Stillhart
Welp, here’s my first Lemmy post. With the way the federation thing is going right now, it kinda feels like the old days of creating a new social media account every few months, never knowing which was going to be the one to stick (RIP Friendster). I like this site’s stated desire to be around long term. Fingers crossed!
It’s going to be on Gamepass on day 1 too! Very excited to get it “free” that way.
I know I’m pretty late to the party, but just started playing Elden Ring and yeah… it’s pretty good. I avoided it for a while because I’m not into souls games, but I got desperate for something to play and saw a lot of stuff from non-souls-lovers who loved it. I am enjoying myself but I don’t know if I’ll end up beating it. It’s pretty stressful. lol
XSX. I’m too old to deal with PC gaming anymore for games that don’t require PC. And frankly, the Xbox does a pretty darned good job for the price.
One could argue that Bethesda games require PC because the mods are practically required. I’m hoping that’s won’t be the case with Starfield. Thankfully, it’s on Gamepass so I won’t have to choose. :-D
You want to go WAY back, the old Sierra games back when you still had to type in your commands.
I remember getting a copy of “Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards” from a cousin when I was very young. Much too young for that game! It was on 2x low density 5.25" floppys (320KB storage each!) and labeled “Larry Lizard”. It had an age check at the beginning: you had to answer several multiple choice questions that anyone over 18 at the time would know easily. My best friend and I would spend huge amounts of time brute forcing and memorizing the answers so we could play. The game came out in 1987 so I was probably 10-12 years old at this point.
Anyways, yeah, that game was hilarious and led to a long-lasting love of Larry Laffer. It was also a gateway into all the Quest games (Kings Quest, Police Quest, Space Quest, etc). No idea if those games are still available but they hold a special place in my heart.
I know “Day of the Tentacle” and “Grim Fandango” are both available in remastered forms (and possibly on Game Pass, IIRC). Slightly later time frame but similar style games and both very good!
EDIT - Oh for PS1 games: Final Fantasy Tactics is sublime, FF7 (the best FF game of all time), Tony Hawk 2, original Tomb Raider. And I never played it, but I’ve heard great things about PaRappa the Rapper.
Interesting choice investing in a huge gas station as the conversion to electric is finally starting to pick up steam. I’m sure it’ll still be needed for many years, but it just doesn’t feel like a great long term prospect with how tight profit margins are from gas stations.
I’m completely sick of the open world game formula at this point. It’s been done to death.
But I’m hyped for this game. The first two games were fantastic! Great story telling, great controls, great difficulty scaling… the first one is going to go down as an all-time classic.
