The gameplay preview really gave me that feeling, at least in terms of gameplay. We'll have to see if Basim is as charming as Ezio, though, I think that may be tough :D

Personally really excited for a denser, hopefully more handcrafted world.

Also, very surprised how few people heard of Ubisoft doing a classic AC/modern AC split. There's a ton of folks who are only hearing about it now.

Skyrim with mods, honestly. I feel like there's a lot of potential there

I'm generally not a fan of survival or horror games. Even Outer Wilds (especially so its DLC) were too "heavy" for me; stuff like Amnesia or Resident Evil I don't touch at all. So Alyx was a very bad hit for me.

I think generally, Alyx is liked. But not a lot of people played it.

Huh, nice! TIL

I know ProtonDB exists, I'm just surprised a Blizzard game works :D

I previously commented about Dragon Age and Borderlands but screw that. THIS is the answer I'm going with. Half-Life: Alyx.

I played it under best possible conditions - with a Valve Index, in a full room VR - and absolutely hated it. Cumbersome, slow, and survival horror instead of running around killing stuff feeling like a badass. It doesn't feel like a Half-Life game at all. HL1, HL1:BS, HL1:OF, HL2, HL2:E1, HL2:E2, HL2:LC, Black mesa all were same and all were fun. HL:A? Not so much.

Borderlands 3. The writing just murders it, and the combat doesn't carry it for me. 1, 2, TPS, Wonderlands all have better stories, so I enjoy them more.

EDIT: aw, shit, you said favorite franchise... hm... Dragon Age: Origins then? I enjoyed DA2/DAI way more, because of the story/quests.

EDIT 2: you know what, Half-Life: Alyx. I actively hated that game despite playing it in best possible conditions. It's cumbersome, slow, and too much "survival-horror" instead of an FPS.

Personally don't pirate stuff, but gotta support folks who are leaving Reddit. So... here I am I guess?

Surprised there's no anti-cheat that stops it from working, but honestly, it sounds like a very good experience