I only recently played Portal 2 & 1 (in that order lol). Really enjoyed them, I totally see why they're considered a classic!
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Oh man, Portal's release (as well as the rest of the Orange Box) was incredible to experience
It's a special game that I'd recommend to just about everyone
GTA San Andreas. I still have a dent in my forehead from that case.
Persona 5 Royal. And with it the entire Persona series. This shit is amazing.
I have fell asleep playing Civilization a few times :) Just...one...more...turn.
From Software Souls-like games.
In fact, I’m still technically sleeping on them as I don’t know where to start. Assuming I can only play on a PS3 or Steam Deck - where would be the best jumping in point?
I suggest starting with Dark Souls 1 and playing them in order. DS1 is slower and clunkier than the sequels, but will introduce you to the mechanics and playstyle of the series. That clunkiness is especially obvious after playing the sequels. DS2 is the one most people like the least, but it's still pretty decent, and plays somewhat faster than the first. DS3 is the smoothest experience, and probably hardest of the three.
Bloodborne is a more action-oriented experience, definitely a faster pace than the Souls games, and arguably harder because of it.
If you still want more, check out Demon's Souls. Some of the mechanics are tedious and can easily be ignored, others are main parts of the game and have been simplified somewhat in the later games. I haven't played the remake, but apparently it's as close as possible to the original experience, only with upgraded graphics and sound. I read that even the game's timings are exactly replicated.
I was expecting you to recommend Elden Ring, honestly!
Willing to tackle the series chronologically, if that’s what you think would be the best way to familiarise myself with the genre.
Didn't play The Last of Us until a few months before Part 2 came out. I went into them pretty much blind, and I'm really glad I got to experience them like that. Real masterpieces these games.
undertale and deltarune. i kinda always dismissed those games as youtuber fandom shit, if that makes sense… stuff made to appeal to fandoms who love to pull nonsense out of their asses to make the games deeper than they really are. game theory bait. and i’ve heard so many horrors about the utdr fandom, it made me want to steer clear of the games. and i figured, since i already got spoiled a ton of stuff from undertale through cultural osmosis, what would be the point of playing it?
but they still interested me somewhat, since i heard from more people that they were actually really good… and i got spoiled one more thing i didn’t know, and i figured if i want to play these games someday, i have to do it now so my enjoyment of them isn’t ruined more by just existing on the internet
so i did! i played undertale twice in a row (i didn’t do everything needed to get the pacifist ending the first time), and the first 2 chapters of deltarune right after that (only those were released then). and oh my, i’m glad i did because these are some of my favourite games now. tho i still think I would’ve enjoyed undertale so much more if i hadn’t been spoiled a bunch about it…
don’t judge games by their fandoms. things are often popular for a reason, and fans of something often lack the creative capabilities of the original creators (which is not to say that there isn’t good utdr fan content, there is, a ton! but there’s also a lot of crap)
i still dislike the gaster theorists tho
I tried starting Undertale but it doesn't work well (or at all I can't remember) with a controller, maybe I should try using good ol AntiMicroX to translate controller inputs to mouse and keyboard. The first few images left me with an impression of very low effort so with that and the hardware issue I didn't push further. You're saying I should ? 😁
yea undertale’s graphics are pretty bad lol, in many cases literally on purpose! thankfully deltarune (especially the later chapters) looks much better. but imo, where the game really shines is its characters and battles, they’re really fun! that’s where you’ll feel the effort that went into the game. the music too is excellent imo
for the controller, if it’s not a problem you can just play with the keyboard, it works very well.
Cheers, I'll give it another go ! yea keyboard should be fine I'll make the effort heh
Hollow knight.
I had a bunch of soulslike phases but hollow knight I couldn't get into because "there is not even dodging mechanic"
Then the mantis lords fight made the game kinda "click" and I did find "dash" ability too so it was fun.
Then it kept becoming more fun through the story. Pretty much only soulslike I got into the lore of.
This is me as well. I only actually got around to playing Hollow Knight about a year ago and it was amazing. I won't be waiting as long to play Silksong, that's for sure.
Based on what you've described that you liked about Nine Sols, you should check out Sekiro.
Best game I have ever played in my life. My only complaint is that it has made other games less enjoyable by comparison.
I mention it briefly in the post, but Sekiro is currently in my rotation. It's everything I hoped it would be after Nine Sols.
Kingdom come: Deliverance.
I'm pretty far into my first playthrough. I had barely even heard of this game, but once I got past the initial frustration of realizing that I'm just a blacksmith's son, I'm having a blast!
I wasn't sure how a lack of fantasy (monsters/magic) would turn out, but I don't miss it at all.
i couldnt figure out the lockpicking system
It took me some getting used to. I'm a pro at the Fallout/Skyrim system, but this took some getting used to.
Besides that though, I've noticed that, like combat, it gets easier as you level it up. A low level trying to pick anything other than very easy is going to be REALLY shaky. But at higher levels, I have a lot more control even on hard locks.
Mass Effect Andromeda. It's fun as hell and I'm so glad I didn't listen to those who had nothing but bad things to say about it.
its unpolished, sure. but unpolished diamonds are still diamonds. the characters are wonderful, the planets are amazing, the combattttt oh my goodness. and some of the choices are quite interesting.
currently on my... 6th? 7th playthrough? and I love it so much I'm planning personal challenge runs for future plays. it's my favorite mass effect to reach for now when I have the mass effect itch.
Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon. It was on my wishlist for awhile, but some of the negative reviews had me thinking it wasn't something I would enjoy. Then I kept seeing comments that it was a good game to play if you like Skyrim. I disagree with that, it's not so much Skyrim vibes than as if Oblivion and Elden Ring had a baby that was into weird creepy shit and obsessed with the Knights of the Round table.
It's cool AF and I was absolutely obsessed from the very beginning. I am glad I waited a bit to play it because there's 3rd person mode now and I don't think it initially shipped with 3rd person mode. I get insanely sick playing a lot of 1st person games. Some games I'm fine with and other games I'm puking my guts out and going to bed within 15 minutes of booting up the game, so having 3rd person mode (even if it's officially unsupported and a little glitchy) means I can play for hours and actually enjoy the game.
Just started playing this and blown away by it. Combat feels better than skyrim, and while it nerfs my "stealth Archer" approach it makes you actually utilize multiple mechanics while fighting.
If you havent tried it, I would suggest "Dread Delusion". It's ps1 like graphics, and definitely has parred down mechanics, but the world building, exploration, missions, and story are really enjoyable.
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I just made it to Act 2 of Baldurs Gate 3. I'm obsessed.
I gotta be honest I couldn't get very far in cause the game was just too difficult. And I'm not a stranger to crpgs. I dunno if it's just the d&d system or what. And the more people I knew who were getting into it and talking about how some later sections felt almost impossible, it just killed my interest entirely. Like is there something I'm missing or is it just that punishing and that's what people like about it?
I started and stopped playing it a couple of times before I really got hooked. What worked for me was watching the YouTube channel Many a True Nerd start his playthrough. Watching somebody else use the controls and navigate the UI and stuff really helped me get over the "fire hose of information" you're bombarded with at the start. But that's just me.
I've just made it to the city! I'm at about 250 hours so far, but TBF I am a very slow gamer. Yeah, it just keeps getting better and better as you go.
I actually feel like I might be missing out on a lot, because I pretty much stick with the same party. I could see myself finishing and wanting to start a completely new playthrough with different companions and making different choices.
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Goddamn man, who's going through and downvoting almost literally every comment?
That's exactly what I made this post for -- to inject more life into my game queue
Breath of the wild actually.
I had been massively burned by empty and dull mission based open world games. Also I'm not the biggest Zelda fan, it's very hit or miss for me.
So I got in (very) late, at the switch release (owned wii-u too) and was massively enjoying the game. Everything there was something to see and to do.
I also hesitated on tears of the kingdom and yeah... It's not for me.
I had been massively burned by empty and dull mission based open world games.
Some "open world" games merely tick the boxes of having a somewhat large area and the ability to traverse it. That alone turns out to be incredibly boring to many of us.
Give me a game world that's interesting and rewarding to explore. Unique encounters. Unmapped discoveries. Surprising characters. Varied environments. This aspect of an open world is one of the things that Skyrim did fairly well. I wish more game designers would run with the idea.
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If you are doing metroidvanias you should try Ghost Song
Will check it out! I love a good Metroidvania
I'm not gonna say I slept on it, but I've had Alan Wake in my library for over 5 years. Picked it up on sale around the time I got Control which I really wanted to play but never got around to. Decided since that whole universe seems more interconnected and with more games than it did when I bought them (Alan Wake 2, the upcoming sequel to Control, etc.), I should just do a playthrough of Alan Wake before I finally get around to getting Control off my backlog.
Played through Alan Wake (the original, not the remake) this past weekend, and while it certainly shows its age in some areas, I had a lot more fun than I expected to. If you're into narrative third person "shooter" games like Uncharted, Tomb Raider, or similar, Alan Wake is worth checking out.
I'm looking forward to finally getting to Control this weekend.
Man I could just not finish the first Alan Wake. The story and setting is ok, the Stephen King-like tropes are pretty heavy handed at times but in a good way. But the controls are god awful and the game does absolutely nothing to change anything about its gameplay of "shine light at monsters and run" for the whole game. It really shows its age playing it 15 years later, just feels clunky and bad. I couldn't care enough about the story and gave up about 3/4 of the way through. Alan Wake 2 is very good however
Good to know Alan Wake 2 is better. The gameplay loop of the original is definitely a bit repetitive, I intentionally played on "easy" because I knew that going in, and wanted it to feel like less of a slog.
The first 3 Uncharted games also feel like a bit of a slog in many of the same ways for me. There are too many "waves" of enemies in most of the areas and while the stealth mechanics in those games help make things a bit more interesting, the second wave of enemies always finds you immediately and forces you back into guns blazing at enemies going for first-time headshots on the NPCs because it's the fastest way through, and if you miss the headshot and hit the body at all they become bullet sponges even if you follow it up with headshots.
Stellar Blade. Only just played it a few months ago.
I thought it was just a gooner slop imitation game but a friend recommended it and let me use his steam family share to play it. It's actually a legitimate action game that's pretty damn fun with a good story too. I'm actually excited for the sequel.
Baldurs Gate 3. Seemed expensive, complicated, and not my type of game at the time.
Oh, how wrong I was.
It's sitting in my library collecting dust. Someone had bought it for me as a birthday gift.... I should get to it!
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Recently it was Balatro that I played for the first time 2 months ago.
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