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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?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

i'd say i choose the almost all games i play based off of one or more of these questions:

  • is there automation in the game? (i.e factorio)
  • is the game largely mechanics-driven?
  • how much room is there for skill expression?
  • does the speedrun look fun?

other than those, i pretty much only play co-op party games with friends and ~1 rpg every couple years. right now i'm playing fortune's run, an imm sim i've been looking forward to since the last steam next fest - very fun so far.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Based on your criteria, you should play Life is Strange series. Particularly, Life is Strange True Colors. Story is different in every game.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I don’t game much but the games I gravitate toward are ones where I’m the only character (& maybe with an antagonist narrator) and I have to escape a certain place. This includes Portal, Portal 2, The Stanley Parable, and Superliminal.

Even though the most recent game I’ve bought, Detroit: Become Human, has many characters and interactions between them, I liked the storytelling, cinematic aspect. Plus both Detroit and The Stanley Parable have multiple possible endings depending on the decisions made during the game.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

As a fan of FPS games, I prefer games which have a very high amount of depth and complexity either in terms of movement or shooting. That's the reason why I'm not a fan of arcade shooters like COD or Halo.

Mod support is also a decisive factor for me.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

makes sense, Nintendo makes consistently fantastic games. even their less than good ones are often times better than most other companies. I cannot describe my process for picking games other than watching gameplay videos and seeing if it looks fun to me.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Good story, good graphics, good audio, has to run at 60fps with a decent resolution on PS5.

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