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Queen___Bee, (edited ) do games w What games do you recommend for my girlfriend?

When first starting out, I think relaxed games that help a player get used to left and right directions (side-scrolling or platform) and timing on the controls is a good start. Then evolve into camera and movement based controls.

My suggestions are starting with these:

My Brother Rabbit

The Between Gardens

Dawn (may have some camera control, but this is the most relaxing game I’ve played for that)

Then move on to these:

La Rana

The Room Series

Aim Labs or any shooting game that has tutorials/ practice mode (for FPS practice)

These games are found on steam. Note, most of these are casual/puzzle based.

I don’t have much experience with co-op, so can’t help you there. But I do like the suggestions so far based on reviews.

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Gakomi, do games w What game do you recommend someone who likes the mechanics but not the setting of Baldur's Gate 3?

Divinity Original Sin 2

millie, do gaming w What to play at after work?

Among Us can be a lot of fun with a big group, and it goes up to 15 people. Or if you want something a little more focused on the sneaky and investigative part you could check out something like Town of Salem.

Games of low-stakes lying and finger pointing can be a lot of fun. And trying to be the baddie in one of them without giggling like a fool in an internet cafe and giving yourself away sounds amusing.

Unmindful5248, do games w What games do you recommend for my girlfriend?

Stardew Valley

Disney Dreamlight Valley

Or maybe just Minecraft

Ultimatenab, do gaming w What to play at after work?

As someone who still does LAN weekends with a few friends a couple of times a year, this is a hard one especially if you have 6+ players, however here are my suggestions.

Supreme Commander using the FAF Client - huge scale RTS with up to 16 people in a single map (8v8).

Left4Dead Versus - 8 people go 4v4 so two teams in your case. Dedicated server recommend.

Unreal Tournament 2005/3 - lots of games modes and supports a lot of people but you may need a dedicated server.

Gary’s Mod PropHunt, Bomberman etc - Great sandbox game - can be a bit junky to setup up but excellent if you get it right

Blur - racing game which may be hard to find as it is not being sold anywhere but an excellent multiplayer one

Factorio - way slower pace than any games mentioned, but if you play Deathworld is an adrenaline rush and fun coop. Up to 500 people so 15-16 people is no sweat. Also good for long term goals for continuing play.

Human Fall Flat - funny physics puzzle game up to 4 people. Great for competition as you can make it 4 teams of 4 and have a leaderboard.

Planetside 2 - FPSMMO - epic battles and still very active

That’s a lot of typing already - let me know if you want more suggestions - happy gaming

alpacapants, do games w What games do you recommend for my girlfriend?

So I am a baby gamer. My husband is a big gamer and has been trying to get me into it for years but his games are intimidating on a level he doesn’t understand because a lot of the interfaces are hard if you didn’t grow up with them. And I don’t like a lot of scary battles or waves of enemies. I just wanna explore and at the beginning platforming was freaking hard as I just wasn’t precise enough with jumps.

If it’s in budget, I would recommend the switch as I’ve found a ton of games I’ve gelled with and have grown with me a bit. Get a pro controller and that was super easy to get used to, WADS controller have a learning curve I’ve never personally mastered. Hubby also has a steam deck I’ve stolen on occasion but I like the cute and cozy games in switch. The steam store is great but overwhelming too…

Current games I’m playing, unpacking, Stardew and Disney dream light valley (I’m not even a huge Disney fan but I am over 200 hours in on this sucker). I have played animal crossing, Gris, costume quest, monkey island, and Luigi mansion (that one was a challenge for me). I have Veneba, coral island, short hike, little to the left and ooblets on my want to play list.

I would also say that YouTube has helped me find games. If you look up cozy games, I find a ton of reviews and let’s plays that kinda help me get a better idea on if I’d be interested or if it’s kinda in my play style before I waste my money. I do have a limited gaming budget so, I like to be sure before I spend… Nothing is more discouraging then dropping money on a stinker game that you can’t get the hang of. Granted watching reviews and playthroughs is kinda becoming it’s own hobby.

aStonedSanta,

This is the best advice in here imo. Stardew valley or animal crossing is a decent start imo.

NOOBMASTER, (edited ) do games w What games do you recommend for my girlfriend?
AllNewTypeFace, do games w What games do you recommend for my girlfriend?
@AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space avatar

Katamari Damacy.

vervein,
@vervein@sopuli.xyz avatar

This is awesome. Also it’s fun enough just to watch someone play

t3rmit3, do gaming w Let's discuss: Metal Gear

As a kid, MGS2 was my favorite. In college, MG: AC!D, and now as an adult, MGS:V.

I think that Kojima has gotten less absurd, but more pretentious, and I’m fine with that; it’s hard to appreciate video games much otherwise.

My favorite boss fights are: Vulcan Raven in MGS1, Fat Man and Metal Gear Ray in MGS 2, and The End in MGS3.

Rolive,

Idk. Death Stranding was absurd even by Kojimas standards…

t3rmit3, (edited )

Yet somehow less absurd than the Colonel in MGS2 trying to stop Raiden from reaching the final boss by talking to the player and telling them to put down the controller and go outside to enjoy nature. :D

He’s always gonna be weird, but he used to be more fun about it.

I think he’s moved away from absurdism, and more towards surrealism: less existential and more fantastical or dream-like: Amelie and BTs and BBs, versus FOXHOUND or the Sons of Liberty.

burgersc12, do games w What games do you recommend for my girlfriend?
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Play some old classics like Mario, they are a lot fo fun to play together! I’d say she’d be better off with a controller, K+M is tricky to get used to when you have never used it to game before.

NOSin, do games w What games do you recommend for my girlfriend?

It takes two is a fantastic experience to have with a loved one, even if inexperienced with games, it is very forgiving

cinnamonTea,

The gameplay of ‘It takes two’ is very fun, but the characters and the story can be infuriating. If they annoy you in the trailers or in a gameplay video, be aware that their dynamic stays like that a long time - we gave up on it after a while because of it

Kraiden,

Exactly this. It's a terrible, outdated story that essentially sells "staying together for the kids." The whole way through we were both like "ye these two need to get divorced." The book is a villain.

Eta: game play was fun though

vrojak,

Yep, my girlfriend and I thought the same.

"Oh, I know how to solve our problem! We make our daughter cry!"
"But how?"
"Let's brutally murder her toy elephant!"

A+ parenting right there

hitmyspot,

Oh, I assumed it was kid friendly. My soon to be 7 year old is just started Minecraft. He struggles with games so far as too complex for him, like lego Harry Potter or even hot wheels (all the ps+ kids games). I was hoping to try it takes two with him at some point. If the story is not nice, maybe that’s not a great idea. Playing Rayman together was fun and forgiving as he just keeps reappearing when he dies.

Honytawk,

It is mostly kid friendly.

Just the scene with the elephant is thrown in as a bit of a joke. But can be quite brutal if the child is too young to understand. But it is just about ripping up a toy. So not really all that brutal.

The rest of the game is completely fine though, would recommend.

mossy_,

It’s about ripping up a living, crying toy while it begs for its life, after chasing it through the area. It made me squirm and I’m a grown-ass adult.

guylacaptivite, do games w What game do you recommend someone who likes the mechanics but not the setting of Baldur's Gate 3?
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Is any form of violence or blood a no-no? If you can accept some, Larian (bg3’s developper) was already well known for the Divinity series. Many even say that BG3 is kind of Divinity:Original Sin 3 with a DnD license. You’ll still be killing some people though. Otherwise, I suggest searching for Turn-Based games which BG3 is. You might like Battletech which is a mech warrior themed game or the X-Com series where there’s an alien invasion.

And also, you might have been mislead by the videos. Yes the brain parasite is important but you’re really only directly dealing with mind flayers (the tentacle clad monsters) in the very beginning and very end. The rest is just a classic fantasy setting.

Sgagvefey,

The rest is just a classic fantasy setting.

There’s a lot of really grim and dark fantasy, but it’s definitely not all of fantasy. BG3 is full of super dark stuff with or without the gore.

guylacaptivite,
@guylacaptivite@sh.itjust.works avatar

Yes but it’s not all of the stuff, far from it

Sgagvefey,

It’s not all as much gore as the brain parasite, but it’s full of scenes that are every bit as dark and fucked up. I won’t list anything in particular detail because of spoilers, but i’ve seen dozens of things that are super fucked up, and I’m not even out of act 1. I’ve had numerous people want to rip out eyeballs, failed a dice roll to mind control an enemy into eating himself, been suicide bombed, had a slave incubator for a witch go apeshit on me for rescuing her, and loads more. It’s absolutely super dark.

JackGreenEarth,
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Not all violence is a deal breaker, just really grim stuff, like those pus balls exploding, or the worm burrowing into the characters’ eyes, exposed brains, that sort of thing.

guylacaptivite,
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So I’ll reinforce my first suggestion to look into turn-based CRPG as a genre and see for yourself. That’s where you’ll find most of the mechanics you seem to want and you won’t have to take the opinions of strangers as to how much gore is too much for you.

gens, do games w What games do you recommend for my girlfriend?

Point and clicks.

Appoxo,
@Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

Civ6?

gens,

DOOM 2016. Point and click, until it is done.

Takios, do gaming w Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of February 18th
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Jumped into the newest patch and expedition of No Man’s Sky. Always good fun but after finishing the tasks of the expedition I always get bored very quickly. :D

In Baldur’s Gate 3 I’m stuck in a fight against a boss in act 3, always getting absolutely smashed even though I’m highest level and have (I think) decent equipment and spells. Haven’t found any guide that explains a way to deal with the fight in the intended way, everyone just says to cheese the fight which I’d like to honestly avoid. :/

ampersandrew,
@ampersandrew@kbin.social avatar

Do you have any more info to provide for that fight without spoilers for others so that I can point you in the right direction? What's the issue you're running into in that fight?

Takios,
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I’ll put it behind spoiler tags:

BG3 Act 3 spoilersIt’s the fight against Cazador. I can prevent him from doing anything by using Counterspell pretty easily, but I get swarmed by his minions and I do not have enough damage to kill him in the 3 turn limit anyway so he ascends.

ampersandrew,
@ampersandrew@kbin.social avatar

Do you have much crowd control in your party? Can you disable either him or his minions? Pay attention to what he is vulnerable to and what makes him vulnerable when he goes into that other state. Remember that you can inspect any enemy and see their buffs and what type of enemy they are. Perhaps you have special arrows strong against that type. Perhaps you have some spells that do a type of damage that works well against him.

Takios,
@Takios@feddit.de avatar

BG3 Act 3 spoilersFinally beat it today after figuring out that one can stop the ritual by pulling Astarion out of his spot with the “Help” action…

ampersandrew,
@ampersandrew@kbin.social avatar

Congrats! Yeah, lots of tricky fights in that game are solvable by just observing statuses and such. The game exposes almost 100% of its information.

Meron35, do games w What games do you recommend for my girlfriend?

A short hike. It’s like a super short cosy version of breath of the world’s platforming/exploration

caseyweederman,

Seconded. Nice and chill, with just a touch of coming-of-age parents-aren’t-invincible melancholy.
Using A Short Hike as a jumping off point and following the growing-pains and melancholy threads while maintaining the explore-and-talk aspects, I’d like to recommend Night in the Woods.

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