Board 8 > What game should I play next?

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I also have Metaphor and Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth but I'm not sure I'm ready to drive into another 100 hour game yet

Other games I own that didn't fit in the poll:
Tunic
Labrys
Persona 3 Dancing
Resident Evil 3 remake
Basically the whole Yakuza series
Mafia 2
Ghostrunner 2
Sea of Stars
Dead Space remake
Sonic Colors Ultimate (played original)
Downwell
Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe (played original)
Renowned Explorers International Society
Jet Set Radio

Just remember anyone who votes for Suicide Squad is not your friend.

I'm choosing the game that I bought you with the best chance of winning this poll (Neon White)

I've just finished Lost Crown and I definitely recommend this.

I also recommend RE3 Remake and Dead Space Remake

Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe is a good five to ten hours while you wait for this poll to end

KCF0107 posted...

I'm choosing the game that I bought you with the best chance of winning this poll (Neon White)

This topic was inspired by me finally beating Dave the Diver!

Obligatory Suicide Squad is amazing ignore the haters.

Forgotten City is fantastic and short.

Dead Space Remake is a top tier reimagining that eclipses the original (much like REMake did for RE1).

Either of those imo

Also gonna throw in some thoughts on recent games I played because I like having those in these polls

Dave the Diver
I'm a little torn on this one, because there's a lot I love about it. Great music, great pixel art, great animation, memorable characters, generally just fantastic aesthetics all around. My biggest issue was the gameplay loop. It was always fun discovering new creatures and new areas, but I think that dipped off pretty hard in the back half of the game, where actual objectives became fewer and it starts to feel a lot more grindy, going through the same motions to maintain the farm, catch expensive fish, etc, similar to why I'm not really into most roguelike games

Crime O'Clock
A fun game with a lot of potential but badly in need of improvement if they make a sequel. Basically it's a game of solving murder mysteries by tracking people's movements on a big Where's Waldo-esque map over the course of 10 frames of time. The main issues:
1. it really holds your hand through some of the interesting murder mysteries
2. every once in a while it'll drop a mission that's just "find this tiny symbol somewhere in the map with little to no clues" which is boring and takes forever
3. the story interrupts the interesting gameplay for minigames that are mostly pretty lame and repetitive
4. the story introduces its twist waaaaay too early
The part I actually enjoyed the most was the freeplay mode where it just lets you freely look for characters throughout the 10 frames and piece together their paths on your own.

Thank Goodness You're Here!
Super short, beat it in one sitting I think, hilarious game

Say No! More
Somehow even shorter, basically like a one-button game about learning to say no to people, but silly premise and a fun time for like 2 hours

Party Hard
A fun concept that I wish I enjoyed more. Basically you're a serial killer looking for creative ways to take down big 8-bit parties, but the gameplay itself and most importantly the detection system is very wonky which makes it hard to get through

Life is Strange: Double Exposure
I love this series so fucking much and will continue playing every one they put out. Possibly the best in the series since the original? But I also loved True Colors. I do appreciate that while they couldn't get the cast of the orignal Life is Strange to return aside from Max, they still made an effort to make the ending of the first game feel like it mattered via Max's social media feeds, message history, notebook, conversations, etc. I loved the dual realities gameplay and the cast of characters, and in the end I really just wanted to stay in that world once it was done.

Astro Bot
Game of the year 2024. May be outright the best platformer I've played.

AER is short enough that you can probably beat it in one sitting, for whatever that's worth

Kenri posted...

AER is short enough that you can probably beat it in one sitting, for whatever that's worth

It's worth something! I try to take a couple small games in between big games, and Dave was 40+ hours so I'll probably take at least one or two short games before my next longer one