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Chinook posted:Recommendations for games that can be played entirely with the left hand? I have a Steam Deck, PC (keyboard/mouse), and lots of handhelds, old and new. Bayonetta 1 on Easy/Automatic mode can be played one-handed. I don't know if this carries forward to the rest of the series.
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Chinook posted:Recommendations for games that can be played entirely with the left hand? I have a Steam Deck, PC (keyboard/mouse), and lots of handhelds, old and new. Ace Attorney. You might have to overhand grip the controller or something to get it to work comfortably but it's entirely navigating menus and advancing dialogue. I think some of the games have autoplay options, too.
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Aug 3, 2023 21:23
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Chinook posted:Recommendations for games that can be played entirely with the left hand? I have a Steam Deck, PC (keyboard/mouse), and lots of handhelds, old and new. It's reccomended a lot in the thread, but pretty sure into The Breach can be played that way just with the mouse. Or some classic ascii roguelikes since you can type one-handed as slow as suits.
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Aug 3, 2023 21:25
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Eric the Mauve posted:We're going a long way back here and maybe into a genre not of interest to you, but believe it or not, EarthBound was designed to be completely playable with your left hand only. Would you say that you can play it while eating a slice of pizza? 
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Aug 3, 2023 21:31
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Thanks for the suggestions so far. Did finish Earthbound last year, but RPGs seem like an option, in general. What I really want to be playing is Elden Ring, Hitman, that sort of thing. It's just not an option at all right now.
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Aug 3, 2023 21:42
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Yeah, I think your options for action games are just going to be severely limited. Slay The Spire could be another good one. Maybe look into flightsticks?
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Perfect painting posted:Yeah, I think your options for action games are just going to be severely limited. Slay The Spire could be another good one. Maybe look into flightsticks? Yeah, I got a hitbox style pad for SF6, and it actually works pretty well. But it still tires out my hand after a bit.
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Aug 3, 2023 22:00
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Chinook posted:Recommendations for games that can be played entirely with the left hand? I have a Steam Deck, PC (keyboard/mouse), and lots of handhelds, old and new. One Finger Death Punch Rhythm Doctor Baba Is You there's also this Steam curator
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Aug 3, 2023 22:08
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Chinook posted:Recommendations for games that can be played entirely with the left hand? I have a Steam Deck, PC (keyboard/mouse), and lots of handhelds, old and new. A lot of Jrpgs can be played with only one hand, even if it isn't something like Dragon Quest XI where there's a dedicated one-handed mode. Anything that's primarily mouse driven, you can get away with just reversing the mouse in options and learning to mouse with your left hand. Also, if you aren't getting that looked at, you really should. Just about anything that can cause that problem has the potential for causing permanent damage if left untreated.
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Aug 3, 2023 22:59
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Crypt of the Necrodancer, which might be more comfy than playing a mouse-only game with your left hand because it's on the keyboard. I'm not sure how much that carries over to console versions, since the main game would just be the d-pad, but there are a few equipment pickups that like having a separate button that you might have to finagle with mapping. If your main problem is the thumb, maybe a lot more key-board-only games could work, like Spelunky or Shovel Knight. If your right hand is out on the arrow keys, you won't be tempted to smash the spacebar with it. You could also play a bunch of emulated classic games with keyboard setups, but that's straying into developing your own control scheme. In theory you could also try learning a weird controller grip, but that's work. But if you can adapt to using the mouse with your left hand, there's a lot of games that can be done mouse-only. FTL, lots of adventure games or city building games or casual games.
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Aug 3, 2023 23:07
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Thanks all. Lots of great suggestions. And yeah, I’m seeing an orthopedic doc in a few weeks. Hand and arm specialist.
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Good luck and be well, gamer 
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Eric the Mauve posted:We're going a long way back here and maybe into a genre not of interest to you, but believe it or not, EarthBound was designed to be completely playable with your left hand only. Really? I played it on SNES. Is the idea that you could use the dpad and then switch to buttons as necessary?
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Saul Kain posted:Really? I played it on SNES. Is the idea that you could use the dpad and then switch to buttons as necessary? Select serves the same function as the B button and you can use L to explore/talk to/confirm so all you need is the d-pad + those two
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There's one major problem though, you have to reach over to R to ring the bicycle bell, without which the game is literally unplayable
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Chinook posted:Recommendations for games that can be played entirely with the left hand? I have a Steam Deck, PC (keyboard/mouse), and lots of handhelds, old and new. Suikoden series, at least 1 and 2 had it. Sure it's a standard jRPG, but I remember going WTF that the confirm/cancel/menu buttons were mirrored on L1, L2 and Select respectively.
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Aug 4, 2023 07:20
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Steam Deck would allow for mapping extra controls to the back paddles and touchpad which would probably bring some other JRPGs into consideration if you're okay with cooking up your own control scheme. If your right hand is completely out of commission you might need the ultimate deck accessory (a nursing pillow) to support it though.
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A vague recommendation request! I fancy playing something strategy-ish or management-ish, but don't really know where to start. Something which has depth but can also be played casually and sometimes while half paying attention to something else, so ideally nothing with hectic combat or the like. Also preferably not a crazy steep learning curve because I can't be bothered with that (and am also not great at most games...). I've played civ for years and years and loved it, but last few times I've played it's all felt a bit samey, ditto crusader kings. Also love/loved football manager and Empire: total war, mostly because I love football and the 18tg century. Played tropico a few years ago (can't remember what version) and liked it. Haven't played many other strategy or management games for a very very long time, but back in the day I enjoyed stuff like transport/rollercoaster Tycoon, theme hospital and a few different RTSes like red alert or age of empires. I tried Europa universalis but couldn't get into it for some reason, despite it seeming to tick most boxes. Ditto city skylines, even though I played the hell out of sim city 2000. Not too bothered about setting or theme, except fantasy being a hard pass. Besides football I don't follow other sports closely enough to be that into the idea of a sports management game, but if it's amazing game then sure, maybe. Needs to run on a lower spec laptop that's mostly otherwise used for Excel (or be available to play on boosteroid)
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Banished? It's a city builder. Football tactics and glory maybe, if you like football. There's an LP on in the forums if you want to look a bit at how it works Sleeping dogs?
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Tropico might be easier to get your head around since you place all the buildings manually. If your computer can't handle the current iteration of Tropico, then 3 or 4 might work better. Other games that I think wouldn't be taxing on your computer are the old game Theme Hospital or the less old game Project Highrise.
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You could give Urbek a look. It presents like a city builder but is really a puzzle game and won't tax your computer. Could also look into Terra Nil or Against the Storm, they're all the rage in the management games thread. Battle Brothers is all about combat but it's pausable on the overworld and purely turn based combat so you can easily drop it and pick it up at your leisure. Might be too Fantasy for your taste though. There's Rimworld and its eight million mods, of course.
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Seconding Urbek, I've pumped tons of hours into it. While there's a lot of puzzle game under the hood, I'd say there's still some city builder at the core, just stripped down to essentials. By far my favorite part of it (outside of it being the rare Chilean game which is Good, Actually) is the mechanic where buildings (mostly residential ones) will evolve not just linearly but branching into different neighborhood types depending on their adjacency bonuses. This isn't super new if you're familiar with the genre, but there's quite a bit of variety and some of them look really pretty (well, minecraft-pretty, since it's got a voxel art style), which adds a lot of replayability and enjoyment since you actually feel an element of creative freedom and identity in each city you create beyond just "where-place". The different maps/environments aren't just for show, either, since each one tweaks the mechanics a bit (a couple of them do feel like a drag, though - grasslands, desert and islands are still my favorites). Also played the Terra Nil demo and liked it quite a bit, but in this case yeah it's a lot more about maximizing placement and adjacency bonuses. I've seen some players say that the full game doesn't really add that much, but from what I've seen it's unmatched when it comes to chill factor. If you want to try some oldies, maybe check out Afterlife. It's basically Simcity2000 but reskinned to an alien world's heaven and hell manager. I take it for a spin every few years, and even though I can never quite get into the groove where I'll sink dozens of hours into it, I appreciate how ridiculously layered it was, particularly for its time, and all the silly rewards and punishments for alien souls that slowly pop up, each with their flavor text and (sometimes) art. It definitely has some issues (chief among them being that once your land starts developing, the pixel crowding makes it impossible to micromanage, which is a necessity), but you can probably get it for a buck or two on GOG and it can net you quite a bit of fun on charm alone.
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Alright so started playing Stardew on PS5 with my wife, son, and brother in law. It's great because there's a bunch of different things you can do, and while you certainly can work together on the farm or killing slimes, you can also work on your own separate parts of the farm or anywhere on the map, and everyone has their own separate wallet, inventory, quest log, leveling statuses, relationship statuses, etc. But there's more! While games like Minecraft or Terraria fit what I've mentioned so far, Stardew Valley also has a decent amount of JRPG-ish structure to signpost the way and provide goals (some implicit, some explicit) to aim for, which is really neat. It's a nice mix of structured and open-ended progression. Any other local coop games that mix that sort of independent coop experience with a balance of structure and open-endedness? I have a Switch, PS5, and Deck (and a gaming laptop if really necessary).
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I have a craving for some Deus Ex-like games (as in, FPP with RPG-like elements and multiple solutions to problems, but very much "you know it when you see it" type). Games of that type that are either already on the list or I've already beaten are: Deus Ex 1, 2, Human Revolution, Mankind Divided Ultima Underworld 1, 2 Arx Fatalis System Shock 1, 2 Bioshock 1, 2, Infinite Dishonored 1, 2 Prey (2017) Feel free to restate any obvious titles I might have missed. PC only (but doesn't need to be new or pretty)
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Pierzak posted:I have a craving for some Deus Ex-like games (as in, FPP with RPG-like elements and multiple solutions to problems, but very much "you know it when you see it" type). Games of that type that are either already on the list or I've already beaten are: Thief 1 and 2? 2 is by far the better game, but the story follows up and the world evolves so it's worth playing both in order if you don't mind the less polished experience and levels.
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Pierzak posted:I have a craving for some Deus Ex-like games (as in, FPP with RPG-like elements and multiple solutions to problems, but very much "you know it when you see it" type). Games of that type that are either already on the list or I've already beaten are: Ctrl Alt Ego
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Pierzak posted:I have a craving for some Deus Ex-like games (as in, FPP with RPG-like elements and multiple solutions to problems, but very much "you know it when you see it" type). Games of that type that are either already on the list or I've already beaten are: Deathloop and Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (use the fan patch) are good, too.
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Pierzak posted:I have a craving for some Deus Ex-like games (as in, FPP with RPG-like elements and multiple solutions to problems, but very much "you know it when you see it" type). If you haven't seen that game before you might think I'm joking but no, if you can accept the aesthetic it's exactly what you're looking for.
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Pierzak posted:I have a craving for some Deus Ex-like games (as in, FPP with RPG-like elements and multiple solutions to problems, but very much "you know it when you see it" type). Games of that type that are either already on the list or I've already beaten are: Not sure if you're including Dishonored Death of the Outsider under D2 (it was very confusingly marketed) but if you've missed it, please play it. Some of the best level design in the series and the restricted powerset means it's a lot more "focused" in design while still allowing considerable freedom. Consortium is also a fun short immersive sim but be aware it's largely a big teaser for a sequel that doesn't seem like it's getting anywhere The Norwood Suite / Off Peak City games are sort of mini immersive sims, no combat but well worth a look - the newest one especially (Betrayal at Club Low) is like a tiny densely detailed Deus Ex quest. Lunchmeat Larry fucked around with this message at 13:14 on Aug 9, 2023 |
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Pierzak posted:I have a craving for some Deus Ex-like games (as in, FPP with RPG-like elements and multiple solutions to problems, but very much "you know it when you see it" type). Games of that type that are either already on the list or I've already beaten are: STALKER ARK: Survivor Evolved Spring to mind; haven’t played them but have both wishlisted
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Stalker: Anomaly has the benefit of being a free fan mod that is quite expansive.
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I would also suggest Enderal as a more maturely written Skyrim. It has neat magic systems and a huge open world to explore.
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Pierzak posted:I have a craving for some Deus Ex-like games (as in, FPP with RPG-like elements and multiple solutions to problems, but very much "you know it when you see it" type). Games of that type that are either already on the list or I've already beaten are: the Thief series Fortune's Run, maybe Gloomwood
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Cicero posted:Alright so started playing Stardew on PS5 with my wife, son, and brother in law. It's great because there's a bunch of different things you can do, and while you certainly can work together on the farm or killing slimes, you can also work on your own separate parts of the farm or anywhere on the map, and everyone has their own separate wallet, inventory, quest log, leveling statuses, relationship statuses, etc. Dragon Quest Builders 2, maybe
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Hwurmp posted:Dragon Quest Builders 2, maybe Seconding this, I always bounce off Terraria/Minecraft and the like but I absolutely love DQB. It's just enough structure to keep me interested
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Pierzak posted:I have a craving for some Deus Ex-like games (as in, FPP with RPG-like elements and multiple solutions to problems, but very much "you know it when you see it" type). Games of that type that are either already on the list or I've already beaten are: Seconding Death of the Outsider if you haven't played it. You'd probably enjoy Deathloop as well. Also Cyberpunk 2077.
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Hwurmp posted:Dragon Quest Builders 2, maybe
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Pierzak posted:I have a craving for some Deus Ex-like games (as in, FPP with RPG-like elements and multiple solutions to problems, but very much "you know it when you see it" type). Games of that type that are either already on the list or I've already beaten are: Haven’t played it, but Shadows of Doubt is that and the goonsensus on the Steam thread is that it was pretty good, IIRC.
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Terry van Feleday posted:Cruelty Squad. yeah wanna recommend this one to people looking for immersive sims, even though its a weird one. The 3 games I would compare it to are Deus Ex, Hotline Miami and Super Mario 64.
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goons posted:Thief 1,2 - I got filtered by the pacifist requirement and the zombie level, but I did ghost Dishonored so I might revisit it. Out of curiosity, is there something wrong about the conspicuously missing 3? Some really interesting stuff I got there. Thanks guys! Also, I've seen that term "immersive sim" thrown around a few times, what does it even mean? Pierzak fucked around with this message at 11:16 on Aug 10, 2023 |
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