• LittleTarsier@lemmy.ca
      3·
      21 days ago

      I just finished my first playthrough and wanted to start a new game immediately afterward. I’ve never felt like that after a game before. Disco Elysium is an amazing game.

    • FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.orgEnglish
      7·
      21 days ago

      Mass Effect is really one of a kind. The first game is the most epic Space Opera that I have ever played/watched. It puts Star Wars and others to shame. They retconned shit in the 2nd and 3rd games so in my opinion the first one remains the best story-wise. But honestly, all three are great.

      I am very sad that no other studios tried to do anything even remotely comparable. The closest I can think of is Starfield, which wasn’t very good.

    • thingsiplay@beehaw.org
      7·
      21 days ago

      Me too. I have the “old” versions “Mass Effect 2007”, “Mass Effect 2 2010” and “Mass Effect 2 (2010) Edition” (for some reasons there are two versions of old ME2) on Steam and was about to buy Legendary Edition and finally getting started to play. But I’m not happy with the additional requirements of it, as it requires Origin client and an EA account to play this single player game. This is unacceptable to me. Old versions do not require this.

      So after my research and being confused of multiple versions and if the Legendary Edition is worth it, lost interest. But ME2 is still on my list to play soon.

      • terrrmus@beehaw.orgEnglish
        3·
        20 days ago

        You can mod the first three to get it close to par with the Legendary edition. The improvements they made in LE on all 3 make it worth playing, but if a user account is your limit I guess not. There are a ton of mods for LE now as well.

        • thingsiplay@beehaw.org
          2·
          20 days ago

          I play most PC games without modding, especially because I’m on Linux. I’ve compared and read about the improvements, and to its just minimal changes. Only the first game got huge improvements, but I’m more interested into playing 2 only. And as someone playing lot of old games and emulate old systems, its totally fine with me. I even played GTA 4 (last year and this) without modding on PC, but still have to finish it.

    • DdCno1@beehaw.org
      2·
      21 days ago

      Gotta finally make it through The Witcher 1 first and then play The Witcher 2. The first game in the series is so rough around the edges (even after many patches) that this is easier said than done. I hate jumping into the middle of a game series due to the fear of missing out on references and character backstories, which is why I’m torturing myself like this.

      • teawrecks@sopuli.xyz
        7·
        21 days ago

        I highly recommend skipping straight to witcher 3 unless you really love the series and want to consume everything it has. Still, 3 + the dlc has a lot.

        TBH my favorite part of W3 was all the side quests. The writing and dialogue are intriguing and give you more of a flavor for the dark fantasy of the world.

      • TehPers@beehaw.orgEnglish
        4·
        21 days ago

        Fortunately, if you need character backstories and such, you could instead read the books or watch the TV series instead. I jumped straight into Witcher 3 and had no issues with missing background knowledge.

        That’s not to say you shouldn’t play 1 or 2 though, just that there are other options.

  • thisisbutaname@discuss.tchncs.de
    8·
    21 days ago

    Elden Ring.

    I’ve bought it on sale knowing my PC can’t run it. As soon as I finally update it that’s the first game I’m gonna install.

    • eezeebee@lemmy.caOPEnglish
      2·
      21 days ago

      I feel this. I’ve been playing it on medium-ish settings to compensate. It will be a blast when you do play!

    • kelvie@lemmy.ca
      2·
      20 days ago

      I mean it runs on a steam deck – what’s holding you back? Or do you just want to run it with better settings?

  • Coskii@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    8·
    21 days ago

    Baba is you. I know the game was made by people much smarter than I am, I know I’m going to get stuck chasing a bad idea for 30+ minutes…

    I have just not been feeling puzzley lately.

  • Panties@lemmy.ca
    6·
    21 days ago

    Animal well and wingspan. I think there are others too, despite trying hard to keep stuff in my wishlist instead of backlog.

    Mostly my backlog comes from starting a game and then getting distracted by something else.

  • Sylveon@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    6·
    21 days ago

    My backlog and my library are huge so I’ll choose a few (in no particular order):

    • Baldur’s Gate 3
    • Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
    • Inscryption
    • Hades
    • Hollow Knight
    • Outer Wilds DLC (I’ve been putting it off because it’s supposedly scary)
    • Stray
    • Little Kitty, Big City
    • Monster Train
    • Moonstone Island
    • teawrecks@sopuli.xyz
      4·
      21 days ago

      It’s worth noting that the “scary” parts of the Outer Wilds DLC (are very mild, and) are not mandatory. That is to say, for the most part, if you find solving a part of the game too stressful, try approaching it differently.

      I loved the base game and DLC. Should be the top of any backlog IMO.

      • Sylveon@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        2·
        21 days ago

        I guess the level of scariness is subjective, at least from what I’ve read not everyone seems to agree that it’s very mild :P But I’ll definitely play it eventually, the base game is one of the best games I’ve ever played.

  • t3rmit3@beehaw.org
    6·
    21 days ago

    Main backlog I actually want to play currently:

    If you can’t tell from Isles of Adalar and Monomyth, any game that looks like a Morrowind knock-off is a high priority for me. :P

    In reality though, I’ll just play more Avorion and Starsector.

    • Glide@lemmy.ca
      11·
      21 days ago

      Do yourself a favor and stop putting off Cassette Beasts. Every time I play it, I am gobstruck that an indie team made this and sells it for a fraction of the price of whatever mediocrity Pokemon is pumping out.

      I could sing it’s praises all day, but I’d rather just politely nudge you to push it up the list.

  • Match!!@pawb.socialEnglish
    6·
    21 days ago

    i have spiritfarer but my mom is on the way out and I’m waiting to play it until i need it

  • Drathro@dormi.zoneEnglish
    5·
    21 days ago

    Remnant 2. Gotta finish Cyberpunk 2077 (again) first though. The damn DLC adding extra achievements has thrown everything off!

  • Doctor MoodMood@lemmy.ml
    5·
    20 days ago

    Pacific Drive for me! Played the demo and it seemed a pretty chill scavenging and driving game. I’ll get to it once I’m done with The Outer Worlds and its DLC.

  • saigot@lemmy.ca
    5·
    20 days ago

    Return of the obra dinn

    I feel like it’s a game to be played in one long go, so I’m waiting for the right time.