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Some people did have toilets: https://www.ancient.eu/article/1239/toilets-in-a-medieval-castle/ Skyrim castles have no excuse.

It would give them more context to frame informed opinions, I reckon. I do think some games are so big though that if one tries to cover everything, it is a mile wide and an inch deep. I guess best for me in those cases would be someone who has played most of the game or all of it, but is focusing the review on one component or another in depth.

Good thing, as there is literally like one bathroom in all of Skyrim =D

On PS3, it turned out to be L2, R2. Thanks again!

Yes, this!

I think the game tried to explain this to me, but I missed the directions cause I was fighting, ugh. I will look it up again, thank you! I haven't even found that yet. I've actually been doing well with it. Sometimes I can even deal with clusters of up to three this way.

I liked those little dungeons, actually. I know what you mean though. they were a bit repetitious. Not as bad as the Oblivion Gates in Oblivion though.

I was running frantically around in RDR Undead Nightmare last night trying to survive, which was stressful, but also super fun. I realized then that this is sometimes an element of gaming I really enjoy—a frantic, panicky rush around for survival. I think when this happens it reflects a combination of my own lack of skill along with how the developers made the game to be experienced in parts. Do you enjoy this type of game play?

@Kane99 created an interesting thread here about bickering gamers who take their games and consoles seriously in a negative fashion and pick fights with each other as a result. By contrast, does anyone here take any games very seriously, but in a positive and non-critical way? Like for example, I take the BioShock series extremely seriously--they are not "just games" to me--but I can still laugh at silly things about them and not attack other people over them.

I think we have a thread here already on game-related merchandise we have, but what about game-related merchandise that you have your eye on and want? I would like a blanket I found today with a Skyrim map on it, and I am also planning to buy some small posters of some of the advertisements in BioShock games for plasmids/vigors and other products for my walls.

Just started RDR Undead Nightmare last night, and so far I am finding it pretty challenging compared to the base game (but also very fun). Aside from running and climbing a lot and relying on the torch as much as possible, anyone have any tips for stocking up on ammo and generally staying alive?

@The Blackangel was mentioning the stress of feeding and caring for horses to keep them alive in RDR 2, and it got me thinking about how stressful it also is to me to play games that force me to eat and hydrate and sleep to stay alive on a particular schedule. I do kind of get the appeal from a realism standpoint, but it is distracting to me, and I already struggle with basic resource management (I'm not bad at it--it just gives me anxiety). What about you?

In Skyrim DLC, or something in ESO (which I haven't played)?

Incredibly helpful and detailed recommendations. Thank you!! Incidentally, I think the RDR horses ride better/more naturally than those in most games. But in the original game, you don't have to feed them, etc.

Mostly I just care if the reviewer is HONEST about what they did and did not play of the game.

I just have to comment on my first playthrough with Dawnguard in Skyrim, so far this is the single buggiest DLC I have ever played. I’ve had problems with a glitch that could break the entire main questline, problems with Serana getting stuck, and I fell through the floor of a room. If anyone has any recommendations or warnings to share, I’d appreciate it, as I am worried about whether I will even be able to finish playing through the main quest line.

I’m exploring the Soul Cairn in Skyrim for the first time, and I’m torn between finding it kind of cool and getting aggravated at the fact that it is so huuuuuge and kind of empty. I feel the same way about Blackreach. What big, empty areas in video games drive you crazy because you get lost, are a completionist, or just feel they overstay their welcome without offering much?

I was so stoked to find a summonable horse in the Soul Cairn in Skyrim the other day (I am on my first Dawnguard playthrough). Finally, a horse that I don't need to worry about getting lost or killed; it solves so many of the problems I have had with Skyrim mounts. In general, I seem to find mounts in games problematic for a variety of reasons. Which games do you think have the best and worst mounts, and why?

There is a lot of discussion of battle royale games here, and I sometimes see some of you mention not being a fan. For those of you who don’t like battle royale, why don’t you? And for those of you who do, what do you like about it?

What FPS game modes are your favorites, whether generic modes that a lot of games have, or specific modes for particular games? My favorite is probably still the football mode (I think it went by a different name) in UT 2004.

I think my top best of both worlds games are Red Dead Redemption and Fallout NV. What about for you?

I play open world games for a chill, relaxing experience, and I play linear games to lose myself in a story.

Epic story! You make me wish I could have witnessed it!

Both. I ran with some shady people. But, in all fairness, the other side was shady too.

They already dictate what materials kids in schools are exposed to. It's always been that way in public schools.