Tell us what game you are currently, or recently played, greater than 6+ months old. If the game happens to be on sale, a link would be a plus.

[**Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition**](https://store.steampowered.com/app/435150/Divinity_Original_Sin_2__Definitive_Edition/)  I had bought this on GOG a couple years ago and had intended on getting back to it, it has taken me a few hours to wrap my head around what this game actually is as I was trying to complete all the quest for the first main area **Fort Joy**, but after watching [Divinity: Original Sin 2 is an RPG Lover's Dream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2UYczfOkmM) by [Ghostcharm](https://www.youtube.com/@Ghostcharm) it's clicked and I am trying to be more open to not winning every situation as if it was a more genuine adventure. With a 93/100 on [OpenCritic](https://opencritic.com/game/3828/divinity-original-sin-2) for the original release, PCGamer had [this to say](https://www.pcgamer.com/divinity-original-sin-2-review/); >Playing Divinity: Original Sin 2 is uncannily like playing a tabletop RPG. The way that Larian’s sequel embraces player creativity immediately conjures up memories of days spent sitting around a table, asking the Dungeon Master if I can attempt the last stupid idea that floated into my head. And like a good DM, Original Sin 2 usually answers that question with “Yes, you can attempt it.” My only regret is that I got it on GOG as it was cheaper, which has made mods less friendly without the Steam Workshop, but it was a lot cheaper at the time and hasn't gone [below $15.74](https://steamdb.info/app/435150/) on Steam since.

(Re-upload) I’ve been playing CoD games since MW2 (though never the campaign), so I missed CoD4MW1, and after finding it for really cheap at my local used games store, I decided to pick it up and try it out. Despite being 2007, it looks great still. Mind you, I don’t care much about graphics, but I can still appreciate if something has aged well, and imo it still looks great. The mechanics are awesome too, and it’s super fun. The storyline was of course quite linear for the most part, but the missions were a ton of fun and I liked the characters. I’m now going through the rest of the MW series campaigns, and then I’m gonna go through the Black Ops campaigns, because MW1 impressed me that much. MW2 so far is a lot of fun too, but imo doesn’t quite compare to the ghillie mission or the AC130 (I think?) mission. If you’ve never played it before because, like me, you heard CoD games don’t have great campaigns, ignore those people and play through it. It’s a ton of fun, and that’s what video games are supposed to be

This game is amazing and stunningly beautiful even on older hardware. It runs surprisingly well on my older gaming laptop. The game really encourages me to try different things too. I'll be playing this for a while still, much to do. Next up also picked up on sale though is Outer Worlds, I'm excited for that.

Original post at [[email protected]](https://beehaw.org/post/766049) ---- I see the phrase 'ahead of it's time' used a lot like a long with words such as 'underrated' or 'epic' or 'literally', or 'ironic'. I read how ahead of it's time is used for literally any popular game that it alters the meaning of the phrase. Anyways here is a list of games I feel would have sold or been more known had they been released several years in the future: - **Jurassic Park Trespasser**: the YouTube channel ResearchIndicates and one of the most informative Let's Play videos of all time best explains this game. JPT had a rather ambitious physics engine AND open world environments which seemed pretty much undoable at the time, along with non gameplay breaking story flow with Attenborough himself. But just like with No Man's Sky the hype engine and promising too much got the devs way over their heads and failed. Valve was able to continue what JPT started with Half Life, but I imagine if it had more time JPT could have been an immersive classic. - **Time Splitters Future Perfect** an FPS with sharable Map Creation content. The problem I feel was many people didn't try this as Halo's Forge wasn't out yet to bring to light what user content can really do, and less accessible online play at the time. - **Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3** Okay this doesn't count, but I just want to mention this because the official Sony Network Adapter wasn't even out yet when this released. You have to use a specific brand of Linksys or D-Link USb to Ethernet adapter on your PS2 to get it to work 😄. So I classify this ahead of it's time due to the first party product not existing yet. - **Psychonauts**. This was an easy one, non Mario platformers weren't the trend among the ocean of best selling Xbox titles. Thankfully A Hat In Time much later showed the more mainstream appeal of small dev platformers. - **Dragon Quest 1 & 5 in the US**. Not in Japan as you could shut down Japan for a day with the release of a new Dragon Quest game (tip for invaders). DQ has always struggled in the US partly due to, oddly enough, taking so long to reach the US. It's a mix of too early and too late, with DQ 1 inventing the traditional console RPG format, and DQ5 being Pokemon before Pokemon, to quote Tim Rogers. But early DQ games releasing far too late on the NES life and not releasing on SNES I feel could have made DQ games closer to FF games in the US


Feel free to let everyone know what you're currently playing, recommend some great titles from yesteryear (especially on sale).

- [Dishonored](https://store.steampowered.com/sub/31292/) (2012) $2.49 at -75% - [Left 4 Dead 2](https://store.steampowered.com/app/550/Left_4_Dead_2/) (2009) $0.99 at -90% - [Portal 1&2](https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/234/Portal_Bundle/) (2007) $1.48 at -93% - [Batman Arkham Collection](https://store.steampowered.com/sub/320795/) (2010) $8.99 at -85% - [Skyrim](https://store.steampowered.com/app/489830/The_Elder_Scrolls_V_Skyrim_Special_Edition/) (2011) $9.99 at -75% - [Bioshock Collection](https://store.steampowered.com/sub/127633/) (2007) $11.99 at -80% - [Stardew Valley](https://store.steampowered.com/app/413150/Stardew_Valley/) (2016) $9.89 at -34% - [Disco Elysium](https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/Disco_Elysium__The_Final_Cut/) (2019) $9.99 at -75% - [FTL: Faster Than Light](https://store.steampowered.com/app/212680/FTL_Faster_Than_Light/) (2012) $2.49 at -75% - [Into The Breach](https://store.steampowered.com/app/590380/Into_the_Breach/) (2018) $7.49 at -50% - [Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition](https://store.steampowered.com/app/813780/Age_of_Empires_II_Definitive_Edition/) (1999) $4.99 at -75% - [Borderlands 2](https://store.steampowered.com/sub/32848/) (2012) $7.99 at -80% - [Tomb Raider](https://store.steampowered.com/app/203160/Tomb_Raider/) (2013) $2.99 at -80% - [GTA V](https://store.steampowered.com/app/271590/Grand_Theft_Auto_V/) (2013) $14.99 at -63% - [Sleeping Dogs](https://store.steampowered.com/app/307690/Sleeping_Dogs_Definitive_Edition/) (2014) $2.99 at -85% - [Wolfenstein: The Two Pack](https://store.steampowered.com/sub/62587/) (2014) $7.49 at -75% - [Wolfenstein Alt-History Collection](https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/15435/Wolfenstein_Alt_History_Collection/) (2014) $15.80 at -84% - [Shadow Warrior](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233130/Shadow_Warrior/) (2013) $2.99 at -90% - [Max Payne 3](https://store.steampowered.com/app/204100/Max_Payne_3/) (2012) $5.99 at -70% - [Hitman Absolution](https://store.steampowered.com/app/203140/Hitman_Absolution/) (2012) $3.99 at -80% - [Resident Evil 2](https://store.steampowered.com/app/883710/Resident_Evil_2/) (2019) $9.99 at -75% - [Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen](https://store.steampowered.com/app/367500/Dragons_Dogma_Dark_Arisen/) (2016) $4.79 at -84% - [Zombie Army Trilogy](https://store.steampowered.com/app/301640/Zombie_Army_Trilogy/) (2015) $6.74 at -85% - [Darksiders 2](https://store.steampowered.com/app/388410/Darksiders_II_Deathinitive_Edition/) (2012) $7.49 at -75% - [Super Meat Boy](https://store.steampowered.com/app/40800/Super_Meat_Boy/) (2010) $1.49 at -90% - [X-COM 2 Collection](https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/7118/XCOM_2_Collection/) (2016) $7.74 at -94% - [Alien Isolation](https://store.steampowered.com/app/214490/Alien_Isolation/) (2014) $7.99 at -80% - [The Walking Dead Complete](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1449690/The_Walking_Dead_The_Telltale_Definitive_Series/) (2012) $19.79 at -72% - [Mass Effect Legendary Edition](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1328670/Mass_Effect_Legendary_Edition/) (2007) $14.99 at -75% - [State of Decay: YOSE](https://store.steampowered.com/app/329430/State_of_Decay_YOSE/) (2013) $4.99 at -75% - [State of Decay 2](https://store.steampowered.com/app/495420/State_of_Decay_2_Juggernaut_Edition/) (2018) $11.99 at -60% - [Metro Saga](https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/13326/Metro_Saga_Bundle/) (2010) $9.76 at -89% - [The Talos Principle](https://store.steampowered.com/app/257510/The_Talos_Principle/) (2014) $4.49 at -85% - [The Evil Within Bundle](https://store.steampowered.com/app/268050/The_Evil_Within/) (2014) $6.24 at -75% - [Outlast Trinity Bundle](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238320/Outlast/) (2014) $7.05 at -88% - [Transistor](https://store.steampowered.com/app/237930/Transistor/) (2014) $3.99 at -80% - [Hades](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145360/Hades/) (2020) $12.49 at -50% - [Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons](https://store.steampowered.com/app/225080/Brothers__A_Tale_of_Two_Sons/) (2013) $3.74 at -75% - [Gears 5](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1097840/Gears_5/?curator_clanid=4777282) (2019) $9.99 at -75% - [Ori and the Blind Forest](https://store.steampowered.com/app/387290/Ori_and_the_Blind_Forest_Definitive_Edition/) (2015) $4.99 at -75% - [Sunset Overdrive](https://store.steampowered.com/app/847370/Sunset_Overdrive/) (2014) $6.59 at -67% - [Dead Cells](https://store.steampowered.com/app/588650/Dead_Cells/) (2018) $12.49 at -50% - [Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy](https://store.steampowered.com/app/787480/Phoenix_Wright_Ace_Attorney_Trilogy/) (2012) $9.89 at -67% - [Fallout 4: GOTY](https://store.steampowered.com/sub/199943/) (2015) $9.99 at -75% - [Prey](https://store.steampowered.com/app/480490/Prey/) (2017) $7.49 at -75%

...and the god damn trailer shows way too much of the game! Why do devs do this? It's not making me want to buy the game more, on the opposite, I'm now considering whether it's even worth it. If the devs really want to show off, they could just end the trailer with hinting that there's more and leave it as mystery. The whole point of exploration games is to find out stuff for yourself and be amazed about stuff you didn't expect. If you show everything it just spoils the fun out of it.

I'm looking for some recommendations for things to listen to or casually watch to stay 'in the loop' on the standout games of the year, hear discussion of good games in general, feed my video game fan soul but not just about the newest latest thing. I figured this group might know of good spots to look. What are your favorites?

Ive been loving this game. Its a card game with lots of depth to the optimization and some RNG but its not overly punishing. If youre looking for a fun casual game try it out! Its less than $10 on sale right now.

A little over a year ago, my wife and I finished playing persona 5 Royal and were eager to find another big rpg to play together. We went to the store and this bold, yellow game case covered in wild imagery sat on the shelf. It was yakuza like a dragon. This would be our first time entering the like a dragon franchise and it certainly wasn’t the last. Since then, we’ve played like a dragon 7, 0, Kiwami, Ishin and the spin offs Judgement and Lost Judgement. All of the games fabulous and, importantly, all games have independent enough narratives that it doesn’t really matter where you choose to get on board. If you like big, narrative games, chaotic characters, eclectic and deep gameplay, and you don’t shy away from some intense tonal whiplash, DO NOT sleep on this franchise any longer. Where I live, most of the games are on PlayStation plus, so you don’t have to go out of your way to buy them if you’re a subscriber. Otherwise they’re on frequent sale.

I tried a couple of times to make https://www.reddit.com/r/cuttingedgegaming/ happen, but never reached many people. This community seems to mostly folks playing 1-2 year old games, I wonder if there are more of us who are playing older (but not "retro") games, particularly PC games?

Games included: - [The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition](https://store.steampowered.com/app/578650/The_Outer_Worlds/) - [Temtem](https://store.steampowered.com/app/745920/Temtem/) - [Yakuza 4 Remastered](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1105500/Yakuza_4_Remastered/) - [Roadwarden](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1155970/Roadwarden/) - [Kraken Academy!!](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158220/Kraken_Academy/) - [Merchant of the Skies](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1040070/Merchant_of_the_Skies/) - [Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1768280/Ozymandias_Bronze_Age_Empire_Sim/) - [Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1972440/Shotgun_King_The_Final_Checkmate/)

**Update:** As pointed out by Twitter user @videotechx, Rockstar actually spoke to releasing two “new iterations of previously-released titles” that are strictly ports or remastered titles (and not sequels) in Rockstar’s FY 2024, which is any time between March 2023 and March 2024.

1. The Last of Us 2. Dark Souls 3. Persona 5 4. Portal 2 5. Mass Effect 2 6. Uncharted 2 7. BioShock 8. Red Dead Redemption 9. GTA 5 10. Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition 11. The Walking Dead 12. Wolfenstein: The New Order 13. XCOM: Enemy Unknown 14. Journey 15. Dead Space 2 16. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 17. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 18. Yakuza 5 19. Resistance 3 20. Burnout Paradise 21. Deus Ex: Human Revolution 22. Batman: Arkham City 23. Hotline Miami 24. LittleBigPlanet 2 25. Tokyo Jungle

TL:DR at the bottom for the impatient. When I sit down to play a game, I want to be completely immersed. I want to completely forget about the world I'm in, and believe, for just a few hours, that the world I'm experiencing in the game is genuine. I want to care so much about the characters and environment that I feel actual emotion as the story progresses because in that moment, it's all really happening. And no game has ever accomplished this in the same way that OneShot does. Somehow OneShot achieves this with a fairly short, 5-10 hour session. The game is a pixel-style top-down RPG that details the adventures of a young child named Niko that has been trusted with the sun of a dying world. The mission you're given is to make sure Niko arrives home safely. Her memories are gone, so her only guide through this land is you. Together, you and Niko must return the sun and restore life to the world. Now, if what I described sounds pretty underwhelming, it's because that's not even 10% of what the story has to offer. I will attempt to refrain from any spoilers, but OneShot is a game best experienced completely blind. If you're even a tiny tiny bit interested, stop reading now and go buy it. It's currently $6 on Steam. Throughout the story, the game continues to demonstrate that the world is not just a game. Niko speaks about motives and desires with a naivety that I'd expect from a real human child, while the game continues to remind you that she is, in fact, very real. As the game progresses, it becomes more and more alive, until the program itself is breaking boundaries and lashing out through the screen. All of this is done in an effort to make sure Niko goes home safely. The game culminates in a terrible choice that will leave you crushed. And if the game ended there, then I'd say this was an amazing, 9/10 game that you should really play. But the game doesn't end there. You're in fact, only halfway done with a story that will make you question everything you thought you knew about what a game can be. And once you complete that, then you've completed what I believe to be one of the greatest games ever made. TL;DR: OneShot is a game that will throw you for a loop by saying and doing things that I guarantee you've never seen in a video game. Immersion is not something that is talked about a lot in the medium, but it goes a long way in selling how truly real a world feels. In that respect, OneShot is easily the most immersive game I've ever played, with characters and plot threads and dialogue that will have you question if what you're experiencing is just a simple game. OneShot is tied with Stardew Valley for my favorite game of all time, so of course in my book this game is an absolute perfect 10/10. You'll never look at pancakes the same way again.

For example, I didn't fall in love with Titanfall 2's environmental art design---it felt a bit generic to me, like it was meant to be the backdrop for a shooter, as opposed to the Sevastopol in A:I or the station in SOMA that felt like existing locations. Ditto BioShock: Infinite. The world felt like it was built around the premise of being an arena shooter, not the other way around. BioShock 1 & 2 are exactly what I'm talking about though. Even Borderlands 2 has great world-building: the corporate history that can be inferred from the level design, the weapons & the NPCs makes it one of the richer games I've played. Would love to hear others' thoughts on your favorite FPS environments!

I thought this was a really intriguing video essay on how the old Thief games from decades ago stack up against more modern (at the time, anyway, the video is nearly 10 years old itself!) AAA Games.

Sekiro is possibly the most well-made game I’ve ever played. I know that’s a bit of a high praise, and I’d like to point out that I’m going to be going through the Dark Souls trilogy again soon, and getting 100% completion on all of them for the first time, so my opinion may change in the future, but for now, Sekiro remains the best game I’ve played. It’s also the closest thing to perfect I’ve ever played as well. I’ll be honest, when I first played Sekiro, I thought it looked awesome but was just too frustrating to play. Being a Souls veteran, I found the deflection mechanic too difficult to figure out and my dodge instincts were too strong to undo. I quit it for a while. But eventually I was drawn back to it, and I gave it a real chance. I’m glad I did. Once it finally clicked, it quickly became an obsession. 100 hours later and I had all achievements, played through a number of NG+ and did almost everything I could do in the game other than challenge runs or modding. I’ve played it more since then and it’s never gotten boring, despite not being an RPG which is the only genre I’d usually replay. The combat is immensely satisfying, and the rush I felt after killing bosses is unlike anything I’ve felt in another game, Souls or otherwise. I think that’s largely due to the combat really requiring you to be good at the game. With Souls games you can sort of get away with dodging away and only attacking when you’re ready and then backing off. If you’re patient you can beat the game without needing to become tuned into the game. With Sekiro it demands you to git gud or you’re not getting anywhere. What this means is that once you finally do beat a tough boss, you know it’s because you’re good at the game. There’s no over-leveling or upgrading your sword or anything like that. The only way you’re beating the boss is by getting better at the game. Another point to touch on that I’ve only briefly mentioned so far is the visuals. Man, this game is stunning. It’s only 4 years old so the graphics are obviously still holding up, but the art style is also just so good (though, that’s no surprise, FromSoft are masters of art design). I won’t spoil anything but assuming you do the good ending, the last area of the game has one of the most breathtakingly beautiful scenes I’ve ever seen. The colour palate is just incredible. If you’ve ever played Elden Ring and can remember that first time seeing the royal capital, when the music kicks in and the area message pops up, it’s like that, but somehow sustains that feeling all the while you’re exploring. Truly incredible. I could count the flaws of this game on one hand, and none are very big, which I think is the only time I could ever say that about a video game. As I already mentioned, the closest to perfect I’ve ever experienced. I could go on but at some point people would probably stop reading, so I’ll wrap things up here, but if you’re reading this just after I’ve posted it, the game is currently on sale on Steam for half price and I’d highly highly highly suggest picking it up. I’d also be more than happy to help out anyone with this game if you’re stuck, I’ve got a good amount of experience playing it. I’d also be happy to answer any questions anyone has. I’m making the poor decision to post this shortly before going to bed so I might take a few hours to respond but I suppose that isn’t too bad for a patient community, eh?

For me it's Chrono Trigger. I always want to play it. I want to show it to my children. I hope it will be regarded as a masterpiece for generations to come.

Edit: Thanks so much for all your awesome recommendations and feedback. Based on sheer popularity it looks like my next 3 franchises will be Mass Effect (5 votes), Dead Space (3 votes) and Batman Arkham (3 votes). I love Lemmy! ---- So since picking up my steam deck last year I've been slowly but surely working through some old trilogies that I never got round to playing. I'm a very casual gamer who plays when opportunity strikes, so it's taken me a year to play all 3 bioshock, mafia and tomb raider games. I played them in alternating order of release (bioshock 1, mafia 1, tomb raider, bioshock 2, mafia 2, tomb raider 2 etc) and I must say I thoroughly enjoyed the experience of watching each story unfold and graphics improve. So as I approach the end of Mafia 3, I'm looking to repeat this exercise. The Assassin's creed collection just went on sale on steam, so I'm thinking I may start there, so am looking for recommendations for another 2 franchises to compliment (or change up) my playing experience over the next year. Any help much appreciated!

Just started playing GTA IV on the Steam Deck after having it sitting in my Steam library for years. It's really fun. I really like the protagonist, the setting, and it's openness. It's a bit more tame than GTA V which I have played as well and I prefer the more subdued tone.

I'm still waiting for Elden Ring to go on sale for $20 but might end up settling for $30.

This is such a great all-around Zelda game and isn't a huge time commitment either. It's very linear but there's plenty of random mini games and shops to explore. It also is a very special and unique Nintendo game and incorporates an early looking version of Kirby and has chain chomps from Mario. The art direction is "toy style" and it's incredibly polished. It's really one of those remakes where they didn't cut any corners.

It's been in my library for years and I didn't know much about it. Randomly started playing it a few days ago and I've been having a blast solving the puzzles. It's been a while since a game has really made me want to finish it and see what is at the ending. I'm at the end now working on the final (I think) puzzle. (this is also my first ever lemmy post)

Basically what the title says. I've only played two games like this so far (Silent Hill 2 and OMORI) and am looking for more. Could be games, ROM hacks, mods of existing games, etc. EDIT: So many great suggestions! Getting a bit overwhelmed by how many there are, so I'm going to need to find a way to put this in some kind of list with an order to play the games in. By all means, keep 'em coming, though!

I recently started my first Serious Sam game and I am super excited! I've been craving a bulletstormy mindless shooter, and I thought that that was what Serious Sam goes for. So I started it up last night and went with normal. Almost immediately I found myself having to conserve ammo, aim carefully, and watch my health. I died after the first group of enemies. I reloaded, moved more carefully, and made a decent dent in the level before dieing several more times. I started googling and found out I was entirely wrong about Sam, its a game meant to challenge and force you to think about enemy spawns and weapon choice. It is not at all the game I was expecting but it is a ton of fun and I reccomend it to anyone looking for a fun challenging shooter!

The series of dishonored games and deathloop are all on sale right now. I got the whole series for <$30. Can't wait to get into the series!