Been getting a bit bored of everything else i've been playing recently, so decided to dip into the archive of Playstation Plus monthly games that i'd added to my collection but never downloaded.
Tried God of War (2018) first but couldn't get on with the strict, linear nature of the gameplay.
I've always enjoyed Bethesda's games and having finally stopped playing Fallout 76 in the last 6 months i thought i'd give Elder Scrolls Online a shot. Given it came out in 2015, the same year as Fallout 4, the graphics feel decidedly previous, previous gen. PS3 rather than PS4. They're much closer to Oblivion (2006) then they are even Skyrim (2011). I know the online aspect is bound to dial that down a touch to keep everything running smoothly and the frame-rate up when there are a whole bunch of non-NPCs in an area, but FO76 feels like a whole generation up from ESO even though they debuted on the same platform and only 3 years apart.
Janky graphics aside it all feels nicely familiar and easy to settle into, even if it's not the FO76 in Tamriel i was expecting. The fighting aspect is pretty poor and simplistic and the way enemies re-spawn as soon as you turn your back is annoying. Still. Having a massive new map to explore and a character to level up is just what i needed.