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Gekkonen, (edited ) do gaming w Best "Lets Play" Series

Trespasser by Research Indicates is honestly so well written that it feels like director’s commentary rather than a let’s play.

Bobbin Threadbare’s Deus Ex. It’s half let’s play, half a series of lectures on various topics relating to the game.

For me a good let’s play is about the game and representing it, not about about the personality doing it.

Sordid,
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That Trespasser LP is what motivated me to play through the game myself, and I have no regrets. That game is insane. It’s awful, don’t get me wrong, but crazy ahead of its time. They basically tried to make a VR game two decades before VR gaming became a thing. Without Trespasser, we wouldn’t have Half-Life: Alyx. Research Indicates’ LP is a fantastic way to experience this obscure but fascinating title.

spark947, do gaming w What type of game do you want to play that doesn't really exist?

I hope someone corrects me but:

  • A 2d open world fantasy game like zelda
  • With really great action combat like dragons dogma or monster hunter.
  • with multi class and equipment build system like dnd or Diablo.

That’s it, just a really good 2d rpg with action combat. I have been furiously chasing this, and anything even kind of influenced by darksouls or that is a roguelute doesnt count.

22rw,

Maybe Crosscode could fullfill some of your wishes? Though the theme is more on the science fiction side, you can…

  • choose between different skill trees & items
  • traverse the somewhat open world on multiple paths
  • discover hidden quests & locations
  • and experience some of the best combat systems i played in the last year.
spark947,

Yeah, I have to admit, Crosscode probably comes the closest to what I want. I do have, and play the game, but I always end up dropping off due to a bunch of personal pet peeves I have with it, and also feeling like the combat system is just not on point. But I should really probably reconsider dedicating enough attention to beating it.

One of the biggest barriers for me for crosscode is that it has stuttering on the deck, but it looks like there are some work arounds that prevent that, so I will probably dedicate some time this weekend to getting it setup.

22rw,

Luckily i havent experienced the stuttering issues (Played on PC), but i hope you can get them fixed!

The things that helped me to stay engaged were on the one hand the world/level design (lots of small riddles everywhere, that sometimes involve backtracking & clever Parcour, but also the gorgeous landscape & detailled environments), on the other hand the story and its cute characters! I think giving each area the time it deserved and not rushing through things also helped (Took me around 75 hours to beat the base game).

spark947,

Yeah, I definitely haven’t given it its due, but mostly due to technical issues on the steamdeck. Switching to the linux native version is working very well though, so I probably will stick with it a bunch.

There are still various ways crosscode doesn’t scratch the itch I am trying to get scratched (no character builds, kind of have frustrations with the combat system) but I do want to beat it at this point.

22rw,

glhf! Would love to know what you think of the whole game after completion.

Eggyhead, do gaming w Best "Lets Play" Series
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I like Many a True Nerd’s Tale of Two Wastelands series. It’s a mod that merges both Fallout 3 and New Vegas, but the host is a bit of a fallout super fan so he tours obscure areas of the map and explains a lot of weird little facts about the lore, easter eggs, and development of the games.

Cavemanfreak,

He’s got a lot of different series that are great watches. His CKII run with Perun is particularly good.

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

Secret World was a great modern horror MMO for a while there, and the investigation missions had some really complex puzzles that expected you do go online and do research into Egyptian dynasties and King James bible quotes and all kinds of other stuff. They dumbed down the amazing build system the game started with, but the core story skills still all be worth playing.

JocularGargoyle,

Oh, I’d forgotten about Secret World! It looks like it’s been updated to Secret World Legends – might have to give that a try.

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

Elite Dangerous. People have guides on how to do things like earning money fast, but those methods usually require a lot of thinking and planning with a notebook.

apprehensively_human,

RIP EDDB

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

The new System Shock remake. I needed to draw a map of all elevator connections because Citadel station is extremely convoluted. Also, you get codes (or parts of codes) and instructions here an there, that you’ll need later on.

dQw4w9WgXcQ, do gaming w What type of game do you want to play that doesn't really exist?

Kerbal Space Program crossed over with factorio/satisfactory. Basically building worldwide factories over several planets and moons and travelling between them by using the harvested materials and minerals.

It seems like that’s something that they are going for in KSP2, but the concept is vague and the game is quite delayed and the uncertainity is huge. So I am not optimistic that it will ever be close to what I want.

Varis,

Dyson Sphere Program is basically this. However, space exploration is a lot simpler as the mech character can fly around in space when you have sufficient fuel. It’s a very good factory game and personally I like it more than Factorio.

LoreleiSankTheShip,

Astroneer has some of that vibe, but it’s a simpler and more casual game. Really fun though, worth playing! Your character also needs oxygen to breathe and that makes exploration interesting

Hedup, do gaming w Best "Lets Play" Series

If you mean of all time, then I’d say “How to survive the first night in Minecraft” by Lewis and Simon.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UdEFmxRmNE

mtlvmpr, do gaming w What type of game do you want to play that doesn't really exist?

Planetside 2 but fantasy/medieval.

chahk,

Um… Isn’t that EverQuest?

felixworks,

Not really. Planetside is an FPS with fluid combat. And it doesn’t have MMORPG-style quests or environments. I think another way of saying the idea would be “Chivalry with persistent maps and an overworld tying them together in some way.”

TheRoarer,

MMO Mount and Blade then, yeah?

megopie,

The people behind foxhole (think rune scape/planetside/but early 20th century) are making something to that effect called anvil empires.

z3n0x, do gaming w Elder Scrolls Online is free on Epic right now
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hey, nice, always wanted to give that one a try. thanks

bezoar, do gaming w What type of game do you want to play that doesn't really exist?

Give me something like The Matrix Online again. I want missions/quests that are unique. Only one person/team can complete them. Failing is an acceptable outcome and has ramifications for the rest of the story. You would absolutely need writers and asset artists on staff as old things content gets completed. Let the players make content as well a la Eve Online where factions vying for control of territory IS content. This fills in the blanks between the written stuff.

chahk,

MxO was awesome! I’m still bummed I couldn’t be there for the final shutdown event.

AuthorInkwell, do gaming w What type of game do you want to play that doesn't really exist?
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A strategy/management sim where you are a Madam running a brothel. Lots of ways to take it-- set it in different places/eras to signify how far under the radar you have to be, change your regime from harsh to compassionate, build out the brothel itself, recruit talent (ethically or unethically), decide if you want to theme the establishment to attract a certain clientele-- lots of interesting things you could do with the setting!

runner_g,

There’s probably a mod to do this in RimWorld.

deltasalmon, do gaming w What type of game do you want to play that doesn't really exist?

A game where you're in the Star Wars Universe and it's open world and you can walk around and interact with people and if the people on that planet aren't doing it then you can get in your Millennium Falcon or any other SW starship and cruise on over to the next planet.

Basically, No Man's Sky on steroids with a Star Wars skin.

Jaysyn,
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Smaller scale, but you might want to check out Star Wars: Legends of the Republic for Neverwinter Nights.

breakfastburrito, do gaming w FFXVI - Am I crazy?

I haven’t gotten too far (a bit after you unlock your second element abilities) but I agree the reviews seem odd. I think the story so far is decent. The new combat style is not what I’d expect from ff (I miss turn based) but I still enjoyed it. However I think the combat has some depth the game just doesn’t incentivize because encounters are so easy. I read people mention you could do different strategies and playstyles and rack up combos to enemies, but i never found myself using any of that because the combat is so simple you can just do your regular basic attack over and over for every fight and there’s no reward/incentive for not doing that. There’s no items or paths for making a build or strategizing fights. The gameplay feels linear and kind of filler between cutscenes of story. Leveling and gear increases stats but it doesn’t really make a noticeable difference because the game is linear and scales with you.

I wouldn’t say it’s a bad game, but I’m also confused by the super high scores. Also, allegedly they fixed this, but I found myself awkwardly trying to navigate while never using the right analog stick because the camera blur was so bad. Like maybe the graphics are good but I never saw them because every time I moved it was a watercolor painting.

sub_, do gaming w FFXVI - Am I crazy?
  • Yeah, vocal animations for side quests are off, some are saying this is the aftereffect of the pandemic. They also didn’t lipsync for Japanese dub, so you might want to stick with that
  • As per overworld map, it’s similar to FFX
  • Side quests are very sparse around the beginning of the game, by the end of the game I was complaining at how unevenly distributed they are that they just drop large number of them before endgame. They are there to flesh out the side characters
  • Not sure about graphics, but the music is by same composer Masayoshi Soken
  • Is it really Kingdom Heart’s combat? I played 90% of KH games and DMC games, and I’d definitely say that it’s more DMC combat than KH, considering they hired Ryota Suzuki who designed the combat system for DMCV and Dragon’s Dogma as the combat director

If you’ve played FFX, XIII, 7Remake, Crisis Core, then you’d be less shocked by how linear it is.

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