff (bar Dawnguard which broke for me). Not doing the missions where I walk around a cave until I defeat a powerful person at the end, get a weapon that more than likely is not as good as what I'm carrying, and then immediately cancel my adventure to go home and empty my pockets. I prefer the structure of the game with breakable weapons, but I love the feel of the world in TES games, so I persist.
Yes. My first Skyrim save had 300h+ into it. I did all the major questlines, didn't care for radiant quests. I'm actually replaying it right now because of the DLCs. I've never played Fallout before but I'm hoping to start with New Vegas soon.
I like to experience their games but I always get my fill just going through the story. I think Fallout 3 was the only one where I ended up doing far more than what was required to beat it.
Yes, I've finished Fallout 3, New Vegas, Fallout 4, Oblivion, and Skyrim, along with all their DLCs. 100s of hours but I loved every minute.
EDIT - To be complete I've also started Morrowind about four times over the years on different platforms but I've never gotten more than 10-20 hours in before I quit and play something else. I don't love that game like everyone else does. I haven't given up though.
EDIT - To be complete I've also started Morrowind about four times over the years on different platforms but I've never gotten more than 10-20 hours in before I quit and play something else. I don't love that game like everyone else does. I haven't given up though.
Beat Fallout 3, Morrowind, Skyrim. I was put off by New Vegas in the first hour and didn't pick it back up (not a big fan of the modding scene). I really enjoyed Fallout 4, especially the ambiance but got sidetracked at some point about midway through the game and never got back to it.
Finished the main line and some of the guilds in Morrowind, all of the guilds (Dark Brotherhood) in Oblivion along with the main story and the main story of Skyrim and everything except the Warriors guild. I also finished the Morrowind storyline in ESO.
Finished the main story for Fallout 3 but so far I've not finished the main stories of Fallout NV and 4.
I just don't have the time to but I would like to eventually get back to all those games.
Finished the main story for Fallout 3 but so far I've not finished the main stories of Fallout NV and 4.
I just don't have the time to but I would like to eventually get back to all those games.
I finished Fallout 4 and its DLC. It was fun. Also, I am normally not a fan of open world games 🤷♂️
I've beaten Morrowind, Fallout: NV, Skyrim and Fallout 4. Didn't beat Oblivion, didn't play Fallout 3 or 76.
I feel like Skyrim had a pretty short main quest compared to the other games. It felt much more straightforward and you don't really need to visit that many locations to complete it.
I feel like Skyrim had a pretty short main quest compared to the other games. It felt much more straightforward and you don't really need to visit that many locations to complete it.