Kenshi recaptured a kind of gaming magic I've only felt a few times in my life: Playing Morrowind over summer vacation in middle school, and playing Mount & Blade in my first semester of college. The lack of a formal structure or campaign combined with the chaos of the overlapping esoteric gameplay systems encourage a kind of free-wheeling abandon that has kept me playing long after I abandon most games.

Kenshi recaptured a kind of gaming magic I've only felt a few times in my life: Playing Morrowind over summer vacation in middle school, and playing Mount & Blade in my first semester of college. The lack of a formal structure or campaign combined with the chaos of the overlapping esoteric gameplay systems encourage a kind of free-wheeling abandon that has kept me playing long after I abandon most games.