Also, I already made a previous thread for the thing you suggested down below in this comment.

It’s there, but honestly, I’m already noticing that some games look “samey” or look the same as the next one…

Not ALL, mind you, but it got me thinking that this is becoming a problem lately.

Of course, I’m probably exaggerating, but eh. I’m still gonna game and gonna git gud, but I do feel that even with the variety and quantity, the quality could be better.

Photorealism is rather boring, but yeah, I’ve noticed that the “Fortnite artstyle” does a game no favors, tbh.

I do agree that Indies are generally better, of course. And AA games, though they are more likely to repeat the same problems as their AAA counterparts.

“the creator means that these are games that have <500 Steam ratings with >85% sentiment.”

That is rather underrated! Guess I’ll check it out!

“shader effects”

R E A L

I want to say “So true bestie” but that would truly be redundant and hard to take seriously.

No, but seriously, the post-processing thing is also something I’ve noticed. I guess it’s the… future or something? Seriously, they ALL look the goddamn same and I hate it. And yeah, games look blurry nowadays and flat besides. And yeah, RDR2 is a good example of this, though it’s probably the “better” of the games that we’re thinking of; everything else looks even worse!

Hylics 1 and 2!

Yes, those are two games I’ve wanted to try for a long while now!

Wait, really?

Ah, I already paid for Quizlet, but I’ll keep that in mind…

I didn’t know they had shared decks, tbh. Frankly, I had trouble using Anki.

I do like nautical games…

Alright, I’ll try the Obra Dinn and, besides, it’s not that big of a commitment.

Yeah, the games are decent but I feel like they re-iterate each other. How many games are set in a wasteland? How many are zombie games? How many include vampires? You can make entire video lists out of 'em. And I think that’s my problem: they’re decent but they don’t have my particular flavor or style.

Idk. I could be wrong. There’s much to find out.

It might help to go watch some game trailers, or read or watch reviews about games, that sort of thing. If you can get hyped about wanting to play a game, it might help getting over the hump of getting into the groove. That, and sometimes you just have to grind it out a bit. It’s like when you want to read a book but don’t have the motivation, sometimes you have to just commit to giving it five minutes, and if you don’t want to keep going after that, you stop and take a run at it another time. Often I need to play a game for a bit before it clicks, get a sense of the mechanics, pacing, and overall feel. I’ve bounced off of a number of great games the first couple times trying to play, only to get sucked in properly on a subsequent attempt. It can be hard to get to the other side of that hump when the whole reason you want to play a game in the first place is to escape the feeling of being frustrated and unmotivated, but that initial phase is sometimes the investment required to get to the fun and engagement.

Very much agreed. I definitely need to find ways to be hyped and stay hyped. Alternatively, I can give myself a break.

Oooo, Signalis

I tried to get the OST vinyl, but I don’t think it’s out yet…

…sadge…

I probably should at least try COCOON and Inscryption.

Hell yeah!