• Psythik@lemmy.world
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    Can anyone recommend a good multiplayer shooter with a high player population? (Either 2D or VR is fine.) Or any non-MMO, non-role-playing PvP game that is mostly online and has populated servers? Something my 37-year-old ass can just jump into and play a quick match without having to dedicate my life to it?

    Getting sick of all the PUBGs, Counter-Strikes, Call of Duties, and Overwatches/Marvel Rivalses. My best gaming memories were during the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 days. I never had more fun in a shooter than when I was playing Rush. But unfortunately EA never managed to recapture that same magic in the sequels. After the 2042 flop I quit Battlefield for good.

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      BattleBit Remastered is legitimately the tightest battlefield-like fps i’ve ever played, better than name-brand battlefield even. it fills the exact same niche for me.

      i play with mic off and still manage serviceable communication with a squad of randies pretty much every game. there’s relatively frequent balance updates, so the meta isn’t focused on any one single playstyle. it’s exactly what i imagine an fps made by fps-junkies to look like.

      Also playing support actually feels rewarding, and i think that’s proper rare in multiplayer games.

      e: fuck hahah just kidding apparently it was abandoned by the devs. last update 15 months ago, rip to my favorite fps :c

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          this is the worst way to find out my favorite game had a scummy dev the whole time lmao

          there’s reviews from February that say you can still find populated servers, but that might be region dependant and you almost certainly won’t have a choice for gamemode.

          guess we’re both just waiting for the next next good battlefield game 🙃

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    Age of Wonders 4 has been a surprise and a delight. I was actually so impressed with it I ended up buying my best friend a copy yesterday.

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    I’m making myself finish Fell Seal before I start it, but I picked up Triangle Strategy at what gg.deals says is the record low price. As an FFT fanboy, it looks great (and so is Fell Seal for that matter).

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    I’m enjoying Railway Empire. It’s on for 75% off the base game and pretty good deal for the entire DLC & Japan collections.

    If you love time-wasters with some challenges, then I’d recommend it.

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    Lingo ($6.99/$9.99) is an incredible exploration and word puzzle game. It also has a few excellent custom maps such as Duolingo and Liduongo.

    A sequel (Lingo 2 $9.99) just released and is also excellent. It changes how puzzle rules are presented, making them playable in either order. It’s a more polished experience though, so playing the first game after would probably feel like a step backward.

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    my reccomendation? whatever’s on gog

    in all seriousness, you can’t go very wrong with games made by valve, portal especially.

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      Idk why you got downvoted. Borderlands 3 for $6 is a pretty good deal. And $16 for the complete edition isn’t bad either. I already own the full collection on steam so I can’t see the price of that, but when I bought it during the last sale I wanna say I spent like maybe $50 on the entire Borderlands series.

      There really is a “Lemmy hive mind” starting to form, just like reddit.

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        Because Borderlands is boring and repetitive, especially if you don’t have a friend group to play with.

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        I don’t think there were downvotes, just me myself removing 1 upvote (as I am a shy person). I bought it at full price myself, and have no regrets.

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    I got myself and can recommend:
    Returnal (29.99€) (Rogue-like shooter),
    Wisper (6.99€) (Open world exploration) and Crossroads OS (3.74€) (Puzzle game).
    I can further recommend:

    Studio System (8.84€) (Horror),
    With My Past (6.59€) (Puzzle),
    Signalis (13.99€) (Horror).

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    I just bought Suicide Squad (I know, I know, but it was on sale and I want to experience it at least a little); Pine; and Sniper Elite 2R, 3 and 4.

    I’m very excited to get into the Sniper Elite games. I played 5 back when I had Game Pass, but never finished. I figured the others might be just as good.

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    Caves of Qud has a small discount. I’ve been playing it a lot lately on the Steam Deck.

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    I picked up civilization VI (for my PC), hades and outer wilds for my deck.