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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

God I wish I could play this game again with a fresh slate and no knowledge of anything again. Story, style, soundtrack, and gameplay all in an endearing package.

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

Me neither but Winter is coming and my pile of shame recently got Space Marine 2 added ....

But one day I will be old and retired. I will only die when I played them all!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Peak isn't it? The expansion for the remake of 3 launched too, go play it!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

looks at 300hr nocturne save

[–] [email protected] 77 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I don't have time for games that long

plays Factorio for the 274th hour

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A friend of mine tried to convince me to get Factorio a couple days ago. Couldn't help but feel like he was a junky trying to get me to try just a little bit of heroin.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (9 children)

It's more like crack or meth. You start a gamenin the early evening and suddenly it dawn's outside. I hate myself for loving a game which basically simulates the job of "process optimization"

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I always describe it as a puzzle game where all the puzzles are designed by an idiot and that idiot is you.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

MGS5 did it very well! (That's if you made it passed the long intro)

It's chapter based. So you get 1-2 minutes of introduction, then tossed into the field. Story follows more gameplay like cassette tapes or walkie talkies while you explore, with cutscenes when you hit certain points.

After MGS5, I find it hard to play the older ones with its 10-30 minute cutscenes.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is me and Persona 4.

There's a lot of good game elements. But it's SOOOOO MUCH. It's like a damn visual novel with bits of game.

And I'm sure the payoff is great, since the Persona games are very well received. But after a long day, I don't want to think. I just want to mash buttons until the pain stops.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If you like monster collection games. Check out shin megami tensei. More rpg than graphic novel. Same overall concepts but none of the daily dating sim like aspect.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Ah, you're back

[–] [email protected] 97 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (9 children)

Every time it goes on sale, I think about picking it up, but then I remember...

It takes me long enough to finish 10-hour games I already own...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It’s one of those games with a fun grind. With how snappy the UI and everything is, nothing ever really feels like a chore. I played Xenoblade Chronicles recently and I think it took my 50lbs to beat, but those 50lbs felt longer than Persona’s 100+ hours.

I like Xenoblade more personally anyway, but just wanted to share my experience.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Measuring games by weight? Neat.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Not sure if tired or autocorrect, but I’ll leave it as is

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

As a kid in the 80s with extremely limited funds, I used to buy games based on the swag.

Like damn, this game came with a cloth map? Yes!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Personally, I'm a sucker for long completion time. I only like specific types of games that don't get released that often, so I'm always in danger of running out of games I haven't replayed to death yet 😁

Most of it being cutscenes is a huge negative if not an outright dealbreaker to me, though.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

I do feel like some of these games lose their premise if they grind on for too long. I think Haru Okumura's dungeon is one of the more inspired, but by the time you get there, the game loop has gotten stale. Then the finale is just an interminably long series of hallways.

They could have compressed that game by half (especially towards the back end), keyed up on the drama, and maybe fleshed out the daytime normal-life content a bit more.

But I say that within the context of a game with a truly captivating story, some solid twists and top 10 anime betrayals, and a charming romance system that draws you into the characters. Had a great experience on my playthrough. Can't imagine ever trying to play it again, but it was a wild ride the first time.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I've tried P4G and I just can't stand the required grind, nor the 3h bossfights, otherwise good game

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

the required grind

JRPG moment 😭

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

lol 3h boss fights wtf game were you playing

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Persona 4 Golden, though it may have been a result of me just pushing through the dungeon without any grind

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

Haha yeah must be. Never had fights last that long 😨

[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I highly recommend the game, but I totally get you. I didn't buy it for years for the exact same reason. Eventually it was on a good sale when I was between games so I got a chance to play it. If you're an anime fan you will probably love the game. And if you're not, it may be cringy as fuck on occasion but you'll probably still love the game after getting sucked in. But if you end up never playing it, that's totally fine too. I've found in life that you don't need to watch every movie and play every video that are highly praised. I still haven't played the Mass Effect games even after owning all of them for 5 or so years.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

I've found in life that you don't need to watch every movie and play every video that are highly praised.

You're absolutely right and I'm glad I reread that sentence: at first I somehow missed the "don't" and was gearing up for a long and pointless rebuttal of what I THOUGHT I just read 😄

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You'll never see it coming~~

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