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[–] thedirtyknapkin 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

"a fantastic year for new games"? i couldn't disagree more. i had no interest in any games that came out this year. i got balatro, and it's kind of fun, but in a mildly addictive mobile game kind of way. not a "this is a really well made game" kind of way.

to me this was a year of greedy disappointments and corporate bullshit in gaming. this article mentions score inflation being a thing they're weary of, then unironically puts the latest destiny dlc above 90%. pcgamer is absolutely part of the corporate megastructure that is bad for games and for for profits.

i mean, maybe if you're a persona fan, but i just can't get in to those games, i tried 3 of them.

[–] TipRing 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think the indie scene is still where the best games are at. Currently enjoying Caves of Qud but it's not for everyone.

[–] thedirtyknapkin 2 points 1 week ago

I always hear that, but then i struggle to find indie games that i like. the genres that i like are hard to do with a small budget.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Strong disagree but I stay away from big budget aaa games. Loved so many games this year.

[–] thedirtyknapkin 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

such as?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Risk of rain returns, senuas saga, balatro, doronko wanko, animal well, another crabs treasure, hades 2, ballionare, etc, etc. There’s so many amazing games coming out all the time if you know where to look.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Another crab's treasure was fantastic, been loving Nine Sols as well and it might be my favourite game visually, lots of hand drawn stuff and it blends Cyberpunk with Eastern mythology (devs describe as "taopunk")

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Oh yeah I heard nine sols was awesome but I haven’t played it yet.

[–] Alchalide 2 points 6 days ago

I want to give a shout out to ravenswatch. I'm not really into indie rogue like. But I'm 500 hours deep this year.

[–] thedirtyknapkin 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

lh i forgot hades 2 came out this year. none of the others appeal much to me. i just tend to like the genres that are hard to do on smaller budget. story driven rpgs and action adventure games that aren't souls like. not platformers, not craft survival, not extraction shooters, not bullet hell. there's plenty of indie games i can enjoy, but few that i love. and sometimes it's annoying when indie game fans just assume it's because I'm ignorant that i don't live their favorite games.

i hadn't heard of doronko wanko or another crabs treasure. i might check those out

i am however looking forward to many of the games announced at the game awards this year.

[–] ampersandrew 1 points 6 days ago

How about Dread Delusion and The Thaumaturge? Honestly, from what I'm seeing here, you've got a very narrow target to hit, and those two still might hit it in the non-AAA space. And in AAA, have you checked out Indiana Jones?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Sucks to suck

[–] MellowYellow13 1 points 1 week ago

Are you me? Agree with everything, even the Persona bit

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

I don't care for anime styled games and man that limits my options these days.

[–] Astronauticaldb 2 points 1 week ago

Lol, lmao even. D2: The Final Shape got a 92%? That's really generous. Personally, I would give it a solid 70-80.