I'm immunocompromised and continuing to stay at home and single player games really help me get through it. I've played a lot of games (especially the past 2.5 years), so dig deep and give me a good recommendation that you don't think I've played.

I'm into most genres, but not super into loot games or ubisoft open world style games. Love smaller indie titles. I love some JRPGs (Trails, DQ11, Yakuza, FF), hate others (Persona). Yeah I just said I hate persona, get over it. BoTW , Death Stranding, and Elden Ring are some of my favorite "big" games recently. The Trails JRPG series is probably my favorite overall series.

I just finished up Return to Monkey Island and really liked it (was a big fan of LucasArts adventures in the 90s), but I can't play back to pack point and click games so maybe cool off on that.

Been playing a lot of Ooblets while working out lately, so probably not gonna be receptive to any Animal Crossing / Stardew style games rn. Btw check out Ooblets if you like those kinds of games.

  • The_Walkening [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    If you like FPS games with survival elements, definitely check out the Metro Series. They're very pretty, and Exodus was great fun because it was just open-world enough to make exploration fun and rewarding, but it didn't feel overly padded like a lot of games with open worlds. You're on a train.

    Also the newer Deus Ex titles are good.

    Fashion Police Squad is the best boomer/pixel shooter (with modern elements) to come out in 2022.

    As for non FPS fare I'd suggest Into the Breach (they just came out with an advanced edition that added a bunch of new mechanics/units), The Banner Saga and the newer XCOM releases should be available on console too.

    All of these should be relatively console/controller friendly.

    • macabrett
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      2 years ago

      You're definitely hitting on a lot of games I really enjoy! I had a great time with the new Deus Ex titles (even despite some of their flaws). Into the Breach was also great, I should go back and play with the new stuff.

      Fashion Police Squad is one I missed, but I see it got put out by No More Robots so I'm intrigued.

      • The_Walkening [none/use name]
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        2 years ago

        Definitely check it out! The movement's extremely smooth, it's got a Doom Eternal Style weapons system and the character models are pretty hilarious.

        Also the Banner Saga would definitely be down your alley if you liked Into the Breach - 2 and 3 have survival modes and a custom battle creator so they're a bit more replayable, but if you have all 3 you can import your decisions from previous ones in story mode, which is pretty cool. And the art is really nice.