Video Game Recommendations

[ᥫ᭡. Echos ৻ꪆ]

I know that the consensus of some members here (ones that I respect a lot, too) is that video games are bad and a waste of time. I disagree to some extent on that — mainly because I just see it as another hobby and art of expression. If someone does their duties as an SS and an adult, I don't see any problem in spending some time playing video games. After all, no one can meditate continuously, especially if they're not advanced.

I don't play them as often as I used to (and even then there were periods of time when I'd focus on games and then switch to another hobby). Nonetheless, I do have a relatively big list of games that I did enjoy a lot.

Disclaimer: many of these are not finished because, as I already mentioned, I tend to switch between hobbies. I'm also an adult with a job that strains my eyes a lot and a graphic design hobby that are taking all of my free time, so most days I just don't have the energy to finish them, regardless of how much I'd like to.

Why I'm writing this: I find it hard to surf through game recommendations and search for things that I will actually like. I also love to hear from other SS on their experiences and their own recommendations.

Personal favorites

Journey: Wonderful game, was mind-blowing to me. Maybe I just have low standards, but it deeply affected me. I always end up returning to it. Not for those that don't enjoy walking around with little actual action, but I think most SS would very much appreciate the theme it explores. The music is also incredible.

Stardew Valley: Farming simulator, yes. However, I have yet to find a game that brings as much comfort to me as this one. For me, it represents the idea of quiet solitude and life enjoyed in nature. The ideal of defeating capitalism in one way or another is also an attractive one. You can romance others, but I've never focused on that aspect of the game. [Have yet to finish it because I play with 300+ mods and each time the developer breaks said mods with an update I have to reinstall them all.]

Spiritfarer: There's Charon in it. And a cat. That makes it incredible. On a more serious note, the game is very pleasant to the eye and heavily targets the subject of grief.

Travelers Rest: You keep a tavern and hit unruly patrons with a broom. There's been a lot of additions lately that have expanded the game.


Other games

Crime Scene Cleaner: Surprisingly relaxing. Good story. Great sense of humor.

Cult of the Lamb: I'm unsure how other SS feel about this game. I usually take the least violent route, given that you can be as bad or as nice as you want with your play style. Enjoyed the aesthetics and music a lot. I did jump out of my seat when I saw Father Satan's symbol and the name of our Gods.

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Great games, favorite was "House of Ashes". Relatively good for the horror genre.

Fields of Mistria | Sun Haven: Very similar to Stardew Valley.

House Flipper: Satisfying game. Might trigger your motion sickness.

Little Witch in the Woods: Similar to Stardew Valley, but you're a witch. Relaxing, easy-going, aesthetically pleasing.

Need for Speed Heat: I'm ashamed of having this game and enjoying this so much. But I did like it (car and motion sickness make it impossible for me to drive in real life).

Pools | Liminalcore: Incredible liminal games with a very strong atmosphere. Best played with someone to keep you company and laugh at you.

Sid Meier's Civilization V & VI: Can break friendships.

Beholder 1 | Beholder 2 | Beholder 3: "1984" + "Papers, please" = this. Interesting game. Can be quite depressing.

Not My Neighbor: Tests your sense of perception. Cheap, can be challenging on the nightmare mode.

Not Tonight: Game similar to Beholder but a bit more modern.

American Truck Simulator | Euro Truck Simulator: I very much enjoyed playing this game while listening to my podcasts. Beware of playing online if you get road rage. Spoiler: it's not pretty.

Buckshot Roulette: Russian Roulette but with a twist, up to 4 players. Might break some friendships.

Heart of Iron IV: Great game, could not get past the tutorial because I am illiterate with anything combat. I love watching gameplays for it though.

Chef RPG: Cute, futuristic, retro game that involves cooking. Pleasant aesthetic and relaxing.

Sticky Business: You make stickers. It's cute. That's it. That's the game.

Red Dead Redemption 2: I experienced huge surprises with this game [including being ran over by stags when I least expected it]. I appreciate the open world dynamic. Wish I could say more, but I was mainly distracted by the astounding scenery and random quests on the map. I personally thought it was overrated after hearing so many people constantly praise it, but it was mainly deserved in my opinion.

Death Stranding: Very heavy game due to the theme it explores. Might feel as boring to some people due to the "delivery man" dynamic. Got called a walking simulator by many. Checked it out because of Mads, kept on going because of the game itself.

Don't Starve Together: Not so relaxing. Got to Year 2, rage-quitted after my base got destroyed. The game itself is quite challenging and has a lot of content.

Content Warning | Lethal Company: Great to play with friends if you like the horror genre.

Tiny Glade: Relaxing builder simulator targeting medieval architecture.

Star Wars The Old Republic: A game that I've played for years on and off. Only MMO for Star Wars, as far as I can tell. Very well-made, if a bit outdated. As someone that's obsessed with space, I adore this one.

World of Warcraft: After playing SWTOR, this one fails on expectations a lot. Unless you like a heavy challenge, I don't recommend picking it up. It's not newcomer-friendly, people are assholes, the expansions are ridiculously complicated to complete and overpriced, and they somehow made the human race look like ogres.


Most of these games I play while listening to something and that I've added to my library since becoming an adult (I did not have the opportunity to play them as a child and teenager). I'd love to hear what others enjoy when they have the time for it.

 

[Egon]

I love FromSoftware games, the Souls series, Bloodborne, Elden Ring, and specially Sekiro.

I enjoyed Resident Evil all the way from 1-4 but they get old real quickly, and are also just braindead fun. I like the puzzling structure of the 1st game (Remake), but still, it's a limited game imo.

I played a bit of Ghost of Tsushima and will come back at it or other games as soon as I have more time and money, as a thing besides making donation.

Imo Ghost of Tsushima succeeds as a historical open world RPG where Ubisoft games fail, although it was fun walking through Ancient Greece in AC Odyssey, the game was too big and worthless.

 

[Egon]

Death Stranding: Very heavy game due to the theme it explores. Might feel as boring to some people due to the "delivery man" dynamic. Got called a walking simulator by many. Checked it out because of Mads, kept on going because of the game itself.

On Kojima stuff I only played MGSV so I can't say for the rest of Metal Gear franchise which I only know the story, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It becomes too easy though the more you play the missions. It's a statement to his genius, a 2015 game looks more AAA than any modern AAA game; acting, graphics, character arc, all superb art, not to mention his awareness of world (((conspiracies))) and (((communism))).
The Witcher 3 was from the same year, I liked the story and characters, but overall mechanics and open world was too meh, it has the worst aspects of Ubisoft games in that regard.

 

[Hellenic SS]

I used to play Minecraft when I was younger; one of the few games you can call Satanic.

 

[AFODO]

Interestingly I never enjoyed playing games, but watching content of them.

I used to play Minecraft when I was younger; one of the few games you can call Satanic.

I heard that Notch is an anti-semite? Lol. Sadly Minecraft is not his anymore.

 

[Hellenic SS]

I heard that Notch is an anti-semite? Lol. Sadly Minecraft is not his anymore.

He's an atheist who has critisized all three Abrahamic religions, including Judaism and the Jews on many occasions. The game was made by Swedish Gentiles, who have included many elements from mythology and Pagan occultism in the game. It also has many spiritual allegories, though I haven't played in years so I can't tell about its current state.

 

[Valentine1699]

My favorites in order are

Counter Strike, Skyrim, Minecraft, GTA, PUBG, Warzone

Although I barely play anymore

 

[VanceViktori888]

On Kojima stuff I only played MGSV so I can't say for the rest of Metal Gear franchise which I only know the story, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It becomes too easy though the more you play the missions. It's a statement to his genius, a 2015 game looks more AAA than any modern AAA game; acting, graphics, character arc, all superb art, not to mention his awareness of world (((conspiracies))) and (((communism))).
The Witcher 3 was from the same year, I liked the story and characters, but overall mechanics and open world was too meh, it has the worst aspects of Ubisoft games in that regard.

Kojima’s Stuff is based As HEL. At least his MGS stuff is. I swear that wild Japanese had to have been a Samurai or a Anceint Edo Scholar in a past life or something.

I Highly recommend all of the MGS Games, especially 2 and 3. 3 is getting an amazing full remaster soon.

 

[VanceViktori888]

I game I highly recommend for any SS is XCOM2. It’s an RTS where one plays as a human guerilla movement who knows the truth and organizes a resistance against a supervise and oppressive alien occupation force eventually culminating in a mass awakening of humanity and overthrowing of the alien oppressors

 

[Naithedan]

Ah, variety, so much of it here. I mainly play warthunder, skyrim and call of duty. But I've recently taken back to minecraft after some years. Created a 220 mod rpg modpack and currently building a world to go with it which will include a storyline, quests and all with a Satanic theme.

 

[ᥫ᭡. Echos ৻ꪆ]

On Kojima stuff I only played MGSV so I can't say for the rest of Metal Gear franchise which I only know the story, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It becomes too easy though the more you play the missions. It's a statement to his genius, a 2015 game looks more AAA than any modern AAA game; acting, graphics, character arc, all superb art, not to mention his awareness of world (((conspiracies))) and (((communism))).
The Witcher 3 was from the same year, I liked the story and characters, but overall mechanics and open world was too meh, it has the worst aspects of Ubisoft games in that regard.

I'm a bit of the opposite with The Witcher 3. I liked the open-world mechanic and how much I could just roam around and do simple quests but, then again, I loved the game itself for the scenery and overall sense of peace.

Kojima is overall underrated, and it takes a while for people to actually appreciate some of his games. I loved Death Stranding from the very start, and the lore was interesting enough to make me question things constantly. But it's not for everyone due to the missions that can be seen as boring [you travel a lot between locations and on foot for a chunk of the game].

 

[zdarkblow]

I used to play Minecraft when I was younger; one of the few games you can call Satanic.

Hi, I recently read that Minecraft even from the first versions could have things out of place, starting with the Villagers, I fear that they could be completely Jewish, then as for the Pigmen I know that they would represent the Gentiles, the association with pigs in fact would not be coincidental that for them we are only cattle to exploit, while the Wither could represent one of the fallen Gods.

These are just theories, and I would like to get to the bottom of this story, it would be a total disappointment if one of the most beautiful games for me ever made and which I worked on for years had taken the Jewish infestation since its first versions (so from 1.0 that the Villagers already existed), my theory is that some Jew could have suggested to the creators of certain games these ideas that for the creators (perhaps atheists) who would not have considered introducing them.

 

[Hellenic SS]

Hi, I recently read that Minecraft even from the first versions could have things out of place, starting with the Villagers, I fear that they could be completely Jewish, then as for the Pigmen I know that they would represent the Gentiles, the association with pigs in fact would not be coincidental that for them we are only cattle to exploit, while the Wither could represent one of the fallen Gods.

The Villagers are stereotypical Jews, I don't think a Jew would want to add something that accurately portrays them
in a game.

 

[Ol argedco luciftias]

Portal 2. Helps you think creatively about how to solve the puzzles.

 

[Yurei]

The original Halo series is one I highly recommend. The plot is literally about an Aryan Warrior defending humanity from human hating reptilian aliens who are being led by genocidal alien rabbis.

 

[zdarkblow]

The Villagers are stereotypical Jews, I don't think a Jew would want to add something that accurately portrays them
in a game.

However, I am quite convinced that like most games, when Minecraft reached a certain level of popularity it was attacked and corrupted by Jews.

 

[Hellenic SS]

However, I am quite convinced that like most games, when Minecraft reached a certain level of popularity it was attacked and corrupted by Jews.

Makes sense.

 

[VanceViktori888]

The original Halo series is one I highly recommend. The plot is literally about an Aryan Warrior defending humanity from human hating reptilian aliens who are being led by genocidal alien rabbis.

You’d love XCOM 2 in particular brother.

 

[Aleksios]

I've always loved moba and fps games.

 

[Draconis88]

My favorite games are many, but here's a list of what i've been playing for years:

Black & White 1 & 2, by Lionhead Studios:
these two are games where you are a god and you have to take care of your followers, build houses, wonders, conquer other villages, do miracles and defeat other gods. It gives you the opportunity to be a good or evil god, there is no right way to play this game. There are many tribes, which are greek, norse, celtic, african, japanese, aztec, tibetan, indian villages, which give you different wonders and different effects
The interesting fact about this game is that for the first game, the tribe that give you the best advantage when you build a wonder is the Norse village, and for the second game, you play as a greek god and you can build many greek structures, and according to the game lore, it's the only most advanced tribe, while the others, that are non white, are against it, and a prophecy says the greek will win with the help of a god, which is the player.

Fable 1 and 3, good games

Cities Skyline, a city builder, but it's a bit complex, for players that like to build giant cities, make money, make people happy, etc. Better than Sim City 4

About Minecraft, it's a sandbox game, you can simply make a giant greek temple from a youtube tutorial, and make a statue of one of the gods, or put sigils inside the temple, etc. I like to make big cities and make villagers reproduce, that's it.

Mount and Blade: interesting game set in medieval or more modern times, depending on the title, I play the medieval version, you are a knight in a imaginary land, you have to raise an army and make whatever you want, give allegiance to one of the kings and fight for a kingdom or create your own kingdom, hunt bandits, be a bandit, etc. The interesting fact is that there's a version of the game set in the 8th century AD in England, and in the character building, you can choose its religion, Christian or Pagan, and ethnicity, scottish, irish, norvegian, etc

I played many star wars games, such as Jedi Outcast, Jedi Academy, the MMORPG Star Wars Galaxies in one of their fan servers, X Wing vs Tie Fighter, I didn't play SWTOR, i should try it sometime.

GTA series, Vice City, San Andreas, 4, good to put some mods in there and have fun destroying everything.

You like space, so there's a space flight simulator, called Orbiter Space Flight Simulator, you can explore the solar system, a bit complex but you can use cheats like infinite fuel, etc

I played Age of Empires 1 and 2, good strategy games, and also Empire Earth, similar to them

I played many pokemon games

I played Sky Children of the Light, a game made by the same people that made Journey, it's a game that honestly brought me to tears, has many elements from Journey, too bad the producers are woke and make too many stuff for sale and surely has some elements from the enemy.

 

[xlnt]

I know that the consensus of some members here (ones that I respect a lot, too) is that video games are bad and a waste of time.

Games can lead to big inspiration for creating ones very own games, or game music, game art etc.
Or 3D projects like I have done for JoS, where one can learn about the runes, visit a JoS House or go on a JoS boat trip seeing sculptures of the Gods, ancient symbols etc.

Those who say games only are a waste of time are wasting my time by writing nonsense, and should be doing something productive instead, like creating games.
Could be difficult without the inspiration though.

If playing games goes in excess and becomes all in life, then we have a problem.
That person has problems to be more exact, and should try to figure them out instead of fleeing reality into games. The inner reality of something wrong or sad.
Same thing with people who always gamble, watch porn, take drugs etc. Unlike drugs though, gaming can be very inspirational, social and good fun.
Having fun in life is not a waste of time. But if you flee from reality with the help of games you are not having fun.

 

[xlnt]

As for recommendations, it's very subjective.

The game I've spent most hours on is probably Skate 3, which is a skateboard simulator only on consoles.

Starcraft 2 is next up hourwise probably. I beat the AI all up to very hard, and have never come past silver, but I play it for fun sometimes.
As you progress and thus match up with more skilled people, the seriousness and insults show up. "F***N NOOBS" etc.
Funny how Anyone can take a simple SC2 match with such grave seriousity. Meditation is gravely seriously needed there.

Dishonored 1 and 2 are also favorites, especially 1.

Don't play that much games nowadays but it can occur now and then.

 

[Silver Serpent]

Kojima’s Stuff is based As HEL. At least his MGS stuff is. I swear that wild Japanese had to have been a Samurai or a Anceint Edo Scholar in a past life or something.

I Highly recommend all of the MGS Games, especially 2 and 3. 3 is getting an amazing full remaster soon.

MGS is my favorite franchise. One of the first games I ever played and fell in love with. MGS1 is arguably the best one. Everyone says it's MGS3 because of the game mechanics, but nothing beats MGS1 storyline. MGS2 is a great compromise. Better mechanics and deep storyline about the government, AI, and free will. MGS3 was ahead of its time, great story during the coldwar, and great game mechanics. MGS4 should've been where it ended in my opinion. That game has great mechanics. The story is a bit hard to follow at times, especially if you don't know the lore. I would only play MGS4 if you have played the other 3 first. MGSV is my least favorite. I hate the cassette tapes and it doesn't feel like a Metal Gear game to me. That's just my opinion. MGSV gameplay is awesome though.

 

[ᥫ᭡. Echos ৻ꪆ]

As for recommendations, it's very subjective.

The game I've spent most hours on is probably Skate 3, which is a skateboard simulator only on consoles.

Starcraft 2 is next up hourwise probably. I beat the AI all up to very hard, and have never come past silver, but I play it for fun sometimes.
As you progress and thus match up with more skilled people, the seriousness and insults show up. "F***N NOOBS" etc.
Funny how Anyone can take a simple SC2 match with such grave seriousity. Meditation is gravely seriously needed there.

Dishonored 1 and 2 are also favorites, especially 1.

Don't play that much games nowadays but it can occur now and then.

I will never understand people who get actually tilted over video games.

My ex was like that in League of Legends, which I used to play solely for the events. Gods, he was going crazy with the tryharding. What's the point of being so obsessed with it when it's just a hobby? It's not like you'll end up as an e-sports player or anything. I've seen people lose their mind even over the casual game modes.

If only they channeled that energy into their life, things would be so much better for humanity.

That attitude is also what ruined WoW for me from the start when I tried it. People get so ridiculously stuck-up and show such a superiority complex under so many circumstances, including dungeons and raids. Which… I understand, you need to pay attention and try your best. But there are so many new people who need guidance for the game and not insults, besides those that don't actually take video games that seriously.

I see it just as a hobby that I indulge in occasionally, hence why most of my recommendations are relatively chill and single-player.

 

[ᥫ᭡. Echos ৻ꪆ]

Games can lead to big inspiration for creating ones very own games, or game music, game art etc.
Or 3D projects like I have done for JoS, where one can learn about the runes, visit a JoS House or go on a JoS boat trip seeing sculptures of the Gods, ancient symbols etc.

Those who say games only are a waste of time are wasting my time by writing nonsense, and should be doing something productive instead, like creating games.
Could be difficult without the inspiration though.

If playing games goes in excess and becomes all in life, then we have a problem.
That person has problems to be more exact, and should try to figure them out instead of fleeing reality into games. The inner reality of something wrong or sad.
Same thing with people who always gamble, watch porn, take drugs etc. Unlike drugs though, gaming can be very inspirational, social and good fun.
Having fun in life is not a waste of time. But if you flee from reality with the help of games you are not having fun.

I took a look at your projects and they're incredible.

 

[VanceViktori888]

MGS is my favorite franchise. One of the first games I ever played and fell in love with. MGS1 is arguably the best one. Everyone says it's MGS3 because of the game mechanics, but nothing beats MGS1 storyline. MGS2 is a great compromise. Better mechanics and deep storyline about the government, AI, and free will. MGS3 was ahead of its time, great story during the coldwar, and great game mechanics. MGS4 should've been where it ended in my opinion. That game has great mechanics. The story is a bit hard to follow at times, especially if you don't know the lore. I would only play MGS4 if you have played the other 3 first. MGSV is my least favorite. I hate the cassette tapes and it doesn't feel like a Metal Gear game to me. That's just my opinion. MGSV gameplay is awesome though.

I largely agree with you. MGSV being lukewarm was more due to Konami being losers than Kojima. They kept hamstringing him and trying to twist his vision into something that was just a canned experience. MGS3 is my personal Favorite Also, a lot of good symbolism in there about waking up to the truth too I think.

 

[SomewhatCoherent]

I will never understand people who get actually tilted over video games.

This, sometimes with people like that you just need to make your team lose. Or play decently and sabotage at the end.

Starcraft 2 is next up hourwise probably. I beat the AI all up to very hard, and have never come past silver, but I play it for fun sometimes.
As you progress and thus match up with more skilled people, the seriousness and insults show up. "F***N NOOBS" etc.
Funny how Anyone can take a simple SC2 match with such grave seriousity. Meditation is gravely seriously needed there.

This was fun back in the day, people in Starcraft lose their mind if they don't win in melee, getting teamed up with incompatible teammates can make it hard to win on a good day. Everyone would memorize the rush techniques so a newb would get slaughtered. Custom map games are more fun most of time anyways.

Those who say games only are a waste of time are wasting my time by writing nonsense, and should be doing something productive instead, like creating games.
Could be difficult without the inspiration though.

You can listen to podcasts or audio books in the background so you are learning and having fun. Its like anything too much is bad for you.

 

[VanceViktori888]

MGS4 is absolutely a game which shouldn’t be played without having played the previous ones. If you have though I think it ties up and finishes the story nearly perfectly, and has some really powerful moments. I think it’s time it got a full remake instead of just being stuck in PS3 era obscurity.

 

[ᥫ᭡. Echos ৻ꪆ]

You can listen to podcasts or audio books in the background so you are learning and having fun. Its like anything too much is bad for you.

This! That's what I often do, honestly. If I listen to a podcast, I need something to do with my hands. So I usually play a game while doing it.

Or it's just a good way to let your brain unwind at the end of the day.