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What's the game you play when nothing else sounds good? (lemm.ee)

submitted 6 months ago by perishthethought@lemm.ee to c/patientgamers@sh.itjust.works

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Do you have a game you play over and over, when nothing else fits your mood? That game that is infinitely re-playable, somewhat the same every time and somewhat new and interesting?

For me it's the games in the Orcs Must Die series. But mostly OMD 3. I play the mode called Scramble, where you have to beat 5 rounds of orcs, and they get harder and harder as you progress. There are random things to make it harder (nerfs) and you can choose 1 thing per round to make it easier (buffs). I've probably played that something like 300 times now since I beat the main game + DLCs a long while ago. I go into a special mental state while playing, since I know it all so well, and just zone out for about an hour each time.

Patient gamers, what's your "I will keep playing this game for the rest of my life" fallback?

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[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

FIFA, a lot of the time. Lately it's been Rocket League.

[–] Rookeh@startrek.website 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

OpenTTD.

[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I so want to like that game, but that UI is so hard for me to get used to, I never have (after a few tries). Always glad to see it mentioned online though.

[–] Rookeh@startrek.website 2 points 6 months ago

Yeah I can imagine it taking time getting used to as a new player. I played the original as a kid on DOS so the UI is deeply ingrained lol.

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Balatro is my current go-to game. Not sure if it is patient gamer material since it came out relatively recently but it is cheap and on all platforms. Poker themed maths game.

[–] soundimus@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Destiny 2. I have no idea what's going on but I sure do love shooting those aliens.

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[–] CentauriBeau@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Hardspace: Shipbreaker. If I’m wanting to play a game but don’t have anything specific it usually means I just want a mental break from life. Shipbreaker is perfect for that. It’s fun and engaging but you play at your own pace and no one is shooting at you. Plus you’re floating around in space with 6 degrees of movement (not considering 360 degrees of rotation) tearing apart spaceships!

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[–] Pothetato@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

what's your "I will keep playing this game for the rest of my life" fallback?

Lately it's OpenRCT, Counterstrike 2, or Cities Skylines. On the phone it's minecraft.

[–] tehWrapper@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

It's going to get some hate but..

Brawlhalla

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Dino Run

[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

dl-ling!

[–] BoxOfFeet@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Ys Seven for the PSP. I have Ys VII and Ys: MoC for the Vita and Ys IX for the Switch, but there's something about Seven that keeps me coming back.

[–] Big_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I just picked up Ys 8 recently and fell in love, now I'm on to 9... biggest issue with the game is not enough time to play.

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[–] Rose@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 months ago

Probably Fortnite. It's not just one battle royale game anymore. If I feel like racing, I can play Rocket Racing. If I feel like building, I can play Lego Fortnite. Festival if I want a Guitar Hero experience, Ballistic if I want a Counter-Strike experience, and so on. It's all tied to Epic's servers though, so it's not for life.

[–] lath@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I play the "What's that black dot on the wall and is it moving?" game.

Very fun until one actually starts moving.

[–] HackerJoe@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

X-Com (1993)+Mods, Jagged Alliance 2, Master of Orion 2, Starsector, Avorion and lately Balatro and Peglin for mindless fun.

[–] ramius345@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

Another playthrough of BG3.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 months ago

Wz2100 and zero-k. Let's blow stuff up.

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