I agree on risen 3 and the technomancer, platinumed both and both were solid games, tchia I played at launch and platinume𓆏d with no noticeable problems, a very cute little game, days gone speaks for itself, poorly reviewed but now being widely appreciated for the excellent game it is. I would only disagree about biomutant, I played about 3 hours and it was so boring that was it, I didn't want to play it anymore.

I tried to play inquisition a couple of years ago but just couldn't get on with the combat so I ditched it. So, apart from that, the veilguard is the only DA game I've ever played, and I only decided to give it a shot because it was a free monthly game on ps+... which shocked me as its still so new. I had read all the bad comments from the anti woke brigade, and while I'm not a fan of that who identity politics thing, I went into it with an open mind... it's free, right, there's literally nothing to lose. Imagine my joy when I discovered that, playing as a warrior anyway, the combat gave me massive god of war vibes. I thought that's a good start, let's carry on and see where it goes. 101 hours later I bagged the platinum having had an absolute blast the entire time. I absolutely adore the game and it just reinforced my stance of basically ignoring "haters" (I don't like that word, it's a cliche, but I can't think of a better one to use) and making my own mind up about something. I found the writing fine, the world was beautiful, the combat superbly judged and the game brilliantly optimized, not ꦚa single glitch, crash or anything in those 101 hours. I rate it an easy 9/10.

I dont touch live service games. Not interested, never will be. At 42 I'm far more discerning in my tastes and will only play single player games, or rarely multi-player designed coop stuff like the remnant games. I'm actually the exact kind of gamer you say doesn't really exist anymore, in that I give lots of indie games a fair shot and have found someꦗ of my all time favorite gaming experiences in this bracket, yet some of my biggest disappointments and wasted time and money have been from established AAA big players. Leave the live service crap to the teenagers, and us adults will continue to support the indies.