anyone got some good single player game recommendations?
I like games focused on world building and story, can play any genre really as long as its somewhat engaging and isnt a rockstar game
favourite games off the top of my head are: NieR Replicant, Disco Elysium, LoZ: Wind Waker, Final Fantasy X (only played 7 and 10, i have 9 but only played 2 hours a couple years ago) and Hollow Knight
If you like world building, I recommend the FromSoftware souls games. Elden Ring would be the best first option out of all of them, but they can be pretty light in the actual narrative, aside from maybe Sekiro.
Edit: Nvm, just saw your first reply
Hades has a fantastic narrative with great characters and world building. Your enjoyment will come down to if you like rogue-lites.
Have you tried the God of War series?
Hades is great, played like 200 hours of the first one and 50ish hours of the second but ive also played every roguelite and roguelike there is because its one of my favourite genres (3k hours in binding of isaac lol)
Ive watched all of GoW 2018 and Ragnarok because I dont have a playstation but now that the first one is out on PC i might try it, are the first ones good as well?
Mass Effect 1 hasn't aged incredibly well, but I think 2 and 3 still feel pretty good, especially with the remasters. ME1 is still very worth playing imo.
BioShock Infinite takes place separately from 1 and 2, but I would still recommend playing 1 and 2 in order first before Infinite because it just adds so much more depth to the whole game. There are some easter eggs and connections that tie back, but you don't HAVE to play the others first technically.
Fallen Order and Jedi Survivor are Incredible single player games and so are the Force Unleashed games. Assasins Creed 2-3 (2, Brotherhood, Revelations, and 3) are all amazing single player games, a lot of people also like Black Flag as well. GTA V has an amazing story mode and so do most GTA games tbh.
Fallen Order and Jedi Survivor definitely benefit from having knowledge of the Star Wars franchise and a lot of moments of the story do kind of boost other parts of already known star wars lore but you could definitely play them as someone that isn't all that interested in Star Wars, it very much feels like an easier FromSoft game. Especially Fallen Order, Jedi Survivor is significantly harder and has more upgrade options. Think of it as a souls type game just with Lightsabers.
Yeah, I'll just make it easier for you for when you get around to it:
https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/8799?tab=files&file_id=46839 a save file for female street kid character
https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/718 this is a save editor that you can use to adjust the save above (change gender, attributes, weapons you own, storyline etc). Neither mod requires anything else, just follow the instructions.
In terms of single player games (as long as you arent put off by the turn based nature) baldur's gate 3 is as good as it gets in 2024
Just a throwback to when AAA games were actual passion projects with so much effort and detail put into the world
So much random stuff to discover, actual choice (not the bethesda special that everyone does nowerdays where you get to click but the outcome is the same anyways) and a genuinely good implementation of a ton of dnd mechanics
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Webbed: Spider web swinging game. 10/10 mechanics. Shit is what people think they played when they gush about spiderman 2's swinging mechanics. Very short (7-11 hours id say to 100% it) and doesnt have a big story, but does well to let you explore a fun little world and interact with the various insects
Crystal Project: a classic JRPG but with focus on exploration (uses platforming a ton). Semi long (50 hours to be properly done with it). If you enjoy the old school JRPGs this ones gonna be really fun, otherwise safe to skip
Monster Sanctuary: Pokemon like game, but again good platforming, lots of exploration and refreshing battle system. A bit on the harder side but not to an unfun level. ~30 hours to play through it.
(Noticing a trend of what I play yet? ill mix it up a bit)
Cave Story (+): The classic. You probs already played it but if not ya gotta give it a shot. Pretty good platform shooter that helped elevate indie games to the big stage. 6-12 hours.
Moss: Book 2: If you have VR otherwise cant play this one. Amazing cute little action adventure game. Very short (6-8 hours max) but well polished and one of the best implementations of VR ive played to date.
Any Ori game: Platformers. Youll know this game as soon as you see a screenshot of it. Art if it was a game, and the gameplay isnt bad either. Both semi short... like 12 hours?
my only issue with baldurs gate 3 is the length, i dont really like games that are too long because i know ill get bored
even when i played nier replicant, i got all 5 endings in 2ish weeks because i knew if i stopped at one of the endings i wouldnt come back andi cant really do that with a game as big as baldurs gate 3
ye the game does drag on, but in a good way?
You can easily complete the game in ~20-30 hours on your first playthrough if you focus on the main story
I only took 110 hours to finish it the first time... very short game yes yes
But then I do feel like it'd a waste and youll be served by shorter more focused games ye
Ill edit my original reply if I think of some shorter fun single player games with that in mind^^
Elden Ring
Red Dead Redemption 2
GTA IV
Horizon Zero Dawn and Forbidden West
Ghost of Tsushima
If you like zombies, community building/survival games i really recommend State of Decay 2 and Infection Free Zone (It is in early access tho)
Dying Light
Saints Row
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (Haven't played much but got it for free)
Far Cry games
Fallout games
Prob missing some but all of these are great
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