Games you really want to play, but can't or won't?

[fyrilsol@kbin.melroy.org]

People play games at their own pace. You have your own and there isn't a shred of shame in that.

[obi@sopuli.xyz]

World of Warcraft. I'm honestly at my happiest when all I have to worry about are dailies and raids. Unfortunately, that's not compatible with family life, my work, etc etc.

[evotech@lemmy.world]

Just play at a low level and have fun

[evotech@lemmy.world]

You can play Arc raiders and the finals and dota and counter strike just to name a few

Plenty of other games like them to pick up

[reksas@sopuli.xyz]

rust,

1. i'm on linux
2. its rust

[carnivorouscouch@lemmy.world]

I'm in this boat with you. A few months ago I restarted my Valheim server for friends... And only one person joined me, for all of about 30 minutes. I spent a bunch of solo time just building up a base and trying not to progress too far so I wouldn't ruin the fun.

I've been toying with the idea of doing a Zomboid server, too, but I know it will be the same. We'll play as a group maybe twice, and that will be it.

[godwins_law@lemmy.ca]

I'm a big fan of Last Epoch for ARPGs

[carnivorouscouch@lemmy.world]

This was one I loved, but it wasn't at all what I expected when I read the Steam blurb. "Be the kind of cop you want to be" or some such nonsense.

But, yeah, it's basically an existential novel masquerading as a game, and if you don't like (or at least find it interesting) spending time as the protagonist, then it makes sense to be a hard pass.

[beardededsquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

Myself, I miss the memories I could form playing with friends on WoW. Not the game that much.

[ameancow@lemmy.world]

I spent a bunch of solo time just building up a base and trying not to progress too far so I wouldn’t ruin the fun.

I have about 20 games where I stopped before getting too far "just in case they decide to join me." Those games are now piled up in dusty, forgotten crates alongside the Ark of the Covenant in that same giant warehouse. I think I'm part of the slim margin of people who enjoy simulated hardships as a social bonding experience, I don't know if makes other people too bored, or too anxious, but I can't make people play hard, slow games where you have to rely on each other and talk through problems.

I used to be able to, I had great success running groups in SCUM and Project Zomboid but as more and more short-attention-span gaming has been released, people have migrated away from investment-gaming and now just want to "chill" with some colorful slop and fast battle royals or loot extraction. Now when I ask if someone wants to play something like SCUM, they ask if we can play a server where loot and experience gain is turned up to max, enemy robots are disabled, and you can order high level gear from discord bots in chat.

[rizzrustbolt@lemmy.world]

I miss Night Shift on the WoW forums.

[ascendor@discuss.tchncs.de]

Elite Dangerous. Extremely beautiful, especially impressive in VR - but way too time-consuming for me.

[clasm@ttrpg.network]

The one that upped it by 30% worked for me on a Steam Deck. I can't parry everything, but i can at least hit the parry now.

[senal@programming.dev]

Holy fuck, "Space logistics simulator with some casual space piracy" the game.

For the receptive kind of brain that's some premium crack.

[chunes@lemmy.world]

I'm sure there's a cheat engine invulnerability hack or something I could use, but it would kinda take the fun out of it.

[chunes@lemmy.world]

I quit my job and dropped out of college to do nothing but play WoW for 8 solid months. It was worth it

[rautapekoni@sopuli.xyz]

Escape from Tarkov. I put some time into Arc Raiders and that but as a hardcore milsim really seems like it would be a nice experience. I won't, however, give one penny of my money to Russia if I can help it.

[northernlights@lemmy.today]

I had to stop playing No Man's Sky, I was caught in the game play loop way too much and doing nothing else.

[mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca]

I was there for a while. I finally got around to it and played semi regularly for a year and a bit, took a year or two off, and then finished off what was apparently the last quest of the base game lol

it's a decent game. you don't need to a ton of time to make it worthwhile but you do need to play it in slightly longer individual chunks (playing 30 min at a time isn't very viable).

if you can, give it a try. but yeah it does require some time, it's not like popping into minecraft for a bit or mini metro for a round. but it's also not like civ's 'just one more turn'

I liked the story, environments, and gameplay. I found I enjoyed it best when I actually relaxed into it instead of trying to rush through and complete stuff, so again yeah maybe won't be possible for your available time. but it's not necessary to complete it to get enjoyment out of it. around a third of the way through to halfway through is probably where I enjoyed it the most. maybe even earlier?

[ohshit604@sh.itjust.works]

Have you considered the Xbox Adaptive Controller? I know Microsoft designed this controller with different extensions an such to assist people with disabilities while gaming.

Here’s hoping for a healthy recovery chief!