Here’s a look at some of my favorite games. I must say pretty much anything from PS is my favorite. Ragnarok, Helldivers, Spider-Man, Ratchet and Clank, etc.
What I love: Primarily story-driven, third-person, high-fidelity, single-player games with solid fighting characteristics with simple upgrade paths. FPS are cool too. Anything with “power fantasy”.
What I hate: Anything complicated that I have to scower the internet just to learn how to play. Anything with classes or numerical attributes (Strength, Vitality, etc). I know this comprises many popular games, and if you like it, I’m happy for you, it’s just not for me.
Edit: no corporate trash. No Ubisoft, EA, Rockstar, Denuvo, or remote accounts.
Looking at the DMC games, if you are into older (ps2-era) titles, DMC1 and DMC3 are pretty good, and come in a bundle with another game that shant be named. Besides there is also platinum games roster like Bayonetta, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance or Nier: Automata. I would also recommend hi-fi rush, but afaik that still has denuvo.
There is also Ultrakill which is basically doom with a dmc-esque combat rating system
Days Gone starts out like The Last of Us but for people who think wrestling is real.
But it definitely picks up later when you expand your toolkit. The horde gameplay makes this game memorable. I played on PS5 and I think the improved framerate and motion controls gave it a new lease of life.
If you’re okay with Ubisoft, Watchdogs 1 & 2 are fun for third person shooters. First one gives you a lot of options to enter combat, you carry all weapons on you (no “weapon loadout” selection really).
Favorite feature of both games is the in-game radio, you can just listen to music and wander around the world
It’s a very limited radio though. Each station only has a few songs. At least that’s how it was in 2. I just remember hearing a lot of the same songs each time I opened the music app in-game.
I prefer the game world in the second game though. Chicago is awesome, but I kinda prefer San Francisco.
The number of songs expanded as the game progressed in two, plus you can adjust your playlist to exclude songs if you want. The playlist shuffle in the first one is awful and repetitive, and there weren’t multiple radio stations to choose from or radio hosts (the punk/rock station host is hilarious IMO)
Dishonored, or maybe Deathloop? Deathloops a bit more complicated but dishonored should prep you for it. They share a lot of the same abilities, the world is just laid out different in deathloop.
Wolfenstein New Order
you’re the one man army BJ Blazkowicz, mowing down nazis through linear levels. Run and gun for the most part, with story between levels.
2016 doom or doom eternal
DnD does have a lot of stats but Baldurs Gate 3 makes it fun, and it has everything else you’re looking for. I would give it a shot even if you’re stats averse
I can’t get around the incredibly slow character movement in soulslikes. Like the games are all about timing but how do you time something properly when every move takes 3 seconds?
Dishonored I think I have but haven’t played. I’ll give that a go.
Deathloop I have played and enjoyed but unfortunately ran into issues with GoG on Linux that I couldn’t be bothered to track down.
Wolfenstein NO I’ll have to try as well.
Love the Doom games, esp. 2016 Dark Ages. Not sure how they got left out of my faves. Eternal I bought and then immediately returned bc it tried to force me to sign in.
Tried BG3 and I was bored to tears and incredibly confused.
You can spec into faster classes. In DS1, that would be scimitars, curved swords and katanas I believe. Unfortunately means looking up that kind of info online or trial and erroring a bunch of weapons.
You seem to like Character Action Games so why not give the Ninja Gaiden series a go? You can emulate Ninja Gaiden Black for free on Xemu and even enjoy using save states to save yourself some frustration with unnecessary runbacks (this was removed in later entries). I think NGB is an all time classic, although it leans a little bit more into the adventure game style than later titles, that are pure action. You have some exploration, platforming and even an almost Metroidvania-like hub area you backtrack back and forth through and unlock new branches of.
Or if you want something more modern and pure high octane action you can start with Ninja Gaiden 4. More free flowing combos as opposed to specific fighting-game style strings like in previous games, but still fun. I’m only a few chapters deep but any fan of DMC or CAGs in general would enjoy it I think.
Not who recommended it but the first one is super polished and extremely fun. Also both have multiplayer coop. The second one is still in alpha but has had a lot of big updates for a few years now. It just doesnt feel as polished yet
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The Yakuza series checks most of those boxes, highly recommended. Start with Yakuza Zero.
Will do, thanks!
Looking at the DMC games, if you are into older (ps2-era) titles, DMC1 and DMC3 are pretty good, and come in a bundle with another game that shant be named. Besides there is also platinum games roster like Bayonetta, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance or Nier: Automata. I would also recommend hi-fi rush, but afaik that still has denuvo.
There is also Ultrakill which is basically doom with a dmc-esque combat rating system
Have you played Days Gone or Returnal? I think they’re my favorites of the recent 3rd person PS games.
I’ve played Returnal and not fond of games where you play the same levels over and over. Haven’t tried Days Gone but I’ll check it out, thanks!
Days Gone starts out like The Last of Us but for people who think wrestling is real.
But it definitely picks up later when you expand your toolkit. The horde gameplay makes this game memorable. I played on PS5 and I think the improved framerate and motion controls gave it a new lease of life.
😂 I started Days Gone. Feels very much like an older version of TLOU.
If you’re okay with Ubisoft, Watchdogs 1 & 2 are fun for third person shooters. First one gives you a lot of options to enter combat, you carry all weapons on you (no “weapon loadout” selection really).
Favorite feature of both games is the in-game radio, you can just listen to music and wander around the world
It’s a very limited radio though. Each station only has a few songs. At least that’s how it was in 2. I just remember hearing a lot of the same songs each time I opened the music app in-game.
I prefer the game world in the second game though. Chicago is awesome, but I kinda prefer San Francisco.
The number of songs expanded as the game progressed in two, plus you can adjust your playlist to exclude songs if you want. The playlist shuffle in the first one is awful and repetitive, and there weren’t multiple radio stations to choose from or radio hosts (the punk/rock station host is hilarious IMO)
Edited, thank you.
Just in case you haven’t played it, the first SUPERHOT is, IMO, quite a bit better than the second, so I’ll toss that in there.
As a wilder card, I’ll suggest the Batman Arkham games. I think Arkham City is probably the most well-regarded of them.
SUPERHOT is the most innovative game I’ve played in years.
Yeah, I played them both. The original was extra sick in VR. I think I played it on the original Oculus DK.
I enjoy the Batman games as well!
Sounds like you dislike soulslikes.
Dishonored, or maybe Deathloop? Deathloops a bit more complicated but dishonored should prep you for it. They share a lot of the same abilities, the world is just laid out different in deathloop.
Wolfenstein New Order you’re the one man army BJ Blazkowicz, mowing down nazis through linear levels. Run and gun for the most part, with story between levels.
2016 doom or doom eternal
DnD does have a lot of stats but Baldurs Gate 3 makes it fun, and it has everything else you’re looking for. I would give it a shot even if you’re stats averse
I can’t get around the incredibly slow character movement in soulslikes. Like the games are all about timing but how do you time something properly when every move takes 3 seconds?
Dishonored I think I have but haven’t played. I’ll give that a go.
Deathloop I have played and enjoyed but unfortunately ran into issues with GoG on Linux that I couldn’t be bothered to track down.
Wolfenstein NO I’ll have to try as well.
Love the Doom games, esp. 2016 Dark Ages. Not sure how they got left out of my faves. Eternal I bought and then immediately returned bc it tried to force me to sign in.
Tried BG3 and I was bored to tears and incredibly confused.
Great recs, thanks!
You can spec into faster classes. In DS1, that would be scimitars, curved swords and katanas I believe. Unfortunately means looking up that kind of info online or trial and erroring a bunch of weapons.
Yeah I’m out, thanks haha
Not 3rd person, but A Story About My Uncle is a really good action platform-puzzler. Definitely worth picking up.
Prey might be your kinda jam. I sure liked it.
Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor could be fun in the third-person power fantasy way. :)
Stardew Valley. No greater power fantasy than owning a piece of productive land
You seem to like Character Action Games so why not give the Ninja Gaiden series a go? You can emulate Ninja Gaiden Black for free on Xemu and even enjoy using save states to save yourself some frustration with unnecessary runbacks (this was removed in later entries). I think NGB is an all time classic, although it leans a little bit more into the adventure game style than later titles, that are pure action. You have some exploration, platforming and even an almost Metroidvania-like hub area you backtrack back and forth through and unlock new branches of.
Or if you want something more modern and pure high octane action you can start with Ninja Gaiden 4. More free flowing combos as opposed to specific fighting-game style strings like in previous games, but still fun. I’m only a few chapters deep but any fan of DMC or CAGs in general would enjoy it I think.
Synthetik
Which one?
Not who recommended it but the first one is super polished and extremely fun. Also both have multiplayer coop. The second one is still in alpha but has had a lot of big updates for a few years now. It just doesnt feel as polished yet
WHICH ONE IS THE FIRST ONE
Synthetik legion rising is the first one synthetik 2 2nd one
I don’t see a “legion rising”. Only “ultimate” and “arena” and a bunch of DLC.
I didn’t realize that there was more than one, so the first one.
Which one is the first one?
Surprised not to see Horizon Zero Dawn/ Forbidden West on this list! Have you played them?
Ahh yeah, I enjoyed both! Just played Zero Dawn from GoG.
I just picked up Just Cause 3 for like 2.99 on a steam sale and have been no-lifing it since
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