Inspired by a similar question on reddit:
What games do you replay regularly/annually? (No shame if you skipped a year or two.) I am especially interested in ‘comfort’ games.
Only rule is, you should have played the game for the first time at least 5 years back.
My list:
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Street Fighter 2 in all variations/on all platforms I have access two. I guess I have been playing it regularly for more than 25 years by now. No Street Fighter after the Alpha/3rd Strike ever captured me like this.
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Contra / NES This one I play regularly for more than 30 years (at least), to this day my favorite action game and the ultimate benchmark (I played all NES/SNES/Genesis Contras and Operation Galuga, nothing comes close.)
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Slay the Spire: Hits 5 years of being released, I played since the early access and wasted too much time on this, still fun and perfect on smartphones
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Doom I/II: I cannot tell you what it is, there are obviously better FPS than Doom I/II, but sometimes, if I just want to blow some steam, Doom is the only thing that delivers. (I think I never played trough all episodes of either Doom I or Doom II
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- Ghost of Tsushima
- ACO
Starcraft. Not 2, just StarCraft.
And sometimes Command and Conquer Red Alert in the emulator.
Spawn more overlords!
You must construct additional pylons!
Zelda, various mario games, wordfued.
Symphony of the Night
Also, if you enjoy Doom 1 and 2, I highly recommend seeking out Heretic and Strife. Heretic has amazing level design using the Doom engine to create places that feel like towns and medieval churches and stuff. And Strife somehow managed to make Doom into an interconnected world with a decent story.
I’m not big on Hexen - the respawning enemies and the lack of weapons (there’s only 4, technically 12 but you only have access to 4) bugged me.
Deep Rock Galactic. Every time there’s a cool new seasonal hat, I try to jump on.
Rock and stone!
To the bone!
Sid Meier’s Pirates! Specifically the remastered pc version from 2004.
I usually try an ascend at least once during the annual Nethack tournament:
https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/The_November_NetHack_Tournament
Fallen Haven https://www.gog.com/de/game/fallen_haven
Master of Orion, 1 and 2 - 3 is really shit.
- Slay the Spire: Hits 5 years of being released, I played since the early access and wasted too much time on this, still fun and perfect on smartphones
Lemmy is really selling me into this one, would this game be good also on the Nintendo Switch?
I barely use my phone for gaming (I barely use anything for gaming actually) and I don’t know about the genre that much, but I enjoyed Into The Breach a lot in my phone (although I only “finished it” once) would this be a good title to have in the phone too or better go with the Switch instead?
I have it on all my phones and Steam.
I love the phone version, because StS works perfect/intuitive with touch controls. I also play it on the laptop with a mouse, no problem. I never used a Switch so cannot comment on it at all.
It really boils down to how you like to play it, but right now it is only a few bucks in the Steam sale, and you can return it within 2 hours, so why not try it on Steam and see if it clicks? (WARNING: It clicked for me after more than 2 hours, at the start I found it a little bit bland.)
Thanks for your reply, it would be great if it supported cross save, god that is why I think a Steam Deck would be the perfect handheld for me lol.
Castlevania - Symphony of the Night
Die monster! You don’t belong in this world!
Every time I think I’m over it I’m doing another playthrough of Mass Effect with new mods. Just can’t help myself! And it’s fun every time.
This might be a dumb question but is it doable to replay without having to talk to all your crew so frequently? And would you mind giving a rundown of what mods you’re using and what they do? I’ve only ever played the trilogy with no mods. Also played ME3 multiplayer a ton.
Honestly it really changes with my mood. If I’m planning on an insanity run the mods have more to do with mechanics than anything else. If I’m in a story mood I’ll get some really great hair and outfits xD
When Legendary edition came out they redid basically everything, so the slate was wiped; but I’m gearing up for another run as soon as I get my PC back from the shop so if you wanna just tell me what kind of run you want I’ll share my intel with you.
Leastways there have been some recent articles about the best new mods and unfortunately there’s no Steam Workshop for them, so you’ll need to head over to NexusMods to get the job done. Since that’s also the main depository for the mods, you can also just pull up a list there and see what tickles your fancy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvnZoGvTU54 for a comprehensive look at recent mods
I’ll have to check it out. Thanks!
This is an extremely close second for me, next to Super Metroid.
I only played after the trilogy was released, and holy-freaking-oh-my-god! I was sad when it was over and regularly return.
Hope the new game is good.
Rimworld. You can do everything from hedonistic hobbit type colonies to the most despicable humans to have ever lived. Very relaxing to me.
When I’m feeling nostalgic, Shining Force II for the Sega Genesis.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Mankind Divided are two for me.
This may be surprising, but Subnautica is my comfort game, even though the game isn’t purely relaxing and has some scary parts. But the gameplay loop is so satisfying, the story is nice even after several playthroughs and there is beauty in these alien underwater biomes. I just wish it was longer, now that I know where to find what, it gets quite short :)
Second comfort game is Terraria but I also play that for entertainment/when I feel a rush of creativity for building stuff. And it’s just so nice to dig your way through a large world and find all the hidden items.
Nice! I’ll have to play Subnautica! :-)
I play Bloodborne during the Return to Yarnham event.
That’s great. I hope there will be a PC port someday. … and thanks to telling me about hte Return to Yarnham event, didn’t even know it exists and now I am looking forward to the Return to Lodran event next January! :-)
