I know that a lot of people consider the ps1 era of graphics nostalgic or eerie which makes it fit for horror games and also is easy to replicate, especially if they're aiming for the nostalgic feeling. One thing I'm curious about though is how I don't see any modern projects trying to mimick the 2000-2010s era of games. it's hard for me to explain it exactly since I didn't experience it so I'll give a few examples of games whose graphics really caught my attention: Re4, Silent Hill 3, Shadow of the Colossus or like CoD Mw2 or Gta IV. One more notable example are the "piss filter games" or "fuckload bloom games (I'm looking for some games with fuckload bloom if anyone could recommend some.)". It just seems like a really cool looking and unique era of graphics to me and I wish I would've experienced it but my point is that a lot of people definitely experienced those during their childhood or teenage years and I'm surprised I don't see anyone trying to recreate the looks of those games in current times.

I'm sorry if it's a stupid question but it has been stagnating in the back of my mind for some time and I had to get it out. If there are modern indie projects or just more old game recommendations in general that fit my bad description I'd love to hear them aside for an answer to why people aren't trying to replicate the feeling of that era.

I’m curious if I’m the only one. I don’t mean speedrunning or trophy hunting — I mean playing a game very slowly over months/years, taking long breaks, and periodically returning to the same playthrough. Not trying to finish ASAP, just enjoying the long-term process. Anyone else play like this? How do you keep track of where you left off, and do you feel pressured by the whole “finish fast, get platinum, move on” culture?

I’m wanting to play a post apocalyptic/ zombie game with at least a relatively open world and survival/ crafting aspects. I would love something that’s atmospheric, that I can really sink into, but not SUPER punishing. A satisfying progression pace would be nice too.

Dying Light and Days Gone were the first two that popped up on Google. Should I go with one of these or is there a better option out there? Thanks!

Edit: I’m on ps4

so ive been looking for some fun shooter games as i have played fortnite for a long time but its getting really boring, and ive heard amazing things about marvel rivals, so i tried it but it doesnt feel fun, it feels really clunky with slow movement. what are youre guys recommendations for fun shooter games with great movement?

I recently found out about this game from the steam sale. This game made me feel some way no game has ever made me feel from this year or last year besides silksong. This game is a masterpiece and am glad I found out about it and was able to experience.

My girlfriend and I looooove Sidereal Confluence, and it is probably our favorite board game. She is not as much into video games, but it can be hard to get enough people together to play Sidereal Confluence regularly, so I'm looking for a video game that is similar that we could both play.

It being competitive or cooperative are both fine, just wondering if you guys know of anything that scratches a similar itch!

I think so. It reminds me so much of Issin, the sword saint, in Sekiro.

It's brutal, but also fair. he doesn't have a single move that's unfair, and you can learn how to counter it. It's also a really long fight, making it a test of stamina. He also has a really fun personality.

Hello!

My , 6 year old is playing Astro bot and having tons of fun. But I see she's sometimes struggling with the controller being too big. Hard to reach buttons at the same time and what not.

Just curious if you know any smaller controllers and have any recommendations?

Now for me personally I have this weird habit of only playing,reading,or watching entertainment that I’m in the mood for. When I mean in the mood for I mean if I I’m craving that specific genre. For example if I’m in the mood for a zombie apocalypse game I’ll boot that up even if I’m in the middle of a hack and slash game like God of War III or something. This leads to me having like 10 or more active games I’m playing at one time with cycling between them when the mood strikes me. Sometimes I’ll play one game consistently but most of the time I’m cycling through many. This could lead to sometimes not finishing a game but that’s rare as I usually come back to it at some point but it definitely has happened unfortunately.

• You sneak up to the enemy.
• You are an 0.1 inch from the enemy.
• The enemy turns around AT THE VERY LAST SECOND before you assassinate the enemy.
• Chaos ensues
• You reload the save.
• You spend the next 2 hours trying to figure out how best assassinate the enemy.

What current multiplayer game is in its prime?

I feel that every big multiplayer game hitting the top charts is 5+ years out of its prime. Overwatch, Fortnite, Call of Duty, Valorant, League, and many others are out of it but still massive.

For example, the first Blasphemous is a metroidvania without any conventional movement upgrades; your only traversal abilities come in the form of Relics, which can only manipulate the environment around you or alter your properties rather than expand your moveset, that you need to do some extremely thorough exploration and/or sidequests to find. They aren't even mandatory for main story progression at all, which makes the game feel like its own beast where you must truly dig deep into Cvstodia to discover its secrets with no instruction or aid from the game design.

It's extremely obtuse at times and doesn't tell you much about what you can find or how to find it, but that makes for an incredibly rewarding gameplay loop in its own way, and along with the beautifully violent Spanish Catholic art direction, a world that feels truly alive and ripped straight from a forgotten tome from the Middle Ages.

Blasphemous 2 is a much more traditional metroidvania with all the genre's usual trappings, and it does all of it exceptionally well, but there's something so special about the uniqueness and weirdness of the first game that I don't think can be easily replicated.

Thinking about saving up for the next few months, and in February upgrade and get a new switch. I have a ps5- which I love , however, I travel often and I still wanna game while I’m away.

I’m a senior in hs and wanna buy something before college I can enjoy and last me. Gaming and reading are my main hobbies (I have a kindle hardly use it- I love paper books) so I want something that’s worth the price $$$$$$$$$

Steam is in my opinion terrible when it comes to finding new upcoming games and all that, OR I'm just too dumb to understand it which also is possible of course. Does anyone know how to find new upcoming games by any chance (with no Anime, UwU and all that), more like survival games, FPS... horror etcetera.

It doesn't need to have multiple branching story plots but the structure of the dynamic environment (i.e. extensionally unto strategic developments, and intentionally parameters of tactical movements by non-player characters and objects external to player and perhaps even equippables) should come with degree of nondeterminible antifixedneaa: not completely unpredictable or utterly random, nor merely probabilistic or quasi-random, but with actual weighty events (unto progression of the quantified game by the player) from scale tiny to huge that don't follow narrow parameters. In other words, course of the game be prone to meander in different ways subtle and grandiose, nuanced and jarring, that don't follow a predefined nor even loosely predictable way, for reasons not that might or kightn't be affected by player's decisions but which zhe cannot guarantee following some certain path as such.

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A reel appear in my feed a feed weeks ago promoting a game where you play as an arms manufacter and you need to decide when and to who( your goverment, other goverment and the black market) sell to feed wars nonstop and make profit.

The Game i think is in development because the reel said "add to wishlist".

The game is stuck in my head and im having trouble to find It so any clues are welcome

I've been trying to install Red Dead Redemption 2, since last night, and it keeps showing this message. It also did this with other games I installed, several times. Is my PS5 getting fried, or could this just be due to my internet?

Sometimes I wonder how much of a game's reputation comes from its actual quality and how much comes from when people played it.

A game you grew up with can feel untouchable because you associate it with a certain time in your life. But if someone played it for the first time today, without those memories attached, would they have the same experience?

I'm not saying older games are bad. Plenty have aged incredibly well. I'm curious how many games people defend because they're genuinely great and how many benefit from nostalgia.