Wanted to play it for awhile, but could not cough up the 60 euros for the pc version. It's maybe only in 720p, but costs are now 2 euro.

Hello fellow patient gamers! Let us know what games are you playing this week. Have you been enjoying it? Have you any recommendations?

As many others here, I have accumulated a bit of a "backlog" over the years, consisting of games that were cheap to pick up on sale, games that I have/had general interest in, or new game releases. Whenever a new game came out, I felt kind of urged to play the new game, drop everything else, and quite often end up not picking up the "abandoned" games again. Sometime last year, when money was a bit tight, I just started playing games I already had instead of worrying about keeping up with new game releases, and it's been really liberating. I finished Mass Effect 1-3 over a combined ~100h, I platinumed Sekiro, Bloodborne, and started Dark Souls and Elden Ring, I found my love for Frostpunk and have been blasting that for the past months. I'm just having a great time overall. I think a good help in that regard was a comment I read on the rexxit equivalent of this community where they proposed to see games as countries and giving them a shot is like coming there to visit: visiting a country is cool, but you don't have stay there indefinitely to have a good time; it's always fine to leave the country and go visit another, and not seeing everything the country has to offer does not worsen your experience there. I don't stress about picking something back up again after having a good time with it and looking for something else to play. I don't stress about new releases (too much - Diablo 4 is currently pretty difficult to stay away from for me lol) because the game won't vanish magically if I check it out a week later, several months later, a year later. I just play whatever I feel like playing and whenever I feel like playing it. If I end up deleting something off the console - that's fine. There's always something else to play. Not really sure what my point is, really, but felt inclined to get the ball rolling in this community. I like the idea of being a patient gamer a lot, and it's helped me enjoy games a lot more than I used to, so I wanted to contribute too and be a more active part of the "movement". Thanks to everyone who's part of the community and who's been promoting good vibes!

I've had a subscription to PS Plus for years now but rarely look at the games (I need to get an external drive or be less hesitant to delete stuff). What hidden gems are there in the backlog? I have a PS4 by the way, but I think the PS5 is too new to have hidden gems.

Silent Hill 2 was the first Silent Hill game on PS2 and it's a massive step up visually from the original game on PS1, and it still looks great today! The cutscenes look a bit dated but not awful, and generally the in engine cutscenes look quite good. The story of Silent Hill 2 follows a man named James Sunderland who receives a letter from his dead wife telling him to come to their special place in Silent Hill. James quickly heads to the town to investigate the mysterious letter and find out if his wife Mary is still alive.... The story is definitely the strongest part of Silent Hill 2 and the mystery of Mary's letter keeps the game engaging for the appropriate run time of 6-8 hours. I think the story continues to get better as the game goes on. Having a small cast of 4-5 characters was a smart choice as you get to see them go on their their own adventure around silent hill independent of your actions. It makes them feel more real and "alive". Rather than just being there to give you quest objectives, or point you in the right direction they all act independent and don't take much interest in your actions. I think the only way I can describe the voice acting in this game is weird, I know a lot of people love it, and some people hate it. I did enjoy the voice acting but I've seen a lot of people say the "bad" voice acting is an intentional design choice which I disagree with. I think it's just very hit and miss. James is pretty bland and monotone but Maria is great, her anyway outburst is one of the best parts of the whole game. One interesting feature Silent Hill 2 has that I haven't seen in any other franchise is there's difficulty settings for "Action" and "Puzzles" independent of each other. I definitely think this makes the game more accessible to people who might get frustrated with puzzle games, or don't have the technical ability for action games as you can choose their ability independently. On the topic of replay value this game has plenty, the game is relatively short if you know what you're doing. There's a total of six endings, 3 Main endings, a secret ending, and two joke endings. Unlike most games which take you to the end of the game and let you pick ending red blue or green the endings are Silent Hill 2 happen naturally and are unlocked depending on how you played the game. There's no "good" ending or "bad" ending, there's just three alternative endings which all make a good conclusion to the story, the joke endings aren't very conclusive but they are quite funny. Some "Directors Cut's" versions of the game have a short extra gameplay mode or sub story where you play as one of the other characters and lasts around an hour but it's nothing special. It doesn't really add much to the plot but just helps slightly explain this character's origins. Overall Silent Hill 2 holds up really well and is definitely worth playing if you can stomach the controls and overlook some shoddy voice acting. This game is a classic for a reason and is probably one of the best Survival Horror Games ever made. Unfortunately as far as I'm aware Silent Hill 2 is not available on modern consoles. I think the most accessible version would be the PC release, as the game is very old so any toaster can run it. There's a mod called Silent Hill 2 enhanced edition which adds a lot of Quality of life enhancements and I'd generally advise against the HD collection on Xbox 360 and PS3 unless you have no other option. These versions of the games are very buggy and visually were arguably worse than the originals. It has brand new voice acting but I couldn't comment on the quality as I haven't played it. How do you feel about the second game being a standalone story and unrelated to the Story of 1 and 3 (3 being a direct sequel to the first game), do you think this is a strength or a weakness?

It's only been 2 weeks since starting this community up but I do love how active it has been. Lemmy was very much a ghost town for me when I first signed up and couldn't find any communities to match the ones that filled my feed on reddit. Now I see a healthy amount of activity in this and other communities that have sprung up recently. Really cool to see people starting threads and offering the nuanced discussions on games here--which is really the stuff I was hoping would happen. Anyway, just wanted to say thanks to everyone who has posted and commented and contributed to making this community alive. Keep it up!

For me: - **Breath of the Wild**: 400 hours in, have done only 50% of the game. But now that TotK is out, I'm not sure if I'll ever complete BotW. Perhaps if I'm stuck on a deserted island with my Switch and have nothing better to do, I may pick it up again. - **Skyrim**: Countless hours, never really done much of the main storyline, always get lost in modding and optimising the game. Own it on practically all platforms too. But one of these days, I'll get to the main quest... - **Dangerous Dave**: Been playing this DOS game on and off since 1990 but still haven't managed to beat it. I always die around level 6/7, blasted sun keeps killing me.

Just playing through Dying Light again it’s a good solid B+ title. But what pushes it to great and easy to recommend is the Following DLC which, instead of being more city-bound parkour based gameplay it throws you into the countryside with a vehicle. Almost like a new game in itself.

I recently bought a new laptop which can run Lexy's Legacy of the Dragonborn modpack and set it up. It took me ~2 weeks to put everything together but it works and I'm enjoying the mods! Especially the museum which helps tremendously with my desire to hoard items.

I saw the recent API charge news with Reddit and saw that people were discussing alternatives to Reddit in the event we all have to abandon it. Joined Lemmy here and noticed one of my favorite subreddits had no Lemmy equivalent — so I created it. I have no desire to be a mod, so if anyone wants to take on that role just let me know. I’m just hoping people do post here if they’re checking Lemmy out and seeing what’s available community-wise.

Pretty much what the title says 😊

Wow, what a game. I was inspired by Max0r's videos about it to buy it on steam and play it. So far, I've been really digging the combat and the story is hilarious.

This game was my first jrpg as a kid. Well after Mario rpg and Pokémon. But I guess it always classified it different as it was a more serious game. I was really young so it’s cool to play it now and better understand the story. But I did not remember the battles being so long. It seems that every encounter so far has been a really long experience. I just graduated seed training, so not to far into the remake. Im not worried about spoilers as I’ve played through this game when it was new, and watched a speed run of it a few years ago.

So I am a JRPG lover from an early age but somehow never got around to this game; I apparently purchased it, I think back on the PS3 and never got around to it. But with the HD Re-Master I finally got around to playing. What a great story, great characters, I loved the mixed battle system. Ironically, the lack of grind (most enemies provide little XP, only bosses really level you) was much appreciated as my time these days is limited. Much overlooked gem that I really enjoyed, anyone else only discover it with it latest release?

I play mainly Antimatter Dimensions and NGU Idle, but I was wondering if anyone else here is a fan of games that require a *significant* amount of patience.

I just played through Katamari 2 on the switch, but I played it way back on PS2. I always like Katamari 1 better. Katamari 2 tried a lot of new things, like keeping the katamari on fire by continuously rolling things up, or trying to roll it to a specific size. None of them were bad, but they were not particularly fun. Most importantly, the music from Katamari 1 is so much better. Those songs have been ingrained in my brain since I was a child. I still um/sing them around the house. After finishing Katamari 2, I booted up Katamari 1 and immediately it felt like the movement was a bit quicker. I think the next Katamari release was on the 360. I am not sure if that was the final release. I hope we get a remaster of it as I would like to see how it changed due to the increased power of that console generation.

**Very Early Game Spoilers** I am playing Grandia 1 for the first time on the Switch and it hit me so hard when Justin moved away. For reference, I moved to another country when I was 30 and I have not returned to my home country since. The plan was to come back at some point, but I have built a life here and have been married to a local. My parents came out to visit recently and I talk to them a few times week, so it's not like it is some super sad story, but it was a tough part of the game to work through. I related to Justin so much and have been drawn in to this game so much due to the characters. I am still really early in this game. I just made it across the sea and look forward to becoming an adventurer. One thing that I find interesting about this game is that the style of the game and menus are like a mix of PS1 and SNES graphics. I guess this was an early PS1 game.

Steam Sky is a roguelike set in a steampunk environment that puts the player in command of a flying ship - managing your crew members, trading, crafting, etc.(in no particular order). If you appreciate what the developer makes and would like to support their efforts, then please consider buying their game on Itch or making a contribution on Liberapay! https://thindil.itch.io/steam-sky https://liberapay.com/thindil

Anything good? I'm hoping to get some time to play Return of the Obra Dinn if I could get any significant amount of time blocked off to game.

Taisei (as well as Touhou series) is a 2D vertically-scrolling danmaku (bullet hell) action game, placed in a fictional world of Gensokyo. The goal is to escape from hundreds of bullets. Touhou series originally began in late 1990s by a developer called ZUN for PC-98 and, later, for Windows computers. Development of Taisei (previously OpenTH) started in 2012. It is written in C, OpenGL and SDL, contains ~100k LoC, and supports Windows, Linux, Mac OS and Web. What I like about this game is, that Taisei Project has soundtracks in the wild (by Tuck V). It also features fancy graphics (colour blending, shaders, character drawings). Not to mention, this game dives deep into the gameplay and realm, and is pretty hard in the beginning (as virtually all Touhou-ish games). Have fun!

Hi all, As the title says , Timothy Cain , creator of the fallout series started a youtube channel where he discusses Fallout and game development. It's really interesting listening to the history and politics that went behind.

Truly a test of patience - this is an excellent modpack that unifies 3 classics together into the way I dreamed of playing them as a kid. Found it by accident a week ago, and it's been my short nightly unwind (trying to do a solo run because I always wanted to).

hello! just to spark conversations...does anyone like visual novels? I'm loving this chill and beautiful 1996 scifi VN called ["YU-NO"](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/YU-NO:_A_Girl_Who_Chants_Love_at_the_Bound_of_this_World)...amazing music too! this classic was for PC-98 (a pioneer in many ways, it paved the way for others like Steins;Gate) with Sega Saturn and Windows releases soon after (and fantranslated in english for PC), but there is also a [2019 officially translated remake for Steam/PC](https://store.steampowered.com/app/912450/YUNO_A_girl_who_chants_love_at_the_bound_of_this_world/), PS4, and Nintendo Switch sad that the creator and composer both passed away...they had such a groundbreaking vision...

I feel like I've skipped a lot of months the last year or two, but I got this month's Humble Choice right away. Several games that have been sitting on my wishlist for ages were on here. Anyone else snagging this one?

Humble Bundle currently has an offer for some Metroidvania games. I picked it up but already had a couple of them, so I'm giving those Steam keys away. If you redeem it, please comment so I don't try to give it away again. ~~Hollow Knight: H85HA-6I3FL-NZRAW~~ (claimed) ~~Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night: RHK6K-KWLAX-W2P7C~~ (claimed)

I've never played any of the Diablos, or met anyone who has. But they are obviously popular for a reason. Are they worth going back to the first one? Edit: Thanks for the answers, the community is alive! Based on you recommendations it looks like I'm going to give 2 resurrected a try.

**I love it.** Can anyone guess the game?

Hi everyone! Glad to be here on the new Lemmy community ☺️ I've been mostly out of the gaming scene since about 2012 due to grad school, starting a family, etc, but am wanting to get back into it. I love games like Zelda Link to the Past and had a lot of fun recently playing Hyperlight Drifter and Tunic (though I prefer 2D over 3D). I'm not looking for a rogue-like and rogue-lite style game. I'm leaning towards giving Crosscode a try, but am open to suggestions and would love to have a list to work my way through 😁. I'm perfectly happy playing games that came out last year or 30 years ago. Does anyone have any recommendations for good PC games that scatch that 16bit action RPG Link to the Past itch? Thank you all in advance and I appreciate your time and input ☺️. UPDATE: wow! Thank you all so much for all the suggestions! I'll check all these out. Y'all are great 😃

Ive never really played Diablo before and there is no way in hell I’m about to drop $70 on a game so I decided to go for 3. I’m really excited as they really are my type of games, I’ve played torchlight before.

Wow, I've just given this game a go for the first time after hearing about it for years. It's quite possibly the intense high speed racer I've ever played. The game is absolutely brutal compared to something like Mario Kart - you whack into the side of the stage at high speed and you've dropped from 3rd place to 25th. I love how the boost drains your health! All that coupled with the high BPM techno/rock soundtrack as you desperately try to stay in first place on the final lap, draining all of your health to boost to the finish line and praying you don't get wiped out. It feels like there's so much to learn in this game - tons of customisable vehicles, deciding how to balance speed vs acceleration for each track, and remembering where the most brutal corners and jumps are. The presentation of the game just oozes with that early 2000s colourful futurism style. I'd be interested to hear what others think of this one. Did you try it when it came out, or more recently?

Basic idea is to have the community all play the same game and then talk about it and our experiences. I feel the games should be either very inexpensive or free. Even a demo or "Prologue" would be an easy way to make it free. In regards to selecting games we could use community engagement and vote in some fashion, or have a pool of games which everybody contributes to and one is selected at random. This is just a random idea I had but wanted to throw it out there. Thanks for listening!

I'm really stunned after playing this game, it's hard to believe that it was made by a somewhat indie development studio (Asobo). The last time I finished something and felt this emotionally exhausted was when I watched Apocalypse Now for the first time. This game really captures the brutality and despair of the middle ages in a way that more fantasy-oriented games do not. Of course, this game does have some fantasy elements, but for the most part it takes you on a journey with two children who have to make their way through a ruthless and uncaring world, constantly having their childhood ripped away and their faith in adults and humanity shattered. At the same time, this game is absolutely beautiful. I would put the visuals up against any game, period. You feel like you're there in medieval France. I need to go play some happy Mario games after this one. If you are an adult who handles depressing and dark things okay, and you have even a passing interest in the middle ages, I can't recommend this game enough (play the first one first though--Plague Tale Innocence). The core gameplay is a stealth game, but whether or not you like that style, the game is worth it and transcends the genre IMO.

It's a fast-paced, 1st person 3d platformer, which embraces the spirit of speedrunning. Highly recommend.

All Tomb Raider games are on sale on Steam. If you like action/exploration games and you know what else, some of the best ones are on sale for less than a dollar!

I need a potion to increase the percentage of smithing, healing and etc.

Really fun game, bought it a while ago on PC and finally getting around to it! It's beautiful and I find it funny how they worship a door

I recently dusted off my old Guild Wars 2 account after YouTube recommend some videos of it. I was a huge fan of Guild Wars 1, I especially loved its skill system. You had hundreds of skills available but you could only equip 8 at a time. This forced you to think carefully and craft builds, which was half the fun. There were some skills that were only available once you defeated some hard elite enemies, which was also a fun challenge. When GW2 released I bought the game on the first week, but the skill system was very underwhelming for me. A huge part of why I loved GW1 was not there in the sequel, so I quickly stopped playing. Around 10 years later I logged in again and created a new character. I'm aware that there were tons of changes made to the game but the very early game stayed pretty much the same (as far as I remember). However, the way I experienced it was very different. It no longer bothered me that you only have a fraction of the skills available. I'm 10 years older than I was when I first played it and I have much less time. This means that I appreciate not having to spend days to craft a character, I can just go out and enjoy the game. The story is also pretty good, I've heard that GW2 is one of the few MMOs where the early game is also as much fun as the late game, and it seems to be true. I don't feel like I have to rush to max level to have fun. Have you ever had a similar experience?