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Kind of silly that before the game is even released, competitors are calling foul that the game is going to be “too good”. Seems like cope to me.
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I explicitly set aside time for it, and track video games along with other things on my todo list. This may seem counter-productive and like it might ruin the fun, but the opposite turned out to be true. Since free time is finite now (and arguably always was), it helps to get the most out of a game, prioritize which games I really want to play, and what I expect to get out of the experience.
This really makes sense. I think I'll try to adopt something like this. Part of what I nostalgically yearn for was that feeling of, "my homework is done, it's a Friday night, there's no hockey tomorrow morning. I have a Pentium 2 in my room, summer breeze through the window, the world is asleep, there's a distant train rumbling quietly by, and I'm about to spend an hour reading up on every detail of Baldur's Gate whi…
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I have only played Forbidden West and it’s the most mediocre experience I had with a video game in the past decade. The gameplay felt clunky with weird spikes of difficulty in the middle of otherwise fairly boring segments. The main plot was utter trash and the other quests completely uninteresting. If that’s the standard of good AAA games, I never want to play another one.
What would you consider the best experience you had with a video game in the past decade?
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That's on you. I prefer spending some actual quality of time (having a walk, having a conversation) with my SO instead of staying idly next to my SO and half consider it couples time.
Right but if we're dealing with time constraints then it's makes sense that watching something both of you are interested in _together_ is a more efficient use of collective time than watching it separately and talking about it during another activity.
If you share an interest then go for it. What I meant is that some folks prefer to prioritize watching something "meh" on TV with the excuse of spending time with your SO and then complain they don't have time for gaming.
Instead of half assing two things: free time and familiar time. Spend some free time on your personal interests and then spend time with you SO where you are both engaged with each other!
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What would you consider the best experience you had with a video game in the past decade?
Probably the first Spelunky but Slay the Spire , A Short Hike and Disco Elysium are close. Honorable mention to both 80 days , Stardew Valley and The Witcher 3 .
> Two previous games, Divinity: Original Sin and Original Sin II, “worth of tech and institutional knowledge to draw from”; Divinity: Original Sin was one of the best games I've ever played. I don't game much these days but that one sucked me in hard. I tried playing other CRPGs (Divinity was my introduction to them) to fill the void but they didn't have the fun combat that Divinity did (Path of Exile) or were very s…
Highly recommend Wasteland 3 for a similar experience, also if you never played through Original Sin II it is the original but better.
> However, some devs are urging players not to rate all other games in the genre by such a high standard, appealing to Larian Studios’ unique combination of vast experience and resources. AAA game labels spend billions on producing mediocre quality bullshit sequels just to maximize revenue predictability rather than quality, originality or artistic value. That's their choice.
At this point, I consider a AAA rating to be a signifier of mediocrity. If something is being touted as AAA, I can be pretty sure it will be a disappointment. There are two factors that cause this: The amount of hype creates expectations that can not be met, and the cost of production is so high a studio can't afford to deliver everything they have to. The value proposition is just not there. I find that indie and mi…
It ends up being a bit like easy-listening rock; doesn't offend anyone, plays by text book "rock" rules, delivers exactly what you'd expect, and nothing more.
This is one of those games that I would have chewed on all summer back when I didn’t have responsibilities to tend to. To those who might consider themselves “well-rounded” with careers and families and sports etc. Does that magic and sense of free time to dig deep into something ever come back?
It wasn't the games, or even the time, it was my age. That's gone now, and I'm finally admitting it to myself.
I think the grown up version of gaming is coding. It's tackles the things I enjoyed, but in a more mature way.
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Yes, I rarely touch current games outside of very specific titles. I'm mostly spending my time playing games that have proven to be worth it on a community level for at least 6-12 months, and spending a lot of time on classic games that I missed because I was too busy. On game length, I also default to shorter experiences. How Long to Beat [0] is perfect for that. [0]: https://howlongtobeat.com/
r/patientgamers sounds like the community for you
This is one of those games that I would have chewed on all summer back when I didn’t have responsibilities to tend to. To those who might consider themselves “well-rounded” with careers and families and sports etc. Does that magic and sense of free time to dig deep into something ever come back?
but it'll never be like being in 8th grade and playing starcraft until your eyes bleed, and then hanging out that the pool; repeat.