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Anon wants to talk about the games they like, not the games other people like.
wait. now conversation is about listening and not just telling people stuff?
"Hey do you like games?"
Yeah. I've got all the FIFA's
"Oh yeah, I'm a big gamer. I play FIFA and COD. And next year I'll play next year's FIFA and COD."
That's literally my barber. Every time i sit there he asks: you play video games, right. And i'm like :yeah. Then he asks what i'm playing, and i just name the games i play right now. Just four or five games. Over the span of almost 10 years now, he hasn't heard of any game I've played. When i ask him back, the answer is always either fifa or cod or both.
COD Madden bros are the absolute fucking worst
I've been playing Halo 1 on the original XBox for half my life and I'm in my 40s
I used to play everything. Then I developed a sense of taste and learned to recognize what I know I wouldn't much care for, and don't bother with those games. I like shit with complexity, depth of mechanics, and loads of weirdness. Like Dwarf Fortress, Kenshi, Earth Defense Force, and soulslikes. Popular AAA games tend to be anything but that. The newest game of high caliber complexity that is also popular and AAA I do like is Baldur's Gate 3.
That's me, but in a wildly different direction. Lol. I wanted to a be "gamer" so badly, because I enjoy story telling, puzzles, exciting worlds, all that jazz. But I figured out years ago, I'm just not that into most games. "Go kill these dudes/monsters/whatevers that want you dead" just isn't a thing I can get into easily, so I found the games I like, which are generally not gamer-y games, and I play them to my heart's content. And I'll try other things, because you should always strive to try things you think you won't like... But I've found what I like, and I mainly stick to it.
That is, when I actually have the time to play games and don't choose TV or an audiobook+embroidery as my wind down routine
I'm halfway between the both of you (minus souls like games, fuck that noise) got any recommendations? I've been leaning towards "not gamery games" a lot more lately
Most recent game I loved was disco Elysium. Didn't get very far in, but I absolutely loved playing it
Took me 3 tries to finish it, and I basically had to be firm with myself to only play that and not get distracted by other games.
It's very good, but it's one of those games you need to play in a relatively focused way, like watching a movie.
Have you heard of this one game? It's called SUPER MARIO BROS!!!!
Indy classic. Came out a few years ago. You probably never heard of it.
SUPER MARIO BROS 2 GOTY BABBYYYYYY ITS A MASTAHPIECE
Indie nothing, it's first party AAA slop.
Slop it is not! There was palpable love in that game.
Pfft whatever they reused the clouds to make the bushes, love my ass.
Hope I’m getting wooshed over here, since you know that tidbit you’ve gotta know that was because they couldn’t just throw more RAM at the problem and actually had to come up with some clever optimisations, right?
i see... love slop!
AAA? It's self-published my friend. That's what counts as Indie today
I play Factorio too.
Well, as a Factorio and Rimworld player I know which one I am...
Big same. I'm closing in on 10k hours in Rimworld (been playing since 2016) and don't know if I should be proud or ashamed.
If you are having fun, I'm sure the Rimworld devs would be happy to know it.
Meanwhile the C-shites are probably dying inside, knowing people like you exist. Fuck. Them.
C-shites? Not sure who you're referencing with that.
My guess is it's like a slur for "C-suites" aka the CEOs and CFOs and bean counters who want you to buy more games and only play them for a few days so you can spend money money on the next game.
The devs are happy if you enjoy their game but the businesmen are unhappy that you aren't spending more money.
If I am correct on this crazy interpretation then I don't know if I should be proud or ashamed.
I really love city builders and settlement type games but I just cannot figure out how the fuck to play Rimworld. I've been through the tutorial like 5 times. I honestly don't understand what I'm missing. Love the ANNO series, played games like Prison Architect, 'Honey I started a cult', etc. so it's not like I'm unfamiliar. Idk. I feel like my brain is just broken with that game.
Yeah, I've no idea how I figured it all out, but I remember a steep learning curve.
The big thing for me is finding a rhythm in the gameplay loop and just sitting comfy in it. While I often describe the game as my "war crime simulator" and a "frantic rush from one dumpster fire to the next", I still find my deepest chill just watching my pawns live their lives farming rice and ranching a herd of boomalope.
Turn the difficulty down, the game is normally designed to be pretty brutal which might not be what you are looking for if you want a typical city builder.
Then with various DLC packs add so much more to the game! You can sell slaves to the empire who later give you a shiny cube, worship the sacred cube, form cults dedicated to the cubes embrace, build spaceships to spread the cubes love, create an army of undead ghouls to protect the eternal cube, create an army of clone child soldiers to man the artillery that annihilate all that dare taint the cubes glory by their presence!
Okay, what games do you want to talk about?
Real games like Roblox and Subway Surfers
Casuals, I only play flappy bird.
I mean, that's the same shit you see happening in music, books, movies...
Most of us stick with one genre, and then sometimes you get to appreciate the entire medium. But it's not easy for everybody.
I always think it's like colours. I can't fathom people who actually genuinely have a favourite color they always wanna have.
But at the same time, if you ask me to read anything that's not outside of a few favourite genres, it is a struggle.
So yeah, at least try to appreciate that others may not like exactly what you like. And it's okay if they only like the one thing. They are missing out sure. But you're probably missing out on plenty of stuff too.
The death of monoculture comes for gaming too. The sheer number of games out there means you can always find some niche gem that really appeals to you and you specifically, but then you might not find anyone else who knows it and wants to talk about it.
Had that monoculture even existed?
When I was a kid, Sega Genesis was the main console. But I had a lot of friends who only played Mortal Kombat and I was the guy who only plays Dune 2. I guess there was a lot of people who played all the Sonic and Mario games, maybe they were the "monoculture".
Pretty much all the games I like are that way. I am hoping AI gets good enough, that I can have a buddy for playing and talking about niche games together.
I'm not ashamed to admit I have nearly 6700 hours in Fallout 4. I like what I like. I play it like Sims with shooting.
Well, I might be a little ashamed.
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