I'm currently playing Syberia (2002) for the first time. I never played it when it was new because I didn't like the demo. But people kept praising it over the years so I decided to give it a try.
I still have the same complaints I had back then but the story is nice.
Oh my god. I played those when they came out, except the newest one.
They were good for its time for the people who loved Myst games and then sought any adventure games that remotely resembled point-and-click adventures. We played really cool but definite imitators like Schism Mysterious Journey, The Longest Journey, Atlantis games, and The Journeyman Project.
Then came a developer called Microids with another pre-rendered point and click: "Amerzone", everyone played that.
Once we got used to low-budget point and clickery it was only natural that when Microids came out with Syberia we all played it and loved it in the vacuum of adventure games back then. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone blindly as they were a product of its time.
I still have to play the newest Syberia and Longest Journey, for nostalgia's sake only.
For me it's more like 95% or more. In the last year I've played
I don't think I've played many games that are younger than 6 years.
Most of the good games have been made already
Factorio kind of? Released 2020 but early access since 2014
Age of Empires 2 DE is a 2019 game but a spiritual successor to a 1999 game I've been playing since 2005.
Starcraft 2, Slay the Spire, Call of Duty Black Ops 3, Cities Skylines. You may notice these games all have a big modding scene which adds huge amounts of replay value.
Sid Meier Civ 6 because I get Civ fever every few months. Keep in mind the 2018-2019 expansions Gathering Storm and Rise and Fall were major overhauls of mechanics that really make it feel like a different game.
I'm old school, I regularly play these games:
Left4Dead2, the greatest game ever made.
I am commonly playing several old games...
Unreal Tournament 2004
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
Age Of Empires II
Borderlands 1
Borderlands 2
Fallout New Vegas
Just Cause 2
Postal 2
Red Faction Guerrilla
Saints Row The Third
I've been replaying Prince of Persia, the old 2008 game, for the past few days. I originally owned it for the Xbox 360 back in the day, but I have a copy on Steam now.
The graphics hold up exceptionally well. Plus, someone in the Steam community had a quick edit that allows you to manually adjust the resolution to any size you want, so I'm enjoying it on my 4K monitor now, even though there's not a 4K option in the video settings. It looks like this game could've released in the past 5 years or so; they put a lot of work into the look and feel of it.
This game is basically Assassin's Creed before Assassin's Creed released. Most of the game is spent running along walls, climbing things, chaining movements across multiple surfaces, etc. It's pretty satisfying to play. And the controls are easier and smoother than the early Assassin's Creed games.
The only downside is that fights are slow, as you need to chain attacks and defend at precise moments to make decent progress. Everyone has a large health bar, but lower enemies can be ended quickly by just shoving them off platforms.
Fortunately, enemies are few and far between. The game mostly revolves around collecting glowing white magic balls floating throughout the levels. When you get enough, the princess following you throughout the game can unlock powers that allow you to navigate new levels. Each level has an end boss to fight, and as long as you chain attacks and defend well, it's mostly just a game of patience, picking down their health bar a little at a time. The ultimate goal is to clear all the levels and fight the BBEG who was released at the start of the game.
Like I said, there is a princess following you throughout the game. But it's not an escort quest; quite the opposite really. She uses her magic to ensure you stay safe throughout the entire game. If you fall off a ledge, there's a brief cutscene of her teleporting after you and then teleporting you back to a safe platform. If you die in battle, she rewinds time a little bit to when you're still alive and fighting. She's mostly able to take care of herself, so you don't need to focus on her.
Back in the day, I got the sense that the prince you play as was just a snarky, sarcastic asshole, constantly harassing and belittling the princess. It always made me think of Link from that awful 1989 Legend of Zelda cartoon. But since playing through again, I see he's not that bad. Maybe a bit sarcastic at times, definitely uses humor to deflect conversation, but he's not the raging asshole I remember him being.
I really enjoyed this game 16 years ago, and I'm still enjoying it today!
Currently working my way through Twilight Princess using a modded 4k GameCube version.
Been having a blast.
I just recently beat Borderlands 3 for the first time too.
Civ 4 & Neverwinter Nights & Caves of Qud are pretty much it for me these days.
Modern AAA games are generally flashy garbage.
love Caves of Qud, such a fun/brutal game.
I still like to give Doom a spin.
The binding of Isaac.
I probably still drop a few hours a week in this game, been playing since it was written in flash...
Spelunky, My Time at Portia, Stardew Valley, River City Girls, Super Mario World
Why not Spelunky 2? :P
Seriously Spelunky is one of the finest platformers of all time period, especially among co-op splitscreen platformers.
Right now I'm playing stalker so a few more than 6 years old.
I love my board games and story generators so things like Rimworld, Stellaris, Civilization 5, and Project Zomboid keep showing up in my recently played list.
Just finished a new playthrough of Cyberpunk 2077 but that's a mere 4 years old.
Otherwise, a lot of Skyrim, Fallout 3, 4, NV, GTAV replays. And Civilization Revolution for casual, or Bloons TD6 sometimes with the kids.
hmm, on top of my head id say i can think of minecraft, skyrim, openttd and titanquest.
i also played a bit of lego starwars the complete saga, battlefront 2 (the og one), ksp and dwarf fortress.
i also sometimes play dota 2 but im not sure if i played any in 2023.
if early access counts, also factorio.
Super Punch Out! it's been one of my favorite games to just pick up and play since it came out in like 1994! I never have beaten the Bruiser Brothers at the end and I am perfectly ok with that lol
Corruption of Champions 2 😏
But in all seriousness(I wasn't joking though), Terraria. (And Dead Cells is 6 years old too, wtf)
Fenoxo and Savin FTW :)
I came in here to post Terraria. Doing a modded master playthrough with my polycule.
Guild Wars 2 I've played since prelaunch
Just got Arkham Knight during the spring sale
Always playing Tales of Maj'Eyal
Battlefield 1 and I just got V
Wife and I play Civ 6 a lot
Recently started a new TES Oblivion game
FTL occasionally and Torchlight 2 sometimes
Thief: The Dark Project
It's from 1998... Plenty of community updates still keep it visually appealing, and there's a host of freely available campaigns that keep it interesting.
I prefer old school games that focus on intrinsic level design and atmosphere rather than online mashing.
Playing through 7 Days to Die for the first time with some friend and having a blast.
Later on you can try Darkness Falls and Undead Legacy. Both good in their own ways.
I’ve still been playing Civ V because up until recently I didn’t have a computer that could run Civ VI. Once I finish my current campaign I’m going to finally try out VI, but I think that actually might also be 6+ years old.
I’ve also gotten back into playing the old original Star Wars Battlefront games. And I’ll usually play through both Portal games every few years.
I have V on my switch and don't feel any need to go to VI. I still lose entire days to that game on the reg.
VI comes with a clock up in the corner of the screen so you actually have something tethering you to reality.
Planet coaster
I just finished the 1st and 2nd bards tale....it was free on Xbox. IMHO, better than some of the newer dungeon games
Minecraft and Breath of the Wild
Minecraft and Kerbal space program, though it is current Minecraft, which is quite different to the same game several years ago
I'm ripping and tearing in Doom 2 megawads... until it is done.
Stardew Valley and Minecraft, mostly. I played through Morrowind and Fallout 4 recently too.
Faster than Light and League of Legends
I'd say Noita but it was released in 2020
Terraria and Stardew Valley still slap. I think Rimworld makes the cut now, especially if you consider the beta. I'm currently playing through fallout 4 again because I haven't done so since I built my new rig last year and I'm curious to know exactly how many mods I can cram into a playable experience.
After Baldur's Gate 3 I did a run in Divinity: Original Sin 2. That's a more difficult game with the same engine. It's definitely 6+ years old.
I played a campaign in XCOM2 pretty recently.
Come to think of it, almost every older game I play has a sprawling and active mod community. Maybe that's why.
I've just started gaming again after a 30 year hiatus, I bought a cheap PC which would have been ok 6 years ago so I've been working my way through games of the year that my potato can handle. I've really enjoyed Dishonored 1 and 2. Skyrim I've spent some time on. Titan Quest, Halo, Bioshock, Hollow Knight, Mass Effect. Having a great time with all these.
It's some backlog for me, but also some just solid as hell live services that have been around a while:
SoT and The Messenger both turned 6 just this year, so they're squeaking by, but I suppose the thrust of the idea is still there
Fallout: Tale of Two Wastelands and Borderlands 2, recently.
Yo sheet, where's my Dwarf Fortress gang at?!
Though I guess it's pretty new on Steam. :P
DotA 2 is old as fuck but literal game changing updates happen almost yearly
Playing through Sunless Skies currently. (5 years.. but.. close enough!)
I got partially hooked into sunless seas because I loved the vibe until I realized that the ship gameplay was just kind of ancillary to the game.
Like the board game Sleeping Gods but with a video game strapped on. It seems like Sunless Skies at least partially addresses this though.
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I'd say early access counts for games that actually release, so you are over the 6 year line! Congrats I guess.
I’m making my way through pillars of eternity again. Once done I’ll be playing deadfire
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