Pretty much the entire fanbase agrees this is where it peaked and I'm no different. Perhaps its just nostalgia or the environment at the time, but it feels like this game struck the right balance with its edgy and excessive character design and writing where you can laugh at it instead of rolling your eyes, and still appreciate the more serious and well written story beats. There's also a good sense of direction in how you build a character, without sacrificing the variety of options, a balance I feel future entries often disrupt. Never been a huge fan of the "80 dlcs" marketing strategy, but the base game is great, and these days, is pretty cheap too.

Pretty much the entire fanbase agrees this is where it peaked and I'm no different. Perhaps its just nostalgia or the environment at the time, but it feels like this game struck the right balance with its edgy and excessive character design and writing where you can laugh at it instead of rolling your eyes, and still appreciate the more serious and well written story beats. There's also a good sense of direction in how you build a character, without sacrificing the variety of options, a balance I feel future entries often disrupt. Never been a huge fan of the "80 dlcs" marketing strategy, but the base game is great, and these days, is pretty cheap too.