Firewatch will always stay with me, beautiful walking sim, engrossing story, and perfect length to dip into. Big fan of Spiritfarer too, quite moving for a small game.
So many (especially open-world) games are stuck in this repetitive loop. I enjoyed Starfield to start with (and big fan of Bethseda), but it just became fetching & carrying and dropped off so quick.
Problem with all these games is, however, that eventually it just starts to feel like you are doing the same thing over and over again. You can up the difficulty but it just means more and harder enemies.
But it was fun and worth the money.
I know what you mean about long games. I haven't finished many 100+ games in the last 15 years at least. And even then I usually have had a long pause. Like, the only AC game I have finished was Origins and I had break of over half a year. Easily the best AC still. Problem with long games, when you can't spend 8 hours every day playing it is that it just takes (calender-wise) so long to finish and there are just so many interesting games coming out all the time.
I loved Starship Troopers, and it seems that the template, but I'm so crap at multiplayer games.
I found Baldurs Gate 3 so, so dense and struggled to get into it at first. Once I did I absolutely loved it, but by the end was ready for it to finish, if that makes sense. 100+ hours is too much, even of a good thing!
I think they're releasing a free next-gen upgrade for Fallout 4 shortly, could be good timing.
Footie Manager is surprisingly intuitive with a controller. Little simpler than console version, but I'm happy with that. As it's got more & more detailed I've tuned out a bit. I manage on vibes, not training This is a lovely balance.
But I think it might have run its course. I was playing Baldur's Gate 3 before that and I'm still in Act 1 so could continue that but I don't know.. haven't worked for me so well. Maybe second part of Final Fantasy VII next?
Part of the issue with BG3 is I finished Alan Wake 2 before that its story was way better.
Maybe I should give Fallout 4 another try as well. I didn't get that far when I tried it when it got out but it was partly my fault. Should concentrate on the main missions more. A colleague played it recently and said his view improved drastically this time. I already own it on the console so no biggie if I still don't get it.
First Like a Dragon was fun but way too long. I got bored when the real estate thing started.
How does FM work on a console?
Currently on the list:
* Classified France '44
X-Com rip-off from Team 17 (who also made a lovely little indie fishing game called Dredge last year). Pretty light, but great cheesy voice acting for the soldiers, very Commando-comics dialogue and decent build-up in difficulty.
* Yakuza Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth
The first might be my favourite ever game, absolutely demented, with a highlight fighting a room of adult babies. This one... can't get into yet, bit too plodding.
* Pacific Drive
Great, weird little driving game, set in a park where all kinds of weird stuff is happening. Only twenty dollars. Really enjoying.
* Football Manager
God help me, I hate those QPR-bothering pricks. Wasted days of my life to this latest iteration, same as all the other ones. The most advanced console ever and I'm on my spreadsheet DAILY.
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