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Coelacanth, do games w What are your favourite single-player games without much fluff, grinding or difficulty spikes?
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Classic corridor shooters fill this niche pretty well for me, if that kind of on-rails experience is what you’re looking for. I recently played F.E.A.R. and it’s first expansion Extraction Point (don’t play any later expansions or games in the franchise though) and they’re some of the best, tightest and most satisfying FPSes out there. Metro 2033 is also good for this.

If you want a no-nonsense RPG I want to put in a good word for Skald: Against the Black Priory which is very tight and linear with minimal fluff, focused on telling its story and doing a few things well rather than spreading too thin.

emb, do games w Hesitating getting a Switch 2 (1st game console in 15 years)...

If you skipped the Switch 1, I think it’s worth going for. It’s overpriced for the moment - there are only a handful of Switch 2 exclusive games worth playing this year. Even the flagship Mario Kart game is a little weird with how it does some of its modes. But the Switch 1 has an extensive library with plenty of great multiplayer options. If you’re ready for a purchase, might as well go ahead and get the 2 so y’all can play the new Nintendo games when you want.

I agree that Nintendo the company is really slimy though, and it does feel a little gross to support them sometimes.

Glide, do games w What are your favourite single-player games without much fluff, grinding or difficulty spikes?

Bugsnax. Substantially better game than I anticipated.

kinkles, do games w Hesitating getting a Switch 2 (1st game console in 15 years)...
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The screen thing is really overblown. Yes, there are technical analysis that point toward issues. However most people, including myself and several of my friends, don’t notice anything wrong in real life. Maybe if you’re an absolute snob about display tech you’ll notice something is off but that’s it.

If you are planning to play docked with family then the battery life isn’t really an issue.

If you are only going to use it for Switch 2 games then there’s no hurry to buy one now. There’s hardly any. But there’s a big catalog of fun Switch 1 games you can play on it that make it viable to buy now.

LordGimp, do games w What are your favourite single-player games without much fluff, grinding or difficulty spikes?

You want the Outer Wilds. NOT Outer Worlds. That’s Bethesda trash.

iAmTheTot,

Outer Worlds wasn’t made by Bethesda.

ampersandrew,
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Nor is it trash. That game rules.

Flagstaff,
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Ironically, I couldn’t get into Outer Wilds, myself; it sucks to get stuck.

lime,
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there is no shame in asking for help; the OW community is extremely careful about spoilers so you would have gotten some very delicate pointers.

Graphy, do games w Hesitating getting a Switch 2 (1st game console in 15 years)...

Personally, I’m skipping the Switch 2 because I used my Switch 1 like four times since its launch.

The Switch 2 will likely have games similar to ones that came before it, so if you haven’t been tempted into trying those, you probably won’t be into the new ones.

Like, I’d want the Switch 2 for Mario Kart World but then realized that I played Kart 8 like twice. Online play didn’t scratch the itch, my wife sucked at it, and it was hard to get a group IRL together to play often.

Maybe try emulating some of the older versions of games you’re interested in. It’ll at least give you an idea of how much fun you’d have on the newer versions.

Also ask yourself if you’re a handheld gamer. I don’t think I am which is why I also don’t use my steam deck ever.

ISolox, do games w Hesitating getting a Switch 2 (1st game console in 15 years)...

This is probably not to place to ask about getting a Nintendo console. Most people here are hardcore pc. (which is fine, but definitely biased).

My personal recommendation is this:

Do you want to play new Nintendo games? Get a switch 2.

Want to older Nintendo games and multiplats? Get a steamdeck.

Rhynoplaz, do games w Hesitating getting a Switch 2 (1st game console in 15 years)...

Honestly, you should get the OG Switch.

It does everything you’re looking for in the Switch 2, but without most of the downsides.

If you haven’t had one already, you have a lot of great games to catch up on, which you could buy with the money you’d save by not buying a Switch 2.

Smoogs, do games w What are your favourite single-player games without much fluff, grinding or difficulty spikes?

Fe

I loved that game so much. Haven’t had quite an experience like it since

justOnePersistentKbinPlease, do games w Hesitating getting a Switch 2 (1st game console in 15 years)...

Get the OG switch.

Currently the switch two has exactly one game out for it. Mario Kart World.

Whose big feature is a single player open world.

velxundussa, do games w Hesitating getting a Switch 2 (1st game console in 15 years)...

The portable part of the console doesn’t seem to matter to you.

So really I think the real question you have to ask yourself is: do you want nintendo games?

If yes, switch 2 seems like a good fit.

Otherwise, most other games are on everything now (PC, xbox and playstation)

Another console might fit your requirements.

If you are willing to disregard thenplug and play, you could also consider a PC with steam big picture: it’s pretty close to a console experience.

callouscomic, do games w What are your favourite single-player games without much fluff, grinding or difficulty spikes?

This is why I sometimes enjoy Ubisoft trash. Especially Ghost Recon Wildlands and Breakpoint. Just the same old shit on a massive map, an okay story, fun gameplay. Easy. Simple. Nice for mindless bullshit.

For an RPG, try Kingdoms of Amalur Re-reckoning.

Flagstaff, do games w What are your favourite single-player games without much fluff, grinding or difficulty spikes?
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Let me offer a spin on this: the point-&-click adventure Technobabylon, which is more a staggeringly creative and massive series of escape rooms, and not that much of an open world to explore and revisit.

Perceptibly, it has zero grinding and is to the point with what you’ve gotta do. It is one of the only point-&-click adventure games that I’ve beaten; I normally dislike the genre, which speaks volumes to how incredible it is.

Velypso, do games w Day 346 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing

Gonna be honest and say that Barony is so damn hard that I use some of the “easy” modifiers (keep loot on death being primary), and we still get our asses absolutely destroyed.

It has taught me to loosen up about dying in roguelites, though.

MyNameIsAtticus,
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I believe my friend has keep loot on too. He said he had some easier settings on but i wasn’t sure which ones. Absolutely see why though lol

B0NK3RS, do games w Hesitating getting a Switch 2 (1st game console in 15 years)...
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Switch 1 would be my recommendation.

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