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Splicer: Oct 16, 2006; from hell's heart I cast at thee
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hot cocoa on the couch posted:

I'm about to graduate college and I have some free time in the evenings and weekends now. I'm looking for a single player focused adventure/story/~experience~ PC game. Last SP game I played to completion was RDR2 on PC and wow, it's hard to top that. It doesn't help that I loved RDR1 but together I think they're the greatest game of all time for me. Before that I put about 100 hours into Fallout 4 and I enjoyed it well enough even though the Bethesda-ness of the whole franchise is really grating now, overall I'd say I got my moneys worth but the game sucked.

I tried Divinity: Original Sin 2 a few weeks back and though I felt it was a good game I just couldn't get into it. I enjoyed the combat and played plenty of NWN/Baldurs Gate/Planescape back in the day, so I like the genre, it just didn't click. I also played halfway through Witcher 1 and maybe 10 hours into Witcher 2, with the same experience, that I felt it was a good game that had aspects I enjoyed, but I just didn't care to go back to it.

The game doesn't need to be an RPG, it can be a shooter or whatever, I'm just looking for an immersive story experience. Any ideas?

Subnautica

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# ? May 26, 2024 21:26

Manager Hoyden: Mar 5, 2020

What are the best single-player collectible card games out there today? Not run-based deck-builders like Slay the Spire or Monster Train (although those are really good).

I'm thinking more like the old Magic 2012/2015 games where you actually build decks over time to keep and use in different situations.

I emphasize single player because I'm not super interested in getting my rear end stomped nine times out of ten by children with dad's credit card number.

# ? Aug 19, 2020 22:38

Kennel: May 1, 2008; BAWWW-UNH!

Manager Hoyden posted:

What are the best single-player collectible card games out there today? Not run-based deck-builders like Slay the Spire or Monster Train (although those are really good).

I'm thinking more like the old Magic 2012/2015 games where you actually build decks over time to keep and use in different situations.

I emphasize single player because I'm not super interested in getting my rear end stomped nine times out of ten by children with dad's credit card number.

I remember Card City Nights being kind of fun (and sometimes annoyingly rng dependent)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/271820/Card_City_Nights/

There's a sequel, but I haven't played it.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/241300/Card_City_Nights_2/

# ? Aug 19, 2020 23:09

Lunchmeat Larry: Nov 3, 2012

nachos posted:

Hard to top the rec for death stranding, that fits your needs to a T

e: disregard the rec, missed the PC requirement

Death Stranding is, uh, on PC

# ? Aug 19, 2020 23:17

Droyer: Oct 9, 2012

Magnetic North posted:

I'm looking for suggestions for some sort of modern point and click adventure game for PC on Steam, Humble or GOG. I guess I'd get Epic if I had to.

For background, I bought Kathy Rain a few days ago without knowing anything about it. It was pretty decent, especially for three bux. The puzzles were almost always reasonable, and it was well produced for an indie title. I also recently played Thimbleweed Park, which was quite a bit more moon-logic based, but the comedy buoyed it a bit. This search for these games essentially started in the before times when I played the first three Phoenix Wright games together with my girlfriend, and those games were great. The issue is that: 1: no other PW games are on Steam, and 2 when I try to look for 'point and click' on Steam, I get huge swathes of stuff that doesn't match the mold I'm looking for, like those iPad hidden object games for babby.

I'm looking for something that has the 'shape' of Monkey Island 1-4 / Teen Agent / Gabriel Knight 3 / Ripley's Believe It or Not: The Riddle of Master Lu, etc. Go around, talk to people, rub items on them in logical ways, etc. The theme and setting (sci-fi, fantasy, modern, comedy, drama) don't really matter unless the game is extremely heavy or incredibly graphically violent, in which case I am less interested. (Like, I think I heard The Cat Lady was good but I am looking for something lighter than vantablack.) By 'modern' I just mean 'released some point after The Daedalus Encounter' so even if it's 5-10 years old, I probably have never heard of it so lay it on me.

Late on this but check out Gibbous if you're into lovecraft stuff and jokes.

# ? Aug 20, 2020 00:14

nachos: Jun 27, 2004; Wario Chalmers! WAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Lunchmeat Larry posted:

Death Stranding is, uh, on PC

Yeah I had mistakenly recommended tlou

# ? Aug 20, 2020 00:19

Sandwich Anarchist: Sep 12, 2008

hot cocoa on the couch posted:

I'm about to graduate college and I have some free time in the evenings and weekends now. I'm looking for a single player focused adventure/story/~experience~ PC game. Last SP game I played to completion was RDR2 on PC and wow, it's hard to top that. It doesn't help that I loved RDR1 but together I think they're the greatest game of all time for me. Before that I put about 100 hours into Fallout 4 and I enjoyed it well enough even though the Bethesda-ness of the whole franchise is really grating now, overall I'd say I got my moneys worth but the game sucked.

I tried Divinity: Original Sin 2 a few weeks back and though I felt it was a good game I just couldn't get into it. I enjoyed the combat and played plenty of NWN/Baldurs Gate/Planescape back in the day, so I like the genre, it just didn't click. I also played halfway through Witcher 1 and maybe 10 hours into Witcher 2, with the same experience, that I felt it was a good game that had aspects I enjoyed, but I just didn't care to go back to it.

The game doesn't need to be an RPG, it can be a shooter or whatever, I'm just looking for an immersive story experience. Any ideas?

Subnautica is a great rec and a very good game.

Disco Elysium is absolutely immersing and beautiful, to the point where after beating it once, I will never play it again solely to avoid tarnishing the experience I had with it.

Witcher 3 is great, one of my top 5 games of all time, and much different than 1 and 2.

Doom 2016 is a hell of a ride, just wear headphones and get a LITTLE high when you play it.

# ? Aug 20, 2020 00:20

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Kennel posted:

I remember Card City Nights being kind of fun (and sometimes annoyingly rng dependent)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/271820/Card_City_Nights/

There's a sequel, but I haven't played it.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/241300/Card_City_Nights_2/

Card City Nights 2 is also good. They made the card game much more of an actual game that the AI is competent at playing. Personally I'd say that the first game's music is mostly better, but the second game is superior in every other way, and it's not like the second game's music isn't also good. Just not as good.

# ? Aug 20, 2020 01:31

Diogines: Dec 22, 2007; Beaky the Tortoise says, click here to join our choose Your Own Adventure Game!

Paradise Lost: Clash of the Heavens!

I would like to sail the high seas and engage in some PIRACY! I can't think of a single game that came out in the genre of being a pirate in many years which has been any good. I've played Black Flag, that is not really a "pirate game" anyway and that is the last one I can think of. Something like Sid Meirs Pirates, but not that. Older games are fine. Key elements must include sailing a ship and taking things that belong to other people without their permission.

# ? Aug 20, 2020 02:39

Hwurmp: May 20, 2005

I haven't played it but Horizon's Gate seems well liked

# ? Aug 20, 2020 02:44

Sandwich Anarchist: Sep 12, 2008

Diogines posted:

I would like to sail the high seas and engage in some PIRACY! I can't think of a single game that came out in the genre of being a pirate in many years which has been any good. I've played Black Flag, that is not really a "pirate game" anyway and that is the last one I can think of. Something like Sid Meirs Pirates, but not that. Older games are fine. Key elements must include sailing a ship and taking things that belong to other people without their permission.

Uncharted Waters 2: New Horizons for the SNES

# ? Aug 20, 2020 03:01

hot cocoa on the couch: Dec 8, 2009

Thanks for the suggestions everyone, Death Stranding looks awesome but I think I'll wait a bit before I have a more capable computer for that one. I picked up Disco Elysium, I kinda had in my mind too that I wanted something a little less "heroic" but couldn't think of how to articulate it. Installing now

# ? Aug 20, 2020 04:04

khy: Aug 15, 2005

Okay here's a thought.

What RPGs can you guys think of in the past decade or so that have a purely optional Main Quest, to the extent that NO PROGRESSION WHATSOEVER is gated behind it? I usually play Bethesda RPGs but even those put certain things gated behind the MQ and you have to play through a certain amount to unlock poo poo before you can set the entire MQ off to the side. Granted mods usually fix that, but even so I've played all the Bethesda games that fit that criteria. What is out there where you don't have to do ANY of the MQ if you don't want to but all the abilities and stuff is still open to you from the start?

khy fucked around with this message at 06:39 on Aug 20, 2020

# ? Aug 20, 2020 05:20

McFrugal: Oct 11, 2003

Diogines posted:

I would like to sail the high seas and engage in some PIRACY! I can't think of a single game that came out in the genre of being a pirate in many years which has been any good. I've played Black Flag, that is not really a "pirate game" anyway and that is the last one I can think of. Something like Sid Meirs Pirates, but not that. Older games are fine. Key elements must include sailing a ship and taking things that belong to other people without their permission.

You can get that from Horizon's Gate so long as you don't mind it being a tactical RPG. Boarding merchant vessels can be done almost immediately once you get a ship; you need to get a couple more ships and some equipment for your boarding party before it becomes viable. If you play on harder difficulty modes you need more ships and more crew until you get some exp to unlock skills effective for boarding.

Also the game has a bunch of optional dungeons you can raid for sweet loot and exp.

# ? Aug 20, 2020 06:32

NonzeroCircle: Apr 12, 2010; El Camino

khy posted:

Okay here's a thought.

What RPGs can you guys think of in the past decade or so that have a purely optional Main Quest, to the extent that NO PROGRESSION WHATSOEVER is gated behind it? I usually play Bethesda RPGs but even those put certain things gated behind the MQ and you have to play through a certain amount to unlock poo poo before you can set the entire MQ off to the side. Granted mods usually fix that, but even so I've played all the Bethesda games that fit that criteria. What is out there where you don't have to do ANY of the MQ if you don't want to but all the abilities and stuff is still open to you from the start?

I can't remember if Pillars of Eternity 2 quite fits this bill exactly, but after the couple of intro bits you are basically set loose on the world and the main quest is about 7% of the actual game. I can't think of anything specific being gated by it.

# ? Aug 20, 2020 09:28

Splicer: Oct 16, 2006; from hell's heart I cast at thee
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Manager Hoyden posted:

What are the best single-player collectible card games out there today? Not run-based deck-builders like Slay the Spire or Monster Train (although those are really good).

I'm thinking more like the old Magic 2012/2015 games where you actually build decks over time to keep and use in different situations.

I emphasize single player because I'm not super interested in getting my rear end stomped nine times out of ten by children with dad's credit card number.

System Crash is good. Note if you get the DLC starting the new story gives you a set deck of starting cards to start over building with so don't bother grinding once you're finished the main story

# ? Aug 20, 2020 09:54

Sandwich Anarchist: Sep 12, 2008

Morrowind as well. You can never touch the MQ and do absolutely everything else.

# ? Aug 20, 2020 12:38

SolidSnakesBandana: Jul 1, 2007; Infinite ammo

khy posted:

Okay here's a thought.

What RPGs can you guys think of in the past decade or so that have a purely optional Main Quest, to the extent that NO PROGRESSION WHATSOEVER is gated behind it? I usually play Bethesda RPGs but even those put certain things gated behind the MQ and you have to play through a certain amount to unlock poo poo before you can set the entire MQ off to the side. Granted mods usually fix that, but even so I've played all the Bethesda games that fit that criteria. What is out there where you don't have to do ANY of the MQ if you don't want to but all the abilities and stuff is still open to you from the start?

Elder Scrolls Online is like this.

# ? Aug 20, 2020 12:50

srulz: Jun 23, 2013; RIP Duelyst

This is quite a specific request, but is there any "spectacle fighters" out there which has isometric viewpoint instead of 3rd person? The closest one would probably be Hades (which I've "finished" and actually burnt out of), but I'm actually highly interested in this now because of the following game:

Dreamscaper

It's mostly the timing/skill-based dodging/deflecting/slo-mo in combat which intrigues me. Like I said, there's a lot of 3rd person spectacle fighters out there, or isometric (a)RPGs, but it's something combining the 2 which I'm actually looking for now.

# ? Aug 21, 2020 05:31

StrixNebulosa: Feb 14, 2012; You cheated not only the game, but yourself.
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srulz posted:

This is quite a specific request, but is there any "spectacle fighters" out there which has isometric viewpoint instead of 3rd person? The closest one would probably be Hades (which I've "finished" and actually burnt out of), but I'm actually highly interested in this now because of the following game:

Dreamscaper

It's mostly the timing/skill-based dodging/deflecting/slo-mo in combat which intrigues me. Like I said, there's a lot of 3rd person spectacle fighters out there, or isometric (a)RPGs, but it's something combining the 2 which I'm actually looking for now.

El Shaddai, maybe?

# ? Aug 21, 2020 05:38

Hwurmp: May 20, 2005

srulz posted:

This is quite a specific request, but is there any "spectacle fighters" out there which has isometric viewpoint instead of 3rd person? The closest one would probably be Hades (which I've "finished" and actually burnt out of), but I'm actually highly interested in this now because of the following game:

Dreamscaper

It's mostly the timing/skill-based dodging/deflecting/slo-mo in combat which intrigues me. Like I said, there's a lot of 3rd person spectacle fighters out there, or isometric (a)RPGs, but it's something combining the 2 which I'm actually looking for now.

Hyper Light Drifter
Transistor...? maybe?????
Omensight has all that stuff except it's not isometric.

Hwurmp fucked around with this message at 11:28 on Aug 21, 2020

# ? Aug 21, 2020 11:00

Osmosisch: Sep 9, 2007; I shall make everyone look like me! Then when they trick each other, they will say "oh that Coyote, he is the smartest one, he can even trick the great Coyote."; Grimey Drawer

Superhot or Max Payne for slow-mo spectacle creation, probably.

# ? Aug 21, 2020 11:40

Lunchmeat Larry: Nov 3, 2012

Osmosisch posted:

Superhot or Max Payne for slow-mo spectacle creation, probably.

Superhot is my favourite isometric game

# ? Aug 21, 2020 12:19

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Any God / Simulator games that are any decent? Playing the Universim kinda made me want to play the genre again, but that one is decidedly till in a rough EA mode and it isn't pushing the buttons I want.

# ? Aug 21, 2020 13:10

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srulz posted:

This is quite a specific request, but is there any "spectacle fighters" out there which has isometric viewpoint instead of 3rd person? The closest one would probably be Hades (which I've "finished" and actually burnt out of), but I'm actually highly interested in this now because of the following game:

Dreamscaper

It's mostly the timing/skill-based dodging/deflecting/slo-mo in combat which intrigues me. Like I said, there's a lot of 3rd person spectacle fighters out there, or isometric (a)RPGs, but it's something combining the 2 which I'm actually looking for now.

Furi? It's not isometric all the time, but there's a lot of timing and skill based dodging involved.

# ? Aug 21, 2020 13:19

MikeRabsitch: Aug 23, 2004; Show us what you got, what you got

srulz posted:

This is quite a specific request, but is there any "spectacle fighters" out there which has isometric viewpoint instead of 3rd person? The closest one would probably be Hades (which I've "finished" and actually burnt out of), but I'm actually highly interested in this now because of the following game:

Dreamscaper

It's mostly the timing/skill-based dodging/deflecting/slo-mo in combat which intrigues me. Like I said, there's a lot of 3rd person spectacle fighters out there, or isometric (a)RPGs, but it's something combining the 2 which I'm actually looking for now.

I never played it but Ruiner looks like it might check some of those boxes.

# ? Aug 21, 2020 14:35

Mechafunkzilla: Sep 11, 2006; If you want a vision of the future...

srulz posted:

This is quite a specific request, but is there any "spectacle fighters" out there which has isometric viewpoint instead of 3rd person? The closest one would probably be Hades (which I've "finished" and actually burnt out of), but I'm actually highly interested in this now because of the following game:

Dreamscaper

It's mostly the timing/skill-based dodging/deflecting/slo-mo in combat which intrigues me. Like I said, there's a lot of 3rd person spectacle fighters out there, or isometric (a)RPGs, but it's something combining the 2 which I'm actually looking for now.

Assault Spy

# ? Aug 21, 2020 16:01

Tuxedo Catfish: Mar 17, 2007; You've got guts! Come to my village, I'll buy you lunch.

srulz posted:

This is quite a specific request, but is there any "spectacle fighters" out there which has isometric viewpoint instead of 3rd person? The closest one would probably be Hades (which I've "finished" and actually burnt out of), but I'm actually highly interested in this now because of the following game:

Dreamscaper

It's mostly the timing/skill-based dodging/deflecting/slo-mo in combat which intrigues me. Like I said, there's a lot of 3rd person spectacle fighters out there, or isometric (a)RPGs, but it's something combining the 2 which I'm actually looking for now.

Check out Furi. It's a boss rush, no RPG elements or anything to speak of, but it does some things with dynamic camera angles that might be interesting to you if not exactly on point.

# ? Aug 21, 2020 16:40

WaltherFeng: May 15, 2013; 50 thousand people used to live here. Now, it's the Mushroom Kingdom.

Furi is really cool and so is the soundtrack

https://youtu.be/gQ5gtInauiI

# ? Aug 21, 2020 17:07

nachos: Jun 27, 2004; Wario Chalmers! WAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Furi is unbelievably good and the soundtrack is an all-timer

# ? Aug 22, 2020 00:44

iSurrender: Aug 25, 2005; Now with 22% more apathy!

hot cocoa on the couch posted:

I'm about to graduate college and I have some free time in the evenings and weekends now. I'm looking for a single player focused adventure/story/~experience~ PC game. Last SP game I played to completion was RDR2 on PC and wow, it's hard to top that. It doesn't help that I loved RDR1 but together I think they're the greatest game of all time for me. Before that I put about 100 hours into Fallout 4 and I enjoyed it well enough even though the Bethesda-ness of the whole franchise is really grating now, overall I'd say I got my moneys worth but the game sucked.

I tried Divinity: Original Sin 2 a few weeks back and though I felt it was a good game I just couldn't get into it. I enjoyed the combat and played plenty of NWN/Baldurs Gate/Planescape back in the day, so I like the genre, it just didn't click. I also played halfway through Witcher 1 and maybe 10 hours into Witcher 2, with the same experience, that I felt it was a good game that had aspects I enjoyed, but I just didn't care to go back to it.

The game doesn't need to be an RPG, it can be a shooter or whatever, I'm just looking for an immersive story experience. Any ideas?

Have you played Sunless Sea?

# ? Aug 23, 2020 12:24

HellOnEarth: Nov 7, 2005; Now that's good jerky!

I'm trying to find a new RPG to fall down in for like 200 hours, but I'm tired of replaying the ones I have. I've replayed all the Final Fantasies, Ateliers, Disgaeas and Tales of games that are available on modern consoles and most of the big standalone titles like Octopath Traveler, etc. Basically I just want some kind of bullshit anime fantasy story in a turn-based or otherwise not-too-frantic battle system. Anime optional, it's just where my brain is at.

I haven't gotten into Trails in the Sky bc I bounced hard off the first one so I'm not sure how the rest of the series is. I'm also not that sure if Star Ocean is like, anything.

I've got a PS4 and a Switch, but no PC access.

# ? Aug 23, 2020 23:32

Hwurmp: May 20, 2005

HellOnEarth posted:

I'm trying to find a new RPG to fall down in for like 200 hours, but I'm tired of replaying the ones I have. I've replayed all the Final Fantasies, Ateliers, Disgaeas and Tales of games that are available on modern consoles and most of the big standalone titles like Octopath Traveler, etc. Basically I just want some kind of bullshit anime fantasy story in a turn-based or otherwise not-too-frantic battle system. Anime optional, it's just where my brain is at.

I haven't gotten into Trails in the Sky bc I bounced hard off the first one so I'm not sure how the rest of the series is. I'm also not that sure if Star Ocean is like, anything.

I've got a PS4 and a Switch, but no PC access.

Valkyria Chronicles 4

# ? Aug 23, 2020 23:34

Gobbeldygook: May 13, 2009; Hates Native American people and tries to justify their genocides.

Put this racist on ignore immediately!

HellOnEarth posted:

I'm trying to find a new RPG to fall down in for like 200 hours, but I'm tired of replaying the ones I have. I've replayed all the Final Fantasies, Ateliers, Disgaeas and Tales of games that are available on modern consoles and most of the big standalone titles like Octopath Traveler, etc. Basically I just want some kind of bullshit anime fantasy story in a turn-based or otherwise not-too-frantic battle system. Anime optional, it's just where my brain is at.

I haven't gotten into Trails in the Sky bc I bounced hard off the first one so I'm not sure how the rest of the series is. I'm also not that sure if Star Ocean is like, anything.

I've got a PS4 and a Switch, but no PC access.

Final Fantasy XIV?

# ? Aug 23, 2020 23:42

HellOnEarth: Nov 7, 2005; Now that's good jerky!

Hwurmp posted:

Valkyria Chronicles 4

I've actually bought and returned that on Steam in the past. I just didn't really enjoy playing it.

Edit: And I'm already subbed and finished the latest patch re: FFXIV

# ? Aug 23, 2020 23:46

SolidSnakesBandana: Jul 1, 2007; Infinite ammo

HellOnEarth posted:

I'm trying to find a new RPG to fall down in for like 200 hours, but I'm tired of replaying the ones I have. I've replayed all the Final Fantasies, Ateliers, Disgaeas and Tales of games that are available on modern consoles and most of the big standalone titles like Octopath Traveler, etc. Basically I just want some kind of bullshit anime fantasy story in a turn-based or otherwise not-too-frantic battle system. Anime optional, it's just where my brain is at.

I haven't gotten into Trails in the Sky bc I bounced hard off the first one so I'm not sure how the rest of the series is. I'm also not that sure if Star Ocean is like, anything.

I've got a PS4 and a Switch, but no PC access.

Surely you've played Persona but you didn't mention it here so...

# ? Aug 23, 2020 23:47

HellOnEarth: Nov 7, 2005; Now that's good jerky!

SolidSnakesBandana posted:

Surely you've played Persona but you didn't mention it here so...

Ah, yeah, I've played them to shreds, repeatedly. I feel like I'm out of RPGs basically.

I've also played Xenosaga 2, Stardew Valley, the new Story of Seasons, Fire Emblem 3H, DQ11, Rune Factory, Trials of Mana...

HellOnEarth fucked around with this message at 23:56 on Aug 23, 2020

# ? Aug 23, 2020 23:48

Hwurmp: May 20, 2005

Would Ys games be too frantic? Origin and VIII are both on Switch, and Memories of Celceta is on PS4.

# ? Aug 23, 2020 23:54

HellOnEarth: Nov 7, 2005; Now that's good jerky!

Unfortunately, I haven't really enjoyed the Ys games in the past when I've tried them. I feel like I'm being so picky but I've just played, like, dozens of RPGs and the sudden increase in pandemic time means I've replayed most of them within the past 6 months.

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Hwurmp: May 20, 2005

Dragon Quest Builders 2 is on both consoles

# ? Aug 24, 2020 00:11

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