I'm afraid I'm a victim of algorithms because I pretty much only look at stuff from GOG and Steam front pages or games that are recommended as 'similar' over there. And of course youtube.
As a side note. I should even stop checking those because I just keep playing the same games nowadays instead of chipping away at my backlog.
Good for you if that's your experience, but I cannot say the same. The difference I found is with the way those people ignore arguments and insult you.
I can talk to a person from a technical field and come out of that conversation feeling like shit because I was called all kinds of stupid indirectly.
That is sort of reasonable if they are the ones who want that thing.
On the other hand I'm similarly infuriated when somebody asks me to get them a thing from one of their messy, unorganized cupboards, even if with very specific instructions. Then when I cannot find it they'll come, open the cupboard and pick the thing out right away and look at me rolling their eyes and/or sighin. And now I should feel bad? Find your own damn stuff in that mess! :D
I had this too. I decided that I'll get the max rating from Grampa and the everything will calm down, but after reaching that point in game I was sort of burnt out and stopped playing.
Also I never could get into the island part of the game. I felt like I abandoned what I worked for all that time!
Papers, Please just turned ten recently. It's a simple concept (just check the papers!) getting progressively more difficult as you get further. The bleak setting with the colours and music gives that very "nice" 50's soviet vibes. Definitely recommended.
"Oh hidy-ho officer, we've had a doozy of a day..." Definitely a good watch.
And that's the way it should be.
I'm actually tempted to say Snatch too. City of God (Cidade de Deus 2002) is up there with it. Some time ago I probably would've said Donnie Darko, but I've grown out of it over the years.
The obvious one is Zizaran. He posts hardcore SSF viable builds so if you are in any softcore leagues, you can drop some defenses usually. Also Pohx with his all things Righteous Fire guides.
I mean league meta, if that makes sense. Like explody totems this league. We don't know what that will be yet for next league.
I guess I should mention 4 more. Most of these are playable in some form or other too, but still.
I've just reached maps with my General's Cry Shield Crush Berserker and umm, it's not too great. Not for league content and not at all for the first sanctum I've tried. At least it's going somewhere. I still plan to take it to tier 16 maps, mid 90s and getting the first two voidstones. It'll be a challenge, but I had worse.