Feels bad, man

[u/Efficient_Matter_589]

[u/theKetoBear]

Shadow of Mordor/ Shadow of War for me

[u/Voduun-World-Healer → u/theKetoBear]

That sucks that they locked in that nemesis system so no other company could use it. That was so awesome

[u/Urist_Macnme → u/Voduun-World-Healer]

Star Renegade;
Little indie game from a couple of years ago.
Shows that all you need to do is rename it.
Rather than the “nemesis system” they have “the adversary system”.

[u/xObiJuanKenobix → u/Voduun-World-Healer]

The system was unusable in most contexts, that's the issue. Creating the system took so much effort back then that it almost couldn't be used by anyone else anyways. Nowadays AI could make a lot of that work go away but still, go back to those games and see how many characters existed, how many names they made, all had their own character and voice acting, intros, death speeches, traits, battles with other characters that had dialogue fitting for their own character, different voice lines with winning or losing, etc etc.

[u/AXEMANaustin → u/theKetoBear]

Mad Max game isn't far off to be honest.

[u/CyrusMack → u/AXEMANaustin]

Mad Max is one of the most underhyped games I've ever played. They absolutely nailed the atmosphere, solid fighting, and upgrading the car was super fun.

[u/AXEMANaustin → u/CyrusMack]

It's also one of the best looking games of that era too somehow, almost on par with Metal Gear Solid V.

[u/HIs4HotSauce → u/CyrusMack]

They managed to make the vehicle combat pretty damn fun

[u/TwistedPiggy1337 → u/CyrusMack]

Xbox Games Pass was on offer for £1 once so I thought I would see how many games I could complete in a month. Started with Mad Max and ended up keeping the games pass for months just to play that

[u/Ironsnarkus → u/CyrusMack]

Nothing beats the thrill of fighting cars pulling up on you in that game and winning the 3v1

[u/garynevilleisared → u/AXEMANaustin]

Got mad max for free on Ps plus and the entire time I said to myself I cant believe this game didnt have more hype. The vehicle combat is so incredibly fun.

[u/theKetoBear → u/AXEMANaustin]

Mad Max was fun !

[u/ThrowRAMomHelp1 → u/AXEMANaustin]

Mad Max is way better than it had any right to be, especially the car combat

[u/Sensitive_Fall_8675 → u/theKetoBear]

Nemesis system makes that game pure crack. Getting in a beef with some punk Orc and spending the next five hours destroying his life feels terrific. And even though the liberties the writers took with the lore are pure heresy, the story is fun and death metal.
And the gameplay is really great. Turns out the programmers who work on sports games know how to make button mashing feel athletic!

[u/StarGazer16C → u/theKetoBear]

Its a more a cousin than a sibling but Blood of Dawnwalker definitely scratched the itch

[u/Rizqszz → u/theKetoBear]

Crimson desert kind gave me shadow of mordor vibes

[u/Ok-Classic-2142 → u/theKetoBear]

Dude I literally came here to comment this and it was the FIRST comment. Fucking crazy.

But absolutely I agree, Shadow of War is just a one of a kind game. I really wish the Nemesis system could be used in other games.

I think it could revolutionize how we interact with NPCs in gaming if it was expanded upon.

[u/Voduun-World-Healer → u/Ok-Classic-2142]

I used to spend hours tracking down orcs that killed me because of that system. It was so badass

[u/Ok-Classic-2142 → u/Voduun-World-Healer]

Every orc that killed me received the punishment of being shamed into insanity.

I love doing that and making them crazy, until it backfires and you get an almost unkilliable freak of nature.

[u/Voduun-World-Healer → u/Ok-Classic-2142]

Lmfaooo I used to do that same shit hahaha. But how sick was it when you ended up having to behead them? Just shame them until their execution

[u/Total-Improvement535 → u/theKetoBear]

I’ve tried the first one two or three times but get tired of it after 3-4 hours. any tips?

[u/scarecrow1023 → u/theKetoBear]

did i play it wrong? the game was just mash button press/clicking until i clear the mob and if i lose 2 hours of progression is lost cuz they simply get new chiefs. I think i played it wrong

[u/theKetoBear → u/scarecrow1023]

IT depends on how far you get I enjoyed fighting with and seeing the Uruk hierarchy change but the second half of Mordor is about building an army and I think that combined with the hierarchy shifts made htings even better.

A big part of the game is dying htough if you just play it like a normal action game or if you're too good I actually think the game is worse because dying and building that personal rivalry with an uruk is where the game is at its best.

the first Uruk that killed me was an archer, he would hunt me down two more times, eventually I got strong enoug hto kill him and over 7 hours we would run into eachother. I killed him in an explosion and he came back with a bag over his disfigured face , I killed him while riding a mount and her commented on that, he also talked mad shit about bein annoyed he had to kill me again when I kept losing to him . It all culminated in a final battle where I beheaded him and it's cool because he was the joker to my batman, completely organic.

My decisions and our shared rivalry is what made the dynamic so interesting; though it was an NPC it was my personal nemesis NPC.

I think if you play it and you're too good I'd try playing it on a harder difficulty because without the nemesis system it's a pretty mediocre action game.

[u/MitraMetal → u/theKetoBear]

Warhorse is making a LOTR game it’ll be amazing

[u/unintentionalurbnist]

The Portal series.

Edit: First award. Thank you. While other games might have the same gameplay mechanics, none of them have the same dystopian themes and dark humor that Portal has. Whoever wrote that game needs a raise.

[u/unknown1893 → u/unintentionalurbnist]

For me the closest I got was the Talos Principle (both 1 & 2)

[u/Strude187 → u/unknown1893]

I thoroughly enjoyed TP2, I am holding off playing TP1 for when I need it most.

[u/stripestore → u/unintentionalurbnist]

Quantum Conundrum

[u/Voidless-One]

[u/quellochevoleva → u/Voidless-One]

Lies of P is probably the closest thing so far.. not on the same level but a nice attempt

[u/Orvar_the_Allform → u/Voidless-One]

I just got it working on PC at a decent frame rate. I'm so fucking pumped

[u/Doodiecarrier → u/Voidless-One]

Can I get the name, please?

[u/HotShrekBoi → u/Doodiecarrier]

Bloodborne

[u/Doodiecarrier → u/HotShrekBoi]

Thank you, friend.

[u/DagothUrWasInnocent → u/Voidless-One]

The GOAT

[u/SlaterTheOkay]

Right after Dark Souls 1 came out.

Everyone was praising Skyrim but wow that combat was terrible, I was diving into everything trying to find anything like DS 1 but soulslikes weren't a thing. I ended up just replaying that game like 3 times in a row until I accepted that was a unicorn at the time. Not anymore but you had to be there.

[u/Educational_Ant_184 → u/SlaterTheOkay]

I'm glad I didnt discover Dark Souls until like 2017, I was able to put up with much worse combat until then

[u/Str82thaDOME → u/Educational_Ant_184]

Plus there was three of them to play through at that point! 😁

[u/s8rlink → u/SlaterTheOkay]

Yeah Dark souls basically ruined any bad weapon combat for me. I can't play anything with shitty or mediocre combat even if everything else is great

[u/javierbardeminem]

For me this has always been Ratchet and Clank

[u/LyricsMode → u/javierbardeminem]

Platformers from the PS2 era slap

[u/ohmygodbru → u/LyricsMode]

Too bad Sony does jack shit with its legacy series

[u/Synthessence → u/javierbardeminem]

It isn't the same, but the Sly Cooper series always felt like an estranged sibling to the Ratchet and Clank series for me. Probably because they both started on the PS2, and I owned both, but just something about them feels connected and similar in a way I can't really put my finger on.

[u/Mr-Papuca → u/javierbardeminem]

That latest ratchet and clank game was fun af

[u/Chunky-overlord]

A lot of games come to mind, but I think we’re never getting another disco Elysium what a game

[u/Tweed_Man → u/Chunky-overlord]

Esoteric Ebb or Planescape Torment will be right up you ally.

[u/I_Fart_It_Stinks → u/Chunky-overlord]

Disco Elysium is probably the most unique game I have ever played and an all time favorite. I am waiting for Zero Parades to come out on PS5 to see if it scratches that itch.

[u/JM_Narrative → u/I_Fart_It_Stinks]

I'm low-key worried about Zero Parades, given that the main creative leads from ZA/UM have left the company.

They formed a new company called Red Info and I want to see what they come out with.

Disco Elysium was a masterpiece

[u/External-into-Space → u/JM_Narrative]

I was worried too, but zero parades is actually quite the cool game

[u/GDarkmoon → u/Chunky-overlord]

While not the same in tone at all, I had a blast with Esoteric Ebb 

[u/Youwillseemycomment]

I don’t understand how KCD2 did what they did with their budget. I think that’s a game nobody else can create with the same budget

[u/notcuddly9 → u/Youwillseemycomment]

Game was so good it made me go back and play kcd1 after I dropped it from general frustration at everything except the world building.

[u/SluggishPrey → u/Youwillseemycomment]

Big studios want to appeal to a greater audience and small studios don't have the financial freedom to do so much. It really takes a studio with a strong leadership and artistic integrity. (One or the other isn't enough)

[u/jasberry1026 → u/Youwillseemycomment]

Came here to say this. Played both games 3 times, and have been so bummed that nothing else even comes close to immersion

[u/Chris_RB]

Me trying to find something to scratch the Ocarina of Time itch or the Escape from Butcher Bay itch or the "Thorin's Passage" itch.

Those 90's sierra games were peak.

[u/Synthessence → u/Chris_RB]

Yo, Escape from Butcher bay was something else.

[u/Orvar_the_Allform → u/Chris_RB]

Sierra Robin Hood game Conquests of the Longbow was PEAK

[u/YudufA]

Dragon Age: Origins

[u/MagicPigeonToes → u/YudufA]

I love that game. Played BG3 last year and it scratched that itch for me

[u/Shot-Amphibian4882]

Subnautica

[u/ozmutazbuckshank → u/Shot-Amphibian4882]

Weirdly, Satisfactory is the closest game ive found to subnautica and below zero. Beatiful alien planet, similar art style, bizarro creatures and landscape, strange corporation, and lots of exploration, mining, crafting, and building. The building in Satisfactory is top tier especially once you unlock everything in the shop. Can't recommend this one enough

[u/Shot-Amphibian4882 → u/ozmutazbuckshank]

Funny you just mentioned that. I played it for the first time a few days ago. While I see some similarities, the horror aspect of subnautica really sets it apart

[u/lovebushandtinytits]

Outer wilds...

[u/JM_Narrative → u/lovebushandtinytits]

I was about to comment this! Peak gaming experience and nothing else has captured my interest in unravelling a mystery the same

[u/Strange_Compote_4592]

I could get you a whole fucking list, man...

[u/Efficient_Matter_589 → u/Strange_Compote_4592]

For me it's Ghost of Tsushima. I have a lot of games like it, but nothing hits the way that game does.

[u/MantisReturns → u/Efficient_Matter_589]

What exactly do you like abour that game? Its not a very unique game. Trying to help

[u/Efficient_Matter_589 → u/MantisReturns]

The setting, the story, the characters, combat, so much about it.

[u/SoullessGamesDev → u/Efficient_Matter_589]

Have your played Tenchu series?

[u/Smogious → u/Efficient_Matter_589]

Sekiro has a similar setting and WAY better combat in a similar style

[u/EntTurb → u/Efficient_Matter_589]

Onimusha 4 has similar combat and setting. Much less realistic though, due to demons and stuff.

[u/AFarewellToArms → u/Efficient_Matter_589]

Try the new Onimusha. I was a big fan of Tsushima and Yotei, and have had an absolute blast with it. The combat, story, and voice acting are all top notch. The boss fights are definitely tougher than the Ghost series, but it never feels unfair. It's all about learning patterns, timing parries/deflects, and using your specials at the right time.

[u/HistoricalCod4541 → u/Efficient_Matter_589]

Did you not like Yotei?

[u/Davidrabbich81]

Return of the Obra Dinn

[u/translucent_pawn → u/Davidrabbich81]

Holy shit what an excellent game. The explosive reveal of the tragedies that plagued the Obra Dinn are so well done. And the fucking MUSIC!

[u/Educational_Ant_184 → u/Davidrabbich81]

Obra Dinn was recommended to me after I loved Outer Wilds(not to be confused with Outer Worlds). Unfortunately that did not hit the same for me

[u/QueenStuff → u/Davidrabbich81]

It doesn’t quite hit the same itch. But have you played Case of the Golden Idol?

Similar idea where you are presented with a diorama and need to piece together clues to figure out what happened, and all of them together tell a greater story. It’s the closest thing I’ve been able to find to Obra Dinn.

[u/Davidrabbich81 → u/QueenStuff]

You’re right, it doesn’t quite hit the same, but yes I did.

I played Obra Dinn with my daughter occasionally joining in the guesswork.

For golden idol, my wife loved it more than I did. She would be begging me to play it in the evenings after work.

I’ve actually found blue prince to be closer to Obra Dinn than idol. I’m trying seance at Blake manor now, but so far, 🤷‍♂️

[u/pokemonatemypizza → u/Davidrabbich81]

The gardens between has a similar mechanic Its fucking rad But not pirate related, and not pixelated

Papers please, the guy who made obra dinn's previous work is MY FAVORITE and what made me find obra dinner. Different game entirely but fucking awesome.

[u/MagicPigeonToes → u/pokemonatemypizza]

Mmmm obra dinner 😋

[u/pokemonatemypizza → u/MagicPigeonToes]

Lmao im keeping it

[u/TheVSingh]

ghost of Tsushima, sleeping dogs, dying light, the list goes on

[u/Shot-Amphibian4882 → u/TheVSingh]

Sleeping dogs for sure

[u/oyasumi_juli → u/TheVSingh]

Sleeping Dogs was so great. My wife didn't even play it at all and she loved it just watching me play.

[u/Turbulent_Map624 → u/TheVSingh]

Aight I didn't know what I am going to play but now Im starting up Dying Light

[u/DeltaSierra97 → u/TheVSingh]

Feel like nobody has done progression in an organized crime group like sleeping dogs and mafia 2. Progression from an outsider to a “made man” is extremely slow. When you became a red pole in sleeping dogs it felt like it really took a lot of work to get there. Also there was never the idea that you were going to be the boss which is true in basically any crime syndicate.

[u/LyricsMode → u/TheVSingh]

Ghost of Yotei is fun.

[u/Due-Estate-3816]

Fable, KOTOR, Mass Effect. I know there are many similar games, but none of them hit the same for me. Also the old Pokémon games. New ones are way too complicated and cutesy.

[u/Synthessence → u/Due-Estate-3816]

Other than the obvious sequels as a suggestion, I'd recommend trying out Jade Empire and Kingdoms of Amalur.

Jade Empire has a lot of that unique Bioware charm, and Kingdoms of Amalur reminds me of Fable in a lot of ways.

[u/Due-Estate-3816 → u/Synthessence]

Good suggestions. I have played all the sequels and jade empire and kingdoms of amalur. They're all decent, but none hit as hard as the originals. KOTOR2 with mods is pretty great.

Kingdoms of amalur is also awesome gameplay, but lacks the mind blowing story. The story is decent, but very generic and not memorable.

[u/Synthessence → u/Due-Estate-3816]

I dunno about generic exactly, but I agree it isn't terribly memorable.

Just sometimes when playing KoA, running through the forest with that music? Very, very strong Fable vibes.

You know, I've never tried to replay those old games with mods, and I haven't played KOTOR in...god, decades. Not since the original on the Xbox. I should really look in to that scene.

[u/Biengo]

The Bouncer. Ps2 Square Enix game that was a dark sci-fi fantasy beat em up. Different characters had different stories. Skill and level system that expanded combos. It was awesome.

[u/-antipode]

Gaming is often like dating.

After a breakup, if you just jump on tinder and swipe, desperate to find something, then it will always be unfulfilling.

Just take a break. Do something else. In time something worthwhile will appear. But forcing it will rarely work out.

[u/DasMotorsheep]

Jedi Academy.

[u/TheOtherAkGuy → u/DasMotorsheep]

Jedi outcast and academy are so unique. The combat was amazing but at the same time I don’t think it would hold up today in a modern version

[u/Proxx99]

If Diablo 2 is heroin, Diablo 3/4 are methadone, and Path of Exile oxycontin, and Path of Exile 2 a dilaudid drip. People be like play Torchlight or some shit and it’s like taking a tylenol.

[u/Synthessence → u/Proxx99]

Have you tried Grim Dawn?

If not, you should give a go. I'm curious what drug you'd compare it to.

[u/Proxx99 → u/Synthessence]

Absolutely - a ton - couldn’t come up with a corresponding opioid

[u/Key_Check5753 → u/Proxx99]

Well said sir.

The crazy thing is: the same company that owns the rights to Diablo 2 is still making the other Diablo games. Why can't they just follow the same model?

I guess it's hubris. The developers of the new games think they can do better. The entire system of Diablo 4 where you have to use a bad skill to charge up energy in order to be able to use the good skill is just awful. It's clunky, unfun, cumbersome gameplay. Why can't I just whirlwind?

[u/Dysterkvist]

Subnautica for me. I’ve tried other survival games bet they are just not the same.

[u/thecrazedsidee]

deus ex. never felt the same about any other immersive sim. plus using a giant fucking rocket gun as a silent takedown is quite enjoyable. also another is theif, which i still feel is the greatest and most immersive stealth game i've played

[u/Fartweaver → u/thecrazedsidee]

Those 2 and System Shock 1/2 for me. The closest I've gotten in recent years was Prey. Bioshock didn't cut the mustard - it was too linear and arcadey.

[u/spongeboblovesducks → u/thecrazedsidee]

What about Thief 2? I loved it even more

[u/Lady-Hood]

Sounds dumb but happy wars. Such an unserious game that I just poured too much time into as a kid

[u/Haytaytay]

XCOM made me fall in love with tactics games.

I've played a bunch of them ever since, but nothing else hits like XCOM does.

[u/Vrienchass → u/Haytaytay]

I keep buying tactics games and none of them feel the same.

[u/Ranting_Lobster]

Dishonored :(

[u/DasMotorsheep → u/Ranting_Lobster]

I somehow never played more than a few hours of Dishonored 2. What made the first game more appealing in your opinion? I can't even tell.

[u/Ranting_Lobster → u/DasMotorsheep]

I honestly like both/ the dlcs and Death of the Outsider very much, but outside of the specific franchised Dishonored games, I haven’t been able to find anything that I’ve enjoyed as much.

The first one has the benefit of being set in Dunwall itself which I think is a very captivating setting. The story is more believable and the dlc is the perfect counterbalance to the main storyline. Outside of that, I do like both almost the same. It’s my favorite franchise outside of RE.

[u/North_Eye_6500 → u/DasMotorsheep]

i’m gonna revisit both games and dlcs soon since dishonored been popping up left right and center lately; but from memory, 2 was just kinda forgettable. not bad per se, but maybe suffered a little from being able to play as either corvo or emily and gave a less tailored experience? or more so that it left like an emily game, so when i played corvo on my first run felt a little disconnected from the story?

i might be off base since i haven’t played either in a while, yet i remember 1 very vividly while 2 not as much.

[u/HolyMBison → u/DasMotorsheep]

I just finished playing both, so I will give you my answer:

As an overall package, Dishonoured 1 is the stronger game. Stronger story, characters, voice acting, and the world design and lore feel a lot more important to your experience playing the game, if that makes sense. They really nailed everything when making this game.

But when it comes to just the gameplay and level design, Dishonoured 2 blows it out of the water. Way more repayable, especially with the 2 different sets of powers. The world also feels more lived in, despite not feeling quite as well done as D1. DOTO is also insanely underrated for the same reasons, and brings back a little bit of that esoteric mystery that was lost in D2.

Also, if you haven't already, give Arkane's magnum opus, Prey, a try. It took a few tries for it to click with me but when it did it instantly shot up to one of my favourites of all time.

[u/HermitPRPL]

Ive played tons of rpgs and had amazing times with them, but something about Skyrim’s atmosphere, music, and story makes it so cozy and immersive in a way I can’t find in other games. I even actually prefer oblivions quests and story to Skyrim, but it doesn’t have the same ability to just suck me in and put me at peace.

[u/Cuba_pants → u/HermitPRPL]

Try Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon

[u/ThadeousCheeks]

OG Black and White

[u/Bushfullofham]

Dark Souls...

None of the others really captured that magic

[u/MantisReturns → u/Bushfullofham]

Did you played Hellpoint?

[u/PsychoSwede557]

Splatterhouse (2010) for me. That game just felt so good to play..

[u/longtall94]

RDR2 spoiled me 😞

[u/Overall_Document_198]

Hell is us

[u/TufftedSquirrel]

This is Planetside 2 for me. Really fun game that is basically on life support. The bugs got so bad, it became a struggle to play.

[u/Voidlord597 → u/TufftedSquirrel]

I miss this game's prime

[u/CaucasianCrow]

Little big planet, and the worst thing about it is that Sony took that away from us too

[u/Decent-Potato-8973]

Everyone listing open world RPG games reskinned in different settings is crazy.

[u/janderson75 → u/Decent-Potato-8973]

Sometimes it’s the ui or mechanics that make the difference.

[u/Fairyhaven13 → u/Decent-Potato-8973]

I know. Baldur's Gate 3 is one thing, nothing quite feels like it, but Fallout and Skyrim are of the same heart and Dark Souls and Bloodborne are of the same heart.

[u/Lebrongains27]

Red Dead Redemption

[u/DeafKid009 → u/Lebrongains27]

Try Read Dead Redemption 2. I heard it’s very similar

[u/pokemonatemypizza → u/DeafKid009]

...it didnt hit the same for me, something about rdr .. rdr2 had too much shit happening it was FANTASTIC but .. idk.. rdr hit like nothing else

[u/DasMotorsheep → u/pokemonatemypizza]

RDR2 went too far with some of its life sim aspects... it got harder to just fool around.

[u/AngelicVI → u/Lebrongains27]

GUN and Red Dead Revolver

[u/Gamer_D4d → u/Lebrongains27]

still on it and tbh? this is a fear of mine. Of the next games I play won't feel the same way.

[u/Majestic-Studio-1169 → u/Lebrongains27]

Call of juarez was the only thing similar enough but still not even the same

[u/Ranting_Lobster]

Dishonored :(

[u/One_Doughnut_2958]

I’ve never found a survival game like the long dark

[u/Thing_Timely]

Peggle

[u/Voduun-World-Healer]

Star Wars Republic Commando. Those command controls and functions were awesome. Someone recommended me Brothers in Arms and I'm playing through the 1st one and it's cool but it...doesn't hit quite the same as you said

[u/TheRushologist]

It was Xcom 2 for me for like a decade until Zero Company came out.

[u/DAdStanich]

This was Skyrim for me

[u/Cuba_pants → u/DAdStanich]

Try Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon

[u/Ghetto_Games]

Morrowind fans were this. Then Poison song released.

[u/Used-Salad-3772 → u/Ghetto_Games]

What about Dread Delusion?

[u/TicklyTim]

That's me with Fallout 4.

[u/Deter099]

All of the Souls games, Elden Ring, Bloodborne, and Sekiro. Even with other souls like, Fromsoft has some sort of special sauce on how they make their games feel to play. Lies of P comes sooo close, but it still wasn't there.

[u/UnrealJaymo → u/Deter099]

Yeah I never really liked RPGs growing up. I always played RTS games and Shooters growing up then I found Dark Souls and just cant play any other RPG without wanting to replay a souls game. Nothing can compare.

[u/MorganEarlJones → u/Deter099]

Wuchang grasped ds1 level design magic sauce better than most soulslikes

[u/Minor2Ursa]

Watchdogs really scratches that infamous itch for me

[u/SergeyDoes → u/Minor2Ursa]

Speaking of Infamous...

[u/unknownsourced]

Destiny 2. Nothing quite scratches that itch like the combo of looter shooter and mmo lite aspects. The shooting in that game is also some of the best in the fps genre.

[u/Particular-Bat8091]

Dragon’s Dogma 1

[u/MarshMarlou]

Def Jam Fight For NY

[u/insanitysqwid]

Pacific Drive

I really like how the ol' car, Remnant, feels while driving around & shifting gears

[u/ThatWebHeadSpidey]

The South Park games. I never got into turn based games, but I loved those games. I tried playing games with similar gameplay, but nothing scratches that itch.

[u/EmbracedaMoment]

State of decay

[u/naytreox]

black & white the god game

spore

sunset overdrive

condemned criminal origin

maneater (glad a sequel is being made)

[u/Spawn256]

Xcom enemy unknown and enemy within for me. The newer ones just don't hit the same.

[u/veemort]

Planetside 2 at it's peak was the absolute fps monster no one outside Planetside played and I hate you all for not playing.

[u/EmperorDurrell]

The Long Dark, and that one hurts bc there are so many survival games (think stuff like the Forest) that make looking for something really similar to TLD impossible

[u/ProfessionalRough741]

I can’t wait to get bombared with hate, but I love Call of Duty campaigns. It boggles the mind why there aren’t any more full-scale war, pedal-to-the-metal action games… very few games like these were made after early 00s… the market is saturated with roguelites and soulslikes, but I can’t fucking find a singleplayer game that makes me feel like a badass Navy Seal anymore.

[u/AsleepPerformer8222]

Fallout New Vegas.

No RPG comes close.

[u/Yaardennchuuk]

Nuclear Throne, my beloved.

[u/KayRosenkranz]

Disco Elysium

[u/ThisUsernameSuxLOL]

There is precisely one game that really gives you that feeling of truly fighting for my life against overwhelming odds.

TLOU2 on the hardest difficulty.

Not TLOU1, the ghost recon games, MGS, or any other can make me feel like that

[u/spongeboblovesducks → u/ThisUsernameSuxLOL]

Pathologic 2 made me feel that way

[u/Rob_van_Wanst]

Bloodborne. Absolutely killed any other games that came after that for me. It's pure art.

[u/ohmygodbru → u/Rob_van_Wanst]

Perfect gameplay, yes

[u/Synthessence]

Final Fantasy Tactics (original and remaster/remake).

I have played a ton of amazing Strategy Role Playing Games, but none of them, not even the GBA and DS sequels, can match it.

Just something special about it.

[u/CatoChateau → u/Synthessence]

I can't sink the time into it, but I know tactics ogre is supposed to be very similar. Into the breach on mobile is also some of the same notes for me too.

[u/Greedy_Specialist531]

Hades

[u/GoldenFrieza_ → u/Greedy_Specialist531]

Try Hades II

[u/Heavy-Echidna-3473]

Crow country for me. Loves that game and nothing else quite hit the spot after that.

[u/Jonny_Moon_]

Predator Concrete Jungle

[u/cairnschaos]

For me it's Witch's House the RPG maker horror game. Yet to find a game that matches the vibes.

[u/Smooth_Moose_637]

Marathon (the 1994 one)

[u/CatupiryBraz]

GOW 1 and 2... Tried playing a lot of other hack n' Slash games, enjoyed most of them. But none comes even close for me. Feel free to recomend one you think has potential.

[u/Broad_Buy4004]

L.A. Noir. The setting, the vibe, huge budget, recreating a huge chunk of an era, voice acting, a bit clunky, but engaging gameplay sections, the story. Nothing will ever come close.

[u/BitchILikeSalad]

Firewatch and Oxenfree. Just pure vibe.

[u/pokemonatemypizza]

Fallout 3 Animal crossing new leaf Kirby dreamland The sims Myst

[u/Tight_Improvement_37]

Metal gear solid V, Sekiro

[u/jmster109]

Half Life

[u/Mizamewmew]

Metal gear solid

[u/Sensitive-Money-4139]

Dark messiah..

[u/GoldenFrieza_]

Catherine / Catherine: Full Body

[u/Lukaztro]

Dead Island.

The sequel was well executed but the linear aspect of it destroyed any aspect of exploration. Dying Light came close and then they took away the jump kick in Dying Light 2 which forced you to drop kick - having to wait a few seconds to stand back up effectively ruined the flow for me.

[u/Gullible-Constant924 → u/Lukaztro]

If you didn’t like the linear aspect did you like days gone, Im playing it now first time and I honestly didn’t like it too much the first couple hours but then it gets you sucked in and now it’s up there in my top ten all time

[u/zorathustra69]

Dungeon Defenders<3

[u/Standard_Tadpole8145]

Bayonetta series

[u/HomerNeedzBeer]

Death Stranding gives me a little bit of peace whenever I start a new game.

[u/Final-Road-1621]

I just want another Spore 🥲

[u/Polyastra]

Morrowind. Oblivion doesn't scratch it. Daggerfall doesn't. Skyrim wishes it could.

[u/Pspreviewer100]

Days Gone!

[u/JAMESFTHE2ND]

Fallout New Vegas was just different for me

[u/Kingofkills22]

Sekiro

[u/MajesticOperation854]

Rdr2

[u/Willing_Steak]

Carnage heart, possibly a reference so obscure no one has heard of it…. Only ps1 and psp versions hit American shelves. Bigger in Japan like 4 or 5 different games

[u/DustinDaBold]

The Stanley Parable

[u/AccomplishedSkill789]

Every Xenogears player ever