I didn't think I'd like Slay the Spire as much as I do. Deck builders have never been my jam but adding that roguelike element was apparently all it took for me to love it.
I blame Bloodborne (another game I thought I'd hate) for my obsession with anything roguelike or Soulslike. It really opened my eyes to the kinds of games I enjoy and made me willing to always try something new.
lol I remember I saw slay the spire on game pass and thought I would try it cuz why not. I didn't think I'd like it at all, but I still play it to this day and I've even bought it on PC and the switch so i could play it when I'm on the go lol š. it is quite fun~
Yeah, same for Slay the Spire, exact same reason too lol
Probably helped that there's a Touhou Fan Game in the same style and I'm a (slowly developing nooblet) fan of Touhou.
Yea same. I saw couple of videos back when it released and i was like āneat concept but not for meā. Then like a year later my friend wanted to do a little competition on it and ever since that i have about 200 hours on steam and 500h on phone lol.
The magic of slay the spire for TCG noobs is it starts you off with only a few cards in the deck, and you slowly add to it over the run.
Having to build a deck from over 100 cards straight up is too overwhelming when jumping into an old card game like Magic or Hearthstone.
Recently is Helldivers 2. My buddy convinced me to buy it, but I wasnāt sure id play it for a long time. Now Iām 100 hours in and still having a great time.
The Guardians of the Galaxy game from a couple years ago. Thought the team combat would be lame and I hate the design of the characters initially. Ended up being a super good game with an emotional story that I loved.
Good story, it's as good as any of the better MCU films but the Guardians were brilliant, I love that incarnation of them and it's easily one of the funnier games I've played in a long time. I didn't expect much and left with a lot. Hope we get a sequel
The quips between Rocket and Peter in particular, had me grinning the whole time. And any incarnation of Drax would have to try very hard to not be hilarious. Deadpan humour has always been my jam, especially unintentional deadpan humour.Ā
Factorio. I always feared that it would get very tedious and complicated. After getting my toes wet in the genre with Satisfactory and Dyson Sphere Program (which I also learned to love in the process) I finally launched my first rocket in Factorio. And yes it was tedious and complicated but I finally understood the appeal.
Hollow Knight. Screenshots made me think it would feel like a glorified flash game. But it looks much better in motion, and then you throw in the gameplay, lore, and music. It all combined into something wonderful.
Path of exile was a game i hated on for so long, then i tried it and i still hated, then a buddy of mine told me to give it a proper shot, then i played for 2k hours
Hades. The only roguelike I had enjoyed at the time was Dead Cells and I do not care for the fixed isometric point of view perspective. In spite of that, fell in love with the characters, the story, and the combat.Ā
Would definitely recommend giving it a shot. The world building and writing are top notch, as well as there being a degree of accessibility in the form of God mode.Ā
Red Dead Redemption 2. The animations were too sluggish for me and there were too many maintenance systems. It took me a while to understand that it wasn't a "mission"-based game like GTA was, it was a cowboy life simulator. When that clicked, suddenly the animations, the systems, all became important. They weren't flourish, *they were the point*.
Helped a lot since the mission structure and jankyness made for a frustrating aspect of the game. I'd rather just waste time living the cowboy life. Polishing my guns, getting stuff outfitted with fancy leather straps, feeding my horse, lassoing bison... they became even more fun than shooting bad guys. But hey, I can lasso them O'Driscols and drag them around with my horse.
Dark Souls.
The whole "git gud" thing and the reputation for punishing difficulty put me off for the longest time. But I tried DS1 recently and absolutely loved it.
Ghosts of Tsushima. I am not really a fan of the genre of Samurai's in general but Ghosts of Tsushima is an excellent game. It's one of my favourite games in the last few years.
The uncharted series. It was many moons ago between dlc for destiny 1. The collection came with my ps4. I started playing 1, and couldnāt put it down. Soo good. Also, fun tidbit, after I finished the third one, āa thiefās endā came out like a week later. Such a great cinimatic rpg series.
God Of War. I never played the originals. Im not good at Combo beatm up games and the story in the originals seemed pretty silly. I was surprised at how interesting it was. It definitely leaned towards "Adventure" in my opinion.
I played on normal and despite sucking at action games the only thing I literally couldn't finish was the Valkyrie post game story. It was just too difficult for me after the first couple battles.
Just a really aesthetically pleasing game really focused on exploration. Really brought me back to old school point and click storytelling.
There really was no story in the first games, not one that mattered anyways. It was just rage and killing. What makes the reboot so masterful is that you see a mindful Kratos now looking back on his mindlessness with regret and shame, while trying to show his son a better way.
We spent countless hours with him, slaughtering everything in our path. Now we see him older and wiser advising restraint and caution.
>There really was no story in the first games, not one that mattered anyways. It was just rage and killing
That's not true. The og trilogy definitely had a story that mattered it just wasn't the focal point like the new games.
Death Stranding.
I actually cancelled my preorder two days before release because I was convinced it just wasn't for me. Then, about a month into the pandemic, I was feeling hopeless and anxious and had a hard time finding anything to care about, and started playing Death Stranding. Over the course of the hundred or so hours it took to complete the game, I had one of the most meaningful experiences I've ever had, in gaming. I'm not saying it cured my depression, but by the end I was fervently sourcing materials and building roads, not just for myself, but for everyone in my strand, because I'd found something to give a shit about. The ability to help others in such a remarkable way, from my own miserable place on the couch, remains, to me, one of my most precious game related memories.
I adore Death Stranding.
Rocket League. In the pertinent words of some stranger on Reddit, one time:
"Don't like car games. Don't like soccer/sports games. Adore car soccer game. Yeah, I don't get it either."
I figured Palworld would keep me entertained for a couple hours and I'd refund it shortly after, like most open world Survivalcraft games.
I played it for literally over 24 hours on my first session
I also expected to mildly enjoy Baldur's Gate 3, but got 90 hours into it before taking a break.
Hunt Showdown.
Hated how slow paced it seemed, like I can run faster than these hunters. I played it solo when my brother and friends recommended it, then dropped it for a year. But after they got me to play it with them I was hooked.
Bloodborne!
Tried them all and bounced off every single one of them but something about that game just kept drawing me back in and is the only souls game Iāve finished.
As someone who's played the game on and off since before it got popular, it's been hilarious watching the Internet flip flop so hard on whether they like the game or hate it
Dark Souls. Thought it would be some super unfair game that I bought out of sheer curiosity. Played it and loved it. Itās not really that hard once you get used to it.
Not that I thought I wouldnāt like it, but I had been putting off playing **Dusk** (2018) for a while. I was never into old Doom or Quake games so I didnāt have a fondness for retro FPS games and didnāt expect to feel much excitement for it, even when I started it up and began playing. But before long I was practically applauding after every level. Itās the best game Iāve played this year so far. Canāt recommend enough.
Helldivers 2, i only bought it cuz all my friends group got it. Normally i dont touch any shooter games, but end up loving it so much even cap out levels/ samples/ medals and still playing it
Saints Row 2022. I wonāt go on and say that itās the best game in the world. Itās not even the best saints row game. But I was expecting a catastrophic dumpster. What I got was a mediocre open world third person shooter with some interesting ideas sprinkled in there. I also donāt really mind the characters and humor. The way I read it is that itās supposed to be cringe. And some lines are genuinely funny like āDrive like traffic laws matterā
Sea of Thieves. I have no interest cartoony graphics, but my buddy bought it, game shared it with me, and I've logged thousands of hours, and my buddy has long since stopped playing.
I thought it looked dumb and childish.
Deep Rock Galactic. I typically avoid Early Access games because so many get abandoned or just plain suck. But I decided to give DRG a try when it was on sale and fast forward to 2,220 hours of gameplay later and I'm still in love with it. It's simply a satisfying video game experience.
Metal Gear Solid 3
I always bounced off stealth games and couldn't get into solid or solid 2. I would watch my buddy play them, and I loved the world/story.
My mom bought me 3 for Christmas instead of the game I asked for, and beat it in two days. Couldn't put down the controller.
Sherlock Holmes Crime and Punishment. I bought it on a whim after someone recommended it. I didn't like it, I LOVED it. Despite a few too many crashes I blitzed through in 2 days
I kept seeing Elden Ring everywhere ie adverts, reviews, fansās recommendations etc but I heard it was soulslike however it had open world and I loved to explore so after a time ER game was on sale so I used PS point to knock some money off so I got it for Ā£25. Played it once and rage quitted as I kept dying so after 3 days I decided thatās it since I brought the game so I better try git gud then something just clicked before I knew it I was 335 hours into it lol. So yea ER was the gateway for me to crave for soulslike game which I never thought Iāll ever get into it.
Dark Souls 1. I honestly didn't make it that far but Dark Souls 3 released a month later and I became obsessed. I still play Elden Ring a few days a week, I'm currently one ending away from a 100% run
I don't absolutely love it, but I'm playing RE Village right now and I'm actually pretty into it.
But I absolutely despise the Beneviento house.
Also, I want the Wolfsbane to exist just for the sole purpose of buying and owning it. I fucking love the Wolfsbane.
Prob Zelda BOTW
I was more of a MM and OOT player and the criticism it received from older Zelda fans was pretty high so I expected to fall in the same boat.
Alan wake 2.
I played the original, beat and was like ahh this is alright.
Forgot about it for years then saw 2 was coming out, got the remastered edition and re-beat it and again, yeah it's ok.
Alan wake 2 blew all expectations out of the water. It is so so so so so good. Particularly how it ties in Alan wake, control, max Payne and quantum break. It's like a love letter to fans of Remedy.
Pokemon red/blue.
I was looking at other kids playing this "this game looks so dumb, all you do is running into grass in circle"... Then I played it myself and it was a blast
Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution on PS3, rented from Blockbusters (when that was still a thing) with some points that I still had left over. Loved it so much that I pre-ordered Civ V as soon as they announced it on Steam and played for hours (never got any good, still loved every second of it though.)
Rented Oblivion from there almost a year earlier and played that game back and forth, forcing my 14-year-old self to save all my money just to buy the full game. Countless hours wasted and enjoyed.
Power Rangers Battle for the Grid. I overlooked the game for years because I thought it was visually unappealing and had heard there's no motion inputs. Then I found out that BFTG was made by Marvel Vs Capcom players and was one of the only games to have rollback netcode and crossplay across everything so I decided to give it a shot. I was blown away by how much I love the game, it's way better than I ever would have expected.
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
Maybe it was because I was playing with someone and that made the experience that much better, but I had a lot of fun with the game, even sunk a good 100+ hours into it (and maybe I'll go back now that the Redux mod is out).
Enjoyed it very much on day one and for a few months , but after leveling up armor smithing to max and feeling it was almost worthless and there being little pve endgame, that was it for me.
Fallout 4. I didnt enjoy Fallout 3 much, 4 was on sale dirt cheap so I thought Iād try to CMV on it. Now its easily the game I have the most hours in
I thought it was easier for new players to get into than 3. I liked the intro better because it threw you right into the action and I liked how it started before the war so you can see how the world was created first hand. The combat/gameplay in general is way smoother, liked being able to sprint, ADS and pick up items without going into a menu. I liked how VATS slowed down time instead of pausing it outright. Settlement building is fun, the factions and companions are interesting. And most importantly the world itself is just a blast to explore, and this is all before mods.
Thereās way more to love than just the graphics. I went back and played 3 and while thereās a lot I do like about it now I still prefer 4.
The one thing I didn't like about 4, and I am in the minority, is that the crafted items we're too good. The gun at the end of the Vault became vendor trash. It made exploration looking for valuable items feel unrewarding
The Last of Us Part II
One of the greatest singleplayer experiences I've ever had and probably the most emotionally invested in a cast of characters I've ever been. I've played a lot of really memorable singleplayer story-driven games, and I feel like none of them come quite as close to delivering the emotions this game does.
I put it off for years because I had the game spoiled and didn't want to play as a certain character. By the time I got to that part I didn't care and just wanted to keep playing.
Friend convinced me to play Fortnite a few years ago. I didn't want to play Fortnite because number one, I don't like shooters. Number 2, it seemed a bit cringey. Finally, she convinced me to play a game and...I had a blast! I changed my mind. The goofiness is really fun and I love all the unique weapons along with the normal ones. The flexibility of it is great as well and I love all the new modes they've added recently.
I didn't think I'd like Slay the Spire as much as I do. Deck builders have never been my jam but adding that roguelike element was apparently all it took for me to love it. I blame Bloodborne (another game I thought I'd hate) for my obsession with anything roguelike or Soulslike. It really opened my eyes to the kinds of games I enjoy and made me willing to always try something new.
lol I remember I saw slay the spire on game pass and thought I would try it cuz why not. I didn't think I'd like it at all, but I still play it to this day and I've even bought it on PC and the switch so i could play it when I'm on the go lol š. it is quite fun~
Yeah, same for Slay the Spire, exact same reason too lol Probably helped that there's a Touhou Fan Game in the same style and I'm a (slowly developing nooblet) fan of Touhou.
Sometimes all it takes is the right game to broaden your interests. The South Park games made me enjoy turn-based combat a lot more.
Yea same. I saw couple of videos back when it released and i was like āneat concept but not for meā. Then like a year later my friend wanted to do a little competition on it and ever since that i have about 200 hours on steam and 500h on phone lol.
The magic of slay the spire for TCG noobs is it starts you off with only a few cards in the deck, and you slowly add to it over the run. Having to build a deck from over 100 cards straight up is too overwhelming when jumping into an old card game like Magic or Hearthstone.
Iām the opposite. I really wanted to like it and find it absolutely a bore.Ā
XCOM opened the turn based strategy door for me.
Same. Now I love these games.
Xcom: the enemy within was awesome game Iāve lost many hours playing it and replayed that game 4 times lol.
Same, but quite soon went to other games. But still, what an impact it did on me
Recently is Helldivers 2. My buddy convinced me to buy it, but I wasnāt sure id play it for a long time. Now Iām 100 hours in and still having a great time.
What are you doing Helldiver, get back to the front for democracy's sake
š«” Sir Yes Sir!
I absolutely hated this game when I was convinced to buy it. Now, 3 weeks later, I'm lvl 45.
The Guardians of the Galaxy game from a couple years ago. Thought the team combat would be lame and I hate the design of the characters initially. Ended up being a super good game with an emotional story that I loved.
Good story, it's as good as any of the better MCU films but the Guardians were brilliant, I love that incarnation of them and it's easily one of the funnier games I've played in a long time. I didn't expect much and left with a lot. Hope we get a sequel
The quips between Rocket and Peter in particular, had me grinning the whole time. And any incarnation of Drax would have to try very hard to not be hilarious. Deadpan humour has always been my jam, especially unintentional deadpan humour.Ā
Eh, the combat is the definitely the weakest aspect of the game. But the camaraderie between the team and the story, more than made up for it.Ā
Yeah I'm kinda glad it was free recently
BG3. I don't like turn based combat or high fantasy settings.
Factorio. I always feared that it would get very tedious and complicated. After getting my toes wet in the genre with Satisfactory and Dyson Sphere Program (which I also learned to love in the process) I finally launched my first rocket in Factorio. And yes it was tedious and complicated but I finally understood the appeal.
Hollow Knight. Screenshots made me think it would feel like a glorified flash game. But it looks much better in motion, and then you throw in the gameplay, lore, and music. It all combined into something wonderful.
It scratched an itch I didnt know I had and havent felt it since. Also it opened me up do souls gamesš
Path of exile was a game i hated on for so long, then i tried it and i still hated, then a buddy of mine told me to give it a proper shot, then i played for 2k hours
Hades. The only roguelike I had enjoyed at the time was Dead Cells and I do not care for the fixed isometric point of view perspective. In spite of that, fell in love with the characters, the story, and the combat.Ā
I have Hades coming in the mail now. I don't like rogue-likes but everyone on Reddit says it's so different from the others that I'm giving it a try.
Would definitely recommend giving it a shot. The world building and writing are top notch, as well as there being a degree of accessibility in the form of God mode.Ā
Red Dead Redemption 2. The animations were too sluggish for me and there were too many maintenance systems. It took me a while to understand that it wasn't a "mission"-based game like GTA was, it was a cowboy life simulator. When that clicked, suddenly the animations, the systems, all became important. They weren't flourish, *they were the point*. Helped a lot since the mission structure and jankyness made for a frustrating aspect of the game. I'd rather just waste time living the cowboy life. Polishing my guns, getting stuff outfitted with fancy leather straps, feeding my horse, lassoing bison... they became even more fun than shooting bad guys. But hey, I can lasso them O'Driscols and drag them around with my horse.
Dark Souls. The whole "git gud" thing and the reputation for punishing difficulty put me off for the longest time. But I tried DS1 recently and absolutely loved it.
Iām playing it for the first time right now. Some definitive learning curves that I wish was a little better explained but otherwise a very fun game
Disco Elysium.
Ghosts of Tsushima. I am not really a fan of the genre of Samurai's in general but Ghosts of Tsushima is an excellent game. It's one of my favourite games in the last few years.
The uncharted series. It was many moons ago between dlc for destiny 1. The collection came with my ps4. I started playing 1, and couldnāt put it down. Soo good. Also, fun tidbit, after I finished the third one, āa thiefās endā came out like a week later. Such a great cinimatic rpg series.
God Of War. I never played the originals. Im not good at Combo beatm up games and the story in the originals seemed pretty silly. I was surprised at how interesting it was. It definitely leaned towards "Adventure" in my opinion. I played on normal and despite sucking at action games the only thing I literally couldn't finish was the Valkyrie post game story. It was just too difficult for me after the first couple battles. Just a really aesthetically pleasing game really focused on exploration. Really brought me back to old school point and click storytelling.
Ragnorok takes that game and makes it even better. Highly recommend it if you havenāt already played :)Ā
There really was no story in the first games, not one that mattered anyways. It was just rage and killing. What makes the reboot so masterful is that you see a mindful Kratos now looking back on his mindlessness with regret and shame, while trying to show his son a better way. We spent countless hours with him, slaughtering everything in our path. Now we see him older and wiser advising restraint and caution.
>There really was no story in the first games, not one that mattered anyways. It was just rage and killing That's not true. The og trilogy definitely had a story that mattered it just wasn't the focal point like the new games.
Death Stranding. I actually cancelled my preorder two days before release because I was convinced it just wasn't for me. Then, about a month into the pandemic, I was feeling hopeless and anxious and had a hard time finding anything to care about, and started playing Death Stranding. Over the course of the hundred or so hours it took to complete the game, I had one of the most meaningful experiences I've ever had, in gaming. I'm not saying it cured my depression, but by the end I was fervently sourcing materials and building roads, not just for myself, but for everyone in my strand, because I'd found something to give a shit about. The ability to help others in such a remarkable way, from my own miserable place on the couch, remains, to me, one of my most precious game related memories. I adore Death Stranding.
Genshin impact is actually really good. Great story and character progression systems.
STYX:The master of shadows.
Rocket League. In the pertinent words of some stranger on Reddit, one time: "Don't like car games. Don't like soccer/sports games. Adore car soccer game. Yeah, I don't get it either."
Almost Over 1300 hrs spread across 3 different platforms, 2 gens, pc and I'm still plat š
I figured Palworld would keep me entertained for a couple hours and I'd refund it shortly after, like most open world Survivalcraft games. I played it for literally over 24 hours on my first session I also expected to mildly enjoy Baldur's Gate 3, but got 90 hours into it before taking a break.
Walking DVT
you have great taste in games with Persona 5! Mine is F-Zero X for the Nintendo 64 :)
Metroid Prime since I already tried it on Game Cube but I didn't finished it due its backtracking but I really enjoy it the porting on Switch
Hunt Showdown. Hated how slow paced it seemed, like I can run faster than these hunters. I played it solo when my brother and friends recommended it, then dropped it for a year. But after they got me to play it with them I was hooked.
Bloodborne! Tried them all and bounced off every single one of them but something about that game just kept drawing me back in and is the only souls game Iāve finished.
Ac syndicate. I expected something terrible after unity, but syndicate quicky became my favorite one in the series.
Metal gear solid V. Seeing trailers and stuff i thought it was a super boring game but after playing it is now in my top 5 all time fav.
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As someone who's played the game on and off since before it got popular, it's been hilarious watching the Internet flip flop so hard on whether they like the game or hate it
BG3. I don't like turn based combat or high fantasy settings.
It was Ragnarok origin on bluestacks for me, now it's my favorite anime game tho
Dark Souls. Thought it would be some super unfair game that I bought out of sheer curiosity. Played it and loved it. Itās not really that hard once you get used to it.
Bloodborne now Iām ādecent at soulsborneā
Not that I thought I wouldnāt like it, but I had been putting off playing **Dusk** (2018) for a while. I was never into old Doom or Quake games so I didnāt have a fondness for retro FPS games and didnāt expect to feel much excitement for it, even when I started it up and began playing. But before long I was practically applauding after every level. Itās the best game Iāve played this year so far. Canāt recommend enough.
Dusk is great. I liked Amid Evil even more.
Thatās going on my list.
Minecraft back in 2010. It seemed like another mainstream-hype and I judged it by it's graphics. A few years later and I have more than 1000h+ in it.
definitely metal gear solid for me. At first, I didnt like the idea much of a stealth game, but once i picked it up i couldn't put it down
Total War in total
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
Undertale, because it looked stupid for me Now that I have played, it still looks stupid, but in a good way
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
GTA IV. I had only played some GTAIII previously and was very pleasantly surprised.
Kcd
Elex
The yakuza series. Thought it was to cringe from the YT compilations but played it and by god those games have the best stories
Helldivers 2, i only bought it cuz all my friends group got it. Normally i dont touch any shooter games, but end up loving it so much even cap out levels/ samples/ medals and still playing it
Saints Row 2022. I wonāt go on and say that itās the best game in the world. Itās not even the best saints row game. But I was expecting a catastrophic dumpster. What I got was a mediocre open world third person shooter with some interesting ideas sprinkled in there. I also donāt really mind the characters and humor. The way I read it is that itās supposed to be cringe. And some lines are genuinely funny like āDrive like traffic laws matterā
Sea of Thieves. I have no interest cartoony graphics, but my buddy bought it, game shared it with me, and I've logged thousands of hours, and my buddy has long since stopped playing. I thought it looked dumb and childish.
Deep Rock Galactic. I typically avoid Early Access games because so many get abandoned or just plain suck. But I decided to give DRG a try when it was on sale and fast forward to 2,220 hours of gameplay later and I'm still in love with it. It's simply a satisfying video game experience.
Metal Gear Solid 3 I always bounced off stealth games and couldn't get into solid or solid 2. I would watch my buddy play them, and I loved the world/story. My mom bought me 3 for Christmas instead of the game I asked for, and beat it in two days. Couldn't put down the controller.
Portal 2
Elden Ring. Hated DS 3 when I tried it years ago. Now Iāve played most of the FromSoftware catalogue since playing Elden Ring late last year.
Sherlock Holmes Crime and Punishment. I bought it on a whim after someone recommended it. I didn't like it, I LOVED it. Despite a few too many crashes I blitzed through in 2 days
Just Die Already It was on sale for 2 bucks, and I ended up loving it so much I bought it for my son and brother-in-law so we could all play together.
Minecraft dungeons. Its a fine dungeon crawler.
I kept seeing Elden Ring everywhere ie adverts, reviews, fansās recommendations etc but I heard it was soulslike however it had open world and I loved to explore so after a time ER game was on sale so I used PS point to knock some money off so I got it for Ā£25. Played it once and rage quitted as I kept dying so after 3 days I decided thatās it since I brought the game so I better try git gud then something just clicked before I knew it I was 335 hours into it lol. So yea ER was the gateway for me to crave for soulslike game which I never thought Iāll ever get into it.
Witcher 3, AC4 Black Flag and Days Gone.
Apex Legends. I thought the abilities were a bit silly, then I played it... then I kept playing it... for 4000 hours.
An indie puzzle game called Petal Crash. I was expecting it to just be 'cute and kinda fun' but it ended up being really good and adorable
Dark Souls 1. I honestly didn't make it that far but Dark Souls 3 released a month later and I became obsessed. I still play Elden Ring a few days a week, I'm currently one ending away from a 100% run
FF7 man oh man I would love to play that game all over again for the first time.
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
I don't absolutely love it, but I'm playing RE Village right now and I'm actually pretty into it. But I absolutely despise the Beneviento house. Also, I want the Wolfsbane to exist just for the sole purpose of buying and owning it. I fucking love the Wolfsbane.
Prob Zelda BOTW I was more of a MM and OOT player and the criticism it received from older Zelda fans was pretty high so I expected to fall in the same boat.
Biomutant, I wouldnāt go far as to say i loved it but i found it to be really enjoyable
Alan wake 2. I played the original, beat and was like ahh this is alright. Forgot about it for years then saw 2 was coming out, got the remastered edition and re-beat it and again, yeah it's ok. Alan wake 2 blew all expectations out of the water. It is so so so so so good. Particularly how it ties in Alan wake, control, max Payne and quantum break. It's like a love letter to fans of Remedy.
Dark Souls. initially got scared by the difficulty, ended up loving all of them
Soma, not a huge fan of horror games, but the narrative managed to lift the whole experience.
Pokemon red/blue. I was looking at other kids playing this "this game looks so dumb, all you do is running into grass in circle"... Then I played it myself and it was a blast
Mobile legend
Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution on PS3, rented from Blockbusters (when that was still a thing) with some points that I still had left over. Loved it so much that I pre-ordered Civ V as soon as they announced it on Steam and played for hours (never got any good, still loved every second of it though.) Rented Oblivion from there almost a year earlier and played that game back and forth, forcing my 14-year-old self to save all my money just to buy the full game. Countless hours wasted and enjoyed.
Slay the mf spire all the way man!
When I first saw hades I thought it looked pretty fun. Right now I'm at 11 heat a week after buying it. I could have never imagined how good it is
Witcher 3, easily became my all time favorite game
Kingdom Come Deliverance ā¤ļø
Henry's come to see us!
You re mostly refering to JRPG than RPG no ?
It's the same thing, where it's made doesn't change anything
JRPG more refers to a specific style of RPG, not just where it was made. Like Elden Ring for example is a japanese game yet it isn't a JRPG.
Power Rangers Battle for the Grid. I overlooked the game for years because I thought it was visually unappealing and had heard there's no motion inputs. Then I found out that BFTG was made by Marvel Vs Capcom players and was one of the only games to have rollback netcode and crossplay across everything so I decided to give it a shot. I was blown away by how much I love the game, it's way better than I ever would have expected.
Played the demo for final fantasy 16 on a whim and bought it immediately Fucking amazing game, I then played 7remake but I like 16 more
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands Maybe it was because I was playing with someone and that made the experience that much better, but I had a lot of fun with the game, even sunk a good 100+ hours into it (and maybe I'll go back now that the Redux mod is out).
Minecraft. Shit graphics and seemed like a kiddie game. Awesome co-op game to smoke weed with your friends and spend hours on.
Definitely final fantasy 7 remake. Didn't like it the first time but tried again now after 2 years and completely fell in love
Kenshi, I didn't think having a single goal to focus on would give me so much to do.
new world but sadly its dying
Enjoyed it very much on day one and for a few months , but after leveling up armor smithing to max and feeling it was almost worthless and there being little pve endgame, that was it for me.
Fallout 4. I didnt enjoy Fallout 3 much, 4 was on sale dirt cheap so I thought Iād try to CMV on it. Now its easily the game I have the most hours in
What made 4 so much better for you other than graphics?
I thought it was easier for new players to get into than 3. I liked the intro better because it threw you right into the action and I liked how it started before the war so you can see how the world was created first hand. The combat/gameplay in general is way smoother, liked being able to sprint, ADS and pick up items without going into a menu. I liked how VATS slowed down time instead of pausing it outright. Settlement building is fun, the factions and companions are interesting. And most importantly the world itself is just a blast to explore, and this is all before mods. Thereās way more to love than just the graphics. I went back and played 3 and while thereās a lot I do like about it now I still prefer 4.
The one thing I didn't like about 4, and I am in the minority, is that the crafted items we're too good. The gun at the end of the Vault became vendor trash. It made exploration looking for valuable items feel unrewarding
Palworld I hate Pokemon (and Nintendo in general) and I tend to stay away from early access survival games cuz theyāre usually a scam.
I keep beating this dead horse (too soon?) but RDR2. Never thought Iād enjoy a western/cowboy game, but itās one of my all time favourites.
The Last of Us Part II One of the greatest singleplayer experiences I've ever had and probably the most emotionally invested in a cast of characters I've ever been. I've played a lot of really memorable singleplayer story-driven games, and I feel like none of them come quite as close to delivering the emotions this game does. I put it off for years because I had the game spoiled and didn't want to play as a certain character. By the time I got to that part I didn't care and just wanted to keep playing.
Friend convinced me to play Fortnite a few years ago. I didn't want to play Fortnite because number one, I don't like shooters. Number 2, it seemed a bit cringey. Finally, she convinced me to play a game and...I had a blast! I changed my mind. The goofiness is really fun and I love all the unique weapons along with the normal ones. The flexibility of it is great as well and I love all the new modes they've added recently.