Game DescriptionEnderal is a free total conversion mod for Skyrim that adds a new map, story, quests, NPCs, and monsters. It also has tweaks to increase the difficulty, such as hunger mechanics and spoiling food.Enderal is touted as having a darker and more psychological story than Skyrim. Just a few minutes into the game, we are introduced to a sinister father character. The walls of your family home are plastered with disturbing images like diagrams of the human body and a replica of Saturn Devouring His Son by Francisco Goya.This mod is a bit slower in pace than the original game. However, if you loved Skyrim, this is your chance to experience playing it for the first time again.Episode TopicsAndy: 'I think Enderal does a decent job establishing a darker tone.
I mean, if you can make a bright, sunny day seem creepy, you're doing something right. I think some of these horror scenes fall a little flat due to the voice acting and the limitations of the Skyrim engine, but I like it when people take an existing system and adapt it to a different genre-like when people make games in RPG Maker that aren't RPGs.'
St0rm: 'I can appreciate what they are trying to do, but it does come off a little silly at times. I'd guess that the imagery has more of an impact when you're playing it alone rather than talking shit over it with a friend.' St0rm: 'What are the differences between Enderal and Skyrim?'
Andy: 'I want to give a blanket disclaimer: All of the criticisms I am going to give this game are not me saying 'this game is bad' but rather me giving a caveat emptor. In my opinion, they made some changes to the gameplay that some people will love and some people will hate:. Health no longer regenerates over time. You have to eat food and use healing items. There is a new mechanic called 'Mana Sickness' where healing magic and potions will build up mana sickness over time.
Any ready yet? There are many intresting in production currently, but ive heard of none that is ready yet. Ive tried falskaar, found it boring, same with beyond reach and wyrmstooth. Any other that bring actually something new and intresting? Ive been lately playing skyrim only on xbox, but im so tired of it. And on pc i dont want to play the same old things again (on pc im somewhere lvl 40. Hello Playground! For those of us who haven't heard, SureAI just recently released their mod in English. Originally a German mod, Enderal is a complete and total conversion of Skyrim. New lore, new characters, and an entirely new world. If you enjoyed Skyrim, it's definitely worth a look. I've been having a ton of fun with it so far, so I was curious to see if any of the Playground has tried.
You no longer gain skill points by using them. You have to find skill books and trainers.The skill point change is the biggest issue for me. My favorite thing about Skyrim is that any time you want to try a new build, you just do it. You grow your character organically by playing the game. This new system forces you to search every nook and cranny because you can't risk missing a book.' St0rm: 'Skyrim knew how to start.
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You wake up on the cart, you create your character, then people start getting executed and a dragon attacks. By contrast, Enderal seems to be taking a very long time to get started. Even with the portions that you edited out, it's almost 30 minutes into the video before we get to gameplay. I can appreciate ambiance and world-building, but that may be a little too slow for me.' Andy: 'Enderal is a slow burn.
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I think it was an odd choice to tutorialize the game again. Ostensibly, anyone playing Enderal is already familiar with the Skyrim controls, so it seems like a waste to bog down an already slow opener with a tutorial section.'
Andy: 'I'm excited for Sekiro. I've always said the From Software is great at what they do, and it would be nice to see them try something else.
It's still a 3rd-person combat focused game, but it's definitely not just 'Weeb Souls'.' St0rm: 'To me, the biggest changes in Sekiro are related to the combat. You now have a grappling hooked used for movement and to close in on enemies.
They have also updated the dodge mechanics: There are 3 dodges-a parry, a dodge, and a jump for low, sweeping attacks. Gone are the days of idly pressing 'dodge' right as the enemie's attack is about to connect.' Culture Corner: 'The Kirlian Frequency'.
I think mods are great. And if you’ve been following the lists I’ve been compiling for RPS over the last several months, I dare say you feel somewhat the same.
Be it superficial tweaks, or highly ambitious overhauls, the work of creative hobbyists is often wonderful – and anything which is capable of breathing new life into our most treasured games is surely worth celebrating.Total conversion mods are arguably the most impressive of this remarkable bunch. Due to their often exceptional standard, pulling this list together was a daunting task.
I’ve gathered my favourites below, including a number of honourable mentions after the core lineup, which cover a wide range of genres. Be it finely-tuned strategy or guns-blazing first-person shooting, and everything in between, you’re sure to find something that tickles your modification fancies here.Game – Arma 2A child of Arma 2 and Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead, DayZ is a brutal post-apocalyptic zombie survival mod that’s as much about isolation and solitude as it is about fighting hordes of the undead. Sure, the infected want nothing more than to tear you limb from limb and feast on your festering insides, but a heavy drought, harsh famine, and an ever-dwindling amount of resources means cohabiting hostile human survivors present as much danger as the mindless monsters do. You’ll spend long spells of DayZ hiding away away in the wilderness, safer, and all the better for it.
Arma 2’s DayZ mod proved so popular that it went standalone in 2013.Game – Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasMulti-Theft Auto began life as an online multiplayer component for 2001’s Grand Theft Auto 3, then named GTA 3: Alternative Multiplayer. While also supporting 2002’s GTA: Vice City, MTA’s popularity was cemented by its support for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – the game which Multi-Theft Auto is still based upon today.As, Multi-Theft Auto – rather strangely – appears to be getting more popular with each passing year, even against the acclaim of Grand Theft Auto 5’s far more sophisticated GTA: Online.
A number of entertaining game modes, loyal player-base and cartoon-like aesthetic keep things fresh, though, all of which has helped MTA operate for more than a decade with little sign of slowing down.Game – Half-LifeWhen Valve’s flagship sci-fi FPS Half-Life failed to ship with default cooperative support, Dan Fearon – otherwise known as Sven Viking – set about crafting his own co-op experience. In 1999 Sven Co-op shipped its first version 1.0 and while Fearon didn’t expect it to be played by anyone besides him and his mates, the Half-Life community celebrated its release. In 2016, 17 years since inception – with hundreds of updates, tweaks and tinkerings along the way – Sven Co-op finally landed on Steam and has since accrued over 1.5 million players.Expect co-operative play where players band together against AI NPCs, and collectively solve puzzles as a team. Familiar Half-Life weapons, character and monsters star, however the difficulty has been ramped up to suit team play.
Furthermore, a healthy modding scene has helped keep Sven Co-ops maps and missions fresh.Game – S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of PripyatBilled as a “free-play sandbox mod” for Call of Pripyat, the S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Chernobyl mod features 32 maps, some reworked level design, improved AI and customisable weather. Players can expect a new level named Trucks Cemetery, as well as a new character creation suite – “including name, portrait and faction selection” – alongside a new achievement, and a ranking and reputation system. Those who enjoy cooperative play should know Call of Chernobyl also boasts a companion system, and a PDA stats system and leaderboard. Update 1.4 released in September 2016 bringing with it some sweeping changes – the sum of which can be found by clicking the link above.Game – Crusader Kings 2Crusader Kings 2’s A Game of Thrones was launched in 2012 and does what you almost certainly expect: transports the sprawling world of Westeros into CK2. While interweaving George R.R.
Martin’s fantasy drama narrative and lore into Paradox’s grand strategy wargame, AGoT reworks Crusader Kings 2’s base game mechanics so that the real is less likely to fragment into multiple kingdoms – a la the television/book series. The off-shoot of this is of course that players fight to control one singular throne – the Iron Throne. As it stands, players can choose to play from any start date in the 300 years before Aegon’s Conquest through to the beginning of the fourth book, The Feast of Crows.Game – Half-LifeWhen Minh “Gooseman” Le and Jess “Cliffe” Cliffe crafted Counter-Strike – a tactical shoot ’em up mod for the original Half-Life – the latter was still in school. After the selling the rights to Valve, Le moved to the developer’s Seattle headquarters to further develop the idea, while Cliffe spent two years wrapping up his studies before eventually joining his online partner. This was the first time the pair had ever met in person which somewhat surprising, given how popular Counter-Strike would go on to become. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has since eclipsed the original in popularity terms, but, given the fact the majority of its players started out in the 1999 classic, it’s sometimes easy to forget CS:GO began life as a Gordon Freeman knock-off.Game – QuakeTeam Fortress hasn’t always boasted the cartoon-like visuals its hugely popular second series entry has today. Now over two decades old, the original TF was written and designed by Robin Walker, Ian Caughley and John Cook, however quickly welcomed the many hands of intuitive map makers and modders who crafted a host of new arenas and weapons into the original idea.
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As a class-based multiplayer, Team Fortress weighs heavily on team-work (it’s in the name) as players do battle to ascertain specific objectives with Capture the Flag a particular fan favourite. Three years after inception Valve bought the rights to Team Fortress and released a standalone variation for Half-Life. Team Fortress 2 landed in 2007 and is to this day one of Steam’s most played games.Game – Half-Life 2Black Mesa is a fan-made remake of the original Half-Life that’s been in development since the launch of Half-Life 2 in 2004. Said to be unhappy with the difference in quality between the GoldSrc engine (which powered the original game) and the Source engine (which powered HL2), mod team Crowbar Collective set out to reimagine protagonist Gordon Freeman’s debut outing against more modern tech – a journey which is still incomplete today. Following eight years of development, work on the free iteration of Black Mesa wrapped up in September 2012, with a paid version now available on Steam’s Early Access platform. The latter promises to include the otherworldly Xen chapters of the original, as well as surplus multiplayer maps and game modes.Game – Half-Life 2Another game born from the Source engine that went on to spawn its very own standalone version.
The brilliant work of Davie Wreden and William Pugh, The Stanley Parable perfectly illustrates the gratuitous grind of the 9-5 rat race while simultaneously taking a swipe at the illusion of choice – both in life and in videogames. The result is nothing short of brilliant as the player goes against the narrator – voiced superbly by British actor Kevan Brighting – as little events unfold in direct relation to your actions. Videogames have a knack for reinventing themselves to the point where critics are often left questioning the definition of the medium. The Stanley Parable is a perfect example of a mod-cum-game that rewrites the rule book.Game – Half-Life 2One of the most famous Half-Life 2 mods which creator Garry Newman has long admitted was a mistake. Born from experimentations with the Source engine, Garry’s Mod was one of the first ever games to land on Valve’s Steam distribution platform and offers players a free-roaming physics sandbox within which to build whatever they want.