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Ovata, do games w Guys, what did you buy during the Steam autumn sale?

Went for the Hitman WOA deluxe edition. Good discount and was eyeing it for a while.

B0NK3RS, do games w Anyone else bounce around from game to game with no clue what to play?
@B0NK3RS@lemmy.world avatar

There is always a need for those 3, 5 or 10 hour games. Something short and sweet instead of the mindless grind of a live service game. I recommend looking in your backlog for something different every now and then.

B0NK3RS, do games w What are your favorite "gotta go in blind" games?
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The Long Dark

Getting lost in the snowy wilderness I so much fun. I have many “oh shit” moments that kinda don’t happen once you learn the maps and improve.

gashead76,
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I’ve had that one in my library since it originally came out and I’ve been wanting to play it ever since, but haven’t found time. I understand they’ve added quite a bit since the early days!

B0NK3RS,
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Yeah it’s changed a lot over the years but is such a unique experience I recommend it to everyone.

They still haven’t released all the story mode chapters but survival mode is by far the best way to play.

ouch,

Oh, the story mode is not finished yet? Any idea if they have a goal date?

B0NK3RS,
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They are on to the last episode now but it’s all overdue by like 5 years at this point so who knows.

gashead76,
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Seems like just about all games end up overdue by years (or sometimes a decade) these days.

gashead76,
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I have been thinking about some old survival game that I used to play that doesn’t exist anymore recently, maybe it’s time I give The Long Dark some real playtime!

sevan, do games w What is your favorite vehicle in GTA:SA?

The bicycle, otherwise all that fast food is going to catch up with you quick.

Eyck_of_denesle,

BUFFMEUP

AlphaOmega, do games w Anyone else bounce around from game to game with no clue what to play?

I’ve been doing this for decades. I just get bored easily. But every now and then I find a game that works for me and I spend 1000s of hours playing it. At this point I probably have a 1000+ games and 70% of them I played 2 to 4 hours…

sp3tr4l, do games w Anyone else bounce around from game to game with no clue what to play?

If you want a Battlefield game that actually revolves around teamwork and communication, I suggest Squad.

The team largely started off modifying BF2 into Project Reality… eventually became their own studio and made their realism / teamwork version of BF2 in UE.

Its not as milsim as the Arma series, but its not as casual as Battlefield.

anakin78z, do games w Anyone else bounce around from game to game with no clue what to play?
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This actually sounds like depression. Being unable to find joy, and then unsuccessfully searching for it in places where you used to find it. I would consider talking to a professional if you can.

Or try Dragon Age Veilguard.

dubyakay,

If we are going down this path, I’d actually recommend touching grass first (proverbially), before a sinking time and money into a professional. It’s an easy, non-committal step, that may do wonders.

Jrockwar,

Not disagreeing with you necessarily, but ADHD also fits the bill. I’m very much a happy person at the moment, I wouldn’t change anything in my life, yet I subscribe to what OP says. Games are too long, too boring to grab my attention long enough.

I managed recently to complete GTA V because I found the story hilarious, and I only managed that by skipping all side missions. That’s the only long / AAA game I’ve managed to finish in recent years.

What helps me is understanding that if I get 5h of enjoyment out of a game rather than getting to the intended 50h playtime, that’s also valid. 5h of fun also counts as fun and this is a game, not work, so there’s no pressure to finish it.

secret300, do games w Guys, what did you buy during the Steam autumn sale?
Razzazzika, do games w Guys, what did you buy during the Steam autumn sale?

Mainly Banishers Ghosts of New Eden. I don’t have much money at the moment due to almost 4 months of unemployment, just got a new job and with my first paycheck from 4 days of work I got that, plus the new humble bundle, a couple coloring packs cause I like the pixel coloring books, and a couple games that were $2-3 each: a zelda clone called Blossom Tales, The Snow Fable: Mystery of the Flame (I also like hidden object adventure games), a lovecraftian 2d platformer called The Last Case of Benedict Fox, and adventure game version of Sherlock Holmes: Hound of the Baskervilles and a Wipeout clone called Flashout 3.

VindictiveJudge, do games w What are your favorite "gotta go in blind" games?
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The Xenoblade games. Probably Xenogears and Xenosaga, too, but I haven’t played those yet.

MajorasMaskForever,

Partially agree. The series as a whole fully agree, game by game is iffy

XC1 can absolutely stand alone and really needs you to go in blind

XCFC doesn’t make sense without having played XC1

XC2 again can stand alone but you’ll catch some story stuff sooner if you’d played XC1

XCTTGC makes no sense without XC2

XC3 is this bizzaro mess I’m still not sure what the fuck happened but I think it does need XC1 and 2 background knowledge

XCFR retains XC3 heavy reliance on the previous games, but cranked up to levels that makes the Star Wars sequels seem almost reasonable

A_Filthy_Weeaboo, do games w What is your favorite vehicle in GTA:SA?

Blista Compact

starman2112, (edited ) do games w What are your favorite "gotta go in blind" games?
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You should go into Nier: Automata thinking it’s a game about a hot chick fighting a bunch of robots. The only spoiler you should know is that the end isn’t the end, and you need to play it again.

You should go into Spec Ops: the Line thinking it’s a game about a cool special forces team fighting a bunch of terrorists or something. The only spoiler you should know is that it’s supposed to feel like a generic third person shooter.

SaharaMaleikuhm,

Haha I stopped playing Nier Automata after finishing it once. Yeah, yeah I heard it’s not the end, but the gameplay really isn’t good enough to go through it again. Right now I’d give it a 7/10, but if you force me to do it all again I am going down to 3/10. I think it feels incredibly cheap to do this gimmick.

iheartneopets,

For you, a little extra spoiler: the next ending also isn’t the end, there’s a lot more. I will admit that playing the second run is a big grindy at first, but it quickly differentiates itself from your first run by the time you get to the first boss. Also, in the second run, the side quests are crucial.

An extra-extra spoiler: there’s a lot to dig your teeth into, philosophically, that makes the whole rigmarole worth it.

starman2112,
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An extra-extra spoiler: there’s a lot to dig your teeth into, philosophically, that makes the whole rigmarole worth it.

That’s a strong point for me, and the main reason I liked it as much as I did. Same reason I loved The Talos Principle, despite having to look up guides for the majority of the puzzles.

iheartneopets,

Ooh, yeah, Talos Principle! Perfect rec for someone who loved Nier and Portal. I haven’t played the sequel yet, but really really enjoyed the first game. I agree about some of the puzzles, though.

2ugly2live,
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I love Nier! I’m thought the second play through would be a slog, but they kept it really interesting imo. And starting it up for a third time was wild. Even starting that game is part of the game mechanic, it’s so neat!

PM_Your_Nudes_Please,

I would have to disagree about the second playthrough; I found it to be a very large slog. The third and subsequent playthroughs were amazing though.

2ugly2live,
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To each their own! I enjoyed playing as

spoiler9S

But I’m glad you like the other playthroughs!

PM_Your_Nudes_Please,

Oh I enjoyed the gameplay. But the actual story of the second play through was a slog until about 75% of the way through.

msage,

I bought it expecting like a Devil May Cry or maybe Souls… then the game started and I noped the hell out. It’s weird and I did not like it at all.

starman2112,
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If I remember right, the first couple minutes is like a top-down shoot-em-up, but it transitions into that Devil May Cry style pretty quickly

msage,

Not really, the out-of-combat movement was almost strictly 2D? And the first real fight did not teach me the controls in any way, I had no idea what was going on.

PM_Your_Nudes_Please,

It’s a game that relies on shifting the gameplay mechanics based on where you are and what you’re doing. There are certainly 2.5D and top-down sections, but it’s a small part of the game overall.

PigStyle, do games w What are your favorite "gotta go in blind" games?

Factorio

cows_are_underrated,
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For normal Factorio i would not absolutely agree,but for space age this is absolutely true. It takes a lot from you when you already know how to get started on the new planets.

OlPatchy2Eyes, do games w What are your favorite "gotta go in blind" games?

Hollow Knight

Warframe

Noita

AbsoluteChicagoDog,

I don’t think you understood the assignment…

OlPatchy2Eyes,

I think they’re all games that seriously benefit from not knowing the lore or mechanics beforehand… you didn’t even contribute aside from being snide to me so how about you explain what I did wrong?

cows_are_underrated,
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The warframe lore is pretty complex, but its also great. Especially the way the game tells you the story. Can only recommend going into it blind.

austinfloyd, do games w What are your favorite "gotta go in blind" games?

If you’re referring to being blind to the plot specifically (but not what style of game it is), then my list is:

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