Years / Decades:

70s , 80s , 90s , 00s , 10s , 2020

Genres:

2D Platformers, Bullet Hell / 2D Shooters, First Person Shooters, Flash, Horror, Indie, Point and Click , Racing, Real Time Strategy, Roguelikes, RPGs (Turn Based), Sports,Visual Novels

Welcome back. This part of the series will be primarily focusing on genres. So far I have [Action RPG, Board Game, Tabletop RPG, Arcade Game, Third person shooter, MMO, Action, 4X (Civilization-like), 3D Platformer, Dungeon Crawler, Card Game, Text dungeon, Souls-like, Stealth, Rhythm, Metroidvania, Survival, Sandbox, Shoot/beat 'em up, City Builder, Adventure, Puzzle, Fighting, MOBA, Turn Based Strategy, Real Time Tactics, Grand Strategy, Handheld, Walking simulator, Tower Defense, Miscellaneous, and Casual] as available genres. Let me know if I missed something, and I will try to get it added.

This is eventually all going to get compiled into one megathread for people who want gaming recommendations from Chapos specifically. Other consoles and genres will come in sporadic subsequent threads. Please contribute to previous threads if you missed them. This is meant to be an exhaustive list.

Expanding on your choice(s) is definitely a plus. Not everyone knows about or has played non-mainstream titles.

  • Sen_Jen [they/them]
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    4 years ago

    Victoria 2 is essentially a geopolitical simulator set from 1836-1936. The core mechanics are centered around economics, which is a very in-depth system, and influence. Diplomacy and warfare are somewhat lacking as the game hasn't aged that well. Compared to most other Paradox games, I'd say it fits much more into the "simulator" genre than the strategic sandboxes like HOI4 and EU4.

        • GreatestWhiteShark [none/use name]
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          4 years ago

          It's fun even if stupidly complicated. If they could give it the old CK3 treatment and focus on the best parts (economy and politics) and streamline the rest, a hypothetical Victoria 3 could be a great game

          • Sen_Jen [they/them]
            ·
            4 years ago

            Yeah, I think the game just needs a modernisation and slight refocus to be much better. More options to actually influence other countries. Also, I think Victoria 2 could be a very good base model for a Cold War game

            • GreatestWhiteShark [none/use name]
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              4 years ago

              Also, I think Victoria 2 could be a very good base model for a Cold War game

              Ooh, that would be very good, especially with the influence options and internal politics