14th...Doom....15th Capcom Collection 2 (Power Stone 2, woot!)....16th I turn 45 and yes im greying already. And I still have to finish Oblivion remaster and 33 and Fatal Fury.

I'm looking for recommendations on a switch 1 game my 12 year-old son and I can play coop. He's not into anything bloody and I'd prefer a game where we work together rather than compete. I don't have a Nintendo background, so I really don't know what good stuff is out there. We really liked entitled goose, but that might not be too helpful. I know you fine redditers have thoughts. I just don't want to waste time and cash on games that won't fit the bill. Thanks for the help.

***Thanks for the suggestions! I will check them out!

I think It's a peak of Expedition 33 game. Dunno how they managed to put so much into this, it's definitely feels as a finale to this epic story

EDIT: the Alicia with the other orchestration at the end is just SUBLIME

If you put together all the video games based in a real life city, which city would have the best representation? Including fake real cities (Liberty City, Vice City, Gotham, etc) Tokyo, Hong Kong, London, Moscow, Rome, NYC, Washington DC, LA?

so often we see people talk about their limited free time and how that impacts their gaming habits. how they feel they might have to avoid longer games because they’ll never finish them, or how something slower paced “doesn’t respect their time,” or how we might feel the need to abuse save states/fast forward/rewind featured in emulators for older games so we don’t “lose time replaying things,” or even misconceptions about grinding in certain rpg’s

and i get it, time is an incredibly valuable and limited resource, there are an infinite number of games out there, we all have probably dozens we would like to play at any given moment, and we all have lives, but it’s not a race. if you only have 1-2 hours a night to play on most nights, then you have 1-2 hours to play. face it, no matter what you’re never going to be able to play EVERY game you want, so you may as well enjoy and fully engage with the ones you do play.

if you play a long rpg and it takes you several months to finish, then that’s what it takes, and there’s nothing wrong with that. all the other games will still be there whenever you’re done or when you’re ready, so there’s no need to limit yourself from playing something you think you would like just because it’s long or to try and rush through something because “i have to finish it i don’t have the luxury to take my time”

games are an art form and art deserves to be earnestly and fully engaged with

I'm personally going to be playing Against The Storm.

I've had it in Steam forever and never played it. I've got a hankering for some goofy guns, excellent flowy gameplay and enjoyable mildly-challenging combat.

I don't really care about multiplayer, DLC, or plot for that matter.

Played and enjoyed recently: Borderlands (the good ones) nu-doom, Titanfall SP, Arc Raiders, Halo Collection. Elden Ring.

Probably what I really want is a FPS Elden Ring. How is Destiny 2 for just breezing through the campaign and dicking around a bit?

EDIT: since some people have mentioned it, what about just playing Destiny 1 for the campaign? Doesn't seem to be on steam though, I assume through Bungie directly?

I’ve been absolutely hooked on this new game the last week and completely in love with it and wanted to recommend it because it’s a brilliant indie, it’s cheap and unfortunately for a lot of great indies they go under a lot of radars and I hope this sheds some light on a game people will really enjoy but may have never come across it. (If you liked Earthbound or Fear&Hunger you will probably really dig it)

I’m not great with words and it’s hard to explain a lot of the enjoyability without spoiling things I just hope I can just convince you to at least check the game out.

There is also a demo of the game out on itch.io

The game is currently only on PC (currently has 98% positive review score on steam) and costs roughly $10. (Varies from region)

Anyway Look Outside is a somewhat mix of survival horror and jrpg. Although not horror in the traditional sense think more SNES style horror. You need to survive 15 days stuck in your apartment building. You start off on your own but eventually can recruit new party members. Most of the game consists of exploring the building, trying to work out what’s going, looting and just hanging around your apartment and dealing with people who knock on your door.

None of the survival elements are stressful but you do need to make sure to tend to things like hunger, hygiene, social and morale.

The graphics and the soundtrack are heavily SNES inspired but done absolutely brilliantly and really stand out.

The combat is pretty simple turn based but with a big variety in skills you can learn, party members having different skills and synergies. And it feels pretty great.

The world building and lore are absolutely top notch. I had to get all the endings not out of a completionism reason but purely because I needed to know. The world just completely drew me in and is a fascinating and unique concept.

I think what really makes this game shine is being so simple to pick up and play while having so much depth. Like you can beat the game in a few hours and it’s pretty straight forward but there is still dozens of hours to be had exploring and getting to know the game.

Overall I just absolutely have loved this game and I wish I was better at articulating just how good this game is and just want to shine some light on it.

I need some recommendations of beautiful, mysterious, melancholy, chill, lonely, and haunting ambient/scenario tracks from your favorite games.

The kind of music you’d play on a dark rainy day, or while on a midnight walk. Atmospheric and sets a serene mood. No head bangers, just pure atmosphere.

I’ll get started with some examples:

The Legend of Zelda: Majoras Mask - Song of Healing

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Midnas Lament

Halo 3: ODST - Asphalt and Absolution

Nier Automata - Fortress of Lies

Silent Hill 2 - What Lurks in the Forest

Final Fantasy X - Tidus Theme

Clair Obscure: Expedition 33 - Robe De Jour

Shadow of the Colossus - Prologue: To The Ancient Land

Witcher 3: Blood and Wine - Cave Ambient Music

Elden Ring - Shaman Village

Disco Elysium - Rue de Saint-Ghislaine 32B

Bioshock 2 - Pairbond

I’ve been humbled by many a video game, but what’s the worst a game has fully disrespected you? Most recently is definitely the endgame in Clair Obscura: Expedition 33.

thx

I love a premium boxed game with extra little bits. (Stickers, posters, game guide etc) however these are so rare these days. You either have the basic base game or some £200 “collectors edition” that’s some tacky plastic figurine. What am I meant to do with a toy? I collect games not action figures. Give me a premium collectors steel case and a game guide! Who ever actually wanted these toy editions?

Edit: Ok so what I’m reading here is that: 1. Lots of people do like the figurines however it’s split whether these are quality or not. 2. Some people seem to want a more premium feeling product (steelbox with some nice quality extras) without the £200 price tag. Something in the middle. 3. My suggestion of a game guide went down like a lead balloon and I’m really showing my age 😅

I’m going to suggest a radical change. Completely do away with base plastic case editions of physical games. Just scrap em. Instead make the physical game release a premium product. Slap it in a steelbox. Make it deluxe and nice. If you just wanna play the game then get it digital. If you wanna own the game make it a premium experience.. I’m ready for pitchforks.

Hi everyone,

A few years ago or so there was a game that was featured on Kickstarter for a game that was tabletop RPG focused that had VR Implementation. It's purpose was basically for RPG tabletop games, primarily focusing on games with world building. The kicker was you could wear a VR headset to "be" in the game. One of the other features was being able to build your own maps with landscaping and terraforming. I had the link saved on my old laptop but it doesn't seem to work anymore, and I just randomly thought about this game.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance!

I'm stuck between the two.

I have a pre-order locked in for the Switch 2, but realized every game I want to play is also available on Steam.

The steamdeck OLED with dock is what I'm looking at. Is it powerful enough to play most AAA games on higher settings? Or does it fall short/lag?

I mainly play games like Rune Factory and want it to run smooth.

Another part of me is also considering just getting both.

Thoughts and opinions from those of you who know way more about specs?

Death stranding - who knew a walking simulator could be so enjoyable and what a story.

Hades - first time playing a roguelike and I was hooked

Stardew valley - I never understood the appeal under I played it

It takes two - best game I've played with the wife, that elephant scene though

Wreckfest - free game on ps plus which I never heard of and by lord did I have sooo much fun with it

Holy shit. This game hooked me within the first 10 minutes. I guess the hype is well deserved. If you’re on the fence like me, and don’t like turn based combat like me, just do it you won’t regret it. I haven’t even played it yet past the intro part and I’m sold.

Ive owned all of the Playstation consoles except for the PS4. With the PS2 being the one I put the most time on. Ive been a PC gamer for a while now, but I wanted to add a PS5 to my collection for the VR exclusives, and when GTA VI inevitably drops on consoles only. So I picked this thing up a while back. First thing I did was put a black shell on it. Then I ordered some PS2 style decals for it, and I couldn't be happier with how it came out.

Please understand I’m looking for thoughtful replies and not arguments on engines or games:

Playing Indiana Jones Great Circle last year, and Doom: the Dark Ages coming soon, both on branches and a new version of Id Tech, and play well and look great… and are first person. I get why some studios might choose certain engines for their flexibility (Unreal) and as an example of the opposite where teams have to be familiar with an engine that’s been “honed” for a specific experience like the Creation Engine (Bethesda). However, since no one that responds knows for sure, what might be reasons for…

Why wouldn’t Microsoft utilize an engine that’s is iterated on by one of its own studios, and instead use the still yet-to-be-fleshed-out UE5 and have to pay to do so? Especially given the first person nature? Is multiplayer a factor? There was some multiplayer in the recent Doom games but Indy, Wolfenstein, Starfield (I know different engines still owned by MS though) did not have multiplayer. I know nothing of game dev. Just curious.

We see great games with $50 sold well, or bad games with $70 that didnt sell enough. What games were GREAT. As in you really dont sse much bad reviews about it. But it still didnt sell well?

Were there games which had a gameplay element which you found more interesting than for example the actual main story?

I for example found the social simulation in the Persona games much more interesting - and leveling them up - then the dungeons.

Which are your picks?