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Okay time to do mine. I swear I must buy five games a month and then play only the same three games I've been playing for years. Also apparently I really like Pokemon, what a shocker Some obvious entries like Baldur's Gate 3 aren't in my list just because I haven't really played them enough yet. Notable near-misses: Monster Hunter Stories, Pokemon Island, BG3, Mount and Blade II, Crusader Kings 3, Rimworld, Papa's Freezeria, Suika Game, Vampire Survivors, Animal Crossing: New Horizons. I still play Animal Crossing for about 20 minutes every single day and have done since it released. 10) Opus Magnum It's just - it's just so fun. Solving the little puzzles. It's just so good. You feel like a genius and an idiot simultaneously. This *cannot* be the best way of solving this level but it's mine, dammit, and I love it.  9) Age of Wonders 4 The ability to create a custom faction to your specifications and then roleplay hard makes this strategy / 4X / RPG a huge hit for me. My race of grumpy bird-people will rule the world under the iron claw of my dragon empress, and no amount of other races telling me I'm being 'evil' is going to make me feel bad. 8) American Truck Simulator Listen if there's another game that can fulfil my Long Distance Clara ambitions from childhood, tell me about it. Else I'm gonna keep playing this. Long Distance Clara shifts the gears. Long Distance Clara, she safely steers. 7) Elden Ring Like everyone else I am still bonkers for Elden Ring. 2024 is going to be the year I complete a run, dammit. 6) Erranorth Chronicles This RPG / deckbuilder is a mess. It's a huge, sprawling, ridiculous mess and I completely adore it. You can make any kind of character you can think of, and have cards that feel thematic and appropriate, and go beat up bandits and do quests across an open world. You do not need to have system mastery to enjoy this. Just imagination and an appreciation for being able to find silly combos. 5) Path of Exile Listen, I've only ever made it to the 'real game', maps, twice. I load this up once a league, start five different builds, play till I'm bored, then drop it. But I keep going back to do this and as a result it's one of the most reliable workhorses in my Steam library. I can always, always pass a happy couple of hours in Path of Exile. And it's genuinely free - the only DLCs are cosmetics, or stash upgrades, and you don't need stash upgrades until you're deep, deep in the rabbithole. Apparently plays amazing on the Deck too. 4) Siralim Ultimate This strategy / team-building / creature collection game is as deep as the ocean. The campaign is genuinely just the tutorial. If this game grabs you in its presentation and gameplay then it will have you forever. You'll keep thinking you have a handle on it and then uncover a whole new layer of customisation. Beware: this has its own cloud service and does NOT use Steam Cloud. Ask me how I know, new-PC-didn't-upload-to-the-Siralim-cloud. It's a near-perfect Deck game. 3) Pokemon Infinite Fusion The best fangame just keeps getting better and better. More Pokemon now, more custom fusion sprites. Fun and hilarious and adds a whole new aspect to the Pokemon universe. It's free and not a romhack, a standalone fangame! Give it a download if it seems even slightly interesting. 2) Coromon This is the best of the Pokemon clones I've tried so far. The creatures are endearing and interesting. I love the addition of a sort of 'medium shiny' called Potent - I don't really love that shininess is tied to better stats. But just having a semi-rare colour variant to search for rather than having to roll the long-odds shiny dice has meant I've spent hours just running around looking for potents. Genuinely worth a shot if you're into Pokemon. 1) Pokemon Scarlet/Violet. The addition of DLC to add in even more of the old Pokemon has kept this fresh and fun for me. The technical issues can't be denied, but they also can't quite ruin the experience. This is the first generation where I bought both versions just to play through the slightly-altered story again. Absolutely love it.
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FireWorksWell posted:Siralim really is a comfy Deck game, and I haven't played another mon game that feels as good to build your team in. I'm looking forward to how it opens up after the campaign. It *is* charming! The little creatures do a Pokemon-anime version of their names as their little cries when you send them out. 
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I like Monster Sanctuary a lot but the party-based fighting, and the fact you aren't guaranteed a capture, makes it feel less Pokemon to me.
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jusion posted:10. World of Warcraft / Classic / Season of Discovery / Hardcore If you want these votes counted you need to write a sentence or two about the top five entries!
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Bought those Alwa games someone was talking about! Assuming that was this thread. I'm quite tired. They're on deep sale though! https://store.steampowered.com/app/549260/Alwas_Awakening/
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Bad Parenting posted:
I had not seen this video before and now I can't stop watching it. Thank you for this gift.
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Seeing people discover games, and discovering games myself, is such a goddamn joy. This thread rules.
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If Street Fighter 6 is really a game that can get People Who Cannot Play Fighting Games into fighting games, I might have to get it. The last time I had fun with a fighting game was probably the original Street Fighter. I liked Blanka.
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wash bucket posted:
eh yeah I played it on, I dunno, Genesis? I forget which one it actually was, couldn't be bothered to look it up.
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Thanks for your list Strix, shame you didn't go into a bit more detail ...I am wishlisting many things.
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OMG I love this so much! Straight on the wishlist, thank you! What a good list.
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Holy poo poo that Idris Elba track from Cyberpunk is fantastic. I think I knew he was a musician but I didn't know he was that good. What a first song to hear this year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AreV6l8e83g
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I loved this song, from Bramble. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5py8d0pfCVM
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Escobarbarian posted:For my special list I present Top 10 Things VideoGames Said While Streaming In 2023. We only started compiling a spreadsheet of his quotes towards the end of the year, but even in that short space of time there were some real classics: These highlight videos are wonderful.
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Dang I didn't know the music in Misericorde was so good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWyTIh2NZ9k
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Two nuns are driving down a road at night when suddenly Dracula leaps out in front of them. Sister Agatha says, "Quick, Sister Patricia, show him your cross!" Sister Patricia leans out of the window and shouts "GET OUT OF THE loving ROAD!"
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VideoGames posted:Hahah someone told me it was! :sheepish: I will still give it a try Yesss give it a try! You don't have to understand everything that's happening to play and have a good time! Do not be intimidated away, just take a swing at it.
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I've never Fired an Emblem, I should try one
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VideoGames posted:I had some crisps Probably the wrong kind of Monster Munch, I know what you're like
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veni veni veni posted:I have no problem with people liking it. I have a problem with people pretending like I am crazy for pointing out something super obvious that is 100% true just because they like a game. I don't know why finding something off putting for being very derivative is such a hot take around here. Stop this now. Abandon this argument. Stop trying to make your point. Hush.
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Everyone else stop engaging with veni please. Clear the decks.
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The only reason I've hesitated to get Cyberpunk is that what I've heard of the main story is really cynical and depressing and I much prefer 'the world sucks but people don't necessarily' stories about hope. If there's more of that than I thought then the game is definitely back on my list.
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Fantastic news about Cyberpunk. Back on the list. Thanks friends
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Orcs and Ostriches posted:To an extent it is. One of the core themes about Cyberpunk (Pondsmith's game, not necessarily in general) it that you're a small fry who can't make the world better. You can, and should, make a difference at a small scale - friends, family, and other loved ones. And those smaller relationships shine in CP2077. *perfect* I'm going to get it and play it!
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StrixNebulosa posted:Making me regret not getting Phantom Liberty, I only have the base cyberpunk game... It's your fault I'm considering paying fifty quid for Age Of Fear: Total
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Thank you chief!
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You guessed the top 5 perfectly! You should get a badge.
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Phenotype posted:I played Strange Horticulture a couple years back and I thought it was great, perfect chill little rainy day game. I agree, it's absolutely lovely and I think I'll play it again. Don't play it when already sleepy though or it's a ticket to dreamland.
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Three people voted this thread a 1. Only 22 people voted at all! I never remember it's a function that exists to be honest.
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Are people really upset that they didn't get quoted enough in that huge amount of work VG just did? Come on, he obviously tried to include everyone. Don't take it as a slight, folks.
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broken pixel posted:The list always slaps, and this year, I'm immortalized for my folly of purchasing a PS5 just to play Final Fantasy games. I deserve that and will mention it again next time, when I rank FFVII Rebirth in the top 3 of 2024! Every Nintendo device I've ever owned has been solely to play Pokemon. I get you.
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Flint_Paper posted:I didn't post my GOTY list explicitly so I couldn't be quoted. Suck it, dorks, I played you like a god damned fiddle. what if I quote you right now!
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Thanks Microcline! drat what a year for games, look at all those recent entries.
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Posting for a good cause! Thanks for making Games a wonderful place, everyone.
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Give it a try! Opus Magnum is so satisfying and you don't have to do well, it just has to work.
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ShoogaSlim posted:if the internet is to be believed it should be compatible with the m series macbooks so i might give it a whirl Yay! Look at this stupid thing I made. It makes me so cross, it's so silly. But I made it, dammit.
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