Video Game Recommendations

Hey so I played The Callisto Protocol and I have to admit it a pretty fun Spiritual Successor to Dead Space, especially the combat where you can bash the brains of space zombies. I'd recommend The Callisto Protocol to anyone whose a fan of Dead Space (I'd also recommend Dead Space to anyone whose a fan of the Sci-Fi Horror genre)

Edited by G-Editor on Oct 19th 2023 at 11:50:52 PM

I'm really not a fan of supporting most creators and platforms. Companies like Valve, people like the guy that made Fez, combined with my own selfishness and poverty make me less likely to take a breath than I am to donate to or support a developer.

So it's nice when there actually is one I do.

Dontnod with their Life Is Strange games first of all. I played them at an interesting time in my life when I was out of school, working and starting on a lonely road through community college. There's no coming-out story here and my sexuality didn't change, but I find the bisexual/romantic/non-romantic story of two teenage girls in their admittedly problematic, gay Twilight-esque relationship framed by a supernatural hurricane hitting their hometown to be... beautiful in its own way. Plus, time travel.

I've purchased the remasters and the comics, and even looked into an ebook based on a spin-off of the franchise.

The other work I'm considering shelling out for is Slay The Princess by Black Tabby games.

Just listen to the soundtrack on Youtube, it says all I could say about how much this game resonated with me. You're on a path through the woods. At the end of that path is a cabin. Inside of that cabin is a princess... you're here to slay here.

Edited by FOFD on Nov 21st 2023 at 1:21:09 PM

I want to get into the Senran Kagura franchise, since the steam sale means that most games in it are in my wallet-range. Which one should i get?

I read about Dos_Deck, but when I tried to open the website, my browser security tool threw up a warning that this is a suspicious website. Any idea why?

So, I just recently finished the second Barrow Hill game—The Dark Path—and I thoroughly enjoyed it! ^_^

In short, the Barrow Hill games are slideshow-style first-person point-and-click horror games—think Myst if it took place in an hilly English woodland haunted by ancient and dangerous powers.

At least to my mind, the scenery is really pretty, the stories and premises—which tend to have a bit of an archaeological bent—are interesting, and the puzzles are fun. ^_^

Definitely suggested if the gameplay, visual-style, and theme might appeal to one! ^_^

That sounds fun, thank you for the recommendation!

It's my pleasure! Enjoy it if you give it a shot! ^_^

So I made a work of Born of Bread, so what do you think?

Oh hey there is a video game I'd like to recommend to everyone. It's called The Forgotten City. The game Based of the Skyrim Game Mod of the same but takes place in Ancient Rome time, though it follows the same premise of the player being stuck in the titular city. I myself enjoyed playing the game and exploring the city and I would definitely recommend this game to many people (you don't even have to be an Elder's Scrolls fan to enjoy this game)

Major kudos to Azureseas for recommending me Steamworld Quest a page or two ago BTW this game is awesome.

Looks interesting, seems to have a rich story and puzzle-solving goodness... And it's on sale... Might grab it in the new year.

Edited by ShirowShirow on Dec 27th 2023 at 4:17:05 PM

I have a pretty underated suggestion and I like it a lot. It's called Nobody Saves the World. Yes a very weird title in my eyes but the game is very fun even if you like RPG. interesting story as it goes on so do try it out yourself.

Edited by Echidna on Jan 4th 2024 at 4:20:27 AM

If you like 2D platformers even a little bit, then believe me when I say that Psycutlery is an absolute must-try. It's fun, it's colorful, it's funny, it's strangely heartfelt, and it's FREE! In this economy!!

It's also a spiritual successor to Psycho Waluigi, if that's a selling point at all.

I'd like to recommend an indie-WRPG that I've just finished playing: Caves Of Lore.

The Basics

At its most fundamental, it's an exploration-heavy RPG with turn-based combat. And in that, it's pretty fun, I feel! But that's not what makes it particularly interesting (to me, at least).

What I find so interesting is that its title isn't just empty words: the game, in plot and mechanics, is built around knowledge.

Knowledge as Part of The Plot

I don't want to spoil the plot too much, but it begins with a strange fog that steals memory from people. And, perhaps notably, almost always as part of that the ability to read and even memory of the use of books, specifically.

And yet, when our protagonist wanders into the fog in search of something and falls into a hole, he discovers a strange book—the Codex—which somehow he can read. And which, somehow, allows him and those close to him to read other books, too...

Knowledge as Part of The Mechanics

As to mechanics, there are a few ways in which knowledge is a part of them.

Perhaps most obvious is the way in which spells are gained. There are no folios of spells to be found here. Instead, certain ordinary books—which can be read normally—seem to carry a power born of the writing within them. This power then translates into spells.

Knowledge also plays into character-levelling (beyond just gaining XP): the more one faces monsters, the more one gains information on their strengths and weaknesses. And for each monster, gaining enough of this information unlocks a trait that can be selected as part of levelling one's characters.

Furthermore, there's a set of puzzles of sorts that seem to be intended to be discovered during play, either through experimentation or by finding the right books...

Issues

Now, all that said, there is some jank to the game:

For one, the UI is a bit rough. This is perhaps most salient in the fact that each menu seems to have its "close" button in a different place—or to not have one at all!

For another, the start of the game is a little overwhelming. While there's some tutorialisation, I at least didn't find it all that effective. What's more, there's little of "character creation"—for the most part, the game just dumps a bunch of points on the player and lets them figure out the screens involved.

And for a third, late-game combat can (at least in my experience) get a little easy and same-y.

Conclusion

Overall, I had a lot of fun with the game. Indeed, I would love to get a sequel to it!

Thus do I recommend it to those here who might like it. ^_^

Dobo's Heroes. Got it for almost nothing at the Nintendo Store, and the link to Steam I put there shows it's on sale (while already not expensive). A fun puzzle platformer that doesn't take long to finish, even if some of the later levels are hard to figure out.

So Harvest Moon Winds of Anthos has gotten my attention. Can anybody recommend? I had an enjoyable experience (and burnout) from Rune Factory 5, I'd like to know how it stacks up.

Unrelated to the above, I have another recommendation if I may:

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is excellent.

In short, it's a horror point-and-click adventure—and specifically, Folk Horror with elements of Cosmic Horror Story.

The writing is excellent; the voice-acting—in particular by our protagonist, Thomasina Bateman—is very good indeed; the build-up is impressively handled; and the climax is... well, that would be saying too much. ;)

Suffice to say that I thoroughly enjoyed my time with the game, and can heartily recommend it to those who think that they might like such! ^_^

Hey if you guys want to look and play any Netflix games, I'd recommend Raji: An Ancient Epic since it's a fun game that lasts about a couple hours and explore Hindu Mythology.

Hi everyone, new troper here and this my first post on this discussion.

If you like both Jurassic World Evolution 2 and Planet Zoo then you will definitely like Prehistoric Kingdom. Up-to-date dinosaurs and prehistoric animals plus phenomenal graphics make this game instant win for me. Oh, and Nigel Marven is there too.

If you want to discuss this game with me, I redirect you to this thread.

Does anyone know any good obscure robot game?

How are you defining "robot game"?

Are you looking for Humongous Mecha games? Or games in which one plays as a robot? Or games in which one controls robots? Or something else...?

Edited by ArsThaumaturgis on Apr 14th 2024 at 10:44:53 AM

Everything you said actually

Missionforce: Cyber Storm? The first one, you can take or leave the second.

Fair enough!

In that case... wow, there are a lot of potential robot games, I daresay! XD;

Now, you did want obscure games, which is trickier—especially as it's hard to gauge what might be truly obscure. Still, a few suggestions:

• VideoGames/Nanobots—a neat freeware point-and-click adventure about a set of miniature (if not truly nanoscopic) robots, as they seek to escape destruction at the hands of an antagonistic researcher!

(Link is to the AGS page for the game.)

Now, this next was actually made by an old friend of mine! ^_^

• Red Hot Robot Ultrarena—A small single-player deathmatch featuring giant stompy mechs! ^_^

(Link is to the itch.io page for the game.)

And the following is probably not really obscure, but it is relatively indie, so let me mention it anyway:

• SOMA—A narrative horror experience set within an underwater base in an advanced, desolate future. I won't mention how the robots come in, however, as it's plot-related...

(Link is to our page for the game.)

Edited by ArsThaumaturgis on Apr 15th 2024 at 12:11:57 PM

Ars Thaumaturgis and Vipermagnus my gratitude upon thee for your recomendations. May your woes be none and your days bountiful

Edited by EmperorAI on Apr 15th 2024 at 8:26:52 PM

It's very much my pleasure, and my thanks for the well-wishes! I hope that you find some excellent experiences in those recommendations! ^_^