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Re: Ask HN: Which games are you playing in free time?

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Post by Fire-Dragon-DoL »

I played Factorio for a while, but at some point becomes as complex as coding, when I reach that point I say "well, I can just work, get paid for it, and get same amount of fun", so I always drop around that.

Kerbal Space Program is by far the one I spent more time in, probably around 1000 hours.

Dark souls was one of my favourite (1st and 3rd), spent a lot of hours there too. I'm also playing a lot of board games lately, not sure if they count!

I'm always looking for cool new games, I'm really picky.

Oh I almost forgot! XCOM and Invisible Inc, both great!

Re: Ask HN: Which games are you playing in free time?

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Post by jetti »

I was playing Rocket League while trying to get into other games (Cities: Skylines, Rome: Total War) but I would always fall back to Rocket League. I was also playing Diablo 3 for awhile but just get bored. I start just about every season but quit shortly after I start. Currently I'm not playing anything because my desktop died in my move :(

Re: Ask HN: Which games are you playing in free time?

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Post by tarboreus »

throwaway7645 wrote: post #70
tarboreus wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Any other text-based games you'd care to recommend? I'm a fan of Counterfeit Monkey, Spider and Web, and a few particularly good Choice of Games games, like Lost Heir and Choice of the Deathless.

Sounds like you're in the know! Andrew Plotkin(spider and web guy) did one for Linux/iOS/Android recently called Hadean Lands that got good reviews. I'm a big fan of most of Emily Short's work (Bronze was good if you like Beauty and the Beast with a bizarre plot line). I also really really liked City of Secrets as the storyline was riveting although I did get stuck at one point and can't find a good walkthrough. Alab…

Going to check out Alabaster and City of Secrets. Already got through most of Emily Short and Andrew Plotkin's respective oeuvres. Thanks!

Re: Ask HN: Which games are you playing in free time?

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Post by mbrd »

The game I play most is Starcraft 2.

It's really hard to get "good" (I've played on and off for 2-3 years and still don't feel competent!) but the matchmaking is good enough that you win about 50% of games.

I like that it's 1v1, so when you win or lose, it's usually completely your own doing.

I also like that you pay once and are on a level playing field with everyone else. All of the in-game purchases are purely cosmetic. I played Hearthstone for quite a while but eventually totaled up the amount I spent on it and promptly quit!

Re: Ask HN: Which games are you playing in free time?

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Post by dey »

mbrd wrote: post #85

The game I play most is Starcraft 2. It's really hard to get "good" (I've played on and off for 2-3 years and still don't feel competent!) but the matchmaking is good enough that you win about 50% of games. I like that it's 1v1, so when you win or lose, it's usually completely your own doing. I also like that you pay once and are on a level playing field with everyone else. All of the in-game purchases are purely cos…

Starcraft 2 player here as well :) #Eyenstyn2661 been playing since 2010, still newb currently silver leageue mostly playing coops, campaign and 1v1

Also Hearthstone casual player here as well :)

I also bought a Nintendo Switch recently and its a great 4 player party game device, I play Zelda but its much better to play on a big screen....

I was just happy to see someone playing similar games :)

Re: Ask HN: Which games are you playing in free time?

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Post by dey »

CM30 wrote: post #20

The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild. Admittedly, part of that's because I'm messing around with different quest/dungeon orders and NPC interactions, but damn, that game can keep you playing for hundreds of hours if you let it. Maybe I'll stop when that rumoured Mario & Luigi remake comes out. If not, probably when Super Mario Odyssey is released.

im also playing it, although i would have enjoyed it more without friends spoiling it for me by telling me where they are or what they found :(
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