Hi-Fi Rush has a kinda indie vibe. Tango Gameworks studio isn’t huge, but they’ve made fairly well known AAA survival horror games. HiFi is more narrowly focused but still published by Bethesda/Microsoft.
I’m not sure how small is small, but Splattercat Gaming is fun. It’s not the place to go for series unfortunately, though I wish he’d get back into them.
But Splat has a lot of interesting life experiences and he’s fun to listen to.
Always gotta recommend Keepetclassy! Gabe and Amber are two Australian friends who have been making gaming videos for a while now. Amber is trans and often speaks about her experiences now which is always interesting.
Can also highly recommend Skurry. They make some really cozy videos on metrodvanias and the like.
The song and dance number Micheal and George do in honor of Henry stealing a lute for them, and also doing their chores in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.
I love them if they’re done right. Bethesda and CDPR do it right every time. I do really enjoy Ubisoft’s open worlds back in the day, such as the old AC games (Rogue and before), Watch Dogs games, etc. Of course, RDR2 is also a masterpiece in this design. You mentioned Days Gone and I enjoy that one too, it’s designed in a way that doesn’t feel exhaustive.
Problem is, because of the scope of the games, it tends to take too much time. If the devs don’t make the exploration and side activities fun and worthwhile, it’s easy to lose steam and get burned out.
I do find some of them great for killing time, though. I’ll sometimes load up Watch Dogs 2 and free roam, do multiplayer activities, hunt down collectibles as I listen to cybersecurity podcasts. Same with RDR2 if I’m listening to podcasts about America or traditionalism.
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