“What should I play next?” Thread

[Deleted member 131501]

This is quite likely the most cliché, basic answer to that particular question theoretically possible, but man... the game is genuinely really good: Breath of the Wild.

Is BotW a good introduction to the series? As I said, I've never owned a console nor played any Nintendo game before.

Yes, you had a Candy Suxxx avatar a few days ago. Now your avatar is a character… I’m ashamed to admit I don’t recall the name at the moment.

Oh yeah, you're right, I totally forgot about that lmao. The character from my current avatar comes from one of GTA Online's artworks, I don't think it's a real character in-game. Or maybe it's supposed to represent our online character.

I'm not a consolewar type but it has a huge, huge, library.. I think Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate is quite fun, as well as Mario Kart. You can't go wrong with Mario Kart!

Me neither, but I always stuck with PS because it's what I'm most familiar with.

I've been looking for a racing game on the store and pretty much everyone agrees that the Mario Kart games are the best. Are they an enjoyable experience if I play solo or is online play mandatory? It is a party game after all.

 

[middler]

Okay, "the" switch game that isn't a platformer.... Astral Chain.

 

[RustySK]

Is BotW a good introduction to the series? As I said, I've never owned a console nor played any Nintendo game before.

You know, that's actually a good question... I would assume so, yeah - BotW and TotK are kind of in their own subset of Zelda games, so they're more or less a separate experience from the rest the series while using recurring characters and themes.
Their gameplay style especially is pretty distinct from the rest of the series.

I do think you'd get more out of it if you're familiar with the older games (there's plenty of throwback equipment for example), but the games absolutely function perfectly fine on their own.

There is apparently an official timeline for the series, but in general Zelda games are divided into separate sets (Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask; the two Oracle games and so on) and are only tangentially connected beyond that.

 

[YuriSukiSan]

Me neither, but I always stuck with PS because it's what I'm most familiar with.

I've been looking for a racing game on the store and pretty much everyone agrees that the Mario Kart games are the best. Are they an enjoyable experience if I play solo or is online play mandatory? It is a party game after all.

.. I hate making recommendations based on other people spending money but I think there's a decent amount of singleplayer content but it is a casual, fun, game. If you're looking for something with ridiculous amounts of content then you want something else. Mario Kart 8 deluxe has a lot of tracks but I would say it takes around 8-10 hours to complete solo, it's not like Nitro Fueled which is really hardcore. And the online is a lot of fun if you decide to get it.

Otherwise, assuming you don't already have it might want to try Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled, that game has a lot of content and mastering it, getting all the timings, unlocking the trophies, will take quite a while on the harder difficulties. It's insane! Good luck beating the dev times! (I know it's not a first party nintendo game but if you want a kart racer with stupid amounts of content, it's that)

 

[Tonberry]

Is BotW a good introduction to the series?

Yes and no at the same time.
It’s a great game, but it breaks a lot of traditional Zelda convention (most in a good way though). It wouldn’t be the first one I’d recommend, but at the same time, I don’t think it’s a game you should pass up just because you haven’t played anything before it.
In a way it’s the most similar to the first Zelda, in that it’s really open ended and you can sort wander wherever you want and do the challenges that appear there. Very ”play your way” kinda game.
You should probably play it before total though if you’re considering that, seeing as it’s a direct sequel and iteration of it.

Are they an enjoyable experience if I play solo or is online play mandatory?

Mario Kart is perfectly playable solo, but it’s one of those games that get easily elevated if you play with others, at least locally. Online is a little more ”tryhard”. Still tons of stuff do do in MK8DX and lots of stuff to unlock and a billion courses to master.
There are no story modes or anything, just racing in various modes, so it’s very ”arcadey” like that.

Sorry if I hijacked any discussion here, I just saw your questions and instinctively started replying :)

 

[DunkeyKong]

Me neither, but I always stuck with PS because it's what I'm most familiar with.

I've been looking for a racing game on the store and pretty much everyone agrees that the Mario Kart games are the best. Are they an enjoyable experience if I play solo or is online play mandatory? It is a party game after all.

Almost every game that Nintendo made, have this party game theme so you're not wrong

It depends honestly, a platformer game (just as an example) like Super Mario 3D World can be played solo and up to 4 players. It can be hard playing alone and playing together

But…"enjoyable" wise? It was and still is fun playing solo (especially if those kinds of games have a mode specifically for a single player)

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Yes and no at the same time.
It’s a great game, but it breaks a lot of traditional Zelda convention (most in a good way though). It wouldn’t be the first one I’d recommend, but at the same time, I don’t think it’s a game you should pass up just because you haven’t played anything before it.
In a way it’s the most similar to the first Zelda, in that it’s really open ended and you can sort wander wherever you want and do the challenges that appear there. Very ”play your way” kinda game.
You should probably play it before total though if you’re considering that, seeing as it’s a direct sequel and iteration of it.


Mario Kart is perfectly playable solo, but it’s one of those games that get easily elevated if you play with others, at least locally. Online is a little more ”tryhard”. Still tons of stuff do do in MK8DX and lots of stuff to unlock and a billion courses to master.
There are no story modes or anything, just racing in various modes, so it’s very ”arcadey” like that.

Sorry if I hijacked any discussion here, I just saw your questions and instinctively started replying :)

I agree to most of this
Also no worries man, you're not hijacking anything at all

 

[destinyduelist]

Mech Based game...Zone of the Enders. Two word: HIDEO KOJIMA!!!

Awesome recommendation but already played. Still though, everyone else on the thread should absolutely check it out!

 

[J6rdan Kujo]

I wanna know if there's a game like 'Gungrave'.

 

[hazys]

I wanna know if there's a game like 'Gungrave'.

10,000 Bullets on PS2, Dead to Rights on XBox, or P.N.03 on Gamecube.

 

[Yousef]

I wanna know if there's a game like 'Gungrave'.

Try Nano Breaker

 

[leoflannel]

Necesse
Think Terraria meets Don't Starve (kinda) meets Dwarf Fortress
The game is still in Early Access I think? Regardless it's quite fun and gets updated. Also has mod support.

Completely forgot I had this in my Steam library! Might as well check it out

 

[destinyduelist]

Completely forgot I had this in my Steam library! Might as well check it out

It got updated pretty recently with some new content, they're also completely redoing the sprites
I don't know if that's done yet or if they're still working on it but from what I remember them showing the new spritework is a whole lot better looking
I've got a lot of hope that this game will be really good

 

[Deleted member 131501]

I decided to go with BotW since it was the game that generated the most discussion, I hope it lives up to expectations.

 

[Yousef]

I decided to go with BotW since it was the game that generated the most discussion, I hope it lives up to expectations.

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Alright, have fun. Hope it’s what you’re looking for.

 

[DunkeyKong]

I decided to go with BotW since it was the game that generated the most discussion, I hope it lives up to expectations.

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Go for it man! You'll experience the wild if you know what I mean

 

[psvitaforever]

I'm playing Eternal Sonata and I'm loving it
Please list other games with similar graphics, colourful and "nice".

**Genre: RPG (turn-based or real time), also strategy-RPG, or action-adventures... I'm not sure which other genre to pick, but for example don't suggest any Harvest Moon / Story of Seasons (I already own Trio of Towns but at the moment I don't want to play sim games).

**Consoles: PSP, PSVita, DS, 3DS, Xbox360, Steam (though I'm not sure my pc can handle high-performance games), PS2

 

[Yousef]

I'm playing Eternal Sonata and I'm loving it
Please list other games with similar graphics, colourful and "nice".

**Genre: RPG (turn-based or real time)
**Consoles: PSP, PSVita, DS, 3DS, Xbox360, Steam (though I'm not sure my pc can handle high-performance games)

Shining blade (psp)
Shining ark (psp)
Shining refrain (steam, not high performance)
Valkyria chronicles 1 (psp, ps vita, steam, not high performance)
Valkyria chronicles 3 (psp)
Valkyria chronicles 4 (steam, not high performance)
Valkaria revolution (ps vita, steam, not high performance)
Odin sphere (vita)

 

[Taukyrie]

I have been playing Berseria for a while now and I've been itching to play more Tales games.

I do have Roms for Destiny DC, Rebirth, and Abyss, but I know I want to stream Destiny eventually for my personal server and maybe the other two as well. Are there any other Tales games you would recommend or at least games similar to them?

I do want to note I do have Vesperia, but that's on Switch and I'm currently playing through Brothership still.

 

[kamille]

Something with very in depth features for charracter customization. I want to create cute looking charracters and be creative.

 

[ATenderLad]

I have been playing Berseria for a while now and I've been itching to play more Tales games.

I do have Roms for Destiny DC, Rebirth, and Abyss, but I know I want to stream Destiny eventually for my personal server and maybe the other two as well. Are there any other Tales games you would recommend or at least games similar to them?

I do want to note I do have Vesperia, but that's on Switch and I'm currently playing through Brothership still.

Well, it'll feel a bit old compared to Berseria, but Symphonia was pretty beloved when it came out, and basically set the template for the series going forward. (Just avoid the sequel.)

Something with very in depth features for charracter customization. I want to create cute looking charracters and be creative.

It's not retro, but it's hard to go wrong with Baldur's Gate 3, just grab any mods you think you look cute and go to town.

The next time I play through I'm trying this mod to add a Fairy race, they look adorable!

 

[kamille]

Well, it'll feel a bit old compared to Berseria, but Symphonia was pretty beloved when it came out, and basically set the template for the series going forward. (Just avoid the sequel.)

It's not retro, but it's hard to go wrong with Baldur's Gate 3, just grab any mods you think you look cute and go to town.

The next time I play through I'm trying this mod to add a Fairy race, they look adorable!

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I'm kind of in the minority saying this but baldurs gate didn't really have any good options in making your charracter look cute/beautiful. That was reserved for the companion charracters kinda. Or maybe I'm just extremely picky i don't know. I suppose mods will enhance all aspects of charracter creation then?

 

[ATenderLad]

I'm kind of in the minority saying this but baldurs gate didn't really have any good options in making your charracter look cute/beautiful. That was reserved for the companion charracters kinda. Or maybe I'm just extremely picky i don't know. I suppose mods will enhance all aspects of charracter creation then?

It definitely opens up your choices, and a lot of mods can be setup in-game now, they've streamlined the support for that.