You start a game, and three hours later you are standing on a mountain just looking at the landscape. For you that is not a wasted evening, it is exactly why you play.
Big worlds, big stories, big moments. You want to immerse yourself, not optimise. The graphics may impress, but they should please set themselves up. And the PC should be so quiet that you hear the game's music, not the fan.
Side quests are no side matter for you. Who knows what is waiting behind the next hill?
Strengths
+You really get into worlds and experience them more intensely than others.
+You have the stamina for long games.
+You discover details most people miss.
Pitfalls
!Your list of started games is longer than your list of finished ones.
!New games with high requirements tempt you, even when the PC is already wheezing.
!The main story sometimes waits a very, very long time.
Games that suit this type
Elden RingThe Witcher 3Red Dead Redemption 2Cyberpunk 2077Black Myth: WukongKingdom Come: Deliverance IIHorizon Forbidden West
Examples of the way of playing, not a list of what runs on which PC.
The right setup
Monitor
WQHD with 144 Hz, ideally with good contrast. Dark caves and sunsets then look the way they were meant to.
Graphics card
Upper mid-range with 16 GB of video memory. Big open worlds with high-resolution textures need the room.
Processor
A current six- to eight-core processor so busy cities and wide views do not stutter.
Memory and storage
32 GB of RAM and a large, fast SSD for short loading times and huge games.
Accessories
A controller for relaxed gaming from the armchair and good headphones for the sound of the world.
Software
DLSS or FSR on quality, the driver's automatic graphics optimisation, and nothing else that pulls you out of the world.
