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How many stinkers did you play this year? (lemmy.wtf)
submitted 11 months ago by Lunar@lemmy.wtf to c/gaming@beehaw.org
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How many and which bad games did you play this year?

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[–] Ethereal87@beehaw.org 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't think I played any truly bad games, but I do have a list of games that I bounced off of for one reason or another. Maybe I ran out of steam to play them, maybe life got in the way and I couldn't come back to it, or I just didn't want to "git gud" with the limited time I have. I basically deemed them not worth my time when I did manage to sink a ton of hours into Spider-Man, Cyberpunk, and Talos Principle.

So that abandoned graveyard consists of...

  • Tunic - I hit a wall at one of the bosses and just couldn't progress. Ran out of juice unfortunately.
  • Mr. Sun's Hatbox - Such a weird quirky game. Didn't get close to beating it but I got enough out of it and called it quits.
  • Hunt: Showdown - This one was a bummer. It's been on my "need to try" list. I tried it, solo, and died right away. I could tell it was one of those games that needed a time investment to make it work and I just don't have it in me.
  • Cult of the Lamb - Something about the roguelike aspect of it didn't mesh with me, which is weird because I feel like that's really become a genre I like.
  • Overwatch 2 - I played poorly as Lifeweaver, was griefed in chat, and quit :)
[–] Friendship@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

To jump in on Hunt Showdown, the initial learning curve of the game does require a little time to get used to compared to other shooters. However the biggest call out I would have is to not try playing the game solo. Hunt is very much a game that is made or broken by the company you keep while you play it and it takes a very special kind of player (a masochist) to enjoy playing it solo. Either way, definitely understandable to bounce off it, it's a great game but not for everyone.

[–] Ethereal87@beehaw.org 2 points 11 months ago

Totally could see that being the case. I think it was a combination of seeing the difficulty curve and not having a consistent group to play with that probably did me in. I’m happy to lose and learn, but not maybe as much as it seemed like I would playing solo!

Given more time, definitely something I’d want to get into more.