cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/57413346

I played Nine Sols recently and it had a transformative effect on my gaming experience. I’ve found myself no longer getting mad at fairly structured games and deeply enjoying the personal refinement of my skill set in pursuit of a goal. Suddenly this shift in perspective has allowed me to see difficulty in a new light and truly savor the victory that comes after significant effort. With this new perspective, I decided to try the game that had made me hesitate the most with its reputation for difficulty: Sekiro

Its been truly eye opening to realize that my nervousness has only kept me from a good time. Or maybe I just wasn’t ready for it…

Following that trend, I started Celeste for the first time even though I never play pure platformers, and it has blown my socks off. Do I suck? You bet your ass I do. But I know it’s from a lack of detailed platforming, and developing that skill has been very fun and satisfying.

Now, I’d love to hear from others. What games made you regret waiting so long to try them?

  • Nima@leminal.spaceEnglish
    9·
    12 hours ago

    Mass Effect Andromeda. It’s fun as hell and I’m so glad I didn’t listen to those who had nothing but bad things to say about it.

    its unpolished, sure. but unpolished diamonds are still diamonds. the characters are wonderful, the planets are amazing, the combattttt oh my goodness. and some of the choices are quite interesting.

    currently on my… 6th? 7th playthrough? and I love it so much I’m planning personal challenge runs for future plays. it’s my favorite mass effect to reach for now when I have the mass effect itch.

    • Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      9 hours ago

      What do you think about the story?

      I really enjoyed the Mass Effect trilogy and would be interested if the game is cheap and runs well on a Steam Deck

      • Nima@leminal.spaceEnglish
        1·
        5 hours ago

        i actually love it. and I love the races they add as well. the enemy is fairly generic, but what sci-fi villain isn’t?

        i love the trilogy as well, I just have some issues when they start inserting story regardless of if you’re ready or not. so Andromeda is fairly good at not pushing you too far too fast. and its easy to go at your own pace.

        which I love cause I love 100%ing all areas cause I’m a weirdo. and I love completion.