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Chamale posted:

What's a game I can play online with my dad and sister? Dad says he doesn't want to play a "farming game" like Terraria and doesn't want to shoot people in an FPS. It would need to be online multiplayer and have crossplay between Mac and PC. I've played a lot of Terraria with my mom and sister and it was a really nice way to hang out since we live in different cities.

Starcraft 2, Portal 2 maybe?

# ¿ Jun 27, 2021 22:36

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# ¿ Apr 29, 2024 04:57

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Afriscipio posted:

Looking for recommendatioms for switch or pc games I can play in short bursts with a toddler on the lap. Mario Odyssey and Yooka Laylee were hits. Not violent, but it should be bright and engaging. The game should also be controller friendly.

Yokus Island Adventure!!!

# ¿ Jul 7, 2021 01:00

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If you have irl friends or family to play with, I really don't think you can go wrong with Super Mario 3D World. It's....hilarious.

# ¿ Aug 15, 2021 23:31

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Death's Door is imo a lot easier than Hollow Knight and is isometric, but has a great vibe, excellent soundtrack, and pretty fun combat. It's also a world that's easy to kind of lose yourself in (full disclosure, it doesn't have a map, lol).

I've not beaten it yet but I also don't think it's nearly as large a world. But might be fun!

# ¿ Aug 25, 2021 19:45

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I enjoy theory crafting things, but I think I like imagining Path of Exile builds more than I like playing the game.

Anything else out there where I can idly be playing the game in my head? That's the kind of stuff that gets its hooks in me real good.

I have a Switch and a Series S.

# ¿ Sep 6, 2021 15:56

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Minecraft Dungeons is a pretty good babbys first diablo-like. Pretty simple, no skill trees, but still can be fun especially on a co op scenario.

Bonus is that it's even got cross platform play, you could play on a switch with someone else on a PC with someone else on an Xbox etc.

They also seem to poop out expansions with new content every few months.

# ¿ Sep 15, 2021 14:41

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Do any games feature the Doggerland area in any kind of way? I've always been fascinated by it.

# ¿ Sep 16, 2021 14:32

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Are there any Star Wars games that have gameplay that's basically the action scenes from "The Heiress" from Mandalorian season 2?

Specifically, the team of Mandalorians intercepting the ship in the air and methodically blowing the poo poo out of everyone.

Or, heck, non star wars but has a neat Sci Fi setting.

# ¿ Oct 12, 2021 17:49

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Thanks guys! The co op is not super important...I will check those out and see what looks cool! Republic commando especially. Love that stupid aesthetic.

# ¿ Oct 12, 2021 21:08

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Amazing Member posted:

Hello thread, I've got an itch i can't scratch and I'm looking for some recommendations, if they exist.

Looking for a game where you can go out and hunt, scavenge, craft as a solo player (group is good too, but feeling lone wolf), and sell crafted items to players.

Example would be like old SWG Droid makers: you had to source resources and the quality of the resources affected the end product.

Or like eve online I suppose/ monster hunter. Any thoughts?

A good buddy of mine breeds horses or some poo poo in black desert online and has fun with it selling them to other players. I've never been an mmo guy so I can't speak to it, but he seems to enjoy it a lot.

# ¿ Oct 20, 2021 19:29

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Not dinosaurs but what about like, Pokemon snap?

# ¿ Nov 7, 2021 18:32

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pissinthewind posted:

Satisfactory was fun last time I played it.

Has there been anything new to scratch the Terraria itch or is Terraria still the reigning king of side scrolling minecraftalikes

I admittedly have not played it, but what about It Lurks Below? I think it's got the same kind of stuff going on. Unfortunately no longer on gamepass.

# ¿ Dec 2, 2021 17:00

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Naramyth posted:

My wife likes the Nancy Drew point and click puzzle games. What else is out there that’s that style of casual game without being weirdo anime stuff? Bonus points if there is a Mac version.

Following because we have the same wife

Edit: my wife finds new phone games by clicking game ads in other games.

# ¿ Dec 23, 2021 04:31

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Mordiceius--

Deaths Door? It's not exactly the right perspective but imo had really fun combat. Kind of a Zelda esque souls like although really not very punishing. No minimap though.

# ¿ Jan 12, 2022 02:11

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Chorus is on sale today, at least on the Xbox store.

# ¿ Jan 25, 2022 13:17

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Play posted:

Chorus is a fantastic arcadey dogfighting game, as long as you don't mind that it's space ships and not planes. They're basically planes though.

Uhhh it has a drift button :colbert:

It's actually double dash in space.

# ¿ Feb 15, 2022 20:17

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I feel like there should be an industry lobbying group called Citizens for more Good Space Games. I would pay my dues.

# ¿ Feb 18, 2022 16:10

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Sandwich Anarchist posted:

Gotta have a cool name. Maybe like "Star Citizens"

I've gone into that thread once or twice and found it completely inscrutable.

# ¿ Feb 18, 2022 16:23

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So I find that I weirdly enjoy stealth kills in Elden Ring...are there any notable third person games where stealth can be a viable strategy? For some reason it just feels great.

Xbox games please. Tia!

Edit: I should probably download aragami 2 on gamepass huh.

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# ¿ Mar 2, 2022 05:41

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You guys rule, awesome ideas. I bought the Etzio collection for 10 bucks a few months ago so that might be next on the list.

Somehow missed the Mordor games completely, I didn't really play or keep up with games from 2010-2020.

# ¿ Mar 2, 2022 15:47

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Tuxedo Catfish posted:

you've played Sekiro, right? just to get the obvious out of the way. because if you haven't it's an extremely similar game from the same developers except you're a ninja and the mechanics are more tuned for sneaking

I have not! It's on my list...I just can't bring myself to pay 60 bucks for a three year old game at the moment. But it went to 30 dollars apparently. Once. (digital only since I'm a series S guy).

# ¿ Mar 3, 2022 19:15

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magic cactus posted:

Howdy!

I'm trying to get back into gaming as a hobby again. I played videogames pretty regularly as a teen but somewhere around my 20's I just kind of fell off of them. None of them seemed very interesting to me. I've discovered I love walking simulators and that weird little indie games are my jam, but lately I've been looking for something a little more.. stimulating. I tend to like games that just kind of drop you in the world and make you figure things out, and don't block off your path arbitrarily too much. I have arthritis which means stuff like twitch shooters are not going to be too great for me, or first person platformers like Mirror's Edge. I'm not too crazy about RTS,/4Xs, something about having to manage resources drive me up the wall.

If it helps, the last "big" game I played was Disco Elysium and I loved how weird and well-written it was. Absolutely consumed me for as long as it took to beat, and it's been years since that happened. I've played most of the big CRPGS. I watched a buddy play Elden Ring for a bit and I loved just watching his character explore the world. I'm not sure how I feel about "git gud" combat and that stuff though.

Just an edit to add that I played and loved Sable. Basically everything I want in a Game. Oh also before some one drops Breath of The Wild, I'm on PC

Apologies for the vague request.

There's a top-down legend of zelda-like game coming out next week called Tunic, I believe it will be available for PC. It may be something you want to keep your eye on and read some reviews for, from what I understand you play a tiny little fox in a big mysterious world, and many of the systems may require exploration, I believe they are somewhat obfuscated. Not sure how twitchy it will be, it does seem to have link to the past style combat.

There are also numerous games that have difficulty sliders / quality of life options which may make their gameplay more appealing to you. For example, psychonauts 2 has apparently a wonderful narrative, and you can easily engage a take no damage mode so you can keep getting to the interesting bits and hear fun conversations etc. I'm not sure I'd call it an exploration game per se, but you can make it pretty frictionless.

Edit: another walking simulator type game which is more on the spooky mystery side of things than branching narratives (although it has them) is Oxenfree. Should be very cheap on steam.

# ¿ Mar 8, 2022 18:03

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FFXIV Porn posted:

hungry for a lonely game. i want a game with as close to zero other characters as possible. spooky games sometimes fall into this and spooky is okay but it's not what i'm specifically after. ideally, i want to explore a place where people used to be and now they aren't. some games that have scratched this itch:

-- myst, all of them. plus several myst knockoffs like QUERN.
-- gone home and tacoma fit this too
-- the witness would fit this but i didn't like the gameplay
-- firewatch was almost there but had way too much dialogue
-- there's a lil indie game called Anemoiapolis that's basically liminal spaces: the game and i've never found a game that scratches this itch more.

anyway if anyone has any suggestions i will appreciate them. thanks and G*d bless.

Exo One might be a fun couple hours.

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# ¿ Mar 15, 2022 01:20

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Kind of reminded me how units in StarCraft would get mildly better if they got a bunch of kills and somehow stayed alive.

..or am I imagining this?

# ¿ Mar 15, 2022 18:39

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gohuskies posted:

Myth: The Fallen Lords and Myth 2 did it as well. You could see how many kills each of your guys had in total as they carried over from level to level.

Okay that's where I got it from. Never played command and conquer but played the hell out of Myth 1+2. Cool system!!

# ¿ Mar 16, 2022 01:03

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Splicer posted:

Are there any games centered around acquiring interesting and varied mounts?

Don't say mount your friends.

...Forza?

# ¿ Mar 26, 2022 20:40

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For a completely different genre (Diablo - like ARPG) Path of Exile has a stupid amount of crazy interlocking mechanics, although it's more like they're obscure through sheer numbers of them than deliberately obfuscated.

# ¿ Apr 4, 2022 22:54

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I'm curious to know about any games with a specific setting: a weird far future with cool technology but you play as a guy with a sword. Essentially I'm thinking Samurai Jack (which, btw, is the 2021 game any good?) but just curious if any other games of any genre are set in that kind of thing.

I know about Horizon of course.

# ¿ Apr 6, 2022 17:12

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Tuxedo Catfish posted:

do you want a narrative game or just future + sword?

if the former Caves of Qud not only has future swords it has the CEREMONIAL VIBROKHOPESH as the peak of sword technology

if the latter throw Overwatch (Genji) and Risk of Rain 1/2 (Mercenary) on the list

I'm just in it for the vibes, man! Genre doesn't matter much...probably not gonna play Overwatch though.

Thanks for everyone's suggestions. I've added a bunch of stuff to my wishlist!

# ¿ Apr 6, 2022 21:39

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John Murdoch posted:

Got another one of my tricky requests, let's see what ya'll goons can come up with.

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Do you own Twinsen's Odyssey?

# ¿ Apr 7, 2022 15:05

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John Murdoch posted:

Also I guess apologies for moving slightly afield from "recommend me a game" and more towards "diagnose my mental illnesses". :/

These are fun questions, don't even fret!

Edit: it's for sure toxoplasmosis, watch out for cat poop

# ¿ Apr 8, 2022 16:40

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RainWorld maybe?

# ¿ May 3, 2022 20:38

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Xeras posted:

I'm looking for suggestions for roguelite games. I like games that allow me to purchase upgrades that are persistent through runs and have long term goals. I don't mind grindy if I'm making progress.

Games I like like this:
Heroes of Hammerwatch (bonus for multiplayer)
Vampire Survivors
Gunfire Reborn

Games I enjoyed but suck at:
Hades

Children of Morta is very similar to heroes of hammerwatch imo. The multiplayer is couch only though which I think is the exact opposite.

The family maintains their levels and you can also purchase upgrades that persist throughout your runs.

# ¿ Jun 23, 2022 13:56

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Galick posted:

PC Morta had online mp!

Well shiver me timbers! I only played it on Switch.

# ¿ Jun 23, 2022 13:59

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Jack Trades posted:

What is available in terms of good souls-likes not made by From that don't just do the boring sword-and-board combat or constant circle strafing backstab fishing?

I already played the poo poo out of Nioh 1 and 2.

If you've got gamepass, try Death's Door

# ¿ Jul 25, 2022 10:17

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Diablo like: come join us at the Path of Exile thread! It's very active and has good posters and the game is very insane but usually in a good way. If you're gonna be busy with Tiny Tina a while come by in mid December when the next league launches, that's when things will be popping off.

# ¿ Oct 18, 2022 19:54

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Rollerdrome may meet your requirements... It's on my list, at least.

# ¿ Nov 7, 2022 21:18

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Cave Story would run fine.

# ¿ Nov 30, 2022 21:02

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some bust on that guy posted:

Any good games recently for PS4 or Switch that have great soundtracks? Secondary wish is for games with great stories and/or fun to play. Games that aren't too long, less than 30 hours. Linear, and small world is preferred to endless overwhelming open world.

Recent games I liked a lot: FF7 Remake, Hollow Night, Bloodstained, Hat in Time, Last of Us 2

Nier was recommended to me in 2013 in this same thread and for that I love this thread forever. The most perfect game series for me discovered here.

OlliOlli World on Switch had an incredible soundtrack - could check it out on YouTube. It's not really a story game, but it is very fun to play. It's probably on PS4 too but not sure.

First game that came to mind, the music was sooooo good. Perfect for skating and doing cool tricks.

# ¿ Dec 15, 2022 21:24

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# ¿ Apr 29, 2024 04:57

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Jack B Nimble posted:

Need a game recommendation/theoretical question:

What's an highly accessible game that broadly matches Elden Ring's genre. And I mean very broadly, as in "a third person action game mostly focused on melee combat". This would encompass everything from Ocarina of Time, Arkham Asylum, Elden Ring, etc.

I could see Sable being a nice entry point into this control scheme.

Edit: there's no combat. So maybe even proto-the other suggestions.

# ¿ Dec 22, 2022 17:47

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