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Gnoman posted:My 13 year old nephew is getting a PS5 for Christmas, and will need games. I have no idea what decent games are currently out for the system, because I've been out of that part of the console ecosystem for quite a while. Skimming lists is of limited use, because so many modern games don't actually tell you what kind of game they are. Horror that's age appropriate (13's kind of hard to target well on that front, FNAF is just a little above as safe/kid friendly as horror gets. I'm assuming you want a horror atmosphere, light violence, and jump scares but no actual depictions/mention of rape or torture or realistic child abuse) and not so indie that it hasn't been ported to PS5 is hard. But Inscryption The Amnesia Games (I don't think they have anything other than horror elements that would be kid inappropriate, but you might want to check game by game) Resident Evil 4 The Little Nightmares games
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Gnoman posted:My 13 year old nephew is getting a PS5 for Christmas, and will need games. I have no idea what decent games are currently out for the system, because I've been out of that part of the console ecosystem for quite a while. Skimming lists is of limited use, because so many modern games don't actually tell you what kind of game they are. Skimming this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_5_games Marvels Midnight Suns might be up his alley, with the combination of Marvel dudes, an evil witch-demon-lady and so on. I genuinely don't recall if it's appropriate for a 13 year old or not.
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it's too bad Lethal Company is PC-only because that would be a shoo-in
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External Organs posted:Hello recommendos! Are there are 4x games that don't involve combat at all? I've got an itch for something like that, but all I've ever really played is civ and for some reason the combat in that stresses me out. Offworld Trading Company, sorta?
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Really enjoying the train bits of factorio. Is there a game that is just those bits, or something close to it? Things I like: The logistics piece, specifically - getting trains to go around in an efficient manner, maximizing deliveries, lots of signaling, etc Things I don't like: Granularity in train speed/micromanagement metaprogression in the sense that I don't want to upgrade my trains over time, I want to just move things around in more and more complicated systems Thanks!
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Nov 30, 2023 19:49
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There's always Mini Metro, which is a train game distilled down to its essentials.
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Ouzo Maki posted:Really enjoying the train bits of factorio. Is there a game that is just those bits, or something close to it? With the understanding that I haven't played either very much: Transport Fever 1 and/or 2 is all about organizing logistics and trains OpenTTD has too much train iirc e: Factorio is extremely moddable, you could probably tweak it into something like what you described
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:There's always Mini Metro, which is a train game distilled down to its essentials.
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There's another train building game by the name of "RAILGRADE" which seems to have more of a focus on the factorio-ish logistics stuff like delivering specific materials to different production facilities.
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What first-person games would you recommend for someone with motion sickness? A friend of mine has it, linked to an inner ear issue, and is looking to gently "train" themselves with vestibular exercises and a bit of time each day playing first-person games. I've suggested some slower-paced games from a first-person perspective like Powerwash Simulator, Firewatch, Talos Principle, Gone Home etc but I'd be open to suggestions, particularly from anyone who's had similar issues. Obviously anything fast-paced is out (so most FPSs) as is anything with head bob that can't be toggled off. FOV sliders are a plus. Oh yes he said that he tried The Witness and found it annoying so I suggested he play The Looker.
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Party Boat posted:What first-person games would you recommend for someone with motion sickness? A friend of mine has it, linked to an inner ear issue, and is looking to gently "train" themselves with vestibular exercises and a bit of time each day playing first-person games. I've suggested some slower-paced games from a first-person perspective like Powerwash Simulator, Firewatch, Talos Principle, Gone Home etc but I'd be open to suggestions, particularly from anyone who's had similar issues. Obviously anything fast-paced is out (so most FPSs) as is anything with head bob that can't be toggled off. FOV sliders are a plus. >sets steam library to show games tagged with walking sim An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs Beginner's Guide is short (beat in 90 minutes) and has some things to say that made me feel angry, but in an interested way. Broken Reality - adventure game set in the early internet, weird Death Stranding - not FPS, but it has a similar kind of motion and is just an incredible experience Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist, short, fantastic Eidolon - slow as gently caress, atmospheric, unsure if boring or fantastic Exo One - Third person, but, well, watch the gameplay trailer and judge for yourself. Kairo - weird explore a strange location game Marginalia Morels the Hunt - mushroom gathering! Myst - the OG Norwood Suite - plus another game by this dev is free, WEIRD as gently caress Occupy White Walls - f2p build your own art museum game Paratopic - horror game about smuggling vhses Pathologic - you probably know this one! But the walking speed is slow enough that it could be helpful, and it's a wild adventure in its own right Proteus - walk through peaceful procgen forests Return of the Obra Dinn - walk about a boat! solve mysteries! Stars Die - horror, weird Tacoma - go around a space station, watch/listen to their old audio logs theHunter Call of the Wild - beautiful hiking simulator. also deer terminator sim if you want, I guess fwiw I too have motion sickness and have struggled a lot with Doom 2016. I've had success with investigating my inner ear issue, not eating a lot of dairy so my head isn't stuffed up all the time, and taking it slow, so I can play shooters now - but when it was real bad I couldn't do them at all. e: if any of these recs are bad/too fast/etc, that's fine, skip to the next. I want to give you and your friend choices here
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Yeah theHunter CotW actually sounds perfect for that use case, except I don't know that the headbob can be disabled. That's strictly as a literal walking simulator though--you won't starve to death or anything, but if you're not interested in shooting animals there's nothing else to do.
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Eric the Mauve posted:Yeah theHunter CotW actually sounds perfect for that use case, except I don't know that the headbob can be disabled. That's strictly as a literal walking simulator though--you won't starve to death or anything, but if you're not interested in shooting animals there's nothing else to do. There's photography 
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Getting high as gently caress and playing COTW rules. gently caress yeah the forest owns, everything is so pretty, look at that big loving moose.
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I got actually murdered by a whitetail deer once, I was apparently sneaking so well through some tall grass that I blundered right into it
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StrixNebulosa posted:>sets steam library to show games tagged with walking sim Thank you so much! Plenty of games I've played / heard of here and some I haven't. I'll pass the message on and hopefully some will help.
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Hwurmp posted:murdeered Someone's been reading Drive Your Plow
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I want to play BATTETECH but HBS’s engine runs so poorly and ultimately I wind up just doing another career run with different mods until I get assault mechs and get bored with the same 8v4 fights. Is there a not battletech out there? Doesn’t have to be mechs, or even sci-fi but do want turn based, maybe a career mode, not Battle Brothers or WarTales. I really bounced off of them.
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Naramyth posted:I want to play BATTETECH but HBS’s engine runs so poorly and ultimately I wind up just doing another career run with different mods until I get assault mechs and get bored with the same 8v4 fights. Is there a not battletech out there? Doesn’t have to be mechs, or even sci-fi but do want turn based, maybe a career mode, not Battle Brothers or WarTales. I really bounced off of them. Front Mission? It's much more story based but otherwise exactly what you're looking for I think?
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Naramyth posted:I want to play BATTETECH but HBS’s engine runs so poorly and ultimately I wind up just doing another career run with different mods until I get assault mechs and get bored with the same 8v4 fights. Is there a not battletech out there? Doesn’t have to be mechs, or even sci-fi but do want turn based, maybe a career mode, not Battle Brothers or WarTales. I really bounced off of them. Into the Breach, maybe
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Has zero in common with Battletech but Wildermyth is one of the best tactical turn-based games I've played in years. Starts off pretty simple but quickly adds depth as your dudes mutate or whatever. Semi-career mode - characters eventually die of old age if they aren't killed in battle, but their children may join. And you can add the best to a roster you can pull on in new campaigns.
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Fruits of the sea posted:Has zero in common with Battletech but Wildermyth is one of the best tactical turn-based games I've played in years. Starts off pretty simple but quickly adds depth as your dudes mutate or whatever. Semi-career mode - characters eventually die of old age if they aren't killed in battle, but their children may join. And you can add the best to a roster you can pull on in new campaigns. This + Wildermyth is always a good recommendation
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I kind of bounced off of Wildermyth but I think I might have to give it another go
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Wildermyth is really good but I'm also a massive sucker for procedural storytelling mechanics. I wish more games did stuff like that, but I understand that's it's something that takes a lot of effort to implement and is something that's probably not appreciated by most kinds of players.
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I wanted to like Wildermyth, but I found the pacing to be weird. Felt like I was being rushed to constantly go forwards, and then punished for doing so.
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are there any games focused around exploring or being in places where people used to be or should be and now they aren't, for one reason or another. genre not super important but i'm not mega into survival poo poo and i know there are a couple games that would hit the vibe in that genre. i just love exploring abandoned places, or something that kind of evokes that """"""""liminal""""""""""" feeling
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An Actual Princess posted:are there any games focused around exploring or being in places where people used to be or should be and now they aren't, for one reason or another. genre not super important but i'm not mega into survival poo poo and i know there are a couple games that would hit the vibe in that genre. Outer Wilds Subnautica(hunger & thirst can be turned off) The Stanley Parable S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Infra
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An Actual Princess posted:are there any games focused around exploring or being in places where people used to be or should be and now they aren't, for one reason or another. genre not super important but i'm not mega into survival poo poo and i know there are a couple games that would hit the vibe in that genre. The Witness, if you like solving puzzles.
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Hwurmp posted:Outer Wilds I was writing a list identical to this All good choices
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An Actual Princess posted:are there any games focused around exploring or being in places where people used to be or should be and now they aren't, for one reason or another. genre not super important but i'm not mega into survival poo poo and i know there are a couple games that would hit the vibe in that genre. Heaven's Vault if a sci-fi setting and language puzzles are fine. Edit: the places are long abandoned, think archaelogical sites. Edit 2: Everybody's Gone to the Rapture Soma (maybe?)
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An Actual Princess posted:are there any games focused around exploring or being in places where people used to be or should be and now they aren't, for one reason or another. genre not super important but i'm not mega into survival poo poo and i know there are a couple games that would hit the vibe in that genre. What's that game about wandering around fixing a power plant? Infra or something like that?
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Can anyone recommend a newer WWII FPS that captures the spirit of games like the original Call of Duty and Medal of Honor: Allied Assault?
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An Actual Princess posted:are there any games focused around exploring or being in places where people used to be or should be and now they aren't, for one reason or another. genre not super important but i'm not mega into survival poo poo and i know there are a couple games that would hit the vibe in that genre. Tahoma Cholo I sometimes would get this feeling while playing 7 Days to Die with all the enemies turned off. Not really a "game" this way, just a way to wander around in a dead, empty land. Look for a ruined city. Naissancee maybe?
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Myst certainly has that vibe.
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Shadow of the Colossus and The Last Guardian, if for some reason you've not yet played them. Unless it changes after what I've played, Cocoon. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Machinarium fits that vibe too. unattended spaghetti fucked around with this message at 23:04 on Dec 7, 2023 |
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anything like OTTD but in space? (Like in outer space, so not Factorio/DSP) Don't want the first person stuff like Space Engineers either plz
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An Actual Princess posted:are there any games focused around exploring or being in places where people used to be or should be and now they aren't, for one reason or another. genre not super important but i'm not mega into survival poo poo and i know there are a couple games that would hit the vibe in that genre. No Players Online is a short, cheap game about exploring an abandoned old FPS and its maps. Excellent vibes for anyone who remembers playing 00s shooters and watching them slowly become ghost towns
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An Actual Princess posted:are there any games focused around exploring or being in places where people used to be or should be and now they aren't, for one reason or another. genre not super important but i'm not mega into survival poo poo and i know there are a couple games that would hit the vibe in that genre. This probably isn't a good set of recommendations for you but it reminded me of a vibe I like a lot, which is that of a hidden foundation below everything. Bonus points if it's infinite and has gigantic pillars. Here's some examples: Dark Souls  Control  Tears of the Kingdom 
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An Actual Princess posted:are there any games focused around exploring or being in places where people used to be or should be and now they aren't, for one reason or another. genre not super important but i'm not mega into survival poo poo and i know there are a couple games that would hit the vibe in that genre. The algorithm served this up to me, I haven’t checked it out but it may be up your alley. There seems to be a small but emerging number of games in this found footage/SCP/liminal space mini-genre. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2453060/Dreamcore/
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