Do you have games in your library that you never played? I certainly do! In Steam you can create Dynamic Collection that lists Unplayed games. For me its 1248/1356 unplayed Games. Off course it can be any other platform or service too; this discussion is not limited to Steam. This thread is a reminder to us and everyone else to play these games. And actually, no. It’s just to talk about gaming stuff, that’s all. What do you think which game you own and never played would make others say “wtf, why not”?
- Ori and the Blind Forest: This game looks and sound beautiful.
- Persona 5 Royal: Everytime I want to play this game, the school theme turns me away.
- Subnautica: A friend recommend me years this game. Legends say, he still does.
- Slay the Spire: I have no excuse for this.
- Hades: I like Roguelikes. My life need more Roguelikes.
- Control: Such an interesting game. I have no idea about the story and mechanics, it looks interesting.
- Disco Elysium: A detective roleplay with a lot narrative and freedom. I think.
- Prey: Got interested into the game because some alien style thing going on. Game mechanics sounds very interesting.
- Talos Principle 2: Not sure what awaits me. I expect Portal like gameplay, but without Portals.
I am ashamed of myself. But I really have a hard time finding time to play all of them.
(BTW the attached screenshot is supposed to be blurry, that’s not a bug, it’s a feature. And I try to upload a JPEG-XL image for the first time.)
(Edit: Just some typos corrected. Nothing to see here.)
Yes. I have something like 130 games in my library I haven’t played. It’s ridiculous.
Also, Ori and the Blind Forest and it’s sequel The Will of the Wisps are absolutely incredible. It’s like playing an oil painting turned into an incredible platformer. 10/10 highly recommend if you like 2D platformers. It’s classified as a metroidvania, but if you’re like me and don’t like metroidvanias, it’s very much metroidvania-light as in it won’t make you explore endlessly for the next objective. I hate having to backtrack without a clear goal, which is why I couldn’t get into games like Hollow Knight. I’m sure they’re great games, but I got bored trying to figure out what to do or what was happening.
Also Subnautica is another incredible game. If you like base building games or survival crafting games, you’ll probably fall in love with it.
I actually like Metroidvania style games, played the original Super Metroid and Castlevania Symphony of the Night (those two games that coined the genre term Metroidvania). So from that perspective, it wouldn’t be an issue. But I also play linear games and platformer too, so I guess Ori would be a good experience for me.
Subnautica. This is a bit tricky. The premise of the game and searching the wild is very interesting, with a good atmosphere. From what my friend told me. But I’m actually not the biggest fan of survival crafting. It does not mean I wouldn’t enjoy it. I thought Breath of the Wild was terrible with the cooking and hunting (in early game) and breaking weapons. It ended up one of my favorite Zelda games. Therefore I will stay open minded about Subnautica.
You definitely can free explore and back track in Ori. I later went and nearly 100%'ed it. There are a lot of great hidden secrets and such. However, it also gives you a general “Go this direction” assistance for the main quest so you’re not endlessly wandering the void.
Subnautica reminds me of space water planet minecraft with a super cool story, if that makes sense. The “how you got there” of the planet is SUPER interesting and it’s woven into the sequels.