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adam_y, do games w Playing Video Games Lead To Social Disconnection. It is True?
@adam_y@lemmy.world avatar

Doing anything excessively leads to that.

What you are describing is addiction in the broadest terms and really is nothing specific to video games.

slazer2au,

Yea, replace video games with alcohol and there is no difference in the message.

Krudler, do games w Which games do you dislike, but the rest of the world loves them?

I’m going to have to tar and feather and entire genre I’m afraid.

It’s the weird intersection of visual novel and dating simulators.

They are truly horrible derivative fantasy, written by severely emotionally stunted incels with less sexual/world experience and writing skill than the average grade 7 student.

DaCrazyJamez,

Tbhey are, quite literally, the campy romance novels of the videogame world.

nik9000,

I was never a fan either. Doki Doki Literature Club was good though.

Rai,

Class Of 09 I loved, but it’s REAAAALLY CRUNCHY

NaoPb, do games w Fuck Ubisoft.

Well, guess I’m going to pirate it.

bhamlin,

They count that. You have to not even steal it for them to realize they fucked up.

xenu, do games w Games that force you to make hard choices

The Walking Dead by Telltale.

deus,

All 4 of them, really. Those games are made of hard decisions. Also QTEs, but mostly hard decisions.

Nelots,

It’s very disappointing that Telltale went down. The Wolf Among Us by Telltale is also great, and, over a decade later, it’s finally getting a sequel some time this year.

Mikina, (edited ) do games w Games that force you to make hard choices

I’d recommend Tyranny. Its a CRPG, where you play as an envoy of basically villains that are sweeping through the world, conquering almost everything. Most of the choices are pretty difficult, because from what I remember its usually “bad or different bad”, without it being clear what’s going to be worse. Because you’re an envoy for a dictator with the power to literally wipe an entire continent with a single sentence, you can’t just go " fuck this, I’m gonna ignore the orders and do good", and balancing the long term and short term consequences makes every decision pretty difficult.

For example, if you get an order to “capture this fortress within few days or I’ll wipe the entire island”, any small war-crime now may be the long term good option, if it helps you capture it in time, and helping the soldier asking you to help find his wife nearby may be lost time you can’t be sure you can afford.

AMillionMonkeys,
@AMillionMonkeys@lemmy.world avatar

Tyranny is so good, and I prefer it to the first Pillars of Eternity. Shame the ending is so abrupt.

ConstantPain, (edited ) do games w Games that force you to make hard choices

Minesweeper and a bit of LARP.

Lepsea,

This and chess, both games fulfill most of op requirements

Maestro, (edited ) do gaming w What difficult games/game challenges did you give up on?
@Maestro@kbin.social avatar

Hollow Knight. I love that game but I am in my mid 40s and my reaction time isn't what it used to be. And it's not even the bosses. I just can't make it past the spike section where you have to air-dash all over the place and can't be a millimeter off or you die.

sylverstream,

42 yo here, same as you! I tried the game multiple times as everyone was raving about it. Got so frustrated with the bosses that I gave up.

Sharkwellington,

I’m guessing you’re talking about the White Palace. It’s required for the “true” ending but you can reach the credits without it. It’s worth watching mossbag’s lore videos on YouTube whether you beat the game or not.

brsrklf,

Personally I got through the “standard” white palace (not the side path. Fuck that).

But I never could beat the Radiance. It’s fast, its attack hitboxes are completely bonkers, and I absolutely hate the fact I can’t properly train against it to make sense of its patterns. Because every time I lose I have to redo that stupid Hollow Knight section again. It’s not even a hard part, it’s just wasting my time and making me more nervous when I have to face the real deal.

Sharkwellington,

Radiance really does have some bullshit about it, especially when attacks overlap each other. I can totally understand the frustration.

Maestro,
@Maestro@kbin.social avatar

I don't think so. I only beat 3-4 bosses or so. I think it was a dark bluish area with white spikes, some way down from the entrance.

BruceTwarzen,

For me it's not even that, i just get lost a lot and run in circles until i put it down and when i pick it back up again i'm even more lost.

ampersandrew,
@ampersandrew@kbin.social avatar

In the fighting game scene, reaction time is studied, and the 40+ year olds can hang with the kids at the highest level. Your reaction time is a function of your focus. If you put your mind to it, yadda yadda yadda. Then it's just up to you to decide if it's worth sticking to it or getting to bed so you're well-rested for work in the morning, because that's what will separate you from beating Hollow Knight in your 40s.

Maestro,
@Maestro@kbin.social avatar

I've just moved on to other games. I have a wife and a small kid. I can't afford to spend hours and hours stuck on a game.

ampersandrew,
@ampersandrew@kbin.social avatar

Right, that's my point. Those things are keeping you from finishing the game, not your reaction times. Those tend to not drop off until far later in life.

HowlsSophie,

The Path of Pain? Yeah I gave up on that too. Also gave up on trying to beat Grim, even in my second play through.

joyjoy, do games w Many players have become "patient gamers". What are games people might miss out on by waiting for sales?

Every game made by Nintendo in the last 20 years. They never go on sale.

Ross_audio,

The patient Nintendo gamer has to wait for an emulator and raise the Jolly Roger.

In all seriousness Nintendo games for previous gen (Wii U) are roughly half current gen. In the current gens store. Go back further and they just don’t support it.

The real problem now is all console companies just close the store on their old consoles so physical media is the only purchase route that lasts if you want to stay legal and that has scarcity value in the end.

Rabbit,

Jail breaking is an option too for the Switch and I’ve been happy with the experience. Even paying more for a physically modded oled version ends up paying for itself quick considering the price of games.

Rai,

I love that idea, but I’m not giving up my 1440p60!

Rabbit,

Emulation is king when it doesn’t have bugs for sure. I’ve been running more games through emulation over the switch as it’s gotten better for that beautiful fps and resolution jump.

Rai,

Dat OLED tho.

TwilightVulpine,

The prospect that companies will just keep closing stores for each generation and letting games disappear makes me earnestly appreciate piracy.

Rai,

Patient cat here

I just download em. SMRPG worked perfectly on day one, which was nuts. TotK took some time, but now it’s 1440p/60 and mods! MODS!

smeg,

Not officially or digitally perhaps, I’ve picked up plenty of discounted Mario games online over the years

mightyfoolish, do games w What's up with Epic Games?

Valve is viewed in an extremely favorable light in the PC world (and Valve deserves it). Therefore plenty of gamers take Epic throwing around their Fortnite money to get exclusively for their barebones launcher and game store very personally.

Kraivo, do games w [Steam] Which lesser known games have you bought or are planning to buy in this sale?

Shadow of the doubt

Return of the obra dinn

Hypnospace outlaw (haven’t played yet)

Lucifer among us (criminally short)

Into the breach

Curse of the dead gods

Sea of survivors

God of weapons

Tanuki sunset

En garde

Human fall flat

Later alligator

Dredge

Hades

Party hard 2

Abandon ship

Passpartout

Cloadpunk

Lil gator game

Mosa lina

NewNewAccount,

Obra Dinn is one of my favorites of all time.

jballs,
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Never heard of it. Is it a story heavy game? My Steam account says it’s similar to Hollow Knight and Ace Attorney, which seems like two completely different games.

cottonmon,
@cottonmon@lemmy.world avatar

I suppose you could say it’s story heavy since what you’re doing is piecing together what happened on the ship. The story is that you’re a insurance investigator and have to find out what happened to every person that was on the Obra Dinn. It’s a great game. If it matters, it’s a Lucas Pope game, the guy who made Papers Please.

jballs,
@jballs@sh.itjust.works avatar

Ooooo I do love some Papers Please. I’ll check it out. Thanks!

cottonmon,
@cottonmon@lemmy.world avatar

Hope you enjoy it!

jballs,
@jballs@sh.itjust.works avatar

Got it last night and played it for about an hour. Definitely a unique and interesting game! I’m enjoying it so far.

TwilightVulpine,

I don’t think there are any games that are similar to Obra Dinn, it’s very unique.

Kraivo,

Dude, that last guy. It was such tricky thing

Urist,

I see Obra Dinn, I upvote. What an amazing game.

Kraivo,

I’d call it the best detective game if it wasn’t for the shadow of the doubt

Rai,

Hypnospace is SOOOOO GOOOOD if you grew up in the 90s on the internet.

Kraivo,

Just bought, want to try

Khrux,

I picked up En Garde recently because I absolutely adore the tone, setting and swashbuckling duelist vibe.

It’s a little flat for me, I don’t feel like it has achieved the character fantasy of being a swashbuckler in the mechanics, instead I’m basically kicking boxes into people and stabbing them again and again.

Kraivo,

It’s really hard at the beginning

TwilightVulpine,

I’m not a fan of the bleakness of souls games but maybe I’d like En Garde better, it looks like a lot of fun

Khrux,

I wouldn’t call it a soulslike really. Beyond being an over the shoulder melee game, it’s more of a classic PS2 era adventure game.

Daryl76679, do gaming w I banned my kid from Roblox.... what next?

Besides the obvious Minecraft recommendation, maybe Terraria, Satisfactory, and if you’re willing to allow it, something like Smite would be another good option for him to play with his friends.

bermuda, do gaming w Looking for a rec: story oriented RPG with minimal focus on combat

Disco Elysium

Kolanaki, do gaming w Trying to play my old CDROM games on Windows10 and about to lose my marbles. Could you help me?
!deleted6508 avatar

It would help to know specific games, as many games of that era require extra fan made patches to run on modern systems. You could buy them again from GOG with these already packaged with it, but depending on the game, there is probably a free option available to you if you have the original discs.

dmention7, do games w Whats your favorite Main Menu music?

Skyrim, by a longshot. That theme never failed to get me cranked to get my Nordic adventuring on.

HipsterTenZero,
@HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone avatar

HAH. HUAH. HAHH.

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dmention7,

Saw this pop up in my replies before I noticed the context and was very confused… lol

Rodeo,

Really deep lyrics. A masterpiece of poetry.

NakariLexfortaine, do games w Whats your favorite Main Menu music?

Kingdom Hearts main menu theme. It’s absolutely a nostalgia hit for me. That game was one of my “get-away” games while in a rough situation. Hearing that music always makes me feel a little safer, like I’m just one step away from a completely different life.

Satelllliiiiiiiteeee,
@Satelllliiiiiiiteeee@kbin.social avatar

Dearly Beloved and the variations on it are the best. I'm partial to the version for Kingdom Hearts 2 but they're all great

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