I've gotten to the point where I really don't have time (or frankly - patience) for big, open worlds - I generally play those kinds of games on the easiest difficulties just to get the story. Basically - I love focused, story driven games - like TBoUT (played 1 and 2 on Vinny's recommendation) and Contradiction ( best GB feature of the year). KSP is also great, but true to my gaming nature - I prefer to play it in easy mode (MechJeb!)....
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