• Vaggumon@lemm.ee
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    1 month ago

    There could be hundreds that I post here, but going to just say the ones I go back to again and again.

    Satisfactory, The Planet Crafter, Stardew Valley, Death Stranding, Kerbal Space Program, Cities Skyline, Cyberpunk 2077, Stray, Red Dead Redemption 1 & 2, Duke Nukem 3D, Doom 1 & 2, Decent, and of course Skyeim.

  • Chozo@fedia.io
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    1 month ago

    Cyberpunk 2077. I’ve been known to simp pretty hard for this game, but I do consider it to be one of the best games ever made. The story, the music, the acting, the gameplay, the visuals… Every single part of the game is just masterfully done. I feel it’s one of those games that everybody should play; a sort of “milestone” game like Ocarina of Time or Skyrim. Even if you’re not a fan of FPS or RPGs, it’s worth turning down the difficulty and playing just to experience the best story ever told through a video game, in my opinion.

    • vxx@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      I was very much into the game but then came keanue reeves. I like this guy, but having a famous actor in a video game completely breaks it for me.

      I was out and lost all drive but continued. I never fully finished it though.

      The City and npcs are very well made though.

      • Chozo@fedia.io
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        1 month ago

        I haven’t actually played any of the Far Cry games, so I couldn’t speak to that. But if they play anything like Cyberpunk, I might have to give them a shot!

    • TheFriar@lemm.ee
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      1 month ago

      It’s a great story, and one of my favorites—I’m still replaying it. But I think the best story ever told through a video game is RDR2. But those are my two favorite games, so you really can’t go wrong either way.

  • skarn@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 month ago

    A couple of oldies, that deserve to still be played. Disclaimer: I played both games when they were already ~8 years old, and completely outdated in terms of technology.

    Planescape: Torment

    One of thr best RPG ever created, and that is entirely for the world building and writing, and how much of the gameplay ends up.being based on these rather than the combat mechanics (which are just ok)

    Deus Ex

    Again it was way ahead of its time in terms of world building and depth, and it was still an unashamed PC game, that dared to challenge its users a little and didn’t need to have a GUI that could be used with a gamepad, unlike the sequels.

  • ramenshaman@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    There was an outstanding RTS game from 1997 called Total Annihilation. The soundtrack was 11/10, it was made by Jeremy Soule, the guy who did the Skyrim soundtrack. Some might say that Supreme Commander 2 is their most recent successor to TA, but they are wrong. Check out Beyond All Reason (BAR). It’s in Alpha and it’s free but it’s already sooooo good.

    • I Cast Fist@programming.dev
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      1 month ago

      I think most people that enjoyed SupCom1 didn’t like SupCom2. The first game was leagues better, imo. There was also Planetary Annihilation some years ago, which was much simpler, then an expansion and I dunno how different that one plays.

  • Etterra@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    The original (or remasters versions of) Final Fantasy. If you can’t appreciate the OG then you need to shut up about all the shitty sequels already.

  • SuiXi3D@fedia.io
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    1 month ago

    I’ll do you one better: completely free.

    Check out Ashes: 2063. It started life as a mod for Doom, but is now completely standalone and has more in common with the Metro games than anything else at this point. PC only, but both games and their expansions are 100% free and worth every minute of your time.

  • UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    1 month ago

    If you like good storytelling, worldbuilding, complex flawed characters and/or deep interactive internal monologues, Disco Elysium is unsurpassed. dubois-finger-guns

  • Soothing Salamander@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I only gotta mention one that everyone should play at least once in their lifetime: Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

    • ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 month ago

      It might be as close to a perfect game as it gets. I love that you can turn off the HUD and it’s still completely playable. Nintendo is one of the few companies that puts so much care into their open world that you can just explore and talk to people and get all the information you need to complete the game.

      For modern games, I also love Nier: Automata and Horizon Zero Dawn for the complex stories and creativity but Breath of the Wild is just so perfectly executed. It’s sort of like classic Pixar movies where it might be rated G but still manages to appeal to adults.