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lastunusedusername2, do games w What are some great games that require you to bust out a notebook and pen?

The Witness

Lots of diagrams

FurtiveFugitive,

This. So many sketches and diagrams the month I played through this one.

silverchase,
@silverchase@sh.itjust.works avatar

I left my computer to go out with friends to have wings. I was thinking about the puzzle I left behind on the trip there. I was trying to draw the patterns on my phone while we waited. This game gets into your head.

Object,

I remember opening Paint to solve that incremental puzzle in the mountain only to realise there’s multiple symbols in the same space

reboot6675,

Agree, I filled like half notebook with this game

Cowbee, (edited ) do pcgaming w Budget gaming: steam deck or build a cheap gaming PC?
@Cowbee@lemmy.ml avatar

You are sacrificing power for mobility and playability with the Steam Deck. I own both a Steam Deck and a gaming PC, and I use each for different games. These days, modern AAA gaming often can’t run on Steam Deck well, including some hits like Baldurs Gate 3 (in the 3rd Act, the rest is fine). However, 75% of my overall gaming time is on the Deck these days. The ability to turn it on and just start playing on the couch or in bed is fantastic, and the support for different control schema like gyro and touchpads make it incredibly playable.

A modest PC is going to push better graphics and higher refresh rates, and will also make some games actually playable, but this becomes a decent sacrifice in mobility and convenience.

If mobility is merely a bonus and your deck would be docked the vast majority of the time, I’d go PC, but I suggest seriously considering the convenience of portable play even within your home. The OLED screen is wonderful for years-old AAA games that go for 2 dollars on Sale, indies, and more. I’m absolutely having a blast with Crosscode and intend on moving over to Another Crab’s Treasure and Nine Sols next.

BarrelAgedBoredom,

I honestly haven’t considered using the steam deck in my house outside of the dock. Playing on the couch is definitely an enticing idea. The prospect of poor AAA support isn’t a huge deal. Baldurs gate 3, the new dragon age, the new Warhammer game (if that’s considered AAA), helldivers, and the new god of war games are the only recent titles that have jumped out at me. I’ve really wanted to get more into indie games, theres so many that seem interesting and innovative, and with the pace of steam deck adoption, I feel like I wouldn’t be missing out on much with it. I’m still 50/50 on the decision. Gaming around the house has definitely given me something more to consider though!

Cowbee,
@Cowbee@lemmy.ml avatar

The Steam Deck is how I prefer to play the majority of indies, so if that’s your goal, it’s great. Watch performance videos though of games you are interested in.

TropicalDingdong,
@TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world avatar

I played through all of BG3 with no issues. It was a pleasure. The only real graphics hiccup I had was when i stacked barrel after barrel of smoke powder in Gortash’s throne room and one shotted him.

dual_sport_dork, do games w Making peace with liking very few games?
@dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world avatar

I don’t think you’re alone in this. I’m kind of becoming the same way, and I figure it’s because as you become older you become wiser, specifically wiser to the way that so many modern games are bullshit now.

Nowadays it seems like almost everything is just a cynical cash grab. And with a lifetime of experience, you know how to spot that bullshit. Oh look, it has always online components. And an in game store. And season content. And gatcha mechanics. And grind. Not only just regular old grind, you know, where you need to level up and be at least be this tall to beat the beef gate (which always has the tantalizing possibility of being able circumvent it by cheesing it or being very clever). No, it’s just grind with no mechanical justification. You must fill the bar before you’re allowed to access this content. Would you like to make a microtransaction to fill the bar faster?

Fuck that, and count me out.

The current fascination is on delivering games as a “service,” and that just rubs me the wrong way. Everything is transient, nothing is permanent, and everyone is making a desperate grab for recurring revenue over creating a compelling experience or indeed anything anyone would ever want to go back to and play again. It’s all just crap designed to feed into people’s sunk cost brains, and it feels like damn near every major title wants to be your full time job.

I have even started eschewing Nintendo titles and some modern indie stuff specifically because they display a complete and utter disrespect for not only the player’s intelligence, but also their time.

DrumbeatF, (edited ) do games w Are there games with real collision detection?
@DrumbeatF@sopuli.xyz avatar

Exanima, it’s mostly a testing ground for a game the devs want to make around this concept. It’s a good time, and also exactly what I think you’re looking for.
Not to bury the lede, it is a fairly full featured action game, but there’s not really a story element at this stage.
store.steampowered.com/app/362490/Exanima/

lemba,

Wow, this looks like fun. Thx for the tip

ArtikBanana,

I also had Exanima in mind.
The story is actually already there, it’s just easy to miss :)
Although I’m guessing once they finish up work on the AI, roles and dialogue system soon, there’ll be more of it.

DrumbeatF,
@DrumbeatF@sopuli.xyz avatar

True, somewhat of a “look for the story and you’ll find it” dark souls vibe. I got the impression from dev logs that the end goal is a more traditional RPG story

ArtikBanana,

I believe that’s more of a goal for Sui Generis. Which is the game they initially begun working on (and still are).
They do have some dialogue with Derrin that gives us some lore, so I’m guessing we’ll get more of that.

TimeSquirrel, do games w Are there games with real collision detection?
@TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org avatar

Kerbal Space Program. But that's not "action", more like simulation, and, the entire game revolves around accurate, realistic physics, since it models actual space travel. So accurate to the point where you can build and test crazy real world concepts like the machine from that company that wants to put stuff into orbit by spinning it and then flinging it up through the atmosphere at hypersonic speeds.

MrPoopyButthole,

I love KSP but things can clip into each other in the game

msage, do games w Got 20 euro, what game/games to get on steam autumn sale?

Terraria

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

Someone already mentioned Disco Elysium, system shock 2 and BioShock are also very good

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

Will second Doki Doki Literature Club. Undertale should also be on this list I feel.

RightHandOfIkaros, do games w What are your favorite "gotta go in blind" games?
  • Snatcher
  • Policenauts
  • King’s Field (any of them, even Pilot Style)
  • Halo 1-3 + ODST and Reach
  • Yakuza 0
  • Silent Hill 2 (the original, Enhanced Edition for PC is still the best way to experience SH2)
  • Life is Strange (only the original game, completely ignore the fanbase, theyre all toxic)
  • Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic (too bad BioWare doesnt have a single good or competent writer anymore)
  • NieR, both Gestalt and Automata
  • Rule of Rose
  • Dark Souls 1-3
  • Elden Ring
  • Kuon
  • Armored Core (all of them, but the controls are hard to deal with before Nexus)
  • Steel Battalion (only if you can find and afford the controller, otherwise dont bother)
ABCDE,

I’m honestly not sure this applies to any of those games.

VindictiveJudge,
@VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world avatar

The Halo 1 and KOTOR twists do hit pretty hard if you somehow haven’t been spoiled. KOTOR has one of my favorite reveal sequences ever with showing you how much foreshadowing you missed, and Halo’s twist turns the game on its head.

Hadriscus,

yea and Halo Reach hits pretty hard if you don’t know what to expect too

VindictiveJudge,
@VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world avatar

However, Reach’s tagline was, “From the beginning, you know the end,” so there was an expectation that everyone playing would know how it was going to pan out.

ABCDE,

You can only stuff about those games without having the twist or whatever spoiled. What Halo twist was it? I’ve finished it a few times and don’t remember really. It was all about how open it was and the action, plus the multiplayer.

dragonfucker,

The twist is that >! Halo is a doomsday machine !<

Ashtear,

Someone hasn’t played NieR!

ABCDE,

That’s true, it’s on my list though! Waiting for a decent sale or bundle. (:

Suck_on_my_Presence, do games w What are your favorite "gotta go in blind" games?
  • SOMA
  • DUSKERS

I agree with your others

theyllneverfindmehere,
Endymion_Mallorn,
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SOMA is such a kick in the nards.

nasi_goreng, do games w Guys, what did you buy during the Steam autumn sale?
@nasi_goreng@lemmy.zip avatar

Forza Horizon 4 has 80% discount and it will get delisted this December.

All DLCs are now on simple Deluxe and Ultimate edition.

Might as well grab it before gone.

Dindonmasker, (edited )
@Dindonmasker@sh.itjust.works avatar

That game was great. I might pick it up…

Edit. I’m not sure what the difference is between deluxe and ultimate but for a couple more dollars i got the ultimate. Might as well while it’s still available.

CrabAndBroom,

Yeah I grabbed that too! Also Mad Max for like $3

simple,

I bought this last time it was on sale, and while the game is fun I have a word of warning for people looking to buy this to play with friends: The online is NOT stable!

It often hangs while connecting to a race and waits for the server upwards of multiple minutes. That’s bad since a race itself can be a minute or two long. Also, you can’t race against each other with AI cars, the options are either playing co-op which is piss easy or face each other alone. Races are just a bit lonely with 2 or 3 players.

Multiplayer aside, Forza is a really fun time, I just wouldn’t buy it if you’re mainly looking to play with friends.

AngryCommieKender,

Also, if it gets delisted, you will be unable to play single player or multiplayer. I found this out the hard way with Forza Motorsport 7 and Gran Turismo Sport.

I have the physical DVDs or BluRay disks for both games. Neither will work even for single player because you have to download the tracks from the server every single race. No server means no tracks.

dwindling7373, do games w Palworld announces Terraria crossover

2024 is not finished for anybody on earth, pal.

LifeCoffeeGaming, do games w What games have you put the most hours into?

Rimworld 2300 hours or so

DieserTypMatthias, do gaming w What's your favourite it's all in the gameplay game?
@DieserTypMatthias@lemmy.ml avatar

Factorio.

50MYT,

He said game, not crack sir.

Cackles in 5700 hours worth

DieserTypMatthias,
@DieserTypMatthias@lemmy.ml avatar

Okay, then Cities Skylines 2.

WindyRebel, do games w What are some video game quotes that is stuck in your head?

HADOUKEN!

Guten Tag! (Chain guns firing)

WaHOO!

Engineering! Aaaaahfirmative!

Couldbealeotard,
@Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world avatar

Commandos! One of my favourites! Commandos 4 comes out soon I believe

WindyRebel,

If you’re talking about the engineering quote, I actually have the engineers from command and conquer red alert in my head.

However…….commandos is an awesome series as well!!!

Eldbogi,

I think they’re talking about the Guten Tag quote. If I remember correctly that is what you hear when your spy is in disguise and starts talking with an enemy soldier (I don’t remember the chain guns so I’m guessing this is from a different game).

WindyRebel,

Oh. Good to know! I was thinking the original Wolfenstein 3D.

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