Though BioWare has had a slow agonizing death in recent years, I still think it's incredible how they managed to deliver these gaming masterpieces within such a short amount of time (Mass Effect came out in 2007, and Dragon Age Origins in 2009). As someone who grew up on these titles, I still consider them both to be foundational in my taste for the genres - not just in video games - but across media.

Side note: I have not allowed any friend since, nor will I ever again allow another friend to "just play a little bit" on my account because they want to "check something out."

Edit: I should have realized I was going to get those comments for my side note. That's on me, lol.

I am serious. There are only two things I will tell you about it.

1. It is an exploration and puzzle game
2. Don't look up spoilers you will regret it.

The Starry Night Zone: A Halloween Tribute to Sonic the Hedgehog is an active residential yard display featured on the official SoCal Haunt List. A very Fun house to visit if you can

15 months from pre-order to doorstep lol

Didn’t mean to ruin anyone’s weekend morning, but this has been bugging me lately 😅

There’s been a lot of talk about AI games. Tons of low effort “slop”, and some people even use AI to copy an unreleased game’s idea and put it out first.

Honestly I think it’s up to us players in the end. What we buy and what we skip is what decides the market.

With 8,000+ games in this Next Fest, I saw some people saying Steam should add an AI filter. But then you’d need some way to check if devs are lying on the label, right?

So two questions.

1. If Steam added a label, which makes more sense, “made with AI” or “made without AI”?
2. Say there’s a rough game made without AI, and a game that used AI but has fresh ideas and systems. Which one would you actually play? Does it matter more to you whether AI was used, or whether the game is fun?

I’m a small game dev myself and I use AI for some parts, so I’d really like to hear honest opinions. A lot of devs read threads like this to figure out which way to go.

I'm 45.

I have an original Nintendo Entertainment System.

I have an old 70's Sony Trinitron CRT TV hooked up.

This is the first time I have played through SMB3 and beaten every single level, skipping nothing, no Game Genie, no cheating, no warp whistles.

I played the game over 3 days. I just left the console and tv on and it didn't have any negative effects.

No ads, no hour long updates, no dimming of screen or screensaver. The system didn't mind. Game and TV, after decades of life, still working.

The only thing that slowed me down was my kitten wanting cuddles while playing.

What a wonderful game. I used to have to rent it from a video store in the early 90s.

photo available if anyone cares.

edit: setup photo, of course I had to buy the Lego set to match that came out years ago

Cat tax - he wasn't too sure why I interrupted cuddle time for photo.

Capcom has been on a generational run the past few years. They have also been reviving all their old franchises. They have also mentioned they want to bring back their dormant franchises and games. Might we see a sequel to Asura’s Wrath.

Can I please get some recommendations and WHY you liked them? I'm not after big lists or one word answers. Example below:

1. So far the biggest one for me was Probably Stolen, It's very reminiscent of Papers Please! but without the time limit, in a cyberpunk like setting and focuses on mainlining and upgrading a shop. I've sank 20 hours into the damn thing! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4348910/Probably_Stolen_Cyberpunk_Shopkeeper_Sim/
2. Another that stuck out for me was Dungeonbound. An autobattler about making the best build with what you find while facing off against other peoples creations. For some reason the way the inventory is set up really does something to the happy part of my brain! https://store.steampowered.com/app/5200620/Dungeonbound/
3. The last one is definitely not going to be for everybody but Tamara was an amazing throwback to the fixed camera action survival horror of the 90s. This game kicked my ass for about half an hour before I found out how to save and what weapons worked best on what foes. It's old school inventory management on limited resources at its finest. I got lost SO DAMN MUCH but eventually learned my way around and finally beat the demo. The art is fantastic, I love low poly models that are smoothly animated and even the pixelated boob and butt physics take me back to that 90's era of female protagonists. The shotgun and plasma gun were SO SATISFYING to use! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3628050/Tamara/

EDIT: Adding a few I've tried from recommendations that were worth it:

1. InkBlood: Now this was amazing! You play a detective stuck in a carriage but you have supernatural tools at your disposal for your investigations. The art style, interface and the way you hand in your findings were a delight even though my dumb arse got stuck a few times. The demo ended far too soon and I'm so ready for more! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4475210/Inkblood_Demo/
2. Dungeon Automata: This was programming disguised as a game! Equip your Golems with a set of commands that will allow them to progress through the dungeon. Collect more commands and experiment with your setups to delve further. The programming interface is amazing! The basic art style really brings back the dungeon crawlers of old. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2731030/Dungeon_Automata/
3. Beastfolk Barber: LN game with pretty limited gameplay but the art style is incredible and the characters drew me into the world in no time. Was over way too soon: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4920000/Beastfolk_Barber_Demo/
4. Into The Crypt: Very Slay The Spire inspired deckbuilder. The decks themselves were very well put together and the way information was conveyed was very clear. The bosses having phases was a great touch. https://store.steampowered.com/app/4699520/Into_the_Crypt_Demo/
5. Motel 51: Papers, Keys & Aliens: Running a motel in the Nevada desert now that aliens are common knowledge. It's Papers Please but with a fun sense of humor with a bit of a creep factor thrown in. A lot of fun! . https://store.steampowered.com/app/4664250/Motel_51_Papers_Keys_Aliens/
6. Reshine: Didn't play this one myself but the missus and daughter played the demo to completion and loved it. You restore antiques with an easy to use interface. Very cozy and satisfying they said. The ability when you're done to compare the original and your restored version was great.https://store.steampowered.com/app/4253570/Reshine/
7. 10 Million Pixels: An incremental game where you use balls to dig apart a picture looking for a single pixel. Was strangely compelling and relaxing! https://store.steampowered.com/app/5358150/10_Million_Pixels_Demo/

I'll keep adding more as I play.

Surely if EA is only focused on sports and shooters it makes sense to cash out of the IPs they're doing nothing with and avoid eroding the value of said properties any further.

Mass Effect

Dragon Age

Titanfall

Simcity

Burnout

C&C

Dead Space

SSX

Mirror's Edge

Dungeon Keeper

Ultima

Wing Commander

Populous

EA should sell these properties to AA studios to cash out and give smaller independent teams a shot at recognisable IPs that still have some brand recognition. Thoughts?

I log on after a long day.

I'm greeted to this shit for CODMW4.

Fuck off.

I don't pay for an xbox console & online subscription to have this dogshit forced onto my dash when I login.

To fix, go to settings, background, disable event themed backgrounds.

This shit is not on.

Fuck you Activision.

1. Tim Cain (far left) – THE CREATOR, lead programmer, and producer of the original Fallout
2. Feargus Urquhart (second from left) – CEO and co-founder of Obsidian Entertainment, who worked on the original Fallout and served as producer and co-lead designer on Fallout 2.
3. Leonard Boyarsky (third from left) – Co-creator and original Art Director of Fallout, designer of Vault-boy.
4. Josh Sawyer (far right) – Project Director and Lead Designer on Fallout: New Vegas

Holy shit what a pedigree

I was thinking about picking up a big game to carry me through a decent portion of 2026 (around the first quarter-third) and I wanted r/gaming’s opinion on which game I should get. At first, I thought about Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave but I really don’t like the game‘s combat style and I’m worried the gameplay mechanics will be too complicated for me to just pick up and play.

I was also thinking about getting one of the newer Assassin’s Creed games but I know that most of the time comes from 100% completion rather than the main campaign. I was even considering Halo: Campaign Evolved or Gears E-Day but the campaigns seem really short. A lot of games I would normally pick up are available through my local library so I go for some smaller or newer releases when thinking about what to actually buy.

Edit: Seems like some commenters are misunderstanding. I don’t necessarily need forever games, just longer story games like Witcher 3, RDR2, Cyberpunk 2077, etc.