Games

Planetside 2. Been playing for a decade. One of the best games and only one in its genre of MMOFPS. I don’t know what I will play when it dies. It’s the one and only thing I play and enjoy now. Nothing else is fun.

Starport GE. Amazing little game. Played tons of it. It’s been almost 18 years of it. Played hardcore for atleast a decade before life got in the way and winded down now. My brother manages the account and activity now. Still alive but barely. It’s a game of strategy and alliances and carefully managing a galaxy to control it all. Make friends make enemies. There’s been dozens of people that have come and gone over the years through it. Due to its small player size. We all knew each other very well and were acquainted. You don’t like someone you decide to go to war with them start taking all their colonies. The game has no alliance mechanism or war mechanism. It’s all on you to decide what to make of it.

I know everyone here got many favorite and probably wonderful games but who here has played only 2 games with more than a decade of dedication to each?

Stronghold Crusader HD. It's not even like the other games in the series but I keep coming back to this one to play. I've played tons of RTS games, but nothing scratches the itch like it does.

I vaguely remember a DS version of one of the assassin's creed games, it was a 2d platformer. Used to take it with me everywhere. I can't quite remember the name though?

Skies of Arcadia. I was a big Final Fantasy fan growing up, especially the original PS era. After looking for similar games, I came across Skies of Arcadia. I never see people discuss this game outside of niche JRPG discussions. This is one of my favorite games of all time, I put it up there with Ocarina of Time, Mario 64, etc. The biggest flaw with the game is the excessive random encounters, which they toned down in the Legends edition for Gamecube.

Dear rising I would love a reboot of the first one with new mechanics but the same overall crazy feel

Seven Kingdoms 2, old PC strategy game... Sadly doesn't run on linux with proton/wine...

Is anyone familiar with American Conquest? That game was excellent! The soundtrack is still stuck in my head.

I've got two.

• 999. It's an escape room visual novel from late in the DS's life cycle. I can't talk about it much without spoiling it, but it absolutely blew me away when I played it. I can't recommend it enough if you're a fan of mystery and psychological thrillers. There was a remake released on Steam, and the community is divided on which version is better; I personally strongly recommend it on DS emulator/original hardware, with a spoiler-free guide to the good ending after your first blind playthrough.
• OneShot. It's very much in the vein of Undertale, but the initial release was slightly earlier. It isn't quite as tight with its writing as Undertale, but the story evoked some genuine emotions in a way that games rarely manage. As much hype as the latter got, it surprised me that the former is so obscure.

Jade Cocoon - Story of the Tamamayu

My first jrpg ever on the ps1, monster tamer and merger, with magic spells and elements, various npcs and a really intriguing story and landscapes. I absolutely fell in love with this game and I am still waiting on a spiritual or direct successor like Digimon World got one.

Mine would be Anarchy Online. Still around, though FC has ran it to the ground and not too obscure, considering it used to be quite big before 2005ish, but almost nobody talks about it in EU and the few times they do is to comment on the dreadful launch.

But I doubt there's a game I've sunk more hours into, playing constantly from release up to 2011 and then on and off until last year. Eventually I figured out it's just nostalgia and it's not worth it anymore, the time, let alone the sub.

Custom Robo on the GameCube. It's an arena combat game with little digital robots that you fit different parts to. The story and characters were super cheesy, but it was such a great game.

We definitely need a new one on the switch. With all the characters in the latest Smash Bros I was hoping we'd get a Ray model, but nope, just a trophy.

Ogre Battle 64 is mine. The n64 wasn't exactly known for rpgs but this had so many characters, a ton of depth and an intense story that I wish it was brought up more. This was my intro to a tactical rpgs and I felt like I went right into the deep end.

I don't see anyone talking about CrossCode, but it's such an amazing game. And it's on sale right now!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/368340/CrossCode/

Profound story, excellent sound design, amazing soundtrack, insanely well designed combat system. It's just an incredible game. It has more content, depth, and attention to detail than most AAA games these days.

If you're picking it up, get the DLC as well! It's not just DLC, it's the conclusion of the game's story!

Full Spectrum Warrior.

A real time, over-the-shoulder, squad management tactical game.

Imagine Brothers In Arms style tactical command and contextual actions from AI squad members, mixed with a modern setting, mixed with pulling the player out of actually doing any shooting and putting them entirely in the role of command, and give it high lethality and a requirement to save all friendly wounded AI squad members (wounded ones have to be carried back to a medical tent).

Really unique couple of games that nobody has iterated on.

Invisible, Inc. Klei has created other great games so probably Invisible is not that unknown, but it seems that this game is forgotten both by gamers and developers. The subreddit was dead (when reddit was relevant), nobody streams it, and Klei continued to add content or sequels to other games like Don’t Starve but nothing to Invisible.

N2O on Playstation. Trippy tunnel game, crazy colors and lights, music by Crystal Method. My LSD taking teen self will never forget.

Sacrifice by Shiny.

I still think it is one of the absolutely best games I ever played. Totally unique gameplay, story and overall feel. The world really sucked me in for a long time.

I think didn't get the love it deserved at all. I would be so excited if it ever got remade or a sequel but it seems unlikely.