cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/5297759
…OR I will refer to records as “vinyl CDs” like I did last time.
You have been warned.
Don’t test me; I will do it!
Current games I have on my sights are:
The original Deus Ex
Ib
Infinity Nikki
Remnant II
Silent Hill II (through emulation)
Dragon’s Dogma II
Slay the Princess
ELEX and ELEX 2
Dread Delusion
Daggerfall
Morrowind
Hylics 1 and 2
RuneScape 3 (not RuneScape Classic… I know, I know, don’t hurt me!)
Currently playing:
Elden Ring (finishing it)
OMORI (slowly taking my time in finishing it)
Fallout 76 (much better than what it was at launch; if anyone wants to play with me, they may ask me)
Recently finished:
Disco Elysium
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous (y’all should play both Pathfinder CRPG games)
Love:
CRPGs
MMORPGs (yes, even now)
Open-world games (…yes, even with the over-saturation)
Decision-making
Stealth games
Pacifist runs
Minor horror elements? Eh, idk, nothing, like, over-bearing, ig
Macabre horror (basically, horror that isn’t horror; just has the aesthetic)
3D platformers (like Super fucking Mario; you know, the Italian-American voiced by Chris Pratt)
Mods, mods, mods
Not too fucking long; let me finish a game when I want to easily (so, basically, not, like, Persona 5-levels of long, idk)
Anything like Majora’s Mask
“Nautical games” (Wind Waker, Dredge, etc.)
“Classic games” (basically, games through emulation)
VR games, oddly enough
“Cozy games”
“girl games” shovel-ware (basically, the precursor to “cozy games”; the type of shit you found on the Nintendo Wii)
Interactivity outside of the actual game (I don’t know much about Pokemon Go… but what I do know is Pokemon Go to the polls)
Dungeon crawlers (think: King’s Field)
Music with lyrics, idk (I don’t know much about Quavo… but what I do know is Quavo go to the polls)
Good music. Banger music, even.
No loading screens; seriously, let me start up a game and just play. I feel like starting up a game nowadays is sometimes a whole process.
Non-Western games (…Eh, tbh, I don’t really have a bias, I’m just sort-of interested in how they’re developing and what they have to bring… SO think: Chinese, Vietnamese, Russian, Indian, African, Latin American, etc.)
Nintendo games…
…or anything LIKE a Nintendo game (with wacky gameplay, idk)
Autistic games… Okay, so far, I think OMORI is, like, the only “Autistic game” out there, but surprise me.
LGBTQIA+ games
BIPOC character games
… okay, that’s all, you don’t even have to follow these requirements at all; hell, be a little creative and use your own insight.
Okay… now…
…SHOOT!
(No, wait, put the gun away!)
SPACE STATION 14
Space Station 14 has remained my favorite multiplayer game. I try to recommend it to anyone I can.
It is a pseudo-remake of cult classic SS-13 which is also very good.
So it is a multiplayer only game and that scares a lot of people off that just want to play a single player game. But trust me the game is so good and has so much depth you won’t mind the multiplayer element. And may in fact prefer it to a lot of single player experiences as I do.
The premise is you create a character. You have multiple alien species to choose from or human. Your character will have a unique look and name you come up with as well as some traits if you choose so.
Your character then joins a “shift”. You can join at the beginning of one or at any other point.
A shift usually lasts two-ish hours. It can last from five minutes to an entire day (this was done once as an event).
So what do you do?
You have a job. You selected a few of them whilst creating your character. You can be a chef, engineer, security-officer, lawyer, scientist, captain of the ship, etc…
I won’t go into detail of every job but they all have depth and a learning curve.
For your first shift I would recommend a janitor. You get to explore pretty much the entire station and interact with everyone. Your goal is to keep the station clean, keep vending machines stocked, and have fun.
“This sounds boring” TRUST ME ITS NOT.
You are in space where anything can happen. Your station has a set of laws, a chain of command. Your station has enemies…
THE SYNDICATE
The syndicate is a group of antagonists to the crew. Their goals are different between each agent.
Each shift of SS-14 has some form of antagonist. The syndicate are the most common so I will just discuss them.
When a shift begins a few random people will be chosen to play antags. They are allowed to do pretty much whatever they want but are given some objectives to complete such as “kill person” “steal thing” etc…
These will be people among the crew. But this is not a big game of among us. It is much more complicated and RP focused.
You can have hostage situations. Space pirates. Space dragons. Nuclear bombs detonating on the spac station. Anything that can happen will happen at some point.
HOW TO PLAY
The game seems daunting when you first play it. So many terms and so many players to interact with.
There are usually over 60 people on one station and they are all played by a player with their own unique personality and playstyle. You will interact with a lot of people. You will have fun and laugh with a lot of people. You will survive with a lot of people. You will die with a lot of people.
I really hope anyone reading will try the game. It’s one of my favorites and it has a really nice community
edit: this game is free and open source and can be played on steam or using their own launcher
Okay, starring this. Thanks!