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What games did you sleep on for too long? (lemmy.today)
submitted 5 days ago by WoodYouLookAtThat@lemmy.today to c/gaming@lemmy.world
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I played Nine Sols recently and it had a transformative effect on my gaming experience. I've found myself no longer getting mad at fairly structured games and deeply enjoying the personal refinement of my skill set in pursuit of a goal. Suddenly this shift in perspective has allowed me to see difficulty in a new light and truly savor the victory that comes after significant effort. With this new perspective, I decided to try the game that had made me hesitate the most with its reputation for difficulty: Sekiro

Its been truly eye opening to realize that my nervousness has only kept me from a good time. Or maybe I just wasn't ready for it...

Following that trend, I started Celeste for the first time even though I never play pure platformers, and it has blown my socks off. Do I suck? You bet your ass I do. But I know it's from a lack of detailed platforming, and developing that skill has been very fun and satisfying.

Now, I'd love to hear from others. What games made you regret waiting so long to try them?

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[-] noxypaws@pawb.social 2 points 5 days ago

Space Station 13. I was intrigued when my partner at the time told me about it in, like 2005? but I only ever tried its more modern remake, Space Station 14, about two or three years ago. Basically, think of it as the game Among Us is a "demake" of. Folks work various jobs on a space station, most of them to keep it running and to keep everyone healthy and fed and entertained and busy, but some have nefarious motives and goals, and the clashes and disasters can be utterly glorious.

Hands down the best multiplayer experiences I've ever had. Halo 2 and Planetside 2 come close but SS14 still easily wins out.

Also hands down the best open source game I've ever played, period.

[-] MarauderIIC@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago

So did you prefer 13 over 14 then?

[-] noxypaws@pawb.social 1 points 3 days ago

I never played 13. I find 14 to be lovely and I recommend 14, but I can't compare the two firsthand

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