That’s one of my all time favorite games now. Same thing, didn’t like it at first, but once I started playing more of the game, they had some of the most interesting side quests.

Same. I wasn’t even an hour in. I was fucking around on some rocks and died from a ten foot drop. Early gameplay before getting some skills was kinda meh too. I didn’t come back for almost a year.

I had the same experience! I got as far as the first boss, died, and thought this game just wasn’t for me and fuck all the hype.

Came back a few years later and actually paid attention to the lore and was blown away.

I tried playing this on Xbox one, but I couldn’t figure out the combat due to input lag.

Played it again on a different system, and it was excellent!

I bought the Steam version of Dwarf Fortress. I did not realise it was actually a time machine.

Every time I started it, I would instantly jump 4 hours into the future.

When the Steam version was announced, I decided to dive in to the game blind. In the months before the release, I ended up seeing some interviews of Tarn and fell in love with their vision and quiet dedication.

Steam version came out and I dumped easily 200+ hours into the game. I’m waiting for adventure mode to dive back in. Can’t wait.

The game is definitely not for everyone. But it is very special.

Do you know if there’s a noob friendly Lemmy community for Dwarf Fortress. I want to get into the game

Same. It took me months to give it another shot and after that I couldn’t stop

Demons souls through Dark Souls 3 I bought, tried, and quickly ended up on my shelf.

Knew they were amazing games, but I just couldn’t figure it out. Always played with a shield, was slow and methodical, and just didn’t get anywhere.

Then I read a post about someone who was having trouble so summoned another player. The summon showed up “Naked with a katana and charged in like a Jedi”.

So I said screw it, and tried a light no shield build. Didnt care how far I got, I just started grinding the early enemies and leveling up. Then it all just sort of clicked.

Got my girlfriend into the games, and we’ve played through them all together, just now finishing on bloodborne.

Not gonna try that again until I’m retired. I don’t need my play to feel like work.

Same. I still suck. I haven’t finished a single one of them games. It took me months of playing on and off to get past Vordt in DS3. But once I beat him and reached the undead settlement, that was it. I was hooked. I also just rarely finish RPGs in general lol. The art direction and general ambiance, the combat hitboxes, the music, the learning curve, the variety of builds… Fromsoft just knows something about games that most other companies don’t.

That’s how I feel about Guitar Hero. It was cool when I was in early middle school, but I was bad at it. A while ago I’ve discovered Clone Hero (it’s free!) and started playing it. I now play only expert and I’ve gotten pretty good by my standards. I use a Wii guitar via Bluetooth and it’s very good.

The fact that Fever is your favorite tells me you are a person with good taste. That was the one that really had the best balance of difficulty and novelty. Plus, Remix 9 in that game is probably the best song across the series