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ag_roberston_author, do gaming w Process optimization games?
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Dwarf Fortress for sure.

ono, do gaming w New Rule announcement: Meme Monday's

Thank you.

I was very close to reporting and blocking a certain user who has been spamming meme trash for the past couple of days. A little bit doesn’t bother me, but dominating the forum with it is selfish, and makes it a place I don’t want to be.

bonegakrejg, do gaming w Pet peeve, games that won't let you save

That was my only issue with the otherwise excellent Shovel Knight! It had very long levels and only saved once you beat them.

nlm,
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I’d never play that on PC. It would work on xbox though since quick resume just let’s ju pop out to the dashboard and resume whenever. It’s not foolproof but I’ve only had to restart from a checkpoint a few times.

Rai,

Like someone else above said, on PC you can just use Cheat Engine to speed hack it to 0x speed, pausing the game!

NuPNuA,

Because that’s how the 8 bit games it was replicating worked, if they even had saves at all.

andrai, do gaming w Process optimization games?
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Some genre names would be: Colony Sim, Base Builder or City Builder.

Another great one is Dwarf Fortress, you should give it a try if you haven’t already. It probably has the most in depth simulation of any game there is.

squidsarefriends,

Cool, thank you so much! DF is on my list but the graphics … 😅

buckykat,

It added actual graphics somewhat recently, you don’t need to stare at ascii anymore

andrai,
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store.steampowered.com/app/…/Dwarf_Fortress/

In case you aren’t aware, the devs released a version with proper graphics now.

squidsarefriends,

Lord, what have you done

ivanafterall,

If you're like me, experience with Rimworld + the new graphics will be what finally pulls you in. It's really great.

Kuunha, (edited ) do gaming w Games similar to Ship of Harkinian?

If you use steam, this project github.com/luxtorpeda-dev/luxtorpeda, converts proprietary engines to use opensource versions when available. Here: luxtorpeda-dev.github.io is a list of games supported by this. How to use Luxtorpeda on Steamdeck: gamingonlinux.com/…/steam-deck-using-luxtorpeda-f…

Thorandor,
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Appreciate it!

wizardbeard,

Additionally (apologies for no links)

Sonic 3 has Sonic 3 A.I.R. (Angel Island Revisited)

There’s Sonic 1 GameGear Remake and Sonic 2 GameGear Remake too.

Daggerfall Unity for the first open world Elder Scrolls game, OpenMW for Morrowind.

OpenXcom for the OG XCOM, OpenTFTD for it’s sequel Terror From The Deep.

OpenRCT2 for Roller Coaster Tycoon 2, OpenTTD for Transport Tycoon Deluxe.

The 4chan/8chan Emulation General Wiki has a good page on this sort of stuff: …gametechwiki.com/…/Game_engine_recreations_and_s…

Thorandor,
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Thank you!!

torvusbogpod,

Don't forget about OpenMW for Morrowind, which is also on Flathub!

soben, do gaming w Pet peeve, games that won't let you save

I just watched a video that covered this in part. You want to keep the player immersed in the game experience. The more interfaces you give them, the more they’re taken out of the experience.

So autosaves are a great way to keep the user interacting with the game and feeling immersed.

nlm,
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Autosaves are great and all… I just want to be able to quit whenever. There’s usually a confirmation when you’re trying to quit anyway. Just save and quit then. :P

I’m glad at least some games still allow you to do that.

vanquesse,

The easiest way to break immersion is frustration. Not adding options to take color blindness into account does not add immersion for colorblind people because it’s more like the real world or has less UI. It adds frustration and ruins any chance of them being immersed. What frustrates us is not a universal and static list of concepts, so neither is immersion.

TheFloydist, do gaming w Alternate ways of playing games

If you haven’t had the joy of perusing it-he.org I highly recommend it for the various “anti-walkthroughs” as the creator of the website has dubbed them. I’m always on the lookout for modern games that are broken in the kinds of ways that allow an anti-walkthrough but it seems quality control has generally improved for most of the gaming industry and it is difficult to achieve such a feat in many games without speed runner like tactics and abilities.

verycoolusername,

Such a cool site! Very nostalgic vibes

SteposVenzny, do gaming w Alternate ways of playing games

I beat Tears of the Kingdom without doing any main quests at all after getting to the surface, which I didn’t realize going in would mean beating it without the paraglider. It changes everything about how you approach movement and even a lot of the combat when you don’t have that crutch to lean on.

I accidentally created a speedster pacifist in Oblivion, building the crap out of my speed and acrobatics and neglecting the archery and stealth I had planned to specialize in so I just had to rush through dungeons stealing all the treasure and weaving between an ever-growing web of enemy attacks. By far the best Oblivion character I ever made.

Zapp,

I did the speedster pacificst build in DnDOnline once, because I liked to kite most enemies while charming a few to fight for me.

It was wild how that character could solo some difficult dungeons, but then a solitary guard at the top of a ladder was nearly impassable.

ono,

beating it without the paraglider

Did you keep a tally of dishes and potions consumed? Because I’m guessing it was more than a few.

SteposVenzny,

The lack of paraglider didn’t have much of an impact on that. It’s more common to either die or be unharmed by a fall than to take survivable damage.

ono,

I was thinking more about stamina than health, from having to climb your way to high places without usable overhangs.

SteposVenzny,

I went more for tech-based solutions.

KaapeliTV, do gaming w I finished Killer Frequency today and goddamn was it a fun game.

Thanks for the recommendation. Seems very much something I would like. Definitely gonna wishlist this.

ThePac, do gaming w Are there any good VR games yet?

Walkabout Mini golf is incredible.

elkaki,

Yes, this so much! VR minigolf is amazing, you barely need any space to play. The skill ceiling is jogh and the multiplayer is really enjoyable (you only see floating hands and it plays like normal minigolf)

The maps are colorful, the themes really interesting and also they look really special, like you are on an incredible theme parl of sorts, the inmersiveness of this game and gameplay are unmatched.

bermuda, do gaming w Good singleplayer games without any story?

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  • at_an_angle,
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    You mean the post-apocalyptic, self driving car game?

    shnizmuffin, do gaming w Good singleplayer games without any story?
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    Minecraft. Cities Skylines. RimWorld. Helldivers.*

    *You’re going to need to co-op to have any chance in the mid to late game.

    PistolsAtDawn, do gaming w What are your favorite video games that force you to pull out the pen and paper?

    Pretty much any 90s point and click adventure game made by Lucas arts, Sierra etc. No objective marker, no journal, you just wander around clicking things trying to mash items together. “Where did I see that symbol before?? flips through notebook Oh right!”

    LoamImprovement,

    I’m going to hijack and offer a specific example: Shivers. In addition to having puzzles with clues and inputs spread apart, it also offers a Flashback system that saves important pieces of information that you’ve already seen (Though actually taking notes is all but required since you still have to tab through the books then go back to the actual puzzle, and some clues are just images placed throughout the museum) The game just oozes atmosphere and tension with the changes in soundtrack and all the writing and environmental storytelling not directly related to puzzles. Once you know all the game’s tricks, it does kind of take the edge out of the horror aspect, but even decades later it’s still just a treat to walk through the museum’s virtual exhibits.

    Available on GOG right now, I suggest giving it a try, although do save your game often, as it’s Win95 era.

    CookieMom, (edited ) do gaming w What are your favorite video games that force you to pull out the pen and paper?

    Welcome to my favorite genre of game!

    As they’ve already been mentioned before, I will second both La-Mulana (and though not mentioned, it’s sequel), and FEZ.

    The Witness didn’t make me break out Pen and Paper, but it was definitely one I had to give my brain a break and come back to to look at things from a fresh angle.

    Now for some previously unmentioned finds where your attention to detail will be rewarded. Not all will require notebooks. But there puzzles hidden in all of them.

    Environmental Station Alpha is a Metroidvania.

    Full Metal Furies is a side-scrolling beat-em up.

    INSIDE is a side-scrolling platformer.

    Inscryption is a deck-builder / puzzle room.

    FlashMobOfOne, do gaming w I used to be concerned about a game being too short. Now I worry that it will be too long.
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  • specklespacle,

    this is a really terrible system. there are a lot of fantastic games that are short and more than $2.

    Almace,
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    I agree. A lot of it for me is the quality of the time spent. I'd rather pay $10 for high quality six hours of gameplay, then play $40 for 60 hours of gameplay but like 30 of those hours are very low quality.

    Ilflish,

    I’m not sure why this became popular. I’ll easily spend £8 to watch a 1.5 hour film so why would I limit myself on a game I could enjoy if it’s short. I just play games I think I’ll like. I’m not picking up a 100 hour multiplayer because it’s better value

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