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How do you pick your games?

I had a moment to think about why I like certain games, and I have figured out some criteria for myself,

  1. Vibrant colours
  2. Simple/Cartoon-ish looks
  3. Mid/High level of complexity in mechanics

That’s why my current favourite game is Splatoon 3, followed by Minecraft, and the list consists mostly of Nintendo games.

What’s your criteria?

shinigamiookamiryuu ,

I try every series at least once, usually by getting them from a local library. If it sticks, I stick with it.

atlasraven31 , (edited )

The Factory. Must. Grow.

I’m really into Factory games atm. Factorio, Dyson Sphere Program, Astro Colony…

NorthWestWind OP ,

Those games are also very cool. I have Mindustry.

atlasraven31 ,

The Crust youtu.be/6TH6JAz2nNA

KSPAtlas ,
@KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz avatar

Same

moipe ,

Typically games that let me be the killin’-est magic man or woman I can be. Making tornadoes, ice spikes, and raining meteors in Dragons Dogma is amazing. Calling down space lazers or being gerbil Emporer Palpatine in Biomutant was fun. Painting the screen blue with lightning in Diablo 4 was a good time, and painting the screen red with lazers in Diablo 3 is fun. Skyrim, I have played to death being as magical as I could be. Dragon Age: Inquisition kind of bummed me out with how strong Knight Enchanter was compared to the others, woo a ghost sword I guess.

s20 ,

The first thing I check for is if a game is Terraria. If it isn’t, I play Terraria instead.

All kidding aside, I tend to enjoy games that involve exploration, character development, and pleasent visuals. Good sound design is also a must, and I prefer games to be at least somewhat action oriented.

None of these things are hard and fast rules for me, of course. I like a lot of different games.

NorthWestWind OP ,

I just realized sound design is probably also an important thing for me. A lot of the games I like also have great soundtracks.

auf ,
@auf@lemmy.ml avatar
  • zombies
  • shooter
  • wasteland

-> fallout3

ExtraMedicated ,

This usually doesn’t factor in to my desisions that often, but I like games with that old-school, grainy, low-poly look, especially for horror games.

Lost in Vivo is one example that comes to mind.

CorrodedCranium , (edited )
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Usually gameplay mechanics that I like. For example I suck at puzzles and feel like they awkwardly break up a game a lot of the time so I avoid Resident Evil style games that feature them. Same thing for any game that uses a card based gameplay system. I get them a lot in Humble Bundles.

I stray away from fantasy games because I feel like learning the background can sometimes be a challenge.

For me it’s mostly first person single player games with decent soundtracks. If it’s got a bit of grittiness and companions you grow close to I like that.

Speaking of which if any of these games sound like they were recently (past 6ish months) in Humble Bundles comment the game below and I’ll probably be willing to give you the code.

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