Interesting how OP and some people in the comments really liked Pillars of Eternity, and I tried to play it for probably fifth time, and still found it a huge slog. Forced myself to play it for 5ish hours, and despite being an RPG fan, found zero interest in any of the setting or characters, this time giving up on the game forever :/
Patient Gamers
A gaming community free from the hype and oversaturation of current releases, catering to gamers who wait at least 12 months after release to play a game. Whether it's price, waiting for bugs/issues to be patched, DLC to be released, don't meet the system requirements, or just haven't had the time to keep up with the latest releases.
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Nothing directly. I've seen my backlog of 70 or so games, and now my goal for 2024 is to just let go of the feeling that I need to complete games, and just play what I want, when I feel like it.
That being said, I'm trying out Cassette Beasts! Pretty fun so far, though I'm only around an hour in.
Also not a patient gamer for this one, but it's free so I hope it counts: Fallout: London is a release I'm looking forward to.
I don't really plan things out like that, but here are a few I've been putting off for one reason or another:
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Mass Effect Legendary
- Xenoblade Chronicles
- Witcher 3
I also have a lot of IRL obligations, so I usually end up playing shorter indie games instead. I love those games, but I also enjoy longer stories, but they're a bit harder to get into.
I'll probably also play some classic Nintendo Switch games, like Kirby and Mario (haven't played any this gen aside from Mario Kart 8).
Some that come to mind are:
God of War Collection/3 on my PS Vita
System Shock Remastered
Deus Ex Human Revolution/Mankind Divided
I've been meaning to play The Witcher 2 but I feel like I should play the first one before I do. There's also some large mods I've been meaning to play for Fallout/Elder Scrolls games. I'm currently playing DUST for FNV
Actually, since I heard about four, I also want to play The Witcher 2.
I loved one and three, but something about two just was so plotting that I couldn't get into it and stopped playing twice after just a few hours.
I really cannot explain it since I got so into the first and third, but I will probably try to play the second one now so that I have the trilogy under my belt.
I think I. Got killed super easily in the beginning of the second one and I had no idea where I was going?
I do remember that the combat was super cool.
For Final Fantasy Tactics, if you're playing the PSP release, install CFW on your PSP (check reddit for a comprehensive guide on that) and then make sure to look up the patches for the game.
The PSP port made the questionable choice of stretching graphics from the original 4:3 aspect ratio into the PSP's 16:9 screen ratio, and it looks rough. Also, there's some sort of coding issue that makes most moves with particle effects slow the frame rate to a crawl.
There's patches available to fix both of those issues, with no bugs or tradeoffs.