For me it’s Deus Ex Mankind Divided. I played the original when it was new but barely remember it and I owned shadow war and never got into it.
However Human revolution blew me away. I loved that game so much. I still think about it and actually am making this post because I finally started cyberpunk last night and got human revolution vibes like crazy.
However I bought mankind divided on my birthday when it released. Happened to be right around the same day. I turned it on, walked a few steps and turned it off. For whatever reason I’ve never turned it on again.
Mass Effect Trilogy. I had the 360 games for a while, and now I even bought the legendary edition (digitally). I loved Kotor and I know that I’d love ME, but I just don’t have the time.
Blasphemous and Darkwood
starfield. I sweared im gonna play it but after I realized there are no “aliens” in starfield which is literally space opera like I got demotivated as hell. when I found out how shallow and boring this game is, I don’t regret my decision even more
Expected to really get lost in that game. Was excited. Ended up severely disappointed
I’m honestly gonna tell you to try it. I played for 50 hours and I was done, but it’s not bad.
Only reason I say to try it (on gamepass) is to at least say you’ve tried it so if you want to hate on it you have the right. It’s a good game made wrong.
With that said, yes there are aliens
TIL there are no aliens. Didn’t need another reason to wait for mods yet here we are
No intelligent aliens. Lots of alien wildlife.
There are Aliens, just not intelligent life forms.
Also the entire story is literally just a long-winded way to use lore to say why new game plus is a thing. You heard that right the story is literally just a preamble to new game plus every single time
Terramorphs and the story that comes with them is pretty cool
It’s a bit ironic that there are more aliens in fallout than there are in Starfield. They could at least have added an alien Easter egg or something.
Controversial but: The Witcher 3
My witcher 3 experiance is this: i Get past the 1st area and into the 2nd, then never play it again, rinse, repeat.
Like 5 times now
I still have Witcher 1/2 to play but man, whenever I start the first game I lose interest in around 2hours… Tried it like 4 times now and I’ll prob try again next month because I really liked the books…
You don’t have to play the witcher 1 and 2 to enjoy 3.
I totally know what you mean. The beginnings of both games are really tough to get used to, especially if you’re coming off W3.
After trying many times over the years, I eventually found easier W1 to get into, once I got used to the fact the combat is essentially a rhythm-clicking game.
Also the beginning area isn’t very compelling but once you start helping people on quests the story really opens up and pulls you in, especially after you beat the first big boss – which unfortunately is one of the tougher boss fights you’ll encounter because you’re so weak in terms of weapons and skills. Once I managed to kill it, I felt a real high, and I started to really enjoy the game.
Like you, I also read the books, so that also helped to keep my attention in the game.
I don’t know why, but while W2 is a way less janky game than W1, I just found the interface and combat really awkward on the PC, even if using a controller. You can tell it was really designed for consoles. You can’t remap some of the commands (maybe with the mod you can), and it took a long time for me to get comfortable with how the game works. I actually started to miss the rhythm combat of W1.
Both games are definitely worth playing if you big Witcher fan, but for some reason I think I may slightly prefer W1 over W2. It has a certain charm that I liked and I liked the more compact size of the game.
Its good except for the main story.
A bit batman-y in its quest design owed to the gaming trends at the time.
Oh shoot… that’s a shame if the main story isn’t super good. Would you recommend it still?
Don’t listen to that guy, the main story and ESPECIALLY the dlcs have strong and good writing
The story is very strong in Witcher 3. One of the reasons I played was because I was excited about Open World in the Witcher Universe, and ended up loving it because of the heart-touching story.
Just a thing, if you get it, get the edition with all dlcs, goes usually for way too cheap during sales, and the dlcs are even better than the main story.
Darkwood and the pathless
Disco Elysium. I would love to play it and i bought it but not sure when i’ll get the mood to read all that text
I just can’t get into , tried 3 different times and don’t understand why it’s such a great game.
Same for me.
I have been meaning to play Disco Elysium but I always get overwhelmed by the choices and the character creation. I don’t replay games so I keep thinking I will do a perfect run one day.
Xenoblade Definitive Edition, Days Gone and Golf Story.
Forbidden West. Octopath Traveler.
Mirrors edge, I keep meaning too and never seem to find the right time to start
Doesn’t require a big time investment. The mechanics are easy to get the hang of and the story is pretty short.
Lots of replay value if you’re into speed runs like I was back in the day but the main story is like 2-4 hours.
It’s relatively short, but visually stunning and the gameplay is fluid. Mirror’s Edge (the first one) has a spot in my heart.
That Rick and morty shooting game, I can’t even remember what it’s called but got it with all the hype and it’s just sat collecting dust
Personally did not find it to be very funny and the gameplay was not great either. I wouldn’t recommend dusting it off
I finished that game pretty quickly. Loved stealth games
1 or 2 games? I’ve got entire series Ive not got to “yet” despite having them installed/uninstalled half a dozen times:
“Souls” games
Metal Gear series
Resident Evil
Devil May Cry
Bayonetta
Ive never played a single one of the above.
The new Underrail dlc
Detective Pikachu. I played it for 10 minutes and got bored. I keep telling myself I’m going to come back to it and actually play it, but 🤷
Cyberpunk and guardians of the galaxy